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MINUTES
Special Workshop Meeting
Planning and Zoning Commission
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
at 12 noon
Council Chambers
College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
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COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Harold Strong, Derek
Dictson, Marsha Sanford, Bill Davis, Glenn Schroeder and Dennis Christiansen.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:
None.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
None.
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Jennifer Reeves, Lindsay Boyer, Jason
Schubert, Grant Wencel and Crissy Hartl, Senior Planner Jennifer Prochazka,
Development Coordinator Bridgette George, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock,
Graduate Civil Engineers Carol Cotter and Josh Norton, Senior Assistant City Engineer
Alan Gibbs, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren, and Senior
Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson
Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 12:20 p.m.
1. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Planning and Zoning
Commission's Plan of Work which includes consideration of future tasks in
coordination with the City Council's strategic planning process.
Items discussed for the 2006-2007 plan of work were as follows:
.:. UDO annual review and updates
.:. New member voting.. . new members must attend a certain number of
meetings before being eligible to vote.. .need to work with City Council on
earlier appointment dates if this is implemented
.:. ETJ issues andETJ development.
.:. Information regarding who has the authority of specific items regarding the
County vs. the City
.:. Comprehensive Plan Amendment update
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.:. Annexation
.:. Would like information regarding County leadership and what they would like
to see happening within the County
.:. Information regarding City-initiated zoning changes
.:. Forced access and traffic circulation in commercial development
.:. Financing - would like to take a look at raising revenue and new revenue
sources
.:. Impact fees updates
.:. Floodplain development
.:. Sustainable development and green development
.:. Historic preservation updates and neighborhood protection issues
.:. Tree ordinance regarding preservation and protecting
.:. Current housing stock and demand for housing - maybe this can be on a
future workshop agenda
.:. Would like for a traffic impact analysis to be done at thre rezoning request
stage
.:. Neighborhood protection issues such as setback requirements for
neighborhoolds, redevelopment, infill development and growth management
.:. Residential parking
.:. Regular Subdivision Regulations updates
At this time Commissioners also mentioned the following items that they would
like to see put on the plan of work for upcoming meetings or trainings within the
workshops.
.:. Meeting with someone from the County to gain information regarding the
items that the County have authority over vs. items that the City has authority
over
.:. Training on thoroughfares with Kimley Horne
.:. Reforming committees
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.:. Setting up a meeting with Bryan P &Z this fall
.:. Block length issues
.:. Connectivity in Commercial areas
.:. Alternatives of zonings. i.e., PDD instead of C-l
.:. Debt capacity
2. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Planning and Zoning
Commission's Rules of Procedure.
During the special workshop session on September 12, 2006, there was discussion
regarding the Rules of Procedure. Changes to be made to the Rules of Procedure
are as follows:
Absence requests will be moved to the consent agenda section of the regular
meeting.
5.2 will be added as a section and will include new commissioner orientation and
annual and ongoing training for commissioners.
Commissioner Strong motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Sanford seconded the
motion, motion passed (7-0).
Meeting was adjourned at 1 :45 p.m.
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J Nichols, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission
Attest:
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Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant
Planning and Development Services
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