June 6, 2006 Minutes
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
June 6, 2006
After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Work Session on
Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall.
PRESENT:Mayor McNeill; Mayor Pro Tem Kamp; Council Members Heggins, McElroy,
Montgomery, Mulroy, and Thomson.
ABSENT:None
1.The Council received a report, discussed strategy, and gave direction for the recruitment
and selection of the City Manager position as recommended by Ron Holifield, Owner and CEO
of Strategic Government Resources, Inc. The Council reserved the right to convene into closed
session under Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate the employment and
evaluation of a future City Manager.
Ron Holifield, Strategic Government Resources, Inc., stated that he had submitted a proposal to
the City and rather than a traditional proposal, part of the services would be done in-house in
Human Resources and only portions of the process would be contracted out. He would make
contact in person, by phone and email with a variety of individuals around the nation who might
be viable prospects or who was a key opinion leader for a viable prospect. In addition,
advertising and the publication of a brochure would elicit a lot of inquiries. The City should
receive a solid field of high quality candidates. The initial focus will be in Texas.
2.The Council received a report, held a discussion and gave staff direction regarding credit
card business practices.
Diana Ortiz, Chief Financial Officer, stated that at a previous meeting, staff was directed to
review credit card acceptance procedures. As the volume of usage increased, the cost and
benefits of the program required re-evaluation. Initial benefits of credit card acceptance were
improved customer service, accelerated payments and availability of funds. Credit card usage
had increased drastically over the past few years. The fees absorbed for accepting credit cards
for fiscal year 2006 were estimated at $466,473, which was a 30% increase over the past year.
Projected fees were $577,920, which was a 24% increase over 2006. Staff recommendation due
to the continued escalation of costs associated with accepting credit card payments was to
discontinue absorbing credit card fees where feasible. This included discontinuing face-to-face
credit card acceptance and utilize a third party vendor as part of the banking contract.
Additionally, retain the flexibility to adjust the process according to the business impact such as
the Parks Department. This would be a change in business practice for the City. Internet
transactions would be transferred to a third party vendor. Non face-to-face transactions would be
a negative to the Parks Department and probably would continue with face-to-face transactions.
Council discussion-
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Would there be an alternate method of payment - Ortiz stated that a computer terminal would
be provided for payment with a credit card.
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What was the gross amount of fees the City would not have to absorb with this proposal -
Ortiz replied approximately $½ million per year. A third party with no face-to-face usage
would handle the third party fee. That could be done with a kiosk.
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Some business centers would still want to do the face-to-face transactions with a fee
adjustment to offset the usage charge.
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An educational process was needed for citizens - PIO and Customer Service would help
market the program before implementation.
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When would the proposal be implemented- The program would be implemented on
September 1 if the programming were completed by that time for the internet site but it could
be delayed until October 1 with no budget impact.
Consensus of the Council was to proceed with the recommendation.
3.The Council received an update, held a discussion and gave staff direction concerning the
City Council Ad Hoc Denton Development Code Committee.
Interim City Manger Martin stated that the membership of the committee included Mayor
McNeill, Council Member Mulroy, Planning and Zoning Commissioner Strange and Planning
and Zoning Commissioner Thibodeux. The members met informally on May 12 to determine a
schedule for future meetings. The meeting schedule was set for 7:30 a.m. the first and third
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Thursday of each month with June 15 being the first meeting. A joint meeting with Council
and the Commission would be delayed until the Code Committee had a chance to meet and
prepare topics of discussion.
4.The Council received a report, held a discussion, and gave staff direction regarding the
submission of a Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program application to the US Department of
Housing and Urban Development to provide supplemental funding for the City’s Home
Improvement Loan Program.
Barbara Ross, Community Development Administrator, stated that the draft of the loan guarantee
program application had been included in the agenda materials. There was a steady reduction in
CDBG funds so staff was looking for different sources of funding. This was not a grant but
rather a loan program. The activities included in the program had to be CDBG eligible and the
City had to pledge something to repay the note. The proposal pledged the loan income from
CDBG and it was estimated that there would be sufficient funds to pay back the loan with
continuing CDBG allocations.
Council Discussion –
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What would the funds be used for – Ross replied that the funds would be used for the home
improvement program.
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What would the recipient of the loan have to do - Ross replied that a lien would be placed on
the property until the loan was repaid.
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What was the demand for this type of program – Ross replied that there always was a waiting
list for funding with 40 individuals currently on the waiting list.
Consensus of the Council was to proceed with the recommendation.
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5.The Council received a report, held a discussion, and gave direction regarding the
Council Rules of Procedure and Council committees, including the creation of the position of
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, providing that the Deputy Mayor Pro Tem be added as a member of the
AgendaCommittee, providing for a Council Committee to review and make recommendations to
the Council regarding the structure and make-up of Council Committees, and any other matter
related to Council procedures and committees.
Mayor McNeill stated that he had several topics he would like to discuss with Council.
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Council office - Each Council Member would be given a key to the building and the Council
Office. In addition each would have a locked file drawer in the Council Office.
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Meetings in the Council Office – Schedule use of the council office with Linda Holley in
order to avoid double bookings for meetings.
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Charter provisions for mayor duties and council duties- The Charter indicated that the
mayoral duties included ceremonial duties, conducting the council meetings and declaring an
emergency if needed. Anything else required a consensus of the Council. The Charter
indicated that the Council was a policy board and not a management board. Council needed
to work through the chain of command. The City Manager had indicated that Council could
work through the director level but to be sure to copy the City Manager or Assistant City
Manager of the request.
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Travel for Council - As the Council now was a committee driven council, it made sense to
associate travel with related committees. He felt that not all Council needed to travel to a
particular function. First priority should be given to related committee members. The
challenge was cost as it was expensive for all members to go to all conferences.
Discussion on travel –
b It made sense to establish a priority list for travel based on committee driven priorities.
b Review the last three years of travel, looking at what was spent and what would be a fair
and reasonable return with what was budgeted to spend this year. Take a look at the
whole year and build a budget on what the Council could attend.
b There was good city exposure at national meetings but maybe not all Council needed to
attend every conference.
b It was important to be good stewards of city funds. There was a need to target who
would go to what meetings.
b The Council had been good stewards of the funding; don’t give the impression it wasn’t.
b If procedures were in place, the practices would continue through different councils.
b National meetings should be attended by all members of the Council as well as some
state meetings. Some council members were not on many committees. Meetings
detailing major issues would be good to attend and all Council should be able to attend
national meetings.
b Not all council have wanted to go to all of the meetings but there needed to be a policy
and procedure in place on attendance.
Mayor McNeill suggested that the budgeted funds be divided per Council Member and each
Council Member decide on how to spend his/her funds.
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Mayor McNeill continued with his items:
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Staff presence for agenda items - Currently staff attended the Work Session to respond to
Council questions regarding the Consent Agenda and some remained for the regular
meeting. That was not efficient use of staff time.
Council discussed the fact that it should email questions ahead of time regarding the Consent
Agenda and appropriate staff would be available for questions. During the regular meeting, a
citizen may ask a question but it usually did not affect the vote. Staff did not need to stay for the
entire meeting. A citizen with a question would be answered later with either a memo or by
contacting the appropriate staff person the following day.
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Asking staff to come to the podium while a citizen was at the podium asking questions. The
problem was that the citizen and staff member tended to get into a debate at the podium,
which placed the staff person in an awkward position.
Council discussed solutions that included having the staff member address the issue after the
citizen had left the podium or working with the citizen either after the meeting or the next day.
The Mayor could also ask the citizen to take a seat while the staff person responded.
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Citizens speaking at public hearings – The Mayor would announce the current speaker and
ask that the next speaker come sit at the front to be ready to speak rather than having wait for
the speaker to make his/her way to the front.
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Business retention and new business meetings – While the Mayor needed to go on these
visits, Mayor McNeill wanted to establish a policy to take a council member him to show the
business that it was more just the Mayor interested in the visit.
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Council committees – Mayor McNeill felt that the establishment of committees was an
effective mechanism for a more efficient council. He felt the committee structure utilized
the Council’s time as efficient as possible. Membership on some committees was required
by statute such as requiring the Mayor to serve. He suggested appointing a committee to
review membership on the current council committees and balance membership on the
committee with the talents and interests of the council members. He would like to see
Council serve on at least three committees with a blend of internal and external committees.
Mayor McNeill appointed Jack Thomson and Joe Mulroy to a committee to look at the structure
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of the council committees and report back on June 13 with recommendations on who should be
serving on what committees based on interest, talents, etc. They would work towards having
three members for each committee.
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Deputy Mayor Pro Tem – Mayor McNeill felt there was a need for a third person to help
review the agenda and attend official functions. If the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem or Deputy
Mayor Pro Tem could not attend a function, then one of the other members would be asked
to attend. He requested that this process be formalized.
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City Attorney Snyder stated that staff would prepare an ordinance for consideration at the June
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20 meeting. The ordinance would amend the Council’s rules of procedure to establish the
position of Deputy Mayor Pro Tem and add that position as a member of the Agenda Committee.
Council Member Mulroy suggested that during the months of June/July/August Council and staff
observe business casual with no ties for the meetings.
Council Member Thomson stated that he would appreciate not scheduling special meeting on the
off weeks, if at all possible.
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Council agreed to try and avoid holding meeting on the 4 and 5 Tuesdays.
6.The Council received a report, held a discussion, and gave staff direction regarding
TMPA Coal Resolution.
Interim City Manager Martin stated that Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railroads were in the process of publishing non-negotiable rates for the transportation of coal.
Staff was requesting a resolution for TMPA to acquire a reasonable rail rate for coal
transportation services.
Mayor McNeill stated that the resolution would indicate opposition to a fixed rate and would
allow the Mayor to write letters in opposition to such.
Consensus of Council was to proceed with the resolution.
7.Staff responded to requests for clarification of consent agenda items listed on the consent
agenda for June 6, 2006.
Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council convened in a Closed Meeting
at 5:27 p.m. to consider the specific items listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this
agenda.
1.Closed Meeting:
A.Consultation with Attorney – Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
1.Consultationwith the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues, including
defense of pending litigation filed by JNC Denton Partners, LLC,
associated with annexation of real property in the City’s northern ETJ,
under Annexation Case No. A05-0002, along withother legal issues
related to the annexation, zoning, land use and subdivision controls, plat
applications, annexation plans, development agreements, annexation
agreements, service plans, utility service, and legal issues relating to the
creation of special districts in the ETJ requested by JNC and White Cake
Denton, L.P. A public discussion of these legal matters would conflict
with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City Council under the Texas
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas or
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would jeopardize the City’s legal position in any administrative
proceedings or potential litigation.
2.Consultation with the City's Attorneys, and receipt of legal advice,
regarding potential bargaining issues to be raised by management team
representatives during Meet and Confer negotiations with the International
Association of Fire Fighters Local 1291, pursuant to Texas Local
Government Code sec. 142.101, et seq., and with the Denton Police
Officers Association, pursuant to Texas Loc. Government Code 142.051,
et seq. A private caucus on these topics is specifically authorized by Tex.
Loc. Government Code §142.113(b) and §142.063(b), and public
discussion would otherwise conflict with the duties of the City's attorneys
to maintain confidential communications with the City Council under the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas.
The Closed Session ended at 6:28 p.m.
Regular Meeting of the City of Denton City Council on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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The Council and members of the audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the U. S. and
Texas flags.
PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
2.
A.Proclamations/Awards
There were no proclamations/awards for this meeting.
3.CONSENT AGENDA
Council Member McElroy requested that Item O be pulled for separate consideration.
Montgomery motioned, Heggins seconded to approve the Consent Agenda and accompanying
ordinances and resolutions with the exception of Item O.On roll vote, Heggins “aye”, Kamp
“aye”, McElroy “aye”, Montgomery “aye”, Mulroy “aye”, Thomson “aye” and Mayor McNeill
“aye”. Motion carried unanimously.
Item O was considered.
Sharon Mays, Director of Denton Electric Utilities, presented background information on the
item.
McElroy motioned, Mulroy seconded to approve the resolution.On roll vote, Heggins “aye”,
Kamp “aye”, McElroy “aye”, Montgomery “aye”, Mulroy “aye”, Thomson “aye” and Mayor
McNeill “aye”. Motion carried unanimously.
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A.R2006-019- A resolution nominating a member to the Board of Managers of the
Denco Area 9-1-1 District; and declaring an effective date.
B.R2006-020- A resolution of the City of Denton, Texas approving the 2007
Budget of the Denton Central Appraisal District; and providing an effective date.
C.Approved the minutes of:
April 18, 2006
May 1, 2006
May 2, 2006
May 11, 2006
May 16, 2006
May 23, 2006
D.2006-151- An ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the Risk
Manager to execute a Release of Claims on behalf of the City of Denton, Texas
regarding a claim against Calvert Paving for damages caused to City of Denton
property; and providing an effective date.
E.2006-152- An ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City
Manager to execute an agreement for professional legal services with the law firm
of Booth, Ahrens & Werkenthin, P.C., a Texas Professional Corporation for
services pertaining to the protection of the City’s important water interests, state
regulatory matters, and other related matters; authorizing the expenditure of funds
therefor; providing for retroactive approval of the agreement; and providing an
effective date. The Public Utilities Board recommended approval (5-0).
F.Approved a request for an exception to the Noise Ordinance for amplified sound
for a fundraising rodeo and musical concert to be held at the North Texas
Fairgrounds on June 17, 2006. The exception is specifically requested to extend
the hours from 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. for amplified sound.
G.Approved a request for an exception to the Noise Ordinance for the purpose of
playing music and operating a public address system at Fred Moore Park during
the Juneteenth Celebration on June 16, 2006, from 6:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. and
on Saturday, June 17th from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The request is for an
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exception to the hours of operation from 10:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on June 16
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and 12:00 p.m. on June 17.
H.Approved a request for two separate exceptions to the Noise Ordinance (Section
20-1, 4C 2E and 20-1, 3) for the purpose of the Apollo Nights and Music Nights
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on the following Sundays: June 18, July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23, and
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July 30 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and for Monday, June 19 from 5:00 p.m.
– 11:00 p.m. The events will be held in the Fred Moore Park. The requestor is
specifically asking for an exception to the noise ordinance to allow amplified
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sound on Sundays and for Monday, June 19 for amplified sound for hours after
10:00 p.m.
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I.2006-153- An ordinance approving a commercial operator airport lease
agreement between the City of Denton and Hangars Plus, LLC. on approximately
4,200 square feet of land at the Denton Municipal Airport and providing an
effective date. Airport Advisory Board recommended approval (6-0).
J.2006-154- An ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing an agreement between
the City of Denton, Texas and the Juneteenth Committee to support the 2006
Juneteenth celebration; providingfor the expenditure of funds therefor; and
providing an effective date.
K.2006-155- An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to accept an Interlocal
Agreement with the City of McKinney, Texas to authorize participation in various
City of Denton contracts for the purchase of various goods and services;
authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date (File
3509– Interlocal Agreement with the City of McKinney, Texas).
L.2006-156- An ordinance accepting sealed proposals and awarding a contract for
high technology procurement of a digital color copier/network printer for the City
of Denton Reprographics Department; providing for the expenditure of funds
therefor and providing an effective date (RFP 3479– Digital Color Copier
Network Printer awarded to IKON Office Solutions, Inc. in the amount of
$250,704).
M.2006-157- An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton designating a
depository for City funds for a term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30,
2008, with three one-year extensions; authorizing the Mayor to execute a
Depository and Merchant Services Contract with Wachovia Bank, N.A. as the
primary Depository, authorizing the City Manager and other City employees to
transact business with the Depository; and providing for an effective date.
N.2006-258- An ordinance accepting competitive bids and awarding a contract for
the rental of a self containing above ground fuel tank for the City of Denton Street
Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing for an
effective date (Bid 3500 – Rental of Self Containing Above Ground Fuel Tank
awarded to lowest responsible bidder, Sun Coast Resources, Inc., in the estimated
amount of $250,000.
O.R2006-021- A resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas
supporting the efforts of the Texas MunicipalPower Agency, a joint powers
agency, to obtain competitive rail transportation rates for transportation of its
coal; providing an effective date.
4.PUBLIC HEARINGS
A.The Council held a public hearing and considered adoption of an ordinance
regarding an Alternative Development Plan for a fire station. The site consisting of 2.85 acres
was located on the south side of Vintage Boulevard west of Bonnie Brae Road. The property is
located within a Neighborhood Residential Mixed Use (NRMU) zoning district. The purpose of
the Alternative Development Plan was to deviate from the requirements of Subchapter 13 of the
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Development Code regarding parking in between the building and Vintage Boulevard. The
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval (6-0).(ADP06-0008, Fire Station #7)
Brian Lockley, Interim Director of Planning and Development, presented background
information on the item. He detailed the location of the proposed fire station. The alternative
development plan would deal with the parking between the building and Vintage Boulevard.
Mitigation for the alternative development plan would exceed what was required. Building
elevations were shown.
The Mayor opened the public hearing.
No one spoke during the public hearing.
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 2006-159
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, APPROVING AN
ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.85 ACRES OF
LAND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF VINTAGE
BOULEVARD 1,700 FEET WEST OF BONNIE BRAE ROAD, TO ALLOW A FIRE
STATION; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
$2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (ADP06-0008)
Mulroy motioned, Kamp seconded to adopt the ordinance as presented.On roll vote, Heggins
“aye”, Kamp “aye”, McElroy “aye”, Montgomery “aye”, Mulroy “aye”, Thomson “aye” and
Mayor McNeill “aye”. Motion carried unanimously.
5.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
A.The Council considered adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas,
authorizing the City Manager to execute a Letter Agreement with TXU Electric Delivery
extending the settlement and offering additional terms of settlement between TXU Electric
Delivery and the Steering Committee of cities served by TXU Electric Delivery; and providing
an effective date.
City Attorney Snyder stated that TXU was offering to extend a settlement and provide additional
terms of settlement to communities they served. While the amount was small, there was no
down side on the settlement. In return for the settlement agreement, the City would agree not to
file a show cause case filing during this time period of settlement payments.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 2006-160
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LETTER AGREEMENT WITH TXU ELECTRIC
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DELIVERY EXTENDING THE SETTLEMENT AND OFFERING ADDITIONAL
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT BETWEEN TXU ELECTRIC DELIVERY AND THE
STEERING COMMITTEE OF CITIES SERVED BY TXU ELECTRIC DELIVERY;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Thomson motioned, Heggins seconded to adopt the ordinance.On roll vote, Heggins “aye”,
Kamp “aye”, McElroy “aye”, Montgomery “aye”, Mulroy “aye”, Thomson “aye” and Mayor
McNeill “aye”. Motion carried unanimously.
B.The Council considered adoption of an ordinance awarding a contract under the
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) program for the purchase of a Nabco Model 64-GT-
SCS Total Containment Vessel for the City of Denton Fire Department as awarded by the State
of Texas Building and Procurement Commission (Contract TXMAS-5-84090); providing for the
expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 3517 – Total Containment
Vessel for Fire Department awarded to Fisher Scientific Company LLC in the amount of
$275,000).
Ross Chadwick, Fire Chief, stated that the containment vessel would be utilized in order to
completely contain a suspected bomb device. The cost for the vessel would be paid for through
Homeland Security funding.
The following ordinance was considered:
No 2006-161
AN ORDINANCE AWARDING A CONTRACT UNDER THE TEXAS MULTIPLE
AWARD SCHEDULE (TXMAS) PROGRAM FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NABCO
MODEL 64-GT-SCS TOTAL CONTAINMENT VESSEL FOR THE CITY OF
DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AS AWARDED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS
BUILDING AND PROCUREMENT COMMISSION (CONTRACT TXMAS-5-84090);
PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE (FILE 3517 – TOTAL CONTAINMENT VESSEL FOR FIRE
DEPARTMENT AWARDED TO FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY LLC IN THE
AMOUNT OF $275,000).
McElroy motioned, Kamp seconded to adopt the ordinance.On roll vote, Heggins “aye”, Kamp
“aye”, McElroy “aye”, Montgomery “aye”, Mulroy “aye”, Thomson “aye” and Mayor McNeill
“aye”. Motion carried unanimously.
C.CitizenReports
1.Review of procedures for addressing the City Council.
2.Council received citizen reports from the following:
A.Jane Wilson regarding utility billing issues.
Ms. Wilson stated she recently had an energy audit and received good information on her utility
bill from staff. She would like an appointed time to discuss her utility meter and how to
eliminate some charges on her bill. She needed two reps from utility to coordinate her billings.
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B.Nell Yeldell regarding false statements made by the City of
Denton.
Ms. Yeldell stated that she had been receiving false claims from the city. She had received a
document showing outstanding liens from 1993. She did not own the property at the time of the
outstanding mowing liens. She felt the City was trying to take over the property by presenting
this mowing lien from 16 years ago.
C.Jordan Hudspeth regarding concerns of Southeast Denton.
Ms. Hudspeth was not present.
D.Lanisha Hudspeth regarding concerns of Southeast Denton.
Ms. Hudspeth was not present.
E.Hagar Hudspeth regarding concerns of Southeast Denton.
Ms. Hudspeth was not present.
F.Willie Hudspeth regarding concerns of Southeast Denton.
Mr. Hudspeth was not present.
G.Robert Donnelly regarding City government.
Mr. Donnelly asked about the financial transparency relative to Consent Agenda Items E, J and
K. There were no dollar amounts indicated with those Consent Agenda items. He questioned
why some Consent Agenda items had dollar amounts and some did not. He commented that the
Councilmeeting schedule was difficult to attend with the Closed Session between the Work
Session and the Regular Session. He suggested holding the Closed Session first followed by the
Work Session.
D.New Business
The following items of New Business were suggested by Council for future agendas:
1.Mayor McNeill suggested convening a conference of Mayors in surrounding
cities with ETJ adjacent to Denton to discuss common issues and items of mutual
interest.
2.Council Member Thomson requested information on the police pursuit policy.
3.Council Member Heggins requested information on the procedure to erect a statue
somewhere in the city to an African American.
4.Council Member McElroy requested information on providing bus service once or
twice a week to the Robson Ranch area.
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5.Council McElroy requested information on crime watch signs for the Southridge
area.
E.Items from the City Manager
1.Notification of upcoming meetings and/or conferences
2.Clarification of items on the agenda
Interim City Manager Martin did not have any items for Council.
F.Possible Continuation of Closed Meeting under Sections 551.071-551.086 of the
Texas Open Meetings Act.
There was no continuation of the Closed Meeting.
G.Official Action on Closed Meeting Item(s) under Sections 551.071-551.086 of the
Texas Open Meetings Act.
There was no official action on Closed Meeting items.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
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PERRY R. MCNEILL
MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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JENNIFER WALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS