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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 9 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1985 PAGE 2 Agenda Item No. 3 -ApprovaLof the minutes of the Workshop City CouncilMeeting,August.7, 1985 and the Regular CitryCouncil Meeting, AugustS, ..1985 · Councilman Boughton stated that on the minutes of the Regular City Coun~ilMeeting,August 8, 1985, page 4, the word"tracts" should be corrected to read "tracks · .. Councilman Boughton IIlov.ed approval of the minutes of the Workshop City Goun~il Meeting, August?, 1985 and the Regular City Council Meeting, August 8, 1985 as corrected. Councilman Brown seconded the motion which was approved unani- mously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. ,4-J\. public hearing on the question, of rezonin~ Lot2RCourtyarqApart.mentssupdivisionlocatedonS.H. 30'ap- prox:imately2~4.feetwestot: the interse,ction of Stallings, DrIve andS.H.30,from,A-PAdministrative......Professional.. to .C-N N eigh- borhood-Business. Applicant is'rexanaJoint Venture. (85--116) Assistant Director of Pla.nning Callaway presented the item. He stat.edthat the rezoning request concerns Lot2RCourtyard Apart- ments. subdivision....from ..'A-P Administrativ.,.e-P. rofessional toC-N Neighborhood...Commercial. He";~~c~=:~,,,jS";existingland uses in the area and noted that on theci ty' sLa-ridUse Plan this areaisre- flectedas high, density, residential. He stated that this request would not create a substantial change in zoning intensity. He furthe.rnoted . that the requested> zoning iscompatib1ewithadja-- cent zoning distriGts ~nd land usesiin addition, it is intended to; be placed in and adj<acentto residentia.l an~dmult:.i-fami:ly res- idential,areas. '" He stated that the Planning and zoning" Cdrnitds- sion voted (6-0) on 08/01/85 to recommend approval of this rezon- ing. request. with the stipulationtha.t theaccesse.asementas platt.ed on the eastern side of this lot is not included in the rezoning: j . and will remain zoned A-P. He statedthatth,eappli~ cant..ag.reed .t:.othestipulationasrecomrnendedby the Planning and Zoning; Commission. He noted that the ordinance included in the packet reflects. the deletion of the easement from the rezoning: action .asdirected..bythe Planning and Zoning Commission · He ex-, pressed the staff's support of the rezoning request as recom- mended: by the Planning and Zoning Commission~ The public hearing was closed. MayorHalteropel1.ed:. the public hearing. ~) REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1985 PAGE 3 Agenda Item No.. 5 -Consideration6fan ordinance rezoning the above lot. Councilman B'oughtonmovedapproval of Ordinance No. 1606 rezoning the above lot including the stipulation recommended by the Plan- ning and Zoning Commission. Councilman Runnels seconded the motion which was approved unani- mously,6-0. Agenda Item No. (i) .-RonaldKaiser, .' Chairman of the. P lannins and ZoningCommiss ion ,.top.resent. ... recommendation .concerning a mora to- rium....on..rezonings ....in'the. .vicinity ".of .....Wellborn. Road. Mr. RonaldKaiser,Chairmanof the Planning> and Zoning Commis- sion, presented the item. He gave a b:rief summary.of the events that have been occurring inthe'tvellborn Road corridor and point- ed out that <these eventshavecontribut.edtoseveralrezoningre- quests in the area, in addition to some significant land specula- tion. He informed the Council that he appointed a sub-committee of the Planning and.Zoning Commission to> examine the Wellborn Road corridor. He listed the names of the Planning and Zoning Commissionersappoint.edtoserveon thecomm'itteeas follows: Dan MacGilvray, Chairman; George Dresser; and, David Brochu. He provided . . ".i~j,~W6f the area to be studied and listed the matters the study..----\~iillencompass as -follows: (1) Consideration of existing .land useS in the area : (2).. Consideration of' the . rec~ ommendations of the Comprehensive Plan - Plan 2000 and thedevel- opment policies in the Plan for the area t (3 ).Consideratdon of neighborhood conditions in . t.he....area:...ana".(4 l'...considerat.ion.. of transportation issues. physical resources, changes in t~e. area, in addition to other items that. are determined to be appropri- ate. He stated that in conjunction with t.he: stud'yand in order to maintain the status quo in the area during the study , . the Plannin<) and Zoning Commission approved a mot.ion recommending that the City Council declare a temporary suspension on rezoning requests in the Wellborn Road corridor, as described,. for. aperi-- odnot to exceed ninety days or ..unti 1 approval of the study plan, but at. no t.imewillthe temporary suspension exceed a ninety day period. He noted that there were. two dissenting votes cast for this motion based on concerns about estab1ishing,amoratoriurn during depressed economic times, in College Station. '. He. requested that. theCounci 1 adopt. theI?lanning:iandZoningCommission recom- mendations., Mayor Halter asked for comments from the public. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1982 PAGE 3 Councilman Prause asked what the probability of the railroad being removed from that area. City Planner Mayo replied that according to the projected cost of re-locating the railroad, it is very unlikely to be removed in the near future. After further discussion of th~ problems which exist in the sewer capacity, Councilman Runnels moved to table the item back to P&Z for further consideration of the entire area since there was reluctance to zone a portion residential without reviewing the entire area. Councilman Boughton seconded the motion which passed unanimously with Councilman Nemec absta~nin9~ Agenda.ltem.No.4 -Apublic hearingont.he question of rezoning a 79,790 square ..foot.....tractofland,part.ofTractBof. 'theCourtyard,..Apartments Subdivision,locatedon.theno:rt.hsideofStateHighway30at.the corner of State 'Hwy.. '30 . and' Stallings ....Drive, from Apartments High Density District R-6 to Administrative-Professional District A-F. Application is in, th.e name of RoyW. Hann, Jr.;andJames E. Jett. [82-136J City Planner Mayo presented the item. He stated that the tract is located at the northwest corner <r>ftheintersectionof Stallings nriveand Flarvey Road (8H30.). The tract has 466 feet of frontage along Harvey Road and approximately 170 feet of depth. The proposed rezoning' is compatible with existing land uses andad,equate utilities are avail.able. The P&Z Commission recommends approval of,this request. M:a.ytj~f;~'1:': ,,_~~~~5~~;.-r~';!t;~;o pen ed t he pub Ii c JirnJett,applicant, spoke in favor of the rezoning request. Agenda Item No., 5- Consideration of an the above tract. Mayor Halter closed After further discussion ,Councilman R'tinnels moved to approve Ordinance No. 1387 rezoning the above tract Agenda BIDS: Item No. 6~ CONSENT AGENDA~ Consideration of bids Security System Knuckle Boom Crane Foundation Hole Digger Walk behind Trencher Two (2) Cab and Chassis One (I) Compact Pickup Councilman Boughton motion which.....passed. .unanimously. 003706 ''\ . . . ~ MINUTES CITY OF COLLEGESTAT10N, TEXAS Plann ing . and .Zoni ngComm i s si 'on October 7,1982 7:00 P.M.. MEMBERS....PRESENT.: Chairma n Behllng,CommissTonersKe ll'y,Mi l1er, Bai 1 ey , H'il1, Fleming and Hall (who came in late and left before the meeting ended) MEMBERS ..ABSENT: None STAFF. PRESENT: Assistant Director-of Planning .Callaway, Zoning Official Keeand Planni'ngTechnician Volk AGENDA .. 1 TEMNO.<l: Ap,provalofMiflutes,meeting of September 16, 1982. Commissioner Kelly made a motion to approve the minutes; Mi Her seconded. Motion carried unanimously (6-0)~ AGENDAITEM.NO. Hear Visitors. Noone spoke. AGENDA ITEM NO. J: 82-136: A public hearing on the question of rezoning a 79a9Q>~q1.Jare f.oot tract of land, partofTractBof the Courtyard Apartments Sub- divisi,on, .'q~atedonthe Dorthside of State Highway 30al the corner of State HIghWaY 30 and Stallings {)rIve,from Apartments High Density DIstrict R-6toAdminis.,- trativeProf'eSsionaJ DlstrlctA'.P. AppJlca~lonis'inthename of Roy W.Hann,Jr. and James. E. Jette Commissioner Hall came Mr. Callaway explained the request and Mi J Jerasked what the dens i ty would be" if it were developed as R-6, to which Callaway answered there could be 24unlts pera-cres.. t"rf-:~it~r~s;;~t!Qi fthe parking problems in the area had been takenJ oto <cons iderat ion,and Callaway sa i d that some apartments in the vicinity do have parking problems, but that would probably not be a problem with this plan, and the Fire Department has said that Courtyard Apartments do not have a park- i ng problem. KeHY.;tskedif- there was a Sewer prob J em In this area ,andCa Haway repl<ied there 2lrenoprOblerlls ill this immediate area, but there is the possibility of problems downstream about which staff is not now aware. Hall asked about lIopen spacell in the apartment, complex, and asked if Callaway could give the history of the l C01.Jrtyard Apartments. Callaway said that commercial zoning requests had been denied and withdrawn in the past, but that he did,not recall the history of Ilopen spacell, The public head ngwas opened. Jim Jett ,a proposed purchaser of this land spoke andsa.id thattheA-Ptracton the south sIde of Harvey Road lsownedbyagrouphe is involved with, and would ,be developed in conjunction with this tract. The purchase of this tract of land wiUhavesomerestrictions, namely that the last 20 ft., of the tract will be kept by thecurrent owner for parking for the, Courtyard Apartments, and thelegaJdescriptionof the 79,790 square foot tract is in metes and bounds at this time, Bailey asked why Mr. Hann has done a comple e turnaround in his feeli-ngs about a commercial development on this land, as in the past he had always been opposed to this. Jett sa,id that he really could not answer this question, and Mr. Hann had not been able to attend the meeting himself, Mr. Jett indicated the possibi J ity of a bank which would have parts on both sides of the street being developed, but would not expand pn this statement except to say the proposed project would be a major addition to the City. -- ...., . . . .P&Z Minutes "10-7-82 page 2 ~ Greg Heff of the Travis HQuse Apartments then spoke and asked what, this was aJ 1.aholJt , that he was c0mpletel'lLnthedark,butwaspresent because he had been informed by a note on his desk that some kind of project was planned adjacent to the apartment complex he wasconnecteawlth, and that he was opposed to anymore apartments.being developed in that area. Mr. Behling explained just what could be developed if this rezoning reques twereappr.oved · Noone else spoke and thepubllc hearlngwastlosed. Mr. Miller .saicl.. that any development on Highway 30 would contribute .totheal ready heavy traffic. Mr. Hill said that he had difficulty withthestaffls recommendation that the Comprehensive Plan be followed in this particular instance when there really is no problem for this type of development at this location. Bailey said that although this tractiszonedR~-6, the recommendation is formed iumdens ity development, and R-6 zoning came about as a result of changing R~3 toR-6 when the Zoning Ordinance was changed. BaIley made a mot lontQspprove therequestwLthHi 11 seconding. Moti,onto rezone this tract carried unanimously. (1-0) AGENDAlT EM NO~4; ~2.~.808: AIDUbl:~(:'.he~ r1 ngoflth equ es t <190 0 fgra n t Ing pr<\)J~ctP]~n ..,approva1 "f6r ",€!~tabllshll'lg ,~nt)rfl<r;e,.P.ar.k ,.i fla.' Nei ghborhood, ,'tommerc,i a 1 zonln'gaistrictlocatedon 1...01:5 ,.113-12'O,Blo~k9,' Southwood Va 11eySectlon'5-A. Application is In' the namepfG.'Phili.pMorley. Mr.Canaw~y explained the ,requested project and pointed out that the only difficulty was that the Ordinance requiresa'15foot setbackwlth1 tl feet ofth.i sfr;ee of any obstructlons,lncludlngparki,ng.ThTsplandoes not provide for .th is ,therefore it would hav:etogoDeforet:J-teZ8Afora varlance.before the project .couldbebull t. ,Kelly as'kedabout>thelcoationof the fire hydrant and Bailey pointed ltout on the p] an. Callaway pointed out that anydralnage prob] ems on si te wi 11 have 'lobe handled by the City Engineer. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Morley spoke as a co-deve] operof theproj~ctqndIeild a prepared, sta temen t concern i ngthe proposed project. He then handed out -rena~fngsshowingthe type of bui ]dlngproposedand saId that he had--rnetwitharearesidents several times to keep them abreast on the propos.edpl ans. He ,alsohandedc)ut'a topog raph ical,study,whi eh showed :drai nage' pl ans e Mr. Kelly asked about the drainage flow and Mr. Morleyexplalned. Mr. Hlll referred to theletterwhicn '1 i st<st'heproposecFus.esil1thepro Jee t and as k'ed towha textent the City can bind the owner to this list. Mr. Callaway explained that the list of uses and the statementeanbeused as part of the project plan and can be referred taa t t h~t imeofi ssuanceofbui 1d ingpermdi ts. Mo r ley, expla 1 ned tha t, thi s li s t includes traditionalofflce space usage and Miller informed him that the City can Ii ml thi m to aparti,cularrather than a genera 1:or "tradi tional'luse. The term J'financial insti tutlons"was'discussedandBehllng expressed hi sopi n ion that IIfinancial institutions"wouldinclude every typeof financial office except Hbanks" and Ilsavi ngs&loan etssocia tions . II H i llsaldhebe]ievecl 'Iprofess lona] off i ce S pacell was too wiele a category and left too much to the di scretlonof the staff. Fleming said that theterm"professionalH meant to mak.emoney. Miller asked why elm trees were proposed and Morley answered that thelandscaplngplan indicated the level of landscaping proposed. Opp,onents werec:allecl and John Lofgren, an adjacent res i.dent to the proposed project came forward as.arepresentati veofagroupofresidents. He lnformedthe Camm i ss ion thatbasicallyhisgrol.lpfavorsthis kind of development but was concerned with severalthlngs, pri.marily the problem of potential flooding and additional noise and lights In the neighborhood. AGENDA 3, 1987. Mr. Wendler made a motion to approve the minutes. Mrs. Sawtelle seconded the motion which carried unanimously,. (7-0) . is request, and that Augus t 13, 1'987. the Commission Mr. Dresser tIle 1985 and he this Mr. Wendler made a motion to approve this request. Mrs. Sawtelle seconded the motion which carried unanimously (7-0). Block CLot 1. that a Callaway the plat to seconded J MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: r1ayor .Ringer, Councilmen Boughton , Jones, Haddox, McIlhaney, Gardner, and Brown COUNCIL ~1EMBERS ABSENT: Non'e STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Ragland, City Secretary ,Jones, City Attorney' Locke, Director of. Capital Improvements Ash, City Engineer Pullen 'd Director of Parks and Recreation Beachy,. Zoning Official Kee, Public Information Officer Calli- ham, Council Coordinator Hooks STUDENT GOV'TLIAISON: Kevin Buchman VISITORS PRESENT: See guest register. Agenda I tem No. 1 -S19ning ofa ,2,roclamation designating the month of October, 1987 as .' "Crime Prevention Month" . in the' Ci ty of College. Station. Mayor. Ringer..desc,ribed some of the events cond.uctedby... the Police Department in .relation' to ,crime prevention . Mayor Rin.ger signed the proclamation designating the month of October as "Crime Pre- ventionMonth". Agenda..l tern No.. . 2 - Counei 1 .Concerns. Councilman Gardner inquired .about receiving a. monthly. or quar- terlyreport, from the ,police Department regarding various crim- inal activities within the City. Councilman Brown asked about the status of Ci ty Manager Cole's health. Mr. ......Ragland repliedthatMr .Co.le is no longer in lCU and hasbeenmoyedto a private room. He added that Ml'. Cole may be returning. to his home, in College Station in approximately three weeks. CO,uncilman <Boughton reported that Bobbie Baker , a resident who previously inquired about the city ordinance addressing high weeds, etc .., " calle~, , for, ... an update on, the staff's . progress to study the ordinance and consider the subject of wildflowers. GityAttorneX.r..ock<erepliedthat her, office and Steve Beachy have not reviewedthef.inal .draft. Mr. Rag.land stated that this ordi- nance will be presented to Council at the first me:eting in November. nn6377 J:ITY COUNCIL .REGULAR. MEETING ~JEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, ....1987 Pa ge 2 Councilman Haddox reported that. the Community Appearance Commit- tee has made considgrapleprogresson the Adopt-A...Street Program. Councilman Mcllhaney stated that the stoP,. signs located along Southwest .park~ayandparticularlyat Langford/Sofithwest. Parkway are hard to identify at. night. Staff replied that.theywilllook into this problem. . , Mayor Ringer reported that Mayor Pro-temPat Boughton will act as the city's representative at,. the Metropoli tan Planning Organiza- tion meeting ,Thursday, October. 17th. Mayor Ringer asked ...... the Councilmempersto check their calendars fora tentative ,Council Meet.ing, wednesday ,November 18th, to be held. only if necessary. He painted out that the fourth Thursday in November would be Thanksgiving Day. Agenda Item No.3 -City ManiagerConcerns. Assistant City Manager Ragland announced that the City Employees' Picnicwi1lbe held on Friday, October 16, 1987. He mentioned thcl.tDeloitte Haskins & Sells have completed their work and a formal.presentation will be scheduled for the. first meeting in November. Agenda Item NO. 4 - APl2r()val of the minutes. of the Re9ular t-1eet.ing, .. September 24 , 1987. The minutes were approved as presented. Agenda...ltemNo.., .5........A.publi c.'. hearing 011 the.' question of rezoning Lot2B>Hlock2 /court.;tard Apartments $ubd ivisionfrom C-N N eigh- bor.h>ood\Business to....C-3. ..Planned Commercia>l. (Applicant: Tenneco Retail Service). (87-106l.. Zoning Official Jane Kee presented the item. She stated that thilS tract ,is re.flectedon the land use plan as high-density residential. Zone. changes .have occurred allowing commercial de- velppment " in the area. The staff and Planning and Zoning Com- miss:; ion have no" objections to C-3zoning at this locat.ion. Councilman GargI1erasked if there ip a difference in the sign re- quirements ineachzonin9 district. Ms. Kee explained that the C-N zoning district allows no freestanding ar detached signs and theC-3 zoning district allows freestanding signs. (\(\t:~7R -~:ITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ~~EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987 Page 3 The public hearing was opened. Herman Gibson of the Tenneco Re- tail Service Company spoke in favor of .the re,quest. He stated that the primary purpose of this rezoning request is to enable the company to have-a freestanding sign, and noted that the sign will be beneficial to the store. Mayor Ringer closed the public hearing. Agenda I tern No.6. - 'Consideration of an ordinance rezoning the above -..tract. Councilman Brown moved approval of Ordinance No. 1727 rezoning Lot 2B, Block 2, Courtyard Apartments Subdivision, from C-N to C-3. The motion was seconded by Councilman Boughton. Councilman Gardner commented that he believed granting the re- zoning request would be wrong because it is to accomplish a re- duction in the sign regulations and is not needed for use of the land. He pointed out that A-P andC-Nzones are placed near residential zones> to provide certain services to residents while keeping the area - attractive through some fairly strict regula- tions -including limitations on signs. Councilman Brown's mot'ion for the ordinance rezoning the lot was approved bya vote of 6-1, with Councilman Gardner opposed. Agenda Item No. 7....A publichearinq on the question of an appeal made by Michael J.Clement relating to a cond'i tional -. use permit approyed-forthePeaceLutheranChurchlocated at 1100 FM28lB. Zoning Official Kee explained that the Planning and Zoning Com- mission granted a conditional use permit to Peace Lutheran Church for an expansion project . Mr. Clement, who owns and re- sides~ ina duplex adjacent to the church property ,has appealed inob::jection,to a proposed row of parking to be placed alongside the entrance drive to the .church. Mrs. Kee noted that the Plan- ning and Zoning CommissJ.on responded to Mr. Clement's concer_n and imposed asolid.6-foot screening fence along the property line between the church and the duplex. Mayor Ringer opened the public hearing. ) Mr,.M.ichoaelClement, of 1201 Airline ,stated his reason for the appeal and explained that in his opinion the church has ample par.king area in the rear. He pointed out that the site plan shows,p~r~ingspaces placed in a positicm that will allow the lights of. the vehicles .tofacehis home. :.;,;:':i:lol.]n 006379 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING /JEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987 Page 4 Mr. Charlie Coble, 1805 Bee Creek, spoke on behalf of the Peace Lutheran Church. He presented three slides showing the area in question. He stated that the major reason for placing the per- pendicular parking spaces as requested was that the cost would be one-third less than that for adding the eighteen spaces to the parking. area in the rear. He e.xplained that the plan., was . also proposed to allow the church a way to improve the appearance in the entrance area. Councilman Brown asked if the proposed eigh.teen parking spaces located to the right of the entrance driveway could be positioned at the rear of theprop~rtybuilding. Mr. Coble rep.liedthat in order to place the parking spaces at the rear. of the property, m0re ,paving would be required for access to the parking spaces; therefore, the cost would be greater. Pastor Chris Mortchard of the Peace Lutheran Church spoke in favor of the site plan as proposed. He stated that the church is experiencing growth and they would like to expand the sanctuary and: ,an education wing at the church's existing location . He statiedthat the parking lot expansion affects Sunday morning and does 'not relate to the uses during the week. Mayor Ringer closed the public hearing. Agenda I tern .No. . 8.. -Consideration of ..an appeal made ..byMichael J.>:Clementrelatingto . the conditional use permit for the Peace Luthie,ran .. Church. After general discussion by the council, Mayor ,Ringer asked if both parties would compromise if the Council suggested changes to thes'ite plan byl)bringing the fence line to the front side of Mr". .Clement' s house and 2) e1 iminatingfour parking spaces . Mr. C0ble and Mr. Clement agreed to this compromise. Councilman Haddox made a motion to remand this item back to the Commission with the condit_ion that the front four parkingspac~s beside Mr. Clements' house be eliminated and the fence line be brought to the edge of the duplex. Mayor Ringer stated that the Zoning Board of Adj ustments will have to make a decision whe:ther or not to eliminate the parking spaces; therefore, the Church will n,eedto make an appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustments for a variance to the parking requirements. Councilman Brown seconded the motion as clarified. The motion was approved by a vote of (6-0-1) with Councilman M'cIlhaney abstaining. n 06380 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987 Page 5 Agenda Item No.9-Apub1ichearing to consider a Flna1 Plat - Lots2R,4R and5R, a resubdivisionof B1ock14CSouthwood Valley Section 19.(87-211). Zoning Official Jane Keeexplainedthat the replat adjusts the size of some of the lots. l4ayor Ringer opened the public hearing. Ringer closed the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Agend:a Item No. 10 -Consideration ofappr,ovaloffinal plat. Councilman McIlhaney moved to approve the Final P1at- Lots 2R, 4Rand SR, aresubdivision of Block 14C Southwood Valley Section 19. The motion, was seconded by Councilman Haddox and was approved unanimously, 7-0. Agenda Item No. II - A public hearing to consider aF inal 'Plat - PuebloCo.urt ',. North, a resubdivision ", of Southwood Valley Section 25B." (81-212). Zoning Official Jane Kee s,tated that thisreplat of the street reduces the number of lots to 14 lots from 16 lots. Mayor Ringer opened the public hearing. Ringer closed the public hearing. No one spoke. r1ayor Agenda Item No.12- Consideration of approval of final plat. Councilman Boughton moved to aprove the 'Final Plat of Pueblo Co~rt North, a resubdivision of Southwood Valley Section 25B. The motion was seconded by Councilman Jones and was approved unanimously, 7-0. Agenda Item No. 13 - A public hearing to consider a Final Plat - Southwood Valley Phase Two, ,'a, resubdivision of Block 15 South- wood, 'Valley ,'Section Three ,,',(87 -2l4l. Zoning OfficialKee stated that this replatsubdividesthe re- maining 16.38 acres of Block 15 into two lots, one a very small lot and one a much larger lot. The staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval. r'. (1 h 39 1 SITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 1E DNES DA Y, OCTOBERl 4, 1987 Page 6 Agenda Item No. 14-Consideration of approval offinal'plat. Councilman Brown moved approval of the final plat for Southwood Valley Phase Two, aresubdivisionof Block 15 Southwood Valley Section Three (87-214). The motion was seconded by Councilman Gardner and was approved unanimously, 7-0. Agenda Item No. IS -CONSENTAGENDA. PLATS: Preliminary Plat -- Woodcreek Section Four (87-300) The above plat was approved by common consent. Agenda Item No. l6,-Dr.RobertWhite to, speak to the Council on the question, of implementing . a ,fluoridation program" for the treatmentof,waterdistributed by the City ,'of College Station. Dr. Robert White of 122 Walton addressed the Council on the re- implementation of fluoride to the City of College Station's water supply. Dr. Whi te introduced Dr .E. J. Heinkel, of the Texas State Depart- mentof Health. Dr. Heinkel explained the state programs which equId be applied toward the fluoridation system. for the City. He stated "several statistics and noted that the fluoridation system has proven to be an extremely cost effective program. The annual cost per capita in the City of College Statton would be 3 1/2~. Dr. Heinkel pointed out that the fluoride usage in the current water system is .4mg/literand the added dosage would accumulate the floridation usage to.8mg/liter. He presented further infor- mation to demonstrate how fluoridation benefits children. Mayor Ringer .askedthestaff to research this issue and report to Council with data for their review at the November meeting. Mayor Ringer stated that Dr. Lassader, 1809 Quail Run ,had asked to address the council on the fluoridation item. Dr. Lassader stated that he was present to express his opposition to a fluor- idationprogram in the City of College Station. He presented the Council with copies of reports on deaths and abnormalities, and he read several excerpts from information warning of adverse reactions and incide'nts that fluoridation may cause. ()06382 :ITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING i'~EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987 Page 7 Mr. Bill Adams I a ..graduate student at Texas A& ~1 University, stated his oPPQsi.tiontothe fluoridation treatment. Dr. John Case, a pediatric dentist, expressed his concern and support f.or this treatment .He pointed out that the denistry profession in Bryan/College Station does not see a pr<j'blemwi th the increase of fluoride in the system. Mayor Ringer Stated that a public hearing on this question would be placed on the t~ovember 12th Agenda . Agenda Item .No.<17-Consideration. of a resolution. authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute a contract with the county health .unit forprovis ion. of services. in 1987 -8 8.. Councilman McIlhaney asked Councilman Brown what portion of health services does the City receive. Councilman Brown.reported that the County provides one-third of its health services to Col- lege Station,andadded that the City's share of funding also equals one-third as compared to Bryan. Mayor Ringer. added that the funding is based on the location of residents served. Councilman Haddox moved.toapprove thereso1ution authorizing the Mayor and Ci ty Manager to execute a contract wi th the county health unit forprovlsion of services in 1987-88. The motion was seconded by Councilman. r.1cIlhaneyand .was approved unanimously, 7-0. Agenda Item No. 18- ..Consideration. <of .user. fees forFY 1987-88 Parks and. Recreation a.ctivitiesand . programs<. Parks and Recrea>tionDirectorSteveBeachy presented the item. He stated . that the Parks Advisory Board has. approved these fees as presented by the Parks Department. He summarized the. minor changes made to the schedule. ~1ayor Ringer asked if the annual -swim pass' fee anticipates the new swim season , ~1arch IS-Nov. 15. Mr. Beachy . replied aff ir- matively. Counci lmanMc Ilhaney asked for clarificaition of the proposed fees at the Aerofit site and the adult sports soccer recreational fees. Mr..Beachyreviewed the fee costs. n 063.83 :ITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING lEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 14" 1987 Page, 8 Councilman Boughton moved approval of the user fees as proposed for FY 1987-88 Parks and Recreation activities and programs. The motion was seconded by Councilman Jones and was approved unanimously, 7-0. Agenda I tern No. 19 - Consideration, of a resolution authorizing the Mayor to <execute ..an agreement for the services of a licensed medical director as required. for the 1987-88 operation of the EMS ,program,.. College Station..FireDepartment. Councilman Brown moved approval of the resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Dr. Richard Herron, M.D., for services as the li'censedmedical director for the EMS program, College Station Fire Department, for 1987-1988. Councilman Brown's motion was seconded by Councilman Boughton and was approved by a vote of 6-0-1 , wi th Counc i lman Mc llhaney abstain.ing. Agenda I tern No. 20 - Consideration of a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign an agreement for maintenance ofa new traffic ,signal .at FM.2818-FM2347 .(JerseyStreet). ClP Director ElreyAsh explained that this is an agreement with ithe State of. Texas Department of Highways and Public Transporta- tionfor maintenance of a traff ic signal at Jersey Street andFf1 2818. He added . that the Council requested the study of this intersection eighteen months ago to ensure that it met the war- ,rants'for signalization. The State made the study and found that warrants were met. Councilman Boughton moved approval of the resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign an agreement for maintenance of a new traff ic signal a,t Jersey Street and FM 2818. The motion was seconded by Councilman Haddox. Resolution No. -10-14-87-20 was approved by a unanimoilis vote of 7-0. Agenda Item No. 21 -Consideration ofa resolution...committing the City of College Station to the operations and closure of. the Rock Prairie Landfill, Permit No.. 1444. City Engineer Pullen explained that in the process of applying for an amendment to change the operations at the landfill,. the City is required to provide the State Division of Solid Waste Management.withaResolution stating that the City will maintain the landfill according to state regulations. 006384 r CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14,1987 Page. 9 Councilman Boughton moved approv'al of the resolution committing the City to the operations and closudre of the Rock Prairie Land- fill ,Pe.rmit No. 1444. Councilman Boughton's motion was seconded by Councilman Brown . The motion to approve the resolution passed by a unan"imous vote of 7- 0 . Agenda Item No. 22- Hear Visitors. No one came forward to speak. Agenda I tern ..No. 23.. _.. Closed session to discuss legal report, [6252-17 (1) (rJJ, land acquisition [6252-17 (2) (f)], and personnel [6252-17(2)(g)] . The Council convened in c1o.sed session. Agenda Item No. 24 - Action on closed session. The Council reconvened in open session at 10:12 p.m. Councilman Haddox moved that Celia Stallings be nominated to serve 8' two-year term as the City's representative to the Brazos County Appraisal District. Councilman Boughton seconded this motion which carried by a vote of 6-0-1, with Councilman Jones abstaining. Councilman Boughton moved to appoint the following members to the Wolf Pen Creek Steering Committee: Ron Kaiser, Bicker Cain, and Anne Bell This motion was seconded by Councilman Brown and was approved unanimously, 7-0. ' Agenda Item No. .25'-Adjourn. Mayor Ringer declared the meeting adjourned at 10:13 p.m. APPROVED: t~, Mayor ^." "n.." .L"AQE;\