A. Consider a request for an exception to the Noise Ordinance for the purpose of performing music during the 2010 Relay for Life, to be held at the University of North Texas Fouts Field beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday April 17th until 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 18th. The request is for a variance in decibels (dBs) for an outdoor concert from 70 to 75 dBs and for amplified sound on Sunday until 6:00 a.m. Staff recommends approving the request.
B. Consider approval of the minutes of:
February 16, 2010
March 1, 2010
March 2, 2010
March 9, 2010
C. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing Assignment Pay for Police Department civil service employees who are assigned to perform specialized duties and required to be on call and frequently available via a cellular phone and providing an effective date.
D. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing Assignment Pay for Fire Department civil service employees who are assigned to perform specialized duties and required to be on call and frequently available via a cellular phone and providing an effective date.
E. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to execute an Advance Funding Agreement for a project using funds held in the State Highway 121 Subaccount in the amount of $1,165,145.00 between the City of Denton, Texas and the State of Texas for construction of city pedestrian bridge on the Denton Branch Rail Trail at Pecan Creek and Loop 288; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing for an effective date. The Mobility Committee recommends approval (3-0). The Parks, Recreation and Beautification Board recommends approval (6-0).
F. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas to declare the intent to reimburse expenditures from the Unreserved Fund Balance of the Electric Fund with Utility System Revenue Bonds or Certificates of Obligation with an aggregate maximum principal amount equal to $6,792,522 to allow Denton Municipal Electric to continue funding ongoing capital expenditures for expansion of the distribution and transmission electric facilities. The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0).
G. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute a Supplemental Engagement Letter Agreement with Burford & Ryburn, LLP for professional legal services relating to the eminent domain assignments for West 380 (University Drive) Project; authorizing the expenditure of funds; and providing an effective date.
H. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing an agreement between the City of Denton, Texas and The Historical Park Foundation for the purpose of assisting with the construction of the foundation of the Welcome Center; providing for the expenditure of funds therefore; and providing for an effective date. ($1600.00)
I. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with the Denton Independent School District for the 2010 Summer Food Service Program; authorizing the expenditure of funds to administer the program; and providing an effective date.
J. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas amending the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget and Annual Program of Services of the City of Denton to allow for an adjustment to the Airport Gas Well Fund of nine hundred seventy-three thousand five hundred eighty-two dollars ($973,582) to be transferred to the General Fund for reimbursement of the General Fund subsidy of Airport operations and to discontinue the transfer of sales tax and ad valorem taxes from the General Fund to the Non-Airport Gas Well Fund; declaring a municipal purpose; providing a severability clause; providing for an open meetings clause; and providing for an effective date.
K. Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive bids and awarding an annual contract for the purchase of water treatment chemicals for the City of Denton Water Treatment Plants; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (Bid 4487-Annual Contract for Liquid Ferric Sulfate awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, Kemira Water Solutions, Inc. in the annual estimated amount of $400,000). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0).
L. Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive bids and awarding an annual contract for the purchase of traffic cabinet hardware for the City of Denton Traffic Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (Bid 4488-Annual Contract for Traffic Cabinet Hardware awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, Paradigm Traffic Systems, Inc. in the annual estimated amount of $260,000).
M. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a purchase order through the Houston Galveston Council of Governments, Texas Multiple Award Schedule Program (TXMAS), Buy Board Cooperative Purchasing Network and State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Cooperative Purchasing Program (TXCPA CO-OP) for the acquisition of eight vehicles and three pieces of equipment for the City of Denton Utility Fund Departments by way of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Denton; and providing an effective date (File 4491-Purchase of Utility Fund Vehicles awarded to multiple vendors as listed on Exhibit A in the amount of $749,569). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0).
N. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas approving an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of Denton, Texas and Denton County, Texas for public access improvements benefitting the South Branch Library, Fire Station No. 6 and Denton Independent School District (DISD) Houston Elementary within the municipal limits of the City and Denton County Precinct No. 1; and providing an effective date.
O. Consider approval of a resolution by the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas regarding the Best Practices for Pipeline and Municipality Relations Resolution; and providing an effective date.
Q. Consider adoption of an ordinance adopting an annexation plan for the City of Denton, Texas in accordance with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 43 Subchapter C; providing for severability; providing for the repeal of conflicting provisions; providing a savings clause; providing for publication and effective date.
R. Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute change order number one to the contract between the City of Denton and Thaten Construction Inc.; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (Bid 4336-Change Order Number One to Fleet Fueling and Truck Wash Facility in the amount of $46,027 for a total bid award of $2,093,712).
A. Consider a request for an exception to the Noise Ordinance for the purpose of performing music during the 2010 Relay for Life, to be held at the University of North Texas Fouts Field beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday April 17th until 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 18th. The request is for a variance in decibels (dBs) for an outdoor concert from 70 to 75 dBs and for amplified sound on Sunday until 6:00 a.m. Staff recommends approving the request.
B. Consider approval of the minutes of:
February 16, 2010
March 1, 2010
March 2, 2010
March 9, 2010
C. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing Assignment Pay for Police Department civil service employees who are assigned to perform specialized duties and required to be on call and frequently available via a cellular phone and providing an effective date.
D. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing Assignment Pay for Fire Department civil service employees who are assigned to perform specialized duties and required to be on call and frequently available via a cellular phone and providing an effective date.
E. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to execute an Advance Funding Agreement for a project using funds held in the State Highway 121 Subaccount in the amount of $1,165,145.00 between the City of Denton, Texas and the State of Texas for construction of city pedestrian bridge on the Denton Branch Rail Trail at Pecan Creek and Loop 288; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing for an effective date. The Mobility Committee recommends approval (3-0). The Parks, Recreation and Beautification Board recommends approval (6-0).
F. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas to declare the intent to reimburse expenditures from the Unreserved Fund Balance of the Electric Fund with Utility System Revenue Bonds or Certificates of Obligation with an aggregate maximum principal amount equal to $6,792,522 to allow Denton Municipal Electric to continue funding ongoing capital expenditures for expansion of the distribution and transmission electric facilities. The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0).
G. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute a Supplemental Engagement Letter Agreement with Burford & Ryburn, LLP for professional legal services relating to the eminent domain assignments for West 380 (University Drive) Project; authorizing the expenditure of funds; and providing an effective date.
H. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing an agreement between the City of Denton, Texas and The Historical Park Foundation for the purpose of assisting with the construction of the foundation of the Welcome Center; providing for the expenditure of funds therefore; and providing for an effective date. ($1600.00)
I. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with the Denton Independent School District for the 2010 Summer Food Service Program; authorizing the expenditure of funds to administer the program; and providing an effective date.
J. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas amending the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget and Annual Program of Services of the City of Denton to allow for an adjustment to the Airport Gas Well Fund of nine hundred seventy-three thousand five hundred eighty-two dollars ($973,582) to be transferred to the General Fund for reimbursement of the General Fund subsidy of Airport operations and to discontinue the transfer of sales tax and ad valorem taxes from the General Fund to the Non-Airport Gas Well Fund; declaring a municipal purpose; providing a severability clause; providing for an open meetings clause; and providing for an effective date.
K. Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive bids and awarding an annual contract for the purchase of water treatment chemicals for the City of Denton Water Treatment Plants; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (Bid 4487-Annual Contract for Liquid Ferric Sulfate awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, Kemira Water Solutions, Inc. in the annual estimated amount of $400,000). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0).
L. Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive bids and awarding an annual contract for the purchase of traffic cabinet hardware for the City of Denton Traffic Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (Bid 4488-Annual Contract for Traffic Cabinet Hardware awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, Paradigm Traffic Systems, Inc. in the annual estimated amount of $260,000).
M. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a purchase order through the Houston Galveston Council of Governments, Texas Multiple Award Schedule Program (TXMAS), Buy Board Cooperative Purchasing Network and State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Cooperative Purchasing Program (TXCPA CO-OP) for the acquisition of eight vehicles and three pieces of equipment for the City of Denton Utility Fund Departments by way of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Denton; and providing an effective date (File 4491-Purchase of Utility Fund Vehicles awarded to multiple vendors as listed on Exhibit A in the amount of $749,569). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0).
N. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas approving an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of Denton, Texas and Denton County, Texas for public access improvements benefitting the South Branch Library, Fire Station No. 6 and Denton Independent School District (DISD) Houston Elementary within the municipal limits of the City and Denton County Precinct No. 1; and providing an effective date.
O. Consider approval of a resolution by the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas regarding the Best Practices for Pipeline and Municipality Relations Resolution; and providing an effective date.
Q. Consider adoption of an ordinance adopting an annexation plan for the City of Denton, Texas in accordance with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 43 Subchapter C; providing for severability; providing for the repeal of conflicting provisions; providing a savings clause; providing for publication and effective date.
R. Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute change order number one to the contract between the City of Denton and Thaten Construction Inc.; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (Bid 4336-Change Order Number One to Fleet Fueling and Truck Wash Facility in the amount of $46,027 for a total bid award of $2,093,712).