July 25 - Agenda Questions & Responses July 25 - Agenda Questions & Responses smartsheet
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07/25/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Consent C. 23-1431 1 am requesting this be pulled for a separate vote.
07/25/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Consent F. 23-1378 What sort of vision and mission statements are staff looking for,especially as The City's current mission and vision statement is outdated and not well deployed.Instead,many departments have their own mission and vision statements.This is a siloed
might impact branding? approach.To correct this,we need a new mission and vision statement to guide the entire organization in a unified direction as we work towards our desired future(vision)
2 while achieving our purpose(mission).The mission and vision should also lead strategy and guide decision-making in how resources are allocated.In terms of how this
impacts branding,it helps create focus and informs the process by clearly defining where the organization and City,as a whole,is headed in meeting the needs of the
community.
07/25/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Consent G. 23-1289 Have any speeds changed from the previous presentations? The following changes have been made:
3 1.Vintage Boulevard from 135W to US 377 speed limit was adjusted lowering the speed from 55 mph to 40 mph based on the newly constructed roadway
2.Modifications to the University Campus Streets table was completed to reflect the campus limits for both LINT and TWU
3.A new school zone was added for John H.Guyer High School along Old Alton Road based on observations of traffic patterns during the school year.
07/25/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Public Hearing A. DCA23-0002a One of the considerations by the DCRC was to require the registrant/operator to Currently the DDC requires the name,address,phone number and email address of a designated Local Emergency Contact as part of registering a Short-Term Rental. As
4 provide contact information for a representative that would respond within 24 currently defined,the Local Emergency Contact is required to be available on a 24-hour basis. Therefore,there is nothing to amend/add.
hrs.This was proposed because the owner/operator need no longer be local.
Can this requirement be reasonably added?
07/25/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Work Session A. DCA23-0002a While I see the summary presentation in the backup,can JW list Denton Staff has attached a report to the item in Legistar that shows bills tracked by City staff and Jackson Walker with the final disposition included.NOTE: This list is inclusive of
5 impacting bills,the success or failure or these bills,and the number of contact bills monitored by staff that may not have resulted in an impact to the City of Denton. During the presentation,Jackson Walker can provide a general overview of the types of
events JW had with legislators on these items? contacts that they engaged in on behalf of the City.
07/25/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Work Session A. DCA23-0002a Can JW summarize how our local delegation voted on those items deemed During the presentation,Jackson Walker can provide a general overview of how members of the City of Denton delegation voted on high impact legislation.Staff is not able to
6 critical to Denton as well as note the contacts on these items with our local generate a voting report prior to the work session,but will work to include on in an upcoming Friday report.
delegation?
07/25/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Work Session A. DCA23-0002a p 14 SB2627 TX EN FUND:$10B loans for new generation.Are these funds The fund,if passed by voters in November,is only available to"dispatchable"generation which excludes intermittent renewable generation(wind/solar). Long duration
7 limited to thermal generation sources? batteries(>6 hours)may be eligible if the regulations enacting this bill allow.The loans will also be available to on-site thermal generation at industrial facilities with capacity
greater than 2 MW.
07/25/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Work Session A. DCA23-0002a p 16 HB2308 Ag Reg&Enf.What are the limits of this?If a property plants The actions you describe potentially do satisfy the intent of the legislation and,if so,the City would be more limited in its ability to regulate that activity due to H.B.1750 and
s "Christmas trees"or has a couple of goats,or similar de minimus action does H.B.2308.
this satisfy the legislation?
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