July 12, 2006 Minutes
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL
July 12, 2006
After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Special Called
Meeting on Wednesday, July 12,2006 at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.
PRESENT: Mayor McNeill; Mayor Pro Tern Kamp; Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Mulroy; Council
Members McElroy, and Montgomery.
ABSENT: Heggins and Thomson.
1. The Council considered the establishment of an ad hoc advisory committee to make
recommendations concerning amendments to the City Charter, including the appointment of
members of such committee, a discussion of the possible scheduling of a Charter election, and
other matters related thereto.
Ed Snyder, City Attorney, stated that an ad hoc advisory committee could be formed to make
recommendations to the City Council concerning possible charter amendments and possibly
having a charter election on November 7. Snyder stated that he would serve as staff liaison to
the committee.
Mayor McNeill stated that the Council had turned In nominations for membership on the
committee.
Mayor McNeill nominated Jerry Mohelnitzky as Chair to the committee. He asked for a vote on
the nomination. On roll vote, Kamp "aye", McElroy "aye", Montgomery "aye", Mulroy "aye",
and McNeill "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Mulroy nominated Tony Clark to the committee. The Mayor asked for a
vote on the nomination. On roll vote, Kamp "aye", McElroy "aye", Montgomery "aye", Mulroy
"aye", and McNeill "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
Council Member Montgomery nominated Judd Holt to the committee. The Mayor asked for a
vote on the nomination. On roll vote, Kamp "aye", McElroy "aye", Montgomery "aye", Mulroy
"aye", and McNeill "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
Council Member McElroy nominated Phillip Fisher to the committee. The Mayor asked for a
vote on the nomination. On roll vote, Kamp "aye", McElroy "aye", Montgomery "aye", Mulroy
"aye", and McNeill "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Pro Tern Kamp nominated Randy Robinson to the committee. The Mayor asked for a
vote on the nomination. On roll vote, Kamp "aye", McElroy "aye", Montgomery "aye", Mulroy
"aye", and McNeill "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
The Mayor stated that Council Member Thomson nominated Dorothy Damico to the committee.
The Mayor asked for a vote on the nomination. On roll vote, Kamp "aye", McElroy "aye",
Montgomery "aye", Mulroy "aye", and McNeill "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
The Mayor stated that Council Member Heggins nominated Travis Biggs to the committee. The
Mayor asked for a vote on the nomination. On roll vote, Kamp "aye", McElroy "aye",
Montgomery "aye", Mulroy "aye", and McNeill "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
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The Mayor stated that the charge to the committee was to review a number of items that had
been brought forward in several work sessions about some challenges in the charter particularly
with dates for some items that had changed from when the charter was first written. The Mayor
encouraged the City Attorney to put together a list to share with the committee at its first
meeting. The Mayor also directed the City Attorney to contact the Chair of the committee and
schedule the Charter Review Committee meetings.
The Mayor also stated that there were two living members of the original charter committee,
H.W. Kamp and Tom Harpool, and they might be able to provide a historical perspective on
some of the sections of the charter.
2. The Council considered the establishment of an ad hoc advisory committee to evaluate
property maintenance issues and make recommendations regarding community revitalization.
Mulroy motioned, Kamp seconded for the Denton Chamber of Commerce to be asked to repeat
the service they provided in the past (relating to the Corridor ordinance, Comp Plan, and the
Development Code ), establish a committee and undertake the same type of process for
community revitalization.
Mayor Pro Tern Kamp stated that there had been discussion about the different groups that
would be involved and suggested that the following groups be involved in the process: Chamber
of Commerce, property management groups, and neighborhood groups.
Council Member McElroy asked about the timeframe for the committee.
Council Member Mulroy suggested an 18- month timeframe for the process.
Consensus of the Council was that the City supply staff resource as a support as the Chamber of
Commerce needed it.
On roll vote, Kamp "aye", McElroy "aye", Montgomery "aye", Mulroy "aye", and McNeill
"aye". Motion carried unanimously.
3. The Council received a report, held a discussion and gave staff direction regarding a
recommendation on the course of action the City Council should pursue on the Wright
Amendment Joint Agreement issue, including consideration of proposed federal legislation and
consideration of a proposed resolution.
Mayor Pro Tern Kamp briefed the City Council on how the Wright amendment would affect
Denton. She stated that with the Wright Amendment Agreement between Dallas and Ft. Worth
there could be some unintended consequences for the Denton Airport. She stated that as of this
afternoon, this might be a non- issue. Both Dallas and Ft. Worth agreed that they did not intend
for this to have any consequences at the Denton Airport. All three cities were in agreement and
it looked like it would not be included in the congressional legislation. The Council needed to
give authorization for Mayor McNeill to write a letter formally outlining the City's concern with
any legislative action that would limit commercial passenger service operations at the Denton
Airport to make sure that there were no unintended consequences for the Denton Airport.
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Kamp motioned, Mulroy seconded that the Council authorize the Mayor to write a letter for
Congressman Burgess to use as a backup. On roll vote, Kamp "aye", McElroy "aye",
Montgomery "aye", Mulroy "aye", and McNeill "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3 :50 p.m.
PERRY R. MCNEILL
MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
JANE RICHARDSON
ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS