AGENDA
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL
November 22, 2013


After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Special Called Closed Meeting on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 05:30 p.m. in the City Council Work Session Room, 215 E. McKinney, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered:

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1. Closed Meeting

A. Consultation with Attorney - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.

1. Consult with City’s attorneys regarding a proposed standstill agreement between and among, the City of Denton, Texas, Eagleridge Operating, LLC, and Eagleridge Energy, LLC, jointly agreeing to temporarily suspend litigation of pending disputes until January 31, 2014, under terms therein specified.  The proposed standstill agreement would exclusively constrain Eagleridge’s drilling and fracking operations to four previously approved padsite locations, and impose additional interim restrictions upon certain of those sites, during the term of the interim agreement, allowing the parties to continue negotiations towards a more comprehensive settlement of their disputes.

Following the completion of the Special Called Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in a Special Called Meeting to consider the following items:

A. Consider an ordinance approving or ratifying the standstill agreement referenced in the closed session posting, above.

B. Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a temporary access permit (the "Permit"), by and between the City of Denton, Texas and EagleRidge Operating, LLC, a Texas limited liability company ("EagleRidge"), granting a license to EagleRidge to temporarily access certain City owned lands located in the James Edmonson Survey, Abstract Number 401 and the James L. Harris Survey, Abstract Number 555, located generally 1,800 feet southwest of the intersection of South Bonnie Brae and Vintage Boulevard, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, in connection with the overland transport of water for gas well operations; and providing an effective date.

A. Consider an ordinance approving or ratifying the standstill agreement referenced in the closed session posting, above.



C E R T I F I C A T E

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

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