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2. Requests for clarification of agenda items listed on this agenda.
A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the Atmos rate-making process and the proposed Atmos 2019 natural gas rate increase.
B. Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding credit and collections performance and processes.
C. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the FY 2019-20 City Manager’s Proposed Budget, Capital Improvement Program, and Five-Year Financial Forecast.
D. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the nomination of members to the Board of Directors of the Denton Central Appraisal District.
E. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on confidentiality agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
F. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on pending City Council requests for information.
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. The 50th Anniversary Year of Denton Community Theatre
B. Live United Month
C. Celebrate Our Daily Bread’s 1 Millionth Meal
A. Review of procedures for addressing the City Council.
C. Additional Citizen Reports - This section of the agenda, which is also known as the "open microphone" section, permits any person who is not registered for a citizen report to make comments about public business items not listed on the agenda. This section is limited to two open microphone speakers per meeting with each speaker allowed a maximum of four (4) minutes. Such person(s) must file a "Blue Card" requesting to speak during this period, prior to the calling of this agenda item. During open microphone reports under this section of the agenda, the Council may listen to citizens speak. However, because notice of the subject of the open microphone report has not been provided to the public in advance, the Texas Open Meetings Act limits any deliberation or decision by the Council to: a proposal to place the item on a future agenda; a statement of factual policy; or a recitation of existing policy. Council Members may not ask the open microphone speakers questions or discuss the items presented during open microphone reports.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a service agreement related to a Public, Education, and Government (PEG) grant with the University of North Texas for its Denton Community Television PEG channel; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date.
B. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a service agreement related to a Public, Education, and Government (PEG) grant with the Denton Independent School District for its PEG channel; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date.
C. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a service agreement related to a Public, Education, and Government (PEG) grant with the University of North Texas for its NTTV PEG channel; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date.
E. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton, a Texas municipal home-rule corporation, approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee ("ACSC") and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division regarding the company's 2019 rate review mechanism filing; declaring existing rates to be unreasonable; adopting tariffs that reflect rate adjustments consistent with the negotiated settlement; finding the rates to be set by the attached settlement tariffs to be just and reasonable and in the public interest; approving an attached exhibit establishing a benchmark for pensions and retiree medical benefits; approving an attached exhibit regarding amortization of regulatory liability; requiring the company to reimburse ACSC’s reasonable ratemaking expenses; determining that this ordinance was passed in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act; adopting a savings clause; declaring an effective date; and requiring delivery of this ordinance to the company and the ACSC’s legal counsel.
K. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the approval of Change Order No. 1 to the contract between the City of Denton and DDM Construction Corporation, for the Bonnie Brae Roundabout; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (IFB 7027 - Change Order No. 1 in the not-to-exceed amount of $585,310.35 for a total contract award aggregated to $3,490,847.05).
A. Receive a presentation for an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, which would amend the City of Denton Code of Ordinances Section 2-29 to add that members of the public addressing the body through a translator will be given at least twice the amount of time as members of the public not requiring a translator.
B. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, amending Ordinance 2015-217 to revise the overlay conditions on approximately 30.7 acres of land zoned Neighborhood Residential (NR-3) District, generally located on the southwest corner of Hinkle Drive and West Windsor Drive, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; adopting an amendment to the City’s official zoning map; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing for severability and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the request (6-1). THIS ITEM WAS POSTPONED AT THE AUGUST 20, 2019 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. (Z19-0006d, Fireside Addition, Julie Wyatt)
C. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Archer Western Construction, LLC, for the construction of Lake Lewisville Water Treatment Plant (LLWTP) filter backwash and sedimentation basin wash-down residuals dewatering facility for the Wastewater Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (IFB 7096 - awarded to Archer Western Construction, LLC, in the not-to-exceed amount of $8,124,640). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (7 - 0).
D. Consider nominations and appointments to the Downtown Denton Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone No. One Board (Downtown TIRZ), including appointment of a chairperson.
E. Consider nominations/appointments to the City’s Boards, Commissions, and Committees: Airport Advisory Board.
F. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the expenditure of funds for the payment of wholesale transmission charges in the total amount of $1,884,599.05 to Cross Texas Transmission for $107,104.68, Electric Transmission Texas, LLC for $400,935.39, Lone Star Transmission for $132,410.26, Lower Colorado River Authority for $634,435.18, Wind Energy Transmission Texas for $93,796.66, ONCOR - NTU for $515,916.88 and, providing an effective date.
G. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Sun Coast Resources, Inc., for the supply of corrosion inhibitor and monopropylene glycol cooling water additives for Denton Energy Center; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (IFB 7065 - awarded to Sun Coast Resources, Inc., in the three (3) year not-to-exceed amount of $87,045).
H. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas municipal home-rule corporation, approving an agreement between DB Denton II, LLC., a Delaware limited liability company, Allegiance Hillview, L.P., a New York limited partnership, and the City regarding the funding and construction of sanitary sewer improvements which are adjacent to and will serve portions of the Rayzor Ranch Development; and, providing for an effective date.
A. Hold a public hearing on a proposal to adopt a tax rate of $0.590454 with a maximum allowable rate of $0.628802 per $100 valuation, which will exceed the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate.
B. Hold a public hearing and receive citizen input on the FY 2019-20 Proposed Budget.
7. CONCLUDING ITEMS
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2. Requests for clarification of agenda items listed on this agenda.
A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the Atmos rate-making process and the proposed Atmos 2019 natural gas rate increase.
B. Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding credit and collections performance and processes.
C. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the FY 2019-20 City Manager’s Proposed Budget, Capital Improvement Program, and Five-Year Financial Forecast.
D. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the nomination of members to the Board of Directors of the Denton Central Appraisal District.
E. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on confidentiality agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
F. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on pending City Council requests for information.
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. The 50th Anniversary Year of Denton Community Theatre
B. Live United Month
C. Celebrate Our Daily Bread’s 1 Millionth Meal
A. Review of procedures for addressing the City Council.
C. Additional Citizen Reports - This section of the agenda, which is also known as the "open microphone" section, permits any person who is not registered for a citizen report to make comments about public business items not listed on the agenda. This section is limited to two open microphone speakers per meeting with each speaker allowed a maximum of four (4) minutes. Such person(s) must file a "Blue Card" requesting to speak during this period, prior to the calling of this agenda item. During open microphone reports under this section of the agenda, the Council may listen to citizens speak. However, because notice of the subject of the open microphone report has not been provided to the public in advance, the Texas Open Meetings Act limits any deliberation or decision by the Council to: a proposal to place the item on a future agenda; a statement of factual policy; or a recitation of existing policy. Council Members may not ask the open microphone speakers questions or discuss the items presented during open microphone reports.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a service agreement related to a Public, Education, and Government (PEG) grant with the University of North Texas for its Denton Community Television PEG channel; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date.
B. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a service agreement related to a Public, Education, and Government (PEG) grant with the Denton Independent School District for its PEG channel; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date.
C. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a service agreement related to a Public, Education, and Government (PEG) grant with the University of North Texas for its NTTV PEG channel; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date.
E. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton, a Texas municipal home-rule corporation, approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee ("ACSC") and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division regarding the company's 2019 rate review mechanism filing; declaring existing rates to be unreasonable; adopting tariffs that reflect rate adjustments consistent with the negotiated settlement; finding the rates to be set by the attached settlement tariffs to be just and reasonable and in the public interest; approving an attached exhibit establishing a benchmark for pensions and retiree medical benefits; approving an attached exhibit regarding amortization of regulatory liability; requiring the company to reimburse ACSC’s reasonable ratemaking expenses; determining that this ordinance was passed in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act; adopting a savings clause; declaring an effective date; and requiring delivery of this ordinance to the company and the ACSC’s legal counsel.
K. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the approval of Change Order No. 1 to the contract between the City of Denton and DDM Construction Corporation, for the Bonnie Brae Roundabout; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (IFB 7027 - Change Order No. 1 in the not-to-exceed amount of $585,310.35 for a total contract award aggregated to $3,490,847.05).
A. Receive a presentation for an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, which would amend the City of Denton Code of Ordinances Section 2-29 to add that members of the public addressing the body through a translator will be given at least twice the amount of time as members of the public not requiring a translator.
B. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, amending Ordinance 2015-217 to revise the overlay conditions on approximately 30.7 acres of land zoned Neighborhood Residential (NR-3) District, generally located on the southwest corner of Hinkle Drive and West Windsor Drive, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; adopting an amendment to the City’s official zoning map; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing for severability and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the request (6-1). THIS ITEM WAS POSTPONED AT THE AUGUST 20, 2019 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. (Z19-0006d, Fireside Addition, Julie Wyatt)
C. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Archer Western Construction, LLC, for the construction of Lake Lewisville Water Treatment Plant (LLWTP) filter backwash and sedimentation basin wash-down residuals dewatering facility for the Wastewater Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (IFB 7096 - awarded to Archer Western Construction, LLC, in the not-to-exceed amount of $8,124,640). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (7 - 0).
D. Consider nominations and appointments to the Downtown Denton Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone No. One Board (Downtown TIRZ), including appointment of a chairperson.
E. Consider nominations/appointments to the City’s Boards, Commissions, and Committees: Airport Advisory Board.
F. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the expenditure of funds for the payment of wholesale transmission charges in the total amount of $1,884,599.05 to Cross Texas Transmission for $107,104.68, Electric Transmission Texas, LLC for $400,935.39, Lone Star Transmission for $132,410.26, Lower Colorado River Authority for $634,435.18, Wind Energy Transmission Texas for $93,796.66, ONCOR - NTU for $515,916.88 and, providing an effective date.
G. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Sun Coast Resources, Inc., for the supply of corrosion inhibitor and monopropylene glycol cooling water additives for Denton Energy Center; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (IFB 7065 - awarded to Sun Coast Resources, Inc., in the three (3) year not-to-exceed amount of $87,045).
H. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas municipal home-rule corporation, approving an agreement between DB Denton II, LLC., a Delaware limited liability company, Allegiance Hillview, L.P., a New York limited partnership, and the City regarding the funding and construction of sanitary sewer improvements which are adjacent to and will serve portions of the Rayzor Ranch Development; and, providing for an effective date.
A. Hold a public hearing on a proposal to adopt a tax rate of $0.590454 with a maximum allowable rate of $0.628802 per $100 valuation, which will exceed the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate.
B. Hold a public hearing and receive citizen input on the FY 2019-20 Proposed Budget.
7. CONCLUDING ITEMS
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