HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/07/1996 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor
LARRY RINGER
Mayor Pro Tempore
LYNN MCILHANEY
City Manager
GEORGE K. NOE
COLLEGE STATION
Council Members
BILL FOX
HUBBARD KENNADY
LARRY MARIOTT
DAVID HICKSON
NANCY CROUCH
MINUTES
COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1996 AT 4:00 P.M.
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ringer, Mayor Pro tem Mcllhaney,
Councilmembers Mariott, Crouch, Kennady
COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Councilmembers Hickson and Fox
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Administrative Assistant Kersten, City
Secretary Hooks, Public Information Officer Calliham, Director of Economic and
Development Services Ash, PARD Director Beachy, Finance Director Cryan,
City Planner Kee, Assistant City Manager Woody, Assistant City Manager
Brymer
A.qenda Item No. 1 -- Discussion of consent and statutory aRenda items
listed for the reqular council meetinq of Thursday, February 8~ 1996.
Items S-1, S-3, C-2, C-4, and C-6 were discussed by staff in response to
questions raised about these particular issues.
A.qenda Item No. 2 -- Discussion of 1996 StrateRic Issues.
Assistant City Manager Brymer presented information for this item.
Councilmembers ranked the strategic issues for 1996 during their council retreat
on January 13th. Staff highlighted preliminary action plans for the first 10
strategic issues. The following list is the top ten strategic issues:
· Streamline Development Processes
· Drainage Utility District Implementation
· Northgate Revitalization Development Implementation
· Spec Building at the Business Park
· Drainage Plan Implementation
· Strategy for Conference/Hotel Development
· Business Park Recruitment
Providing Customer Service Excellence
Council Workshop
Wednesday, February 7, 1996
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· Marketing Strategy to Develop & Recruit Business to Improve Retail
Development
· Wolf Pen Creek Drainage
· Develop a Regional Tech Prep Program/Business/School/City Training
Program
Councilmembers communicated a strong desire for public education in all
projects.
A.qenda Item No. 3 -- Discussion of desianatin~ Plannina and Zoninc~
Commission as the body to approve plats for the City of Colleqe Station.
The Planning and Zoning Commissioners met jointly with the City Council to
discuss the board's recommendation to act as deciding body for adoption of
plats; whereby eliminating the need for City Council to make plat decisions. City
Planner Jane Kee outlined the pros and cons. Councilmembers directed staff to
proceed with ordinance preparation to designate the Planning and Zoning
Commission for this function.
A.qenda Item No. 4 -- Adjourn.
Mayor Ringer adjourned the meeting at 6:45 p.m.
ATTEST:
City Secretary Connie Hooks
APPROVED:
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