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Minutes September 10, 2002CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL M1NUTES September 10, 2002 After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Planning Session on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Work Session Room at City Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Brock; Mayor Pro Tern Burroughs; Council Members McNeill, Montgomery, Phillips, and Redmon. ABSENT: Council Member Fulton 1. The Council received a report, held a discussion, and gave staff direction regarding regional transportation issues. Dave Hill, Assistant City Manager for Development Services, reviewed the background information sections of the transportation white paper presented to Council. Those sections included population increases, regional congestion, access management rules, urban area designations, Texas Mobility Fund, air quality, various road improvement projects in and around the City of Denton, future construction candidates, public/private partnerships and recommendations. Guest speakers included Jon Polster, Denton County Transportation Coordinator; Michael Morris, NCTCOG Transportation Department Director; Jay Nelson, TxDot Dallas District Engineer; Don Dillard, North Texas Tollway Authority Director; and Charles Emory, Denton County Transportation Authority Interim Executive Committee Chairman. Council discussed with the guest speakers the importance of the transportation needs for the City of Denton and funding sources. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. EUL1NE BROCK, MAYOR CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS JENNIFER WALTERS CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS