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Home My WebLink About01/25/1995 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor LARRY RINGER Mayor ProTem LYNN MCILHANEY Interim City Manager TOM BRYM~R COLLEGE STATION Counctlm embers BILL FOX HUB K~_.NNADY LARRY MARI(YIT DAVID HICKSON NANCY CROUCH MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING JANUARY 25, 1995 4:00 P.M. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ringer, Councilmembers Fox, Crouch, Mariott, Kennady, Hickson, Mcllhaney STAFF PRESENT: Interim City Manager Brymer, City Secretary Hooks, Assistant City Secretary Stanley, City ,, ,Attorney Locke, Public Information Officer .~.i;...",!?~'liham, Executive Director.~.~;~agement .~'~ . "~; i :... .... .~[~i~ll~, Asst. O,rector · · ~ ~ .. ?~i.~ ': ;.'. :' '~ ' ~": ~' ~ ..'. ~.~' :.: Item No. C-2 == Travel a ~'~.' Councilman Mariott removed this item. He referred to the section regading ~e out of count~ travel. He suggested the city council also be a pa~ of the d~cision for staff to travel out of the count~. Personnel Director Pavlinski answered questions of the Council regarding out of count~ travel. Item No. C-7 == Preliminary plat of Windsor Pointe Councilman Crouch asked if the staff retained records on the percentages of existing zonings and the impact of future development. City Planner Jane Kee replied that the land use inventory reflects 12,000 multi family units, 850 units are being constructed with approximately 300 more. City of College Station Providing Customer Service Excellence City Council Workshop Meeting Wednesday, January 25, 1995 Page 2 Item No. C-8 == Release of bond in the amount of $250,000 at the request of Chesapeake Operating, Inc. Councilman Mcllhaney inquired about the bond which Bexco operators placed a bond in the amount of $25,000. Staff Planner Joey Dunn remarked that the staff has not received any complaints or experienced any problems with the current operator. Item No. C-11 == Contractual agreement for bulk sale of domestic sanitary sewer service in the case of John and Sandra Melville Donovan Councilman Fox asked if staff thought about the consequences in deviating from the long range master plan. Robert Gadbois remarked that there should not be any problems associated with this request. Item No. C-12 == Contract with Lone Star Gas to allow the city to install gas piping in the first phase of the business park. Director of Development Services EIrey Ash explained the advantages of this funding option. Item No. C-13 == Interlocal agreement with TAMU providing for their financial participation in a Northqate revitalization planning study. Mr. Brymer clarified the contract amount with HOK as an expenditure of $65,000. Agenda Item No. 2 -- Update from Community Appearance Committee regardin,a subcommittee activities dealing with gateways, appearance awards~ and preliminary proposal for city wide street banners program. John Nichols and members of the Community Appearance Committee addressed the Council. They asked for council consideration on the concept of street banners in the city. Representatives from the Arts Council were present. Mr. Nichols presented various styles of banners. Councilman Hickson made a motion to instruct the committee to pursue their ideas on the banners to be placed throughout the city. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crouch which carried unanimously, 7-0. Agenda Item No. 3 -- Discussion and consideration of a proposed general obligation capital improvements bond package to the City Council. Mayor Ringer opened the table for discussion. City Council Workshop Meeting Wednesday, January 25, 1995 Page 3 Each councilmember expressed their viewpoints on the various proposed projects. Councilman Kennady arrived at 4:52 p.m. Councilman Crouch made the motion to eliminate the Welsh Street extension project from the bond package, add $1.253 million to street project allocated toward a north south arterial west of Wellborn Road or between Texas Avenue and the East Bypass, and add $200,000 to the parks proposition for the development of a park in Pebble Creek in conjunction with the Pebble Creek Elementary School. Councilman Fox seconded the motion. The motion carried by a vote of 5-2. Councilmembers Hickson and Kennady voted against. Councilman Mcllhaney made a motion to delete the item referred to as Wolf Pen Creek drainage and detention pond and utilize the monies of $950,000 to the proposition for drainage participation and storm channel improvements. This motion was seconded by Councilman Crouch which carried by a vote of 6-1, Councilman Kennady voted against. Councilman Hickson made a motion to add $1.5 million for the acquisition and development of an athletic facility presented as a separate issue on the ballot. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mariott. The motion carried by a vote of 5-2. Councilmembers Crouch and Kennady voted against the motion. Mayor Ringer announced the new total for the bond package in the amount of $22,500,000. A~enda Item No. 4 -- Consideration and discussion of direction to City Affairs Committee to brinq back a report from Dr. Glass regarding human service needs. Councilman Fox made the motion to direct the City Affairs Committee to proceed on the project with staff and include the development of performance based standards for the agencies. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mcllhaney which carried unanimously, 7-0. A~enda Item No. 5 -- Staff presentation of Sandstone Park Development plan. Ric Ploeger, Asst. Director of PARD made this presentation. He presented slides of the property. City Council Workshop Meeting Wednesday, January 25, 1995 Page 4 Agenda Item No. 6 -- Discussion and consideration of followup items from City Council retreat. No discussion was held on this item. Agenda Item No. 7 -- Ends Statements. No discussion was held on this item. Agenda Item No. 8 -- Committee Reports. No discussion was held on this item. Agenda Item No. 9 -- Council Calendars. No discussion was held on this item. Agenda Item No. 10 --Adjourn. Mayor Ringer adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m. City Secretary Connie Hooks APPROVED: