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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EVALUATION
COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 5:30 PM CSU Meeting and Training Facility
1601 Graham Rd
College Station, Texas, 77845
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Schultz, Clint Cooper, Lisa Halperin, Brian Bochner, Michael Buckley, Linda Harvell, Elianor Vessali, John Nicols, Jeremy Osborne, Elizabeth Cunha, Dennis Christiansen, Brad Brimley and Shana Elliott
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Director of Planning and Development Jennifer Prochazka, Planning
Administrator Justin Golbabai, Senior Planner Alaina Helton, Transportation Coordinator Jason
Schubert, Staff Assistant Robin Macias 1. Call the meeting to order.
Planning Administrator Justin Golbabai called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
2. Presentation and discussion regarding the Comprehensive Plan evaluation and appraisal
process, the role and opportunities of the Comprehensive Plan Evaluation Committee (CPEC) to participate in the process, and identification of key process stakeholders.
Planning Administrator Golbabai introduced the committee. Each Committee Member
introduced themselves. Jamie Greene, a consultant from Planning Next, gave a
description on the role of Planning Next.
Planning Next consultant Greene gave a presentation regarding the process of updating the Comprehensive Plan, the role of the Committee and the strategy Planning Next will
use to gather data.
There was brief discussion amongst the Committee regarding opportunities for outreach,
issues within the community and people who may not be represented. The Committee listed a few groups who may be missing from the stakeholder list.
A detailed summary of the meeting are provided below as an attachment.
3. Presentation and discussion regarding upcoming Comprehensive Plan Evaluation
Committee Meetings.
• Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 5:30 P.M., CSU Meeting and Training Facility
• Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 5:30 P.M., Carter Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Meeting Room
4. Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
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MEETING SUMMARY: CPEC Meeting 1
June 7, 2019
The following is a summary of the first comprehensive plan evaluation committee for College Station’s
10-year Comprehensive Plan Evaluation process conducted on June 4, 2019.
Introductions: One Word
During introductions, CPEC members were asked to describe their feelings about being a part of the
process in one word. Overwhelmingly, the words were positive in nature and captured the dedication
these individuals have toward College Station. Below is a collection of the words in the order in which
they were recorded.
Excited
Hopeful
Optimistic
Honored
Quest
Pleased
Interested
Intrigued
Objective
Grateful
Pragmatic
Curious
Inquisitive
Discussion: Opportunities that the plan should address
After an introduction of team members, providing an overview of the plan and process, CPEC members
were asked to discuss what they thought were key opportunities for the process to address. Below are
the main ideas that emerged through the activity. Generally, the group felt that the plan needs to
address infrastructure, accessibility of spaces and to people, and expanding opportunity beyond the
university.
1. Census Count? (Leverage outreach)
2. City Council / Mayor elections fall
3. East-West connectivity, particularly challenging during traffic peak times
4. South/west utility infrastructure limits
a. Where to invest in infrastructure
b. There are multiple providers - boundaries not co-terminus
5. Bike safety/accessibility
6. Strategic annexation
7. Consider current goals/objectives
8. Consider more publicly accessible/simpler plan
9. Housing affordability/ understand and address
10. Broaden mobility options
11. What is our community identity university town? Or more
12. Experiences/amenities not tied to university
13. Are we providing “quality of life”
14. Consider economics and market
15. Consider student housing- density and where
Discussion: Stakeholders
CPEC members were asked to determine additional stakeholders or groups to engage directly for the
evaluation process after a brief discussion of what types of groups in College Station should be targeted.
Below are the additional groups that the CPEC members thought would be valuable assets to engage.
The list is diverse in the interest of each group and can provide unique, critical guidance throughout the
evaluation process.
1. Collaborate with ISD (charters), TAMU, and the University System
2. Railroads
3. Public safety EMS
4. Apartment association
5. Faith community
6. TxDOT, City of Bryan, and Brazos County
7. Students
8. Commercial businesses (large and small)
9. Healthcare
10. Public works
Discussion: Communications/Outreach
During group conversation, there was a brief discussion of upcoming dates with activities in College
Station that the process could use for exposure and public awareness. The first home football game for
TAMU and the Independence Day festivities were mentioned as possible opportunities.
1. July 4, Independence Day
2. August 29, Home Football Game