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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:114-405 Name:Stormwater Management Plan Update
Status:Type:Updates Agenda Ready
File created:In control:4/21/2014 Council Workshop
On agenda:Final action:5/12/2014
Title:Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update on the City’s Stormwater
Management Program.
Sponsors:
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Action ByDate Action ResultVer.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update on the City’s Stormwater
Management Program.
Relationship to Strategic Goals: (Select all that apply)
··Core Services and Infrastructure
··Sustainable City
Recommendation(s): N/A
Summary:
This item is a presentation and discussion to provide background and program details on the City’s
existing and proposed Stormwater Management Plan. This item is intended to supplement a
Consent Agenda item considering a resolution authorizing the Mayor to endorse the City’s next 5-
year Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) mandated to be submitted to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Budget & Financial Summary: N/A
Attachments: N/A
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File #: Version:114-416 Name:Potential Sign Ordinance Amendments
Status:Type:Presentation Agenda Ready
File created:In control:4/23/2014 Council Workshop
On agenda:Final action:5/12/2014
Title:Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an overview of potential amendments to the
sign ordinance.
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Attachments:Fuel Price Sign Letter.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an overview of potential amendments to the
sign ordinance.
Relationship to Strategic Goals:
··Good Governance
··Diverse & Growing Economy
Recommendation(s):N/A
Summary:This item is a presentation and discussion regarding potential amendments to the sign
regulations contained in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). At the February 13, 2014
meeting, Council requested a future agenda item in response to individuals that spoke during Hear
Visitors regarding their desire for an ordinance change that would allow electronic message boards to
change on an hourly basis instead of a 24-hour basis as currently limited. Since that meeting,
another request regarding the size of fuel price signs has also been submitted (see attached).
Over the years, there have been several amendments to the sign ordinance in response to changing
technology and the marketplace. This item will provide an overview of these changes and seek
direction from Council regarding other potential amendments to the sign ordinance.
Budget & Financial Summary:N/A
Legal Review:N/A
Attachment:
Fuel Price Sign Letter
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Status:Type:
File created:In control:
Library Audit
Consent Agenda
Council Workshop
On agenda:Final action:
14-459
Report
5/9/2014
5/12/2014
Title:Presentation, possible action, and discussion concerning the City Internal Auditor’s Ringer Library
Operations Audit.
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Action ByDate Action ResultVer.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion concerning the City Internal Auditor’s Ringer Library
Operations Audit.
Relationship to Strategic Goals: (Select all that apply)
··Good Governance
··Core Services and Infrastructure
Recommendation(s): The audit committee accepted the audit report and recommended
implementation of the thirteen recommendations contained in the report.
Summary:
Reasons for the Audit: This audit was conducted per direction of the City of College Station Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee requested assurance and consultation services in regards to: (1)
how efficiently and effectively the Larry J. Ringer Library is being managed, (2) how to best spend the
library redesign bond money, and (3) whether the Bryan-College Station interlibrary agreement is still
in the best interest of the City of College Station.
Results from the Audit:
Library performance. We found that the majority of patrons are satisfied with the materials, services
and programs being offered by the library. Nevertheless, we found several areas in which the
library’s effectiveness and efficiency could be improved. Specifically, we found that staff do not take
full advantage of the technology available to them, there is an insufficiency in policies, procedures,
and performance standards, and there is considerable amounts of down-time during the non-busy
season.
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Library redesign. We found that the library has insufficient space to adequately meet the needs of
the community. Nearly all areas of the library need expansion or redesign, but the areas that should
be given highest priority are the book drop, the library commons, library furnishings, and a children’s
area.
Bryan-College Station inter-library agreement. The Bryan-College Station inter-library agreement
provides a major benefit for the City of College Station by effectively increasing the Ringer Library’s
collection and allowing for reduced expenses through shared costs. However, we found that one area
of the inter-library agreement (the Twin City Inter-library loan program) places disproportionate costs
on College Station, and a few other areas create unnecessary principal-agent issues.
Report Distribution: A full copy of the Ringer Library Operations Audit is on file in the City Secretary’s
Office. This report along with other reports conducted by the City Auditor’s Office can be found at:
<http://cstx.gov/index.aspx?page=2734>
Budget & Financial Summary: None
Attachments: None
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