Jul 19, 2017 City Council on 2017-07-19 1:30 PM

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Meeting Date:	July 19, 2017
Board:	City Council
Video ID:	13277

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Meeting Summary: City Council – July 19, 2017 Date: July 19, 2017 | Time: 1:30 PM | Location: City Hall Work Session Room Meeting Type: Special Called Closed Meeting

Key Topics and Discussions The City Council convened a closed session to consult with in-house and retained outside attorneys under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Deliberations addressed two primary legal matters: - Procurement activities for the proposed Denton Energy Center, specifically Request for Proposal 5937 (Supply of Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine Generator Sets and Auxiliaries) and Request for Qualifications 5898 (Professional Services for Design-Build), including guidance on staff interactions with bidders. - Legal strategy and direction regarding pending litigation styled Michael Grim and Jim Maynard vs. City of Denton, Texas (Cause No. DC-17-08139) in the 68th Judicial District Court, Dallas County.

Motions, Votes, and Outcomes No motions, votes, or formal outcomes were recorded. The session was conducted entirely in closed session for attorney consultation, and no public deliberation or voting occurred.

Decisions Made No final decisions or votes were made during this meeting. Per Texas Open Meetings Act guidelines noted in the agenda, any final action on matters deliberated in closed session will only be taken in a subsequent open meeting.

Action Items or Next Steps No specific action items were assigned during this session. City staff and legal counsel will proceed with procurement and litigation matters as directed during closed session deliberations. Any required final actions will be scheduled for future open council meetings.

Transcript

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                    All right, I wanted to welcome everybody to this meeting of
the Denton City Council on
Wednesday, July the 19th, 2017.
It is 1.34 p.m.
We're all present.
We do have a quorum.
Our first item on the agenda will be to convene in closed
session.
So I will now convene the closed session at 1.34 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 19th, 2017.
We will consider the following items.
Consultation with attorneys under Texas Government Code,
Section 551.071.

                

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                    City of Denton City Hall
215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 1:30 PM Work Session Room
After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene
in a Special Called Closed Meeting on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 1:30 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. Closed Meeting:
A. ID 17-924 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Consult with, and provide direction to, the City’s attorneys, both in-house attorneys
and retained outside procurement, employment, and bond attorneys, regarding the
City’s procurement activities relating to Request For Proposal 5937 for Supply of
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine Generator Sets and Auxiliaries for the
City of Denton for the Proposed Denton Energy Center, Request For Qualifications
5898 for Professional Services for the Design-Build of the Proposed Denton Energy
Center for the City of Denton, and City staff interaction with bidders regarding the
same where public discussion associated with these legal matters would clearly
conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton
City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the
State Bar of Texas.
B. ID 17-925 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Receive information from the City’s attorneys, both in-house attorneys and retained
outside employment attorneys, and discuss legal matters, deliberate, and provide the
City’s attorneys with direction regarding and related to Cause No. DC-17-08139
styled “Michael Grim and Jim Maynard vs. City of Denton, Texas” pending in the
68th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas; discussion of these legal matters
in an open meeting would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to …
                    
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