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Home My WebLink About07/12/2007 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor Ben White Mayor Pro Tem Ron Gay City Manager Glenn Brown 41"" 0'I'y (}`s'OwC.C'.{.t`.~r'I;a't'It7ti Councilmembers John Crompton James Massey Lynn McIlhaney Chris Scotti David Ruesink Minutes City Council Workshop Meeting Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COUNEIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor White, Mayor Pro Tem Gay, Council members Crompton, Massey, McIlhaney, Scotti, Ruesink STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brown, City Attorney Cargill Jr., City Secretary Hooks, Assistant City Secretary Casares, Management Team Mayor White called the workshop meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. with all Council members present. Workshon Agenda Item No. 1- Presentation, possible action, and discussion on items listed on the consent atienda. Consent Agenda Item No. 2a - Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding contract #07-209, a Consultant Contract to Zachrv Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $64,000.00 for the development of a marketing plan and deliv~of marketing materials to promote the Memorial Cemetery of College Station and the Aggie Filed of Honor. Assistant Director of Fiscal Services Cheryl Turney briefly explained the bid process associated with this item. Consent Agenda Item No. 2i - Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for Citv Council meetings of June 28, 2007. Council member Crompton pointed out minor corrections to the minutes of June 28, 2007. Gity Manager Glenn Brown noted that staff pulled Consent Agenda Items 2g and 2h. City Council Workshop Meeting 7/12/07 Page 2 Workshop Agenda Item No. 2- Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update on a nronosed Red Li!ht camera program for the Citv of Colletie Station. Assistant Director of Fiscal Services Cheryl Turney provided a brief oral report about the proposed Red Light Camera program for the City of College Station. Mrs. Turney explained the purpose, goals, timeline and background information. She presented an analysis of the recent legislative action on a red light program proposed in the City of College Station. Council members requested information regarding the funding and/or continued funding of a Regional Trauma Center. Council member Crompton requested a revised performa. Workshop Agenda Item No. 3- Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding growth management strategies. Director of Planning and Development Services Bob Cowell presented a brief summary of the objectives, response, techniques, and strategies pertaining to growth management. Council members suggested that staff ineet with the development community to gather their input. Workshop Aizenda Item No. 4- Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the nronosed canital plan for 2007-2008 to 2012-2013. Deputy City Manager Terry Childers noted that the capital improvement plan was a vital tool for the City to implement the strategic priorities established by the City Council. The capital plan included all planned and authorized capital projects for a five year period. Staff presented a summary of the capital projects budget for the coming year and the next five years. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Kersten provided a summary of the following project categories: • Streets, Traffic, Sidewalks, and Trails Capital Projects • Parks and Parkland Dedication Capital Projects • Facilities and Technology Capital Projects • Electric, Water, Wastewater, and Drainage Capital Projects • Landfill Capital Projects. Mr. Kersten presented the following unfunded projects: • General government (Streets/Parks/Technology/Facilities-$123.1 million • Electric - $1.6 million • Water - $41.7 million • Wastewater - 22.7 million City Council Workshop Meeting 7/12/07 No formal action was taken. Page 3 Workshon Agenda Item No. 9- Executive Session At 5:25 p.m., Mayor White announced in open session that the City Council wauld 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 with respect to pending and contemplated litigation, to consider the appointment and evaluation of public officer(s) and economic development negotiations. Consultation with Attornev {Gov't Code Section 551.071 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: Application with TCEQ in Westside/Highway 60 area, near Brushy Water Supply Corporation. Application for sewer package plant in Nantucket area. 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 Specicrl Utiliry District. Cause No. GN-502012, Travis County, TMPA v. PUC (College Station filed Intervention 7/6/05) Sewer CCN request. Legal aspects of Lease Agreement for No. 4 Water Well and possible purchase of or lease of another water site. Civil Action No. H-04-3876, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houstan Division, JK Development v. College Station. Cause No. 06-002318-CV-272, 272"d Judicial District Court, Brazos County, Texas, Taylor Kingsley v. City of College Station, Texas and Does 1 through 10, inclzrsive. Cause No. 485, CC, County Court at Law No. 1, Brazos County, Texas, Ciry of College Station v. David Allen Weber, et al. Bed & Banks Water Rights Discharge Permits for College Station and Bryan. Cause No. 07-001241-CV-361, 3615` Judicial District Court, Brazos County, Texas Gregory A. & Agnes A. Ricks v. Ciry of College Station Economic Incentive Negotiations {Gov't Code Section 551.0871; 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 ur 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 City Council Workshop Meeting 7/12/07 Page 4 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: a. Game Day Personnel IGov't Code Section 551.074}; 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: a. Planning and Zoning Commission b. Zoning Board of Adjustments c. Parks and Recreation Board d. Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals e. Mayor Pro Tem f. Internal Auditor Workshop Agenda Item No. 10 - Final action on executive session, or any workshop atienda item not comnleted or discussed in todav's workshon meetin will be discussed in tonight's Regular Meetiniz if necessarv. Council recessed executive session at 6:57 p.m. Workshoq Agenda Item No. 11 Adiourn. Hearing no objections, the meeting adjourned at 6: 59 p.m. on Thursday, .iuly 12, 2007. PASSED AND APPROVED this 23`d day of Au ust, 2007. APPROVED: Mayor Bfonp-White ATTEST: City Secretary onnie Hooks