May 12, 2015 City Council on 2015-05-12 4:00 PM

May 12, 2015 City Council 13171

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Meeting Date: May 12, 2015
Board: City Council
Video ID: 13171
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Meeting Summary: City of Denton City Council – May 12, 2015

Key Topics and Discussions - Work Session: Review of Road Impact Fee calculations and comparative analysis with other municipalities; briefing on the May 7, 2015 gas well fire and subsequent emergency responses by city and state regulatory agencies. - Closed Session: Legal consultation regarding real property acquisition for the Locust Substation expansion; overlapping extraterritorial jurisdiction claims with neighboring municipalities; legal strategies, regulatory authority, and litigation related to the Gas Well Ordinance, drilling moratorium, and surface/mineral estate issues. - Special Called Meeting: Involuntary annexation of approximately 578.74 acres across eight designated areas; acquisition of three property tracts for the Township II Park project; interlocal boundary and extraterritorial jurisdiction contract with the Town of Ponder; funding agreement with the Denton Parks Foundation for Quakertown Park seating; approval of Atmos Energy Corporation rate adjustments; public hearing and specific use permit for a 6.93-acre multifamily dwelling development in the RCC-D zoning district.

Motions, Votes, and Outcomes - Formal motions and votes were scheduled for the Special Called Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Agenda items required council consideration for ordinance adoption, contract authorization, funding expenditure, rate approval, and zoning permit issuance. - Work session and closed meeting items were designated for discussion, staff direction, and legal consultation without immediate public voting.

Decisions Made - The council convened to consider first readings, contract authorizations, funding allocations, utility rate approvals, and zoning permits as outlined in the agenda. Final actions on closed session matters were reserved for subsequent open meetings in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Action Items or Next Steps - Staff to prepare final reports for any work session matters directed to future regular or special meetings. - City Manager or designee to execute the Township II Park property acquisition contract upon ordinance adoption. - City Manager to execute the Interlocal Boundary and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Contract with the Town of Ponder upon adoption. - Approved Atmos Energy rate resolution to be delivered to the company and legal counsel. - Closed session deliberations to continue as permitted, with any final decisions to be recorded and acted upon in a subsequent open meeting.

Agenda Chapters
1. A. ID 15-385 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on the Road Impact Fee calculations, and comparison with other cities.
2:31 - 53:44
2. B. ID 15-423 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding a gas well fire on May 7, 2015 and following emergency responses by the City of Denton and state regulatory agencies.
53:44 - 97:42
3. Special Called Meeting of the City of Denton City Council at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered:
97:42 - 107:09
4. A. A15-0012b Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, on first reading to involuntarily annex approximately 578.74 acres of land contained in eight (8) of the fifteen (15) annexation areas. Four (4) of the annexation areas include approximately 440.19 acres of land and are primarily located within the northwestern quadrant of the City of Denton's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) Division 1, and are identified as PAA1, PAA2, PAA3, and PAA4. The remaining four (4) areas include approximately 138.65 acres of land and are considered unincorporated ETJ pockets located within the body of the City of Denton's corporate limits and are identified as DH2, DH3, DH4, and DH11; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2000.00 for violations thereof, severability and an effective date. (A15-0012b)
99:26 - 104:30
5. B. ID 15-386 Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Contract of Sale (herein so called), as attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A", by and between the City of Denton, (the "City") and DENTON 68 JOINT VENTURE, a Texas Joint Venture (the "Seller), regarding the sale and purchase of fee simple to three tracts identified as (I) a 6.458 acre tract, known as Lot 57, Block A, of THE OAKS OF TOWNSHIP II, recorded in Cabinet E, Page 13, Plat Records Denton County, Texas; and (II) a 0.361 acre tract, more or less, out of the R. H. Hopkins Survey, Abstract No. 1694, and being part of Township II, Phase 2, and recorded in Volume 11, Page 14, Plat Records, Denton County, Texas; and (III) a 3.384 acre tract, known as Lot 44, Block A of the Woodlands of Township II, recorded in Cabinet E, Slide 16, Plat Records, Denton County, Texas, all being additions to the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, located generally in and around the Township II area south and west of Colorado Blvd., south of Foxhollow, north and east of Angelina Bend Dr. and west of Valley Creek Rd., in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, as more particularly described in the Contract of Sale, (the "Property Interests"), for the purchase price of Fifty Four Thousand Six Hundred and No/ Dollars and No Cents ($54,600.00), and other consideration, as prescribed in the Contract of Sale; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date. (Township II Park Property Acquisition project: Tracts 1, 2, and 4 - Denton 68 Joint Venture)
104:30 - 106:39
6. C. ID 15-417 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Boundary and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Contract between the City of Denton and the Town of Ponder; providing for severability, savings and an effective date.
106:39 - 107:09
7. D. ID 15-420 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Parks Foundation to assist with the costs of seating in Quakertown Park; providing for the expenditure of funds; and providing for an effective date. ($1,200)
108:12 - 111:31
8. E. ID 15-421 Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton, Texas ("City"), approving a change in the rates of Atmos Energy Corporation, Mid-Tex Division ("Atmos") as a result of a settlement between Atmos and the Atmos Texas Municipalities ("ATM") under the rate review mechanism; finding the rates set by the attached tariffs to be just and reasonable; finding that the meeting complied with the Open Meetings Act; declaring an effective date; and requiring delivery of the resolution to the company and legal counsel.
111:31 - 115:29
9. A. S15-0001 Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, approving a Specific Use Permit for Multifamily Dwellings in a Regional Center Commercial Downtown (RCC-D) zoning district and use classification. The approximately 6.93 acre site is generally located 605 feet west of South I-35E and 540 feet north of Wind River Lane; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing a severability clause and an effective date. (S15-0001)
115:29 - 160:05
10. 3. CONCLUDING ITEMS
160:05 - 164:41
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City of Denton City Hall 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, May 12, 2015 4:00 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 2nd Tuesday Session on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 4:00 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: A 2nd Tuesday 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 2nd Tuesday 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 2nd Tuesday Session 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 oppo…

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