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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes '.' ,:'~",~ ~.:. :",', ..>:.:. ~e 1 1 Y', F 1 em i n g, H i 11, B ail ey, Mille r, Hall, Director of Planning Mayo, Assistant Director of Planning Callaway, City Engineer Pullen, Assi'stant to Zoning'Official Dupies, and Plannirigc'Technlcian Volk ,Appr6val,~'of Minutes - meeting ,of:J~nuary 6, 1983. . '. '. . ". '.Mr,. Ii~,ll",;:r~f~,fred to Agenda Item, No.4, page 2, first paragraph, 2nd line, and asked that"'ii'rl1~'--:Rarntree,Subdivisiontl be inserted after" the words lithe existing Appomattox Drive".'~'~'>i::,Tn~ri":'Mr. Hi,11 made a f11oti-on to approve "minutes with this insertion and Mr. Hal1se~on~,ed~ 'Mot,ion carried unanimously. , ' AGENDA :lTEM"NO. 2:, Hear Vis'itors. that current these rezoning requests had not had been rezoned was that one of came 'f6~~ard 'and identlfied himself as a neighboririg resident and said it <':t.jnde'rstandlng that land neighboring his is' be'ing rezoned to commercial, but p&Z Minutes 1-20-83 page 2 after locati ng his landon/a'map, i twas,'determi ned thatmedi umdens i ty apartments zoning was being requested adjacent to his land. He said that he thinks' he is still against this rezoning request. No one else spoke, so public hearing was closedo Mr. Fleming asked Mr. White why he "would be against thlsrequestandMr.Whitesald that he preferred it. to stay Agricul- ture Open Spacebecauseof:the proximltyofanydevelopment to his home, and the possible danger-of heavier traffic . to his.chiJdren. Mr. Hall asked if screening would be requl redbetweenR-5 'and R-2zoni.ngand.was .unformed by Mr. M~yo that this would not be necessary, .but theP&Z could request it if desired. Mr. Fitch,said that a fence has already been built on one section. Mr. Miller asked if Mr. Callaway knew of any sewer problems which would arise as a result of thi-s rezoning and Mr. Callaway reiter- ated that the consultants have indicated. they see no prob.lem. Mr. Hill made a motion to recommend approval with Mr. Bailey secondingo Motion to approved carried unanimously (7-0) . AGENDA ITEM...NO. 4: 83-101: A'publichearing on .the. question of rezoning Tracts A, D & E Southwood Valley Section 30 from SIngle Family Residential District R-l .to Apartments Medi urn Dens IlyD i sf rict R-5 and General Commercial District C-l . Application is in the name of Area Progress Corporation. Mr. Callaway located the tracts on a map, explained the size of each and pointed out zoning of neighborlngproperties. He said the City.sconsultants had informed him that the water and sewer capacity for the proposed zoning was generally acceptable; then he dis- cussed the current comprehensive plan and the preliminary plan recommendations for this area and informed the Commission that staff is able to support the request for rezoning tracts D&EtoR-5,. but cannot support the request to rezone tract A to C-l for several reasons which includethe.fact that this zoning is not on either of the plans, it is adjacent to a park, (although.the Parks Department has indica'ted this will not adversely affect the locationofapark) but primarily because of its' location right across the major thoroughfare from the high school. He reported the Traffic Engineer has predicted a traffic signal will be established at ,this intersection sometime later in 1983. Mr. Bailey asked about the polley of having access roads along F.M.2818 and Mr. Mayo said there isnothingi"n the plans for this, and although these access roads do help to move traffic, they also cause the development of dangerous intersections. Mr. Kelly asked a~out the 300 ft. rlght-of-way, and Mr. Mayo said,that this would someday be widened. Mr. Miller askedaboutsewereapac'ity and Mr. Pullen said any limiting factors would be caused by infi ltration,and,that in the next 5 years a funding project for a rel ief sewer system isplanned'whichwould provide more capacity to this area. He said that if there was a proj ect proposed for an add i't ional 400 uni ts, then this wou 1 d have to be studied thoroughly,'.and'alimit of density l11ighthave to be imposed, and each project will be studied on an individual basis. Mr. Hall asked if staff would consider this same argument if A-P zoninghadheenrequested'dandMr. Callaway said that A-P is not on any plan either, bu.t anA-Pdevelopment.probably would not attract pedestrian traffic cross- ing the street as this proposed commercial development most likelywill. Publl.c hearing was opened andBL11.FitchcarneforwardandsaTd he is surprised that staff cannot support the C-rrequest,thenaSkedMr..Pullenabout the proposed sewer project he mentioned earlier. Mr. Pullen explained that'presentlythere appears to be adequate sewer capacity for current;zoningintheareaand.the development which is there, but fti,rther"hlgh density development upstream could cause a problemandarel ief sewer pro- ject is being planned for the future. Mr. Fitch.then went. to maps and pointed out sewer 1i nes anddeve 1 opmen tin the area. He sa i d the nurnberof res i.dent si nthe a 1 ready developed area warrantsa. convenience store. Mr.. Hall .said that he believes a commercial development would se'rvethe residents well, but questioned the advisabil ity of the loca- tion right across this busy street from the high school. Mr. Ma.yo said he bel ieves a MINUTES REGULAR CIT'Y'.COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY I ..... FEBRUARY 10,1983 7:00P.M. COUNCIL, MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Halter, councilmen Nemec'l Ringer, Boughton, Prause, Runnels COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilman'Jones STAFF PRESENT: Director of Capital Improvements Ash, Asst. Director of Planning.. Callaway, Gi ty Planner tv1ayo I CouncilCoordinator/DeputyCi ty Secretary Martin, City Secretary Jones, City Engineer Pullen,Adminstrati~e Asst. Nowlin, Tax Assessor-Collector Dickson VISITORS PRESENT: See guest regis~er. Mayor Halter signed a proclamation designating the week of February 6-12 as National Vocational Education Week. Wendy Bell, representing the A&M Corlsolidated IIigh SchoolVocationalProg:r;aru, accepted the pro,clamation. r,1a~'lorHalter signed aproclama,.tion designating February 20th as IIAggie Service Day". Mike Wolff accepted the proclamation. Agenda Item No.l- Approval of the minutes of the Regular City Council He~I.rn~/-~anu~i27.1" 19~r------ .- - ~-- Mayor Halter pointed out on. Item No. 6, paragraph 14 ~tates that "several hOllses were built in... .the 100 yearfloodelevationll,. The statement Sht")llld read that only one house was found built in the flood elevation. Councilman Prause moved to approve the minutes with the above correction. Councilman Runnels seconded the motion which passed unanimously. AgendaItemNo.2-Publichearingonthe question of rezoning Tract A & T ra at -O-;-Ponde rO'f; a '-I? l~lce'--sectI on' 2"fFOffi,Agr i C l11tur a 1 OpenD is t r i c tA~O to Getler~rI-ComrnercIalDi-striotC~l'~nd"Apartments Medium .Density District R-5. ApE'.[f~~!:f~n'n-I's-'-rn'~-'fh.e .....~,~e--Of.7ifIT.re:r'.-~orpor~ITon-:-ra3"=IOOT Asst. Director of Planning Callaway presented the item. He stated that the rezeningrequest includes two tracts located in the ponderosa Place Section II. C-lis requested on Tract A, a 6.46 acre tract located 360 feet north of Rock PraireRoad on the east side of Longmire Drive. R-5 zoning is requestedonTractD, a 7.02 acre tract located on the north side of Rock Praire Road approximately 675 feet west of Eongmire Drive., Both areas relfect low density residential. The staff sees no problems associated with C-l on Tract A or multi-family zoning on Tract D. . May"orHalter opened the public hearing. '0 0 '31,::r~ .3: , I. " REGULAR CI TYCOUNC IL.MEETI:NG TH'URSDAY, FEBRUARY 10 ,1983 PAGE 2 Bill Fitch, applicant, stated that he was available for questions. W'hen no one else spoke, the public hearing was closed. ~g.e~~~_~:=~~,._~2..~".__~~=,.~~?n,~!.i,~!:atio~~~~,_~~.~_Q~~.inance rez~ning the above tract. CC)U11Cilman Runnelsmo',ed to approve Ordi11ance No. 1407 rezoning the above tract. Councilman Boughto,nsecondedthemotionwhich passed unanimously. Agenda Item<No. 4-Publichearingonthe question. of rezoning Tracts A, D, &E~'-SouthwoodVarley"Sec~EIon'-3b from'S'Ingl'e Family Residentia,l. District R-I to~"'--;i\par,tmenfS i~e.:fium~D'ensrt.y-nrstrfc~R='5-=-andGeneral Commercial, District-- '-, . .,-.- ';"-"--. "-.'.'~~,'., ..""-"<~.'~."--.~"-.~. '...----,..'..----.. '-. -. '-'..~,'" . "".---'" '. '. ...:-----.-, '.' "-.--... . ...-,..----. .-.----. -'-,.--,.-.-"----,-. . -.' -. --. '--'---7-. . '.' ',' . " '.' ~- C-,~ ~:..~,__~~l2!. ~,c a ~i~~_!.~ ~!,!-.!:.h e .._~~~~_~i_ T il ~ ~~"_~? rpora t ion.. \ 83 -101 ) Asst.nirectorofPlanningCallawaypresented theitern. He stated that C-l zoning is requested on Tract A, an 8.36 acre tract located on!t.hesoutheast corner of EM 2818 and Welch Blvd. A portion of ,this tract is' included in the 100 year flood elevation. R-5 zoning is requested for tracts D & ,E, located at southwest of FM 2818 and Welch Blvd. Tract D is approximately 3 . 26 acres and TractEisapproximately 5.03 acres . Al though ::Tract A is lo(~ated at the intersection of twomajorstreets,'thestaff cCltllnotsupport 'this, reques't ....because . it doe,s not. comply wi ththecurrent orPF9posed comprehensiveplan,the.tract abuts a city park, and its locatton across a 11lajor't:.horoughfarefroln -the high school could ca.usetraffic aric1pedestrian problems. Tracts, D &Eare'recommendedforapproval for R-S zoning. r~ayor I-Ialterpointedout that theR~l land across from Tract A belongs to the High School. Councilman Runnels indicated that there, is a need for commercial business in that area. Mayor Halter open,edthe public hearing and asked to hear from those in favor of the rezoning. Bill Fitch, applicant, presented a map to the council"and explained proposed development for the area. fIe stated that the surrounding area is curr-en'tly heavily populated and contains with limited commercial areas. He supported the requested rezoning. Steve Parker spoke in favor of the rezoning and indicated that the business proposed for the site will apply for an off-premise beer license. r~ayor Halter asked to hear from those in opposition. Carroll Messer, 1203 BerkleYj stated that the First Baptist Church is pl!:lt1Jli11gtoconstructalarge sanctuary in that area . 00:3-7'8 4 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY~FEBRUARY la, 1983 P AGE,3 ~~~!!~~;.. Item ~o .-2-= Con~!.~e~ation of .anOrdinance rezoning t.he above tract.. COUllcilman Prause asked if the school board has reviewedt.his proposal. Bill Fitch replied that t.heschool board has not reviewed this item in a meeting but l1ehascontacted several members and staff> to inform them. He stated t.hat they did not have any opposition at that time. City'PlannerMayoindicatedt.hathe 'had received a ,call from Mr. Giammona, rnember . of the school board, who requested that the council table, this request until the school trl.lsteesreviewed this issue. Councilman Ringer stated that he felt that aC-N and A-P zoning for this tract would be better use. of the landwitlloutcreating proble,ms, He also presented the proposed plans for the neighboring park. Councilman Boughton moved to table the rezoning request for Tract A until ,the school board could review this item. Councilman Ringer seconded the motion which passedunanimousl'y. Councilman Runnels moved approval ofrezoningTractsD&E Southwood Valley Section 30 toR-5. Councilman Boughton s'econded, the motion which passed unanimously. This action created Ordinance No. 1408. ,Mayor Halter requested that Item No. l5bemoved up to follow Item No.7. Agenda Item No. 6. Public hearing on the questionof.adopting an ordinance amE.~nd'I'!lg.the'Zoning -OrdInance NO:-'S50'-;-'-est'ablishing a maximum height for def~~12"~d.9 i~nsan~. pr0ii2:rtIng-certaInS"!9ns:-r83=80OV Asst. DirectorofPlanrtingCallawaypresented<theitern. He stated that the request is to amend the. maximum height for detached signs to 35ft. . Also, no a-t.tachedballoonsorother gas filled objects shall be, place within the Ci-tyof College Station. Approval of this Ordinance is recommended by the P&Z, who also ask that the council appoint a committee composed of council mernbers,P&Z members and other interestedindi viduals, to review the sign regulations. ' Mayor Halter opened the public. hearing. Eddie Schultzsuggest~d a committee be created to review various request for exceeding the 35ft. limit. He asked if the 35ft. limitations coud be changed if necessary. He 'indicated that he would like to serve as a member of that committee. PhilSpringerstat.e9. that he currently has a non-conforming sign and was concerned with this ordinance. He volunteered to serve on the 'sign 003785 REGUL,ARCITY COUNCIL,MEETING THURSDAY, FEBRlTARYIO, 1983 PAGE... 4 committee. Steve Parker stated that he also has a non-conforming sign and wondered if he had to repair or replace the sign at anytime, would he have to revise the sign to conform. Ass-t. Director of Planning Callaway replied that if the cost of the repairs were less than 60% of the total cost, he would be ~llowedto repair it wi t'hout revisions . He volunteered to serve on the sign ordinance comlnittee. Bill Fitch stated that. he felt that signs easily visible are helpful to travelers. When no one else spoke, MayorI-Ialterclosed the public hearing. Agenda Item No.7-Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Zoning Or;jrna'nce,~-u_'_----__,.--._r__.___-~_._"'_.. Councilman Ringer moved approval of Ordinance No. 1409 amending the maximum sign height to 35ft. He also requested that the council name a committee to review the sign regulations. Councilman Boughton seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Agenda It,em No~15-Discussionof 'l:incoln St . extension. Director of Capital Improvements Ash presented the item. He indicated that an impact study on Lincoln St. extension was prepared by Walton & Associates. Joe Bolmanski, of Walton and Associates, presented two plans on the proposed. extension. He stated that determination of the most cost effectiverout~ was based on cost of right-af-way, roadway construction, and traffic operation cost. A traffic study completed in the area indicated thatmos.tcars do not use the neighborhood streets for thorough traffuc, Estilnatedcost of Alternate Atot,aled $404,440 while estimated cost of Alternative Bis $505,641. He felt that alternate A would be a more cost effective plan and that neither extension will greatly encourage traffic. The council asked questions on various outlets in the neighborhood. r~ayorHalt e raskedforcomnents'from" visitors. Phillis Hobson, representing Homefinder Realty, stated Alternate Bwould have more entri'esand have a less impact of traffic. Duane Cote stated that extending Walton St. to Lincoln St. would reduce sorneofthetrafficproblerns. .OO.3J~6 REGUL,ARCITYCOUNCIL, MEET ING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10,1983 PAGE h John, Calhoun, 1106 Ashburn, stated that he was against St 41 because it would increase the >tr.affic in the area . Steve Esmond, Rose Circle, also spoke in opposition to the extension. Cody Wells, retired engineering consultant, suggested that he recommended Plan A ifUniversityDriveint.ersection becomes a ~O degree angle. Jol1n Richards, .1210Munson,.stated that the cost effectiveness on this project is not the issue and that the people in that area should be considered first. Pat Price, Rose Circle, stated that the increase of traffic in the area is a hazardous problem for c'hildrenin the neighborhood. Anne Hazen stated that she felt that many changes have occured since the plans werer.eviewedforextendingMunson. Avenue. She felt that extending Lincoln Avenue. and Munson would be hazardous. Brison Gooch, Rose Circle, stated that was against any extension of these roads. I.JimGardner stated his concern wi ththecostsinvolved. Director of Capital. Improvernents Ash stated that the city would only pay 10% of the. cost of the extension . John Crompton stated that the traffic problems would increase in the area if Munso'n street is extended . He stated that sidewalks should be considered on Munson for pedestrian safety. Charlene Strawn, 1005 Ashburn, stated that Ashburn St. currently is receiving a lot of traffic in the area. She felt the traffic should be equalized in the neighborhood. Mrs. Strong presented a petition in support of the extension of Lincoln Street. 'After further discussion by the council on both alternatives, Councilman 'Boughton moved approval of Al ternate A for the extension of L,incoln Street. due to the engineers recommendations and felt that the plan would not be as hazardous as anticipated. Councilman Ringer seconded the motion which passed as.follows: FOR: l'iayorHalter,Councilmen Ringer, Boughton, Runnels AGAINST: Councilmen Prause, Nemec Councilman Ringer moved to have the staff look at the .buildingof sidewalks on Munson St. and consider including same in the Capital Improvement Project. REGtJL,ARC ITYCOUNC II. MEETING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY...... 10, 1983 PAGE'6 Councilman Boughton seconded the motion which passed unanimously. vicki Reinke asked the council to look into having one-way streets on Munson St. and Ashburn. D'r. Calhoun asked that the council direct the staff to complete a study on how to reduce traffic flow in that area. Mayor I-Ialter Askea.thestaff to report later on the suggestions · Director of Capital Improvements Ash indicated to the visitors and council that Walton and Associates were paid only $1,185.00 for this study. Councilman Nemec left the meeting due to illness. .Agenda Item No. .8 - Public~earing on the construction of Marion Pugh Drive. Director of Capital Improvements Ash presented the item. He stated that ,the low bid for this project is $173,101.56 submitted by R.T.Montgomery. Total cos-tof acquisition to the cityaf-ter assessments are made will be $120,000.00. Mayor Halter opened the public hearing. ",Tim Gardner asked where the street will be located. Mayor I-Ialterrepliedthat the street will be built from Jersey to Luther albng the railroad tracks. Director of Capital Improvements Ash stated that the closing of Luther St. railroad crossing willnmakethis street. necessary for the area. TNhen no. on.eelse spoke,> Mayor Halter closed the public hearing. Agenda Item.No.9- CONSENT 'AGENDA: BIDS: Consideration of bids on Micro-Computer System. Consideration of bids on the construction of Marion Pugh Drive. Finalplat- WoodcreekPhaseII, L,ot 1 Block I Mayor Iial terasked to remove the Micro-Computer System. All other bids and plats were approved by common'consent. Directorof.CapitallmprovementsAshpresentedthe item. He stated that an addition .of3sof,tware packages at $695.00 per package:ls also requested wi t'h ,this micro-computer system. Total cost of the system and software 0031.8.8 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURf?DAY, FEBRUARY 10,1983 PAGE 7 packages is $22,580.00 which is still less ,than the appropriated sum. Councilman Ringer moved approval .ofthelowbid on the micro-computer system with the 3 additional software packages. Councilman Boughton.seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 10 -Consideration of .an Ordinance ordering. a General ~un.rcI~IectIOn:---...----------_.. Councilman Ringermbved to approve Drdinance No~141a ordering a general municipal election. Councilman Runnels seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 11 - Consideration of anordinance.amending .city code relatIng..fo..., alarm system. Council~an . Ring.er moved to table this ordinance until a ... member of the stafi could present . the it'em. Councilman Boughton seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Agenda .Item No. 12- Consideration of contract for services for General MunicipalELe6tIon. City Secretary Jdnes stated that the school will be running the election this year and the city will pay one-half of the cost. The services as listed in the contract will 'be provided by Texas Voting Systems. Councilman Ringermoved.approvalofthe contract. Councilman RunnelS seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 13 - Consideration of Re~olutionfor purchasing property 0' Fost"e"r St... ~'''-'''---------''- Councilman Ringer moved approval of ResolutioJ;l No. 2,,""10-83-13 authorizing the staff to purchase property on Foster St from the General Obligation Bond 1982 unappropriated. Councilman Boughton. seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 15- Hear visitors. No. one spoke. Agenda Item No. 16 -CouncilCohcerns. CouncilmanRunnel~ inquired about the. status of the street inventory to 'O031~9 REGUL.AR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, fEBRUARY 10, 1983 PAGE E' establish priority for Director of Capital Improvements Ash replied that Public Services Director Mac Allen was still working on the list. Councilman Ringer pointed out . the needt:o be read to start street con.t:.ructionduring .goodweather. AgendaItemNo.17-Closed session tod.iscuss land acquisition ~~~_2~17TIrJ... and."personnel [6252=I7'fill":r---~' The council moved to closed session andllater reopened to the public · Agenda Item No .18- Action onclosedse'ssion. Noactio!1was<taken. Agenda Item No. 19- A~jour.n. Mayor Halter adjourned < the meeting. APPROVED: ATTEST: Diah~~t~