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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/26/2009 - Regular Agenda Packet - City Council Mayor Councilmembers Ben White John Crompton Mayor Pro Tem James Massey Lynn McIlhaney Dennis Maloney City Manager Lawrence Stewart Glenn Brown David Ruesink Agenda College Station City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chamber, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, Consider absence request. 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 6:30 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. 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 on approval of minutes for City Council Workshop and Regular Meetings February 12, 2009. b. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding the racial profile report required annually by Senate Bill 1074, of the Texas 77th legislative session. c. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of an amendment to the License Agreement and Annual Maintenance with Principal Decision Systems International approved by the City Manager on June 26, 2002 which amends the covered products, and approval of a resolution declaring intention to reimburse certain expenditures with proceeds from debt. City Council Regular Meeting Page 2 Thursday, February 26, 2009 On Behalf of the Citizens of College Station, Home of Texas A&M University, We will continue to Promote and Advance the Community’s Quality of Life d. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a resolution to award bid number 09-24 to T&D Solutions in the amount of $55,414.13 for installation and termination of fiber optic cable to the Sandy Point Pump Station. e. Presentation, possible action, and discussion to approve an engagement agreement with Mr. Jim Mathews, of Mathews & Freeland, for legal representation in the matter of the Skiles Groundwater Permit Application, not to exceed $100,000. f. Presentation, possible action and discussion on a resolution for an Advanced Funding Agreement (AFA) between the City of College Station and the State of Texas for the Discovery Drive Extension project. g. Presentation, possible action, and discussion to approve a change order to professional services contract #05-160 related the Tauber and Stasney Streets Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $2,500. h. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of expenditures in the amount of $119,370.00 using the TAMU Master Agreement (Texas A&M RFP Main 05-0011, Master Order No. M500441) for the purchase of audio-video equipment for the CSU Meeting and Training Facility. i. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding action to ratify a change order for Construction Contract 08-116 with Acklam Construction for the construction of the Memorial Cemetery and the Aggie Field of Honor Project GG-9905 in the amount of $73,557.30. j. Presentation, possible action and discussion on a bid award for the purchase of various distribution padmount transformers maintained in inventory to Techline $48,620, Wesco $24,990, KBS $10,010, TEC $128,580 and Priester Mell & Nicholson $3,570 for a total of $215,770. k. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Secretary to sign the interlocal agreement between the City of College Station and College Station Independent School District for the conduct and management of a joint election to be held on May 9, 2009. Presentación, acción posible, y discsión en lo que concierne la aprobación de la resolución autorizando al Alcalde y al Secretaria de la Ciudad a firmar el acuerdo interlocal entre la Ciudad de College Station y El Districto Escolar Independiente de College Station, para conducir y administrar una elección conjunta que se llevará a cabo el noveno día de mayo de dos mil nueve. l. Presentation, possible action, and discussion authorizing the payment of a redevelopment reimbursement and cash incentive payments in a total amount of $271,100 to Radakor, L.L.C. m. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a Semi-Annual Report for Impact Fees 92-01, 97-01, 97-02B, 99-01, and 03-02. 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 City Council Regular Meeting Page 3 Thursday, February 26, 2009 On Behalf of the Citizens of College Station, Home of Texas A&M University, We will continue to Promote and Advance the Community’s Quality of Life 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 1) accepting the Red Light Camera Committee report; 2) authorizing additional expenditures ($315,000) for 5 new camera locations, total expenditure not to exceed $567,000 annually; and 3) approving a modification to the TxDOT Amendment to the Municipal Maintenance Agreement. 2. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion creating an ordinance authorizing the City’s participation in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program and nominating Lynntech, Inc. to the Office of the Governor as an enterprise project. 3. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a Rezoning from R-1, Single-Family Residential to A-P, Administrative Professional; A-O, Agricultural Open to A-P, Administrative Professional; and R-1, Single-Family Residential to A-O, Agricultural Open for 4.46 acres located at 2807 Earl Rudder Freeway South, and more generally located next to the North Forest Professional Park. 4. Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion to consider an ordinance regarding the addition of Community Park Zones as a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Recreation, Park and Open Space Master Plan, an element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Wolf Pen Creek Corridor Water Feature and Festival Area Proposal, as requested by Council at the January 12, 2009 meeting. 6. Adjourn. If litigation issues arise to the posted subject matter of this Council Meeting an executive session will be held. APPROVED: ________________________________ City Manager City Council Regular Meeting Page 4 Thursday, February 26, 2009 On Behalf of the Citizens of College Station, Home of Texas A&M University, We will continue to Promote and Advance the Community’s Quality of Life 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, February 26, 2009 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 23rd day of February, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. E-Signed by Connie Hooks VERIFY authenticity with ApproveIt ________________________________ City Secretary 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 February 23, 2009 at 1:00 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 ________________, 2009 By______________________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me on this the _____day of ________________, 2009. ______________________________ Notary Public – Brazos County, Texas My commission expires: ___________ The building is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive service must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (979) 764-3517 or (TDD) 1-800-735-2989. Agendas may be viewed on www.cstx.gov . Council meetings are broadcast live on Cable Access Channel 19.