Agenda Items

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B. ID 24-302 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on proposed amendments to City of Denton Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 Animals; and receive information on House Bill 870 and Senate Bill 1989 from the 2023 Texas Legislative Session. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 45 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1- Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2- Ordinance No. 2000-460 Exhibit 3 - Ordinance No. 2006-330 Exhibit 4 - Ordinance No. 2016-217 Exhibit 5 - Ordinance No. 20-2235 Exhibit 6 - Chapter 6 (Redline) Exhibit 7 - Chapter 6 (Clean) Exhibit 8- General penalty (Redline) Exhibit 9 - Presentation

C. ID 24-110 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding potential subject matter to be discussed by a future Charter Election Discussion. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 45 minutes]

AIS AIS - Charter Amendment Process 03192024.pdf Charter Review Article II Presentation 3.19.2024.pdf Denton City Charter.pdf

D. ID 23-2349 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding creating Public Facility Corporations to develop affordable housing in the City of Denton, including a comprehensive analysis of the definition, creation, and administration of Public Facility Corporations. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 45 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Presentation

E. ID 24-080 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on pending City Council requests for: 1) Request for a work session to discuss restoration of the online vote record. 2) Request for Legal staff to research the best resolution(s) to the original IOOF Cemetery deed and contact IOOF representatives for them to participate in the process. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet.pdf Exhibit 2 - Ordinance 23-1431.pdf Exhibit 3 - Presentation.pdf

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 24-634 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Consultation with City's attorneys regarding litigation in Cause No. 24-1005-481, styled "State of Texas v. City of Denton, et al." pending in the 481st District Court, Denton County, Texas; 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 jeopardize the City's legal position in pending litigation.

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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:

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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2. PRESENTATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC