Minutes May 31, 2000CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
May 31, 2000
Joint Meeting of the City of Denton City Council and the Denton Independent School District
Board of Trustees on Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 12 noon in the Board Room at the DISD
Central Services Building, 1307 N. Locust
PRESENT: Mayor Brock; Mayor Pro Tem Beasley; Council Members Burroughs and
Durrance
ABSENT: Council Members Cochran, Kristoferson and Young
1. Call to order; announce quorum
Mayor Brock called the meeting to order and stated that a quorum of the Council was present.
2. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding Denton ISD Achievement.
The DISD indicated that the TAAS scores were not as good as they expected in the lower grades.
The DISD was considering increasing the tutoring programs for the students who did not do well
on the TAAS test. The test scores for the students at all of the schools were reviewed.
Mayor Brock stated that everyone needed to work together to make the schools a primary focus
to get people to move to Denton. The quality of schools in Denton could be used as an economic
tool.
3. The Council received an update and held a discussion regarding the Natatorium Joint
Project.
Ed Hodney, Director of Parks and Recreation, presented the scope and objectives for the aquatic
center.
4. The Council received an update and held a discussion regarding the McMath Track.
Don Swafford, DISD, presented an update on the McMath Track. The DISD was going to be
responsible for the development of the track as it would be too costly for both the City or DISD
to do together. The proposed track would not be a competitive track as it would not be long
enough to be on a competitive level.
5. The Council received an update and held a discussion regarding Residential and
Commercial Development.
Dave Hill, Assistant City Manager for Development Services, reviewed the current monthly
planning report. Projects under consideration were the Development Code rewrite, the “arena”
development project, and the Robson development.
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6. The Council received an update and held a discussion regarding 2000-2001 Denton ISD
Issues.
The DISD indicated that issues relative to the 2000-2001 Denton ISD included student
achievement, budget, continued growth and the legislative agenda.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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JENNIFER WALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS