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MINUTES
Workshop Meeting
Planning and Zoning Commission
Thursday, November 18, 2004 at 5:30 p.m.
Administrative Conference Room
College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning & Development Services
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Shafer, Commissioners Davis, Reynolds, Fedora
& Hooton.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners White & Nichols.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Hitchcock & Reeves,
Development Manager George, Planning & Development Services Director Dunn, Graduate
Civil Engineers Thompson & Cotter, Senior Assistant City Engineer Gibbs, Transportation
Planner Fogle, Planning Intern Brown, Senior Planner Fletcher and Staff Assistant Grace.
OTHER CITY STAFF PRESENT: First Assistant City Attorney Nemcik.
1. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items.
Commissioner Davis moved Consent Agenda Item 2.1 to the regular agenda for further
discussions.
Commissioner Fedora moved Consent Agenda Item 2.2 to the regular agenda for further
discussions.
2. Discussion of minor and amending plats approved by Staff.
04-240 Agency Records Control Subdivision
Graduate Civil Engineer Cotter gave the Commission on overview of the plat.
3. Discussion of Neighborhood Connectivity Survey Results.
Transportation Planner Fogle provided the Commission the results of the survey.
Chairman Shafer asked for a longer meeting to discuss at length.
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4. Discussion, consideration, and possible action of Planning & Zoning Bylaws.
Senior Planner Fletcher discussed other cities bylaws.
Commissioner Davis suggested a handbook for newly appointed Commissioners.
Chairman Shafer concurred.
Planning and Development Services Director suggested staff doing a draft of bylaws,
then bring back to the Commission to get the process started.
Commissioner Davis added that there should be a requirement for continuing education.
First Assistant City Attorney Nemcik suggested that they look at other City Boards &
Commissions Rules and Procedures.
5. Discussion and possible action on future agenda items - A Planning 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 be
given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an
agenda for a subsequent meeting.
Commissioner asked to have some discussion in the future on commercial developments
having to do Greenways Dedication.
6. Adjourn.
Commissioner Reynolds motioned to adjourn the meeting. His motion was
seconded by Commissioner Fedora and carried by a vote of 5-0.
FOR: Reynolds, Fedora, Shafer, Davis and Hooton.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: White & Nichols.
G.
Scott Shafer, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission
Attest: r
------"Deborah Grace, St ssistant
Development Services
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