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Home My WebLink About09/13/1995 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor LARRY RINGER Mayor ProTein LYNN MCILHANEY City Manager GEORGE IC NOE COLLEGE STATION Council Members BILL FOX HUB KENNADY LARRY MARIOTT DAVID HICKSON NANCY CROUCH MINUT~ COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 4:00 P.M. COUNCILMEMBER$ PRESENT:Mayor Ringer, Mayor Protem McIlhaney, Counctlmembers Fox, Mariott, Crouch, Kennady COUNCILMEMBER$ ABSENT:Councilmember Hickson STAFF PRE~ENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Manager Brymer, Executive Director of Management Services Piwonka, City Secretary Hooks, City Attorney Locke, Public Services Director Smith, Purchasing Agent Kettler, Assistant City Manager Woody, Human Resources Director Pavlinski, Police Chief Feldman, Asst. Fire Chief Giordano A~_enda Item No. I -- Discussion of consent nnd statutory m=~_nrlm items Hated for the re_c~l~lnr co--n~l! meeting of Thursday[ Sent~-mh~-- (C-l) Approval ofminute.q Councilmember Fox requested that the minutes of August 23rd reflect his comments regarding the provisions established by the city for installation of a personal septic system and/or future sanitary sewers tied to city lines. Mayor Ringer asked the City Secretary to review the tape and include these comments. City of College Station _Providing Customer Service Excellence Council Workshop Meeting Wednesday, September 13, 1995 Page 2 Councilmember Crouch referred to page 6 of the August 24th minutes to specify the council person who seconded the motion on Agenda Item No. R-8. (C-6) Consult.~nt A?eement w/th Turner Collie & Braden Inc.. Councilmember Crouch inquired about the indemnification clause within a professional services contract in comparison to other cities. Various electric s.vstem underground rn~terlals for construction of Windwood underground feeder addition nroiect Councilmember Crouch asked that she be informed of the bidders address, preferably on the tabulation sheet. Agenda Item No. 2 -- Disc.ssi_on of COl]npAl'l City Affmi~8 Co_mmitt~e meeting of August 24th ~ the Co-nty ~nd the ~ty of reg~n~ tr~~ation p~o~Je~ ~nd direction for ~*~ff ~o develo~ a lint of the ton five trmnsnortatlnn urlorlties for anlle~e .qt=tlan Councilmember Fox explained that the group agreed to determine highway routes which would bring enhancements into and out of the area. Each entity is asked to develop five critical transportation issues. Mayor Ringer referred to a letter from MPO which described the project list developed by a Technical Committee comprised of staff from various entities, and a Steering Committee of elected officials. Council directed staff to review the MPO projects and develop a priority list for the City of College Station. Agenda Item No. 3 -- Presentation_ s-d discussion of the 19§5 Council Strategic Issues. Administrative Assistant Jeff Kersten presented a brief review of the 25 strategic issues prioritized by the City Council in January, 1995. He noted that the action plans were an integral part of this year's budget process. Positive comments from councilmembers were expressed toward various projects. Council Workshop Meeting Wednesday. September 13, 1995 Page 3 A~_endn Item No. 4 -- J~n=~F~__fl.m MoteFinls R~_-.uonse PTogz-m Bart Humphreys, Battalion Chief of Training described the risks and concerns associated with hazardous materials. He outlined the levels of training within the program. Mr. Humphreys also mentioned that the Fire Department desires to begin discussion and negotiations with the Council of Governments for development of a regionalized hazardous materials response program on a reimbursement basis. Councilmembers relayed concems to the city's liability involvement. Following his presentation, the staff obtained council direction to proceed to gather information and to pursue discussions with the Council of Governments. Councilmember Kennady arrived to the meeting at 5:10 p.m. A~_enda Item No. 5 -- Endm Statementa No discussion was held on this item. A~_enda Item No. 6 -- Committee ReDorf~ Councilmember Kennady reported that the Northgate Steering Committee will make a presentation at the next council meeting with an overview of their efforts toward the revitalization of the Northgate area. A~_enda Item No. 7 -- Co, moil Calenrlm~ No remarks were made. A~_enda Item No. 8 -- Executive Session to receive stRff report _[LOC The council went into executive session located at the Fire Station Conference Room, 5:30 p.m. Council Workshop Meeting Wednesday, September 13, 1995 Page 4 Ag_endn Item No. O -- Action on Executive -_qe_msion The council retumed to open session at 6:40 p.m. No action was taken. Agenda Item No. 10 -- Ad_iourn The meeting was adjourned at 6:41 p.m. City Secretary Connie Hooks APPROVED: