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Minutes February 13, 2004CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES February 13, 2004 Joint Meeting of the City of Denton City Council and the Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees on Friday, February 13, 2004 at 12 noon in the Council Work Session Room. PRESENT: Mayor Brock; Mayor Pro Tem Burroughs; Council Members Kamp, Montgomery, and Thomson. ABSENT: Council Members McNeill and Redmon 1. Call to order; announce quorum, introductions. Mayor Brock called the meeting to order and announced that a quorum of the council was present. 2. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding an update on the Natatorium including but not limited to actual performance numbers for the first season. Janet Simpson, Director of Parks and Recreation, reviewed the performance numbers for the first season of the Natatorium and Water Works. She presented attendance figures, financials and the adjustments that would be made in the operations such as hours in the next season of operation. Presentation by Charter Builders and VLK for the 2003 Design Award Program from the Fort Worth Chapter American Institute of Architects for the Natatorium. 3. The Council received a report from the DISD regarding their staff development award and Pat Sumurall production. Sharon Cox, Public Information Officer-DISD, made the presentations. The Texas Curriculum Council had recognized the DISD for its Salsa program started in the elementary schools to encourage science awareness. The DISD also was awarded the Pat Sumurall award. 4. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding the appointments of citizen committees for bond issues (City, February 2005; DISD, September 2004) Jean Schaake, School Board President, stated that the DISD had started the process of putting together an advisory committee to assist with their upcoming bond election for future facilities the DISD would be requiring. She felt it would be wise to stagger the appointment of the bond committees for the City and DISD for the benefit of the community in order to have good participation on the committees. Mayor Brock stated that the City would begin formation of a citizens committee this summer for its bond program with the election to be held in February of 2005. A preliminary format for appointments would be for each council member to appoint 7 members to the committee. Consensus of the Council and DISD was to have joint membership of city and DISD staff on the committees to assist with the development of the plans for the bond programs. 5. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding the DISD Fiber Project. City of Denton City Council Minutes February 13, 2004 Page 2 Dr. Braswell, Superintendent of Schools, presented an update on the DISD's fiber project. He stated that the joint fiber project between the City and DISD was starting to present some challenges as the DISD fiber service area was now extending beyond the city service area. One option that the DISD was considering was to capitalize the fiber project, which would mean that the DISD would own the project. Issues to consider were how to work with the joint project within the city limits and outside the city limits. Braswell reviewed the future locations for new elementary and high schools plus the athletic complex to be located at the site of the football stadium. The Council held a general discussion regarding jurisdictional overlap issues, especially as it related to growth. Council and DISD points of discussion included: · Maintain awareness of what each entity was doing in regards to building projects (schools/roads) and bond projects. · Maintain mutual cooperation and respect between the two entities. · The DISD and City had a reputation throughout the State of having an excellent cooperative relationship. · Develop a dialog among the staff of the two entities in regards to daily operations. · Consider the impact of infrastructure development on the DISD. · Ask each entity -"What can I do to help you?" for mutual cooperation. · Consider school finances as it related to property tax. · Present a unified stance between the DISD and the City relative to tax-exempt property. · Continue with this type of discussion at upcoming meetings, especially in regards to impact fees. · Devise creative thinking relative to this discussion regarding impact fees. · Consider student safety and traffic-roads with jurisdictional overlap/transportation issues- crossing guards. 7. Council discussed a determination for the next meeting date. Consensus of the Council and DISD was to find a date, preferably at Friday, at the end of March or early April for an early morning meeting (7:30 a.m.) with the DISD hosting. 8. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m. JENNIFER WALTERS CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS EUL1NEBROCK MAYOR CITY OFDENTON, TEXAS