Minutes July 16, 2003CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JULY 16, 2003
After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Work Session on
Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E.
McKinney.
PRESENT:
Mayor Brock; Mayor Pro Tem Burroughs; Council Members Kamp, McNeill,
Montgomery, and Thomson.
ABSENT: Council Member Redmon
1. The Council held a discussion and gave staff direction regarding nominations to the city's
boards and commissions.
Jennifer Walters, City Secretary, presented the nominations suggested by Council to date and the
vacancies that were still open for consideration.
Council discussed the nominations and made suggestions for the vacancies. The nominations
would be voted on at the July 22nd Council meeting.
2. The Council held a discussion and determined membership to Council Committees.
Mayor Brock reviewed the function and current membership of each Council committee.
Council discussed and made recommendations for membership on the committees. Council
Member McNeill suggested reducing the number of participants on the Agenda Committee to the
Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and City Manager.
Council consensus was to instruct the Legal Department to draft an ordinance to reduce the
membership on the Agenda Committee.
Discussion on the Joint Tax Abatement Committee noted that the committee was looking at
restructuring itself with a different name to more accurately reflect its duties.
Council discussed the Zoning Board of Adjustment with the possibility of increasing the
membership on the Board and to eliminate the alternate positions.
Council discussed the formation of a citizen ethics task force.
discussion on such a task force at an upcoming work session.
Kamp would serve as council representatives.
Consensus was to hold further
Council Members Thomson and
Council discussed the possible formation of an ad hoc citizens committee to look at a tree
preservation ordinance. Consensus of Council was to request the Planning and Zoning
Commission to appoint members to such a committee.
3. The Council held a discussion and considered formation and membership of ad hoc task
forces.
This item was discussed with Item #2.
4. No Closed Meeting was held during the Work Session.
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With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
EULINE BROCK
MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
JENNIFER WALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS