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October 01, 2012 Minutes CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES October 1, 2012 The Joint Meeting of the City of Denton City Council and the Denton Independent School District Board of convened on Monday, October 1, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. in the DISD Central Services Building. PRESENT: Council Member Watts, Council Member Gregory, Council Member Engelbrecht, Council Member King, Mayor Pro Tem Kamp, Mayor Burroughs ABSENT: Council Member Roden 1.Call to order; announce quorum, introductions. Mayor Burroughs announced a quorum of Council was present. The Council and the DISD as well as staff introduced themselves. 2.Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding major development projects. Brian Lockley, Interim Director of Planning and Development, presented an update on major developments in Denton. The update included annexations, master planned communities, residential developments and non-residential developments. Overview of Annexations – in 2010 the Council annexed 15 areas within its extraterritorial jurisdiction totaling approximately 7,494 acres. Approximately 3,377 acres of this total acreage were annexed on May 4, 2010. The remaining 4,117 acres were given 5-year Development Agreements. Master Planned Communities – The current Master Planned Communities consisted of the Hills of Denton North, the Hills of Denton, Rayzor Ranch, Cole Ranch and Hunter (Inspiration) Ranch. An overview of the communities was presented in terms of general location, land area, number of units, status and whether there were proposed school sites. Residential Developments New and Ongoing Projects–Single-Family – Projects of note included Central Village Estates, Meadows at Hickory Creek, Preserve at Pecan Creek, Glenwood Village, and Unicorn Lake Estates. These projects were reviewed in terms of area, number of platted lots and number of remaining lots. Residential Developments New and Ongoing Projects–Multi-Family Residential – Projects of note included The Lodge at Pecan Creek, The Grove at Denton, Cypress Campus at Denton, Locust Street Lofts, Eagle Village Apartments, the Retreat at Denton, Gardens of Denton, Sterling Fry Street, Victoria Station, Centre Place Apartments, Eagle Village Apartments Phase II, and Crosswind Village Apartments. These projects were reviewed in terms of location and number of units. New Projects–Non-Residential Developments – Kohl’s Department Store, Target Distribution Center and Labinal were major non-residential developments current in the development process. Council and the Trustees discussed procedures for school site locations, locations for park sites, and procedures to obtain those sites from developers. City of Denton City Council Minutes October 1, 2012 Page2 Rod Reeves, Coordinator of Facilities and Planning-DISD, presented a video regarding growth of the Denton ISD. Bob Templeton, Templeton Demographics, presented information on economic conditions in Denton versus other areas. His presentation also included national economic overview, Dallas/Fort Worth housing market, new home ranking report, vacant developed lots, and future lots. He reviewed a 10 year forecast for growth in the DISD noting positive areas and areas of concern. 3.Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding the City’s proposed November 2012 Street Bond Election. Bryan Langley, Assistant City Manager, reviewed the history of the street bond program. To address deteriorating street conditions, a Citizens Bond Advisory Committee was formed to provide project recommendations. The Committee focused on streets with an Overall Condition Index of 40 or less with 40 considered a poor score. The Committee recommended a $20.4 million bond program for the November 6, 2012 election. Included in the bond election was approximately $400,000 for public art related to the I-35 expansion project. The bond program assumed no tax rate increase. During the next several months, a public education campaign would be done. The next voter approved bond program was tentatively planned for 2014 or 2015. Streets would again likely be a major focus but other community-wide initiatives would also be considered. 4.Discussion regarding: a)DISD Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report Chris Shade, Director of School Improvement and Support, presented information on the DISD’s Adequate Yearly Progress Report. No Child Left Behind was a federal education bill signed into law on January 8, 2002. It required states to establish testing performance targets that grew incrementally. Schools had to demonstrate Adequate Yearly Progress. As required, Texas established increasing higher standards over time. Despite rising standards, Denton ISD schools consistently exceeded state standards. Shade reviewed the reading and math standards and results for the past several years. b)Status Report regarding DISD/City request to the NCTCOG Regional Transportation Council for funding to install sidewalks near Woodrow Wilson Elementary School and Pecan Creek Elementary School City Manager Campbell stated that the City and DISD had worked together to identify appropriate and potential projects for possible funding assistance through the NCTCOG. Through those efforts, COG had identified funding to install sidewalks near two school sites. The City and DISD were now considering fund sharing options for the 20% local match required by the funding program through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program. Mayor Pro Tem Kamp noted that this was an example of a great partnership effort between the two entities. City of Denton City Council Minutes October 1, 2012 Page3 5. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the City Council or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND Under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda. Board Trustee Jim Alexander noted that the City and DISD would need to continue to have good cooperation during the next legislative session. Council Member Gregory noted that economic development was happening on the west side of the City near the Denton Airport. 6. Adjourn. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m. ____________________________________ MARK A. BURROUGHS MAYOR CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ____________________________________ JENNIFER WALTERS CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS