E. ID 15-058 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give updated staff recommendation regarding a transportation user fee.
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Exhibit 1 Street Maintenance Fee
Exhibit 2 Denton Report
Exhibit 3 Jan 13th CC Street Maint Destination Denton #2
Exhibit 4 Streets Fees
F. 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.
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Closed Meeting
A. ID 15-048 Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.086.
Receive a presentation from Denton Municipal Electric ("DME") staff 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 relating to selecting and acquiring generation resources for the City; 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.
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B. ID 15-063 Deliberations regarding consultation with the City Attorney - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071, Deliberations regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.087.
Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding legal and economic development issues regarding an incentive agreement with Metzeler Schaum, GmbH. This discussion shall include commercial and financial information the City Council has received from Metzeler Schaum, GmbH which the City Council seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the city, and with which the City Council is conducting economic development negotiations; including the offer of financial or other incentive where the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
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C. ID 15-067 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071; and Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072.
Consult with the City's attorneys regarding the present status of pending litigation styled Linda Marie Casias Roth, et al v. City of Denton, Texas, Cause No. 2012-60839-393, now pending before the 393rd Judicial District Court of Denton County, Texas; and discuss, deliberate and provide the City's attorneys with direction and any recommendations regarding such legal matter. A public discussion of this legal matter would conflict with the duty of the City's Attorneys to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas. Relating to this same issue, discuss, deliberate, and receive information from staff, and provide direction pertaining to the acquisition of real property interests located in the R. Beaumont Survey, Abstract Number 31, located generally in the 1200 block of North Bonnie Brae Street, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas.
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D. ID 15-066 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071.
Consult with and provide direction to City's attorneys regarding legal issues and strategies associated with the current Gas Well Ordinance, and proposed Gas Well Ordinance amendment, regulation of gas well drilling and production within the City Limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction, including: Constitutional limitations, statutory limitations upon municipal regulatory authority; statutory preemption and vested rights; impacts of federal and state law and regulations; impacts of gas well drilling upon protected uses and vice-versa; current and proposed extension to, moratorium on drilling and production; other concerns about municipal regulatory authority or matters relating to enforcement of the Gas Well Ordinance, both current and proposed; settlement matters concerning gas well drilling in the City; surface development issues involving surface and mineral estates; and legal matters associated with a citizen's initiative ordinance and pending litigation styled Jerry Patterson, Commissioner, Texas General Land Office v. City of Denton Texas, Cause No. D-1-GN-14-004628 currently pending in the 53rd District Court of Travis County and Texas Oil and Gas Association v. City of Denton, Cause No. 14-09833-431 currently pending in the 431st District Court of Denton County regarding hydraulic fracturing where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City's attorneys under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.
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Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in Open Session in the Council Chambers to consider the following:
E. ID 15-058 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give updated staff recommendation regarding a transportation user fee.
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Exhibit 1 Street Maintenance Fee
Exhibit 2 Denton Report
Exhibit 3 Jan 13th CC Street Maint Destination Denton #2
Exhibit 4 Streets Fees
F. 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.
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Closed Meeting
A. ID 15-048 Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.086.
Receive a presentation from Denton Municipal Electric ("DME") staff 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 relating to selecting and acquiring generation resources for the City; 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.
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B. ID 15-063 Deliberations regarding consultation with the City Attorney - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071, Deliberations regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.087.
Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding legal and economic development issues regarding an incentive agreement with Metzeler Schaum, GmbH. This discussion shall include commercial and financial information the City Council has received from Metzeler Schaum, GmbH which the City Council seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the city, and with which the City Council is conducting economic development negotiations; including the offer of financial or other incentive where the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
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C. ID 15-067 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071; and Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072.
Consult with the City's attorneys regarding the present status of pending litigation styled Linda Marie Casias Roth, et al v. City of Denton, Texas, Cause No. 2012-60839-393, now pending before the 393rd Judicial District Court of Denton County, Texas; and discuss, deliberate and provide the City's attorneys with direction and any recommendations regarding such legal matter. A public discussion of this legal matter would conflict with the duty of the City's Attorneys to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas. Relating to this same issue, discuss, deliberate, and receive information from staff, and provide direction pertaining to the acquisition of real property interests located in the R. Beaumont Survey, Abstract Number 31, located generally in the 1200 block of North Bonnie Brae Street, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas.
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D. ID 15-066 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071.
Consult with and provide direction to City's attorneys regarding legal issues and strategies associated with the current Gas Well Ordinance, and proposed Gas Well Ordinance amendment, regulation of gas well drilling and production within the City Limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction, including: Constitutional limitations, statutory limitations upon municipal regulatory authority; statutory preemption and vested rights; impacts of federal and state law and regulations; impacts of gas well drilling upon protected uses and vice-versa; current and proposed extension to, moratorium on drilling and production; other concerns about municipal regulatory authority or matters relating to enforcement of the Gas Well Ordinance, both current and proposed; settlement matters concerning gas well drilling in the City; surface development issues involving surface and mineral estates; and legal matters associated with a citizen's initiative ordinance and pending litigation styled Jerry Patterson, Commissioner, Texas General Land Office v. City of Denton Texas, Cause No. D-1-GN-14-004628 currently pending in the 53rd District Court of Travis County and Texas Oil and Gas Association v. City of Denton, Cause No. 14-09833-431 currently pending in the 431st District Court of Denton County regarding hydraulic fracturing where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City's attorneys under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.
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Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in Open Session in the Council Chambers to consider the following: