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Minutes January 14, 2003CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL M1NUTES January 14, 2003 After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Planning Session on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Work Session Room. PRESENT: Mayor Brock; Mayor Pro Tern Burroughs; Council Members Montgomery, Phillips, and Redmon. ABSENT: Council Members Fulton and McNeill. 1. The Council received a report, held a discussion, and gave staff direction regarding Education and economic development in the City of Denton. Linda Ratliff, Director of Economic Development, presented information on education's impact on economic development in general, as well as specific information on the various schools and universities in the area. Council Member McNeill arrived at the meeting. Rick Woolfolk, DISD Board President, reviewed information regarding numbers of economically disadvantaged students in the District that had an effect on the tax value per student ratio. He reviewed the provisions of the mentoring program at the DISD for disadvantaged children. Council discussed with Woolfolk attendance zones for the schools, property taxes, academic reputations of school districts relative to economic development, and coalition of public information officers of all area schools to help promote the schools. Richard Rafes, University of North Texas, reviewed the economic impact of the University in the City, growth of the student population, challenges facing the University, and mass transit. Ratliff continued with a presentation of a "college town" definition. Judith Bean, Texas Woman's University, stated that TWU was eager to work with the City in any area, including target growth, developing associated resources, and sharing ideas with all entities in the city. Council discussed with Bean marketing strategies, legislative priorities important to TWU, and funding scenarios. Council discussed outcomes they would like to see relative to education and economic development. Those outcomes included: Partner services and projects with the schools and universities Avoid duplication of services Be proactive to take advantage of services/projects the universities could offer in partnership with the City Inventory programs that the universities were doing in the community to use as a marketing tool Get the message to the business community about the value of the universities City of Denton City Council Minutes January 14, 2003 Page 2 Work with developers/realtors to build housing to strengthen economic development Partner with educational institutions to deal with important legislative issues Establish a business park in Denton Increase extension of heath care services through universities and hospitals Market Denton as a medical destination Expand the marketing of the music business in Denton Ask university departments what businesses would best benefit them Off limit issues in terms of education included: Returning to the idea that universities were a burden Having communication among the universities and city Adding tax-exempt projects in the City Having the University in competition with developers in the city in terms of multi-family housing Council Member Redmon left the meeting. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m. EUL1NEBROCK MAYOR CITY OFDENTON, TEXAS JENNIFER WALTERS CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS