Oct 06, 2014 City Council on 2014-10-06 11:30 AM

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Meeting Date:	October 06, 2014
Board:	City Council
Video ID:	13149

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Meeting Summary: City Council Work Session Date: October 6, 2014 | Time: 11:30 AM | Location: Council Work Session Room, City Hall, Denton, TX

Key Topics and Discussions - The Council convened a work session to review preliminary reports and provide staff direction on potential future agenda items. Formal action is not permitted during work sessions. - Item A (ID 14-0604): Review and discussion of a proposed convention center, including draft TIRZ 3 agreements (DISD and Denton County) and final design schematics. - Item B (ID 14-0606): Responses to Council and public inquiries under Sections 551.042 and 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, covering factual information, policy recitations, community interest reports, recognitions, holiday schedules, event reminders, and public safety announcements.

Motions, Votes, and Outcomes - No motions, votes, or formal outcomes are recorded in the provided agenda. Work sessions are designated for exploratory discussion and do not authorize formal Council action.

Decisions Made - No final decisions were made. The session was structured to determine whether discussed matters should be placed on future regular or special meeting agendas for public input and formal deliberation.

Action Items and Next Steps - City staff to receive Council direction regarding the proposed convention center and associated TIRZ 3 drafts and design schematics. - If the Council directs any item to be scheduled for a future regular or special meeting, staff will prepare a final report defining the proposed action and distribute it to the public prior to that meeting.

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                    City of Denton City Hall
215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Monday, October 6, 2014 11:30 AM Work Session Room
After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene
in a Work Session on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room at
City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered:
NOTE: A Work Session is used to explore matters of interest to one or more City Council Members or
the City Manager for the purpose of giving staff direction into whether or not such matters should be
placed on a future regular or special meeting of the Council for citizen input, City Council deliberation
and formal City action. At a Work Session, the City Council generally receives informal and
preliminary reports and information from City staff, officials, members of City committees, and the
individual or organization proposing council action, if invited by City Council or City Manager to
participate in the session. Participation by individuals and members of organizations invited to speak
ceases when the Mayor announces the session is being closed to public input. Although Work Sessions
are public meetings, and citizens have a legal right to attend, they are not public hearings, so citizens are
not allowed to participate in the session unless invited to do so by the Mayor. Any citizen may supply
to the City Council, prior to the beginning of the session, a written report regarding the citizen’s opinion
on the matter being explored. Should the Council direct the matter be placed on a regular meeting
agenda, the staff will generally prepare a final report defining the proposed action, which will be made
available to all citizens prior to the regular meeting at which citizen input is sought. The purpose of this
procedure is to allow citizens attending the regular meeting the opportunity to hear the views of their…
                    
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