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