Minutes May 20, 2002CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
May 20, 2002
The City of Denton City Council convened in a luncheon reception for State Representative
Myra Crownover on Monday, May 20, 2002 at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room at
City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas.
PRESENT:
Mayor Brock; Mayor Pro Tern Burroughs; Council Members Fulton, McNeill,
Montgomery, Phillips, and Redmon.
ABSENT: None
State Representative Crownover stated that one of the governor's priority issues was
transportation. She stated that a partnership between the City, the School District, the County,
and the State was very important.
Crownover stated that the legislature handled three things-money, money, and money. All the
rest was just poetry. She stated that the last legislative session was dominated by redistricting,
and that Carole Keeton Rylander has suggested that in the upcoming session they would be
looking at a $5 billion deficit. She said there was talk of going to a legislative session every year
or having a budget session each year.
Crownover stated that her interests for the upcoming legislative session were higher education
and transportation. She stated that it was time for UNT to step up to the plate to become a Tier 1
college. NCTC was on track with what the legislature expected for higher education. She stated
that TWU was struggling.
Crownover stated that she was on a committee that instead of looking for additional funding
sources was looking at what was being done that did not need to be done.
City Manager Mike Conduff offered Representative Crownover the option of calling the City
Manager's Office as a resource on any question she might have regarding issues affecting
Denton, if she in turn would consult with the City of Denton on legislative issues prior to the
legislative session.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
EUL1NE BROCK, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
JANE RICHARDSON
ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS