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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes~ } -- MINUTES -- CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD R Fr t 11 ° R ~A-EST-t~6- TUESDAY,JULY 9, 199b - 7:00 P.M. ~ CENTRAL PARK CO ERENCE ROOM °~ 1000. KRENEK TAP ROAD MEMBERS PRESENT:- Ron Gay, Chair; Carol Reynolds; Gary Halter; and Elizabeth Cunha MEMBERS ABSENT: Bob DeOtte, Vice Chair; Mike Manson; and Debra Anderson STAFF PRESENT: Steve Beachy, Director; Eric Ploeger, Assistant .Director; Curtis Bingham, Operations:Superintendent; Bridgette George CPS, Staff Assistant VISITORS:. Mayor Lynn.. Mcllhaney; John Friedman,. jr., Bury + Pittman, Inc.; David Owen, InterGroup; and Edsel )ones I. '~"' Ic~~P ^nd O~th of Office -New Board Member: Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney welcomed the new members, Gary H:altei• and .Elizabeth Cunha, and performed the. installation. ceremony as they read. their Oath of Office. 11. A,nnreciation Plaque -Outgoing Member: Greg Taggart vvas not present to accept his plaque. 111. Approval-of Minutes: Minutes for the meeting of June 11, 1996, were approved as submitted. IV. Near Visitors: No unscheduled visitors were present. V: °~rkhnd Dedication for Park. one 7: Steve said that Zone 7 currently hasapproximately 4.5 acres of parkland. He reminded the board that the preliminary draft land use plan depicts an additional 25 acres of parkland in Zone 7. -He stated that the zone is bordered by Wellborn Road, 2818 and George Bush Drive. He informed the board that they could accept the proposed dedication of 3.5 acres. or, since it is -less than the required 5 acres, they.-could request money in .Lieu of the. land. The current amount is $225 per dwelling unit. Mr. john Friedman, jr., Consulting Engineer/Surveyor for Bury + Pittman, Inc., stated that the 462 unit development they are-developing is mostly designed for students. It will be a totally secured, gated community with basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts, etc., as well as a computer room.. The development consists of afour-bedroom unit, each room is individually locked with private bath, with a common living area. A keycard allows access through the front gate and a keycard allows access into the unit, with separate keys for the four different bedrooms. The development includes 2, 3 or 4 bedroom units. The 3.S acre proposal was adjacent to 5 more acres that could be purchased by the city for additional parkland. Steve recommended that if the board decides to accept. the 3.5 acres. as proposed, then he would suggest adding land adjacent to. it to create an 8-10 acre'park. He suggested putting in amenities'targeted towards the population in that zone which would mostly likely be students. ~ Edsel )ones informed the board, that in 1973 he developed. a preliminary masterplan for the city showing that the land in-Zone 7 be developed as primarily. apartments .due to that area's close proximity to the university. In this masterplan he identified a area of land designated for ..parkland. Woodway Park is Parks Board Minutes July 9, 1996 Page 1 of 2 ,, .~ located in that specified area.. The entire tract ofland, which has been reserved for parkland for the .past 20 years, is approximately 13.33 acres. Mr. )ones stated that he should have contacted the current developers sooner so that they could have made an agreement to use the. land already identified for parkland.. Carol motioned to accept the 3.5 acre dedication, but that it be located adjacent to Woodway Park.. The motion was seconded by Gary: Carol amended the motion to include that the city proceed in attaining the remaining parkland adjacent to Woodway Park. The amendment was seconded by Gary. and was passed by the board. IV. Discussion of Teen Survey: Steve reviewed the teen survey that was distributed o the board. The .packet .included the 12th grade results, as :well as the comments given by the students. A total of 2068 surveys were xeturned, out of the 2,700 students enrolled. Steve mentioned that 21% of all students enrolled said that they wanted to see more concerts. He mentioned that the department will now determine how to utilize the survey to best serve the students. One comment that surfaced frequently was that they believed no results would be derived from the survey. Steve also pointed out that some students stated their interest in serving on a teen council in conjunction with the Parks Department. Elizabeth asked about a place for inline skating or skateboarding, she noticed several comments on the survey. Steve mentioned that there is no area designated for that in College. Station... He said that is usually done on sidewalks. It is :discouraged on surfaced courts ]ike tennis. and basketball because it ruins the courts. V. ~ i al Improvement Program Ren, ort: Ric reviewed the CIP report. He stated that .Pebble :Creek Fark is still on schedule to be completed by the opening of that school. Maintenance for that park .has not beenestablished.. No other new informationwas reported. VI. Other Business/~3oard Concerns: Elizabeth .mentioned thata swing was broken at Central Park. Steve stated .that he would check into it. She also voiced. her concern regarding the t-ball fields at Southwood Park. She stated that there is no barrier on one side of the field and kids are running into the parking lot toget the balls. Steve mentioned that those were temporary. fields et up for t-ball .Ron mentioned that little league formed the league without asking if there were. fields .available o do the league. So the department, in conjunction with little league, developed the fields the best they could to accommodate the games.. Curtis mentioned that the department has already put up :berms to help keep the balls from rolling,out into the parking. lot. VIL Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Parks Board Minutes luly 9, .1996. Page 2 of 2 ,Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend approval of this preliminary plat with the Presubmission Conference conditions and the variance to the street extension. Commissioner Parker. seconded this motion. This motion passed unanimously. (6 - 0) AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Discussion concerning communication issues between the Commission and City Council Commissioner Gribou mentioned that at the last meeting this was. discussed with City Manager Noe .regarding communication between the Commission and Council. He said that since there were only four members present at the last meeting it was decided to wait. and discuss it at a later time. Commissioner Massey explained that the discussion had taken place to have a P&Z Liaison attend the Council .Meetings. .Commissioner Gribou said. that he .thought. this could wait until .the. new Commissioners were appointed. Commissioner Garner agreed that it could wait. Chairman Hawthorne stated' that the FYI flyers provided by staff could help with the. communication.. issue. Commissioner Gribou said 'that having a Liaison would be a benefit for discussions of cases. It would clarify any questions regarding reasons behind Council decisions. Commissioner Massey thought it would be a good idea to have a rotating liaison like P.R.C. Commissioner Gribou suggested to have a liaison only when there are P&Z related items. Commissioner Gribou moved to ask Council to consider using the Commissioners as Liaisons.. Commissioner Massey seconded. This motion passed unanimously. (6 - 0) AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Other Business Commissioner Garner mentioned the. Wellborn Corridor is a top item. She said she would like to see a time frame. created to review. this study.. She suggested adding this to a future agenda. Commissioner .Garner also requested a-copy of the mid-80's study. Mr. Massey requested a copy also Commissioner Parker. said he really liked the FYI Flyer. He wanted to thank the stafffor doing this. He said it was much more informative than in the past. AGENDA ITEM NO 7: ADJOURN Commissioner Lightfoot moved to adjourn. the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Massey seconded the motion which passed unopposed. (6 - 0) APPROVED: Chairman, Kyle. Hawthorne. ATTEST: Planning Technician,. Natalie Ruiz P & Z Minutes June S, 1997 Page S of S residents' driveways and traffic may increase and have to use Southern Plantation Drive which is one of the two main entrances. This increase in traffic is a danger to the other children who play in the area. There is also. excessive noise. He doesn't think that the main parking area is efficient for a day care center. Mr. Etheridge .asked the Commission to recognize the .potential dangers and negative aspects and deny the request. Chairman Hawthorne closed the public hearing. CRAFT Commissioner Lightfoot moved to deny the conditional use permit for .the licensed day .care. Commissioner Parker seconded the motion. Commissioner Lightfoot .stated that he relates to the comments from Mr. Etheridge. although his proximity is away from the actual site. He feels this request would not be to the advantage of this neighborhood. Commission Parker stated that his primary concerns are the traffic and the lack of turn around ability on this street. The potential of increased pedestrian traffic could .put someone at risk. The motion to deny the conditional use permit passed unanimously. (6 - 0) AGENDA ITEM NO. 4c Consideration of a preliminary plat for the. A&M Apartments at College Station Subdivision gene ally located northwest and southwest corners of Wellborn Road and Holleman Drive. (97-308). Senior Planner McCully presented the staff report and stated that the master preliminary plat includes an R-5 zoned tract on the north. side of Holleman with an M-1 strip across the Wellborn Road frontage. This tract is to remain undeveloped for the time being.. The tract R-5 on the south side is under consideration for a zone change to remove the M-1 strip and replace it with a C-1 corner, for a total of two lots on the southern half of the subject tract. The applicant intends to develop the resulting 17.9 acres of R-5 as an apartment complex. The remaining 3 acre C-1 has no immediate :user at this time. The subject tract has been zoned R-5 with a strip of M-1 since late 1982 and. has remained vacant since that time. The entire area west of Wellborn Road has been slow to develope, perhaps due in part to the Railroad adjacency and low sewer capacity. The City has been working to upgrade the-sewer capacity in the recent past, since interest in developing this area has increased (McDonald's, Melrose Apartments, and. other inquiries directed to Staff). Staff recommends approval with the Presubmission Conference conditions. Chairman Hawthorne opened the public hearing. Ron Saikowski (Sitech Engineering) spoke in favor of this request. He represents the developer and will be putting in the multi-family development. The name will be changed to Holleman Arms Apartments. He asked the Commission t6 approve. the plat with that name change and the variance to the street extension. Dennis Maloney (803 Welsh) asked if Marion. Pugh Drive would be cut off. Assistant to the City Engineer Homeyer referred to the Comprehensive Plan and informed Mr. Maloney it would be through to Holleman. Plans are to extend Jones-Butler to George Bush Drive and .southward to Southwest Parkway to carry north and south bound traffic. P & Z Minutes June S, 1997 Page 4 of S ,.t ,~...~ PRESUBMISSION CONFERENCE REPORT May 22, 1997 TO: Paul Clarke,. Clarke & Wyndham, Inc. 3608 East 29th Street, Suite 100,. Bryan, TX 77802 Ron Saikowski & Lou Ann Montana; Sitech Engineering, Corp. 2202 Tmberloch Pl., Suite 100, The Woodlands, TX 77380 DMC Builders/Dinerstein Company 6363 Woodway, #1000, Houston, TX 77057 FROM: Project Review Committee Jane Kee, City Pl er Kent Laza, .City i Others Attending Shirley Volk,: Development Coordi at Tony Michalsky, Electrical Operations Coor ' ator .Laverne Akin,. GTE Representative SUBJECT: Master Preliminary Plat - A&M Apartments. at .College Station; proposed subdivision totaling 39.3 acres. divided. into three lots zoned R-5, C-1 and M-1 located on the northwest and. southwest corners of Wellborn Road and Holleman Drive. (97=308) A Presubmission Conference meeting was held Wednesday, May 21, 1997 to discuss the above mentioned preliminary plat. Staff discussed with the applicant the sanitary sewer capacity restrictions in the general. area. The existing line cannot handle the.. proposed development and the Melrose Apartment :development to the north. The line. will be available on a first come, first served basis. Any necessary upgrading to the existing line could be at the. developer's expense. The following is a .list of ordinance .requirements identified by the Presubmission Conference. This list does not relieve the applicant of total compliance with all current ordinance requirements. Ordinance Requirements: _ The Parks and Recreatiorn Department prefers. a land dedication for the required parkland dedication. The proposed multi-family development of 220 living units would require 1.65 acres of parkland. Staff prefers, that the land. be located adjacent to the existing parkland in that particular zone.. Contact Parks. Director .Steve Beachy at (409) 764-3413 for more. information. Show and label all existing. and proposed utilities and. change the line. styles to-distinguish between existing and,proposed. Provide a metes and bounds description of the property with a basis of bearing. _ Provide public utility easements to cover all public utility lines. PRC Report A&MApartments at C.S. Case #97-308 Page 2 of 2 Ordinance Requirements cont.): Show the proposed access locations... (Note the distances from the curb line of Wellborn Road to the centerline of the proposed driveways. Also note distances to any existing driveways or rights-of-way along Holleman Drive, including Marion Pugh Drive.) Darken the property boundary and the lot lines to clearly distinguish the proposed subdivision of property. Comments/Concerns: Coordinate electrical service , details with Electrical Operations. Coordinator Tony Michalsky at (409) 764-3660.. Coordinate telephone service details and necessary easements with G.T.E. Representative .Laverne Akin at (409) 82.1-4723. Natural_gas is available to this site but a gas main extension will be required. Cost for the extension will depend on the total footage required and. estimated gas load requirements. This cost is refundable under a three year contract based on gas .consumption. If you decide to utilize natural gas. in the area, contact Lone Star Gas Representative Don Fazzino at (409) 776-0627 to arrange a .more accurate and detailed estimate. SUBMIT THE MYLAR ORIGINAL. AND 15 COPIES OF THE REVISED MASTER PRELIMINARY PLAT BY WEDNESDAY,... MAY 28, 1997 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PACKETS FOR THE MEETING OF THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1997. THE CITY COUNCII, WILL CONSIDER THE PRELIlVIINARY PLAT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1997. BOTH MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL: COUNCIL ROOM AT .1101. TEXAS AVENUE SOUTH.