Agenda Items

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REGISTRATION GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD

Citizens will also be able to participate in one of the following ways (NOTE: Other than public hearings, citizens are only able to comment one time per agenda item; citizens cannot use both methods to comment on a single agenda item. Public comments are not held for work session reports.): • eComment - On July 7, the agenda was posted online at https://tx-denton.civicplus.com/242/Public-Meetings-Agendas. Once the agenda is posted, a link to make virtual comments using the eComment module will be made available next to the meeting listing on the Upcoming Events Calendar. Within eComment, citizens may indicate support or opposition and submit a brief comment about a specific agenda item. Comments may be submitted up until the start of the meeting at which time the ability to make an eComment will be closed. Similar to when a citizen submits a white card to indicate their position on an item, the eComments will be sent directly to members of the Public Utilities Board and recorded by the Secretary. Members review comments received in advance of the meeting and take that public input into consideration prior to voting on an agenda item. The Chair will announce the number of Comment Cards submitted in support or opposition to an item during the public comment period. Comments will not be read during the meeting. The Secretary will reflect the number of comments submitted in favor/opposition to an item, the registrant's name, address, and (summary of) comments within the Minutes of the Meeting, as applicable.

After determining that a quorum is present, the Public Utilities Board of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Regular Meeting on Monday, July 11, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered:

REGULAR MEETING

1. PRESENTATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

This section of the agenda permits a person to make comments regarding public business on items as listed on the agenda. Each speaker will be allowed a maximum of four (4) minutes. Such person(s) shall have registered under the REGISTRATION GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD detailed at the beginning of this agenda. Registration is required prior to the time this agenda item is read into the record.

2. CONSENT AGENDA

A. PUB22-083 Consider recommending adoption of a resolution of the City of Denton, Texas, adopting the City of Denton's Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Strategy ("CSWMS") to guide the City's future solid waste/materials management system and to develop infrastructure, programs, and policies necessary to manage materials in alignment with the guiding principles of the CSWMS; and providing an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Resolution Exhibit 3 - Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Strategy

B. PUB22-087 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute approval documents under the Joint Operating Agreement by and between the Texas Municipal Power Agency, City of Bryan, Texas, the City of Denton, Texas, the City of Garland, Texas, and the City of Greenville, Texas regarding the TMPA budget for the fiscal year 2023; providing for the expenditure of funds therefore; and providing an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance Exhibit 3 - TMPA Resolution

C. PUB22-089 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 between the City of Denton, a Texas municipal home-rule corporation, and the Texas Municipal Power Agency, a Texas joint powers agency, that extends the term of the existing agreement to September 1, 2024; authorizing the expenditure of funds; and providing an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance Exhibit 3 - Amendment No. 3

D. PUB22-096 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the approval of a first amendment to a contract between the City of Denton and JRD, LLC dba Maslonka Powerline Services, LLC, amending the contract approved by the City Council on February 23, 2021, in the not-to-exceed amount of $15,880,000.00; said first amendment to provide transmission line emergency services and a cost adjustment due to rising fuel, material, and labor costs for Denton Municipal Electric; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP 7483 - providing for an additional first amendment expenditure amount not-to-exceed $3,776,000.00, with the total contract amount not-to-exceed $19,656,000.00).

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Original Ordinance and Contract Exhibit 3 - LLC Members Exhibit 4 - Ordinance and Amendment 1

E. PUB22-097 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc., for engineering services related to the Southwest Booster Pump Station (SWBPS) Ground Storage Tank (GST) Coating project for the Water Production Department as set forth in the contract; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFQ 7574-015 - Professional Services Agreement for engineering services awarded to Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $116,500.00).

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance and Contract

F. PUB22-098 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Power Monitors, Inc., for the purchase of pole mounted, ethernet-based three-phase PMI End-of-Line voltage and current recording, monitoring, metering, software, integration, accessories, and devices for Denton Municipal Electric, which is the sole provider of these items, in accordance with Texas Local Government Code 252.022, which provides that procurement of commodities and services that are available from one source are exempt from competitive bidding, and if over $50,000, shall be awarded by the governing body; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 8008 - awarded to Power Monitors, Inc., in the three (3) year not-to-exceed amount of $204,643.74).

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance and Contract

G. PUB22-100 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, for the Solid Waste Cost of Service and Rate Design Study for the Solid Waste Department as set forth in the contract; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFQ 7997 - Professional Services Agreement for professional services awarded to NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, in the not-to-exceed amount of $89,890.00).

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Evaluation Sheet Exhibit 3 - LLC Members Exhibit 4 - Ordinance and Contract

3. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION