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Home My WebLink About01/25/2007 - Workshop Minutes City Council Ckr~ Mayor Ron Silvia Mayor Pro Tempore Ben White City Manager Glenn Brown Council Members John Happ Ron Gay Lynn McIlhaney Chris Scotti David Ruesink CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Minutes City Council Workshop Meeting Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Silvia, Mayor Pro Tern White, Council members, McIlhaney, Scotti, Ruesink COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Happ, Gay STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brown, City Attorney Cargill Jr., City Secretary Hooks, Assistant City Secretary Casares, Management Team Mayor Silvia called the workshop meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Workshop Al!enda Item No.1 -- Presentation. possible action. and discussion on items listed on the consent al!enda. Council members removed consent agenda items 1,6, and 7 for clarification. Deputy City Manager Terry L. Childers, Chief Information Officer Olivia Burnside and Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Eric Ploeger clarified the consent agenda items. . City Council meeting January II, 2007, typographical correction. . Interlocal agreement with the City of Bryan, Brazos County and Texas A&M University to jointly procure consulting services for the purpose of applying for a federally funded Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant for a single interoperable radio system. Ms. Burnside noted that the ILA has changed since delivery of the Council Packet. TAMU made the changes and are not significant. City Attorney concurred. . Agreement for Services with the Brazos Valley Softball Umpires Association to provide officiating services for City athletic leagues and programs (contract number 07-102) in an amount not to exceed $122,770.00 Mr. Ploeger explained that the contract would reflect correct date and time prior to Mayor's signature. Council Meeting 1/25/07 Page 2 Workshop Al!enda Item No.2 - Presentation, tour and discussion of various public and private capital improvement proiects. Director of Public Works Mark Smith presented an outline of the capital improvement proj ects that the City Council will see during the bus tour. In addition, he showed a "virtual video tour" informing the City Council about additional CIP projects that would not be covered during the bus tour. At 3 :27 p.m. the City Council, staff and citizens departed City Hall for a tour of proposed and ongoing capital projects as well as development activities and other points of interests throughout the City. Council returned to City Hall and reconvened the workshop meeting at 5: II p.m. Workshop Al!enda Item No. 3 - Presentation. possible action, and discussion rel!ardinl! upcominl! events and/or meetinl!s of the Collel!e Station City Council. Council reviewed their upcoming events. Workshop Al!enda Item No.4 -- Presentation. possible action. and discussion on future al!enda items: A Council Member may inauire about a subiect for which notice has not been l!iven. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existinl! policv may be l!iven. Anv deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an al!enda for a subseauent meetinl! Council member McIlhaney requested a mini-retreat within the next 6 weeks to discuss strategic planning and pre budget items. City Council concurred. Mayor Silvia directed staff to coordinate Council calendars to schedule a date in the near future. Council member McIlhaney inquired about the status of the TTI Agreement. Director of Public Works Mark Smith noted that he would provide Council members with a written report regarding the agreement. Workshop Al!enda Item No.5 -- Discussion, review and possible action rel!ardinl! the followinl! meetinl!s: Brazos County Health Dept., Brazos Vallev Council of Governments, Cemetery Committee. City Center. CSISD/City Joint Meetinl!. Desil!n Review Board, Fraternal Partnership. Historic Preservation Committee. Interfaith Dialol!ue Association, Interl!overnmental Committee and School District. Joint Relief Fundinl! Review Committee. Librarv Committee, Makinl! Cities Livable Conference, Metropolitan Planninl! Orl!anization. Outside Al!encv Fundinl! Review. Parks and Recreation Board. Planninl! and Zoninl! Commission. Sister City Association. TAMU Student Senate. Research Vallev Partnership. Rel!ional Transportation Committee for Council of Governments, Transportation Committee. Wolf Pen Creek Oversil!ht Committee. Wolf Pen Creek TIF Board, Zoninl! Board of Adiustments. Mayor Pro Tem White made severa] comments related to the Student Senate meeting. , Council Meeting 1/25/07 Page 3 Council member Scotti briefly summarized the recent meetings held by the Research Valley Partnership Board, Wolf Pen Creek Oversight and Wolf Pen Creek TIP Board. Council member Ruesink noted that the Sister Cities Association is in the process of making arrangements to host a group of citizens from Germany this June. Mayor Silvia briefed the City Council regarding a meeting he attended pertaining to a potential YMCA facility in College Station. Workshop Al!enda Item No. 6 -- Executive Session will immediatelv follow the workshop meetinl! in the Administrative Conference Room. At 5:34 p.m., Mayor Silvia announced in open session that the City Council would convene into executive session pursuant to Sections 551.071, 551.074 and 551.087 of the Open Meetings Act, to seek the advice of our attorney, to consider at the appointment and evaluation of public officer(s) and economic development negotiations. Consultation with Attornev {Gov't Code Section 551.071l The City Council may seek advice from its attorney regarding a pending and contemplated litigation subject or settlement offer or attorney-client privileged information. Litigation is an ongoing process and questions may arise as to a litigation tactic or settlement offer, which needs to be discussed with the City Council. Upon occasion the City Council may need information from its attorney as to the status of a pending or contemplated litigation subject or settlement offer or attorney-client privileged information. After executive session discussion, any final action or vote taken will be in public. The following subject(s) may be discussed: TCEQ Docket No. 2002-1147-UCR, Applications of Brushy Water Supply and College Station (Westside/Highway 60) TCEQ Docket No. 2003-0544MWD, Application of Nantucket, Ltd. TXU Lone Star Gas Rate Request. Cause No. 03-002098-CV -85, Brazos County, College Station v. Wellborn Special Utility District Civil Action No. H-04-4558, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, College Station v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, etc., and Wellborn Special Utility District Civil Action No. H-04-3876, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, JK Development v. College Station GUD No. 9530 - Gas Cost Prudence Review, Atmos Energy Corporation GUD No. 9560 - Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program (GRIP) rate increases, Atmos Energy Corporation Cause No. GN-502012, Travis County, TMPA v. PUC (College Station filed Intervention 7/6/05) Cause No. 06-000703-CV -85, Patricia Moore, et al. v. Ross Stores, Inc., City of College Station, et al. I Council Meeting 1/25/07 Page 4 Possible settlement water CCN with Wellborn Possible settlement of sewer CCN issue Legal aspects of Lease Agreements for No.4 Water Well and possible purchase of or lease of another water site from City of Bryan C.C.N. Issue for Sewer & Water regarding possible overlaps by City of College Station and City of Bryan Great Oak Estates Southern Trace Development Letter ofCr~dit City of College Station, Plaintiffv. Canyon Creek Partners, Ltd. and First Ag Credit, FLCA; Cause No. 484-CC; In the County Court at Law No.2 of Brazos County, Texas Economic Incentive Negotiations {Gov't Code Section 551.087}; possible action The City Council may deliberate on commercial or financial information that the City Council has received from a business prospect that the City Council seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the city with which the City Council in conducting economic development negotiations may deliberate on an offer of financial or other incentives for a business prospect. After executive session discussion, any final action or vote taken will be in public. The following subject(s) may be discussed: Proposed city convention center and associated privately developed hotel Personnel {Gov't Code Section 551.074\: possible action The City Council may deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer. After executive session discussion, any final action or vote taken will be in public. The following public officer(s) may be discussed: Judge Ed Spillane Evaluation Workshop A!!enda Item No.7 -- Final Action on executive session, ifnecessarv. At 6:25 p.m. Council returned from executive session. Mayor Pro Tem White moved to approve a $500.00 car allowance for Municipal Judge Ed Spillane, effective February I, 2007. Council member Scotti seconded the motion, which carried by a vote of 5-0. FOR: Silvia, White, McIlhaney, Scotti, Ruesink AGAINST: None ABSENT: Happ, Gay Workshop A!!enda Item No.8 -- Adiourn. Hearing no objections, the meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2007. PASSED and APPROVED on 8th day of February, 2007. i\'TEST: ~ty secret~ry Connie APPROVED: ~v1 J:/L~, Mayor Silvia