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WORKSHOP
Planning and Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
C ity Hall Training Room
September 18, 2003
6:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Shafer, Trapani, Williams, Davis, and
Hall.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners White and Reynolds.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT: Development Services Director Tmplin, City Planner
Keel) Senior Planner Battle, Staff Planners Fletcher,
Hitchcock and Prochazka., Transportation Planner F gl ,
Assistant City Engineer McCully, Graduate Civil
Engineers Thompson and Cotter, Assistant City Attorney
N m i1, Planning Intern Harrell, and Staff' Assistants
Smith and Hazlett.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Discussion of consent and regular agenda hems.
Minor modifications made to the September 4, 2003 minutes after the preparation o f packets r
pointed out. The revisions are reflected on the copy in Council Chambers awaiting the Commission's
approval. Several items on the Consent Agenda were clarified.
AGENDA ITEM N.
Subcommittee Reports.
F&B Plant Yg Study —Property Owners Meet ing, September 22, 2003 at 6:00 p. .
Staff Planner Fletcher announced the date and time of the upcoming meeting. The study will be
presented at the October 16, 2003 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting and November 6, 2003
City Council Meeting.
AGENDA ITEM N. : Consideration, discussion and possible action on joint meeting with
the Parrs and Recreation Board.
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City Planner Kee reported that the meeting is tentatively set for October 30, 2003. Further information
will follow.
AGENDA ITEM N. 4:
Consideration, discussion and possible action on the Growth Study.
City Planner Kee reported that in an effort to gain further comments to present to the City Council
regarding the Growth Study, a presentation of the Study will be made to the Parrs and Recreation
Board, the Cemetery Committee and the Senior Committee o October 6., 2003.
Senior Planner Battle stated that Staff will present the Growth Study to the City Council on September
231) 2003. From that meeting, Staff hopes to gain direction from the City Council on how to proceed
with the Study. He asked the Commission to offer comments and recommendations on the information
they have received regarding the project and it's process. Staff will include these in their presentation
to the City Council.
The f comments were received from members of the Commissi
Commissioner Hall
Lack of mass transit for the general public; bus routes
Address the vest part of to
TX DOT's Interface
Commissioner Davis
♦ Projection of limit to current City services
Chairman Shafer
Annexation vs encouraging infill to better use what we have
Multi -mode Transportation; Wiping and Walling
Zoning Issues — Commercial next to Residential
Commis Trapani
Should be done as a 3-5 year plan
Commissioner Williams
♦ Duplexes; keeping higher density developments closer to campus
AGENDA ITEM N.
and Rand Use Update.
Appointment of the Subcommittee for the Eastside Thoroughfare
Transportation Planner F stated that the study area consists of about 18 square miles and will
primarily focus on the area cast of Carter Crock in the ETJ but the area west o Carter Crock has been
included.
Commissioner Hall volunteered to serve on this subcommittee.
AGENDA ITEM NO. : Discussion and possible action n future agenda items — A Elanm
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and Zoning 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 a given. Any
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deliberation shall be limited to proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent
meeting.
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7:
Adjourn.
Commissioner Trapani motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Davis seconded the motion.
The notion carried 5-0. The meeting adjou
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Chairman, Scott Shafer
Staff Assistant, Susan Hazlett
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