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Home My WebLink About06/10/2010 - Regular Minutes City Council NW Mayor CITY OFCOLLI;GI: STNTION Councilmembers Nancy Berry Home of-7exas A c~Af University" John Crompton Mayor Pro Tern Jess Fields David Ruesink Dennis Maloney City Manager Katy-Marie Lyles Glenn Brown Lawrence Stewart Minutes City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Nancy Berry, Council members Crompton, Fields and Lyles COUNCIL ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tern Ruesink, Council members Maloney and Stewart STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brown, Assistant City Manager Merrill, Assistant City Manager Neeley, City Secretary Hooks, Deputy City Secretary McNutt, City Attorney Cargill, Jr., Management Team 1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, Consider absence request. 'Vow Mayor Berry opened the meeting at 7:10 pm. She led the audience in the pledge of allegiance. Fire Chief R.B. Alley provided the invocation. Council member Fields moved to approve absence requests from Mayor Pro Tem Ruesink, Council members Maloney and Stewart. Motion seconded by Council member Lyles. Motion carried, 4-0. FOR: Mayor Berry, Council members Lyles, Crompton, and Fields AGAINST: None a. Presentation to Mr. Mike Garcia for a 1st place award for the Backhoe Rodeo in the recent Health & Safety Expo. Mayor Berry presented Mr. Mike Garcia a first place trophy for the Backhoe Rodeo in the recent Health & Safety Expo. b. Hear Visitors Wellborn and College Station residents speaking in support of Wellborn Incorporation: Jane Cohen, Elizabeth Terry, Beth Becker, Marci Cox 2. Presentation, possible action and discussion of consent agenda items which consists of ministerial or "housekeeping" items required by law. Items may be removed from the consent agenda by majority vote of the Council. NOW a. Approved Minutes for City Council Workshop and Regular Meeting, May 27, 2010. Page 12 City Council Regular Minutes Thursday, June 10, 2010 b. Approved Resolution No. 06-10-10-2b for original contract with First Southwest Company and the renewal of a consulting contract with First Southwest Company in an amount not to exceed $125,000 for financial advisory services. C. Approved Resolution No. 06-10-10-2c for application and acceptance of a U.S. Department of Justice, 2010 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Grant. d. Approved Resolution No. 06-10-10-2d to award a contract to Cal's Body Shop for annual automobile & truck paint and body services. Contract amount is not to exceed $56,000.00. e. Approved Resolution No. 06-10-10-2e an annual contract with Knife River for Item 1 - "Asphalt Concrete, Hot Mix Installed" at $67.15 per ton and Item 2 - "Emulsion Installed" at $2.30 per gallon. The cost for the total of Item 1 and Item 2 is not to exceed $677,250.00. f. Approved Resolution No. 06-10-10-2f designating the Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (CSP) as an alternative delivery method for the College Station Skate Park (PK-0911). g. Approved contingency transfer in the amount of $145,000 for improvements related to the TxDOT 2818/Wellborn overpass project. h. Approved Ordinance No. 2010-3244 amending Chapter 3, "Building Regulations", Section 2, "Right-Of-Way Maintenance", of the Code of Ordinances. i. Presentation, possible action, and discussion to approve the settlement Agreement with the Wellborn Special Utilities District regarding water service areas from the 2002 annexation. (Item removed for a future agenda). j. Approved Ordinance No. 2010-3245 amending Chapter 4, "Business Regulations," Section 3, "Parades and Motorcades" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, providing for an exception for neighborhood parades. Council member Lyles moved to approve consent items 2a thru 2h and 2j. Council member Crompton seconded the motion, which carried 4 - 0. FOR: Mayor Berry, Council members Lyles, Crompton, and Fields AGAINST: None ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Ruesink, Council members Maloney and Stewart 1. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on an ordinance amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 4.2, "Official Zoning Map" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by rezoning from C-1 General Commercial and R-4 Multi-Family / conditioned PDD Planned Development District to PDD Planned Development District for 42.56 acres located at 1711 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South. Now Page 13 City Council Regular Minutes Thursday, June 10, 2010 1"W Jason Shubert, Staff Planner presented staff report on an ordinance rezoning 42.45 acres located at 1711 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South from C-1 General Commercial and R-4 Multi-Family / conditioned PDD Planned Development District to PDD Planned Development District. The Planning & Zoning Commission considered this item at their regular meeting on May 10, 2010 and unanimously recommended approval (4-0) as presented by Staff. Staff also recommended approval. Mayor Berry opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Berry closed the public hearing. Council member Fields moved to approve Ordinance No. 2010-3246 rezoning 42.45 acres located at 1711 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South from C-1 General Commercial and R-4 Multi-Family/ conditioned PDD Planned Development District to PDD Planned Development District, with changes recommended by staff. Council member Lyles seconded the motion, which carried 4 - 0. FOR: Mayor Berry, Council members Lyles, Crompton, and Fields AGAINST: None ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Ruesink, Council members Maloney and Stewart 2. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending the City of College Station Comprehensive Plan by adopting the Central College Station Neighborhood Plan and the associated Community Character and Future Land Use Map and Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Master Plan Map amendments. Bob Cowell, ACIP, Director of Planning and Development Services introduced Council item changes to the Comprehensive Plan. Lindsay Kramer, Senior Staff Planner presented the Central College Station Neighborhood Plan, the first in a series of neighborhood, district, and corridor plans that are created to implement the City's Comprehensive Plan vision to create, promote, and enhance places of distinction. Four goals of the plan: 1. Promote and protect the suburban residential character in the core of Central College Station balanced with the need to provide denser redevelopment options along the neighborhood fringe. 2. Improve neighborhood organizations, property maintenance and City code compliance in owner-occupied areas to elevate the attractiveness of Central College Station's subdivisions as an affordable, family-friendly neighborhood. 3. Promote a safe, well-connected, context-sensitive, multi-modal transportation system to better connect Central College Station to the rest of the community and its local neighborhood centers. 4. Increase awareness and participation in resource conservation efforts. Mayor Berry opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Berry closed the public hearing. Council member Lyles moved to approve Ordinance No. 2010-3247 adopting the Central College Station Neighborhood Plan and the associated Community Character and Future Land Use Map and Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Master Plan Map amendments. Council member Crompton seconded the motion, which carried 4 - 0. 'wow Page 14 City Council Regular Minutes Thursday, June 10, 2010 FOR: Mayor Berry, Council members Lyles, Crompton, and Fields AGAINST: None ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tern Ruesink, Council members Maloney and Stewart 3. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of City Secretary review of amended initiative petition submission on ordinance 11rantinlZ consent for the incorporation of Wellborn. City Secretary Connie Hooks presented amended initiative petition submission on an ordinance granting consent for the incorporation of Wellborn and concluded it is insufficient based on the following issues. 1) Not clear in all sworn affidavits that a complete initiative ordinance was presented to voters. • If an incomplete ordinance was presented to the voters it is vague, ambiguous and invalid. 2) The concerns stated by the City Attorney in his letter to City Secretary are not resolved. No formal action was taken. 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance annexing two areas on Rock Prairie Road West and one area on Greens Prairie Trail under the exempt status. Lance Simms, Assistant Director of Planning and Development presented Annexation Ordinance for the two areas on Rock Prairie Road West and one on Greens Prairie Trail under the exempt status. Council member Fields moved to approve Ordinance No. 2010-3248 to annex two areas on Rock Prairie Road West and one area on Greens Prairie Trail under the exempt status. Council member Lyles seconded the motion, which carried 4 - 0. FOR: Mayor Berry, Council members Lyles, Crompton, and Fields AGAINST: None ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tern Ruesink, Council members Maloney and Stewart 5. Public Hearinp,, presentation, possible action and discussion of an ordinance amending Chapter 10 "Traffic Code", to remove parkinp, alonjj specific streets in the Horse Haven Subdivision. Troy Rother, Assistant City Engineer presented a residential subdivision located off the northbound SH 6 Frontage Road behind Gander Mountain. Also, Mr. Rother explained due to the higher density land usage in this subdivision, on-street parking along Horse Haven Lane, Horseback Drive, Horseback Court, and Horseshoe Drive is such that it is impossible for an emergency vehicle to travel through. Mayor Berry opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Berry closed the public hearing. Council member Lyles moved to approve Ordinance No. 2010-3249 to remove parking along the northbound SH 6 Frontage Road behind Gander Mountain, which covers Horse Haven Lane, Horseback Drive, Horseback Court, and Horseshoe Drive in the Horse Haven Subdivision. Council member Fields seconded the motion, which carried 4 - 0. ,%r 14 Page 15 City Council Regular Minutes Thursday, June 10, 2010 FOR: Mayor Berry, Council members Lyles, Crompton, and Fields AGAINST: None ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tern Ruesink, Council members Maloney and Stewart 6. Public Hearin1j, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an Amendment to Resolutions Determining Need associated with the Rock Prairie Road East Widening Protect. Chuck Gilman, Director of Capital Projects presented an amendment associated with the Rock Prairie Road East Widening Project. Mr. Gilman also explained upon approval of this amendment will affect the dedication of right-of-way and easements when development (platting) occurs, and authorize staff to purchase right-of-way and utility easements along Rock Prairie Road East from State Highway 6 to William D. Fitch Parkway. Staff recommended approval. Mayor Berry opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Berry closed the public hearing. Council member Crompton moved to approve Resolution No. 06-10-10-06 amending the Rock Prairie Road East Widening Project, as presented. Council member Lyles seconded the motion, which carried 4-0. FOR: Mayor Berry, Council members Lyles, Crompton, and Fields AGAINST: None ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tern Ruesink, Council members Maloney and Stewart 7. Adiourn. Hearing no objections, Mayor Berry concluded Regular Meeting at 8:15 pm and returned to Workshop Agenda to complete items. PASSED AND APPROVED this June 24, 2010 ATTEST: APPROVED: Ci Secretary Connie Hooks Mayor Nanc Berry CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name: Dave Ruesink Board or Committee: City Council I will NOT be in attendance at the meeting of: June 10, 2010 for the reason(s) specified: Out of country, family vacation. oclx C Signature of officer s/t Date This request shall be submitted to the office of the City Secretary or Board Secretary one week prior to meeting date. 0:council/absencerequest.doc