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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL & P&Z COMMISSION JOINT MEETING
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
STATE OF TEXAS §
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COUNTY OF BRAZOS §
Present:
Karl Mooney, Mayor
Council:
Bob Brick
John Crompton
Linda Harvell
John Nichols
Dennis Maloney
P&Z:
Elizabeth Cunha
Bobby Mirza
William Gunnels
Joe Guerra, Jr.
Bill Mather
Jeremy Osborne
City Staff:
Bryan Woods, City Manager
Carla Robinson, City Attorney
Ian Whittenton, Deputy City Secretary
Jennifer Prochazka, Planning & Development Director
Kristen Hejny, Planning Administrative Support Specialist
1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum present, the Joint Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order
by Mayor Mooney at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020 in the Public Meeting Room of Larry
J. Ringer Library at 1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S. in College Station, Texas.
2. Joint Meeting Agenda
2.1. Presentation and discussion regarding an overview of Impact Fees, to include the Impact
Fee Credit Policy and Collection Rates.
Carol Cotter, City Engineer, gave and overview of this Council’s requested item on Impact Fees.
She stated that impact fees are governed by chapter 395 of the Local Government Code (LGC)
and shift a portion of Capital infrastructure costs from existing utility and tax payers to new growth.
They are designed to be proportional to the development impact and limited to major system
components of water, wastewater, roadway and drainage.
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The City has impact fees for roadways, water and wastewater which contribute partial funding for
respective infrastructure. Impact fees are calculated from Land use and 10-year growth
projections. An Impact Fee CIP is developed from associated facilities on Thoroughfare Plan and
Utility Master Plans, the maximum eligible impact fee is calculated, and respective ad valorem or
rate credit discount applied. In 2016, City adopted maximum allowable fees and imposed a
reduced Collection Rate.
System-Wide Impact Fees Collection Rates
Water $500/LUE
Wastewater $3,500/LUE
Roadway $375/SU Res ($1500 SF)
$80/SU Non-Res
Mrs. Cotter gave a summary on the Impact Fee Credit Policy which included the processes of
preliminary determination, requests for credit, finalized credit based on verification of costs,
application for credit, and the staff working with the developer to allocate credit. Credits do have
an expiration and transfers of credits are prohibited with no retroactive application allowed. She
clarified that credit for construction of projects on Impact Fee CIPs over and above that required
by development are approved by council, and credit for existing capacity for redevelopment
projects is administered by staff.
The meeting recessed at 10:01 a.m.
The meeting resumed at 10:17 a.m.
A consensus of council expressed the desire have staff bring back information related to raising
the collection rate, including various scenarios evaluation collections rates as they relate to costs
to a single family home, the city’s tax rate, along with a potential rollout schedule.
3. Adjournment.
There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the Joint Meeting of the College
Station City Council at 11:40 a.m. on Friday, February 27, 2020.
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Karl Mooney, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tanya Smith, City Secretary