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MINUTES
Workshop Meeting
Planning and Zoning Commission
Thursday, September 7, 2006
at 6:00 p.m.
Administrative Conference Room
College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Harold Strong, Derek
Dictson, Marsha Sanford, Bill Davis, and Dennis Christiansen. Commissioner Schroeder
was late but was in attendance at the meeting.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:
None.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Lynn McIlhaney.
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Lindsay Boyer, Jason Schubert, Grant
Wencel and Crissy Hartl, Senior Planner Jennifer Prochazka, Acting Director Lance
Simms, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Graduate Civil Engineers Carol Cotter
and Josh Norton, Senior Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Transportation Planner Ken
Fogle, Mapping Coordinator Sven Griffin, Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren, and Assistant
Senior City Attorney Carla Robinson
1. Call the meeting to order.
Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items.
Commissioner Davis had questions regarding Regular Agenda Items 7, 8 and 9,
and Commissioner Christiansen had questions on Consent Agenda Item 3.1 and
there was general discussion on the items.
3. Discussion of minor and amending plats approved by Staff.
. 06-500160 ~ FP - Amending ~ Belmont Section 2 (CH & CC)
Crissy Hartl presented the Amending Final Plat that was approved by staff.
4. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding areas within the City
Limits that are undeveloped and rural tracts (residential/agricultural greater than
five acres), and have a zoning other than Agricultural-Open, as well as identified
as floodplain and streams on the City's Comprehensive Land Use Plan. (AG)
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Alan Gibbs, Senior Assistant City Engineer, presented information regarding
areas within the City Limits that are undeveloped and rural tracts, areas that have
a zoning other than Agricultural-Open and areas identified as floodplain and
streams on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
5. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding block length. (LS)
Lance Simms, Acting Director, presented information and clarification regarding
block length.
6. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding an update to the
Commission on the status of an east side traffic study. (KF)
Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, updated the Commission on the east side
traffic study.
7. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding an update to the
Commission on the status of items within the P&Z Plan of Work (see attached).
(LS)
This item was bumped until the special workshop on Tuesday, September 12,
2006.
8. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the P&Z Calendar of
Upcoming Meetings.
o September 12, 2006 ~ Council Chambers ~ 12 Noon to 2:00 p.m. ~
Special P&Z Workshop regarding the Plan of Work.
o September 13, 2006 ~ Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Meeting
~ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ~ Council Chambers.
o October 18-20, 2006 ~ AP A State Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas
Lance Simms, Acting Director reviewed and discussed upcoming meetings. It
was also mentioned that there was a September 29, 2006, joint workshop with
City Council tentatively scheduled to review the Planning and Zoning
Commission Plan of Work for the next year.
9. 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 Dictson requested information on Thoroughfare and ETJ
Development and on Sustainable and Green Development Practices.
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10. Adjourn.
Commissioner Davis motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Christiansen
seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0).
Workshop meeting was adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
Approved:
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J ichols, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission
Attest:
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Lisa Lindgren, Staff ~
Planning and Development Services
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