4 February Agenda Questions and Responses 4 February Agenda Questions and Responses smartsheet
. : Response
2-Feb Mayor Hudspeth Work Session A ID 24-2663 List departments that are staffed 24 hours and available to respond to The 311 Operation is staffed 24-hours a day and initiates work order tickets for almost every City
citizen requests after 8-5,7 days a week. Department,except Fire and Police.Any emergency calls are redirected to 911.For after-hours
requests,311 contacts on-call personnel for the following departments:Building Inspections,Fleet
Services,Parks,Water/Wastewater,Solid Waste,Streets/Drainage,Traffic,Warehouse and
Electric.For animal services,after-hours support is coordinated with Police's non-emergency call
line.
2-Feb Mayor Hudspeth Work Session C ID 24-2544 What are the updates requested at Clear Creek Nature preserve that are The Clear Creek Master Plan calls for a potential nature center in the future.These are long term
not currently funded?List property owners for the past 20 years. plans that are subject to change as priorities evolve over time.
Ownership of 6131 Hartlee Field Rd was as follows:
1990-2005 Michael&Coleen Davidson,then conveyed to:
2005-2020-Johnny Davidson,then conveyed to:
2020-Present-Moisony Flores
2-Feb Mayor Hudspeth Work Session D ID 25-019 List the city's role in investigating any potential complaints definitive action If fair chance hiring regulations are included in the NDO,all administrative and enforcement
the city will take in the process(Contact directly for further explanation,if provisions currently applied to NDO complaints would also apply to fair chance hiring complaints.As
needed) the NDO directs that complaints where the state or federal government has jurisdiction be referred
to those entities,should any fair chance hiring complaint indicate a violation of federal or state law
based on a protected status,the complainant will be referred to the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission or other applicable agency.If the EEOC or other applicable agency does not
3 investigate or bring a discrimination complaint,the administration and enforcement regulations of
the NDO allow for a city investigation and charges. The NDO provides the following procedure for
City-initiated review:The City Manager or designee shall be responsible for implementing and
administering this fair chance hiring provisions.I Investigation of complaints will be through a third-
party investigator If mutually agreed upon by the parties,a third-party conciliator may be used to
resolve the complaint.I Investigation may be referred to the municipal prosecutor to determine
whether prosecution in Municipal Court is warranted.I Offenses are a Class C misdemeanor with a
fine of up to$500 per violation.
2-Feb Mayor Hudspeth Public Comment A ID 25-174 How much did the City of Denton spend in the last complete budget year During the 2023/24 budget year,$2,044,254 in local General Funds and federal funds were
4 towards programs that assist the unhoused population?Same question for expended to assist people experiencing homelessness and at risk of homelessness. The
single parents?Same question for those that have lost theirjobs? attachment lists activities funded during the 2023/24 budget year by funding source.
2-Feb Mayor Hudspeth Individual Consent F ID 25-224 Is there a conflict concern due to the fact that Keri Caruthers Ms.Caruthers is not prohibited from serving on the Parks,Recreation,and Beatification Board.If a
https://www.ifmdenton.org/whatwedo is the executive director of Interfaith conflict arises on a specific matter in which a board member has a personal interest,that board
ministries. n e ai receives funding from the City of Denton. member would need to recuse and abstain from participation on the matter.
Specifically,the City does not prohibit community members who are directors or officers of
organizations that receive funding from the City from serving on Boards and Commissions.
5 Members of the Parks,Recreation,and Beatification Board are not subject to the Clty's Ethics
Ordinance;however,they are subject to City Council Resolution R2006-003(i.e.,the Ethics Policy
for Elected and Appointed Officials).This Resolution provides ethical guidance for board members
as they represent Denton's residents and incorporates by reference the City Council Rules of
Procedure.The City Council Rules of Procedure require that members with a personal interest
under Tex.Loc.Gov't Code§171 recuse themselves and abstain from voting.
6 3-Feb Council Member Beck Individual Consent B ID 25-136 Please pull this item for individual vote. This item is pulled from the Consent Agenda.
3-Feb Council Member Beck Individual Consent K ID 24-2633 Based on the previous contract period,is this number consistent with This item is pulled and will be rescheduled for a later date when a more detailed response can be
7 expected demands on DFD?If the number of calls exceeds this contract provided.
estimate,how is DFD reimbursed?
3-Feb Council Member Beck Individual Consent M,N,O ID 24-2636 1 ID 24- Presumably,there are no odd-exceptions for elected officials,board There are no unusual exceptions for elected officials.There is no need for acceptable use training
2637 1 ID 24-2638 members or other non-employees,esp.vis-a-vis training and use beyond the general usage of a city email address within the confines of city business and avoidance
8 requirements? of its use outside the city of Denton. The other two policies establish information security best
practices at the City as well as roles and responsibilities for specific named employees and groups
in an Incident Response situation.
3-Feb Council Member Beck Individual Consent M,N,O ID 24-2636 1 ID 24- How does staff envision the role of multi-factor in the framework,esp.as We recognize and agree that the expanded implementation of MFA is seen as a critical component
2637 1 ID 24-2638 expanded implementation of multi-factor approaches has bulwarked many in strengthening cybersecurity defenses and protecting sensitive information from increasingly
organizations from both brute-force and social-engineering attacks. sophisticated attacks. The city of Denton utilizes MFA in several areas and is in the process of
evaluating all long-term solutions as to its efficacy to continue to strengthen our security posture.
3-Feb Council Member Beck Individual Consent P ID 25-182 While it is incumbent on us to provide services over the next year for Staff will include a response in advance of the new Bulk Fuel contract expected by June 30,2025.
citizens using the fleet we have,I would like to know the
projected/anticipated costs of delay in terms of fuel consumption,carbon
production,and impacts on 2050 CAP goals.Would it be possible to show
fuel cost savings curves as a function of year and EV adoption?ie.What
is the impact of slower/faster EV adoption on fuel costs?
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