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4. CONSENT AGENDA

A. ID 26-0670 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton granting a special permit to Mario Sinacola & Sons Excavating, Inc. to allow for work hours outside those ordinarily allowed pursuant to Section 17-20 (c)(3)(f) of the City of Denton Code of Ordinances, with respect to hours of operation related to Hickory Creek Road Phase 3 construction of the Hickory Creek Road and Bridge over Hickory Creek and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad: providing for approval of special permit for a variance in the hours of operation during weekdays and weekends; and providing an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Applicant Request Exhibit 3 - Location and Aerial Maps Exhibit 4 - Noise Ordinance Special Permit Checklist Exhibit 5 - Ordinance

B. ID 26-0596 Consider approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas adopting a sustainability plan entitled "Simply Sustainable Framework"; replacing the City's previously adopted sustainability plan; and providing an effective date. The Sustainability Framework Advisory Committee recommends approval (4-0).

AIS Exhibit 1. Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2. Resolution and Simply Sustainable Framework 2026

C. ID 26-0669 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation FY 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in the amount of $9,600,000 and City's matching funds of $2,400,000 for road safety improvements and implementations in the City's Vision Zero Phase II Plan; and providing an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Exhibit 2 - Ordinance Exhibit 3 - Hickory and Eagle Drive Road Safety Audit Reports by the NCTCOG Exhibit 4 - Vision Zero Action Plan Final Report

D. ID 26-0767 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to accept on behalf of the City a reimbursement grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All Program in the amount of $576,000 in federal funding which requires City matching funds in the amount of $144,000 to develop a comprehensive safety action plan; and providing an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance Exhibit 3 - Agreement

E. ID 26-0594 Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton amending Policy No. 10.00 "Ethics" to ensure the City establishes ethical expectations, promotes integrity, and provides guidelines to prevent an actual or perceived conflict of interest and misuse of City resources; Content unrelated to these core ethic philosophies originally held in Policy No. 10.00 Ethics are now delineated by the creation of Policy No. 10.01 "Gift, Meals, and Event Attendance", Policy No. 10.02 "Nepotism", Policy No. 10.03 "Secondary Employment"; and declaring an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Resolution Exhibit 3 - Revised Policy No. 10.00 - Ethics Exhibit 4 - Redlined Policy Draft 10.00 - Ethics Exhibit 5 - New Policy No. 10.01 - Gift, Meals, and Event Attendance Exhibit 6 - New Policy No. 10.02 - Nepotism Exhibit 7 - New Policy No. 10.03 - Secondary Employment

F. ID 26-0810 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the approval of a Fifth Amendment to an engagement between the City of Denton and Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., amending the engagement approved by the City Council on July 20, 2021, in the not-to-exceed amount of $550,000.00; amended by Amendments 1, 2, 3, and 4, approved by City Council; said Fifth Amendment to provide additional legal services for the City of Denton; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 7762 - providing for an additional Fifth Amendment expenditure amount not-to-exceed $200,000.00, with the total contract amount not-to-exceed $1,350,000.00).

AIS Exhibit 1 - AIS.pdf Exhibit 2 - Ordinance.pdf

G. ID 26-0715 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 4 to the contract between the City of Denton and Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc., for the construction and movement of public water/wastewater utilities in support of TxDOT's I-35 widening from the split to US-380 for the Capital Projects Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (IFB 7968-004 - Change Order No. 4 in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,722,204.25, for a total contract award aggregated to $20,038,587.25). The Public Utilities Board will consider this item on Monday, May 18, 2026.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Original Ordinance, Contract and Change Orders 1-3 Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Change Order 4

H. ID 26-0717 Consider 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 Halff Associates, Inc., for the development of a Pecan Creek Storm Water Master Plan update for the Drainage Department as set forth in the contract; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFQ 8377-016 - Professional Services Agreement for assessment services awarded to Halff Associates, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,057,370.00). The Public Utilities Board will consider this item on Monday, May 18, 2026.

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

I. ID 26-0721 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Online Information Services, Inc., for fraud detection and credit risk assessment for the Customer Service Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP 9001 - awarded to Online Information Services, Inc., in the five (5) year not-to-exceed amount of $320,000.00). The Public Utilities Board will consider this item on Monday, May 18, 2026.

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Pricing Evaluation Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract

J. ID 26-0726 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the approval of a second amendment to a contract between the City of Denton and GTS Technology Solutions, Inc., amending the contract approved by City Council on November 15, 2022, in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,200,000.00; amended by Amendment 1 approved by the City Council; said second amendment to add the Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Purchasing Network Contract No. DIR-CPO-5721 for Information Technology (IT) staff augmentation services for the Technology Services Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 8127 - providing for an amendment to the ordinance to add the Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Purchasing Network Contract No. DIR-CPO-5721).

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Original Ordinance, Contract, Ordinance, and Amendment 1 Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Amendment 2

K. ID 26-0727 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Groggy Dog Sportswear & Graphic Design, LLC, through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Cooperative Program Contract No. 241202, for the purchase of athletic jerseys and award, athletic, and special event t-shirts for the Parks and Recreation and Fire Departments; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 8892 - awarded to Groggy Dog Sportswear & Graphic Design, LLC, in the five (5) year not-to-exceed amount of $835,000.00).

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Cooperative Pricing Exhibit 3 - Ordinance