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1. | Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding the Fire Department’s 2010-11 FY budget update and Strategic Plan review. |
1. | Closed Meeting: |
A. Consultation with Attorneys - Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
1. Consult with City’s attorneys on legal issues associated with existing and potential regulation of gas well drilling and exploration within the Denton city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction, specifically including, but not limited to, the following general categories, as they may relate to such regulations:
a. Legal issues and strategies associated with the imposition, calculation and assessment of various local permitting, road remediation and inspection fees, and local requirements for operators to provide security and insurance, as such fees and requirements relate to gas well drilling and production in the Denton city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction;
b. Legal issues and strategies associated with possible preemption of local regulatory standards relating to gas well drilling and exploration within the Denton city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction, by existing, proposed and potential Federal and State legislation, and administrative regulations; and
c. Legal issues and strategies associated with proposed and potential modifications to existing local regulations, as they relate to gas well drilling and exploration within the Denton city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction, as well as limitations imposed upon the City’s regulatory authority, with regard to such issues and strategies.
B. Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071; and Deliberations Regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.072.
1. Consult with City’s attorneys on legal issues associated with the proposed annexation of 1,595 acres of land previously designated as areas DH-7, DH-9 and DH-12 in the City’s 2009 Annexation Study, specifically including, but not limited to, legal and strategic issues associated with the proposal, modification, negotiation execution, and enforcement of service plans and non-annexation agreements, as well as more general legal and strategic issues relating to the annexation of each area.
2. Discuss, deliberate and receive information from Staff and provide Staff with direction pertaining to the possible acquisition of certain real property located in the downtown area of Denton, Texas, Denton County, Texas, including real property located in the H. Cisco Survey, Abstract No. 1184 and in B.B.B. & C.R.R Company Survey, Abstract No. 185. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the potential acquisition of the real property referenced hereinabove, where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the Denton City Council under the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City’s legal position in any potential litigation. C E R T I F I C A T E
1. | Consider approval of a resolution confirming the appointment by the City Manager of Paul Abbott as Interim Police Chief for the City of Denton Police Department; and declaring an effective date. |
Following the completion of the Special Called Session, the City Council will convene in a Closed Meeting to consider specific items when these items are listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this agenda. 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.
2. | Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding the position vacancy management program within the City of Denton. |
3. | Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding the Council’s objective of developing community leadership through boards and commissions. |
Following the completion of the 2nd Tuesday Session, the Council will convene in a Special Called Session to consider the following:
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