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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/26/1992 - Regular Minutes City CouncilTHURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1992 7:00 P.I~L STAFF PRESENT: Mayor Ringer, Councilmembers Brown, Schneider, Birdwell, Mcllhaney, Gardner, Crouch City Manager Ragland, City Secretary Hooks, City Attorney Locke, Development Services Director Ash, City Planner Callaway, Executive Director Management Services Piwonka, Assistant City Manager Brymer, Assistant City Manager Woody, Executive Director Fiscal/Human Resources Schroeder, Asst. PARD Director Ploeger, Public Information Officer Calliham, City Engineer Pullen STUDENT GOV'r !-IAISON: John Lauletta VISITORS PR~F. aN'T: See guest register A~o~_.n_ds_ Item No. 1 - Eio~inv of a pro~l-m-t~on deaivnafino March 28~ 1992 as "Can Ms. Josie Peacher of the Brazos Valley Food Bank accepted the proclamation. A~nd~_ Item N~ 2 - Presen_tn_ti_'_m~_ of Historic Plaques to Colle~ Station residents from th~ Colle[~ Station Historic Preservation Committee. Mayor Ringer presented historic plaque #19 to Edwin and Page Higgins at 314 Lee Avenue. Mayor Ringer announced that historic plaque #21 would be sent to Robin and Hays Glover, III of 300 Suffolk Avenue who were not present. In addition, Joan and Gerald Maffei of 1102 Park Place South were not present. Historic plaque #20 will be sent to them. A~oe_nch Item No. 3 - Presentation of a special dtafion for outstanding_ gedestrian accident record. Major John Kennedy accepted the plaque to honor the Police Department for 1990 in recognition of outstanding pedestrian accident record among cities of 50,000-100,000 population. Agenda Item No. 4 - CONSENT AGENDA. M4.1) Approval of minutes for the workshop meeting, March 11, 1992, and Regular eeting, March 12, 1992. (4.2) Authorization for staff to negotiate design services for residential street rehabilitation project ST1016. This project includes the 1200 blocks of Merry Oaks, Berkeley, Neal Pickett, and all of Westover. Services to be funded with Street Department operating funds - balance of account is $43,540. Professional services should not exceed $20,000. (4.3) Assignment of overriding royalty interest. This assignment of overriding royalty interest affects the lessee's interest (Central Plains Oil & Gas Company) only. (4.4) Consideration of revisions to the Solid Waste Ordinance (Ordinance No. 1948) City Council Regular Meeting Page 2 Thursday, March 26, 1992 (4.5) Consideration of bids for the expansion of the Central Park Forestry Shop. Staff recommends award to low bid $67,695 including all three alternates by JHW General Contractors. _e.6) Bid #92-40 - Request for purchase approval to paint the exterior of City Hall and ntral Fire Station, Management Services, Facility M..ainte~n~an, c,e~,, S~ff r,ecom .m,e?,ds award to low bidder, WTC Construction, total expenditure ~z~,~uu. t~unas ava~lame as budgeted in the FY 1991-92 General Fund. (4.7) Bid #92-41 - Request for purchase approval of replacement Firefighter's Protective Clothing, funds available as approved in FY1991-92 General Fund, Fire Dept., recommend award to Riggs First Line Equipment as low bidder, total expenditure $111,336. (4.8) Request for purchase approval of contract construction work at the College Station Switch Station, funding available in the URB 1984 bond fund, Project ET1005, staff recommends award to Electric Power Specialists, Inc. as a low bidder for a total amount of $50,588. 4.9) Consideration of a resolution authorizing the acquisition of 0.081 acres in the incoln Place Two addition for use an alleyway. 4.10) Consideration for approval of 5 year Comprehensive Housing Affordability trategy for CDBG Program and approval of resolution authorizing Mayor to execute documents for submission of plan to the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. (4.11) Consideration for staff to negotiate a contract for engineering services for the design of CIP Project No. WT1012 Texas Avenue Waterline Relocation. The preliminary construction estimate for this project is $230,000. The total consulting fee for this project could reach $35,000. Mayor Ringer mentioned that corrections to the minutes were provided to the Council. Councilman Birdwell removed Consent Agenda Item No. 4.4 - Consideration of revised Solid Waste Ordinance. The remaining items were approved by common consent. Mr. Birdwell asked if duplexes or fourplexes are treated the same as commercial pickup. Mr. Smith clarified that the duplexes and fourplexes are classified as single family residential. Councilman Birdwell moved approval of Ordinance No. 1948. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schneider which carried unanimously, 7-0. ~uda Imm No. 5 - Co_.~d_o.~ti_'on of a p~llminary plat and m~r ~lo~em plan for S~n~k Sub~io~ (~ ~s of R-1 ~l~m) l~md at ~e no--st ~ o~Tms A~n~ -nd~ Road: ~li~nt ~ Fo~mlnhead ~lo~ent ~,m ~Opa~ ~ ~ ~q~s~d for ~mr, ~r, ~d~ ~ ~ss~ ~y ~~menm Senior Planner Jane Kee explained this item. The Thoroughfare Plan shows Longmire to extend from 2818 in its present location to Greens Prairie Road. The developer shows Hummingbird Drive from north to south through the center of the subdivision as a 70 ft. right of way to enable future connection with Longmire. Ms. Kee mentioned that oversize participation may be requested for water, sewer and bridge improvements City Council Regular Meeting Page 3 Thursday, March 26, 1992 on Hummingbird. Preliminary estimates show the city's participation as $120,000 to $140,000 for the combined elements. Staff recommended approval of the preliminary plat as presented with one change to show Hummingbird Drive as a 70 ft. right-of-way. The staff allowed a 39 ft. pavement section in the 70 ft. right-of-way. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval. Ms. Kee added that sidewalks are required, one of which will be located along Eagle and along both sides of Hummingbird. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended sidewalks on three cul-de-sacs, Hawk Owl, Condor Court, and Whooping Crane. Developer Dan Bensimon approached the Council. He expressed desire to preserve the land in its natural setting. He commented on the fact that Hummingbird Drive will have very little use when it is built, so this is a timing issue with regards to building Hummingbird Drive. He suggested the Council keep in mind the fact that he is willing to pay for his share of Hummingbird Drive and the city retain this money until the extension of Longmire is built. Councilman Gardner asked if the developer proposes a park for the neighborhood. Mr. Bensimon replied that he has not talked to the Parks Dept. about this, he intends to keep this area natural with the possibility of including bike and hiking trails. Mr. Bensimon continued to state that Hummingbird will probably not be used within the subdivision. There is a connector street called EAGLE. Mayor Ringer mentioned that it might be appropriate to suggest changing Hummingbird to Longmire to keep the consistency of the name. Councilman Schneider pointed out concerns about the long term plan for Longmire and the number of streets to service the 50 lots. Ms. Kee replied there is not a specific number of lots established for multiple entrances to a subdivision at this time. Councilman Schneider moved to approve the preliminary plat and the master development plan for Springbrook Subdivision with recommendations by the staff and Planning and Zoning Commission with regards to Hummingbird as a 70 ft. right-of-way and the P&Z recommendations regarding sidewalks. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crouch. Councilman Crouch suggested that the council ask the developers to consider naming Hummingbird Lane to Longmire. The motion carried unanimously, 7-0. ~rl__n I~m__ No. 6 - Dia~_'~ written onmm~nta _f'o? Im_bli¢ r~cord Ieomardln~ TCA'- cmcnt. Mayor Ringer stated that a letter received February 20th and a petition from Don Rice will be made part of the record. Ms. Piwonka asked council to extend the public record period to April 14th to allow the Bryan Council to place their copy of the performance and compliance report into their record. City Council Regular Meeting Page 4 Thursday, March 26, 1992 Councilman Crouch moved to accept the above mentioned records into the record and extend the deadline for accepting comments until April 14th. The motion was seconded by Councilman Birdwell which carried unanimously, 7-0. A~nrla Item No. 7 - C,o_nsl,t~.r Oil & Gas Operations permit application from Union ~Xc'~c l~murce__.s c_o, F~t Wortth T~.~a for McCAfllough-McCAillough wen 1. Councilman Birdwell moved approval of the oil and gas operations permit. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brown which carried unanimously, 7-0. Aoe~rls I~m No. 8 - C~_~ia~.~ti_'on of ~ ~insn~ sn~no ~r~ ~ of land ~li~ ~ma~ 350 8~S located ~ne~ sl~g ~sm R~d ~d ~ emt ~ Of wen~ ~nnfl; so~t~st of nh4 ~ja~nt m ~ ~ ~ ~ S~fi~ Mr. Jack Kindt, P.O. Box 3431, Bryan addressed the Council. He presented a letter to the Council and he hoped the council will help existing businesses in College Station to grow and prosper. Mr. Kirk Brown, 12684 Hunters Circle, College Station, stated that he and others along Graham Road did not request annexation and he opposed annexation. He recommended that the county repair Graham Road and the city annex only those persons who requested annexation. He encouraged the council to develop a plan and then talk to the remaining landowners about annexation. Mr. Scott Abeel, employee at OI Corporation, spoke to the Council. He commented that Graham Road is unsafe and it is not presentable to visitors. Mr. Will Botts, President of OI Corporation addressed the Council. He read the final motion on page 4 from the February 7th city council meeting minutes. He encouraged the council consider their action taken on February 7th. Mr. Norman Guinasso of 1112 Marstellar addressed the Council. He is employed in the Environmental and Geo-Chemical Resource Group located on the corner of Schaffer and Graham Road in College Station. He attended the February meeting and he believed the council at that time was on the right track. Mr. Guinasso supported annexation as well as his co-workers. He urged the council to improve Graham Road because it is a substandard road. He also indicated that clients from around the world visit this office. Mr. Ted Lezynski, 2915 Jennifer, addressed the Council. He expressed his viewpoint on keeping the existing businesses satisfied. Precinct i Brazos County Commissioner Gary North commented to the Council. He stands behind his original proposal to upgrade Graham Road with a 24 ft. driving surface and upgrade the road to the best of the county's capabilities. Given the problems with the increased amount of rain the past 18 months, the county is two years behind in the maintenance schedule. He urged the city to include the road in the annexation and give approval to the county to upgrade the road. City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, March 26, 1992 Page 5 Mr. Bernie Bernard, 1200 Carmel Court addressed the Council. Obviously, the city is growing toward the south and the growth will not stop. Furthermore, it is a council decision to be made now or by a future council. Mr. Ralph Lee, a resident on Graham Road, spoke to the Council. He asked the Council not to impose taxes on him for improvements to the road. Mayor Ringer addressed the Council. He stated that property owners will benefit from the annexation because they will immediately be provided with city services such as police, fire, sewer, etc. He further stated that the city offers incentives to businesses based upon cost benefit studies. Mayor Ringer presented his recommendation on this issue. He recommended that the council proceed with annexation as proposed in the annexation ordinance. Further, enter into an agreement with the county to improve and rebuild the road as proposed by the County, then the city will take over maintenance. In addition, direct staff to design the construction of the sewer in the most economical way to serve the area including the Van Reit property. Next, an impact fee ordinance be established so that property owners will be assessed for the pro rata cost of the sewer when they choose to be connected. In the future, if the council felt curb and gutter is a necessary standard for the street, this can be accomplished in two ways. First, pavement participation petitioned by the property owners. Secondly, the city should pay for the entire cost. Councilman McIlhaney agreed with Mayor Ringer. She expressed additional remarks. One point is that the council should have a plan for this area and that the city maintain the original request made in February and that is to continue with the annexation process of the remaining properties and Graham Road. Councilman Brown stated that the growth potential for the companies is great. His motion called for the annexation of the property of Graham Road, with the sewer system installed at no charge to the property owners. As part of this motion, the county would be directed to upgrade Graham Road with the city maintaining the road thereafter. Motion seconded by Councilman Crouch. Councilman Schneider amended the motion to include Graham Road in its entirety. Mayor Ringer ruled this motion out of order. The reason is that the only area which can be annexed at this time is the property described in the annexation ordinance or a decrease in the amount of property annexed. Councilman Schneider asked the Mayor to clarify the motion taken by the Council in February. Mayor Ringer replied that the motion in February was a motion for staff to begin the process of annexing the remainder of the property. Councilman Birdwell commented against Councilman Brown's motion and spoke in support of the Mayor's recommendation. Councilman Crouch commented that the city's investment of $200,000 for a sewer system is a good economic plan. She supported the growth of small businesses. Councilman Gardner spoke in opposition to Councilman Brown's motion with regards to the city paying for the sewer. City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, March 26, 1992 Page 6 Councilman Birdwell made a substitute motion to annex the property as shown in the annexation ordinance; ask the county to improve Graham Road to county standards with the city continuing maintenance; design the sewer system and assess the property owners on a pro rata basis when the property owners connect to the sewer system. Seconded by Councilman McIlhaney. The substitute motion carried by a vote of 6-1. FOR: Mayor Ringer, Councilmembers Schneider, Birdwell, Gardner, McIlhaney, Crouch AGAINST: Councilman Brown Councilman Birdwell made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1949 with an addition to the development plan outlined in the section entitled roads and streets. The added statement is as follows" "If Graham Road is improved, the city reserves the right to assess adjoining properties in accordance with Chapter 3, Section 3 of the Code of Ordinances". No second was heard. Councilman Schneider moved to approve Ordinance No. 1949. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crouch. Councilman Birdwell pointed out that this statement provides clearer communication to the individuals involved in the annexation. Councilman Birdwell moved to amend the motion to add an additional statement as quoted above. Mayor Ringer restated Mr. Birdwell's amended motion. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crouch which carried unanimously, 7-0. The original motion to approve Ordinance No. 1949 as amended carried unanimously, 7-0. Councilman Birdwell made a motion to direct staff not to proceed further with the annexation of the remainder of Graham Road and adjoining properties. The motion died for lack of second. Councilman Crouch urged staff to work expeditiously toward annexing the remainder of the Graham Road area previously described as Scenario III including Graham Road. Councilman Schneider commented that the council should not lose sight of future development in this particular area. .Item No. 9 - Disown!on of supplemental fnndin~ for the Bryan College Station E/ononnc Development Foundation- This item was removed. Agenda Item No. 10 - Hear Visitors. Gene Hobson, 2010 Inwood, Bryan addressed the Council in regards to a drainage situation on 10lA and 10lB Meadowland which lies between University Tower and Kettle Restaurant. This drainage situation has been a problem for many years. He asked the council to provide relief to him from this drainage problem. Mayor Ringer asked staff to look into this problem and report back to the Council. City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, March 26, 1992 Page 7 ~._o~.~dn Item No. 11 - C!_n~__-0_ se_._~_~on to re_ee__ive staff report [6252-17(2)(r)1_. (11.1) Staff Report [6252-17(2)(r)]. a. Legal Report P,~nd_n Item No. 12 - Action on closed session The council moved back into open session at 9:20 p.m. No action was taken. Ag~__ rids Item No. 13 - Adjourn. Mayor Ringer adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m. APPROVED: GUEST REGISTER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, M~RCH 26, 1992 7=00 P.M. 16. 17. 18.