221013 -- City Council -- Agenda Questions
Council questions and staff responses for items on October 13, 2022 City Council Meeting
7.4 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an update on Unlimited Potential and the
plans for the facility located at 1115 Anderson.
Sponsors: Debbie Eller
Question: Was this item added to the agenda at Staff’s request, and will Staff be leading the
presentation?
Response: Staff has worked with Unlimited Potential on the demolition of the existing building at the site
and will provide an update on that project. However, this presentation will be done by Unlimited Potential
based on the City Council’s request to allow them to do so. City staff has continued to work with Unlimited
Potential on their proposed project, but we have not been the initiator of this item.
7.4 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an update on Unlimited Potential and the
plans for the facility located at 1115 Anderson.
Sponsors: Debbie Eller
Question: Will you please provide a comprehensive list of City involved financial investments
including:
• City funds expended in previous years
• City funds expended or allocated this year
• CDBG funds expended in previous years
• CDBG funds expended or allocated this year
• Loss of property tax revenue for the building site
• Charitable donations, etc.
Response:
• City funds expended in previous years: See table below
• City funds expended or allocated this year: See table below
• CDBG funds expended in previous years: See table below
• CDBG funds expended or allocated this year: See Table below
• Loss of property tax revenue for the building site: Assessed valuation was $1,481,663 for
FY22. With our approved tax rate, the revenue impact to the Debt Service Fund is
($3,132.84). Revenue loss to the General Fund is ($4,640.15).
• Charitable donations, etc.: There are no known charitable donations.
8.2 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the award of an annual price agreement for
Vehicle Painting and Body Repair Services to Corn's Collision Center, Inc. for an amount not to exceed
$150,000 annually and to George's Paint and Body, LLC for an amount not to exceed $150,000 annually,
for a total possible contract amount of $900,000.
Sponsors: Emily Fisher
Question: This item indicates two items each not to exceed $150,000. How is the possible total
$900,000?
Response: Each contract is $150,000 per year for 3 years. Therefore, $450,000 per contract for 2 contracts
brings the total not to exceed expenditure to $900,000.
8.4 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Microsoft Teams Upgrade contract with The
Personal Computer Store, Inc. dba Avinext not to exceed $292,998.44.
Sponsors: Sam Rivera
Question: Will this equipment be on an anticipated 4-year replacement schedule? The cover sheet did
not list the 1938 Executive Room, is that room going to remain as is? How often in the past several
months have all 11 of the listed conference rooms been in use simultaneously? How much of the bill is
attributable to reprogramming our current conference room system for seamless
integration?
Response:
A five-year replacement schedule is recommended. This is consistent with other large electronic
equipment owned by the City.
Yes, the 1938 Executive Conference Room is included in the contract. It was inadvertently left off the
coversheet.
Between June 1st and October 10th there does not appear to have been a time when all the listed
conference rooms were scheduled to be used at the same time.
Reprogramming all conference rooms will take 226 hours for an estimated cost of $36,160.
Year Program Source Allocation Expended Notes
2019-2020 Home Base for Transitioning Foster Youth CDBG 13,664$ 13,664$
2020-2021 COVID Assistance CDBG-CV 27,896$ 27,896$
2021-2022 Home Base for Transitioning Foster Youth CDBG 35,000$ 24,036$ 4th Quarter payment due in December
2022-2023 Facility Demolition General Fund 240,000$ -$ Set aside by Council, contingent upon additional funding
2022-2023 Facility Demolition CDBG 105,424$ -$
Included in Community Development Budget. Funding
agreement will be considered by Council following
completion of required HUD environmental review and
release of funds process.
8.9 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on amending Resolution 2022-4385 that adopted the
fiscal year 2023 fees, rates and charges as provided by Chapter 2 “Administration”, Article V “Finance”,
Division 2 “Fees, Rates and Charges” of the Code of Ordinances, City of College Station, Texas.
Sponsors: Mary Ellen Leonard
Question: Can you please reference the meeting and time stamp when council directed this increase as
listed on the cover sheet? I would like to review that discussion prior to Thursday.
Response: The Rental Registration fee was adjusted at the Regular meeting on 4/22/2021. The time
stamp for the video is 35:22 – 1:50:30. Council approved a fee of $60 with direction to raise the rate to
$100 with the new fee resolution.
Rental Registration fees were also discussed during the Council Budget Workshop on July 19th, 2022 from
3:45:00 -3:49:00.
8.11 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a resolution nominating FUJIFILM Diosynth
Biotechnologies, LLC for designation by the Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism
as a Texas Enterprise Project.
Sponsors: Tim Neeley
Question: Who are the members of the Economic Development Committee
Response: The members of the Economic Development Committee are Karl Mooney, John Crompton, and
John Nichols.
8.12 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on an ordinance renaming Biomedical Way to Fujifilm
Way.
Sponsors: Jason Schubert
Question: How much will the sign change cost the city?
Response: There are two street signs to replace in the field. With material and labor, the cost of replacing
those street signs is estimated at $300 total.
8.14 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager
to sign a letter of acceptance for the distribution of State of Texas Community Development Block Grant
Mitigation funding from the Texas General Land Office and distributed by the Brazos Valley Council of
Governments.
Sponsors: Debbie Eller
Question: How will we know where the BVCOG decides to spend the 500K allocated to be spent in
College Station? Are there projects already slated as recipients?
Response: The funds allocated through the Method of Distribution will be approved by the Texas General
Land Office and received by the City of College Station through a funding agreement with BVCOG. The
City of College Station will determine the best use of these funds that will benefit the low-to-moderate
income residents while meeting the requirements of the grant. Possible projects have not been identified
at this time. The minimum amount is $500,000 but is subject to increase depending on the participating
communities in the BVCOG region.
9.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a construction contract with Vaughn
Construction, LLC in the amount of $16,631,810.48 for Phase 1 of the Texas Independence Ballpark
project, plus the City’s contingency in the amount of $450,000 for a total appropriation of
$17,081,810.48. Approval of this item grants authority for the City Manager to authorize expenditures
up to the City's contingency amount.
Sponsors: Jennifer Cain
Question: Can you please have a cumulative list of all previous city expenditures spent on this property
up to this point?
Response: Below is a breakdown of costs related to Texas Independence Ballpark. This does not include
expenses related to other facilities located on the property including the Forestry Building, Water and
Wastewater Utilities, and Electrical Transmission Lines.
Land purchase cost (purchased in 2002): $594,915
Design Costs (including preliminary engineering report): $1,144,000
Electric Costs (power design for ballpark, & electric line relocation): $189,357