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Home My WebLink About06/28/2018 - Regular Minutes - City CouncilRM062818 Minutes Page 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF COLLEGE STATION JUNE 28, 2018 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Karl Mooney, Mayor Council: Bob Brick Jerome Rektorik Linda Harvell Barry Moore John Nichols James Benham – via remote City Staff: Jeff Capps, Interim City Manager Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager Adam Falco, Assistant City Attorney Tanya Smith, City Secretary Ian Whittenton, Deputy City Secretary Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum present, the Regular Meeting of the College Station City Council was called t o order by Mayor Mooney at 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, 2018 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, consider absence request. Camden Stackhouse, Patrick Stackhouse, Kieran Wylie, and Mark Johnson with the Boy Scouts Troop 102 & 802 lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The Mayor asked the City to observe a moment of silence to honor the life and service of former Mayor Ron Silvia. Hear Visitors Comments CONSENT AGENDA 2a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for:  June 14, 2018 Workshop Meeting  June 14, 2018 Regular Meeting RM062818 Minutes Page 2 2b. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of a three year contract between the City of College Station and Shermco Industries, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $797,355 for Electric Substation Testing and Maintenance. This amount in cludes the three year base amount of $664,463 in scheduled work and potential additional/miscellaneous repairs as specified in the bid, and an additional 20% not to exceed cost of $132,892 as a contingency for unforeseen emergency work. 2c. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on Change Order 1 to the TriTech Software Systems IQ Subscription Agreement (Contract No. 15300408) adding IQ FireView for $13,265. 2d. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on authorizing the payment of $1,277,906 to the College Station Independent School District for repayment of unspent funds in TIRZ 1. 2e. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the approval of contract 18300554 with Brazos Paving, Inc. for the installation of One Inch Overlay Wi th Specialty Mix as needed for an amount not to exceed $432,000. 2f. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of Change Order No. 9 in the amount of $53,475 to the Lincoln Recreation Center Addition construction contract 16300432 with JaCody, Inc. 2g. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a construction contract with Dudley Construction, LTD. in the amount of $327,000 for the construction of a basketball pavilion at John Crompton Park. 2h. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on Ordinance No. 2018-4020 amending Chapter 38, “Traffic and Vehicles,” Article VI “Traffic Schedules,” Section 38-1018 “Traffic Schedule XIII, Temporary Speed Limits,” of the Code of Ordinances regarding temporary speed limits at the FM 60 and FM 2818 interchange. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Rektorik and a second by Councilmember Moore, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried unanimously. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance No. 2018-4021 amending Appendix A, “Unified Development Ordinance,” Section 4.2, “Official Zoning Map,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, by ch anging the zoning district boundaries from GS General Suburban to D Duplex for approximately 5 acres located at Aurora Court near the intersection of Anderson Street and Park Place. Jade Broadnax, Planning and Development, stated that this request is amending the zoning district boundaries on the property from GS General Suburban to D Duplex. The applicant has proposed to rezone 18 lots, each of which, as currently platted, meet the required minimum 3,500 square foot lot size per dwelling unit, and 60 foot lot width with approved rear or side yard parking in the D Duplex zoning district. Each lot has individual driveway access from Aurora Court. Mr. Broadnax also state that the proposed D Duplex zoning district is physically suitable for the RM062818 Minutes Page 3 proposed zoning district. The subject properties are currently zoned GS General Suburban and are presently non-conforming duplex uses. The desired future use of the property is duplex. Due to the nonconforming status through this area, the properties are less marketable as currently zoned than if rezoned for a duplex use, which allows for the existing structures to be rebuilt as duplexes. The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this item at their June 7, 2018 meeting and voted 7-0 to recommend approval. Staff recommended approval of the rezoning request. At approximately 6:35 p.m., Mayor Mooney opened the Public Hearing. There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 6:35 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Moore and a second by Councilmember Rektorik, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance No. 2018- 4021 amending Appendix A, “Unified Development Ordinance,” Section 4.2, “Official Zoning Map,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, by changing the zoning district boundaries from GS General Suburban to D Duplex for approximately 5 acres located at Aurora Court near the intersection of Anderson Street and Park Place. The motion carried unanimously. 2. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on Ordinance No. 2018-4022 creating a 5% Property Tax Homestead Exemption. Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager, presented an overview on the Budget and Finance Committee request for information on the impact of a Property Tax Homestead Exemption. The information was presented to the committee and they requested the presentation be provided to City Council. Staff presented an update regarding research related to the institution of a Homestead Exemption to City Council on June 14th. At that time Council directed staff to move forward with the implementation of a 5% exemption and offset with tax rate increase. Mrs. Nettles stated that staff has drafted an ordinance for the 5% homestead exemption that will result in a loss of $644,000 in revenue annually for the city. This could be mitigated through a tax rate increase of .759 cents. At the discretion on the Mayor approximately 6:46 p.m., Mayor Mooney opened a Public Hearing. Richard Dysold, Pebble Creek, came before council to state he is favor of the homestead exemption but concerned with savings rate. Mr. Dysold, also state that he feels citizens with higher priced homes are getting a higher tax break then one less. Lisa Halperin, South Knoll, came before council to state her concerns on neighborhood integrity in conjunction with the proposed homestead exemption, aggie shacks, tax rate, and other neighborhood issues. There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 6:51 p.m. Upon a motion made by Councilmember Rektorik to amended the main motion, to raise Property Tax Homestead Exemption from 5% to 7.5%. Due to lack of second, motion to amend failed. Upon a motion made by Mayor Mooney and a second by Councilmember Brick, the City Council voted two (2) for and five (5) opposed, with Councilmember Rektorik, Harvell, Moore, Nichols, RM062818 Minutes Page 4 and Benham voting against, to amended the main motion, to raise Property Tax Homestead Exemption from 5% to 10% and 1.52% mitigate tax rate increase. Motion failed. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Councilmember Benham, the City Council voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed, with Councilmembers Brick and Harvell abstaining, to adopt the main motion, as stated, on Ordinance No. 2018-4022 creating a 5% Property Tax Homestead Exemption. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding appointments to the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenway Advisory Board. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Moore and a second by Councilmember Rektorik, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to appoint Elizabeth Hatala for Position (D) Bicycling and Allen Thornton for Position (B) Recreation, Health or Kinesiology for an expired to the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenway Advisory Board. The motion carried unanimously. 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items and review of standing list of Council generated agenda items: A Council Member 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. Mayor Mooney requested a discussion on ordinances recently amended by the City of Bryan for neighborhood integrity. 5. Adjournment. There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 7:29 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, 2018. ________________________ Karl Mooney, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary