HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/1996 - Joint Minutes City CouncilMayor
LYNN MClLHANEY
.Mayor Pro Tempore
HUB KENNADY
City Manager
GEORGE K. NeE
COLLEGE STATION
Council Members
BILL FOX
LARRY MARIOTT
DAVID HICKSON
DICK BIRDWELL
BRAD MARTIN
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND P&Z MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1996
7:00 P.M.
CONFERENCE CENTER
Commissioners Present: Chairman Hawthorne and Commissioners Garner,
Parker, Massey and Lightfoot.
Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Gribou.
Smith,
Council Present: Mayor Mcllhaney and Councilmen Mariott, Fox, Hickson, Martin and
Kennady.
Council Absent: Councilman Birdwell
Staff Present: Acting Director of Development Services Callaway, City Planner Kee,
Assistant City Engineer Morgan, Planning Technician Thomas, Transportation Planner
Hard, Assistant City Manager Brymer, City Secretary Hooks, Graduate Civil Engineer
Homeyer, Parks and Recreation Director Beachy, Assistant City Attorney Shively, Staff
Planner Dunn, Energy Auditor Roman, Senior Planner Kee and David Gerling.
Mayor Mcllhaney called the joint meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission and
City Council to order and introduced City Planner Kee.
Aeenda Item No. 1 -- Public hearing and consider adoption of Comprehensive Plan~
City Planner Kee informed the audience that the purpose of tonight's hearing is for the
Commission and Council to receive comment from the public regarding the work being
done on the City's new Comprehensive Plan. The Commission will make a
recommendation to the City Council and the Council will ultimately consider a resolution
to adopt the new Plan. The City Council determined in 1994 that the City had outgrown
its current Comprehensive Plan which was adopted in 1980. Staff was directed to begin
the search for a consulting firm to handle the project. The first year was largely spent in
data gathering and the last year has been spent in public involvement and community
meetings and in development of the draft document. This draft was presented in a public
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hearing before the Commission on September 11, 1996 as well. City Planner Kee
introduced the representatives from the consulting firms.
Donal Simpson, Senior Vice President and Director of the HOK Planning Group and
Project Director for the overall project, presented a brief general overview of the plan.
Rod Kelly, Traffic Engineer for Barton Aschman and the Transportation Task Leader for
the thoroughfare element of the plan, presented various elements of the preliminary
thoroughfare plan including the proposed street classifications.
Alan Woelke, Civil Engineer for Camp, Dresser and McKee, presented the utility element
of the plan including the water and wastewater distribution systems.
Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing.
The following persons spoke during the public heating:
Thomas Madison
Burt Hermann
Sherry Ellison
Robert W. Toler
Willie Allen
Kathleen S. Naylor
Mike Luther
Dock Burke
Helen Pugh
Bill Stewart
Scott Shafer
Stella Wilkes
Dennis Maloney
David & Lynn White
Mary Lind Bryan
Bill Dahlstrom
Mary Ann Oprisko
Al Shafer
John Szabuniewicz
Edsel Jones
Claire Knox
Norma Miller
P. O. Box 150365, Austin
2401 East Bypass
2705 Brookway, Windwood HOA
3735 F & B Road
8706 Driftwood
101 Fidelity
614 Welsh Avenue
502 West Dexter
601 Fairview
708 Hereford
117 Pershing
9552 River Road
803 Welsh Avenue
5605 Polo Road
1813 Shadowood Drive
Rep. of property at Sebesta & Bypass
2475 Barton Road
10055 Runaway Road
1004 Shady Drive
3008 Durango
500 Francis
504 Guernsey
The following comments were made concerning the Plan:
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(1)
There were several errors found on the proposed land use plan including
the property ownership and land uses along F.M. 2818. There are several
tracts shown as regional retail that belong to the University such as the
Freeman Arena and the Calvary Farm.
(2)
The thoroughfare plan does not match the land use plan in several areas
including the Oak Hills area along F.M. 60 and Lick Creek Park.
(3)
Many residents thanked the Commission, Council, staff and consultants
for putting together a plan that maps out the future of College Station and
maintains the current quality of life. Several residents in the historical
South Side of the city thanked everyone for the change to medium density
residential in the area and the emphasis on preserving the historical nature
of the area. The residents were also pleased with the extension of a bike
lane only along Welsh to George Bush Drive.
(4)
The President of the Windwood Homeowner's Association, Sherry
Ellison, presented two petitions from the Windwood Subdivision.
-- The first petition was to not connect Appomattox to the East Frontage
Road of Highway 6 and that Appomattox continue to be the only
entrance to and from the Windwood Neighborhood. This petition
contained 115 signatures and represented 75 of the 140 households.
-- The second petition was to keep the A-O and R-1 zoning designations
for the property located to the east and south of Windwood (volume 141,
page 311). The Association presented a proactive solution to the
permanent use of the property as a nature conservancy and arboretum for
the preservation of native species with recreational trails and the added
benefit of flood control.
(5)
Burt Hermann agreed with the Windwood HOA to not connect
Appomattox to the Frontage Road. However, the 12 acres where the
driving range is located should be allowed to develop as a shopping
center instead of a nature conservancy.
(6)
The heavy industrial uses along Graham Road are in conflict with the
growing residential neighborhood to the north. The R&D zoning district
proposed has not been defined to allow the property owners to know
what other commercial uses will be allowed within that district. The
R&D district should be expanded to allow a large variety of uses and not
be as restrictive as the existing M-2 district. The Graham Road area
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could also be changed to a neighborhood retail or commercial to allow
land uses that would better serve the adjacent neighborhood.
(7)
The general goals and objectives of the plan were supported by many
people in the audience; however, several residents felt that they were not
adequately addressed throughout the plan including how some of these
goals will be implemented. The Parks and Open Space plan is great in
concept to not develop within the floodplains; however, the nature
preservation and bike and pedestrian trails need to be addressed.
(8)
The Plan encourages vehicular traffic and does not do enough to
encourage pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Encouraging more pedestrian
and bicycle traffic will alleviate traffic congestion in various areas
especially during peak times.
(9)
A suggestion was made to provide more commercial uses along F.M. 60
including student housing closer to the campus instead of designating the
entire area as industrial.
(10)
Victoria should be shown as a minor arterial and not a major collector so
that it has the same classification as Graham Road. The sanitary sewer
impact area could also be extended to serve a greater area and reduce the
impact fee.
(11)
The current development policy to require the developer to build public
streets is unfair for many smaller developments in town. The oversize
participation policy should be examined to pay for a larger portion of the
street costs since they serve the public as a whole and not just a single
development.
(12)
Concern was expressed by several residents with respect to the future
plans of Wellborn Road and the existing railroad tracks.
(13)
The location of the west bypass that runs parallel to Wellborn Road
should be consolidated as part of Wellborn Road so that parallel
roadways are not constructed including twice as many overpasses, etc.
Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Lightfoot moved to recommend approval of the city's Comprehensive Plan
as submitted for further review and approval by the City Council. Commissioner Smith
seconded the motion.
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Commissioner Parker moved to amend the motion to include the corrections to the Plan
that were identified during the public hearing including the property ownership along F.M.
2818 and the land use plan matching the thoroughfare plan as discussed previously.
Commissioner Massey seconded the amendment which passed unopposed (6 - 0).
The motion to recommend approval as amended passed unopposed (6 - 0).
Councilman Fox made a motion to place the comprehensive plan on the workshop agenda
of November 20th for further discussion and on the regular agenda for consideration.
Councilman Mariott seconded and the vote carried unanimously, 5-0, Councilmembers
Birdwell and Kennady absent.
This concluded the joint meeting. Planning Commissioners left the room.
City Council continued to proceed with the meeting agenda.
Agenda Item No. 2 -- Consideration of first reading of an ordinance to establish a
new franchise/right of way agreement with GTE Southwest Incorporated.
Assistant City Manager Brymer briefly summarized the item.
Councilman Hickson made a motion to approve the first reading of the ordinance setting
the access line fee at $1.00 per month for residents and $2.00 per month for businesses.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Fox which carried unanimously, 5-0,
Councilmembers Birdwell and Kennady absent.
Aeenda Item No. 3 -- Adiourn.
Mayor McIlhaney adjourned the meeting at 9:55 p.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of November, 1996.
AP /RO, :
Chairman Kyle Hawthorne
APPROVED:
M~yo-~ L~nn Mdlhaney
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Pianr~ing Tec~nician Natalie Thomas
,TEST:
City Secretary Connie Hooks