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Home My WebLink About02/26/1998 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor LYNN MCILHANEY Mayor Pro Tempore HUB KENNADY City Manager GEORGE K. NOE COLLEGE STATION Council Members STEVE ESMOND LARRY MARIOTT DAVID HICKSON DICK BIRDWELL SWlKI ANDERSON MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL Workshop Meeting Thursday, February 26, 1998 at 3:00 p.m. College Station City Hall COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mcllhaney, Mayor Protem Kennady, Councilmembers Birdwell, Hickson, Anderson, Mariott, Esmond STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Manager Brymer, City Attorney Cargill, Jr., PARD Director Beachy, Interim Finance Director Cryan, City Secretary Hooks, Assistant City Secretary Casares, Acting City Engineer Smith, Acting Public Information Manager Holder, Director of Development Services Callaway, Trans- portation Planner Hard, Assistant City Engineer Morgan Mayor Mcllhaney called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Agenda Item No. 1 -- Discuss consent and statutory agenda items listed for the regular council meeting of Thursday, February 26~ 1998. The following items were removed for discussion. Staff answered questions and justified the recommendations. 5c: Ratify emergency increase to existing blanket purchase order to Texcon for work on Holleman Street bridge. Removed by Councilman Anderson and explained by Mark Smith. 5d. Approve increase in blanket contract with Young Contractors for additional work performed on Welsh Street. Removed by Councilman Anderson and explained by Mark Smith. 6c. Approve contract for professional services to Municipal Development Group for design of sanitary sewer improvements in service area 97-02. Removed by Councilman Anderson and explained by Mark Smith. 6e. Approve selection of Patterson Architects to provide design services for a Teen Center. Removed by Councilman Birdwell and explained by Steve Beachy. A future workshop will be held on this item to review the scope of design. Providing Customer Se/vice Excellence Council Workshop 2/26/98 Page 2 6f. Approve amendment to contract with Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce by reducing contract by $99,500 and allocating this money to the Brazos Valley Sports Foundation. Removed by Councilman Birdwell and explained by Steve Beachy. Tiffani Drake from the Sports Foundation responded to Birdwell's questions. 6h. Approve resolution authorizing City Manager to negotiate a contract with Office of Governor for a grant related to installation of a computer lab at Lincoln Center. Removed by Councilman Birdwell and explained by Steve Beachy. Agenda Item No. 2 -- Present, discuss and possible action of a master preliminary plat of 46 acres for construction of a new intermediate school on Graham Road (97-322) Jim Callaway presented a street layout drawing to address street and traffic questions raised by Council at the January 7th council consideration of this plat. At the January 7th meeting, discussion focused on the need for a north south side street to be allocated along the eastern side of the proposed school site. Staff has worked with CSISD's engineer Bill Savage over the past several weeks to address Council's concerns. Staff recommended an option to include a collector side street on the school site but also recommend approval of the preliminary plat if modifications are made to the school's layout which allow all school related traffic to be "stored" on site. Staff did not recommend the development of a future north south side street if Graham Road school site did not take access from it. Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Jim Scales addressed the Council to express the school's support of the original plan with modifications outlined by city staff. He hoped the council will make a decision in order for the school to move forward with their master plan. Bill Savage, the school's construction manager, addressed two modifications. The revised plat shows access for parent traffic located at the side of the school and the bus lane located at the front of the school. During discussions with staff, the school reviewed additional alternatives for side streets and came to the conclusion that the alternatives were not viable. Councilman Hickson arrived to the meeting. Councilmembers discussed the street layout options. Consideration of this item is on the regular agenda. Agenda Item No. 3 -- Review 1993 Fire Station Location Master Plan Fire Chief Dave Giordano presented a power point presentation describing background information on this issue and the options available for council consideration. Council recessed for a short break. Council Workshop 2/26/98 Page 3 Agenda Item No. 4 -- Present~ discuss and possible action on the Drainage Master Plan for Wolf Pen Creek basin. Assistant City Engineer Veronica Morgan explained this item. She presented a power point presentation and visual aids to outline several options for reducing flooding and associated flood damage along Wolf Pen Creek from its origin on the Texas A&M University campus to SH 6 Bypass. The focus of the presentation was on major structural damage within the basin and measures to address these problems, including detention, property acquisition, channel improvements. Staff recommended pursuing grant funds from FEMA for any applicable property acquisition, encourage the creation of a detention pond on the TAMU campus per the TAMU Drainage Master Plan 1997, and proceed with the design of regional detention on the Willow Branch Campus upstream from Anderson Street. Questions were asked by councilmembers. Council asked staff to provide a copy of the TAMU Drainage Master Plan and a final report on the Bee Creek Basin and the Wolf Pen Creek Basin. Agenda Item No. 5 -- Present, discuss, and possible action on the Wolf Pen Creek Siltation Study. Stan Sarman from Turner Collie and Braden presented the results of their study to address the siltation problems along Wolf Pen Creek. TC&B was hired to conduct a study to evaluate the condition of WPC, identify possible sources of the silt that is deposited in the pond at Wolf Pen Creek Park, identify altemative erosion control measures and discuss potential modifications of the pond and creek in order to reduce the continual maintenance associated with the pond. The Wolf Pen Creek TIF Board recommended that the pond in Wolf Pen Creek Park be eliminated and a landscaped water feature be developed instead. The bank stabilization projects should be implemented, incrementally, upstream of the park as funding allows. Discussion was held by councilmembers. This item was scheduled for a future workshop. Agenda Item No. 6 -- Present~ discuss~ and possible action on Lick Creek Master Plan. This item was not discussed. It was moved to a futura agenda. Agenda Item No. 7 -- Committee Reports Councilman Esmond reported that the Council Engineering Committee met and another meeting is planned in the near future. Council Workshop 2/26/98 Page 4 Agenda Item No. 8 -- Agenda Requests by Councilmembers The following items were brought before the council to discuss at future meetings: Teen Center Dexter Park Detention Pond TAMU Stormwater Master Plan New Rail Plan Agenda Item No. 9 -- Council Calendars Library Donor Recognition Ceremony - March 8, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. Library Dedication, March 8, 1998 at 3:00 p.m. Council Workshop and Regular Meetings, March 12, 1998 Agenda Item No. 10 -- Executive Session Council moved into executive session at 6:20 p.m. Staff and Legal Reports {LGC 551.075} a. Regional Athletic Park b. Northgate Parking Garage Pending and Contemplated Litigation {LGC 551.071} Personnel {LGC 551.074} The workshop and executive sessions will adjourn following the regular meeting. PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of March, 199_~8. ~ty Secretary Connie H'ooks APPROVED: Ma~,or Lynn Mcllhaney/