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B. ID 22-801 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding proposals from the Board of Ethics to amend the Ethics Ordinance and Board of Ethics Rules of Procedure. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 60 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Letter of Proposed Amendments Exhibit 3 - Redlined Ethics Ordinance Exhibit 4 - Redlined Board of Ethics Rules of Procedure Exhibit 5 - Presentation

C. ID 22-815 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the role of City Council Committees, membership to subcommittees and other internal/external groups, and their associated nomination and appointment processes. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 45 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - ISR No. 2022-028 - Council Committees Exhibit 3 - Council Committee Narrative Exhibit 4 - Roster - Existing Assignments, Vacancies, COI Exhibit 5 - Presentation

D. ID 22-828 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding funding recommendations from the Community Services Advisory Committee (CSAC) for the proposed activities to be included in the 2022 Action Plan. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2022-23 CSAC Funding Recommendations Exhibit 3 - 2022-23 Project Descriptions Exhibit 4 - Presentation

E. ID 22-419 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on pending City Council requests for: (1) A Council vote to increase the allotted time for public comment from four to five minutes. (2) A work session to discuss incentives and or requirements for EV charging electrical circuitry and infrastructure for single-family homes with garages and multifamily developments of certain sizes. (3) A Council vote on a resolution that directs the Denton Police Department to make investigations and criminal enforcement related to reproductive healthcare its lowest priority, and recommends against using City funds for such purposes. (4) Authorizing staff resources to be spent in developing a policy related to panhandling and public health policy. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - Pending Council Request Exhibit 2 - Ordinance 21-1837 Exhibit 3 - Denton Reproductive Healthcare Resolution.pdf Exhibit 4 - 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 22-832 Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071. Receive a presentation from staff regarding public power competitive and financial matters about the risks of wholesale energy supply and risk management plans, hedge plans, and strategies as each relates to the DME electric power and gas portfolio; discuss, deliberate, and provide direction to staff regarding the same. Consultation with the City's attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the above matters where a 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, or would jeopardize the City's legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential litigation.

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B. ID 22-1031 Consultation with Attorneys under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 and Deliberations Involving Medical or Psychiatric Records of Individuals under Texas Government Code Chapter 551.0785. Receive information from staff, discuss, and provide staff with direction related to a police officer's plan benefits related to an injury in the line of duty. Consultation with the City's attorney regarding legal issues associated with benefits where a 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; to consider information in the medical or psychiatric records related to a police officer's injury in the line of duty.

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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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