October 3, 2011 Minutes
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
October 3, 2011
After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Special Called
Work Session on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 12 noon in the Denton Municipal Electric System
Operations Building, 1659 Spencer Road, Denton, Texas.
PRESENT: Council Member Gregory, Council Member Watts, Mayor Pro Tem Kamp, and
Mayor Burroughs.
ABSENT: Council Member Engelbrecht, Council Member King, and Council Member Roden.
1. Hold a discussion and receive information from City Staff regarding Public Power Week
and DME system operations and conduct a tour of DME facilities.
Phil Williams, General Manager-Denton Municipal Electric, presented an update on Denton
Municipal Electric’s year. He indicated that even though there were rolling outages in the winter
and summer, service reliability was good. He indicated the awards that had been received during
the year and thanked the employees for a job well done. The DME System Operations Building
was the focus of the tour and he reviewed the major points of interest of the building. The
building would house Engineering, Systems Operation and Dispatch. The Dispatch Room, Data
Room and Mechanical Yard would be F3 tornado proof. Technology Services would be able to
utilize a portion of the Data Room to install a backup system for the City network. Building
materials, structural foundation, construction techniques, and moisture control methods were
expected to contribute towards a 50 year building life span.
Following the completion of the luncheon, the Council participated in a tour of the building.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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MARK A. BURROUGHS
MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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JENNIFER WALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS