HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/31/2001 - Special Minutes City CouncilCollege Station, Embracing the Past,
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Mayor
Lynn Mcllhaney
Mayor Pro Tempore
Larry Mariott
City Manager
Thomas E. Brymer
City Council
James Massey
Ron Silvia
Winnie Garner
Dennis Maloney
Anne Hazen
MINUTES
COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at 8:00 a.m.
City Hall Training Room
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tem Mariott, Councilmembers Silvia,
Massey, Hazen, Maloney, Garner
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brymer, Assistant City Manager Brown, City Secretary
Hooks, City Attorney Cargill, Jr., Assistant to the City Manager Brandenburg
Aoenda Item No. 1 -- Call to Order
Mayor Pro Tem Mariott called the special meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. with Mayor McIlhaney
absent.
Agenda Item No. 2 - Presentafion~ discussion~ and possible action approving an ordinance
amending the current smoking ordinance.
City Manager Tom Brymer introduced the proposed amendment for council deliberation. The
proposed amendment would delete Subsection B (2)(a). The current ordinance exemption under
this subsection provides: "...it is an exception to the application of provision (1) of this
subsection that the person is smoking in a situation in which the person is present at an event in
which an entire room or hall is used for a private social function and seating arrangements are
under the control of the sponsor of the function."
City Attorney Cargill, Jr. commented on discussions held during a meeting held last week with
the owners of the Wolf Pen Bowling Alley and their attorney. The Camps' informed the staff
that if the city did not agree with the Camps' position, the city could do three things:
1. City could amend ordinance
2. City could file for declaratory relief or take some other legal action
3. Camps could take legal action against the city
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Mr. Cargill proposed two options for council consideration.
1. The city council could take no action, if they agreed with the Camps' view of the exception.
2. If Council wants no smoking in the bowling alley then delete the exception for private social
functions.
Motion was made by Councilman Massey to adopt Ordinance No. 2503 amending Chapter 7,
"Health and Sanitation", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by
amending Section 9, "Tobacco Products and Smoking", and providing an effective date. Motion
seconded by Councilman Garner.
The ordinance amendment deletes the following subprovision "a" in subparagraph (2).
"a. in a situation in which the person is present at an event in which an entire room or hall is
used for a private social fimction and seating arrangements are under the control of the sponsor
of the function;"
That no other changes are made to Section 9. All other provisions in Section 9 shall remain in
full force and effect. Subprovision (a) shall be reserved for future use and the other
subprovisions shall not be renumbered.
Motion carded unanimously, 6-0.
FOR: Mariott, Massey, Garner, Maloney, Silvia, Hazen
ABSENT: Mcllhaney
Agenda Item No. 3 -- Adiourn.
Councilman Massey made a motion to adjourn. Motion seconded by Councilman Garner.
Hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 8:15 a.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9t__.~h day of August, 2001.
APPROVED:
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