Minutes January 20,1999CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 20, 1999
The Council convened into a joint meeting with the Denton Independent School District Board
of Trustees on Wednesday, January 20, 1999 at 12:00 noon at the Radisson Hotel.
PRESENT: Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tem Beasley; Council Members Durrance and
Kristoferson.
ABSENT: Council Members Burroughs, Cochran and Young.
1. Mayor Miller called the meeting to order and declared a quorum of the Council was
present.
2. Presentation of Reading is Fundamental grant recipient-Hodge Elementary School.
Eva Poole, Director of Libraries, stated that Hodge Elementary School had been awarded a
Reading is Fundamental Grant and that the school would be receiving free books. The Library
had received the grant to participate in the program.
3. The Council received an update and held a discussion regarding legislative issues
affecting the School District and the City.
Betty Williams, Assistant to the City Manager, stated that electric deregulation was the City’s
most important issue this legislative session. Lobbyists were in place as well as the TML
Legislative Committee with resolutions regarding the issue.
Ray Braswell, Superintendent of Schools, stated that the DISD and County would be sending a
delegation to Austin concerning school issues. There were several proposed bills concerning
school funding. Specific issues centered on growth, non-taxable entities, amount of dollars
needed for special needs students and impact fees.
Council Member Kristoferson asked if there was a specific strategy for following these issues.
Braswell stated that there was no specific calendar but the District was going to be more visible
in Austin.
Williams stated that the City would be participating on an as needed basis with issues concerning
the City.
4. The Council received a report regarding development activity in the City for 1998.
Dave Hill, Director of Planning and Development, reviewed the information regarding
development activity as noted in the agenda materials. The biggest issues for development at
this point in time were trends in growth and timing.
Mayor Pro Tem Beasley asked if the Flower Mound moratorium on building would affect
Denton.
Hill felt that Denton would not see any impact.
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Mayor Pro Tem Beasley asked if the projected build-out of Corinth in five years would affect
Denton as it was in the DISD.
Hill stated that the growth in Corinth was not a concern at this point in time. Denton was not
limited in its ability to grow as Corinth was. Denton had its north and west boundaries for
growth areas.
5. The Council received a report regarding future bond issues for the School District and the
City.
Ray Braswell, Superintendent of Schools, reviewed the operational plan for the DISD as noted in
the handout attached to the agenda materials. The DISD would probably be having a September
bond election.
Kathy DuBose, Assistant City Manager for Finance, stated that the City would be having a
January 2000 bond election.
The DISD and Council agreed that the next joint meeting would be April 21, 1999 and would
probably be a half day meeting.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
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JACK MILLER, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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JENNIFER WALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS