HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/24/2008 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMayor
Ben White
Mayor Pro Tem
Ron Gay
City Manager
Glenn Brown
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Councilmembers
John Crompton
James Massey
Lynn Mcllhaney
Chris Scotti
David Ruesink
Minutes
City Council Regular Meeting
Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 7:00 pm
City Hall Council Chamber, 1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor White, Mayor Pro Tem Gay, Council members
Crompton, Massey, McIlhaney
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Council members Ruesink, Scotti
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brown, City Attorney Cargill Jr., City Secretary Hooks, Deputy
City Secretary McNutt, Management Team
Regular Agenda Item No. 1 -- Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation Hear visitors.
Mayor White called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members of Cub Scout Troop Pack 602, Wolf
Den #2 led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor White provided the invocation.
Council member Chris Scotti and David Ruesink absent.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Gay to approve the absence request by Council members
Ruesink and Scotti and seconded by Council member Massey which carried 5 -0.
FOR: Mayor White, Gay, McIlhaney, Massey and Crompton
AGAINST: None
ABSENT: Ruesink, Scotti
Presentation of Watermark Awards
Mayor White and City Manager Glenn Brown presented the Watermark Award from the Texas Section
of the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Association of Texas to
Jennifer Nations, Water Resources Coordinator and Mark Beal, Broadcast Media Specialist.
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No one spoke.
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Regular Agenda Item No. 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 maiority vote of the Council.
a. Approved minutes of April 10, 2008 City Council workshop and regular meetings.
b.Approved Resolution No. 4- 24- 08 -2b, Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to construct the pedestrian improvements in the State right -
of -way at the Longmire and FM 2818 intersection. The estimated cost of the City's participation,
$607,500.
c. Approved Resolution No. 4- 24 -08 -2c awarding contract #08 -146 for the Carters Creek
Wastewater Treatment Plant Diffuser Replacement Project to Bryan Construction Co. in the amount
of $206,800.
d.Approved Inter -Local Agreement with Texas A &M University to share the cost of a Socio-
Economic Impact study on groundwater exports.
e. Approved Change Order No. 1 to engineering design contract #07 -152 with Malcolm- Pirnie, Inc
in the amount of $18,900 to re- design the parallel water transmission line at the Machine Works,
Inc. property.
f. Approved Change Order No. 1 to contract #08 -043 with HDR Engineering, Inc. in an amount not
to exceed $12,500.00 for the Landfill Gas to Energy Negotiation Assistance Project.
g.Approved Resolution No. 4- 24 -08 -2g awarding Bid #08 -49, to Bayer Electric for $225,232.00 for
the installation of traffic signals at the intersections of Rock Prairie Road and Rio Grande Blvd. and
Holleman Drive and Welsh Avenue.
h.Approved renewal of a consulting contract with First Southwest Company in an amount not to
exceed $200,000 for financial advisory services.
i. Approved estimated annual expenditures related to copying and printing services as follows:
Copy Corner ($50,000); Office Max ($50,000); Tops Printing ($50,000); and Newman Printing
($50,000).
j. Approved bid awarding the purchase of various distribution padmount transformers maintained in
inventory to Texas Electric Cooperatives for $60,806.00 and Wesco Electrical Distributors for
$205,073.00 for a total amount of $265,879.00. Bid #08 -42.
k.Approved bid awarding purchase order to Environmental Improvements, Inc. in the amount of
$138,800 to overhaul the blowers at Carters Creek WWTP.
1. Approved contract with Carroll Buracker & Associates, Inc. for $94,750.00 to create a Police
Master Plan for the College Station Police Department.
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A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Gay to approve consent agenda items 2a thru 21 and seconded
by Council member McIlhaney which carried 5 -0.
FOR: Mayor White, Gay, Mcllhaney, Massey and Crompton
AGAINST: None
ABSENT: Ruesink, Scotti
Regular Agenda Item No. 1 -- Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on an
ordinance rezoning 1.678 acres from C -2 Commercial - Industrial to C -1 General Commercial,
located at 3900 State Highway 6, and more generally located along the West Frontage Road of
State Highway 6, 680 feet north of the intersection of State Highway 6 West Frontage Road and
Rock Prairie Road.
Introduced by Bob Cowell, AICP, Director of Planning & Development Services.
Crissy Hard, Staff Planner presented a request to rezone 3900 State Highway 6 from C -2 Commercial -
Industrial to C -1 General Commercial, The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously
recommended approval of the rezoning due to the consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, the
compatibility with the present zoning, and its feasibility to surrounding property uses.
Mayor White opened the public hearing. Developer Zaco Damna spoke on behalf of the rezoning.
Mayor White closed the public hearing.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Gay to approve Ordinance No. 3063 for the rezoning of 3900
State Highway 6 and seconded by Council member Massey which carried 5 -0 from C -2 Commercial
Industrial to C -1 General Commercial.
FOR: Mayor White, Gay, McIlhaney, Massey and Crompton
AGAINST: None
ABSENT: Ruesink, Scotti
Regular Agenda Item No. 2 -- Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on an
ordinance rezoning 10.817 acres from A -O Agricultural Open to R -1 Single Family Residential
Medium Density, located at 14097 FM 2154, generally located along the east side of FM 2154,
north of the Barron Road intersection.
Introduced by Bob Cowell, AICP, Director of Planning and Development Services.
Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner briefly presented a request to rezone 14097 FM 2154 from A -O
Agricultural Open to R -1 Single Family Residential Medium Density. The Planning and Zoning
Commission unanimously recommended denial of the rezoning due to concerns with compatibility of
the proposed use with the surrounding low density development and potential street alignment issues.
Mayor White opened the public hearing.
Wanda McGill, 14025 FM 2154, expressed concerns about the traffic problems with the area.
Marian Prihoda, 14181 FM 2154, expressed concerns about the request.
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Mayor White closed the public hearing.
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A motion was made by Council member Crompton to deny the request for rezoning. Motion seconded
by Council member Massey. Motion carried unanimously, 5 -0.
FOR: Mayor White, Gay, McIlhaney, Massey and Crompton
AGAINST: None
ABSENT: Ruesink, Scotti
Regular Agenda Item No. 3 -- Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on an
ordinance amending the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for 75.07 acres from Single - Family
Residential, Medium Density, Neighborhood Retail, Institutional, and Floodplains & Streams to
Single - Family Residential, Medium Density and Floodplains & Streams located at 450 William
D. Fitch Parkway generally located at the southwest intersection of Barron Road and William D.
Fitch Parkway.
Introduced by Bob Cowell, AICP, Director of Planning and Development Services.
Crissy Hard, Staff Planner presented an overview of the ordinance amendment to the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan for 75.07 acres to improve and upgrade the development located at 450 William D.
Fitch Parkway. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval.
Mayor White opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor White closed the public hearing.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Gay to approve Ordinance No. 3064 amending the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan for 75.07 acres located at 450 William D. Fitch Parkway Single - Family
Residential, Medium Density, Neighborhood Retail, Institutional, and Floodplains & Streams to
Single - Family Residential, Medium Density and Floodplains & Streams. Seconded by Council
member Massey which carried 5 -0.
FOR: Mayor White, Gay, McIlhaney, Massey and Crompton
AGAINST: None
ABSENT: Ruesink, Scotti
Regular Agenda Item No. 4 -- Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on an
ordinance amending the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for 147.64 acres from Rural to Single -
Family Residential, Medium Density and Single - Family Residential, Low Density located at 3998
Rock Prairie Road West generally located at Great Oaks Drive and Rock Prairie Road West.
Introduced by Bob Cowell, AICP, Director of Planning and Development Services.
Crissy Hard, Staff Planner presented an overview of the ordinance amendment to the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan for 147.64 acres from Rural to Single Family Residential, Low and Medium Density
located at 3998 Rock Prairie Road West. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
approval.
Mayor White opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor White closed the public hearing.
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A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Gay to approve Ordinance No. 3065 amending the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan for 147.64 acres located at 3998 Rock Prairie Road West located at
Great Oaks Drive and Rock Prairie Road West from Rural to Single - Family Residential, Medium
Density and Single- Family Residential, Low Density. Motion seconded by Council member Crompton
which carried 5 -0.
FOR: Mayor White, Gay, McIlhaney, Massey and Crompton
AGAINST: None
ABSENT: Ruesink, Scotti
Regular Agenda Item No. 5 -- Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding adoption of
a resolution awarding the sale, exchange or combination thereof regarding approximately 5
acres of land owned by the City of College Station located near the intersection of Jones Butler
Road and Dowling Road.
Bob Cowell Director of Planning and Development Services presented an overview of a proposed bid
for land exchange of five acres located near the intersection of Jones Butler Road and Dowling Road.
The purpose of this exchange was for future relocation of Jones Butler Road while continuing to
accommodate the construction of a new electric sub - station and the expansion of the existing water
facilities. Staff recommended rejecting the bid for land exchange due to the appraised value difference
between the two (2) properties and seeks new bids before May 22, 2008.
Veroncia Morgan with Mitchell, Morgan & Shear also representing future developer Cup Stone and
Property owner, Bruce Smith with TLS Properties spoke on behalf of the bid. She asked the Council
to compensate for the difference between the appraised values of about $105,000 dollars. I f the
Council rejected the proposal the cost will be more.
David Coleman, Director of Water Services, was asked by Council member Crompton to give his input
of relocation costs. Mr. Coleman explained the additional cost was to relocate water reservoirs that the
land was set aside for.
Cheryl Turney, Assistant Director of Fiscal Services expressed to Council that the developer did take
response to the exception in the contract for the bid and the developer's aware of these exceptions.
Mary Ann Powell, First Assistant City Attorney explained that the City has a choice to except or reject
this bid but there are no negotiations.
A motion was made by Council member Crompton to reject the bid for land exchange and seconded by
Council member McIlhaney which carried 5 -0.
FOR: Mayor White, Gay, McIlhaney, Massey and Crompton
AGAINST: None
ABSENT: Ruesink, Scotti
Regular Agenda Item No. 6 -- Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding
appointments to the Technical Task Force for Green College Station Action Plan.
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Terry Childers, Deputy City Manager presented names to Council for consideration of appointment to
the Technical Task Force. This team will assist the City Manager to develop a Green College Station
Action Plan.
Proposed Task Force Members:
Bahman Yazdani, PE, CEM
Ronald A. Kaiser
Ming Han Li, Ph.D., PE
Stella Woodward
Bruce Dvorak
Hugh Stearns
Robin L. Autenrieth, Ph.D., PE
Margrit Moores
A motion was made by Council member Crompton to approve the appointment of names presented to
Council for the Technical Task Force and seconded by Council member Mcllhaney.
Mayor Pro Tern Gay offered an amendment to the motion to strike Hugh Stearns from the proposed
Technical Task Force and seconded by Council member Massey which failed 2 -3.
FOR: Gay, Massey
AGAINST: Crompton, McIlhaney, White
ABSENT: Ruesink, Scotti
Amended motion failed.
Original motion by Crompton passed by a vote of 3 -2.
FOR: Crompton, McIlhaney, White
AGAINST: Gay, Massey
ABSENT: Ruesink, Scotti
Regular Agenda Item No. 7 -- Presentation, possible action, and discussion to present the results
of the recent study on projected Water Demands, conducted by HDR Engineers.
David Coleman, Director of Water Services presented to Council the results of the recent study on
projected Water Demands. HDR Engineers conducted the study which showed the growth patterns of
the City now and future years, which indicated that the City faces a potential peak demand water
shortage this year. The shortage will grow to almost 10 million gallons per day by 2016. He explained
how important and beneficial that this study be included in the City's application to the Brazos Valley
Groundwater Conservation District for Drilling /Operating Permits for these future wells.
No formal action taken.
Regular Agenda Item No. 8 -- Adiourn.
Hearing no objections, Mayor White adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2008.
PASSED and APPROVED this 8th day of May 2008.
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APPROVED:
Mayor White
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City Secretary, Connie Hooks