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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. City of Denton City Council Minutes April 2, 2007 Page 2 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. __________________________ PERRY R. MCNEILL MAYOR CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ___________________________ JENNIFER WALTERS CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS