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Home My WebLink About04/12/2018 - Workshop Minutes - City CouncilWKSHP041218 Minutes Page 1 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP CITY OF COLLEGE STATION APRIL 12, 2018 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Karl Mooney, Mayor Council: Bob Brick Jerome Rektorik Linda Harvell Barry Moore John Nichols James Benham City Staff: Student Liaison Chuck Gilman, Interim City Manager Tory Oxendahl, Municipal Affairs Jeff Capps, Assistant City Manager Carla Robinson, City Attorney Tanya Smith, City Secretary Ian Whittenton, 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 Mooney at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 7784 0. 2. Executive Session In accordance with the Texas Government Code §551.071-Consultation with Attorney, §551.074- Personnel, and §551.087-Economic Incentive Negotiations, the College Station City Council convened into Executive Session at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2018 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; and  McCrory Investments II, LLC d/b/a Southwest Stor Mor v. City of College Station; Cause No. 17-000914-CV-361; In the 361st District Court, Brazos County, Texas  City of College Station v. Gerry Saum, Individually, and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Susan M. Wood, Deceased; Cause No. 17-002742-CV-361; In the 361st District Court, Brazos County, Texas B. Consultation with attorney to receive legal advice; to wit: WKSHP041218 Minutes Page 2  Legal Issues Concerning Land Acquisition for the Capstone Drive - Barron Road Re- Alignment Project.  Legal advice regarding charter amendment elections. C. Deliberation on the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer; to wit:  Council Self-evaluation  City Secretary D. Deliberation on an offer of financial or other incentives for a business prospect that the Council seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the City; to wit:  Economic incentives for a project located generally in the area northeast of the intersection of Raymond Stotzer Parkway and Highway 47 in College Station. The Executive Session recessed at 5:43 p.m. 3. Take action, if any, on Executive Session. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Benham and a second by Councilmember Rektorik, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to direct the City Attorney and City Secretary to review the College Station City Charter and to recommend amendments to be considered by the Council for inclusion in a possible charter amendment election to be held November 6, 2018. The motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Benham and a second by Councilmember Rektorik, the City Council voted six (6) for and one (1) opposed, with Councilmember Brick voting against, to authorize city staff to negotiate with a search firm for the purpose of hiring a new city manager. The motion carried. 4. Presentation, possible action and discussion on items listed on the consent agenda. Items 2c, 2i, 2j, and 2l were pulled from Consent for clarification. (2c): Debbie Eller, Director of Community Services, provided an overview of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) grant funds are currently used by the City to provide various housing assistance programs to income- eligible households. (2i): Donald Harmon, Director of Public Works, provided an explanation of construction administration for the Rock Prairie Elevated Storage Tank Project. Mr. Harmon explained that the scope of this contract includes design, bidding, and construction phase services. (2j): Donald Harmon, Director of Public Works, provided an explanation of the sale and removal of approximately 19,000 tons of asphalt millings from city property. (2l): Lance Simms, Director of Public Works, provided the total number of acres for the eight non- annexation development agreements representing over 2,000 acres in the Cit y’s ETJ and that there are roughly 200 out of 2000 of those acres in a flood plain. WKSHP041218 Minutes Page 3 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the 2017 and 2018 Planning & Zoning Commission Plan of Work in a Joint Meeting with the Planning & Zoning Commission. With a quorum present, the Joint Workshop with the College Station City Council was called to order by Chair Jane Kee at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. Present were: Johnny Burns, Dennis Christiansen, Jane Kee, Bill Mather, Jeremy Osborne, and Elianor Vessali. The Planning and Zoning Commission presented their 2017 accomplishments and the 2018 Proposed Plan of Work. Comp Plan items included the implementation of adopted plans, updating the Thoroughfare Plan, and updating the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Plan. Issues regarding Neighborhood Integrity included a traffic calming tool kit and student housing in establishing Single-Family Neighborhoods. UDO regulatory items includes update on off-street parking requirements, sign ordinance revision, bicycle rack standards, suburban commercial land use & zoning, and non-residential landscaping requirements. On-going items are the Pre- Application Conference Semi-Annual Report and economic development quarterly updates. The commissioners have also requested information regarding parkland dedication, block length and perimeter, sidewalk fee-in-lieu, Mueller report update, public hearing notification, and review of development fees. There being no further business, Chair Kee adjourned the joint workshop with the College Station City Council at 6:08 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2018. 6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the City Council Strategic Plan. Aubrey Nettles, Special Projects Coordinator, updated Council on the implementation plan for the 2018 City of Council Strategic Plan. A brief overview of 2018 projects was provided. Some of these will build upon each other and will continue into 2019 and 2020. Staff will provide progress report updates through weekly updates and other means. 7. Council Calendar Council reviewed the calendar. 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, Experience Bryan-College Station, Design Review Board, Economic Development Committee, FBT/Texas Aggies Go to War, Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition, Historic Preservation Committee, Interfaith Dialogue Association, Intergovernmental Committee, Joint Relief Funding Review Committee, Landmark Commission, Library Board, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Parks an d 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 Economic WKSHP041218 Minutes Page 4 Development, TAMU Student Senate, Texas Municipal League, Twin City Endowment, Walk with the Mayor, YMCA, Youth Advisory Council, Zoning Board of Adjustments. Councilmember Rektorik reported on Experience BCS and RVP. Councilmember Nichols reported on the Board of Health. At 6:39 p.m., Mayor Mooney recessed the Workshop. Workshop reconvened at 9:02 p.m. 9. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the workshop of the College Station City Council at 9:02 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2018. ________________________ Karl Mooney, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary