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MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Workshop Meeting
Thursday, January 17, 2008
at 6:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Bill Davis, Harold Strong, Derek
Dictson, Glenn Schroeder and Noel Bauman
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Marsha Sanford
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planners Crissy Hard, Jason
Schubert and Matt Robinson, Graduate Civil Engineer Josh Norton, Acting Development
Engineer Carol Cotter, Director Bob Cowell, Assistant Director Lance Simms, Planning
Administrator Molly Hitchcock, City Engineer Alan Gibbs, First Assistant City Attorney Carla
Robinson, Deputy City Manager Terry Childers, Action Center Representative Kerry Mullins
and Staff Assistant Brittany Caldwell
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.
There was general discussion of consent agenda items 3.2 and 3.4
3. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update to the Commission on
the approach and process for revising the Subdivision Regulations. (BC)
Director Cowell gave an update on the approach and process Staff would be taking on
making the revisions to the Subdivision Regulations. He stated that it would be broken
into two phases. Phase one will include integrating the Subdivision Regulations into the
Unified Development Ordinance, addressing some clean up items, as well as
incorporating some growth management tools. There is a meeting scheduled with area
developers on January 23, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. to receive input and give updates on the
process.
4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on Impact Fees Background. (AG)
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Alan Gibbs, City Engineer and Mickey Fishbeck, Rimrock Consulting, gave a
presentation on the background of impact fees and stated that the Planning & Zoning
Commission also has to serve as the Impact Fee Advisory Committee.
5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update to the Commission on
the status of items within the 2008 P &Z Plan of Work (see attached). (JS)
Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, gave an update on the 2008 P &Z Plan of Work and the
various items that are ongoing in the first quarter such as annexation, neighborhood
integrity, capital improvements and tree protection.
6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the P &Z Calendar of Upcoming
Meetings.
❖ UDO Amendments on Traffic Impact Analysis — January 23, 2008 — 1:30 p.m. — City
Hall Council Chambers
❖ Update on Subdivision Regulations — January 23, 2008 — 3:00 p.m. — City Hall
Council Chambers
❖ Capital Improvement Meeting — January 23, 2008 — 7:00 p.m. — College Station
Middle School Cafeteria
4• Annexation Public Hearings — January 24 and 29 2008 — 7:00 p.m. — City Hall
Council Chambers
4• Capital Improvement Meeting — January 30, 2008 — 7:00 p.m. — Pebble Creek
Elementary Cafeteria
UDO Amendments regarding the Historic Preservation Overlay District — January 31,
2008 —11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. — City Hall Council Chambers
❖ Neighborhood Integrity Meeting — February 4 and 23 2008 — 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. —
Conference Center
Director Cowell reviewed the upcoming meeting dates for the Planning & Zoning
Commission.
7. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Comprehensive Planning
process.
Director Cowell stated that the next CPAC meeting would be held February 20, 2008 at
6:00 p.m. at the Conference Center.
8. Discussion, review and possible action regarding the following meetings: Design Review
Board, CIP Bond Committee, Council Transportation Committee, Joint Bryan
P &Z /College Station P &Z Committee on Common Gateways and Corridors, Joint
Parks/Planning & Zoning Subcommittee.
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There were no updates.
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.
10. Adjourn.
Commissioner Davis motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Strong
seconded the motion, motion passed (6 -0 ).
Meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
Approved:
ichols, Chairman
%2 nning and Zoning Commission
Attest:
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Brittany ald ell, Staff Assistant
Planning Development Services
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