Minutes June 22, 2005 DISD
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
June 22, 2005
Joint Meeting of the City of Denton City Council and the Denton Independent School District
Board of Trustees on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at 12 noon in the Board Room at the DISD
Central Services Building.
PRESENT: Mayor Brock:; Mayor Pro Tern McNeill; Council Members Kamp, Montgomery,
Mulroy, and Thomson.
ABSENT: Council Member Redmon
1. Call to order; announce quorum, introductions.
Mayor Brock: called the City Council to order and declared a quorum of the Council present.
2. Discussion on Denton County's proposal to purchase voting machines.
Council and the Trustees discussed support for voting machines with a paper trail. While this
was a decision to be made by Commissioners Court, both entities felt a paper trail was necessary
for voter confidence in the election especially if a recount were required. It was suggested that a
j oint resolution indicating the Council and Trustee's preference of machines with a paper trail be
sent to Commissioners Court.
3. Update on various road projects including but not limited to FM 2181, FM 2499 and
Highway 380.
Jon Fortune, Assistant City Manager, presented updates on the status, funding, letting date and
plan specifications for FM 2181, FM 2499, East and West U. S. 380 and McKinney Street.
4. Update on the Water ParldNatatorium.
Janet Fitzgerald, Director of Park:s and Recreation, presented a progress report for the first three
week:s of operation in 2005 with a year to date comparison to last year. Attendance, revenues,
season passes and swimming lessons were up from last year. Overall it was a better season this
year than last year.
5. Update on DISD Construction.
Norm Sisk: presented information on the DISD's current construction progress. He detailed
progress on Calhoun Middle School Fine Arts Addition, the Advanced Technology Center,
Middle School #5, Robert E. Lee Reconstruction, Woodrow Wilson Library Addition, Guyer
High School Original Construction and Phase II, Hawk: Elementary School and Savannah
Elementary School.
6. Update on the impact of low to moderate-income multi-family dwelling units on the
DISD and City of Denton.
Mayor Brock: presented updated information on low/moderate multifamily dwelling unit requests
and reviewed a profile by the DISD on student population for Providence Place. The Council
and Trustees discussed the sharing of information on a policy for future tax credit properties, the
impact of tax credit properties on the DISD and services to students, a caution on being
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exclusionary for these types of projects, and the need to continue to dialog and k:eep the lines of
communication open between the two entities regarding these types of projects.
7. Determine next meeting date.
September 7th was set for the next meeting date with the City hosting.
8. Adjourn
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
EULINE BROCK
MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
JENNIFER W ALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS