HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/26/1998 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor
LYNN MCILHANEY
Mayor Pro Tempore
HUB KENNADY
City Manager
GEORGE K. NOE
COLLEGE STATION
Council Members
STEVE ESMOND
LARRY MARIO'I ¥
DAVID HICKSON
DICK BIRDWELL
SWIKI ANDERSON
MINUTES
COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL
Workshop Meeting at 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 26, 1998
College Station City Hall
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT:Mayor Mcllhaney, Mayor Protem Kennady,
Councilmembers Birdwell, Hickson, Mariott,
Esmond, Anderson
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Manager Brymer, City
Secretary Hooks, City Attorney Cargill, Jr., Transportation Planner Hard, Acting
City Engineer Smith
Mayor Mcllhaney called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
Agenda Item No. I -- Discussion of consent and statutory a.qenda items
listed for Regular Council Meetin.q of Thursday, March 26, 1998.
Councilman Anderson noted that he would remove Consent Item No. 6d to be
voted upon separately at the regular meeting, (Contract with McClure
Engineering for design and upgrade of sanitary sewer lines in Eastgate).
Agenda Item No. 2 -- Presentation by DMJM Consultants and
representatives of the Texas Transportation Institute on proposed rail
relocation concept, and possible council action pertaining to same.
Jack McCloskey of DMJM Consultants came forward to address the elements
within the proposed rail relocation conceptual plan. A number of questions were
asked by councilmembers related to grade separation locations, funding
sources, and proposed alignment. This item was placed on the agenda for
council to present to Mayor Mcllhaney its position on this project in order that
she may convey this position at the upcoming MPO meeting March 31.
Councilman Birdwell made a motion to request the Mayor to vote on behalf of
the Council at the next MPO meeting to support the conceptual rail relocation
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plan as presented with the guarantee that the plan be developed to maintain rail
service to North Bryan and not delay grade separations currently in the MPO
Transportation Plan.
Councilman Esmond seconded the motion which carried unanimously, 7-0.
Council recessed for a short break.
A.qenda Item No. 3 -- Presentation~ discussion, and possible action
regarding various agreements pertaining to the Hotel/Office Building
Conference Center Project.
Assistant City Manager Tom Brymer came forward to highlight key points within
the following agreements. Members of the negotiating team were also present
to address various issues within the agreements: Todd McDaniel, Senior
Economic Development Analyst; Elrey Ash, Director of ECD; Jim Plummer,
Attorney with Fulbright and Jaworski; Joe DePalma, DePalma Corporation; Tim
White, DalMac Construction; Jim Allen, McCord Realty; Sheila Fay, McCord
Realty; Richard Ferrara, Architect; Larry Wells, Municipal Development; Chad
Grauke, Architex Studio; John Keeling, PKF Consultants.
The agreements discussed were:
1) The Project Agreement
2) The Professional Services Agreements
3) The Construction Management Services Contract
4) The Conference Center Management Agreement
5) A lease agreement for Conference Center kitchen facilities
6) Deed Restrictions and Reciprocal Easements agreement between the City
and Wolf Pen Creek, LTD.
Questions were asked by councilmembers about each agreement.
Mayor Protem Kennady suggested a revision to the proposed booking policy
with the deletion of the last part in the statement. The objective of the
Conference Center as defined in the Booking Policy "is to serve as a generator
of meeting related revenue for the economic benefit of the City and County, and
to attract and secure markets that are unique and not in direct competition
with facilities currently available in College Station~ Texas". Other
councilmembers did not object to the suggestion.
Formal action on these agreements will be brought back to Council on April 9th.
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Agenda Item No. 4 -- Discussion and possible action appointin.q members
to the Citizens Capital Improvement Planning Committee.
A motion was made by Mayor Protem Kennady, seconded by Councilman
Mariott to appoint the following individuals to the ad hoc committee.
Tim Jones, Bill Fox, A.C. Vinzant, Margaret Griffith, John Crompton, Edsel
Jones, David Scott, Nancy Crouch, James Moffitt, Gale Touchstone, Eric
Lindquist, Craig Hall, Stan Lorch, Charles Thomas, Robert DeOtte, Randall
Pitcock, David Peter, Lee Blank, Bill Davis, Robert Droleskey, John Webb
A substitute motion was made by Councilman Anderson to add the following
names:
Norma Miller, Rabon Metcalf, Mike McMichen, Andrew Alden, Scott Schafer,
Dennis Ethridge. Motion seconded by Councilman Esmond.
Motion made by Councilman Birdwell to appoint the names suggested above.
Motion seconded by Mayor Protem Kennady which carried unanimously, 7-0.
Councilman Mariott made a motion to appoint Bill Fox as Chairman. Motion
seconded by Mayor Protem Kennady which carried unanimously, 7-0.
Councilman Hickson made a motion to appoint Councilman Esmond as the
Council Liaison. Motion seconded by Councilman Birdwell which carried
unanimously, 7-0.
Agenda Item No. 5 -- Discussion and possible action appointing citizens to
the Joint Relief Funding Review Committee.
Mayor Protem Kennady made a motion to appoint Jim Scarmardo to the Joint
Relief Funding Review Committee for a three year term. Motion seconded by
Councilman Hickson which carried unanimously, 7-0.
Staff was asked to advertise for vacancies on the Zoning Board of Adjustments
and Historic Preservation Committee.
A.qenda Item No. 6 -- Committee Reports.
Councilman Birdwell reported from the City Affairs Committee held today. The
committee recommended the renaming of the East Bypass to Earl Rudder
Freeway and FM 2818 to Harvey Mitchell Parkway. The City Manager was
directed to prepare a resolution for council adoption at a future meeting.
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Mayor Mcllhaney reported that a meeting was held with the bond rating agency
on Tuesday, March 24, 1998. Positive comments were conveyed by the rating
agency representatives. She thanked the staff for their efforts.
A,qenda Item No. 7 -- A.qenda Requests by Councilmembers
Councilman Birdwell asked staff to place on a future agenda related to the topic
of residential minimum lot size.
Councilman Mariott asked staff to look into the traffic volume on the frontage
road at Rock Prairie Road East. He noted that the heavy traffic volume is
unsafe.
Staff was asked to contact each councilmember for their schedules to arrange a
special workshop meeting to discuss council dynamics and also arrange for a
group council photo session.
A.qenda Item No. 8 -- Council Calendars
Workshop and Regular Meetings, April 9, 1998
Agenda Item No. 9 -- Executive Session
Staff moved into executive session at 6:05 p.m.
The workshop and executive sessions will adjourn following the regular meeting.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of April, 199_.~8.
City Secretary Connie Hooks
APPROVED:
May~r Lynn Mcllhaney