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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/10/1996 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMayor LYNN MCILHANEY Mayor Pro Tempore HUB KENNADY City Manager GEORGE K. NOE COLLEGE STATION Council Members BILL FOX LARRY MARlO'IT DAVID HICKSON DICK BIRDWELL BRAD MARTIN MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1996 7:00 P.M. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT:Mayor Mcllhaney, Mayor Protem Kennady, Councilmembers Fox, Mariott Birdwell, Hickson and Martin STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Secretary Casares, Acting City Attorney Nemcik, Assistant City Manager Brymer, Public Information Officer Calliham, Finance Director Schroeder, Human Resources Director Pavlinski, City Engineer Laza, Director of Office and Tech Services Piwonka and City Planner Kee Mayor Mcllhaney called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Agenda Item No. 1 -- Pledqe of Alleqiance Councilmembers and audience cited the pledge of allegiance. A.qenda Item No. 2 -- Invocation Pastor Dr. Wolf expressed comments to the public. A.qenda Item No. 3 -- Consider request for absence No request was received for consideration. Agenda Item No. 4 -- Presentation Proclamation for Brazos Best Week October 12 - 19, 1996. Evelyn Herr and students from surrounding schools accepted the proclamation read by Mayor Mcllhaney. Providing Customer Service Excellence Regular Meeting Thursday, October 10, 1996 Page 2 A_~enda Item No. 5 -- Consent Aqenda a. Approved council minutes for city council workshop meetings of August 8, 1996 and September 12, 1996. b. Approved purchase of one John Deere Crawler/Dozer for BVSWMA landfill as approved and budgeted in the FY 1996-97 BVSWMA fund. Awarded to Stewart & Stevenson of Houston as Iow bidder. Total expenditure is $139,594. c. Approved annual Blanket Purchase order for fuel, gasoline and diesel to be used in all City fleet vehicles and equipment. Funds available as budgeted in various FY 1996-97 Operating Budgets. Awarded to Brenco Marketing Corporation of Bryan as Iow bidder. Total expenditure is $317,187.50. d, Modification of lease agreement between City of College Station and George and Tara Sopasakis. e. Approved Municipal Electric Safety Accreditation Program. The above consent agenda items were approved by common consent. f. Approved modifications to Freewing Development agreement and lease of property located at 3800 Raymond Stotzer Parkway between the City of College Station and EDC. Councilman Birdwell moved approval of the lease with an additional section providing cancellation of the lease in the event the property is taken by condemnation. Councilman Mariott seconded which carried unanimously, 7-0. Agenda Item No. 6 (a) -- Public hearinq on the matter of annexinq certain properties within the City of College Station Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ET J). City Manager Noe briefly summarized this item. Mayor Pro tem Kennady expressed concern about industrial development around existing neighborhoods. City Planner Kee explained this item. Ms. Kee clarified the areas that include industrial R&D. Industrial R&D is not a heavy industrial use. It is designed for high tech uses and definitely not suitable for residential areas. It is being brought before the Council as an additional area because it is shown on the city's Comprehensive Plan as industrial land uses. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing. Regular Meeting Thursday, October 10, 1996 Page 3 ARenda Item No. 6 (b) -- Public hearinq and consider ordinance amendin.o Chapter 15: Impact Fees in the City of Colle.qe Station Code of Ordinances to chanqe the timinq of collection of impact fees. City Manager Noe briefly summarized this item. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing. Councilman Kennady moved approval of Ordinance 2213. Councilman Birdwell seconded the notion which carried unanimously, 7-0. Agenda Item No. 6 (c) -- Public hearinq and consider amendinq Section 7.21.c. of the Zoninq Ordinance addinq a citizen-at-larqe to the Wolf Pen Creek Desiqn Review Board and appointment of a licensed architect to the board. Mayor Mcllhaney briefly summarized this item. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing. Councilman Fox moved approval of Ordinance 2214. Councilman Hickson seconded the motion which carried unanimously, 7-0. Councilman Fox moved to appoint Kay Henryson to the Wolf Pen Creek Design Review Board as a licensed architect. Councilman Birdwell seconded the motion which carried unanimously, 7-0. Agenda Item No. 6 (d) -- Public hearinq and consider an ordinance of the City of Colleqe Station Code of Ordinances, amendinq Chapter 8, Section 10, E, 1, B, affectin.q participation of City employees in the Texas Municipal Retirement System granting the additional riqhts authorized by Section 854.202 (.q) of Title 8, Texas Government Code, as amended, and prescribing the effective date for the ordinance. City Manager Noe briefly summarized this item. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing. Councilman Mariott moved approval of Ordinance 2215. Councilman Hickson seconded the motion which carried by a vote of 6-1, Birdwell voting against the motion. Regular Meeting Page 4 Thursday, October 10, 1996 Agenda Item No, $ {e) -- Consider second readin,q of the GTE franchise ordinance. City Manager Noe briefly summarized this item. Councilman Birdwell moved approval of the second reading of the GTE franchise ordinance. Councilman Fox seconded which carried by a vote of 7-0. A.qenda Item No 6 (f) -- Hear Visitors No one spoke. Executive Session The Council reconvened in closed session at 7:30 p.m. Council returned into open session from executive session at 9:02 p.m. for action to be recorded in open session. Councilman Hickson moved approval to retain outside counsel in reference to the OCS Bankruptcy Litigation. Councilman Mariott seconded the motion which carried unanimously, 7-0. Councilman Fox moved to accept the Municipal Judge resignation and to form a Council subcommittee consisting of Chairman Hub Kennady, Larry Mariott and Dick Birdwell. This subcommittee will address the Municipal Court Judge job description and determine the interview and advertising process. Councilman Hickson seconded the motion which carried unanimously, 7-0. Mayor Mcllhaney adjourned the Workshop, Regular, and Executive Sessions at 9:02 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of November, 1996. City Secretary Connie Hooks APPROVED: May~r Lynn Mcllhaney GUEST REGISTER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1996 7:00 P.M. 11. 12. 13. 14. GUEST REGISTER WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1996 3:00 P.M. 11. 12. e 19. 10. 20.