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REGU(.A.R CITY"> COrJNCII..MEETING
THURSD.AYi~ ....FEBRUARy. '24, 1983
1.:00 P.M.
COUNCIl_ .MEMBERSPRESENT: MgY9r-HCilter,{!ourlci1men Ringer I
Boughton, ~lemec,Prause, Jones ,Runnels
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Bardell, Director of
Capital Improvements Ash, City Planner Mayo, City
Attorney Denton, City Secretary Jones, Deputy
City Secr~tary!Council Coordinator Martin,
Administrative Asst. Nowlin, Deputy Finance
Director Schroeder, Fire Chief Landua, Lt. Bernie
Kapella, Asst. Director of Planning Callaway,
Asst. City Planner Longley, City Engineer Pullen,
Parks and Recreation Director Beachy, Asst. Parks
and Recreation DirectorCzimskey, Tax
Assessor-Collector Dickson
VISITORS PRESENT: Seeguestregister'~
Mayor Halter announced theCollegeStation!Bryan Fire Departments football
game that will be held on Saturday, February 26th at Tiger Stadium.
Agenda Item No. 1 -Approval of the minutes of the Special Workshop
'Meeting, Wednesday,' February 2, 1983 and the Regular City Council Meeting,
,Thursday,. ..FebruarylO,d1983.
Councilman Ringer pointed out on Page 4,itern No.7 of the February 10th
meeting, that his motion should read "council name acommi ttee to review
the sign regulations" instead of" staffU .
Mayor Halter stated that Item No. 4, paragraph 2 of the February 10th
meeting was ar.Un-on sentence. On Item No. 15 , paragraph 4, he indicated
that he asked forUcomrnentsfrom thepublicu instead of "opening a public
hearing". Also, he stated that the sentence before Item No.8 stating that
"Councilman Nemec left the meetingI' should indicate that it was due to
illness.
Councilman Ringer moved approval of the minutes with the above corrections.
Councilman Boughton seconded the motion ~hichpassed unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 2.-Reconsideration of-the question of rezoning Tract A
Southwood' Valley" Section<30 'from' Single"'Family"'Re.sidential"District R-l to
General.. Commercial Distr ict ... .C...;.l~ Appl'ication-.i S" in..- the .' name 0 f . . Area "
i?rogre~s_Corporatioh~ (83~.lOl)
Asst. Director of> Planning Callaway '~~resented the item. He stated the
item had been tabled until theschootbo-ardcould comment on this item. He
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stated that the staff couldnot:.u:tlPpori:..f:"fliLsrezoning, since it does not
comply with the comprehensiveplan'andalsobecausethetractOs proximity
to the high school coUldcausetrafficahdsafety prOblems. ,The Planning
and ZoningComrnission,,> bya 4.....3 vote ,r-<gGQITlIuended approval of this
rezoning. The School Board forwarded a. letter recommending .for this tract
some commercial zone or conditional use that would be compatible with the
school.
Mayor Halter asked to hear comments from the public.
W.D. Fitch, president of thecompanyowningt.he tract, spoke in favor of
th.e rezoning. He stat.ed that he felt this development would be campa tible
for the area and should not be a hazafdfor school children.
Pete Normand spoke in favor of the rezoning. He presented the Council with
a questionnaire carried to neighborhood residents. He reported. that of
those who responded, over 87% were in favor of the proposed rezoning. He
indicated that he could furnish the names, addresses, and responses of
those contacted.
Yiayor Halter asked to hear from those in opposition.
Sarah Bednarz, Celinda Circle,statedthatshe felt this type of
:1evelopment would cause problems for the High School and would also cause
traffic problems. She indicated that she and some other high school
teachers had signed a petitLonopposingthe rezoning.
~arthaHurley stated that she felt the> development should be located
elsewhere in the area due to th.esafetyand traffic problems it would cause
3.t this corner.
:JhuckGiammona indicated that many factors, including safety, the type of
establishments t.obe built., and .schooland neighborhood needs ,were
involved and should be given careful consideration.
John Groth stated that denying the use of property because students are
irresponsible is nota justi.fiedreasontodeny its use. He pointed out
thatparent.sshould support efforts to keep students inschoo,l, the school
~afeteriashouldbecompetitivein serving good nutritional food, and that
3. public hearing wouldhavetobeheldbefore<a liquor license could be
issued.
~ichael Parsons pointed out that students wi.ll go where they want on their
)wntime and a <closed campus should solve the problems of students leaving
~ampus.
:harlott.e Slack stated that she was opposed to the rezoning andt.hat it
,,1s not necessary foralcholic ,beverages to be a.ccessible right across from
:he high school.
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Bill Fitch statedtha.th,ighsch()Qlstuderits's~ouldnot haveprobleIDs
crossing the street.
Agend,a Item No.3-Considerationof anOrd'inance rezoning the above tract.
CouncilmanN.ernecasked whenthel~ght wi'llbe installed at the intersection
of Welsh and 2818.
Director of Capital Improvements .Ash replied'that the warrant study is in
process and thesigna.lisexpectedtobecompletedbetween now and October.
Councilman Jonesaskedif>FM2818 would be. widened.
Director of Capital Improvements Ash replied that 2818 would be five-lanes
wide from PM 2154 to State Highway 6.
Councilman Runnels asked if there would bea median or left turn lane.
Director of Capital Improve.mentsAshindicated that probably there will be
a continuous left turn lane except at .some of the major intersections.
Councilman Runnels asked what combinations of zoning for this land would
guarantee. control of the uses.
City Planner Mayo replied that C-N zoning is the only commercial zoning in
which the city can control land use. Mr. Fitch's problem is that the size
of. ..the tract ..is too ..large for C-N zoning.
After further discussion, Councilman Ringer moved that staff prepare an
ordinance to rezone 2 acres at the corner of Welsh and 2818 to C-N and the
remainder of the tract to C-3.
Mr. Fitch indicated that he was not objecting to this rezoning.
Councilman Boughton seconded the motion which passed as follows:
FOR: Mayor Halter, Councilmen Boughton, Prause, Ringer, Runnels, Jones
AGAINST: Councilman Nemec
Th~s action created Ordinance No. l411.
Ag.enda Item No. ...4- CONSENT AGENDA:
PLATS: Finalplat-Shenandoah Phase I.
Preliminary>plat...... Windwood Phases4,S, &6
Councilman Runnels asked that Shenandoah Phase I'be'removed.
Windwood Phases 4,5,& 6 were approved by common consent.
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