Mar 03, 2015 City Council on 2015-03-03 1:00 PM

March 03, 2015 City Council 13164

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Meeting Date: March 03, 2015
Board: City Council
Video ID: 13164
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Meeting Summary: City of Denton City Council – March 3, 2015

Key Topics and Discussions - Work Session: Planning and Development project prioritization; Tree Fund expenditure criteria and initial planting projects; proposed revisions to Chapter 33 (Signs and Advertising Devices) regarding political signs; FY 2013-14 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and annual audit. - Closed Session: Legal consultation and deliberations on real property acquisitions (Township II Park/Greenbelt tracts and electric transmission line easements); non-annexation agreements; economic development incentive negotiations (Business Air and West Gate Business Park); Gas Well Ordinance legal strategies and pending litigation. - Regular Meeting: Proclamations for Severe Weather Awareness Week and Library Larry’s Big Day; citizen reports on historic district construction materials, health care provider parking permits, and towing regulations; consent agenda items covering contracts, bond issuances, property acquisitions, non-annexation agreements, and event permits; public hearings on groundwater prohibition for municipal solid waste designation and amendments to gas well drilling regulations.

Motions, Votes, and Outcomes - Consent Agenda: Recommended for bulk approval via a single motion, authorizing the City Manager to implement staff recommendations. - Committee/Board Recommendations: Downtown TIF Board recommended approval (5-0) of the 2014 Annual Report; Audit/Finance Committee recommended approval (3-0) for $18.8M and $80.125M Certificates of Obligation notices; Historic Landmark Commission voted 7-0 to endorse Chisholm Trail Alternative B; Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial (4-3) of gas well drilling ordinance amendments, noting a City Council supermajority is required for approval.

Decisions Made - Council considered adoption of consent agenda items, including contract awards, bond issuance notices, property acquisitions, non-annexation agreements, event permits, and a resolution opposing legislative revenue caps. - Council received reports and provided staff direction on planning priorities, tree fund management, political sign regulations, and financial audit findings. - Council conducted public hearings on the groundwater prohibition ordinance and gas well drilling code amendments.

Action Items or Next Steps - City Manager or designee to execute approved contracts, publish bond notices, finalize property acquisitions, and implement consent agenda directives. - Staff to proceed with Tree Fund expenditures and initial planting projects per council direction. - Staff to draft proposed revisions to Chapter 33 regarding political signs per council direction. - City Attorney to continue legal consultations on property acquisitions, non-annexation agreements, economic development negotiations, and gas well ordinance litigation. - Council to schedule subsequent meetings for final action on the groundwater prohibition ordinance and gas well drilling amendments following public hearing deliberations.

Agenda Chapters
1. 1. Citizen Comments on Consent Agenda Items
0:21 - 0:28
2. 2. Requests for clarification of agenda items listed on the agenda for March 3, 2015.
0:28 - 19:38
3. A. SI15-0002 Receive a report; hold a discussion and give staff direction on Planning and Development projects and priorities.
15:42 - 19:38
4. B. SI15-0001a Receive a report; hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding proposed criteria for Tree Fund Expenditures and initial tree planting projects.
90:57 - 191:08
5. 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
191:08 - 419:32
6. A. ID 15-110 Severe Weather Awareness Week
191:44 - 194:47
7. B. ID 15-208 Library Larry's Big Day
194:47 - 200:06
8. A. ID 15-188 Mary Anderson regarding the ability to put hardie board siding on new construction in the Oak-Hickory Street Historic District.
200:06 - 204:38
9. B. ID 15-207 Pepper Rivers regarding parking permits for home health care and hospice providers at apartment complexes.
204:38 - 204:56
10. C. ID 15-214 Pat Smith regarding Denton for Fair Towing.
204:56 - 210:57
11. D. ID 15-215 Harrison Wicks regarding towing in Denton.
210:57 - 228:07
12. I. ID 15-170 Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Cooperative Purchasing Program Agreement with the University of North Texas Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship for classroom instruction and consulting services for the Leadership Excellence and Enhancement Program (LEEP) under Section 791.001 of the State of Texas Government Code, to authorize City of Denton contracts for the purchase of various goods and services; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date (File 5743-Interlocal Agreement with the University of North Texas Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship in an amount not-to-exceed $130,147.80 for the three (3) program duration).
228:07 - 233:18
13. S. ID 15-205 Consider a request for an exception to the Noise Ordinance from Jagoe-Public to complete reconstruction of U.S. 380 (University Drive), generally between Bonnie Brae and Elm at various times between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., March 2015 through January 2016. The Texas Department of Transportation regulations allow for work to be completed from Sunday through Friday. Staff recommends approval of the request.
233:18 - 237:45
14. GG. ID 15-217 Consider adoption of a resolution of the City of Denton, Texas, in opposition to a revenue cap and legislative interference with local services; and providing for an effective date.
237:45 - 243:55
15. A. ID 15-148 Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton prohibiting the use of designated groundwater from beneath the approximately 890 acre area described in Exhibit "A" of said ordinance, City of Denton, Texas, to facilitate certification of a Municipal Setting designation ("MSD") of said area by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ"), pursuant to the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act; and providing for an effective date.
243:55 - 277:06
16. B. DCA14-0009d Continue a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance amending Subchapters 5, 7, 16 and 22 of the Denton Development Code, relating to Gas Well Drilling and Production, Definitions and Procedures; amending Ordinance No. 2013-248, relating to planning and development fees and road damage remediation fees relating to gas well drilling and production activities; adding new Subchapter 22A to the Denton Development Code, relating to Oil and Gas Pipelines, Definitions, Procedures; providing a cumulative clause; providing a severability clause; providing for a penalty; and providing for an effective date (DCA14-0009d). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends denial (4-3). A supermajority vote by City Council is required to adopt a motion to approve this ordinance.
277:06 - 419:32
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City of Denton City Hall 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, March 3, 2015 1:00 PM Work Session Room & Council Chambers After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Work Session on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 1:00 p.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. Citizen Comments on Consent Agenda Items This section of the agenda allows citizens to speak on Consent Agenda Items only. Each speaker will be given a total of three (3) minutes to address any items he/she wishes that are listed on the Consent Agenda. A Request to Speak Card should be completed and returned to the City Secretary before Council considers this item. 2. Requests for clarification of agenda items listed on the agenda for March 3, 2015. 3. Work Session Reports A. SI15-0002 Receive a report; hold a discussion and give staff direction on Planning and Development projects and priorities. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Planning and Development Projects List Exhibit 2 - Staff Recommended Prioritization of Council Directed Projects Exhibit 3 - R2012-030 B. SI15-0001a Receive a report; hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding proposed criteria for Tree Fund Expenditures and initial tree planting projects. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Tree Fund Expenditure Criteria Exhibit 2 - Tree Expenditure Anaylsis Exhibit 3 - Tree Fund Management Parameters Exhibit 4 - KDB Arbor Day Expence Estimates Exhibit 5 - Analysis - Carl Young Exhibit 6 - Analysis - North Pointe Exhibit 7 - Analysis - North Lakes East Exhibit 8 - Analysis - North Lakes West Exhibit 9 - Analysis - South Lakes Exhibit 10 - Tree Code Update ISR 2015-017 C. SI15-0009 Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding recommended revisions to Chapter 33 (Signs and Advertising Devices) of the Denton Code of Ordi…

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