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Home My WebLink About04/23/2015 - Regular Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF COLLEGE STATION APRIL 23, 2015 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Nancy Berry, Mayor Council: Blanche Brick Steve Aldrich Karl Mooney John Nichols Julie Schultz James Benham City Staff: Kelly Templin, City Manager Carla Robinson, City Attorney Chuck Gilman, Deputy City Manager Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary Tanya McNutt, Deputy City Secretary Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum present, the Regular Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor Berry at 7:06 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, consider absence request. Presentation to the Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau proclaiming May 2-10,2015 as Bryan-College Station Travel and Tourism Week. Mayor Berry presented a proclamation to the Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau proclaiming May 2-10, 2015 as Bryan-College Station Travel and Tourism Week. Citizen Comments Thaddeus Adams, 1011 Guadalupe, did not come forward. Peter Blum, 1312 Angelina Court, provided written comments, attached. RM042315 Minutes Page 1 Lawrence C. Smith, 2549 Pleasant Hill, Bryan, said he has property in College Station and is speaking on behalf of the McCulloch Addition. They are losing the community to Aggie shacks. They want to get back to normal homes, single-family homes. CONSENT AGENDA 2a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for: • April 9, 2015 Workshop • April 9,2015 Regular Council Meeting • April 17, 2015 Special Meeting (Meeting cancelled and no minutes) 2b. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding renewal approval of annual contracts for Landscape Maintenance and Mowing of City Sites to Green Teams, Inc., Contract 13-189 for$642,723 and Roots Landscaping,LLC.,Contract 13-259 for$17,500 for a total amount of$660,223. 2c.Presentation,possible action,and discussion of Ordinance 2015-3654, amending Chapter 10 "Traffic Code", to remove parking along Glade Street and Southwood Drive near Southwest Parkway. 2d. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval for a Professional Services contract with Segal Waters Consulting in the amount of$80,000 for conducting a Salary Survey. 2e. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an inter-local agreement with TAMU for the City to operate Fire Station #4 and provide aircraft rescue and fire fighting services to Easterwood Airport. 2f. Presentation, possible action,and discussion regarding construction contract 15-171 with Kieschnick General Contractors, in the amount of $633,081 for the Area 2 Water Line Project. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Mooney and a second by Councilmember Brick,the City Council voted seven(7) for and none(0) opposed,to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried unanimously. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2015- 36.55, amending Chapter 12 - Unified Development Ordinance,Article 6 "Use Regulations" Section 12-6.3 "Types of Use," and Article 11 "Definitions" Section 12-11.2 "Defined Terms," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, regarding the addition of"Northgate High-Density Dwelling Unit." Jennifer Prochazka, Planning and Development, reported that Staff is proposing amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance to allow up to six unrelated individuals to reside together in a single-living unit in Northgate. This amendment would provide developers with the flexibility RM042315 Minutes Page 2 to offer a greater variety of unit types in Northgate, an area where high-density residential development is desired. The Planning & Zoning Commission considered this item at their meeting this month and recommended approval (5-2) of the proposed amendment. Staff also recommends approval of the UDO amendment. At approximately 8:29 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing. Chris Scotti, 305 Gleason Court, representing the Northgate District Association, said the Board supports any ordinance that puts more residents and prospective customer in close proximity to their businesses. They do have concerns about parking, and request the Council take parking into consideration in the ordinance. He noted the Board is already working with staff to address parking in the area. Another concern is that the BCS Apartment Association was not involved in the discussion. Veronica Morgan, Mitchell and Morgan, 3204 Earl Rudder Freeway, provided another recommendation. She said we need to change the definition to state that the Northgate high density dwelling unit allows more than four and no more than six when there is one bedroom per unrelated individual. That will solve the whole thing. Greg Jasper, 18106 Martingale, provided the explanation for the need for six-bedroom units. It is a matter of economics. The more bedrooms, the lower the cost per bedroom. Six bedroom units lease out first. There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:43 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Benham and a second by Councilmember Schultz,the City Council voted six (6)for and one(1)opposed,with Councilmember Brick voting against, to adopt Ordinance 2015-3655 amending Chapter 12 - Unified Development Ordinance, Article 6 "Use Regulations" Section 12-6.3 "Types of Use," and Article 11 "Definitions" Section 12-11.2 "Defined Terms," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, regarding the addition of"Northgate High-Density Dwelling Unit" and amending Exhibit "B" to reflect that the Northgate high density dwelling unit may allow more than four and no more than six when one bedroom is provided per each unrelated individual. The motion carried. 2. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on updates from the B/CS Convention and Visitors Bureau on the status of several ongoing activities. This item was taken before item 1. Shannon Overby, B/CS Convention and Visitors Bureau, provided an overview of the tourism industry nationwide,followed by tourism in Texas,and the Bryan-College Station metro area. She also updated the Council on activities in FY15, including the HOT Grant, TAMU preferred access agreement,new legislation regarding a bid process for UIL(HB 2922),rebranding effort and other initiatives. RM042315 Minutes Page 3 3. Adjournment. MOTION: There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 8:55 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2015. �..__ . i Nancy Be I, Mayor 4 ATTEST: IC � QJt_Sher y Mas (urn, City Secretary RM042315 Minutes Page 4 : - . . • * .-( • (*