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Home My WebLink About03/13/1996 - 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, MARCH 13, 1996 at 4:00 p.m. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ringer, Mayor Pro tem Mcllhaney, Councilmembers Crouch, Kennady, Fox COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Councilmembers Hickson and Mariott STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Brymer, City Secretary Hooks, Assistant City Attorney Shively, Public Information Officer Calliham, Director of Economic and Development Services Ash, Purchasing Agent Kettler, Asst. Director Management Services Shear, Fire Chief Kennedy, Asst. Director of Economic and Development Services Callaway, Asst. Public Services Director Anthony Mayor Ringer called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. Agenda Item No. 1 -- Discussion of consent and statutory a.qenda items listed on Thursday, March 14th a.qenda. Councilmembers inquired about agenda items, S-1, S-2, C-4. S-1 -- Purchase of Blanket Purchase Order for various automotive and truck parts, $25,000. S-2 -- Purchase of traffic siqnal equipment and hardware for installations at Brentwood & Texas, Holleman & Anderson, $74,087. Staff explained their recommendation for vendor selection on each item. C-4 -- Sale of 2615 square feet of property in Business Center to Pebble Creek Development Company in the amount of $330.00. Councilmember Crouch questioned the property value. Mr. Ash replied that the property to be sold to Pebble Creek Development Corporation would not receive Providing Customer Service Excellence Workshop Meeting Wednesday, March 13, 1996 Page 2 a favorable square footage price because it is a portion of the business park. He added that the property cannot be appraised on the lot price. A.qenda Item No. 2 -- Discussion of aqenda revisions to improve communications with user. City Secretary Hooks and Public Information Officer Calliham explained the new format for agendas. Councilmembers asked staff to provide a list of consent and statutory items for reference during the workshop meeting. Council directed staff to proceed with proposed changes. A.qenda Item No. 3 -- Presentation on mechanical evaluation of 1984 Pierce LTl 100 ft. platform aerial truck. Fire Chief Kennedy presented an overview of an emergency circumstances within the Fire Department which is the impact of service for providing fire service to citizens with regard to fire equipment. He outlined three major options for replacement of the aerial truck. He recommended the replacement of the existing aerial vehicle with a new pumper and 75 ft. ladder truck based on the following reasons: , improve service delivery by adding another pumper truck. · much lighter and versatile vehicle · extend service life to possibly 20 years · lower replacement cost · increase key rate credit Chief Kennedy continued to explain the recommended cost allocation. Cost summary in the amount of $285,000. A budget amendment is necessary for the allocation of funds for this project; therefore, a public hearing would be scheduled for an upcoming council meeting. Larry Scott, Fleet Maintenance Supervisor, explained the mechanical complications of the current truck. Council Workshop Wednesday, March 13, 1996 Page 3 Councilman Kennady encouraged the city to contact A&M officials toward joint participation. Mayor Ringer asked staff to visit with A&M officials about this issue. Consideration on setting date for public hearing on budget amendment is an item on the Thursday, March 14th agenda. Agenda Item No. 4 -- Discussion and consideration of 1996 strateqic issues. Councilmembers decided to select the top twenty ranked strategic issues for 1996. Members agreed to discuss (Items 15-20) in future workshop meetings, as well as the action plans from Items 1-14 which will be brought to council for future discussion. Agenda Item No. 5 -- Ends Statements No discussion was held. Agenda Item No. 6 -- Committee Reports Councilwoman Crouch reported that she attend the National League of Cities planning conference in Washington, D.C. She directed council's attention to the handout provided at each councilmember's place regarding the input NLC has asked local governments to provide on city issues as a part of the 1996 congressional and presidential campaigns. Crouch also reported that the Brazos 2020 retreat is scheduled for May 24, 8-2. The purpose is to bring together elected officials and decision makers from 9 entities to discuss the Brazos 2020 plan of action, etc. Mayor Pro tem Mcllhaney noted that she attended a Texas Municipal League conference in Corpus Christi and a topic of discussion was municipal insurance rates. Additionally, Southwestern Bell is providing workshops on the preparation of grants for telecommunications. Mcllhaney referred to an article in the Nation's Cities Weekly in which the US Senate is making plans to expand OSHA's workplace rules to local governments, and encouraging municipalities to write their representatives asking that the amendment be removed because of the economic impact to municipalities. Council Workshop Wednesday, March 13, 1996 Page 4 Councilwoman Crouch mentioned that she provided councilmembers with a meeting summary of the City Affairs subcommittee with regard to an invitation for Patty Groff to address the City Council on the technical preparatory school. Mayor Ringer suggested scheduling this meeting following the election. Crouch also mentioned that Florita Griffin will be addressing the council at a future workshop meeting. Agenda Item No. 6 - Adjourn. Mayor Ringer adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m. (,~~T E S T: City Secretary Connie Hooks APPROVED: Mayo GUEST REGISTER WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1996 4:00 P.M. o 13. 9. 19. 10. 20.