Agenda Items

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B. ID 23-596 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding Audit Project 005 - Utility Street Cuts: Second Follow-Up Review. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 15 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Second Follow-Up Review of the Utility Street Cuts Audit Exhibit 3 - Presentation

C. ID 23-1407 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the preliminary FY 2023-24 Proposed Budget, Tax Rate, Capital Improvement Program and Five-Year Financial Forecast. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 1 hour]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Presentation Exhibit 3 - Budget Follow-up Memo

D. ID 23-1560 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding Denton Municipal Electric's proposed campus expansion capital improvement project. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Presentation

E. ID 23-1580 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the potential purchase of real property situated in the J. Fisher Survey, Abstract No. 421, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, located near Hunters Creek and Teasley Lane. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 40 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 Presentation

F. ID 23-221 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on pending City Council requests for: 1) Request for a work session, at medium priority, to revisit the Dec 6, 2022 discussion and discuss the formation of a Charter amendment committee and the items brought forth at that time or any new items the council desires. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance 23-1431 Exhibit 3 - Presentation Exhibit 4 - December 6, 2022 Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 5 - December 6, 2022, Presentation Exhibit 6 - City of Denton Charter

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 23-965 Deliberations regarding Personnel Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.074. Deliberate and discuss the evaluation, duties, discipline, dismissal, compensation, and/or contract of the City Auditor.

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B. ID 23-966 Deliberations regarding Personnel Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.074. Deliberate and discuss the evaluation, duties, discipline, dismissal, compensation, and/or contract of the Municipal Court Judge.

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C. ID 23-1457 Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072. Receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction pertaining to the potential purchase of real property situated in the John S. Dickson Survey, Abstract No. 342, and the Jasper C. Baker Survey, Abstract 47, both in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, located off of Teasley Road for future improvements and additions to the existing Hickory Creek Lift Station, where a public deliberation of such potential purchase would have a detrimental effect on the City's position in negotiations with a third party.

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D. ID 23-1567 Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072; Receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction pertaining to the potential acquisition of certain real property interests located near Ryan Road, in and around the T. Labor Survey, Abstract Number 779; and N. Britton Survey, Abstract Number 051, each in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas for Park and/or Library purposes where a public deliberation of such potential acquisitions would have a detrimental effect on the City's position in negotiations with third parties.

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E. ID 23-1586 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; Deliberations Regarding Real Property- Under Government Code Section 551.072. Receive information from staff regarding the Denton Municipal Electric's proposed campus expansion capital improvement project to the extent such project is confidential under Texas Government Code Section 551.086; discuss, deliberate, and provide direction to staff regarding same. Consultation with City's attorneys under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 regarding legal issues associated with the above matter 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 Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City's legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential litigation; Deliberations regarding Real Property Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072- receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction pertaining to the potential acquisition of certain real property interests related to the above matter.

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F. ID 23-1587 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 Consult with the City's attorneys on the legal status, expenses, strategy, and options for resolution of litigation issues associated with the "Application of Denton Municipal Electric to Change Rates for Wholesale Transmission Service" pending before the Public Utility Commission of Texas under Docket No. 52715; where public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City's attorneys to the City of Denton, Denton City Council, and Denton Municipal Electric (DME) under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or otherwise compromise the City's legal position in court and administrative proceedings; Receive information from staff regarding financial matters regarding the Denton Municipal Electric operating budget as it relates to the above matter and to the extent such projects are confidential under Texas Government Code Section 551.086, discuss, deliberate, and provide direction to staff regarding same.

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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.