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Home My WebLink About04/14/1977 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: VISITORS PRESENT: MINUTES Regular City Council Meeting April 14, 1977 7:00 P.M. Mayor Bravenec; Councilmen Ringer, Gardner, Dozier, Halter, Stephenson, Hazen; City Manager Bardell; City Planner Mayo; Director of Parks and Recreation Wojciechowski; Planning Assistant Longley; Director of Community Development Callaway; City Engineer Ash;' Graduate Design Engineer Fees; Assistant Snider None See guest register. Agenda Item No. 1 -- Approval of the minutes of the meetings of March 22 and March 24, 1977. Councilman Halter moved to approve the minutes of the meetings of March 22 and March 24, 1977. The motion, seconded by Councilman Hazen, passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 2 -- Hear visitors. Mrs. Mary Bassett, 303 W. Dexter, spoke requesting Council action on the adult magazine displays in convenience stores. Agenda Item No. 3 -- A public hearing on the question of rezonin~ Lots l&2, Block 1,. Lots 1,2,16,17, Block 2; and Lots l&2, Block 3 of the Oakwood Addition. Rezone from Apartment District R-3 to Single Family Residential District R-1. The action is initiated by the City Council. City Planner Mayo described the area of requested rezoning. Mr. Rodney Hill spoke in favor of the rezoning. Mr. Michael Murphy spoke in favor of the rezoning. Mayor Bravenec closed the public hearing. Agenda Item No. 4 -- Consideration of an ordinance rezoning Lots l&2, Block 1; Lots 1,2,16,17, Block 2; and Lots l&2, Block 3 of the Oakwood Addition. Councilman Halter moved to rezone Lots l&2, Block 1; Lots 1,2,16,17, Block 2; and Lots l&2, Block 3 of the Oakwood Addition from Apartment District R-3 to Single Family Residential District R-1 as recommended by Planning and Zoning. Councilman Hazen seconded the motion. Councilman Stephenson moved to table the motion. The motion to table the rezoning died for lack of a second. The motion to approve Ordinance No. 1072 passed unanimously. Councilman Ringer requested that the minutes reflect that the rezoning was done at the request of the neighborhood residents in an effort to make the zoning in the area consistent with that area already developed as R-1 and MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting April 14, 1977 7:00 P.M. Page 2 that the size was not suitable for development as apartments. --Agenda Item No. 5 -- David Reed's presentation on a proposed Holik Park. David Reed presented a report on the Holik Park proposal. Mr. Walter Henry presented slides showing parks with ponds. Mr. Jim Davis spoke in favor of parks with ponds. Mrs. Mildred Lenz spoke in favor of the park. Councilman Gardner moved to accept the report and the concept of the park and to enter into negotiations for purchase of the Holik tract. Councilman Hazen seconded the motion which passed unanimously, with Councilman Dozier absent. Agenda Item No. 6 -- Consideration of Community Development Planner's report on Southland Street. Director of Community Development Callaway reviewed the Project recommendations and reported on the survey taken of residents in the area. Mr. A. G. Searcy spoke in favor of the extension of Southland Street. Councilman Halter moved to accept the original plan for extending Southland Street to Oney Hervey Drive. The motion, seconded by Councilman Gardner, was approved unanimously. Agenda Item No. 7 -- A public hearin~ on a proposed revision to the Comprehensive Plan. Michael Murphy commented on the land use plan. A~enda Item No. 8 -- Consideration of late drinkin~ hours request from Student Government, Texas A&M University. Mr. Phil Sutton, Vice President of External Affairs, presented the requested late hours extension. City Manager Bardell stated that there had been no appreciable increase in alcohol related accidents. He also noted that few establishments had applied for the permit presently available. Mr. Tom Nolan, owner of T.J.'s, spoke in favor of the proposal, but asked that consideration be given to extending the hours to the legal maximum all week to allow the option of staying open. Councilman Halter moved to authorize the City Manager to draft an ordinance extending late hours until 2:00 A.M. Saturday and 2:00 A.M. Sunday. The motion died for lack of a second. Councilman Gardner moved to direct the City Manager to draft an ordinance extending late drinking hours to the state maximum all week. 0Z139 The motion died for lack of a second. MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting April 14, 1977 7:00 P.M. Page 3 Councilman Halter moved to direct the drafting of an ordinance extending late hours on Friday and Saturday nights to 2:00 A.M. Saturday and 2:00 A.M. Sunday, respectively. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gardner and failed by the following vote: FOR -- Councilmen Halter, Gardner AGAINST -- Mayor Bravenec, Councilmen Dozier, Ringer, Hazen, Stephenson Agenda Item No. 9 -- Discussion of revisions to residential density classification in the Zoning Ordinance. City Planner Mayo described the classification recommendations. Councilman Halter moved and Councilman Ringer seconded to accept the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission with one amendment to read as follows: A-O R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 C-1 C-N Net Density 1 d.u./5 ac. 6 d.u./ac. 10 d.u./ac. 14 d.u./ac. 16 d.u./ac. 24 d.u./ac. Any density greater than 24 d.u./ac, and to be considered by the P&Z with approval by Council See Mobile Home Park Ordinance Delete Apt. Use Delete Apt. Use The motion to accept the revisions to the residential density classifications was passed unanimously. ~genda Item No. 10 -- Consideration of resolution of Millican Dam Project. Councilman Dozier moved and Councilman Stephenson seconded to table the resolution indefinitely. The motion to table indefinitely passed with Mayor Bravenec and Councilman Gardner voting against. Agenda Item No. 11 -- Closed session to consider personnel. The Council convened to closed session. Mayor Bravenec called the Council back into open session. Councilman Hazen moved and Councilman Halter seconded the motion to appoint Mr. Ken Robison as Municipal Judge at a salary of $450. per month. The motion passed unanimously. Councilman Ringer moved and Councilman Stephenson seconded to appoint the following people to the Planning and Zoning Commission: MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting April 14, 1977 7:00 P.M. Page 4 Vergil Stover, Chairman Violetta Burke Christopher Mathewson The motion to appoint members of the Planning and Zoning Commission was passed unanimously. Councilman Halter moved and Councilman Hazen seconded the appointment of the following people to the Parks & Recreation Committee: Mary Saslow, Chairman Lou Hodges Steve Riter Freda Kozik James Luscombe Don Martell Jim Behling The motion of appointment passed unanimously. Councilman Halter moved and Councilman Stephenson seconded appointment of the following people to the Safety Committee: William Scott, Chairman David Ruesink William Beach Vergil Stover Janet Natowitz Nancy Donaldson Tom Urbanik Mark Snider Anne Hazen, Council Liaison The motion passed unanimously. Councilman Halter moved Councilman Stephenson seconded to reappoint the entire Zoning Board of Adjustment. The motion passed unanimously and the following persons were reappointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment: Mike Weiss, Chairman Sandra Runnels Janet Storts Tom Comstock John Hughey Larry Ringer, Council Liaison Agenda Item No. 12 -- Other business. There was no other business. A~enda Item No. 13 -- Adjourn. Mayor Bravenec declared the meeting adjourned. MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting April 14, 1977 7:00 P.M. ATTEST City Secretary APPROVED Page 5 WE, THE L.~hrDERSIGHED, HEREBY PETITION THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION TO REZONE THE AREA LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OAI~VOOD ADDITION SOUTH OF JERSEY STREET PRESENTLY ZONED APARTMENT BUILDING DISTRICT, R-3, TO A MORE COi%'IPATIBLE ZONE SUCH AS SINGLE FAAIILY DISTRICT, R-1. WE, THE UNDERSIGHED, HEREBY PETITION THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION TO REZONE THE AREA LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OAk%VOOD ADDITION SOUTH OF JERSEY STREET PRESENTLY ZONED APARTMENT BUILDING DISTRICT, R-B, TO A i%IORE COMPATIBLE ZONE SUCH AS SINGLE FA1V[ILY DISTRICT, R-1. ' WE, THE UNDERSIGHED, HEREBY PETITION THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION TO REZONE THE AREA LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OAK~VOOD ADDITION SOUTH OF JERSEY STREET PRESENTLY ZONED APARTMENT BUILDING DISTRICT, R-3, TO A MORE COMPATIBLE ZONE SUCH AS SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, R-1. WE, THE UNDERSIGHED, HEREBY PETITION THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION TO REZONE THE AREA LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OAK%VOOD ADDITION SOUTH OF JERSEY STREET PRESENTLY ZONED APARTl~IENT BUILDING DISTRICT, R-B, TO A MORE COMPATIBLE ZONE SUCH AS SINGLE FAi%IILY DISTRICT, R-1. PETITION We, the undersigned residents of Millers Lane, hereby petition the City of College Station to delete that portion of the proposed"Comprehensive Plan Revision" which would extend FM 2818 (West Bypass) in the form of a four-lane thoroughfare concurrent with the presently existing Millers Lane. It is our opinion that such an extension will destroy our family- oriented neighborhood and its residential street which has been in existence in excess of 30 years. We question the need for such an extension and view as destructive the condemnation and acquisition of residential dwellings and acreage necessitated by the additional right-of-way required for completion of the street system proposed. Not only will the city be taking right-of- way property for highway development, it will be taking additional property adjacent to the thoroughfare by indirect condemnation. It is unpredictable as to whether it would be more disruptive to have our property condemned, directly or indirectly,or devalued by the inevitable disfigurement, hazard, traffic density and air-noise pollution that would result from the increased traffic flow that the proposed thoroughfare is intended to facilitate. It seems both individually and civically unwise to commit ourselves to the excessive financial investment inherent in steering any proposed thru-way across occupied property. It is our purpose to maintain unspoiled the "country" nature of our neighborhood since we do not believe that progress must, of necessity, effect the destruction of an already too rapidly disappearing "natural state" environment. As such, we individually and collectively oppose the thorough- fare extension along its proposed route. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION O~"l..~O BY, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 14, 1977 7:00 P.M. PLEASE SIGN BELOW: 69. 70. ~ 73. ~