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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/22/1995 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMayor LARRY RINGER Mayor ProTein LYNN MCILHANEY City Manager GEORGE lC NOE COLLEGE STATION Council Members BILL FOX HUB KENNADY LARRY MARIOTT DAVID HICKSON NANCY CROUCH MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1995 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT:Mayor Ringer, Mayor Protem Mcllhaney, Councilmembers Fox, Mariott, Kennady, Crouch, Hickson STAFF PRESENT: Interim City Manager Brymer, City Secretary Hooks, City Attorney Locke, Transportation Planner Hard, Director of Economic and Development Services Callaway, Staff Planner Dunn, Public Information Officer Calliham Mayor Ringer opened the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. STATUTORY AGENDA (S-1) Approved by consent the owner occupied rehabilitation project at 1115 Carolina Street in the amount of $17,600 to Rios Carpentry. CONSENT AGENDA (C-1) Approved purchase request to renew contract for day to day services on the City's electrical system, Public Utilities Electric division. Funds available as budgeted in the FY 1994-95 Utility Operating Fund. Awarded contract to Finway, Inc. as Iow bidder on original bid, total estimated expenditure for one year period is $350,000. City of College Station Providing Customer Service Excellence City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, June 22, 1995 Page 2 (C-2) Approved Ordinance No. 2133 amending Chapter 10, Section 2-D of the College Station Code of Ordinances regarding special hazard intersections controlled by stop signs. The locations are Georgia street southbound at Nevada street, Detroit street southbound at Nevada street, Carolina street southbound at Nevada street, and Phoenix street southbound at Nevada street. (C-3) Approved addendum to lease of real property between the City of College Station and Dixie Chicken, and Dudley's Draw, Inc to allow free parking in the city owned parking lot in Northgate during the construction of two blocks of College Main in July and August. (C-4) Approved expenditure of legal fees in the amount of $3,675.98 to Bickerstaff, Heath & Smiley. Funds available in the Electric Utility Fund. (C-5) Approved Resolution No. 6-22-95-C-5 for future sale of bonds and purchase approve for Electrical Distribution Underground Feeder and Thoroughfare Lighting Construction, University Drive Streetscape Addition. Funds available in CIP Utility Bond Funds ($1.5 million to be available from future sale of utility bonds in FY 1995-96.) Staff recommended award to Iow bidder meeting specifications, E.L. Dalton Company. Total project cost of $2,934,098.23 of which $1,067,245.51 owner furnished materials already purchased by City, and $1,866,852.72 for construction costs by E.L. Dalton. (C-6) Consideration of resolution authorizing the Mayor to send letter to Governor Bush urging Senate Bill 480 not be signed into law because it limits the authority of municipalities to regulate gas wells and pipelines. This item was withdrawn from the agenda. Mayor Ringer introduced Denise Killion as the new TAMU Student Government Liaison. REGULAR AGENDA (R-l) Presentation and consideration of TXDOT agreement for construction, maintenance and operation of continuous highway illumination systems with municipalities for street li.qhtinR along Tx. Avenue and University Drive to Dominik. Transportation Planner Ed Hard consolidated his presentation to include the following three items. City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, June 22, 1995 Page 3 (R-2) Consideration of a Resolution approving an escrow aqreement for the City's share of costs on the Texas Avenue wideninq project. (R-4) Consideration of a TXDOT traffic si.qnal a.qreement and resolution for the reinstallation of new streetscape type traffic siqnals on Tx. Avenue at University, Walton Drive and Georqe Bush Drive. Aqreement also included a pre-emptive si,qnal on Texas Avenue in front of the Colleqe Station Central Fire Station. Mr. Hard described the funding sources and expenditures associated with these projects. Councilman Mariott made the motion to approve Items No. R-l, No. R-2, and No. R-4 and cost allocations as presented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fox which carried by a vote of 6-0, with Councilman Kennady absent from the room. Mr. Hard presented a time schedule for the reconstruction of Texas Avenue. mentioned the publicity mechanisms to inform the public and particularly the TAMU football season ticket holders. He (R-3) Consideration of an aqreement between the City and the Texas Department of Transportation for the Colleqe Station Bike Loop Project. Councilman Kennady moved approval to execute the agreement with TXDOT for the College Station Bike Loop project. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crouch which carried unanimously, 7-0. Per council packet, the estimated cost of the bike loop is $1.348 million. The project is funded through an 80~20 "enhancements" program administered by TXDOT. City committed to the local share ($269,000) in October of 1993 and was awarded the 80% federal portion ($1,078,000) last April. The city's local share is budgeted and will be paid for using 1989 G.O. Bond funds. TXDOT will require $5,430.40 from the city upon execution of this contract. The remainder of the project is anticipated to occur in FY 96-97. Council Regular Meeting Thursday, June 22, 1995 Page 4 Mr. Hard indicated that this bike loop project is a small portion of the overall bikeway master plan. Councilmembers encouraged staff to identify the bike loop with identical markings throughout the bike loop. (R-5) Public hearinq and consideration of an application for an oil and .qas operations permit for the TAMU Unit Well No. 1 as requested by the proposed operator, Union Pacific Resources of Fort Worth, Texas. Staff Planner Joey Dunn described contents of the proposed oil and gas operations application for TAMU Well No. 1 located on the TAMU west campus in general area north of Luther street. Staff recommended approval. Mayor Ringer opened the public hearing. Ernest Bruchez, 3131 Briarcrest Drive in Bryan came forward to answer any questions of the Council. Mayor Ringer closed the public hearing. Councilman Mariott moved approval of the permit for TAMU Unit Well No. 1. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fox which carried unanimously, 5-0. Councilmembers Hickson and Kennady were absent from the room during consideration of this item. (R-6) Discussion of the Community Development Block Grant and HOME FY 96 budqets and Community Development priorities. Staff removed this item from the agenda to be placed on a future agenda. (R-7) Appointment of members to various citizen committees. Councilman Crouch made a motion to reappoint Carol Reynolds as a member to the Parks and Recreation Board, term expiring 5/97. Councilman Fox seconded the motion which carried by a vote of 5-0. Councilmembers Kennady and Hickson temporarily absent from the room. City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, June 22, 1995 Page 5 (R-8) Hear Visitors No one came forward to address the Council. (R-9) Adjourn Mayor Ringer adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. City Secretary Connie Hooks APPROVED: ,. Mayor La~'ry ~er GUEST REGISTER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1995 7:00 P.M. 19. 20.