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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/17/2022 - Special Minutes - City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING IN-PERSON WITH TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION CITY OF COLLEGE STATION AUGUST 17, 2022 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Karl Mooney, Mayor Council: Bob Brick John Crompton Linda Harvell Elizabeth Cunha John Nichols Dennis Maloney City Staff: Bryan Woods, City Manager Jeff Capps, Deputy City Manager Adam Falco, Interim 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 Special Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor Mooney via In-Person and Teleconference at 5:01 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 2. Executive Session No Executive Session was held. 3. Reconvene from Executive Session and take action, if any. No Executive Session was held. 4. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, consider absence request. 5. SPECIAL ITEMS 5.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on ordinance 2022-4379 to call the General Obligation Bond Election. (Presentación, discusión y posible acción sobre una ordenanza 2022- 4379 para convocar a la Elección de Bonos de Obligación General.) TQN192833!Njovuft!Qbhf!2! Bryan Woods, City Manager, gave an overview of projects in the potential 2022 Bond Election and included an estimate of the annual O&M several of those projects. Recap of Texas Independence Ballpark Phase 1 Current Budget $16.0 M Additional Funding in FY23 Budget $ 2.5 M Total Budget $18.5 M Total Projected Expenses $23.0 M Difference ($4.5 M) Proposed Texas Independence Ballpark Phase 2 Revised Estimates Option 1: Four fields with championship field $30 M + $23 M = $53 M TIB Phase II Bond Total = $24 M Option 2: Build 4 fields without championship field $25 M + $23 M = $48 M TIB Phase II Bond Total = $19 M Option 3: Build 2 fields without championship field $20 M + $23 M = $43 M TIB Phase II Bond Total = $17 M Bond Proposition C Options Option 1: Veterans Park & TIB four fields with championship field $30.4 M Option 2: Veterans Park & TIB four fields without championship field $25.4 M Option 3: Veterans Park & TIB two fields without championship field $23.4 M MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Brick and a second by Councilmember Harvell, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to approved Option 1 for Bond Proposition C - Veterans Park & TIB four fields with championship field for $30,400,000. The motion carried unanimously. Estimated Annual O&M: $3,000,000 CźƩĻ {ƷğƷźƚƓ АĻǣğƭ LƓķ͵ .ğƌƌƦğƩƉŷƚƒğƭ tğƩƉ tƚƚƌ tĻƩƭƚƓƓĻƌ υ ЋͲЋЍЉͲЉЉЉ υ ЊЌЉͲЉЉЉυ АЉͲЉЉЉ 9ƨǒźƦƒĻƓƷ υ ЌЏЉͲЉЉЉυ ЋЉͲЉЉЉ υ ЊЉͲЉЉЉ CğĭźƌźƷǤ /ƚƭƷƭ ΛağźƓƷĻƓğƓĭĻͲ …ƷźƌźƷźĻƭͲ LͲ ĻƷĭ͵Μ υ ЏЉͲЉЉЉ υ ЌЉͲЉЉЉ υ БЉͲЉЉЉ ƚƷğƌυ ЋͲЏЏЉͲЉЉЉυ ЊБЉͲЉЉЉυ ЊЏЉͲЉЉЉ Proposition A: Public Safety $18,000,000 Proposition B: Transportation $16,100,000 Proposition C: Sports and Tourism (with change) $30,400,000 Texas Independence Ballpark Phase 2 Veterans Park Fields 1-6 Proposition D: Parks Improvements and Redevelopment $22,000,000 Bachmann Park Central Park Operations Shop Tennis Courts Pickleball/futsal Mabel Clare Thomas Park Redevelopment Lincoln Center Area Improvements TQN192833!Njovuft!Qbhf!3! Proposition E: Mabel Clare Thomas Park Pool $3,900,000 Total $90,400,000 MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Harvell and a second by Councilmember Nichols, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance No. 2022- 4379 to call the General Obligation Bond Election. The motion carried unanimously. 5.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Ordinance No. 2022-4380 consenting to and extending the Mayor's disaster declaration for severe drought conditions. Bryan Woods, City Manager, stated that the severe drought conditions pose an imminent threat of severe damage, injury, and loss of life or property from prolonged record heat and lack of significant rainfall in City of College Station. These drought conditions pose the threat of large, dangerous, and fast-moving wildfires with the potential to endanger property and life. Mr. Woods explained that the State of Texas has issued a disaster declaration that includes Brazos County pursuant to §418.014 of the Texas Government Code due to the extraordinary drought conditions. Therefore, the Mayor of College Station has determined that extraordinary measures must be taken to alleviate the suffering of people and to protect or rehabilitate property and issued a disaster declaration on August 11, 2022. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Harvell and a second by Councilmember Maloney, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance No. 2022- 4380 consenting to and extending the Mayor's disaster declaration for severe drought conditions. The motion carried. 6. Adjournment. There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the Special Meeting of the City Council at 5:58 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. ________________________ Karl Mooney, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary TQN192833!Njovuft!Qbhf!4!