July 19, 2017 Minutes
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
July 19, 2017
After determining in Open Session that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a
Closed Meeting on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Work Session Room at
City Hall.
PRESENT: Council Member Hudspeth, Council Member Briggs, Council Member Duff,
Council Member Ryan, Council Member Gregory, Mayor Pro Tem Bagheri, and
Mayor Watts.
ABSENT: None.
1. Closed Meeting:
A. ID 17-924 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Consult with, and provide direction to, the City’s attorneys, both in-house attorneys and
retained outside procurement, employment, and bond attorneys, regarding the City’s
procurement activities relating to Request For Proposal 5937 for Supply of Reciprocating
Internal Combustion Engine Generator Sets and Auxiliaries for the City of Denton for the
Proposed Denton Energy Center, Request For Qualifications 5898 for Professional Services
for the Design-Build of the Proposed Denton Energy Center for the City of Denton, and City
staff interaction with bidders regarding the same where public discussion associated with
these legal matters would clearly conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City of
Denton and the Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional
Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.
B. ID 17-925 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Receive information from the City’s attorneys, both in-house attorneys and retained outside
employment attorneys, and discuss legal matters, deliberate, and provide the City’s attorneys
with direction regarding and related to Cause No. DC-17-08139 styled "Michael Grim and
Jim Maynard vs. City of Denton, Texas" pending in the 68th Judicial District Court, Dallas
County, Texas; discussion of these legal matters in an open meeting would conflict with the
duty of the City’s attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or would
jeopardize the City’s legal position in both the present lawsuit or potential administrative
proceedings or lawsuits.
The Council returned to Open Session at 5:56 p.m. and with no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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CHRIS WATTS JENNIFER WALTERS
MAYOR CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS