HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/28/2016 - Workshop Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
JULY 28, 2016
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF BRAZOS §
Present:
Nancy Berry, Mayor
Council: TAMU Student Liaison
Blanche Brick Wayne Beckermann, VP/Municipal Affairs,
Steve Aldrich Absent
Karl Mooney, absent
John Nichols
Julie Schultz
James Benham, via videoconference
City Staff:
Kelly Templin, City Manager
Chuck Gilman, Deputy City Manager
Carla Robinson, City Attorney
Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary
Tanya McNutt, Deputy City Secretary
1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum present, the Workshop of the College Station City Council was called to order by
Mayor Berry at 4:31 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2016 in the Council Chambers of the City of
College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840.
2. Executive Session
In accordance with the Texas Government Code§551.071-Consultation with Attorney,the College
Station City Council convened into Executive Session at 4:33 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2016 in
order to continue discussing matters pertaining to:
A. Consultation with Attorney to seek advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation;to wit:
• Juliao v. City of College Station,Cause No. 14-002168-CV-272,in the 272nd District Court
of Brazos County, Texas
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• Kathryn A. Stever-Harper as Executrix for the Estate of John Wesley Harper v. City of
College Station and Judy Meeks; No. 15,977-PC in the County Court No. 1, Brazos
County, Texas
B. Consultation with Attorney to seek legal advice; to wit:
• Legal issues related to the replacement of iPerl water meters.
The Executive Session adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
3. Take action, if any, on Executive Session.
The following action was required from Executive Session:
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Mayor Berry„ the
City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to delegate authority to the City Manager to
negotiate and execute on behalf of the City a certain settlement agreement between the City and
Sensus USA, Inc. related to the replacement, at no cost to the City, of certain water meters
previously purchased by the City. The motion carried unanimously.
4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on items listed on the consent agenda.
Items 2d, 2h, and 21 were pulled from Consent for clarification.
(2d) and (211): Troy Rother, Traffic Engineer, explained this came about due to complaints
from the schools about the traffic congestion. Left turns have been prohibited from the school
driveways. Parking is still allowed along Boswell so that parents can park and walk their child
into the school.
(21): Alan Gibbs,Engineer, stated that staff wants to push the Public Hearing date back to allow
more time to prepare.
5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on membership qualifications for various
boards and commissions.
Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary, noted that the majority of the City's boards and commissions
only require that an appointee be a resident of College Station and be a registered voter in College
Station. However, there are three boards that have additional specific criteria, which may make it
difficult to fill those particular positions. The purpose of the presentation is to review the member
qualifications for the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Advisory Board, the Design Review
Board, and the Landmark Commission in order to determine if the establishing ordinances can, or
should, be amended to open up the candidate pool.
Molly Hitchcock and Venessa Garza,Planning and Development,provided the background on the
make-up of the committees. Council directed staff to leave the Bicycle,Pedestrian and Greenways
Advisory Board as is, and to bring back to Council a draft ordinance amending the establishing
ordinance governing the Design Review Board, incorporating Council recommendation to
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simplify the make-up. Council recommended that the Landmark Commission become dormant
until such time that a request for Historic Overlay is brought to the City.
6. Council Calendar
Council reviewed the calendar.
7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: a Councilmember
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.
There were no future items.
8. Discussion review and possible action regarding the following meetings: Animal Shelter
Board, Annexation Task Force, Arts Council of Brazos Valley,Arts Council Sub-committee,
Audit Committee,Bicycle.Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board.Bio-Corridor Board
of Adjustments, Blinn College Brazos Valley Advisory Committee, Brazos County Health
Dept., Brazos Valley Council of Governments, Bryan/College Station Chamber of
Commerce, Budget and Finance Committee, BVSWMA, BVWACS, Compensation and
Benefits Committee, Convention & Visitors Bureau, Design Review Board, Economic
Development Committee, Gigabit Broadband Initiative, Historic Preservation Committee,
Interfaith Dialogue Association,Intergovernmental Committee,Joint Relief Funding Review
Committee, Landmark Commission, Library Board, Metropolitan Planning Organization,
Parks and Recreation Board, Planning and Zoning Commission, Research Valley
Partnership, Research Valley Technology Council, Regional Transportation Committee for
Council of Governments,Sister Cities Association,Transportation and Mobility Committee,
TAMU Student Senate, Texas Municipal League, Twin City Endowment, YMCA, Youth
Advisory Council, Zoning Board of Adjustments,
Councilmember Brick reported on the Community Impact Luncheon and the Volunteer
Appreciation Dinner.
Councilmember Nichols reported on the CVB.
Councilmember Aldrich reported on the RVP.
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9. Adjournment
There being no further business,Mayor Berry adjourned the workshop of the College Station City
Council at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2016.
Nancy Be y, Mayor
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Shcrr Mas m, City Secretary
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