The Public Utility Board of the City of Denton on Monday, April 28, 2025, approved the consent agenda and the minutes of April 14, 2025, and heard management reports that included a memo showing roughly 8% contamination in the city’s solid-waste stream and a memorandum on Robinwood reconstruction.

Board members voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda after a motion and second. The board then unanimously approved the April 14 minutes following a separate motion and second.

The board received several management memos during the meeting. A Public Utilities staff member summarized a contamination map included with the memos and said, "Again, unprecedented, the the amount of contamination is, like, 8%." The staff member said no one from Solid Waste was present at the meeting but offered to follow up if board members had questions.

Staff also flagged a memo regarding Robinwood reconstruction; a staff presenter on that memo was present but the board did not discuss substantive details during the session.

Board members were reminded that staff will present an update to the Denton Renewal Resource Plan at the board’s May 19 meeting. The staff presenter said that meeting may include a closed session item related to the plan; the board received no further details in the April 28 meeting.

A board member asked for a memo compiling details about the recently reapproved collection program. Staff said they would coordinate with the finance department and other relevant departments to compile the requested information and provide the memorandum at the next meeting or the following meeting if additional time was needed.

The meeting concluded with the chair adjourning the session.

Votes at a glance
- Motion: Approve consent agenda; Outcome: approved (unanimous). Notes: motion and second recorded; transcript does not specify individual mover/second or vote tallies.
- Motion: Approve minutes of 04/14/2025; Outcome: approved (unanimous). Notes: motion and second recorded; transcript does not specify individual mover/second or vote tallies.

Why it matters: The contamination level reported in the staff memo could affect collection, recycling, and processing operations and inform future education or enforcement efforts for the city’s solid-waste programs. The May 19 Denton Renewal Resource Plan update could include policy direction requiring additional board consideration; staff signaled a possible closed session on that date.

What the board did next: Staff committed to provide the requested memo on the collection program after coordination with finance and other departments. The board took no other formal actions during the April 28 meeting and adjourned.