April 2, 2007 Minutes
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
April 2, 2007
After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Special Called
Work Session on Monday, April 2, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room.
PRESENT: Mayor McNeill; Mayor Pro Tem Kamp; Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Mulroy; Council
Members Heggins, McElroy, Montgomery, and Thomson.
ABSENT: None
1.The Council received a report and held a discussion on a proposed Comprehensive Plan
Amendment, rezoning and an overlay district classification, potentially applicable to
approximately 410 acres of land, generally located on both sides of West University Drive / U.S.
Highway 380, and being generally located between IH-35 and Bonnie Brae Street. (CA06-0008,
Z06-0029 and Z06-0030, Rayzor Ranch)
Brian Lockley, Interim Director of Planning and Development, stated that the Rayzor Ranch
property was not part of a master planned community but rather had an overlay district due to the
timing of the completion of the master planned community regulations. He reviewed the layout
of the north and south portions of the development. Three “big box” stores would be developed
on the northern site along with smaller commercial stores and some single-family residential
uses. There had been some discussion on whether the residential streets for that northern
residential use would be public or private. The existing future land use designations near the
southern tract were discussed and how that would relate to master planned communities. The
proposed future land use designation for the southern tract indicated more of a Downtown
University core rather than neighborhood center.
Council discussion –
Number of multifamily units proposed? Lockley stated 500 excluding the senior care units.
Number of elderly care units? Lockley replied that 128 units were proposed with the phasing
to not build any multifamily until a certain percentage of single-family was completed.
There was a maximum number of multi-family units that could be under development at one
time.
How would the multi-family development be controlled? Lockley stated it was part of the
overlay phasing included in the ordinance passed last week. He indicated that the multi-
family proposal included a “big house” concept. That concept developed a building with the
appearance of one home but really contained four individual living units with different
entranceways. These units would be for sale and not for rent.
Frank Payne, City Engineer, presented information on the U. S. 380 improvements. The
developer wanted to accelerate the improvements on Highway 380. TxDot stated that there were
utilities that needed to be relocated and if the developer could show them a plan that they could
approve, they would support the proposal. The pavement improvements and utilities relocations
needed a logical starting and stopping point between the city and state responsibility. The
developer would like the new sewer line in place by 2009. He detailed some of the drainage
concerns dealing with the connections to the existing lines. The utility work would be
coordinated with the State in order to minimize the number of disturbances to Highway 380.
There was the possibility of additional drainage flow going into the North Lakes area with a
potential of reduction of parkland at North Lakes.
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Lockley detailed the provisions for a proposed DME substation, located south of Albertsons. He
reviewed the proposed landscape table for the south town center and south residential area,
which would be greater than the requirements per the Code. Sign locations and types of
proposed signs for the development were also reviewed.
Council consensus was that staff was moving in the right direction and doing good job
coordinating the project.
Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council convened in a Closed Meeting
at 12:35 p.m. to consider the specific item listed below.
1.Closed Meeting:
A.Deliberations regarding consultation with the City Attorney – Under TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE Section 551.071 and Section 551.087 – Deliberations
regarding Economic Development Negotiations.
1.Received a report and held a discussion regarding legal issues on matters
in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings
Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. Also held a discussion
regarding granting economic development incentives to Allegiance
Development with respect to development at Rayzor Ranch. This
discussion shall include commercial or financial information the City
Council has received from Allegiance Development, which the City
Council seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the
city, and with which the City Council is conducting economic
development negotiations; including the offer of a financial or other
incentives.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:22 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