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Design Review Board
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February 27, 2015 - 11:00 a.m.
Administrative Conference Room
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas, 77840
Board Members Present: Chairperson Jane Kee, Rory Cannaday, Steven Schloss, Susan
McGrail, Elizabeth Natsios, and Mary Edwards (alternate)
Board Members Absent: Bill Mather
Staff Present: Principal Planner Jason Schubert, Amy Atkins, Assistant
Director of Parks and Recreation, Rusty Wamcke, Parks and
Recreation Project & Assistant Manager and Staff Assistant
Crystal Derkowski
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order.
Chairperson Kee called the meeting to order at 11:03 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Consideration, possible action and discussion to approve
meeting minutes for December 19,2014
Mr. Schloss motioned to approve the minutes.Ms. Edwards seconded the motion which passed
(4-0-2). Chairperson Kee and Mr. Cannaday abstained.
AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Presentation,possible action,and discussion regarding a site
plan and building elevations for a Wolf Pen Creek Park Restroom facility located at 1015
Colgate Drive located in the WPC Wolf Pen Creek district. Case 915-00900049 (JS)
Jason Schubert, Principal Planner, presented the staff report proposing the site plan and
building elevations for a restroom facility for the Wolf Pen Creek Park Festival Site Area.
Staff did not provide a recommendation as it was a City project. Amy Atkins and Rusty
Wamcke presented color and material samples and a picture of a similar restroom facility
constructed in the Brian Bachmann Community Park. They responded to general questions
from the Board regarding its location and design.
There was general discussion about the materials being used for the elevations and for the
locations of the restroom facility in the Wolf Pen Creek Park. Mr. Cannaday spoke regarding
his concern about the look of the facility and the location of the restroom. He suggested
moving the facility to a different location on the park. Mr. Schloss also voiced his concern
about the look of the restroom facility and presented the Board with other examples of
restroom facilities that he felt would be nicer than the one that the applicant is proposing.
Mr. Cannaday motioned to deny the request. Mr. Schloss second the motion.
Ms. Edwards motioned to amend the original motion. She motioned to have the applicant
bring 6 options back before the Board. This motion was not seconded and failed.
Mr. Cannaday motioned to amend the original motion. He motioned to have the applicant
bring 3 different design/site options back before the board. Ms. Edwards second the motion,
which failed (1-4-1). Ms. Edwards voted for this motion. Mr. Cannaday, Mr. Schloss, Ms.
McGrail, and Ms. Natsios voted against. Chairperson Kee abstained.
The original motion of denying the item was passed unopposed (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Possible action and discussion on future agenda items -A
Design Review Board Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not
been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing
policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject
on an agenda for a subsequent meeting.
AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned 12:10 p.m.
APPROVED:
Ja7Kee, l airperson
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Crystal �erkowski, Staff Assistant