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D. DCA23-0011b Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas amending the Denton Development Code, specifically amendments to Table 5.2-A- Table of Allowed Uses, Section 5.3.4: Public, Institutional, Religious, and Civic Use-Specific Standards, Table 7.9-I: Minimum Required Off-Street Parking, and Section 9.2: Definitions related to privately-owned cemeteries; providing for application requirements and process; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing savings and severability clauses, and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted [6-0] to recommend approval of the request. Motion for approval by Commissioner Smith and second by Commissioner Cole. (DCA23-0011b, Private Cemetery Use, Cameron Robertson)

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Draft Ordinance Exhibit 4 - HB 783 Exhibit 5 - Existing Privately-Owned Cemeteries in Denton Exhibit 6 - Presentation

E. SI23-0002a Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, regarding a change in the zoning district and use classification from General Office (GO) District to Mixed-Use Regional (MR) District on approximately 19.5 acres of land generally located at the northwest corner of Spencer Road and Bridges Street, 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 savings, severability, and penalty clauses; and providing an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted [5-0] to recommend approval of the request. Motion for approval by Commissioner Villareal and second by Commissioner Pruett. (SI23-0002a, 2801 Spencer, Julie Wyatt)

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map Exhibit 4 - Current Zoning Map Exhibit 5 - Proposed Zoning Map Exhibit 6 - Future Land Use Map Exhibit 7 - Comparison of Permitted Uses Exhibit 8 - Fiscal Impact Summary Exhibit 9 - Notification Map Exhibit 10 - Presentation Exhibit 11 - Draft Ordinance

6. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

A. ID 23-2203 Consider the second reading of an ordinance granting to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, a non-exclusive electric power franchise for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and using an electric delivery utility system in the City of Denton; prescribing the relationship and relative rights between grantee and others with respect to construction in the city and location of facilities; providing for enforcement of the franchise; prescribing the duties, responsibilities, and rulemaking authority of the City Manager and the City with respect to administration of this franchise; reserving to the governing body of the City the right to set charges and rates of grantee; regulating the construction work done by the grantee in the City; addressing the joint use of poles, trenches, and ducts in certain instances; addressing relocation of facilities; providing for compensation to the City from the grantee for the franchise privilege; requiring certain records and reports and providing for inspections and preservation thereof; providing for enforcement of the franchise; providing for assignment of the franchise; providing for indemnity and insurance; providing for term, renewal, effective date, and acceptance of this franchise; addressing conformity with applicable laws, City charter and City code; providing for good faith effort; providing for the repeal of the existing franchise ordinance no. 2012-359 to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, its predecessors and assigns, and finding that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public; and providing an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet.pdf Exhibit 2 - Presentation.pdf Exhibit 3 - Ordinance.pdf

B. ID 23-2330 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute an interlocal agreement between the City of Denton and Texas Woman's University, a Higher Education Agency of the State of Texas, providing financial support in the amount of $1,500,000.00 for the Bezos Academy preschool project.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet.pdf Exhibit 2 - Presentation.pdf Exhibit 3 - Ordinance.pdf Exhibit 4 - Interlocal Agreement.pdf

C. ID 23-2227 Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton casting votes for membership to the Board of Directors of the Denton Central Appraisal District; and providing for an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - DCAD memo Exhibit 3 - Resolution Exhibit 4 - Presentation

7. CONCLUDING ITEMS

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NOTE: 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 551.071-551.089 of the Texas Open Meetings Act.

C E R T I F I C A T E

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