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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/03/2005 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission (2)_ MINUTE Workshop Meeting P{arming and Zoning Commission Thursday, February 3, 2©05 at 6:00 p.m, Administrative Conference Raom College Station City Ha1# 11.01 Texas Avenue C011ege Station, Texas CITY OF Ct~I.I.EGE STATION Planning e~'Devedapment Seruices COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Shafer, Commissioners Davis, White, Hooton .and Reynolds. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Fedora & Nichols. .CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None. PLANNING AND DEVELC)PMENT :SERVICES STAFF PRESENT; Planning. and Development Services Director Dunn, :Staff Planners Hitchcock, Reeves, Prochazka, Boyer, Graduate Civil Engineers Cotter and Norton; Senior Assistant City Engineer Gibbs;. Development Coordinator George and Staff Assistant Lindgren. OTHER CITY STAFF PRESENT:: First Assistant City Attorney Nemcik. 1. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items. Planning and Development. Services Director.. Dunn apologized: to the commission for items that were in the packet that were not correct. The first item was a rezoning, Case #04-285 -Bald Prairie. Dunn stated that the item had to be .pulled from the agenda because two words were missing on the agenda. The words "public hearing"were not on the agenda, and. although the item was notified. for, it was not pasted f©r a public hearing and therefore a public hearing could not be held. The applicant was contacted directly that afternoon regarding the matter.. The rezoning was moved to the March ~, .2045, meeting. 2. Discussion of minor and amending plats approved by Staff. Castlegate Section 5-Phase 1 -~ d4-08 (CC) Cotter explained that the Castlegate plat involved an abandonment of a temporary public access way that had been required far Castlegate until it had a second entrance. ar exit out of the subdivision, which now exists, P&Z' Workshop Minutes February 3, 20tJ5 Page f of 3 -- , 3. Presentation, discussion and possible `action regarding updates on the hike and bike ~ task farce.. Chairman Shafer introduced Kristen Clann, Greenways Program Manager. Chairman Shafer stated that Ms. Clann and Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, have put together a hike and bike: task force and have been guiding six citizen's members.. The task farce has met five or six times and will continue to meet through May 2005: They have. been working towards where trails are .needed in and around College Station. The task farce has done a prioritization of trails and- has discussed where to start in terms of the approved bond money 'which is araupd ane million dollars. The task force. also recently looked at the Greenways zoning. There was a meeting this week to propose. an addition to the subdivision regulations, which would set up three different Greenway zones that would more or `less fall within the plan now. Ms. Clann stated that the hike and bike task force had three main: goals.... One to prioritize trails, the second was updating the Greenways plan,. and the third. is updating the bikeway and pedestrian master plan.. She stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission will see more information. on these items in the future.. 4. Presentation,. discussion and possible action .regarding future revisions to the comprehensive plan. ,, Mr. Bunn stated that the first step in updating the comprehensive plan is to look back at '~ where the City has been. Mr. Dunn reviewed the comprehensive plan .handout with the Commissioners. He also discussed annexation and the percentages of growth for the -City. 5. Discussion and possible action on future agenda items - A Planning .and honing lOTember may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of ezistng policy :may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda far a subsequent meetiing. Mr. Dunn passed out a copy of the Plan of Work and: briefly reviewed it. Commissioners were asked if the Plan of Work was what they wanted presented to City Council. Chairman Shafer asked for a section to be added under each. section giving a status of the item, Chairman Shafer, Commissioners Davis, White, Houton, and Reynolds stated that the plane of Work looked g©od. Mr. Dunn also mentioned the joint meeting with Council on February 24, 20015. P&Z Workshop Minutes February 3, 20lJ5 Page ~ of 3 6. Adjaurn. Commissioner Davis- motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Houton .seconded. the motion, motion passed ~$-0}. FC)R: Chairman .Shafer, Commissioners Davis, White, Houton and Reynolds. AGAINST: None. ABSENT: Fedora & Nichols. Appraved: Scott afer, hairman Planning and Zoning.Commi ion`. Attest: \1 Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assn nt .__~1 Planning and Development Services P&Z Workshop.Minutes February 3, 2t}f~5 Page 3 of 3