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May 21, 2013 Minutes CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 21, 2013 The City of Denton City Council convened in the Work Session Room on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. to attend a reception honoring City Council. After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. PRESENT: Council Member King, Council Member Watts, Council Member Engelbrecht, Mayor Pro Tem Kamp, Council Member Roden ABSENT: Mayor Burroughs; Council Member Gregory 1. Pledge of Allegiance The Council and members of the audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the U. S. and Texas flags. 2. Consider adoption of an ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the Regular Municipal Election to elect four City Council Members to Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas held in the city of Denton on May 11, 2013; and providing an effective date. City Secretary Jennifer Walters read the final vote total for each candidate in each district and the winning candidates. The following ordinance was considered: Ordinance No. 2013-132 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO ELECT FOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HELD IN THE CITY OF DENTON ON MAY 11, 2013; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Council Member King motioned, Council Member Engelbrecht seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll call vote: Council Member King, Council Member Watts, Council Member Engelbrecht, Mayor Pro Tem Kamp, Council Member Roden – “aye”. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Consider adoption of an ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of an election held in the city of Denton on May 11, 2013 allowing the City of Denton to own, acquire, construct, maintain, and operate a gas utility in order to provide gas utility services to non-residential customers in that area of the City near the Airport Industrial Park and bounded by the embracement of C. Wolfe Road, Jim Christal Road, Thomas J. Egan Road, U. S. Highway 380, Interstate Highway 35, Interstate Highway 35 West, John Paine Road, F.M. Highway 2449, and Tom Cole Road, and providing an effective date. City Secretary Jennifer Walters read the final vote total for and against the proposition. City of Denton City Council Agenda May 21, 2013 Page 2 The following ordinance was considered: Ordinance No. 2013-133 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF DENTON ON MAY 11, 2013 ALLOWING THE CITY OF DENTON TO OWN, ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A GAS UTILITY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GAS UTILITY SERVICES TO NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN THAT AREA OF THE CITY NEAR THE AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK AND BOUNDED BY THE EMBRACEMENT OF C. WOLFE ROAD, JIM CHRISTAL ROAD, THOMAS J. EGAN ROAD, U. S. HIGHWAY 380, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 WEST, JOHN PAINE ROAD, F.M. HIGHWAY 2449, AND TOM COLE ROAD, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Council Member Engelbrecht motioned, Council Member Roden seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll call vote: Council Member King, Council Member Watts, Council Member Engelbrecht, Mayor Pro Tem Kamp, Council Member Roden – “aye”. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Oath of Office administered to newly elected Council Members. City Secretary Jennifer Walters administered the Oath of Office to the following: District 1 – Kevin Roden; District 3 – Jim Engelbrecht; District 4 – Joey Hawkins. 5. Resolution of Appreciation for Chris Watts. Mayor Pro Tem Kamp read the Resolution of Appreciation for Chris Watts. Council Member King motioned, Council Member Roden seconded to approve the resolution. On roll call vote: Council Member King, Council Member Hawkins, Council Member Engelbrecht, Mayor Pro Tem Kamp, Council Member Roden – “aye”. Motion carried unanimously. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:47 p.m. ____________________________________ MARK A. BURROUGHS MAYOR CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ____________________________________ JENNIFER WALTERS CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS