HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/14/2010 - Regular Agenda Packet - City CouncilMayor Council members
Nancy Berry Jess Fields
Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Maloney
John Crompton Katy-Marie Lyles
City Manager Dave Ruesink
Glenn Brown
Agenda
College Station City Council
Regular Meeting
Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 7:00 PM
City Hall Council Chamber, 1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, Consider absence request.
· Presentation in recognition of October as National Community Planning Month and recognition of the
City's efforts at planning.
· Report from Sister Cities student group and presentation of gifts from the Mayor of Greifswald, Germany
· Proclamation naming October as Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Month.
Hear Visitors: A citizen may address the City Council on any item which does not appear on the posted
Agenda. Registration forms are available in the lobby and at the desk of the City Secretary. This form should
be completed and delivered to the City Secretary by 5:30 pm. Please limit remarks to three minutes. A timer
alarm will sound after 2 1/2 minutes to signal thirty seconds remaining to conclude your remarks. The City
Council will receive the information, ask staff to look into the matter, or place the issue on a future agenda.
Topics of operational concerns shall be directed to the City Manager. Comments should not personally attack
other speakers, Council or staff.
Consent Agenda
Individuals who wish to address the City Council on a consent or regular agenda item not posted as a public
hearing shall register with the City Secretary prior to the Mayor’s reading of the agenda item. Registration
forms are available in the lobby and at the desk of the City Secretary. The Mayor will recognize individuals
who wish to come forward to speak for or against the item. The speaker will state their name and address for
the record and allowed three minutes. A timer will sound at 2 1/2 minutes to signal thirty seconds remaining for
remarks.
2. Presentation, possible action and discussion of consent agenda items which consists of ministerial or
"housekeeping" items required by law. Items may be removed from the consent agenda by majority vote of the
Council.
a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for September 23, 2010 Workshop and Regular
Meetings and October 6, 2010 Wellborn and Special Council Meeting.
b. Presentation, possible action and discussion on the second and final renewal of bid #08-84 to Brazos
Paving Inc. in an amount not to exceed $411,000.00 for the annual blanket order of concrete curb/gutter &
flatwork used to maintain City infrastructure.
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c. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of contract renewals for the installation of roadway traffic
markings and traffic control to Highway Technology of Austin, Texas in the amount of $163,182.50 and,
traffic control services to N-Line Traffic Maintenance of Bryan, Texas in the amount of $18,706.25.
d. Presentation, possible action and discussion on approving the budget of the Arts Council of Brazos Valley;
and presentation, possible action and discussion on two (2) operations and maintenance funding agreements
between the City of College Station and the Arts Council of Brazos Valley for FY11 totaling $164,000.
e. Presentation, possible action and discussion on a funding agreement between the City of College Station
and the Research Valley Partnership for FY11 in the amount of $300,000.
f. Presentation, possible action and discussion on approving the budget of the Brazos Valley Convention and
Visitors Bureau (CVB); and presentation, possible action and discussion on a funding agreement between the
City of College Station and the Brazos Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau for FY11 in the amount of
$1,057,000.
g. Presentation, possible action and discussion approving a resolution authorizing expenditures for the Brazos
Animal Shelter in the amount of $169,512.90.
h. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the second reading of a ten (10) year franchise agreement
with the City of Bryan for retail sale of electricity within the City of College Station and certificated to Bryan
by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
i. Presentation, possible action and discussion on the third and final reading of a franchise agreement with
Professional Trash Valet, LLC dba Brazos Valley Trash Valet & Recycling for the collection of recyclable
commodities from multifamily apartments and commercial businesses.
j. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of Change Order No. 1 for a contract with
Motorola Inc. for equipment and services to support Rebanding of the City’s 800MHz Radio System,
decreasing the original contract of $258,191.28 by $20,473.00.
k. Presentation, possible action and discussion concerning approval of a Participation Agreement concerning
improvements to Royder Road and Greens Prairie Trail between College Station Independent School District
(CSISD) and the City of College Station.
l. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a change order to the design contract (Contract
No.07-263) with Mitchell and Morgan in the amount of $4,240.00 for the Nantucket Gravity Sewer Line
project.
m. Presentation, possible action and discussion on the first reading of a franchise agreement with Liquid
Environmental Solutions for the collection of food waste for the purpose of recycling.
n. Presentation, possible action and discussion on the first reading of a franchise agreement amendment with
Texas Commercial Waste to add the collection of food waste for the purpose of recycling to its agreement.
Regular Agenda
Individuals who wish to address the City Council on a regular agenda item not posted as a public hearing
shall register with the City Secretary prior to the Mayor’s reading of the agenda item. The Mayor will
recognize you to come forward to speak for or against the item. The speaker will state their name and address
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for the record and allowed three minutes. A timer will sound at 2 1/2 minutes to signal thirty seconds remaining
for remarks.
Individuals who wish to address the City Council on an item posted as a public hearing shall register with the
City Secretary prior to the Mayor’s announcement to open the public hearing. The Mayor will recognize
individuals who wish to come forward to speak for or against the item. The speaker will state their name and
address for the record and allowed three minutes. A timer alarm will sound at 2 1/2 minutes to signal thirty
seconds remaining to conclude remarks. After a public hearing is closed, there shall be no additional public
comments. If Council needs additional information from the general public, some limited comments may be
allowed at the discretion of the Mayor.
If an individual does not wish to address the City Council, but still wishes to be recorded in the official minutes
as being in support or opposition to an agenda item, the individual may complete the registration form provided
in the lobby by providing the name, address, and comments about a city related subject. These comments will
be referred to the City Council and City Manager.
1. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a resolution approving a preliminary official statement,
and related material; and on an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of City of College Station,
Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2010; establishing parameters regarding the sale of
the bonds; approving the execution of an escrow agreement; and ordaining other matters related thereto,
including immediate effectiveness.
2. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter
12, “Unified Development Ordinance,” Section 4.2, “Official Zoning Map,” of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of College Station, Texas, specifically rezoning 19.749 acres from A-O Agricultural Open
and R-1 Single-Family Residential to PDD Planned Development District for multi-family, office, and
general commercial uses, for 529 William D. Fitch Parkway, generally located on the north side of
William D. Fitch Parkway, west of the Castle Rock Subdivision and wetlands mitigation area.
3. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the approval of a construction contract (10-251)
with Dudley Construction in the amount of $2,122,819.10 for the Water Reclamation Phase 1 Project.
4. Adjourn.
If litigation issues arise to the posted subject matter of this Council Meeting an executive session will be held.
APPROVED:
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City Manager
Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas will be
held on the Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 7:00 PM at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas. The following subjects will be discussed, to wit: See Agenda.
Posted this 11th day of October, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
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City Secretary
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I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Governing Body of the City of
College Station, Texas, is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said
notice on the bulletin board at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, in College Station, Texas, and the City’s website,
www.cstx.gov . The Agenda and Notice are readily accessible to the general public at all times. Said Notice
and Agenda were posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. and remained so posted continuously for at least 72
hours proceeding the scheduled time of said meeting.
This public notice was removed from the official posting board at the College Station City Hall on the following
date and time: __________________________ by ________________________.
Dated this _____day of ________________, 2010 By______________________________________
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this the _____day of ________________, 2010.
______________________________
Notary Public – Brazos County, Texas My commission expires: ___________
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