Oct 28, 2014 City Council on 2014-10-28 11:30 AM

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Meeting Date:	October 28, 2014
Board:	City Council
Video ID:	13152

Has Transcript:	No
Has Agenda:	Yes

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Meeting Summary: City of Denton City Council Date: October 28, 2014 | Time: 11:30 AM | Location: Council Work Session Room, City Hall, Denton, TX

Key Topics and Discussions - Closed session consultation with City attorneys regarding legal strategies and limitations for the Gas Well Ordinance, including regulatory authority, statutory preemption, vested rights, federal/state law impacts, drilling moratoriums, settlement matters, surface/mineral estate issues, and a citizen initiative on hydraulic fracturing. - Closed session consultation regarding legal matters associated with the Denton Development Code, Subchapter 15 (Signs and Advertising Devices). - Work session report and discussion on potential amendments to Subchapter 15 concerning signs and advertising devices. - Open session consideration of an ordinance to amend the hotel/convention center professional services agreement for an architect or engineer (Exhibit “F” of Contract No. 5447, attached to Ordinance No. 2013-334), including a savings clause and effective date.

Motions, Votes, and Outcomes - The provided document outlines items scheduled for consideration. Specific motions, votes, and outcomes are not recorded in this text.

Decisions Made - No final decisions are documented. The session was convened to receive reports, provide staff direction, and consider ordinance adoption.

Action Items or Next Steps - Provide staff direction regarding potential amendments to the Signs and Advertising Devices code following the work session discussion. - Proceed with consideration of the ordinance amending the hotel/convention center professional services agreement. - Address public inquiries and deliver community interest reports in accordance with Texas Open Meetings Act Sections 551.042 and 551.0415. - Determine if continuation of closed session proceedings is required under Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

Agenda Chapters

1. After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Work Session on Tuesday, October 28, 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:

0:08 - 1:01

2. A. ID 14-0715 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff with direction regarding the Denton Development Code, Subchapter 15, relating to Signs and Advertising Devices and possible amendments thereto.

1:01 - 57:04

3. A. ID 14-0708 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving an amendment to the proposed hotel/convention center professional services agreement for architect or engineer, Exhibit "F" of Contract No. 5447 and was attached to Ordinance No. 2013-334; providing a savings clause; and providing an effective date.

57:04 - 105:45

4. 4. Concluding Items

105:45 - 108:05

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                    City of Denton City Hall
215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, October 28, 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 Tuesday, October 28, 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:
1. Closed Meeting:
A. ID 14-0677 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071.
Consult with and provide direction to City’s attorneys regarding legal issues and
strategies associated with Gas Well Ordinance regulation of gas well drilling and
production within the City Limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction, including:
Constitutional limitations, statutory limitations upon municipal regulatory authority;
statutory preemption and vested rights; impacts of federal and state law and
regulations; impacts of gas well drilling upon protected uses and vice-versa;
moratorium on drilling and production; other concerns about municipal regulatory
authority or matters relating to enforcement of the Gas Well Ordinance; settlement
matters concerning gas well drilling in the City; surface development issues
involving surface and mineral estates; and legal matters associated with a citizen’s
initiative regarding hydraulic fracturing where a public discussion of these legal
matters would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys under the Texas
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.
B. ID 14-0714 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071.
Consult with and provide direction to the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues
associated with the Denton Development Code, Subchapter 15, relating to Signs and
Advertising Devices where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict
with the duty of the City’s attorneys und…
                    
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