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Minutes May 21-22, 1999CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 21-22, 1999 The Council convened into the Annual Planning Session at 9:00 a.m. at the Marriott Solana, Education Center, 5 Village Circle, Westlake, Texas. PRESENT: Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tem Beasley; Council Members Burroughs, Cochran, and Kristoferson ABSENT: Council Members Durrance and Young (Both members arrived during the morning discussion) I. Mayor Miller indicated that a quorum of the Council was present. II. City Manager Jez stated that, at this time, the Comprehensive Plan was not a finished product. This would be a preliminary discussion to prepare the document for public participation and inspection. III. The Council received a report, held a discussion and gave staff direction on the draft comprehensive plan including, but not limited to, the following sections and major issues: 1. Thresholds 2. Schools 3. Land Use Chapters a. Housing & Residential Land Uses b. Commercial Land Uses c. Industrial Land Uses d. Civic & Institutional Land Uses e. Special District – City Core and Lake Ray Roberts 4. Recommended Land Use Plan 5. Maintenance & Enforcement 6. Implementation Strategy 7. Major Issues a. Residential Density b. Residential Density – Affordable Housing, manufactured housing, university/student housing, multi-family housing c. Annexation Strategy d. Floodplain Preservation: full or partial; dedication, purchase, mitigation transfer of development rights, parks dedication ordinance compliance e. Undeveloped land within compatible zoning f. Infill incentives g. Tax base/land use balance h. Other issues concerning the comprehensive plan i. Maintenance funding City of Denton City Council Minutes May 21-22, 1999 Page 2 j. Future direction 1. Development Code Rewrite – zoning code, subdivision regulations, CC/P&Z Review Reduction, budget proposal 2. CIP 3. Funding Implications Dave Hill, Assistant City Manager for Development, presented the background information for each of the chapters and subchapters. Detailed information on each of these was presented in the agenda materials. Council and staff held discussions relative to the various chapters and subchapters. It was decided that an executive summary would be prepared for the public to review as the lengthy chapters were too detailed. A goal was to have at least one council member attend each of the public informational meetings. Council concerns regarding the proposed chapters were due to the Planning Department by June 1st. Staff would compile those concerns for Council consideration at a future work session and then prepare the document for public inspection. Staff needed Council clarification on maximum versus average density and uses in planning. The Council reconvened into the Annual Planning Session on Saturday, May 22, 1999 at 8:30 a.m. at the Marriott Solana Education Center, 5 Village Circle, Westlake, Texas. PRESENT: Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tem Beasley; Council Members Burroughs, Cochran, Durrance, and Kristoferson ABSENT: Council Member Young 1. Council reviewed, discussed and gave staff direction regarding the 1998-1999 Targets and 2004 goals. The City Council reviewed their 2004 goals and identified 1998-1999 achievements related to each goal as follows: