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Home My WebLink About12/13/1995 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor IARRY RINGER Mayor ProTcm LYNN MCILI-IANEY City Manager GEORGE IC NOE COLLEGE STATION Council Members BILL FOX HUB KENNADY LARRY MARIOTT DAVID HICKSON NANCY CROUCH MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING COLLEGE STATION CITY HALL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1995, 4:00 P.M. COUNCILMEMEERS PRESENT:Mayor Ringer, Mayor Protem McIlhaney, Councilmembers Kennady, Hickson, Mariott, Crouch COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT:Councilmember Fox STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Manager Woody, Assistant City Manager Brymer, Assistant City Secretary Casares, City Secretary Hooks, Public Information Officer Calliham, Executive Director of Management Services Piwonka, Assistant City Engineer Morgan, Asst. Director of Economic and Development Services Callaway, Asst. Director of Mgmt Services Shear, Fire Chief Kennedy Mayor Ringer called the meeting to order at 4:09 p.m. A~r_enda Item No. I -- Discussion of conse~lt Rnd statutory a~enrl- items Hsted for the regnl.r co.fl~i! meeting of Thursday'_. D~c~nlher Councilmembers removed the following consent agenda items from the regular agenda for discussion and clarification: C-3, C-4, C-5, C-6, C-14, C-15, C-16, C-17, C-21 City of College Stat/on Providing Customer Service Excellence Council Workshop Wednesday, December 13, 1995 Page 2 Ag~enda Item No. 2 -. Prese~tatifl~ and dise~_~_~ion of Pebble Pnrk site .Dlnn. PARD Director Steve Beachy presented an outline of the pebble creek park site plan. Elements of the park include a basketball court, jogging trail, shelter, water fountains, youth baseball and soccer practice fields, area lighting, signage and landscaping. Funds available from bonds issued in September, 1995. and appropriated in FY 96 budget as part of the funding authorized in the 1995 general obligation bond authorization. Public hearings and Parks and Recreation Board reviews were conducted on October 10, November 14, and December 12, 1995. Mr. Beachy noted that the CSISD School Board endorsed the project. Council consented to the plan as presented. The members will take official action at its regular meeting on Thursday, December 14th. Agenda Item No. 3 -- Discussion of f~mdlng request for BVCla_· Consolidated Health Center. Jim Callaway, Asst. Director of Economic and Development Services addressed this item. The BVCAA has requested funding of $240,000 to be utilized toward the consolidated health center located at 3400 South Texas Avenue in Bryan. Councilwoman Crouch arrived to the meeting. Mr. Callaway explained that the 1995 CDBG funds were allocated during the most recent budget process. Any reallocation of funds will affect the council approved project delivery of services for low income residents participating in CD housing programs. Staff recommended that Council consider this funding request during the next year's 1996-97 CDBG budget process. Mayor Protem McIlhaney commented that at a previous council retreat, an issue was raised about the desire for a satellite clinic in the Lincoln Center area. Council Workshop Meeting Wednesday, December 13, 1995 Page 3 Mayor Ringer reported the council's direction to staff is to review this request within the budget process of 1~r '96 in addition to other requests, continue to gather information from College Station citizens on their need for services, and to evaluate existing services. Council agreed to discuss this issue at the upcoming council retreat. A~_end~ Item No. 4 -- Presentation ~nd u.~dmte eoneernin~ t_ha replacement of City Radio System. Fire Chief Bill Kennedy presented this item. He explained that two responses were received from the request for proposals, Motorola Communications and Ericsson (GE). Mr. Kennedy outlined the pros and cons of the antenna tower locations, behind the Police Department on south Texas Avenue, and utility substation on Highway 6 East Bypass. The city's consultant, RAM Communications, Inc. and the staff recommend negotiating a contract with Motorola Communications. If a successful contract cannot be negotiated with Motorola, staff requested the right for the City to terminate contract negotiations with Motorola and enter into negotiations with Ericsson. The council concurred with the staff recommendations. Council directed staff to pursue the location of a tower site at the East Bypass, Utility Substation area. A~_enda Item No. 5 -- Conmlderation of stmff recommenrlnttons for th~ selection of Library. Planner mhd public involvement process for ~ new library, facility. Mayor Ringer presented Bryan Librarian Clara Mounce with a gift basket for her service to the College Station Librarian. Brett McCully, Project Engineer, described the process toward the selection and recommendation of a Library Planner, Hidell Architects of Dallas. Council Workshop Page 4 Wednesday, December 13, 1995 Councilmembers expressed their viewpoints on the expertise and services of local engineers vs. outside engineers with respect to this .project. IAnda Plwonka, Executive Director of Management Services, defined potential areas in the Library Planner's scope of service. She indicated that communication is ongoing with the CSISD and Bryan Public Library for interconnectivity resources. Councllmembers will consider this item at the regular meeting, Thursday, December 14, 1995. A~enda Item No. 6 -- Ends Statements No discussion was held on this item. A~_~nda Item No. 7 -- Committee Reportm No discussion was held on this item. Agenda Item S -- Council Calendars Councllmembers agreed to schedule the council retreat for January 12- 13, 1996 at Del Lago in Conroe. A~enda Item No. 9 -- Adiourn Mayor Ringer adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m. ~oks APPROVED: