HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/01/2007 - Joint Minutes City Council Mayor Council Members
Ron Silvia John Happ
Mayor Pro Tempore Ron Gay
Ben White Lynn McIlhaney
City Manager Chris Scotti
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Glenn Brown David Rucsink
Minutes
City Council Workshop
College Station Cemetery Committee
Joint Meeting
Thursday, February 1, 2007, 11:30 a.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Silvia, Mayor Pro Tem White, Council
members, Happ, Gay, McIlhaney, Scotti, Ruesink
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brown, City Attorney Cargill Jr., City Secretary
Hooks, Assistant City Secretary Casares
Mayor Silvia called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.
Workshop Agenda Item No. 1 -- Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the
proposed Master Plan and Phase I concepts for the new municipal cemetery.
The Cemetery Committee meeting was called to order at 11:41 p.m. by Chairman Sarah
Adams, Committee members present: Randy Matson, David Chester, Joe Wallace, Don
Braune, Kevin Myers, James Batenhorst, R.C. Slocum, Weldon Kruger.
Chairman Adams introduced this item and conveyed key elements regarding the Master
Plan and Phase I concepts.
Mr. Michael Martin and Suzette Stoler, with Edwards & Kelcey, presented an overview
of the proposed Master Plan for the new Municipal Cemetery /Aggie Field of Honor
project. He described the design vision and associated preliminary construction costs for
Phase I.
After a brief discussion, Council member McIlhaney moved to approve the Master Plan
and Phase I concepts as presented by the design firm of Edwards & Kelcey. She directed
the Cemetery Committee and staff to begin working on the schematics design and report
back to the Council regarding the proforma. Council member Gay seconded the motion,
which carried unanimously, 7 -0.
c FOR: Silvia, White, Happ, Gay, McIlhaney, Scotti, Ruesink
Cr AGAINST: None
Workshop Agenda Item No. 2 — Adjourned.
Hearing no objections, the meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 1
2007.
PASSED and APPROVED on 22 day of February, 2007.
APPROVED:
Mayor Ron ilvia
ATTEST:
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City Secretary Connie Hooks