Jan 13, 2015 II. City Council on 2015-01-13 3:00 PM

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Meeting Date:	January 13, 2015
Board:	City Council
Video ID:	13505

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Meeting Summary: City Council (Work Session, Closed Meeting, and Open Session) Date: January 13, 2015 Location: City Hall, Denton, Texas

Key Topics and Discussions - Work Session: Council received reports and discussed staff direction on: (1) the 2013 Return on Investment Report for Economic Development Incentives; (2) creation of an Economic Development Incentive Fund; (3) aesthetic considerations for the 35Express Project; (4) expenditure criteria and initial planting projects for the Tree Fund; (5) a proposed transportation user fee for street maintenance; and (6) public inquiries and community interest reports under Texas Open Meetings Act exemptions. - Closed Meeting: Council deliberated on: (1) Denton Municipal Electric (DME) competitive and financial strategies for generation improvements and power acquisition; (2) legal and economic development negotiations with Metzeler Schaum, GmbH; (3) pending litigation (Roth v. City of Denton) and related real property acquisition on N. Bonnie Brae Street; and (4) legal strategies, regulatory authority, and litigation related to the Gas Well Ordinance and hydraulic fracturing regulations. - Open Session: Council continued a public hearing and considered an ordinance amending the Denton Development Code regarding gas well drilling/production, associated planning/development fees, and oil/gas pipeline regulations.

Motions, Votes, and Outcomes - No formal motions, votes, or binding outcomes were recorded in the provided agenda. Per 2nd Tuesday Work Session procedures, items were scheduled for preliminary review and staff direction rather than immediate formal action.

Decisions Made - Council authorized preliminary review and staff direction for economic development incentives, 35Express Project aesthetics, Tree Fund management, and the transportation user fee. - Council convened closed sessions to address confidential municipal electric strategies, economic development negotiations, and legal matters in accordance with Texas Government Code exemptions. - Council proceeded with a continued public hearing on gas well drilling and production regulations.

Action Items or Next Steps - Staff to prepare final reports defining proposed actions for work session items, to be placed on future regular meeting agendas for public input and formal Council deliberation. - Staff to implement Council direction regarding the Economic Development Incentive Fund, 35Express aesthetics, Tree Fund parameters, and transportation user fee recommendations. - City attorneys to provide further legal strategy and recommendations on pending litigation and gas well ordinance amendments following closed-session deliberations. - Council to schedule subsequent regular meetings for formal votes on the gas well drilling/production ordinance and other work session items.

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1. E. ID 15-058 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give updated staff recommendation regarding a transportation user fee.

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                    City of Denton City Hall
215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 3:00 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, January 13, 2015 at 3:00 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:
NOTE: 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 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
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