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B. ID 22-046 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding an update to the City of Denton's COVID-19 response. * [Council Priority; Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet.pdf Exhibit 2 - Presentation

C. ID 21-2401 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding Audit Project 020 - Utility Payment Assistance Program: Follow-Up Review. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Follow-Up Review of the Utility Payment Assistance Program Audit (April 2021) Exhibit 3 - Presentation

D. ID 21-2758 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding drafting of a comprehensive non-discrimination ordinance for the city of Denton. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 1 hour]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Presentation Exhibit 3 - Ordinance Drafting (V2 for 01-04-2022 WS) Exhibit 4 - Draft FAQs Exhibit 5 - Example Probable Cause Affidavit and Municipal Court Complaint

E. ID 21-2464 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding an update on sidewalk projects and future priorities of the Capital Projects/Engineering Department Sidewalk Workplan. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Draft Sidewalk Workplan Presentation

F. ID 21-2386 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on pending City Council requests for: (1) A work session to discuss leave policies for City employees. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - Pending Council Request Exhibit 2 - Ordinance 21-1837 - City Council Request Process Exhibit 3 - Presentation

Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in a Closed Meeting in the Council Work Session Room to consider specific item(s) 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.

1. Closed Meeting:

A. ID 22-102 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Consultation, discussion, deliberation, and receipt of information from the City's attorneys involving legal issues relating to a public information act request for records in the possession of City Council Members, and to provide the City's attorneys with direction, where public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City's attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.

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Any final action, decision, or vote on a matter deliberated in a Closed Meeting will only be taken in an Open Meeting that is held in compliance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, except to the extent such final decision, or vote is taken in the Closed Meeting in accordance with the provisions of Section 551.086 of the Texas Government Code (the 'Public Power Exception'). The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting or Executive Session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Section 551.001, et seq. (The Texas Open Meetings Act) on any item on its open meeting agenda or to reconvene in a continuation of the Closed Meeting on the Closed Meeting items noted above, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, including, without limitation Sections 551.071-551.086 of the Texas Open Meetings Act.

NOTE: Any item for which a formal action at the Regular Meeting has been taken by Council may be subject to a request for a motion for reconsideration at any time during the meeting, at the Concluding Items Section, or after the meeting. In order to comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act, a request for a motion for reconsideration made during, at the end of, or after a Council meeting will be placed on the agenda and considered at the next official meeting of the City Council.

Following the Closed Meeting, the City Council will reconvene in Open Meeting to take action, if any, on matters discussed in closed session.

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AFTER DETERMINING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 215 E. MCKINNEY STREET, DENTON, TEXAS AT WHICH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED:

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