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MINUTES
Joint Workshop Meeting
Bryan and College Station
Planning & Zoning Commission
Monday, November 9, 2009, at 11:30 a.m.
College Station
Conference Center
1300 George Bush Drive
College Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Scott
Shafer, Paul Greer, Doug Slack, Mike Ashfield and Tom Woodfin of the City of College
Station Planning and Zoning Commission.
Chairperson John Clark, Parliamentarian Don Maxwell, Rev. G.H. Jones, Michael
Beckendorf, Johnny Bond, Helen Chavarria of the City of Bryan Planning
and Zoning Commission.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Hugh Stearns (City of College Station)
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None
COLLEGE STATION CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planners Jennifer
Prochazka and Jason Schubert, Staff Planners Matt Robinson and Matthew Hilgemeier,
Transportation Planning Coordinator Joe Guerra, Senior Assistant City Engineer Carol
Cotter, Assistant Director Lance Simms, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock,
Assistant City Attorney Adam Falco and Staff Assistant Deborah Grace-Rosier.
BRYAN CITY STAFF PRESENT: Planning Administrator Martin
Zimmermann, Director of Planning and Development Services Kevin Russell, Staff
Planner Randy Haynes, Assistant City Attorney Meredith Wilganowski, Economic
Development Planner Michelle Audenaert, Project Planner Julie Fulgham, Director of
Parks and Recreation D arrell Lovelette, Director of Traffic and Transportation Dale
Picha.
1. Call meeting to order.
Chairman Nichols called the City of College Station Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting to order at 11:44 a.m.
Chairperson Clark of the City of Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission called
the meeting to order at 11:44 a.m.
2. Introduction of City of Bryan Planning and Zoning Commissioners and staff.
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Martin Zimmerman introduced Bryan City Staff and the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
3. Introduction of City of College Station Planning and Zoning Commissioners and
staff.
Lance Simms introduced city staff and the Commissioners introduced themselves.
4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding construction on the
campus of Texas A&M University and their current project program.
Charles A. Sippial Sr., Vice President of Facilities, gave an update on current
capital project programs and construction on the campus.
Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Weber (USMC) Ret., Vice President for Student Affairs,
discussed present and future student living facilities on the campus.
There were general discussions concerning accommodations for bike and
pedestrian traffic.
5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the City of Bryan's
recently established sidewalk fund.
Martin Zimmerman provided an update on the sidewalk fund ordinance recently
adopted by the City of Bryan.
6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding bike and pedestrian path
connection opportunities between the Cities of Bryan and College Station.
Lance Simms provided an overview of bike and pedestrian opportunities between
the cities.
Darrell Lovelette discussed possible connections from the City of Bryan to the
Veterans Park in College Station.
7. 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.
Items brought forth for consideration were:
• Presentation from transit providers (Brazos Transit and the TAMU Transit
System)
• This could also include the Metropolitan Planning Organization
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8. Adjourn.
Both Chairman adjourned the meeting at 1:15.
Appro d:
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ichols, Chairman
ig and Zoning Commission
ttest:
Deborah Grace- er, Staff Assistant
Planning and Development Services
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