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Home My WebLink About09/27/2018 - Workshop Minutes - City CouncilWKSHP092718 Minutes Page 1 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP CITY OF COLLEGE STATION SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Karl Mooney, Mayor Council: Bob Brick Jerome Rektorik Linda Harvell Barry Moore John Nichols James Benham City Staff: Jeff Capps, Interim City Manager Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager Adam Falco, Assistant City Attorney Tanya Smith, City Secretary Ian Whittenton, Deputy City Secretary 1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum present, the Workshop of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor Mooney at 4:01 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2018 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 2. Executive Session In accordance with the Texas Government Code §551.071-Consultation with Attorney, and §551.074-Personnel, the College Station City Council convened into Executive Session at 4:01 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2018 in order to continue discussing matters pertaining to: A. Consultation with Attorney to seek advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation; to wit:  Kathryn A. Stever-Harper as Executrix for the Estate of John Wesley Harper v. City of College Station and Judy Meeks; No. 15,977-PC in the County Court No. 1, Brazos County, Texas; and  McCrory Investments II, LLC d/b/a Southwest Stor Mor v. City of College Station; Cause No. 17-000914-CV-361; In the 361st District Court, Brazos County, Texas  City of College Station v. Gerry Saum, Individually, and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Susan M. Wood, Deceased; Cause No. 17-002742-CV-361; In the 361st District Court, Brazos County, Texas  Maura Juarez Garcia v. Andres Garcia and City of College Station; Cause No. 18-000419- CV-85; In the 85th District Court, Brazos County, Texas. WKSHP092718 Minutes Page 2 B. Deliberation on the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer; to wit:  Council self-evaluation  City Manager The Executive Session recessed at 5:20 p.m. 3. Take action, if any, on Executive Session. No action was required from Executive Session. 4. Presentation, possible action and discussion on items listed on the consent agenda. Item 2h was pulled from Consent for clarification. 2h): Debbie Eller, Community Services Director, provided clarification on the designated passenger pick-up zone in Northgate. This zone operates from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. and signs posted arein the area. This item will authorize the towing of vehicles parked in these zone after the posted time. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding potential ordinance amendments related to open storage; vegetation; right of way maintenance; parking, standing, or storing of recreational vehicles, trailers, or truck; and shopping carts for consistent code enforcement. Debbie Eller, Community Services Director, stated that the Code Enforcement staff has reviewed the Code of Ordinances to determine where there are inconsistencies in language between various ordinances and/or where language should be added to clarify the intent of the ordinance. These revisions and clarification will assist Code Enforcement Officers in their daily efforts to educate and enforce. Mrs. Eller stated that there is not efficient way to address shopping carts abandoned throughout the City. Code Enforcement met with local store managers to determine language to be included in a new ordinance that will allow for the development of a process to fairly address abandoned shopping carts. Council directed staff to move forward with the recommended changes, with a few additions. Proposed changes Sec. 26-6: Open Storage  Includes language that allows open storage of commodities and materials for (remove) (sale, lease, inventor,) or private use.  Remove language that allows for open storage of commodities and materials for sale, lease, and inventory.  Continue to include exemption for Rural or Estate zoning  Ensure screening requirement Proposed housekeeping changes to Sec. 30-24: Nuisance WKSHP092718 Minutes Page 3  Add language that City Manager or his or her designee is hereby authorized to remove vegetation to be consistent with language contained in other sections. Changes Sec. 34-65(b): Right-of-Way Use  The improvement or facility will not create any hazardous condition by permitting or allowing trees, shrubs, bushes, plants, grass, weeds, or any other vegetation growing or causing an obstruction of vehicular or pedestrian travel upon the public street or sidewalk from the right or left, and the City Manager or his or her designee is hereby authorized to remove the vegetation. Proposed changes Sec. 38-43: Parking, Standing, or Storing of Recreational Vehicle, Trailers or Trucks in Residential Areas: • Not currently included:  No prohibition for drivers or vehicle owners of commercial vehicles from parking in residential areas  Prohibition for obstruction of a solid waste container is included in Sec. 40-389 – Residential Collection Generally • Revision to Discuss and Consider:  Prohibition for parking, standing, or storing recreational vehicles on yards, lawns, or on unimproved surface, and add language to include trailers. Leaving the exemption for Rural and Estate • Prohibition to Discuss and Consider:  Prohibition for drivers or vehicle owners of parking commercial vehicle from parking in residential areas • Revision to Discuss and Consider:  (b) (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or person in charge of property used for residential purposes to permit the parking, standing or storing of trucks, trailers, or truck-tractors as defined herein in residential areas for other than actual supervised loading or unloading of goods and passengers or for vehicles providing a service to a property. • Revision to Discuss and Consider:  Remove exemption for E Estate zoned • Revision to Discuss and Consider:  Move Obstruction of solid waste container from Sec. 40-389 (Residential collection generally) to Sec. 38-43 Proposed changes Sec. 30-25: Shopping Carts • Proposed Ordinance Requirements:  Develop ordinance language that would require merchants with a shopping cart inventory to be required to: o Develop a mandatory plan that would prevent cart removal; require notice to customers through signage; conduct a search and recovery effort at least every 7 days within a designated 2 mile radius; and provide a local contact. 6. Council Calendar Council reviewed the calendar. WKSHP092718 Minutes Page 4 7. Discussion, review and possible action regarding the following meetings: Animal Shelter Board, Annexation Task Force, Arts Council of Brazos Valley, Arts Council Sub-committee, Audit Committee, Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board, Bio-Corridor Board of Adjustments, Blinn College Brazos Valley Advisory Committee, Brazos County Health Dept., Brazos Valley Council of Governments, Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce, Budget and Finance Committee, BVSWMA, BVWACS, Compensation and Benefits Committee, Experience Bryan-College Station, Design Review Board, Economic Development Committee, FBT/Texas Aggies Go to War, Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition, Historic Preservation Committee, Interfaith Dialogue Association, Intergovernmental Committee, Joint Relief Funding Review Committee, Landmark Commission, Library Board, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Parks and Recreation Board, Planning and Zoning Commission, Research Valley Partnership, Research Valley Technology Council, Regional Transportation Committee for Council of Governments, Sister Cities Association, Transportation and Mobility Committee, TAMU Economic Development, TAMU Student Senate, Texas Municipal League, Twin City Endowment, Walk with the Mayor, YMCA, Youth Advisory Council, Zoning Board of Adjustments. Councilmember Nichols reported on the Brazos County Health Department and the Inter- Governmental Committee. Councilmember Rektorik reported on Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation and Experience Bryan-College Station. Mayor Mooney reported on Walk with the Mayor, TML, and the YMCA. Councilmember Benham expanded on the YMCA report. 8. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the workshop of the College Station City Council at 6:38 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2018. ________________________ Karl Mooney, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary