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Minutes
Design Review Board
May 13, 2016
Administrative Conference Room
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas, 77840
Board Members Present: Chairperson Jane Kee, Susan McGrail, Troy Smith, William
McKinney, Mary Edwards, Elizabeth Natsios
Board Members Absent: Rory Cannaday
Staff Present: Assistant Director of Planning & Development Services Molly
Hitchcock, Senior Planner Mark Bombeck, Staff Assistants
Crystal Derkowski and Deborah Grace -Rosier.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order.
Chairperson Kee, called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve
absence requests.
• Mary Edwards, April 22, 2016
No absence request to consider. Board Member Edwards was in attendance.
AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve
meeting minutes.
• April 22, 2016
Board member McKinney motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Board member Smith
seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (6-0)
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the
a waiver to the Unified Development Ordinance Section 12-7.3 Off -Street Parking
Standards for Tradition at Northgate located at 301 Church Avenue, which is zoned
NG -1 Core Northgate. Case #AWV2016-0000011 (M. Bombek)
Mark Bombek, Senior Planner, gave the Board an overview of the project.
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Brian Miller, the applicant, gave a brief history of the area and project.
There was general discussions concerning the number of units, bedrooms and available
parking. Board member Smith stated he felt a parking study needed to be done.
Board member Smith motioned to deny. The motion failed with a'lack of a second.
General discussions continued amongst the Board and City staff.
Board member McKinney motioned to approve. Board member Natsios seconded the
motion.
General discussions continued.
Chairperson Kee called for the vote. Board voted (3-3). The motion to approve failed.
Board Members Smith, Edwards and McGrail voting against approval.
General discussions continued.
Board member Smith motioned to deny. Board Member Edwards seconded the motion.
There was discussions amongst the Board. Chairperson Kee called for the vote. The vote
was (1-4-1). The motion to deny failed. Board members Natsios, Edwards, McKinney and
Chairperson Kee voting against denial. Board member McGrail abstained from voting
Chairperson Kee stated that she would prefer there be a motion to defer action to a future
meeting to allow the applicant to bring back more information.
Board member Edwards motioned to defer action to a future meeting allowing the applicant
to bring back the following information:
• Occupancy of the multi -family use
• A copy of the lease agreement
• Size of the bedrooms
• What other buildings in Northgate are doing without parking
• Existing parking ratios for multi -family
• Parking Study
Board member McGrail seconded the motion, which passed (4-2). Board Member Smith and
McKinney voting against deferral.
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Possible action and discussion on future agenda items - A
Design Review Board Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been
given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may
be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda
for a subsequent meeting.
No items were presented for future discussion.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned 12:19 p.m.
APPRO D:
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TTEST:
Deborah Gra osier, Staff Assistant
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