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Home My WebLink About11/10/2016 - Workshop Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP CITY OF COLLEGE STATION NOVEMBER 10, 2016 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Nancy Berry, Mayor Council: Blanche Brick Steve Aldrich Karl Mooney John Nichols Julie Schultz James Benham City Staff: Student Liaison Kelly Templin, City Manager Spencer Davis, VP Student Affairs 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 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 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 4:32 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2016 in order to continue discussing matters pertaining to: A. Consultation with Attorney to seek advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation;to wit: • 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 • Legal matters related to a September 8, 2016, accident occurring generally at the intersection of Angus Avenue and Ayrshire Street in College Station, Texas WKSHP 111016 Minutes Page 1 • Legal matters related to a May 8, 2016, accident occurring generally at the intersection of State Highway 6 and Southwest Parkway in College Station, Texas • Legal matters related to the dismissal of City employee C. Clayton The Executive Session adjourned at 5:07 p.m. 3. Take action, if any, on Executive Session. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Schultz and a second by Councilmember Benham,the City Council voted seven(7)for and none(0)opposed,to authorize the City Manager to settle the claim brought by Kathleen M. Ritch, individually and on behalf of Alannah Ritch, and Andrew J. Ritch, in an amount not to exceed $250,000 and to execute a Settlement and Release containing terms as are customarily contained in Settlement Agreements. The motion carried unanimously. 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on items listed on the consent agenda. Item 2k was pulled from consideration. Items 2b, 2d, 2g, and 2h were pulled for clarification. (2b): Natalie Ruiz, Director of Economic Development, clarified the framework of the agreement related to capital investment,jobs, and incentives. (2d): Dave Coleman, Director of Water Services, explained that this project is on the impact fee list and will be reimbursed with impact fees. Recovery is right at 50%. (2g): Dave Coleman, Director of Water Services, explained that the agreements did not anticipate an impact fee. After the fees were enacted,the developer agreed that residents of the MUD will pay a premium on their water/wastewater bills (50%) until the recovery is met. (2h): Aubrey Nettles, Special Projects Coordinator,clarified that a single-family house will pay $7.78 and multi-family will pay $6.10. There are five tiers for non-residential. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding pavement standards. Donald Harmon, Director of Public Works, provided information regarding pavement standards. He noted that in Bridgewood, Phase 2 development phase, the approximate additional cost per lot is$1,400. Life cycle costs were also looked at,utilizing minimal maintenance. Initial construction costs for rigid pavement were higher than flexible pavement;maintenance costs for rigid pavement were lower than flexible pavement;and life cycle costs for rigid pavement were lower than flexible pavement. Staff recommends: 1) require existing rigid pavement minimum standards for residential and collector streets (approximate cost impact per lot is $1,400); or 2) require existing rigid pavement minimum standards for collector streets only (approximate cost impact per lot is $650). WKSHP 111016 Minutes Page 2 MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Mooney and a second by Councilmember Schultz, the City Council voted three (3) for and four (4) opposed, with Mayor Berry and Councilmembers Aldrich, Nichols, and Benham voting against, to direct staff to come back with a third option. The motion failed. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Berry and a second by Councilmember Benham, the City Council voted four (4) for and three (3) opposed, with Councilmembers Brick, Mooney, and Schultz voting against,to direct staff to go with option 1: require existing rigid pavement minimum standards for residential and collector streets. The motion carried. 6.Presentation,possible action,and discussion relating to a proposal for a new office building for the Brazos Central Appraisal District. John Flynn, with the Brazos Central Appraisal District, stated that the CAD is seeking a new building due to concerns with growth, security, customer service, and technology. The Brazos Central Appraisal District Board of Directors recommends building rather than leasing office space to give the property owners the best value for their tax dollars and to provide improved security, efficiency and technology for the CAD staff as well as the public. 7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a discussion of the Itinerant Vendor ordinance and requirements related to temporary outdoor sales. Lance Simms, Director of Planning and Development Services, outlined the requirements related to Itinerant Vendors (I-Vendors) with a focus on mobile medical uses (i.e., IV therapy) and temporary outdoor tent sales. Possible changes could be to exempt IV infusion therapy from the I-Vendor ordinance; continue to require I-Vendor permits, but allow more days per year; extend the number of days allowed under the permit(currently 21 days/year); shorten the duration of the permit(e.g. six months); and/or provide consistent requirements for on-site tent sales. Council provided direction to exempt mobile medical clinics and to extend the number of days allowed (for both on-site and off-site tent sales) to 36 days per year. 8. Council Calendar Council reviewed the calendar. 9. 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 agenda items. 10. 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 WKSHP 111016 Minutes Page 3 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, FBT/Texas Aggies Go to War, 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 There were no Council reports. 11. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the workshop of the College Station City Council at 7:12 p.m. on Thursday,November 10, 2016. ar' oone, , Mayor ATTEST: 1 i . Sherry Mas A:urn, City Secre . • WKSHP111016 Minutes Page 4