3. Work Session Reports
1. Closed Meeting:
A. ID 16-973 Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086. Receive a presentation from Denton Municipal Electric staff ("DME") regarding public power competitive and financial matters pertaining to plans, strategies, opportunities, and developments for generation improvements to the DME system; discuss and deliberate strategies regarding same; discuss and deliberate opportunities and strategies for the City to acquire purchased power and enter into agreements regarding the same, in order to meet its future energy needs. Discuss, deliberate and provide Staff with direction. [ID 16-1031 & 16-1032]
B. ID 16-1115 Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Receive a presentation from staff regarding public power competitive and financial matters related to the City's participation in, and the overall operational and financial aspects of, the Texas Municipal Power Agency; discuss and deliberate strategies regarding same; discuss, deliberate and provide staff with direction. Consultation, discussion, deliberation, and receipt of information from the City's attorneys involving legal matters relating to public power competitive and financial matters related to the City's participation in, and the overall operational and financial aspects of, the Texas Municipal Power Agency, and to provide the City Attorneys with direction, where a public discussion of 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. [ID 16-1114]
C. ID 16-1117 Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 511.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential acquisition of real property interests generally located in (i) the Gibson Myers Survey, Abstract No. 843, the Johnson, Green, Myers, and Brummell Survey, Abstract No. 1699, the Moses H. Davis Survey, Abstract No. 377, and the William Wilburn Survey, Abstract No. 1419, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the possible construction of an electric generation facility, and (ii) the William Wilburn Survey, Abstract No. 1419, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the West Parallel Runway Project for Denton Enterprise Airport where deliberation of the potential acquisition of these real property interests in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of a governmental body in negotiations with a third party. Consultation with the City's attorney's regarding legal issues associated with the acquisition of the real property interests described above where a public discussion of these legal matters would 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, or would jeopardize the City's legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential litigation. [ID 16-1162]
D. ID 16-1192 Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters --- Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.086. Receive competitive public power information and competitive financial information from staff regarding an amendment to the operating budget for Denton Municipal Electric ("DME") for FY 2015-2016, including without limitation, revenues, expenses, and commodity volumes; and discuss, deliberate, provide staff with direction regarding such matters. [ID 16-1213]
E. ID 16-1057 Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters --- Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.086. Receive competitive public power competitive information and financial information from staff regarding the proposed FY 2016-2017 operating budget for Denton Municipal Electric ("DME") including without limitation, proposed rates for DME for FY 2016-2017, expected revenues, expenses, commodity volumes, and financial commitments of DME; discuss, deliberate and provide staff with direction.
1. CONSENT AGENDA
A. ID 16-1088 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute a Third Supplement to a Professional Services Agreement by and between the City of Denton, Texas and the law firm of Cole Schotz, P.C., Dallas, Texas for legal services relating to transactional and regulatory work pertaining to the Texas Municipal Power Agency; providing for additional expenditure agency of not-to-exceed $400,000; providing an effective date. (File 5380 in the additional amount not-to-exceed $400,000, aggregating a total not-to-exceed $799,500).
B. ID 16-1126 Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive proposals and awarding a contract for professional services including engineering, design, and customary construction services for the design-build of the proposed Denton Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station Project; providing for the expenditure of funds therefore; providing an effective date (RFQ 6016-awarded to Zeit Energy LLC in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,682,445). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (5-0).
C. ID 16-1130 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a Pipeline Crossing contract by and between the City of Denton, Texas and the Kansas City Southern Railway Company relating to the location of a water pipeline within railroad right-of-way, located at mile post D-105.10, Alliance Subdivision within the County and City of Denton Texas; terminating prior license; and providing an effective date. [Pipeline Crossing Agreement for 12-inch water line: 84 Lumber development]
D. ID 16-1132 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Legal Services Agreement with the law firm of Baker Moran Doggett Ma & Dobbs LLP, Plano, Texas for professional legal services regarding condemnation matters related to the Mayhill Road Widening and Improvements Project; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 5326-awarded to Baker Moran Doggett Ma & Dobbs LLP in the not-to-exceed amount of $700,000).
E. ID 16-1149 Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton declaring the completion of the work of the Ad Hoc City Council Historic Landmark Committee and dissolving the same; and declaring an effective date.
G. ID 16-1182 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a Development Agreement between the City of Denton and Justland Development LLC, concerning the use of City property for temporary stormwater facilities and construction access for the proposed development of Meadow Oaks Subdivision, Phase 4, until the permanent Ruddell Street Stormwater Facilities are installed; granting temporary drainage and construction access easements in exchange for the developer providing to the City a conveyance of land in fee; providing for the developer to pay any additional costs of design and construction of a permanent stormwater piping system required to accommodate the development stormwater discharge; requiring a performance bond or letters of credit; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement and easements; and providing for an effective date.
H. ID 16-1183 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Denton and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), concerning City cost participation in TxDOT's grade separation improvements project for IH 35E, between State School Road/Mayhill Road and Loop 288 (CSJ No. 0196-01-106); authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and providing for an effective date.
I. ID 16-1184 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a Standard Utility Agreement U14818 and an Advance Funding Agreement for Voluntary Utility Relocation for IH-35E, between Mayhill Rd. and Loop 288 (CSJ No. 0196-01-106), between the City of Denton and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), for the relocation and betterment of a City water line along the I-35E right-of-way near Brinker Rd.; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreements and related documents; and providing for an effective date.
J. ID 16-1185 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a Metropolitan Mobility Agreement for State-Contracted Traffic Signal Construction between the City of Denton and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), concerning the City providing certain traffic signal equipment with reimbursement by TxDOT for IH 35E grade separation improvements at Loop 288 (CSJ No. 0196-01-106); authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and providing for an effective date.
2. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Sep 13, 2016 City Council on 2016-09-13 1:00 PM
3. Work Session Reports
1. Closed Meeting:
A. ID 16-973 Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086. Receive a presentation from Denton Municipal Electric staff ("DME") regarding public power competitive and financial matters pertaining to plans, strategies, opportunities, and developments for generation improvements to the DME system; discuss and deliberate strategies regarding same; discuss and deliberate opportunities and strategies for the City to acquire purchased power and enter into agreements regarding the same, in order to meet its future energy needs. Discuss, deliberate and provide Staff with direction. [ID 16-1031 & 16-1032]
B. ID 16-1115 Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Receive a presentation from staff regarding public power competitive and financial matters related to the City's participation in, and the overall operational and financial aspects of, the Texas Municipal Power Agency; discuss and deliberate strategies regarding same; discuss, deliberate and provide staff with direction. Consultation, discussion, deliberation, and receipt of information from the City's attorneys involving legal matters relating to public power competitive and financial matters related to the City's participation in, and the overall operational and financial aspects of, the Texas Municipal Power Agency, and to provide the City Attorneys with direction, where a public discussion of 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. [ID 16-1114]
C. ID 16-1117 Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 511.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential acquisition of real property interests generally located in (i) the Gibson Myers Survey, Abstract No. 843, the Johnson, Green, Myers, and Brummell Survey, Abstract No. 1699, the Moses H. Davis Survey, Abstract No. 377, and the William Wilburn Survey, Abstract No. 1419, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the possible construction of an electric generation facility, and (ii) the William Wilburn Survey, Abstract No. 1419, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the West Parallel Runway Project for Denton Enterprise Airport where deliberation of the potential acquisition of these real property interests in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of a governmental body in negotiations with a third party. Consultation with the City's attorney's regarding legal issues associated with the acquisition of the real property interests described above where a public discussion of these legal matters would 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, or would jeopardize the City's legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential litigation. [ID 16-1162]
D. ID 16-1192 Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters --- Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.086. Receive competitive public power information and competitive financial information from staff regarding an amendment to the operating budget for Denton Municipal Electric ("DME") for FY 2015-2016, including without limitation, revenues, expenses, and commodity volumes; and discuss, deliberate, provide staff with direction regarding such matters. [ID 16-1213]
E. ID 16-1057 Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters --- Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.086. Receive competitive public power competitive information and financial information from staff regarding the proposed FY 2016-2017 operating budget for Denton Municipal Electric ("DME") including without limitation, proposed rates for DME for FY 2016-2017, expected revenues, expenses, commodity volumes, and financial commitments of DME; discuss, deliberate and provide staff with direction.
1. CONSENT AGENDA
A. ID 16-1088 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute a Third Supplement to a Professional Services Agreement by and between the City of Denton, Texas and the law firm of Cole Schotz, P.C., Dallas, Texas for legal services relating to transactional and regulatory work pertaining to the Texas Municipal Power Agency; providing for additional expenditure agency of not-to-exceed $400,000; providing an effective date. (File 5380 in the additional amount not-to-exceed $400,000, aggregating a total not-to-exceed $799,500).
B. ID 16-1126 Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive proposals and awarding a contract for professional services including engineering, design, and customary construction services for the design-build of the proposed Denton Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station Project; providing for the expenditure of funds therefore; providing an effective date (RFQ 6016-awarded to Zeit Energy LLC in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,682,445). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (5-0).
C. ID 16-1130 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a Pipeline Crossing contract by and between the City of Denton, Texas and the Kansas City Southern Railway Company relating to the location of a water pipeline within railroad right-of-way, located at mile post D-105.10, Alliance Subdivision within the County and City of Denton Texas; terminating prior license; and providing an effective date. [Pipeline Crossing Agreement for 12-inch water line: 84 Lumber development]
D. ID 16-1132 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Legal Services Agreement with the law firm of Baker Moran Doggett Ma & Dobbs LLP, Plano, Texas for professional legal services regarding condemnation matters related to the Mayhill Road Widening and Improvements Project; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 5326-awarded to Baker Moran Doggett Ma & Dobbs LLP in the not-to-exceed amount of $700,000).
E. ID 16-1149 Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton declaring the completion of the work of the Ad Hoc City Council Historic Landmark Committee and dissolving the same; and declaring an effective date.
G. ID 16-1182 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a Development Agreement between the City of Denton and Justland Development LLC, concerning the use of City property for temporary stormwater facilities and construction access for the proposed development of Meadow Oaks Subdivision, Phase 4, until the permanent Ruddell Street Stormwater Facilities are installed; granting temporary drainage and construction access easements in exchange for the developer providing to the City a conveyance of land in fee; providing for the developer to pay any additional costs of design and construction of a permanent stormwater piping system required to accommodate the development stormwater discharge; requiring a performance bond or letters of credit; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement and easements; and providing for an effective date.
H. ID 16-1183 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Denton and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), concerning City cost participation in TxDOT's grade separation improvements project for IH 35E, between State School Road/Mayhill Road and Loop 288 (CSJ No. 0196-01-106); authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and providing for an effective date.
I. ID 16-1184 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a Standard Utility Agreement U14818 and an Advance Funding Agreement for Voluntary Utility Relocation for IH-35E, between Mayhill Rd. and Loop 288 (CSJ No. 0196-01-106), between the City of Denton and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), for the relocation and betterment of a City water line along the I-35E right-of-way near Brinker Rd.; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreements and related documents; and providing for an effective date.
J. ID 16-1185 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a Metropolitan Mobility Agreement for State-Contracted Traffic Signal Construction between the City of Denton and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), concerning the City providing certain traffic signal equipment with reimbursement by TxDOT for IH 35E grade separation improvements at Loop 288 (CSJ No. 0196-01-106); authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and providing for an effective date.
2. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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