August 07, 2017 Minutes
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
August 7, 2017
After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Joint Meeting with
the Economic Development Partnership Board on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. in the
Training Facility Room 101/102 at Peterbilt Motors Company, 3200 Airport Road, Denton, Texas.
PRESENT: Council Member Hudspeth, Council Member Ryan, Council Member Duff, and
Mayor Pro Tem Bagheri.
ABSENT: Council Member Briggs, Council Member Gregory, and Mayor Watts.
Mayor Pro Tem Bagheri called the Council meeting to order and announced that a quorum of the
Council was present.
Marty Rivers, Chair of the Economic Development Partnership Board, announced there was no
quorum of the EDP Board present.
1. Work Session Reports
A. ID 17-1016 Receive an update on Peterbilt Motors Company and participate in a tour of the
facility.
Jim Fykes, Operations Liaison for Peterbilt Motors Company, stated that Peterbilt was a division
of PACCAR. The Denton plant was the company’s third manufacturing plant and opened in 1980.
The division office relocated to Denton in 1992. The Denton plant employs 2,500+ employees.
The plant was approximately 710,000 square feet. He reviewed some of the benefits available to
employees. Fykes stated that local suppliers made different parts for the trucks as well.
Fykes stated that Peterbilt trucks were among the industry’s most environmentally clean and fuel
efficient. Peterbilt’s facilities promoted continuous reduction of air emissions, packaging waste,
waste solvent, hazardous waste, energy use and landfill disposal. Both management and
employees maintained a company-wide philosophy that ensured Peterbilt continued to promote
recycling and reduce pollution and waste.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:07 p.m. and attendees participated in a
tour of the facilities.
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SARA BAGHERI
MAYOR PRO TEM
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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JANE RICHARDSON
ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS