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Home My WebLink About09/26/2019 - Workshop Minutes - City CouncilWKSHP092619 Minutes Page 1 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP CITY OF COLLEGE STATION SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Karl Mooney, Mayor Council: Bob Brick Jerome Rektorik Linda Harvell Elianor Vessali John Nichols Dennis Maloney City Staff: Bryan Woods, City Manager Jeff Capps, Deputy City Manager Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager Carla Robinson, 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 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2019 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, §551.074- Personnel, §551.086-Competitive Matters, and §551.087-Economic Incentive Negotiations, the College Station City Council convened into Executive Session at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2019 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 WKSHP092619 Minutes Page 2  Carrie McIver v. City of College Station; Cause No. 18-003271-CV-85; In the 85th District Court, Brazos County, Texas B. Consultation with attorney to receive legal advice; to wit:  Legal advice related to employee survivor benefits under Chapter 615 of the Texas Government Code. C. Deliberation on the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer; to wit:  Council Self-Evaluation  City Manager D. Deliberation on a competitive matter as that term is defined in Gov’t Code Section 552.133; to wit:  Power Supply E. Deliberation on an offer of financial or other incentives for a business prospect that the Council seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the City; to wit:  Contractual obligations for the Economic Development Agreement between the City of College Station and Statacorp, LP.  Economic incentives for a project located generally in the area northeast of the intersection of Raymond Stotzer Parkway and Highway 47 in College Station. Executive Session recessed at 5:39 p.m. 3. Reconvene from Executive Session and take action, if any. No vote or action was taken in Executive Session. 4. Presentation, possible action and discussion on items listed on the consent agenda. Items 2f and 2k, were pulled from Consent for clarification. (2f): Mary Ellen Leonard, Finance Director, stated that House Bill 914, enacted by the 86th Texas Legislature, requires that in order to continue to receive a share of bingo prize fees after January 1, 2020, the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, must affirmatively vote to do so and submit proof of that vote to the Texas Lottery Commission by November 1, 2019. There are currently two active conductors registered in College Station. (2k): Emily Fisher, Assistant Director Capital Projects, stated that with the design of the widened roadway it was recommended that the speed limit of the roadway should be forty (40) mph instead of the speed limit prior to construction of sixty (60) mph. There has been a lower temporary speed limit of thirty (30) mph in place during the duration of construction. Mrs. Fisher explained that we could do a study of the speed limit and possibly change to 45 mph, with the determination of the study. 5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an overview of various ordinances, policies, and practices related to parking in residential areas. WKSHP092619 Minutes Page 3 Jennifer Prochazka, Planning and Development Director, presented a brief overview of information related to several aspects of residential parking ordinances, policies, and practices, including parking in school zones, parking removal policies, parking pavement coverage on residential lots, and game day parking. Joint Neighborhood Parking Taskforce  Parking removal for safety  Address parking with development  Increase parking requirement  Limit front yard parking Parking Options with Platting  Standard streets + parking removed  Wider streets with bulb-outs  Narrow streets + parking removed  Visitor parking areas  Alley-fed parking areas  Wider lot frontages Parking Enforcement  Education  Based on citizen complaint  Parking in the yard  Unsafe street parking Game Day Parking  No parking in the yard  No selling parking spaces at homes  No parking in signed “NO PARKING” areas  No unsafe street parking 6. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on updating the city’s traffic calming policy. Troy Rother, Traffic Engineer, introduced Jeff Whitacre, Vice-President at Kimley-Horn and Associates. Jeff Whitacre, Vice-President at Kimley-Horn and Associates, presented a brief update on the neighborhood traffic issues that continue to be a concern of residents. He stated that in 2018, staff began the process of overhauling the traffic calming policy. The proposed policy would allow staff to be more responsive to resident’s requests for traffic calming and creates a ranking matrix of the neighborhood plans based on more safety criteria while maintaining the neighborhood’s input through the entire process. The policy has been discussed and presented to the Transportation Committee on three separate occasions. At the final presentation, Transportation Committee recommended that the policy be presented to the City Council for approval. There is no financial impact at this time, but funds to develop traffic calming plans have been included in the Traffic Engineering budget of Public Works. However, depending on the costs of the various neighborhood traffic calming plans staff may need to request additional funds for construction through the budget process. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Councilmember Brick, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to postpone until October 7, WKSHP092619 Minutes Page 4 2019 to allow the City Manager and the City Attorney time to review city’s traffic calming policy. The motion carried unanimously. 7. Council Calendar Council reviewed the calendar. 8. Discussion, review, and possible action regarding the following meetings: Animal Shelter Board, Annexation Task Force, Arts Council of Brazos Valley, Architectural Advisory Committee, 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, Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation, Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce, Budget and Finance Committee, BVSWMA, BVWACS, Compensation and Benefits Committee, Comprehensive Plan Evaluation 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 Technology Council, Regional Transportation Committee for Council of Governments, Sister Cities Association, Spring Creek Local Government Corporation, 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, (Notice of Agendas posted on City Hall bulletin board). Councilmember Nichols reported on the Brazos County Health Board, BVSWMA, and Chambers Transportation Committee. Councilmember Rektorik reported on the Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation. 9. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the workshop of the College Station City Council at 6:47 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2019. ________________________ Karl Mooney, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary