AGENDA
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL
August 13, 2013


After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Work Session on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 03:00 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:

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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 the opportunity to hear the views of their fellow citizens without having to attend two meetings.

1. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction concerning a municipally sponsored Municipal Setting Designation ("MSD") for the Downtown Area.

2. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding additional funding sources for the Street Improvement Fund.

3. Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding upcoming activities to be held as part of the public involvement process for Denton Municipal Electric’s (DME) Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects.  The CIP projects to be presented are: the Pockrus Substation Expansion Project, the Northwest Switch Station Project, the Pockrus Substation to the Spencer Switch Station Transmission Project, and the Hills of Denton Substation Project.

4. Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding a 311 or Citizen Relationship Management (CRM) system.

5. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the FY 2013-14 City Manager’s Proposed Budget, Capital Improvement Program, and Five-Year Financial Forecast.

6. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the City Council or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting  AND Under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda.

Following the completion of the Work Session, the Council will convene into a Closed Session to discuss the following:

1. Closed Session

A. Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086.

1. Receive competitive public power information from staff in the form of a proposed operating budget for Denton Municipal Electric (DME) for the upcoming fiscal year, including without limitation, revenues, expenses, commodity volumes, and commitments, and the direction of DME; and discuss, deliberate, consider adoption of the budget and other matters, and provide staff with direction regarding such matters.

NOTE:  The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its Open Meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, or as otherwise allowed by law.



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I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Denton, Texas, on the ________day of ___________________, 2013 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)

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CITY SECRETARY

NOTE:      THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM IS ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF REQUESTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 349-8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-RELAY-TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.