Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicity Vol. 40 (Nov. 1987 - Dec. 1988)12- year -old standoff over CS land ends with • a sl es By CINDY S. NEVELS Staff Writer One of College Station's longest standoffs, between a series of de- velopers and a small but feisty group of residents, came to a quiet end on Thursday. The City Council approved a zon- ing Change that pleased all sides for the first time in 12 years. For attorney Cully Lipsey, who represents the Dallas -based develop- ers, the change spared him from gnashing his teeth in despair, which is what he said he would be reduced to if the change had been voted down. "I will be surprised, dismayed and probably aggravated," he said ear- lier, when asked about the consequ- ences of a negative vote. The land in question is a 3.7 -acre parcel in the southern end of the city, right at the point where the Texas 6 Bypass veers eastward and Texas Avenue begins. Because it is so near major high- ways, the property has drawn con- siderable interest over the years from would -be entrepreneurs who have wanted to build everything from a 24 -hour truckstop to a funeral home there. But it is also next to a tiny, one - lane neighborhood, whose residents have proved to be particularly adept at fending off unwanted business next door. The result has been seven zoning battles that spanned 12 years, gener- ated reams of paperwork, and in- volved a multitude of attorneys, de- velopers, real estate agents and city planning officials. Finally on Thursday, armistice s was declared: the latest in a long line a )f owners got the zoning they wanted — low -level commercial— and the d esidents walked a.. v with a set of h Iced restrictions , forever will ;uarantee them a A) -coot wide buffer s zone separating their back yards from whatever ends up on the land. Moreover, the residents are guaranteed that whatever is built there will never cater to 18 -wheel trucks, thus laying to rest a long- standing fear that they would one day wind up as neighbors to a truckstop. "We think we can live with it. All we wanted to do was protect our neighborhood," said Gail Griffin, a neighborhood resident who has been at the forefront of the assorted zoning struggles. "I think we've come up with a very satisfactory conclusion," said Bill Loveless, one of the two Dallas owners /developers who spent a year and a half negotiating with the resi- dents. Loveless credits his success to his willingness to give ground. Loveless, weaiy after his lengthy truggle, has put the property, up for ale in hopes that council would pprove a zoning change that would make the land more attractive to other evelopers and help him recoup what e put into it. As for developing it himself, he aid, "that's the last option." council told bond interest must fund specific ro'ects EVELS By CINDY S. N p Staff Writer Four million dollars in interest earnings from unspent bonds cannot be used for any purposes except for what the bonds were originally in- tended, College Station City Coun- cil members learned on Thursday. Council members were told on Wednesday that the city has gener- ated huge amounts of interest earn- ings since 1981 from the proceeds of municipal bond sales for projects that have been delayed because of slowed city growth. The earnings have so far amounted to $13.4 million, which is close to the amount that the city spends in its general fund budget for a full year. All except the $4 million has been used on projects similar in nature to what voters originally approved, but which could not be covered in the normal budget — such as road, sew- er and water system improvements. Mayor Larry Ringer, who asked city staff to explain what the money could be used for, was told on Thursday that it could only be used for the actual bond projects, or other similar projects. Acting City Manager Ron Rag- land said news of the interest earn- ings set off concern among city em- ployees, who did not receive raises last year and who were apparently hoping on Thursday that the $4 mil- lion could be applied toward salaries. But according to Glenn Schroed- er, the deputy director of finance, that won't happen. "We're extremely limited on what we can use it on," Schroeder said. The story more or less began in 1968, when Mile Drive — which is only two - tenths of a mile long — was developed as a small and somewhat isolated neighborhood off Texas 6 amid what was then mostly farmland. Fourteen homes were built and eventually occupied by nearly the same set of families who are there today. Many are university profes- sors; they also include a U.S. Postal Service employee, a hardware store owner, and an electrical engineer. "It's a veri stable neighborhood," Griffin said. "We know each other's kids, where wir ark, our telephone numbers." , So when cEnger threatened the neighborhood peace in the form of Possible rezoning, Griffin had no trouble getting her neighbors to march on City Hall. First came an effort to build an office park. Then a proposal for townhouses surfaced, followed by a scheme for an apartment complex. A 24 -hour truckstop was proposed, and one of the latest ideas possibly in- volves a funeral home. None of the plans has ever mater- ialized, however — because of the efforts of the residents, sympathy from City Council members for neighborhood concerns, the down- turn of the economy, and assorted other difficulrie.- Faglc graphic by Nab Milak -11 Christmas in the Park' provides ,7r/y glimpse of holiday sparkle By Anne Neidinger Reporter Having Christmas spirit while truggling with final projects and xams may seem impossible, but Christmas in the Park" at College station's Central Park can provide ioliday sparkle to lift tired spirits. The College Station Parks and tecreation Department sponsors the irogram, which includes displays of ever 40,000 Christmas lights, va- ious holiday mechanical scenes and vents such as bonfires, carolers, a ule log hunt and choirs, program upervisor Sheila Walker said. The free event, in its fourth year, ,ill include new scenes of a :hristmas Village and "Ski -boat San - i" to be placed in the park's pond, he said. Over 20,000 cars entered the 43- cre park last December to view the ecorations, Walker said, but more eople are expected to attend this ear since the program is gaining at- - ntion. Also, better weather as com- are ,n last year's rainy December lay increase the turnout, she tid. The lighting display begins Tues- ay and continues every night this ionth from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at ie park located just east of Highway Graphic by Robbyn L. Lister 6 and south of Harvey Road (High- way 30). On every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening, Walker said, there will be walk - around, life -sized char- acters such as Rudolph and the Polar Bear, who will distribute candy to the children. Santa Claus also will be at the park each weekend at 7 p.m. and pictures may be taken with him. Some of the special events at "Christmas in the Park" include Tuesday's opening ceremony, a mu- sical by the Allen Academy on Dec. 11 and one by the Brazos Valley Chorale on Dec. 13, Walker said. On Dec. 18, 19 and 20, Stage - Center, a community theater group, will present "The Runaway Toy," a play produced and staffed by chil- dren. Tim Rogers, a guitar vocalist, also will perform on those dates at the park's pavilion, she said. Most of the events will begin at the park by 6:30 p.m. "Christmas in the Park" began in 1983 with a $6,000 donation from Jack Lester Jr., a Bryan merchant, Walker said. Lester again donated $6,000 in the second and third years. The program also gets funding from the city and it has received a dona- tion from Texana Bank. This year's program is funded by Lester's dona- tion of $4,000 and $4,000 from the parks and recreation department's budget, she said. Because of this increased funding, the program has grown consider- ably, Walker said, from a display of 15,000 lights to one with over 40,000 lights. New scenes also have been added to the event, such as a $4,000 nativity scene with 7- foot -high, hand - crafted figures donated by Fred Brown Mazda in Bryan, she said. Setup of the lights and decora- tions began on Nov. 1 by the city's forestry department, but planning has been going on since June by for - eAty and the parks and recreation departments, Walker said. Forestry Department Superinten dent Ric Ploeger oversees the hang ing of the lights in the trees and th< setting up of the displays through out the park, Walker said. He alsc masterminds special lighting pro jects, such as the "Sesquecentennia. Flag" displayed last year on the backstops of the softball fields, she said. A display celebrating College Sta. tion's 50th anniversary will be cre• ated this year in the same area. Although the number of light! used may suggest a great increase in the cost of electricity, Walker said there is no noticeable difference it the park's electricity bill and i usually increases by only $10. Hots ever, she said the program uses al of the power at Central Park and ; new transformer had to be adde< this year to help light up the pont area, she said. Walker said not many A &M stu dents seem to attend the program perhaps due to many last - minute se mester obligations and activities However, she encouraged Aggies u at least view the lighted display be fore leaving town for Christmas va cation. "It's so quiet and peaceful that i really does fill you with the :hristmas spirit," she said. iL. Monday, November 30, 1987 The Battalion e While making one last check of the facilities, Be sure to remember to turn Off the utilities. But if you must leave your heat on low, Those bills will follow You wherever yo go Hullabaloo, Caneck. Caneck. Here's a list for you to check: / ! Be \ 314-e to ood�e 1 of +fig mange 7, e� e �� 3. Read belo, met er o Z�,_ 4. //ove come'*ok. nd� chZS n Hap 'Q" from College Station Utilities e y, rear• The Christmas card will be Placed on the doors of buildings where are likely live. CS A . �reatl v e W;lv re tO mind o 1es to B C a Y >�Y p 111 SKOVE ✓ S Let it never be Staff Writer that they can know said that the staff in the College Station was u exactly how much electri Utilities bill' used while the bureaucrats wh g d i Pco ment are dull native merry Christmas Y were and of course city n e a comes to °D and happy new their bills at Christmas time getting students to Every Y ear, a number of studentsecome back to town This year the pay in mid- January after a t new weapon. creativihttackmg an old problem with a o d o a une - or four -w Beglnnm g turn off or large bills awatin eek absence to g Monday, ty workers cold weath cards on the doors of er Burin g them because they Y, ci g down their utilities, or because 6,000 specially designed, m tacking up heatin aroon are tackiristmas break forced their and -white Christmas g systems to run more think ma an' and all a Pected. frequently than the The cards do Ori ° g Aggies. apartments that they In some cases, s Y ex- the usual slei o t bear the usual holiday they leave students forget e deer r and- reindeer illustration Y greeting nor 'and return y disconnected h t it bills s and are wearieth the Texia �gerators full of smell f A &M University ng saddles emblazon to o. A lot of Y °Od• nd re- g In the sleigh them have never had the responsibility of extended thumb is holding been services es for the utilities de arge, whose aka, . head of cus- The greeting ices like g a ribboned horn. Panment While m this. In P ast Years, check lists handed out b along one last check of the facilities /Be sure ap parent ly in cooperation with the utilities went u toremem manager department bet to turn off the utilities /But if ou your heat on low/Those bills will followY must leave customer SO P'wonka co Partment Y go. /Hullabalo C you wherever service representative �nmissioned her YOU to check:" aneck! C aneck! /Here' a list for come up with somethin , Teresa Cochran, to The list encourages the students to change Cochran g new. ing address; consider usi a their s' ned an came grap hic with the Christmas card idea and the utilities de g the b g mail- o lice clerical $ ho desig C two s ca the Partrnent can bill their �� service so that talents --. bets of read their meter before theu bank account; to Laurie McCollum known for their creative and after the Christmas break so tion, and Brenda who designed the illustra_ Tuesday - jingle. Lawrence, who penned the C . December 1, 19 8 7 Christ the B /CS Eagle • k..,3 r d ispl a y f pa ur 40,000 • es b ulbs By CINDY SKOVE Staff Writer College Station's Christmas-light display in Cen- tral Park has gotten bigger and better every year, and this year is no exception. What started out in 1984 as a simple lighting of the marry Parks administration building and a few nearby trees has become an enormous display of 40,000 light bulbs strung over everything imaginable at the Park — buildings, pavilions, trees, utility poles, softball field backstops and fences. The lights will be turned on during a ceremony in Park P tonight at 6:30. The event will include a Performance by the Brazos Valle y Chorale, carol singing and a speech peech by College Station Mayor Larry Besides a few thousand additional light bulbs, the Parks and Recreation Department added several new attractions to its electrical repertoir this year in Central Park. In the middle of the park pond, a nautical Santa — motorboat manne -- will be positioned in a 21 -foot dined in lights. The figure will be car- rying a load of gigantic gift- wrapped packages. Across one of the playing -field backstops will be the College Station logo, designed in lights and throughout the park are Christmas figures such as candles, stars, and angels — again, all in lights. Also new this y ear are several walk - around cos- tumed characters, including a snowman, a reindeer and a polar bear, who will mingle among spectators. And in the windows of the administration building will be animated figures and an assortment of Christ- mas scenes. The entire display was made possible by generous gifts from Bryan clothier Jack Lester, who contri- buted another $4,O0o to $22,000 the city this year. That gift show to $22, bangs 's total contribution to the Christmas Another new feature of the 1987 show is that the activities will be spread throughout the Christmas, rather than concentrated on twwo eek before ays, as was the case last year. On each weekend before Christmas, choirs will be singing Christmas favorites, usually beginning at around 7 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Santa will be stationed in the lobby of the administra- tion building for photographs and to take gift re- quests. Still another new event this year is a yule log hunt, in which an eight -foot log will be hidden somewhere in the 47 -acre Central Park for families and children to find. The succesful log hunter will have the pri- vilege of hauling it to a bonfire site and taking the first sip of wassail, a traditional English hot drink served at Christmas. Steve Beachy, head of the parks department, said he is expecting huge crowds at today's lighting cere- mony, so he encouraged residents to ride i car pools. For those who miss the lighting ceremony, the city is also planning a Christmas festival featuring choirs, arts and crafts exhibits and refreshments to be held at the Community Center on Jersey Street from 3 to 8 P.M. Thursday. The Community Center festival, which also has become one of the city's yearly traditions, is intended this year to be a kick -off for the city's 50th anniversary celebration during 1988. In keeping with that theme, the Texas A &M University's Singing Cadets will Perform hit songs from the 1938 era, beginning at 7 p.m. Other entertainment will be presented by the A &M Junior High Orchestra, the Oakwood Middle School Choir, Studio H Dancers, Shenanigans Teen Center, and the city police department's Freddie the Robot and Uno Poo the Police Dog. Also during the festival, the Brazos Valley Model Railroad Society will set up a model railroad display of trains and memorabilia from the 193040 era, and the College Station Historic Preservation Committee will be selling copies of the city's historic homes calendar and the newly - published pictorial history of the city, "College Station, Texas — 1938/88." rn v N r U � v � ra W m Q) Ei Ei Sh.o Bryan - College Station ` onecitY9 ' F - a Halter: `It's not to happen going By BRAD 0 W hat other leaders think, 2A Staff Writer Writer The odds are stacked against any Bryan doesn't," Andron said. "How' merger of the city governments of would you meld that together? Would Bryan and College Station, says Gary you have a city that's half zoned and Halter, a former College Station half not, and is that even possible mayor who, as a political scientist, is under the law ?" an expert in municipal government. Halter said that as he understands "It's not going to happen, so you state law, College Station voters might as well just forget it," Halter would first have to vote in favor of: said Saturday evening. the merger, and Bryan would then Since World War 11, Halter said, have to give their approval. He said only 18 municipal governments have no action by the Texas Legislature merged with nearby cities, while in would be required. 88 other cases, merger attempts have failed. The obstacles facing the two cities, The few that did succeed, he said, Halter said, are insurmountable. were small cities, with one or both of They include different approaches to; the partners declining in population. zoning, long -term contractual obliga -; The reasons for the failed attempts, [ions, and a fundamental difference' he said, are many, but the failures in populations and approaches to city usually boil down to citizens' con- government. cerns about the uncertainties in- "I don't want to be governed by N*yed in such'a radical change.. Bryan busntesfi esCabiisAttitnt, +' Hauer said he is familiar with Itte, said. "And i don't think a lor, tactics,that have been used to defeat 'Ater of people in College Station do." M ' ergers. A merger would require Justice "J would look forward to heading Department approval, he said, be- up a campaign effort to oppose this cause of the necessary restructuring, move," Halter said. of municipal politics. The new, lar -' Robert Andron, city attorney in ger city would require a ward system Bryan, said he didn't know if a mer- for election of the city council, re-' ger has ever been approved in Texas. placing the current at -large systems. "I don't know that it could not be A ward system, in which each done," Andron said, adding that if council member speaks for a particu- nothing else, the problem would be lar territory of the city, is hardly like - "fun to research." ly to promote unity, he observed. "To me, the mechanics of doing it Asked what alternative would be are not so important as all the details better than a merger, Halter said, "I that would have to be worked out don't see anything wrong with what beforehand," Andron said. we've got." Just working out how outstanding Competition between the cities bonds would be paid off by the new may be for the better, he said, observ- city, Andron said, would be a sizable ing that in industry, people seem to task, and there are many others. find competing businesses much "College Station has zonino more to their likin¢ than mononolies. Aryan proposes merger of By DAVE MAYES Managing Editor The time is ripe for Bryan and College Station to launch a "bold venture" and seriously consider merging as one city government and one school system, says banker Tra- vis Bryan Jr. "It's time we recognized that our destinies are dependent on each other," he said Friday in an exclu- sive interview with the Eagle. "We've already become one com- munity, so let's take advantage of all the assets and make it official. Everyone has something to gain — Bryan, College Station and Texas A &M." Bryan, whose ancestors founded the city of Bryan and who is a cur- tent member and past president of the Bryan school board, called on comtpppity leaders to explore how a merg4 4tght take place and to de- velop a plan that could be put to a vote by citizens. "If Mr. and Mrs. Bryan - College Station want this (merger) to hap- pen," he suggested, "the public officials and lawyers will find a way to.,do it." Aryan, a school trustee since 1<Y1,ly he will present the idea fot ri*ing the two school districts at a future board meeting. He said he also will seek a spot on the agendas of the two city councils to put forth the proposal. Reaction to Bryan's proposal from community leaders contacted over the weekend was mixed. Some said merging Bryan and College Station is an idea whose time has come, but others said the time came 10 to 30 years ago, and that it's too ated, and no one need lose their jobs, because positions could be combined through attrition. ■ Enlarged property tax base. Savings from consolidation, and a larger tax base, could lead to fund- ing to help renew Downtown Bryan and build a natatorium, a perform- ing arts center, or other amenities. Bonding capacity would be greater. ■ Larger population. Bryan - College Station would have twice the population of either city sepa- rately; this should mean the city would have more clout in obtaining state and federal funds. ■ Unified industrial recruiting effort. Competition between the cities for industrial prospects would not be necessary. ■ Cheaper utilities. College Sta- tion would gain access to cheaper electricAl power through Bryan's city -owned utility system and mem- bership in the Texas Municipal Power Agency and its lignite plant. Bryan also suggested that a mer- ger of the school districts could offer similar opportunities for consolidat- ■ Eagle editorial, 7A late to do it now. Bryan is the first public official in recent memory to openly call for a complete consolidation of the two communities and to consider it more than wishful thinking. And it comes as a surprise to many that Bryan is the one to make the proposal. Bryan is the chairman of the board of First National Bank, an in- stitution his family founded in 1862. His ancestors arrived in Texas with an uncle, Stephen F. Austin, and they sold the land for the original Bryan townsite in 1859. Travis Bryan Jr. has long been a champion of Bryan city and school interests; he also has been accused of showing animosity toward Col- lege Station. Bryan. acknowledges that some ill feeling stems from his fight to` keep the' Bryan- Col lege'Stat ion Chamber of Commerce from moving its main Office from Bryan to College Station four years ago. Contending that such a move would hurt the Bryan economy, he threatened to form a separate Bryan- chamber if the change took place. In the end, a vote of chamber members failed to get the required two - thirds majority, and the offices stayed in Bryan. Bryan said then, and says now that he holds nothing against Col- lege Station. "If we become one city, 1 don't care if they put the chamber office in Navasota or near Hearne," he said. Bryan also points out that he was president of the chamber in 1960, when College Sta- tion's chamber of commerce began Travis Bryan Jr., 65, is chair- man of the board of First National Bank, a Bryan bank that has been in his family since 1862. He is a descendant of William Joel Bryan, who sold the land for the original townsite for Bryan in 1859. Bryan is in his 17th year as a member of the Bryan school board; he was president of the board for three years. He counts among his accomplishments the air conditioning of the schools and the chairing of the committee that hired Bryan High School athletic director and coach Merrill Green. Bryan has been president of the Chamber of Commerce, was unit ing functions. "With the additional buildings already under construction or on the drawing board, we would not need any more," he said. The present Bryan High School, he said, could be designated for juniors and seniors; A &M Consoli- dated High School could become negotiating to merge with Bryan's. The name of the new city might be "Bryan - College Station," Bryan said, "which is exactly what it's being called now anyway." He said the new city could offer chairman for the Salvation Army for more than 26 years, chaired the United Fund campaign for four years, and is a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Bryan. He is a graduate of Bryan High School and Texas A &M University and served in the Navy during World War 11. ' Bryan's father served on the school board for 20 years, begin- ning in the 1920s. One of Bryan's two sons, Travis Bryan 111, is a former Brazos County district attorney. Golf remains a passion; Bryan has won 132 tournaments. one of five junior highs in the new district. Or, he said, it could work just as well the other way, with Bryan High serving as the Junior high campus. Viking Stadium could accommo- ' date the athletic teams, he said, making it unnecessary for College Station to build a new stadium — these advantages: ■ Consolidation of functions. Duplications in police, fire and other departments would be elimin- Turn to BRYAN, 10A something included in a bond prop- osal that goes to voters on Feb. 20. Bryan said his remarks shouldn't be taken as any expression of opposi- tion to the stadium proposal or any other part of the College Station school bond issue. "I hope they all pass (in College Station)," he said. "The stadium could pass and the school board could decide later not to spend the money." Bryan said a new mascot could be chosen for the new district, and he personally favors the "Cowboys" with school colors of red, white and blue. Texas A &M University, Bryan said, has the expertise in its faculty to make the merger idea work. "The university should be vitally interested in seeing one community emerge," he said. "There will be some who will ridicule this and say ,it cannot be done," Bryan said. "But this is good, and this is fight, and it's time we try to make if'- work." Eagle pb9W by Bill Meeks Travis Bryan Jr., whose ancestors founded the city of Bryan, plans to put his idea before the city councils of both towns. rry By ROY BRAGG Houston Chronicle ;� OLLEGE STATION — Like the boy and girl next door, Bryan and College Station have lived next to each other with only a few minor dis- agreements for nearly 50 years. Differences abound. Bryan is the older of the two, with tree - lined, established neighborhoods. The decline in the oil and the gas industry has hit it hard.Whaseseen town is far from washed up, i better days. College Station, meanwhile, is wide - eved and bushy tailed, with a vibrant economy fueled by a growing Texas A &M University and the businesses that ser- vice its student body. Now, some local e hitch ant these longtime neighbors tog merge Brya Backers of the plan it would allow e Bryan and College Station say two towns to combine strengths, sav e money, help in the development of Texa A &M University, and stem tthe d �ban o o Bryan. Its main p P Travis Bryan Jr., for w larger town is named and who once threatened to form his own chamber of zation to move its r a offices to College Station. But opponents of the plan say that the idea of combining sister cities Bryan (population: 62,220) and College Station (population: 45,910) makes no sense. It couldn't realistically work, the plan wouldn't be approved by voters anyway and merging would only hamper develop- ment of College Station in order to save Bryan. Two of the loudest critics are the present and former mayors of College Station. Visitors to the area might assume the communities already have merged. Dozens of streets cross the city limits. Businesses operate in both towns. Neigh- s borhoods straddle the line. But there are major differences. two - College Station has A &M, and s thirds of the more than 36,000 students f live there, as do a larger newer of r university employees- buildings and m► es o economy is fueled by retail sales. Bryan is the older town, where histori- cal homes sit in established neighbor- hoods nearby the county courthouse. Un- til the state's economic slowdown, the city had an active industrial sector. College Staton has zoning, said Gary Halter, an A &M political scientist and the town's former mayor. Bryan doesn't. The result: carefully planned expansion in College Station, with patchwork develop- ment in Bryan. In Bryan, city government has histori- cally been less active, taking a caretak- er's role, Halter said. The opposite is true in College Station, where various neigh- borhood factions take an active interest in the town's operation. by cul -de "It's kind of a government sac," he said• government, to decentralize of American g everything." The idea of a merger has been o talked about informally in various quarters the town for years, said Bryan, but was never given much serious thought 0 _ co rn � C� Q) � W m U CQ N cn H the current dis- several stories about Gulf States es, College Sta tion's electrical supplier. Utility in- creases have been passed on to College Station residents, financial now, the utility firm is plagued by The City of Bryan, meanwhile, has no power problems. It's a member of the Texas Municipal Power Agency, which operates the 400 - megawatt Gibbons Creek Carlos. lignite-fired he city also has t t two Of is own power plants. solve "College anon o and for all," sa its power problems Bryan. After kicking ab the id Bryan came up with other advantages. The cities could merge certain on n ci pal services, thus saving money pur chasing and administration, he said. Combining the cities also would create a larger tax ff he bonded indebtedness of the strain of f paying See SOME on Page 4. to m a e Sta tion �� an � C o ll e g indebtedness Bryan said he started Some want with blocks of apartment er reading hose family the more suburban .1 f wide streets. The cussion aft Utiliti Sunday, March 6, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (P•--) arguments. S�. one l ocals see k ing marriage C or y tation Br an an ued from "It's known everywhere else in the ing the possibility of a unified gar - state as one community," he said. bage collection syste Coptin Page 1. m and landfill. "Why not explore it ?" Both cities and the county govern- bot ment contribute to A &M's Easter - towns. Instead of a letter to the editor, the wood Airport. unified city government would Eagle interviewed Bryan and other P mare it easier for the area to pool its community leaders and ran stories The idea of merging all municipal resources behind A &M. Luring high on the paper's front page the follow- service former save money, said Hal - tecimology industry to the area is a ing Sunday. see an advantages "There is no economy of scale with staffed goal of university officials, It immediately generated contro- municipal services," he said. "You're . because the university would share versy in the research. not going to lay off police or close Larry Ringer, College Station's down a g ire station if the depart - There are five different entities mayor, didn't like the idea at all. es for College down - merge." trylag to lure business to Brazos don't — the county industrial foun- Halter isn't thrilled with the County in a merger with Bryan," he method for merger, either. dat on, the chamber of commerce, said flatly. Under state law, Halter said, Col - the;Zollege Station Economic an In - loge Station would Unlike Bryan's struggling indus- oprtrnt Founda Then Bryan would tion, the Bryan In- trial economy and declining retail l have to vote on dustrial Foundation and A &M. Each picture, College is the proposal. g have to vote on it. If both cities unintentionally works against the P Station s gaining revenue. It was others, making it difficult to con- one of only 10 approved it, then Bryan's city coun- vince industries to come here. large Texas cit- cil would take over operation of both He admits the plan would also save ies with an in- towns. his hometown. crease in sales "College Station ceases to exist "This would stop the deterioration tax last year, for and becomes absorbed by Bryan," process in Bryan," he said, adding example. Halter said. "That doesn't appeal to that a lot of businesses have moved o x., There are me.,, out. The downtown area is largely other problems The town could be renamed Bryan - for College Sta- vacant, with most development con- College Station, said banker Bryan. The idea has yet to be pitched tered around Post Oak Mall in Col- a merger tion in , lege Station. he said. officially to either city council, "Everything about this is good," "Bryan's prop- Bryan said, but he has approached Bryan said. "It could only be good for Halter erty tax is 50 per- council members from each town everyone." cent higher than informally. The push to merge the towns ap- College Sta- Fred Brown, a College Station lion's, he said. council member who operates a car pears to be an abrupt about -face for dealershi in Br an, said the idea is Bryan, who five years ago threat - "Their bonded P y erred to form his own chamber of indebtedness is worth studying. commerce when the Bryan - College 50 percent more "I think we have a window of Station Chamber of Commerce than ours. What opportunity here to look at both the voted to move its headquarters. they gain from pros and cons of a merger," he said. "I didn't let that happen," Bryan College Station is "This window of opportunity is only said softly. a big tax base going to last for a short time, too:' It was discovered a charter and more rove- Bryan councilman Hank amendment was necessary to make nue: > Mc a developer, said most the move official. A second vote to Utility savings council members would be willing to amend the charter failed because it Bryan may be possible pay for a detailed consultant's study. lacked the needed majority. for College Station from a merger, "I'm in favor of taking the first Bryan, who was president of the but it's an unlikely excuse for consol- step of researching it," he said. organization when the Bryan and idation. The last dispute between the Ringer and Halter don't think the College Station chambers first two cities occurred in 1979 over citizens of College Station would go merged in 1960, says he opposed the electrical service provided to unin- for it. Both said they received phone move because it was unnecessary. cor orated areas, Ringer said. calls immediately after the first Moving it from College Station to corp orated would have generated equal ation a tween the towns continues. ing g t o de the idea before it ga in controversy, he said. Bryan put his thoughts about the Even though there are different eco- seam. merger on paper and delivered the nomic development foundations for Garcia the newspaper publisher, - said the , letter to Gerald Garcia, publisher of cause new t stry wor in tithe be vo ed on�if there is a s ibility n i the B - College . Station Ea benefits the other. Bryan wanted the letter published on a There are ot joint projects. The co I , s too important an issue for the Sunday editorial page. igno Garcia, another supporter of the C Sta tion it's operated under "Halter Ringer o arre looking at it plan, said he wasn't sure of Bryan' brary. The cities a d B ry an &M are Pub ves bett tudy- I from a think pt deserves better motives until he heard the banker's r than that." C Station 'Golldllein Aiuiuii\vlursdlir� I `'`'Silo 'cars l- lruclu To vchv'" ccllcjc Station 1438 -1488 cctldlcu A uuio vcusarw ludilll ►#arch 249 1488 MAYORS AND YEARS SERV 1938 - 1939 John H. Binney 1940 - 1941 Frank G. Anderson 1942 - 1965 Ernest K. Langford 1966 - 1971 D. A. Anderson 1971 (Interim) Fred Brison 1971 - 1973 James B. "Dick" Hervey 1974 - 1975 O. M. Holt 1976 - 1979 Lorence Bravenec 1980 - 1986 Gary Halter 1986 - 1988 Larry Ringer Information obtained from the "History of the City of College Station - 1938 - 1988" by Deborah Lynn Balliew. Urujudiv 7:30 p.m. Cash Bar 8:00 p.m. Dinner Mixed Green Salad Roast Prime Rib Twice Baked Potato Vegetable de Jour Assorted Rolls Tea /Coffee Dessert 9:00 p.m. - Midnight Dance Pete Rodriguez Orchestra 9:30 p.m. Welcome and Introductions Mayor Larry Ringer CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Larry Ringer Mayor Pro Tem Patricia Boughton Fred Brown Jim Gardner Sara Jones Grona Dick Haddox Lynn Mcllhaney CITY MANAGERS William K. Cole, City Manager Ron Ragland, Acting City Manager COMMUNITY CENTER ADVLSORY COMMITTEE Joan Lamkin, Chairman Norm Waggoner, Vice Chairman Pamela Bryson Penny Ditton Judy LeUnes John Richards Gib Sawtelle HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE Gary Halter, Chairman John Paul Abbott Lois Beach Maggie McGraw Peggy Owens Norma Teets Paul Van Riper A SPECIAL THANKS TO SUPPORTING PATRONS Anco Insurance Company Fred Brown Mazda-BMW Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Fitch Foley's St. Joseph Hospital U- Rent -M Young Brothers Construction ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T THE FOLLOWING: !' A TFR FRC Gideon's Farmer's Market - Wes Gideon, Chairman Beetles Bar -B -Q - Carl Bailey Epicures /Catering by Design - Danny Morrison Ft. Shiloh Grill - Kim Baig Messina Hof Wine Cellars - Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo Plantation Catering - Shirley Drozd VOLUNTEERS Charles Crawford & Associates, Inc, Interiors - Rob Simons, Decorations Chairman Cashion -Cain - The Christmas Store The Gazebo - John Otts Hancock Fabrics - Jim Evans Post Oak Florist - Debbie Brooks Tarleton State University - Theatre Department Window Fashions - Linda Pickard OTHER ASSISTANCE Memorial Student Center - hospitality Committee Texas School Food Service Association lUdmuclu Cdmirdi In the late 30's a dance card was a tradition . . . Guests requested the favor of a special partner of their choice for a certain dance. It was considered a great honor to have a full dance card before the end of the evening. The dance card was a treasured keepsake and remembrance of "that special evening" for many years. aunt mo - aoroya s,uawalluaD 'Ol zil eM - aoloya sa/p e 7 6 dalS -oml ujalsaM Xilunoj '8 *208 Y eVIOd '9 y �GE Sl, V ny T111�f r �� nienee� �I '�aTE so i &es - D SER VICE 0 da /S -om ujalsaM Cjlunoj 'S eye -eye '4 aunl molS H l bngjall►l • z zil eM IDalrifcle lcdllydi COLLEGE STATION'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY BALL March 25, 1988 Frustrati on on both sides of issue One day in 1984, Texas A &M Re- gent William McKenzie was on a bus tour of campus construction projects when the bus bumped over the Well- born Road railroad tracks. McKenzie, in a meeting later that day, told fellow Aggie officials: "I don't care what its priority is, that (the track) is going to go." Others laughed. McKenzie wasn't laughing. Time out for perspective on what we'll call the Wellborn Road issue.. The issue is nothing new. It's been', cussed and discussed since 1979. It's been given priority, low priority and' — now — high priority by Texas A &M. It's been studied and delayed and resurrected and revised and drop- ped and raised so many times that the Eagle files are bulging with clips on it. But the starting point is 1979, the year that consultants of Wilbur Stnith and Associates first studied the issue. The basic question then, as now, fo- cused on the hazardous cargo, that moves through the local coma - wnity and the A &M campus, which is di- vided by Wellborn and its rail. Members of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) — comprising local mayors, the county judge, university officials and the highway department — looked at the Wilbur Smith study way back then, in '79. An MPO committee in- structed the Smith consultants to focus on alternatives that called for relocating the local rail line along FM 2818, for relocating further west of campus (an option that was nohconsi- dered feasible at the time), or for lowering the track into a trench. All sounds familiar, doesn't it'? Indeed, after all these Wears of study and discussion, we're back to square one. The big difference is that Paul McKay row. according to A &M sources, A &M regents want the issue re- solved. The regents and other A &M offi- cials, some of them, are frustrated and impatient and tired of the issue drawing dust on the shelf. The safety concerns grow more pressing as the university grows and expands. And regents have visions, as has often been noted, of A &M becoming a "world" university. In their vision they see a broad and strategic trans- portation system as being vital to A &M's expansion. They see a sys- tem that will, eventually, enable the university and the local community to hook up with a high -speed rail network connected to major Texas cities. They think it would benefit not only A &M, but the local community. They are "can -do" types, and they get frustrated when people tell them what can't be done. Entrenching the track and road at its present campus location was an option that won some sentiment on a stud •y cnm[ttee before regents re- ject ed i last month. The trench wod ald hze contained a derailment or toxic Vil, and would have improved traffic •� f6w, at least somewhat, on Wellborn. But sources say it didn't fit into what regents envision "in 'the larger scheme of things. It wouldn't have removed all the barriers on campus. It wouldn't have enabled A &M to physically unify the old east campus with the newer west campus, and to make the one big campus an aesthetic showcase. It wouldn't, in the re- gents' view, have helped to attract the kind of concerns that can put A &M on the map- in the worlds of academia, research, business and government. We're talking worldly vision, remember. The current traffic on Wellborn Road between University Drive and Jersey St., according to one study, is 25,000 vehicles a day. It is expected to be 50,000 in 20 years. And that's why some sentiment still remains at A &M for the idea of closing Well- born Road on campus, or at least limiting vehicle access. How strong the sentiment is, among regents, I don't know. I get conflicting in- formation on it from people who should know. But the practical- minded people at the local highway department, in their vision, see a traffic nightmare being created if Wellborn is closed even partially. They see much press- ure being created in other parts of the local street network. They're con- vinced that it's not feasible, or even possible, to accommodate a drastic alteration of Wellborn and the roads and streets that are keyed to it. But A &M officials aren't con- vinced it can't be accommodated. They seemingly take the attitude that where there's a will, there's a way. And the means. Regents do, after all, have clout — political connections in high places. But the local concerns are numer- ous, and legitimate. The local gov- ernment entities have questions. The highway department, which is as frustrated with A &M as A &M is with it, still has questions. The property owners on the developing west side of Bryan, many of whom have built expensive homes, have questions, too. They want to be heard in all this. Some of these concerns, one would guess, will be addressed tomorrow when A &M officials and local officials and other invited guests have a meeting. 1 should note that a "Rail Planning Update," compiled by Wilbur Smith and Associates just last year, identi- fied potential benefits associated with complete relocation of the tracks — benefits not only to A &M, but to the community. Among those cited were: ■ Potential for redevelopment of the Bryan Central Business District. ■ Potential for implementation of high -speed rail service between Houston, San Antonio and the Dal- las -Fort Worth area, resulting ulti- mately in an economic benefit to the communities as well as increased accessibility to those areas. ■ Potential for increased indust- rial development along the FM 2818 transportation corridor. ■ Maintenance of local rail ser- vice to all current rail users. ■ Elimination of the visual and noise disruption through densely populated areas such as schools, churches, libraries, offices and resi- dences. ■ Reduction in the total number of persons impacted by the railroad. The same updated study notes that relocation to the far western route may still be too expensive to be feasible. Many questions remain about fi- nance and feasibility and location problems, but the issue is now off the shelf and on the table, where the re- gents want it. Paul McKay is associate editor of the Eagle. 00 ­1 N Y7� � w �4 v F:� N • H G n m H �1, x a c� w r t1i N 0 ;0 Mayor Larry Ringer is all smiles as he displays the city's award. Bryan -CS wins top award for beautification projects By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff Bryan - College Station is the winner of the Keep Texas Beautiful' Governor's Community Achievement Award. 6i ,, College Station Mayor Larry Ringer announced the award" on Wednesday. Bryan - College Station for the" past two years has been a finalist in the competi- tion. "After two years as a bridis aid. Bra- zos Beautiful is a bri Ringcr announced at the City Cou 3neeting. Bryan - College Station wa competi- tion with Beaumont, Corpu�hristi and Plano for the $130,000 award to be used to beautify state highways in the area. The city of Caldwell also is up for a $25,000 award from Keep Texas Beauti- ful. Other cities of its size nominated are Forney and G,n Barrel City. The formal announcement will be made by Keep Texas Beautiful and Texas First Lady Rita Clements at 3 p.m. Friday at the Texas A &M University hangar at Easter - wood airport. Brazos Beautiful Inc., has directed the beautification effort in Brazos County with incentives for residents and businesses to beautify their grounds. Most recent winners of Brazos Beauti- ful contests are four homeowners, a res- taurant and an, entire municipal complex. The city of College Station's municipal complex including City Hall and the Fire Department recently was given Brazos Beautiful's Institution Award. The city complex was cited for the a ,ppearance of the buildings and the land- scaping around it. 7Previous winners of the award arc St. Ani'thony's Catholic Church in Bryan. .Texas A &M University. Crestview Re- tirement Community in Bryan and the College Station Community Center. Brazos Beautiful also gives an award each month to a small business. This .,4onth's winner is John's Katfish King in Bryan. Lottie and W.L. Penberthy's home a4 603 Hensel Drive in Bryan was picked b*11 a Brazos Beautiful committee for its large, stately house and park -like appearance. the grounds. In College Station, the winner was Dyer's and Steven Hodge's home at 301 Suffolk Ave. Committee members liked its flower and vegetable garden. I . County residents also have been tcog- nized for their contributions to the coun- ty's beautification. Victoria and M.E. Hayes' Edge resi- deride, Rancho Hacienda de Lago, was chosen for its lawn, large trees, brick walk', flower beds and gazebo. Judy and Martin Riley's home on Riley Road was chosen for its trees, lawn, and flower beds. Judges also liked the veget- able garden to one side of the driveway. County residential awards are given semi- annually. To nominate a small busi- ness for the monthly award, call Brazos Beautiful at 696 -5391. W r� CS detective shares anti-burgl g ary tips By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff# Some common -sense steps for Protecting yourielf may prove to be the most effectWelools in fighting the rise in burglaries, says a College Station police detec)live. Figures released g,arlier this week show that residential burglaries in College Station are up by 90 percent over last year. Detective Corkey San- de] noted later that the transient na- ture of students doesn't encourage residents to get to know their neigh- bors as well as they should. "There's a lot people can d to' protect themselves," Sandel s "One of the most effective things you can do is get to know your neigh- borhood. Become aware of your neighbors and who belongs there. Know what vehicles are normally in your neighborhood and when you see one that doesn't seem to belong, re- cord it — write down a description and the license number." Many things about modern lifes- tyles encourage burglars, Sandel said. Burglars cruise neighborhoods in search of targets. A house back from the street, an open door,.thiek hedges that will hide a :burglar and solid privacy fences are all signs to the opportunistic burglar that a house is an easy mark. "Burglars are lazy and they de- pend on,the time element," Sande] pointed out!"If it's easy to get in and out fast without being seen or causing any noise, it's what they're looking for. If they know it's going to take longer to get into a particular house, they'll likely go down the street and try another one." Another problem Sandel stressed in solving burglary cases is the lack of identification on personal prop- erty. It's alarming how few people know their serial numbers," he said. "They may have thousands of dol- lars worth of televisions, stereos, computers and firearms and no serial numbers recorded." The police department has a prog- ram to help residents mark and record their property. It's free to anyone who asks for it, Sande] said. "Operation ID provides a little booklet to record numbers in," the detective said. "The department has an engraver that can be checked out at no charge to mark a driver's license or social security number." ikA rjUWUJM INTEREST RATE UPDATE FROM EDWARD D. JONES & CO. Dave Skinner D. Jones & Co. INSURED TAX F REE 8% TO MATURITY 1001 Universit Dr. Saturday, May 28, 1988 THE EAGLE • 108 legal Notices mit, orders inspections by de- signated city officials, pro- vides for an application fee, imposes insurance, bonding, and contractural re- quirements, and allows for a process of appeal. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be sub- ject to a fine of not less than $20.00 (twenty dollars) nor more than $200.00 (two - hundred dollars) for each of- fense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which any violation occurs or continues. Ordinance No. 1752 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, 06-03- 88,06 -0 4-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1758 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE RESCIND- ING ORDINANCE NO. 1252 AND RESOLUTION NO. 2 -12- 81-8 RELATIVE TO CHILD CARE /DEVELOPMENT FACILITY PERMITS. Ordinance No. 1758 de- termines that municipal re- gulation of child care facilities is no longer needed because of the registration processes now required by the Depart- ment of Human Resources and the County Health De- partment and that the said re- gulations and fees previously approved by the City of Col- lege Station should be re- scinded and abolished. Ordinance No. 1758 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after Its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06-03- 8 8,06-04-88 r r�C June 3, 1988 The B /CS Eagle 108 Leggy Notices meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the bfficial records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE PROHIBIT- ING THE SALE AND ADVER- TISEMENT FOR SALE OF MO- TOR VEHICLES IN THE EASTGATE AREA OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION. Ordinance No. 1754 finds that city -owned and designated parking area is being utilized for the purpose of selling and advertising to sell used cars, determines that the described activity is unsightly and de- trimental to the public good, and accordingly prohibits the sale and advertisement of mo- tor vehicles in the "Eastgate area" as specified by a metes and bounds description pro- vided in the ordinance. Violations of any provision of this ordiance shall be subject to a fine of not less than $20.00 (twenty dollars) nor more than $200.00 (two- hundred dollars). Ordinance No 1754 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06-03 -88,06 -04-88 PUBLIC NOTICE BUDGET HEARING The City Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 9, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. All citizens are invited to attend and provide the Council with written and oral comments and ask questions concerning the City's entire proposed amended budget. The entire proposed amended budget can be inspected bythe public from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Office of the Deputy Director of Finance /Budget Officer at City Hall. Glenn Schroeder Deputy Director of Finance /Budget Officer 06 -03-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1754 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said to 106 legal Notices you, including the termination of the parent -child relation- ship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child's adoption. If this citation is not served within ninety days after the date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof, and make due return as the I aw d i rects. Issued and given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Bryan, Texas, this the 24th day of May, 1988. Travis E. Nelson, Clerk District Court Brazos County, Texas. OG -03 -68 By: Kay Deno, Deputy LEGAL NOTICE The College Station ISD is seeking bids for the purchase of Classroom Furniture. Bid form d8 -014 and specifications may be picked up at the Business Office, 2000 Welsh St., College Station, Tx., Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Bids will be re- ceived in the Business Office until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 1988 at which time they will be opened and recorded. The College Station ISD re- serves the right to accept, or reject any, and all bids, and /or to waive any, and all technicalities, in order to take the action which it deems to be in the best interest of the district. 06-02- 88,06 -03-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1756 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE REVOKING SECTION 14 OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINAN- CES OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION PERTAINING TO THE PURCHASE OF USED JEWELRY OR PRECIOUS METAL. Ordinance No. 1756 de- termines that a municipal re- gulation for this activity is no longer necessary because Ar- ticle 9009a, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, provides for the regulation of the purchase of used jewelry and precious metals. Ordinance No. 1756 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above- 106 legal Notices named ordinance maybe seen at the office of the City Secre- tary , at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06-03 68,06 -04-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1749 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 5, SUB- SECTIONS F(2) AND F(3), AS- SESSMENTS FOR STREET CONSTRUCTION, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. Ordinance No. 1749 prescribes for the holding of two public hearings and gives the purpose, notification pro- cedures, and timing for same, requires the City Council con- sider a "special benefit" or- dinance specifying the amount of assessment for each lot, provides for payment by installment with interest, sets the interest, and de- termines how costs shall be proportioned to the property owner and to the city. Ordinance No. 1749 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06-03- 88,06 -04-86 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1751 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1986, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City. is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 11, SUBSECTION B(3) OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION CODE OF ORDINANCES WHEREBY SUBSECTION B(3) IS DELETED FROM THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. Ordinance No. 1751, in accord- ance with Opinion No. JM -865 of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, removes a municipal exemption heretofore allowed on hotel- Friday, June 3, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (p.l) 106 legal Notices motel tax imposed upon cor porations or association organized or operated ex clusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes. Ordinance No. 1751 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06-03 118,06 -04.88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1750 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DECLARING THE NECESS- ITY FOR THE CONSTRUC- TION OF A PORTION OF FIDELITY STREET IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, PROVIDING THAT THE ABUT- TING PROPERTY OWNERS ON SAID PORTION SO CON- STRUCTED BE ASSESSED A SHARE OF THE EXPENSE, PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, AND PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE IN THE EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1750 de- termines the necessity for the construction of a portion of Fidelity Street, describes the plans for the improvements, designates the roadway to be improved, provides that the property owners of the abut- ting property on said portion shall be assessed and es- tablishes a basis for the as- sessment, and provides for a public hearing to be held prior to consideration of an ordin- ance levying such as- sessments. Ordinance No. 1750 was considered and ap- proved by the College Station City Council after a petition to improve the street was signed and presented by the abutting property owners, and after public hearing was duly held on the question. Ordinance No. 1750 shall be- come effective and be in full ft force and effect from and after its passage and approval the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06-03- 88,06.04 -88 106 legal Notices s LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1753 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1986, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE REVOKING SECTION 15 OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINAN- CES OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION PERTAINING TO THE SALE OF GLUE AND SPRAY PAINTTO MINORS. Ordinance No. 1753 de- termines that Article 4476 -13a, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, now provides for the regula- tion of the possession and de- livery of volatile chemicals and removes the need of a municipal regulation for the desginated chemicals. Ordinance No. 1753 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from end after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06-03-88,06 -04-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1755 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city , is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISH- ING A FIRE LANE ON THE DE- DICATED PUBLIC ALLEY IN THE COLLEGE HILLS ES- TATES SHOPPING VILLAGE. Ordinance No. 1755 finds that fire lanes were not required by the city in 1940 when a par- ticular alley was dedicated to the City of College Station, determines that designation of the alley as a fire lane would be appropriate at this time, describes the public alley in question, and designates it as afire lane. Ordinance Nc 1755 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage anc' approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, 108 LegalNotices - Texas. 06-0 -88,06 -04-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1757 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1968, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ- ING ATAXON THE CONDUCT OF BINGO GAMES. Consideration of Ordinance No. 1757 was held pursuant to an election held on May 7, 1986, whereby a majority of the qualified voters voting in the election approved the legalization of Bingo Games for charitable purposes in the city limits of College Station, in accordance with the Bingo Enabling Act. Said ordinance imposes a two percent (2 %) gross receipts tax on the con- duct of bingo games with the City of College Station and defines the meaning of "gross receipts ". Ordinance No. 1757 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance maybe seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06- 03- 88,06.04 -88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1752 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 4 O F THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO CARNIVALS, CIRCUSES, MENAGERIES, SIDESHOWS AND CONCESSIONS. Ordinance No. 1752 requires that a city license be secured prior to operating or conduct- ing any carnivals, circuses, menageries, sideshows, and /or concessions within the city limits of College Station. Said ordinnnce provides de- finitions, sets a time limit for operation, prescribes applica- tion requirements, es- tablishes conditions to be met by the applicant, directs the procedure for approval of per- 108 uril Notices Avenue, u -)Ieege Station, ' as. 4-88,06-04. ' 108 Legal Notices CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, PROVIDING THAT THE ABUT- TING PROPERTY OWNERS ON SAID PORTION SO CON- STRUCTED BE ASSESSED A SHARE OF THE EXPENSE, PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, AND PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE IN THE EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1750 de- termines the necessity for the construction of a portion of Fidelity Street, describes the plans for the improvements, designates the roadway to be improved, provides that the property owners of the abut- ting property on said portion shall be assessed and es- tablishes a basis for the as- sessment, and provides for a public hearing to be held prior to consideration of an ordin- ance levying such as- sessments. Ordinance No. 1750 was considered and ap- proved by the College Station City Council after a petition to improve the street was signed and presented by the abutting property owners, and after public hearing was duly held on the question. Ordinance No. 1750 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance maybe seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 1 06 -03- 88,06 -04 -88 LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1753 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed b the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of th city, is captioned as follows AN ORDINANCE REVOKING SECTION 15 OF CHAPTER OF THE CODE OF ORDINAN CES OF THE CITY OF COL LEGE STATION PERTAININ TO THE SALE OF GLUE AN SPRAY PAINTTO MINORS. Ordinance No. 1753 de F termines that Article 4476-132 E Texas Revised Civil Statute: now provides for the regula LEGALNOTICE IRDINANCE NO. 1751 WAS ASSED AND APPROVED ON IAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY :OUNCIL OF THE CITY OF iOLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, ieeting in regular session in he Council Room of the Col - age Station City Hall, said neeting having been posted n accordance with Art. 6252- 7. Said Ordinance, signed by he Mayor and duly recorded n the official records of the :ity, is captioned as follows: 4N ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 11, SUBSECTION B(3) OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION CODE OF ORDINANCES WHEREBY SUBSECTION B(3) IS DELETED FROM THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. Ordinance No. 1751, in accord- ance with Opinion No. JM -865 of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, removes a municipal exemption heretofore allowed on hotel - motel tax imposed upon cor- porations or associations organized or operated ex- clusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes. Ordinance No. 1751 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance 'th the City Charter. The I. nplete text of the above - �lamed ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06-03- 88,06 -04 -88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1750 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the It is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DECLARING THE NECESS- ITY FOR THE CONSTRUC TION OF A PORTION O FIDELITY STREET IN TH Saturday, June 4, The B /CS Eagle (p. 1) tion of the possession and de- livery of volatile chemicals 1 and removes the need of a municipal regulation for the desginated chemicals. Ordinance No. 1753 shall be- come effective and be in full 1 force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City I Council, and in accordance f with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- i tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06 -03- 88,06-04 -88 LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1755 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISH- ING A FIRE LANE ON THE DE- DICATED PUBLIC ALLEY IN THE COLLEGE HILLS ES- TATES SHOPPING VILLAGE. Ordinance No. 1755 finds that fire lanes were not required by the city in 1940 when a par- ticular alley was dedicated to the City of College Station, determines that designation of the alley as afire lane would be appropriate at this time, describes the public alley in question, and designates it as afire lane. Ordinance No. 1755 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas y LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1757 WAS e PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 4 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in I the Council Room of the Col - G I lege Station City Hall, said AN[ III meeting having been posted i in accordance with Art 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded ' in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ- NG A TAX ON THE CONDUCT OF BINGO GAMES. Consideration of Ordinance No. 1757 was held pursuant to an election held on May 7, 988, whereby a majority of the qualified voters voting in the election approved the egalization of Bingo Games or charitable purposes in the city limits of College Station, n accordance with the Bingo Enabling Act. Said ordinance mposes a two percent (2%) gross receipts tax on the con- duct of bingo games with the City of College Station and defines the meaning of "gross receipts ''. Ordinance No. 1757 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. Tne complete text of the above - named ordinance maybe seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06 -03 88,06 -04 -88 LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1752 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO CARNIVALS. CIRCUSES, MENAGERIES, SIDESHOWS AND CONCESSIONS. Ordinance No. 1752 requires that a city license be secured prior to operating or conduct- ing any carnivals, circuses, menageries, sideshows, and /or concessions within the city limits of College Station. Said ordiannce provides de- finitions, sets a time limit for operation, prescribes applica- tion requirements, es- tablishes conditions to be met by the applicant, directs the procedure for approval of per- mit, orders inspections by de- signated city officials, pro- f vides for an application fee, imposes insurance, bonding, and contractural re- quirements, and allows for a or is the �UUnye arauun ..,., Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, 06 -03- 88,06 -04 - 88 LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1758 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE RESCIND - ING ORDINANCE NO. 1252 AND RESOLUTION NO. 2 -12- 81-8 RELATIVE TO CHILD CARE /DEVELOPMENT FACILITY PERMITS. Ordinance No. 1758 de- termines that municipal re- gulation of child care facilities is no longer needed because of the registration processes now required by the Depart- ment of Human Resources and the County Health De- partment and that the said re- gulations and fees previously approved by the City of COI - lege Station should be re- scinded and abolished. Ordinance No. 1758 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance With the City Charter. The I complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06 -03- 88,06 -04 - 88 I Avenue, College Station, Texas. 108 legal Notices I LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1749 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 26, 1986, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said 108 legal Notices meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 5, SUB- SECTIONS F(2) AND F(3), AS- SESSMENTS FOR STREET 108 legal Notices CONSTRUCTION, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. Ordinance No. 1749 prescribes for the holding of two public hearings and gives the purpose, notification pro- cedures, and timing for same, requires the City Counc il con- 108 e uirestheCityCouncilcon 108 legal Notices sider a "special benefit" or- dinance specifying the amount of assessment for each lot, provides for payment by installment with interest, sets the interest, and de- termines how costs shall be proportioned to the property . owner and to the city. Ordinance No. 1749 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 06 -03- 88,06 -04 -88 • Saturday, June 4, The B /CS Eagle (p.2) LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 175 VAF PASSED AND APPROV, . ON MAY 26, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE PROHIBIT- ING THE SALE AND ADVER- ,TISEMENT FOR SALE OF MO- TOR VEHICLES IN THE EASTGATE AREA OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION. Ordinance No. 1754 finds that city -owned and designated parking area is being utilized for the purpose of selling and advertising to sell used cars, determines that the described activity is unsightly and de- trimental to the public good, and accordingly prohibits the sale and advertisement of mo- tor vehicles in the "Eastgate area" as specified by a metes and bounds description pro- vided in the ordinance. Violations of any provision of this ordiance shall be subject to a fine of not less than $20.00 (twenty dollars) nor more than $200.00 (two- hundred dollars). Ordinance No. 1754 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance maybe seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South, Texas • B -CS officials declare `War on Drugs' • By Norma Jean Wilson Reporter A "War on Drugs" has been de- clared by city council members from both Bryan and College Sta- tion. To help fight this war, the two city councils created a joint Com- mittee for the War on Drugs. To increase involvement in the prob- lem, the committee in turn cre- ated a subcommittee of eight citi- zens — five from Bryan and three from College Station. The subcommittee is evaluat- ing existing drug abuse programs in the fields pf law enforcement, education and treatment to deter- mine which programs are meet- ing the needs of the community. The subcommittee will submit a written report on Sept. 1 to both city councils with specific recom- mendations for the implementa- tion of drug abuse programs in the community. After both city councils have evaluated the recommendations, they will meet with the committee and the subcommittee to imple- ment the program. The Committee for the War on Drugs encourages citizens from the community to get involved. "Public awareness is vital if we are going to deal with drug abuse realistically," said Lynn McIlha- ney, one of the committee mem- bers." Citizens interested in getting involved should contact either the Bryan or College Station city councils. Thursday; June 23, 1 THE BATTALION • • CS council OKs purchase of land for joint -use park By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff The College Station City Council on Thursday approved the purchase of five acres of land on the west side of Rock' Prairie Road for the first joint -use park to be shared by the city and the College Sta- tion school district. The land, which will cost a cres de di cated will be joined by another five acres de to the city by Peoples Mortgage Co. to satisfy its parkland dedication require- ment for its Westchester Park subdivision. The school district will purchase another 10 acres. As part of the agreement, the city will pay for the extension of Rock Prairie Road a few hundred feet to the park, which will be located past the new elementary school. The school is expected to open in the fall of 1989. Mayor Larry Ringer suggested that the council use bond funds earmarked for Friday June 24, 1988 The Eagle parkland property purchase. When other subdivisions are developed near West- chester, the city can accept money instead of land and reimburse the bond funds. The council also sent back to committee a proposed ordinance that requires all homes and businesses to display address numbers visible from the street. The ordi- nance also requires apartment buildings to number individual buildings within the complex and to maintain directional signs at each vehicular access to the property. The ordinance does not define what is to be included on the directional signs. The Development Policies Committee will make other minor revisions in the ordi- nance before it is returned to the council. The purpose of the ordinance is to aid emergency vehicles and the city's meter readers. Barbara Jones, Doux Chene Apart- ments manager, asked the council to take a second look at the ordinance, because she felt it was vague. The council agreed. A • Wednesday, June 29, 1988 THE EAGLE 0 108 legal Iftes ance, exempting projects in the Commercial Northgate zoning district from specific landscape requirements, and providing the Project Review Committee the discretion to require landscaping. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Council on Thurs- day, July 14,1988. For additional information, contact the Planning Division at(409)764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Senior Planner /Zoning Official 06 -29-88 NOTICE STATE OF TEXAS I O COUNTY OF BRAZOS I N0, 3559 Notice is hereby given in ac- cordance with the terms and — NOTI H EAR I PUBLIC provisions of the Texas AI- The College Station City coholic Beverage Code that Council will hold a public hearing to consider revising Linda J. Mushinski has filed Section 7.11 District C-N Com- Ordin- application for a Wine & Beer mercial Northgate of ance 1638, the Zoning Ordin- Wednesday, June 29, 1988 THE EAGLE 0 L ' 2 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1763 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON JUNE 23, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252- 17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2.C, 2.D, AND 2.E OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION AND ADOP- TION OF SCHEDULES FOR THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DE- VICE INVENTORY; AND DE- CLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1763 de- signates certain intersections to be controlled by four -way stop signs, designates certain special hazard intersections to be controlled by stop signs, and designates certain special 'hazard intersections to be controlled by yeild signs; and, establishes said de- signat ions by describing same in a TRAFFIC CONTROL DE- VICE INVENTORY - SCHED- ULE II, SCHEDULE 111, AND SCHEDULE IV. The three Schedules are dated June 23, 1988 and are on file in the of- fice of the City Secretary, where they maybe reviewed. Ordinance No. 1763 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the College Station City Council, and in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secre- tary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Staton, Texas. 06-30- 8 8,7 -01-88 Friday, July 1,1988 THE EAGLE PUBLIC NOTICE POLICY ON FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVI- TIES THROUGH CITY OF BRYAN COMMUNITY DE- VELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND PUBLIC HEARING ON PUBLIC SER- VICE ACTIVITY RE- QUESTS FOR FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 1988- 1989 The Cities of Bran and Col- lege Station have agreed to coordinate the review of re- quests for and allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for Public Service Agencies providing services to area resi- dents. The cities have adopted a common policy statement by which these requests will be ev- aluated and prioritized. Copies of this policy are available at the Bryan Community De- velopment Office at Room 202, Old City Hall Building, 27th and Regent Street. Public comment on the policy is welcome and should be directed to Gail Macmillan, Community Development Coordinator, P.O. Box 1000, Bryan, TX 77805. • City manager dies of cancer 0 By Hugh Nations of the Eagle staff College Station City Manager W. King Cole, a soft - spoken former Green Beret cap- tain who turned from military ordnance to municipal ordinances, died at 6:50 p.m. Fri- day evening in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. The city manager's death followed a leng- thy bout with cancer that hospitalized him several times and forced him to surrender his duties to assistant city manager Ron Ragland. Cole discovered in September 1987 that a tumor removed in 1983 had recurred. He underwent surgery in Dallas in October, and although the surgery appeared to be success- ful, complications developed. He had been hospitalized at Humana Hospital in College Station since February. Funeral services are pending at Callaway - Jones Funeral Home in Bryan. Cole came to College Station in November 1985, to replace North Bardell, who was retiring. At the time, he had been city mana- ger of Bellaire, a Houston satellite city, since 1981. He brought to the city a statewide reputa- tion for excellence and an insistence on the highest of professionalism from his subordin- ates. And he brought to his personal rela- tionships a dry, earthy humor that often caught delighted listeners unaware. During his brief tenure with the city, he directed a reorganization of the municipal Saturday, July 2, 1988 staff and hired a police chief, a finance direc- tor and a utilities director. He also established the city's first public information office. Cole showed little indication early in life that he would become a respected public administrator. He attended North Texas State University, East Texas State University, and Texas Tech Please see Cole, 4A THE EAGLE W. KING COLE 0 A Cole From 1A before being drafted into the U.S. Army. The army sent him to Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, ()a., and then to Special Forces train - ing at Fort Bragg, N.C. As a member of the Special Forces — the Green Berets — he comman- ded a reconnaissance unit composed largely of Vietnamese nationals, especially the Montagnard tribesmen of the central highlands. Lin Kates of Dallas went through Special Forces training and 18 months in Vietnam with Cole, then returned home to attend and graduate frpm North Texas State University with him. Kates recalled recently that Cole hW won the equivalent of three Itonze Stars — first the Bronze Star ilaelf, then an Oak Leaf cluster for the decoration, and the Vietnamese Goss of Gallantry. He also won the Air Medal for time spent under hos- tile fire in the air over enemy terri- tory Cole spent two tours in Vietnam, the first as commander of a recon- naissance unit that operated in enemy - infested areas, and the second as a forward observer in aircraft. It was typical of Cole that even regular associates did not know he contracted malaria in Vietnam — or, for that matter, that he had even served there as a Green Beret. He grew up in Garland, and re- turned to the Dallas area in 1971, after leaving Vietnam, to attend North Texas State University. At North Texas he took a degree in poli- tical science, and went on to com- plete all the work toward a master's degree in public administration ex- cept the thesis. Even before graduation, he _ had gone to work for the city of Denton as an admistrative assistant. He later be- came assistant to the city manager, and then assistant city manager in Denton. In 1981, he was named city mana- ger of Bellaire, a city of 15,000 resi- dents sur -unded by Houston. It was while in 'lellaire, in 1983, that he first encountered problems with the cancer that eventually would fell him. He came to the city of College Station as manager in 1985. As a manager, Cole was businesslike sometimes to the point of stiffness: No subordinate ever had any question who was in charge once Cole took over the reins at City Hall. And he readily made the tough per- sonnel decisions when he felt they were required. City employees re- sponded, however, with intense loyalty and respect for his profes- sionalism. If he was reserved in professional relationships, outside the office King was a warm, attentive listener whose droll wit sparked conversation. He liked saltwater fishing, and tried to get away every six months to the Gulf of Mexico in his boat. He was a golfer who shot in the 80s, though — like the fishing — he sel- dom was able to work a round into his schedule. One thing he did manage to do with regularity, if not with a great deal of expertise, was putter in his woodworking shop at the family's home in Windwood. Cole was a director of the Texas City Management Association and former chairman of the organiza- tion's professional development committee. He also was dean of the Basic City Management Develop- ment Course at Texas A &M. He also was active in the Interna- tional City Management Associa- tion;.and was a former Rotarian. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.of College Station. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Lee; two sons: Hunter and Scott; his parents, R. V. and Dorothy Cole of Ranger; and a sister, Karen Cole Owen of Dallas. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in College Station. Memorials may be made to the College Station, Bellaire or Denton libraries. Ragland `probable CS head Assistant considered for city manager job By Karl Pailmeyer of the Eagle staff College Station Mayor Larry Ringer said Saturday the city manager position left vacant by W . King Cole's death on Friday will likely go to Assistant City Manager Ron Ragland. Ragland served as College Station's acting city mana- ger for the past 10 months while Cole was hospitalized with terminal cancer. Cole was named College Station city manager in November 1985. During his short term as city mana- Cole hired a police chief, a Ti- ce director, a utilities director and Ragland. Ringer said Cole's lead- ership had a positive effect on College Station and its city council. "I think the continuing profes- sionalism is his greatest contribu- tion," Ringer said. "He instilled a spirit of customer service. His en- RAGLAND couragement of new ways of thinking ... he was always looking for new ways to do things." Ringer said Cole helped improve the image of the city and developed a professional but friendly working rela- ■ Cole obituary, 3A tionship for city employees. During Cole's illness, Ringer said, many employees donated extra time and effort to ensure that the city would continue to run smoothly. "There are a lot of people who put in a lot of extra effort and one of those is Ron Ragland," Ringer said. "Without Please see Ragland, 6A Sunday, July 3, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (p.l) Ragland From 1A Ron's extra effort, it would have been a lot harder than it was." Ringer said Ragland's record as assistant city manager and his work during Cole's absence qualify him for the job. Ringer said Ragland has been offered the position, though matters of contract and salary will have to be decided before Ragland is officially hired. Ragland said he welcomes the chance to become city manager but is saddened that the new position com- es with the death of his co- worker and friend. "I would prefer for King to come back," Ragland said. "I would be thrilled if he were to walk into City Hall next week and I could go back to being assistant city manager." Ragland, a native of Dallas, has served in the city administration offices in Garland and Coppell, and was assistant city manager in Addi- son. He lives in College Station with his wife, Wendy, and their two sons, Zachary James and Jeremy David. Ragland first met Cole while they were attending North Texas State University. He said he decided to take the position in College Station in 1986 because of his respect for Cole — both personally and as a city man- ager. When Cole was no longer able to fulfill his duties as city manager, many tasks fell to Ragland. He said the main reason he was able to keep the city running was that Cole had set up a good management team. "He built the foundation of a man- agement team in College Station," Ragland said. "He hired a new police chief, a directory of utilities, a finance director. He made the job of managing the city easier in his abs- ence by hiring good people and de- veloping a good management team. " Ragland said he and Cole had made several plans for the city and now he hopes to put them into action. Those plans include continuing to improve relationships with Texas A &M, the city of Bryan and various outside developers that may want to deal with College Station. Ragland said he also plans to increase contact with other cities in the Brazos Valley and the state. "To me it's like a relay race," Ragland said. "King had been car- rying the baton, and if the city offers me the baton, I'm going to take it and run with it." Funeral services for Cole will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of College Station. In honor of Cole and to allow em- ployees to attend services, College Station city offices will close at noon on Tuesday. • CS to become retiree haven. �w By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff Life, for some, begins at 50, and a College Station councilman thinks the city should persuade prosperous retirees to begin their new lives in the shadow of Aggie- land. Councilman Dick Birdwell says people who elect to retire early from their managerial jobs would make ideal citizens, and would find College Station's quality of life, and its proximity to larger cities, to their liking. "I think we can be successful attracting retirees here and it will pay off quicker than industrial development," he said. Retirees often bring substantial savings with them when they relocate. They boost the market for housing, pay property taxes to support local schools without contri- buting more students, and add their pension incomes, Please see Retire, 6A From 1A originally earned elsewhere, to., the local economy. Birdwell estimates that 100 such retirees could make the same impact n the community as a company with $3 million payroll. He's looking for retirees much like himself. Birdwell, 57, was raised in the community and retired here in 1986 after working in Texas and Louisiana as a Dow Chemical en- gineer. He now does consulting work. Developer W.D. "Bill" Fitch, who has served on the College Sta- tion school board and is working on several projects aimed largely at re- tired couples, noted that young fami- lies can place more of a drain on a school system than they contribute in taxes. In a city with a high concentra- tion of young people, that impact can be considerable. "What we don't need is young folks coming here with three kids," said Fitch. `That makes the retirees more desirable. They pay tax, but don't use the school." Supporters of retiree recruitment note that if retirees would contribute dwir wealth and good citizenship to College Station, they would also de- rive unique benefits. Many people look to get out of the city when they retire, but family �ationships and other ties make tbem reluctant to move too far away. College Station is two hours from Houston and Austin and three hours from Dallas and San Antonio. In fact, 80 percent of the state's popula- r tion is located within a 200 -mile ! radius. i 5 i i I r A retiree in College Station is still "There are hundreds of golfers a relatively short drive from interna- wbo leave every weekend to play in Donal airports, multi -level shopping Huntsville, in Austin, in The Wood - malls and the tourist attractions of lauds," Fitch said. ` pretty hard Galveston and San Antonio The local area has other amenities . t t —three golf courses, with another in die development stage; extensive medical facilities; several prime fishing spots within an hour's drive; c an abundance of park land; light c traffic; and, of course, Texas A &M t University. "College towns have got a lot of advantages that a major university brings," that aren't normally found except in large cities, Birdwell said. The A &M calendar includes cultural events such as those in the universi- ty's opera and Performing Arts Soci- ety serves, and conferences on major scientific and political issues. And during the fall, A &M football is a ritual among Aggie fans. "There are a fait number of former students who are coming here," Birdwell said. "Some who weren't born here." "I would echo what Mr. Birdwell said," said K. Jack Speer, executive vice president of the Bryan - College Station Chamber of Commerce. "It's nostalgia. When you get to ab- out retirement age, you want some- thing that is a mirror of your lifes- tyle." For former students of A &M, the ties to the old campus are often especially strong. Among the former students who make their way back to their alma mater are many retired military officers. Retired Lt. Col. Charlie Cluck, president of the local Retired Offic- ers Association, is one such exam- ; pie. He attended Baylor University, then enlisted in the military. After 20 years in the U.S. Army, much of it overseas, Cluck ended up at A &M Pursuing a graduate degree. He made College Station his home, working for A &M before his retirement. Many former students, Cluck said, "just want to come back to their old stomping ground." Cluck, 60, said there are about 400 retired officers in the Brazos Valley. "Where else can you live that you're less than a half a mile from a good hospital ?" he said. "Where : else can you live that you're 90 mi- nutes from Houston and Austin? "My quality of living here, con- sidering my income, is better here than in Dallas -Fort Worth, Houston or San Antonio," Cluck said. "I just feel like I'm better off." Fitch agrees. His Pebble Creek Golf Course, located behind the Col - lege Station Industrial Park, will give retirees another place to play golf. It is scheduled to open next summer. "This is going to be a cham- pionship course," he said. "It will also be an attraction to retired people — to people like me who are Jack Benny's age." Benny, up until the .:..w of hip death. insisted he was 39. I o get active citizens who are retired o come someplace where they can't play golf." Fitch plans to build houses near the oorse, but he would also like to in- lude a section with cottages for re- ired people who don't want to live in a condominium and don't want the yard responsibilities associated with a house. Fitch is also negotiating to sell 10- 15 acres of land on Rock Prairie Road at Rio Grande Street to a nursing home builder in Jasper. The builder, Nathan Hines, plans to build a $3 million facility that will in clude a 120 -bed nursing home, 30- 40 retirement apartments and 30 -40 retirement houses. The community will be called The Home Place and will be built in a colonial style. Hines expects to break ground in September and hopes to open the nursing home and apart- ments in February. Bryan has similar facilities in Crestview Retirement Home and Walden on Memorial Retirement Center. Birdwell said a majority of the re- cently retired people will prefer to live in a house with a lawn. "The kind of retirees I'm talking about aren't interested in only retire- ment homes," he said. "A majority of them are going to want to live in a single family detached house and yard. „ Speer said quality housing locally is available at prices competitive with the Houston and Dallas housing markets, a serious concern for people who may be selling a home in order to relocate. Speer said a subcommittee of the chamber's Economic Development Committee is working on ways to let retirees know what the area has to offer. So far, the committee has run advertisements in the Texas Aggie in order to recruit former students to come back to the area. Birdwell said promotion efforts should be stepped up "We need literature and we need to make it available to the right cir- cles," Birdwell said. Sunday, July 3, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (p•2) Friends, family honor city manager By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff College Station City Manager W. King Cole was remembered on Tuesday as a hardworking and dedicated man to the 850 friends, family members and co- workers who attended his funeral. Cole died Friday night of cancer after being hospitalized for more than four months. While Cole's friends found seats inside First Baptist Church of College Station, about 50 members of the College Station police and fire departments and the Bryan Police Department formfd an honor guard outside. They marched to ,by squad. `He was making an outstanding record ... King was expanding. He was growing. He was a doer.' —Clyde Willbern The Rev. Malcolm Bane, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Bill Magee, direcdor of missions of the Creath- Brazos Baptist Association, delivered a joint mfssage while standing over Cole's flag - draped casket. We thank you, God, for the life of King Magee played. ..... We thank you for the accomplishments that were made. " •• Clyde Willbern, a longtime friend, deli - t� vered the eulogy. He said he grew to re- �, spent Cole during the time Cole served as ,city manager of Bellaire, a Houston f.suburb. "King came in ... I became convinced J he was going to be a good man for the job," g he said. "He was a keen student to city government. " Willbem said Cole grew as a manager in the four years he spent in Bellaire. "He was making an outstanding re- cord," Willbem said. ..... King was ex- panding. He was growing. He was a doer. " a ,e as t e. last to speak of Cole. He comforted the mourners by explaining that at this time of loss, friends and family should turn to the cross. "For the better part of four months, King kept his cross in his room," Bane said. "And when he died, it was in his hand." The cross, Bane explained, is a symbol of both the beginning and the end. "The last thing King ever said to me is `I'll see you in the morning, "' Bane said. "We believe he has a morning." Interment was in the College Station Cemetery. Around the city Tuesday, flags flew at half- staff. College Station city offices closed at noon to allow city employees to attend services for the former Green Beret captain. He had worked for the city since Novem- ber 1985, after leaving the Bellaire job. Last September, Cole discovered that a tumor he had removed in 1983 had recur- red. He had surgery in October and tried returning to his job, but medical complica- tions made it impossible. Pallbearers carry King Cole's casket from the First Bap- watches from the back. Cole, who died Friday, came to tist Church of College Station as his wife, Lee Cole, work as College Station's city manager in 1985. r� 0 WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1988 THE EAGLE -. ■ ■ ■ ■WE VN ■MTV ... A College Station police officer salutes the hearse carrying the body of William King Cale as it heads into the College Station City Cemetery. Almost 900 people attended the funeral of the former College Station city manager. Please see the full story on 2A. L91 NOTIUtyr 'PUBLIC HEARING The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will hold a public hear- ing to consider a request for a variance in the name of: O.D. Butler 700 Thomas College Station, TX 77840 The case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- day, July 19,1988. The nature of the case is as follows: Applicant is request- ing a variance to the sign re- gulations (Ordinance No. 1638) to erect a sign in an A-O zoning district at the entrance to a large tract of land located on the north side of FM 2818, approximately 900 feet east of the intersection of Holleman Drive and FM 2818. Owner(s) of the property are J.D., T.L. & S.N. Smith. Applicant is O.D. Butler. Additional information is available at the office of the Zoning Official of the City of College Station, (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 07-06 -88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following property: A 26.41 acre tract of land located along the west side of Rio Grande Boulevard and the north side of Rock Prairie 108 Leal Notices Road, from A -O Agricultural - Open to R -1 Single Family (10.54 acres) and R-4 Apart- ment/Low Density (15.87 acres). Applicant is W.D. Fitch. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meet- ing of the Commission on Thursday, July 21,1988. For additional information, please contact me at (409) 764 - 3570. James M. Callaway Director of Planning 07 -06-88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of granting a Con- ditional Use Permit for a fraternity meeting lodge to be located at 805C Wellborn. The request for Use Permit is in the name of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thurs- day,July21,1988. For additional information, contact the Planning Division at(409)764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Senior Planner 07-06 -88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will hold a public hear- ing to consider a request for a variance in the name of: Cityof College Station Community Development Division 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77840 The case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- day, July 19,1988. The nature of the case is as follows: Applicant is request- ing a variance to the rear set- back (Ordinance No. 1638) to allow renovation of the exist- ing residence at 506 Holle- man. Applicant/owner of the property is the City of College Station. Further information is availa- ble at the office of the Zoning Official of the City of College Station, (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 07 -06-88 Wednesday, July 6, 1988 THE EAGLE NOTIUtyr 'PUBLIC HEARING The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will hold a public hear- ing to consider a request for a variance in the name of: O.D. Butler 700 Thomas College Station, TX 77840 The case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- day, July 19,1988. The nature of the case is as follows: Applicant is request- ing a variance to the sign re- gulations (Ordinance No. 1638) to erect a sign in an A-O zoning district at the entrance to a large tract of land located on the north side of FM 2818, approximately 900 feet east of the intersection of Holleman Drive and FM 2818. Owner(s) of the property are J.D., T.L. & S.N. Smith. Applicant is O.D. Butler. Additional information is available at the office of the Zoning Official of the City of College Station, (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 07-06 -88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following property: A 26.41 acre tract of land located along the west side of Rio Grande Boulevard and the north side of Rock Prairie New CS city manager to ne names C. • By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff Acting City Manager Ron Ragland is expected to be named city manager by the College Station City Council Thursday. Mayor Larry Ringer said Monday that he may make the announcement after the executive session at Thursday's council meeting. Ringer said the council has discussed naming Ragland to fill the position left vacant by City Manager W. King Cole's death July 1, but never talked about sal- ary or other contractual agreements. "We have had discussion before, but we had never made the formal decision to do it," Ringer said. Ragland also has been asked by the Texas City Management Association in Waco to fill the rest of Cole's term on its board of directors. The term expires next June. Ragland became acting city manager 10 months ago when Cole became ill. At its Wednesday workshop meeting, the council will hear a progress report from James Bond, the Texas A &M Uni- versity deputy chancellor for legal and external affairs, about the proposed pro- ject to relocate the railroad tracks that separate the A &M campus. College Station staff members have compiled a list of questions about how the rail relocation would affect College Station. Some points brought up include the possible relocation of the city's indust- rial center with the tracts and the costs the city would incur to make it attractive to developers. If the area were to look favorable for industrial development, it also would create the need for wastewa- ter treatment facilities and water and electrical services - that do not already exist. The council on Wednesday also will discuss the results 9f a solid waste rate study coMmissioneA by the council ear- lier this year to find out if customers are being charged the corrdct amount for ser- vices they are getting The study recommends dividing the current $4.20 monthly fee charged to residential customers into separate cate- gories for single and multi - family dwell- ings. Administrative & Fiscal Consulting Services Inc., the firm that prepared the study, suggested raising single family rates to $5.25 a month and keeping apartment customers who use dumpsters at $4.20. The report also recommends that by the year 1993, single family customers pay $5.50 a month and multi- family cus- tomers, $1.30 a month. At the Thursday meeting, the council will vote on recommendations made by the Bryan - College Station Joint Relief Funding Review Committee on how to spend $197,250 the two cities have agreed to allocate from federal Com- munity Development funds to several public service agencies. Bryan will fund $105,300 of the public service agencies' requests, and College Station will fund the remaining $91,950. There also will be a public hearing on the projected use of the entire $643,000 Community Development grant to Col- lege Station. The Community Development direc- tor has recommended alloting $314,000 for a housing assistance # �p rogram, $100,000 for street constr(Ron, the $91,950 set aside for public agencies, $35,500 for improvements to the Lincoln Center, $92,000 for admi- nistration and $10,000 for an economic development study. The workshop session will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday at City H411. The regu- lar session will start at 7 p.m. Thursday. Tuesday, July 12, 1988 THE EAGLE • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will hold a public hear- ing to consider a request for a variance in the name of: Chandler Signs Inc. 9129 Directors Row Dallas, Texas 75247 The case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Halt, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- day, July 19,1988. The nature of the case is as follows: Applicant is request- ing a variance to sign re- gulations (Ordinance No. 1638) for the existing sign at 410 Texas Avenue (site of Un- iversity Inn). Applicant is Chandler Signs Inc. Owner is F. D.I.C. Additional information is available at the office of the Zoning Official of the City of Co 11 ge Station, (409) 791 -3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 07 -13 -88 Wednesday, July 13, 1988 4 THE EAGLE nn move gaining support but Ringer still reluctant By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff Texas A&M University's proposal to move the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks west of campus gained the sup- port on Wednesday of two College Station city councilmen. The mayor, however, remained reluctant to applaud a project that may cost the city $2.5 million. "I haven't sensed any groundswell in the community for anybody to pay for it," said Mayor Larry Ringer. "If I had to pay for it, speaking for myself personally, then I don't want it." James Bond, Texas A&M University's deputy chancellor of legal and external af- fairs, and a former member of the city council, addressed the council at its workshop meeting in an effort to gain support for the $50 million project. While the mayor was reluctant, coun- cilmen Dick Haddox and FYed Brown said they wanted to cooperate with the uni- versity to help it do something university planners have wanted for years. Haddox said "alternate W," a route for Thursday, July 14, 1988 THE EAGLE the railroad that would bypass the cities of Bryan and College Station and pass west of Land Airport and east of the university's Riverside Campus, would allow the Wellborn Road corridor to de- velop into an attractive roadway. Brown said his main concern is the safety of the citizens. If the tracks are left where they are, the risk of someone being injured on the tracks will be greater than if the tracks are moved west to a less populated area, university officials have said. Ringer told Bond he also was concer- ned that the rad relocation would even- tually lead to Wellborn Road's closing. Bond said that the university has no plans to ask the highway department to close the road that separates the cam- pus. Later in the meeting, the council was told that the city needs to charge its gar- bage- collection customers 18.8 percent more in order for the department to break even. The rates the city charges have not changed in about five years. C 11 C c . S . council names Ragland city manager By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff ' The College Station City Coun- cil on Thursday appointed acting City Manager Ron Ragland to fill the city man- ager's position left vacant when W. King Cole died from cancer two weeks ago. y Ragland, who had taken over Cole's duties RAGLAND during his 10 -month illness, will draw a sal ary of $82,000 a year. The salary, Mayor Larry Ringer said, is a few thousand dollars less than Cole made, but about 25 percent more than Ragland's former salary. His new salary became effective on July 1. In addition, Ringer said, Ragf_ land will receive an salary a justment for the last 10 months to reflect the extra duties he took on Please see Ragland, 3A Ragland From 1 A during Cole's illness. A definite amount was not named Thurs- day. Other terms of the three -year contract allow Ragland travel ex- penses to professional meetings and conventions. Either party may void the contract by giving 90 days notice. If the contract is broken by the city, Ragland will receive six months additional sal - R agland said he was pleased with the council's decision, but wished the promotion had come for a different reason. , It's mixed feelings, of course," he said. , I'm excited about the opportunity, but I wish this op- portunity would have come under different circumstances." Ragland said the new job also will require him to move into Cole's old office and eventually hire a new assistant city manager. He said he will hold off hiring an assistant until the city is farther along in the budget process. "I will probably wait until we get out of intense budget work " Rag- land said. "Obviously,,, we have some deadlines that we need to meet." The new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1. Ragland, a Dallas native, has served in the city administration offices in Garland, Coppell and Addison. He became College Station's as- sistant city manager in 1986. In other action, the council ap- proved recommendations by the Community Development De- partment and the Bryan- College Station Joint Relief Funding Re- view Committee recom- mendations for the expenditure of $643,000 in federal Community Block Grant funds. The money must be used to benefit loty- to medium- income residents - The council approved spending $314,000 for a housing assis- Friday, July 15, THE EAGLE tance program, $100,000 fo>; street construction, $91,500 for public service agencies, $35,500. for improvements to the Lincoln; Center, $92,000 for administra 1 tion costs to disburse the fund@ and $10,000 for an economic de- velopment study. The $91,500 allocated for pubUC service agencies will be added .1l',, $105,300 that Bryan contributed. on Monday to fund requests from area agencies that used to make, separate appeals to the cities. The joint funding review corn == mittee, whibli includes relf -' resentatives.ifom both Bryan anti^ College Station, gave $3,950 ter the Brazos County Community Council, $3,500 to the Brazes Food Bank, $54,000 to the Brazos Maternal and Child Health Clinie'; $15,825 to the Brazos Valley► Adult Literacy Council, $35,000, to the Brazos Valley Council on; Alcohol and Substance Abuse,{ $31,000 to Twin City Mission and! $53,975 for the Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority of Brazos Valley. B=CS city councils UK $1.3 million for housing L By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff The Bryan and College Station city councils this week approved more than $1.3 million in funds aimed at benefitting low- to moderate - income residents. Community Development Block Grant funds, federal funds distributed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, are used to improve streets, houses and make loans to resi- dents to make their own renovations. College Station awarded $643,000 this year. Bryan allocated another $702,000. College Station's housing - assistance program received $314,000, the biggest portion of its $643,000 -grant. The rehabi- litation grant is designed to make build- ings meet the city's minimum structural standards. Rehabilitation grants to indi- viduals range from $15,000 to $16,000. The money can be used to repair or re- place parts of a building in order to cor- rect existing safety violations. The city expects to award 12 -18 projects with the allotted money. Another housing improvement pro- gram is aimed at only moderate- income homeowners. With the rehabilitation loan subsidy, the homeowner receives a partial grant from the Community De- velopment Block Grant fund. The rest of the funding must be obtained by the ap- plicant with the city's assistance. Eligibility depends on the applicant's income and family size. The city also will make direct loans to residents to help finance the purchase of houses, finance the rehabilitation of a house already ow- ned by low- to moderate- income families or help finance the rehabilitation of prop- erty to be rented to low- to moderate - income residents. The rental rehabilitation program, an- other housing - assistance program, al- lows property owners to renovate sub- standard rental units. HUD guidelines al- low up to $8,500 per unit when the owner pays half. The housing - assistance program also pays for the demolition of deteriorated buildings if requested by residents in the target population. The College Station City Council on Thursday approved $100,000 to go toward street construction in the target area. A specific list of streets to be fixed has not been made, but the work will be done on a priority basis in the target area. Improvements include street paving, and the additions of curbs and gutters, storm drains and sidewalks. The council allotted $35,500 for im- Saturday, July 16, 1988 provements to be made to the Lincoln Center. With the money, the city will im- prove lighting, replace playground equipment, make landscaping improve- ments and renovate the outside basket- ball court. The council approved $92,000 to be used by the city's staff to administer the programs. An economic develo ment study will be funded with another 10,000. The study will be used to come up with a market analysis of what the best industries and businesses are to attract to the area. The remaining $91,950 was combined with $197,250 of Bryan's block grant to fund public service organizations. The city of Bryan had $702,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds. f ' The biggest portion of Bryan's grant, $270,000, will be used for housing - assistance programs and the demolition of homes in target areas. The assistance includes funds for owner - occupied homes in need of renovation, emergency assistance and optional relocation sup- port for residents who move into homes built with Community Development Block Grant funds. The funds also are used to assist down- town Bryan property owners by providing matching loans for the expansion or es- tablishment of businesses. The council authorized $101,000 for this program. Another $29,000 was allocated for im- provements to Sadie Thomas Park. The city wants to build a multiple -use pavi- lion and add landscaping and sidewalks. The Bethune Womens Club was given $60,700 to help build a community center on its North Houston Street prop- erty. The Bryan and College Station city councils also set up a committee to hear requests from agencies that normally would have asked both cities for money. The committee, consisting of three rep- resentatives from both cities and chaired by Robert Fleischer, executive director of the Brazos County United Way, made recommendations on how the $197,250 should be spent. The committee gave $3,950 to the Bra- zos County Community Council; $3,500 to the Brazos Food Bank; $54,000 to the Brazos Maternal and Child Health Clinic; $15,825 to the Brazos Valley Adult Lit- eracy Council; $35,000 to the Brazos Val- ley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse; $53,975 to the Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority of Brazos Valley; and $31,000 toTwIn City Mission. THE EAGLE • E PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of College Station is ac- cepting bids from all state or national banking corporations located within corporate limits of the City of College Station for the right of acting as depository for the City of College Station, Texas. Bids will be accepted until 2:00 P.M., August 1, 1988, at which time they will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the of- fer considered most advanta- geous to the City. For more information and /or bid forms, please contact William Harrison, Directo Finance. 07-18-88,07-25 -88 — wM 1� L Monday, July 18, 1988 THE EAGLE-' 0 L_e«ers to the editor More to RR issue than just safety 11. w could a railroad trail that was built over a 100 years ago be such a hazard to a world -class university such as TAMU? The current issue of moving the RR tracks cutting the uni- versity is more than safety. Where is the $50 million to come from to pay for this huge under- taking? Are the local, state and federal governments so flush with money that they can afford such a luxury? Are there not numerous local needs that cer- tainly could use $50 million? Does the university have enough money for classrooms, teaching aids, salaries, or facu- lty? Do the local cities have all of their streets paved, services such as fire, police, parks, etc. up to the level they would like? The safety issue relating to derailments is something that is being used as a scare tactic by people interested in moving the RR tracks. I certainly don't want to dismiss the seriousness of a possible major derailment near Kyle Field during the annual A&M /TU game. A 747 jet with 300 people could also fall into the stadium that day. In the world today we do not live with- out risk, yet the potential of a major disaster on the tracks is just one item that we live with every day. If the" university is serious about the safety issue and wants to use a cost - effective approach, they should consider the follow- ing: The tracks along with Well- born Road could be lowered into a trench. The crossroads and pedestrian traffic could be at ground level. This would not eliminate the potential for der- ailments, but in the event of one, the seriousness of it would be reduced. If money is the issue, underground tunnels could be built for cars and people. This would eliminate the crossing ha- zards, but would do little to re- duce the derailment hazard. This issue is most certainly a sensitive one with many local people. I believe that it should certainly be looked at with an eye towards a realistic economic approach and not let a "knee jerk" reaction dictate such an expensive decision. Where will the local College Station -Bryan Amtrack station be if we move the tracks —on Highway 60 at the Brazos River? J. CALDWELL NAIL Bryan Monday, July 18, 1988 THE EAGLE • C Thursday, July 21, 108 Legal NiAces INVITATION TO BIDDERS THE CITY OF COLLEGE ITRUCTURE TATION IS INVITING BIDS OR THE DEMOLITION OF AND REMO- VAL OF DEBRIS AT 909 FAIRVIEW; COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. information for bidding may be obtained from the City of College Station Building Div- ision at 1101 Texas Ave. DEADLINE FOR BIDS - MONDAY, AUGUST 8,1988 07 -20- 88,07 -21 INVITATION TO BIDDERS THE CRY OF COLLEGE STATION IS INVITING BIDS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF BURNED OUT PORTION OF STRUCTURE AND RE- MOVAL OF DEBRIS AND WEATHERIZATION OF AD- JACENT EXTERIOR WALL AT 203 FAIRVIEW; COL- LEGE STATION, TEXAS. Information for bidding may be obtained from the City of College Station Building Div- ision at 1101 Texas Ave. DEADLINE FOR BIDS - MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1988 07- 20- 88,07 -21 -88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1764 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON JULY 14, 1988, BY THE CITY COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official re- cords of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7.11 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1638, THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION, SPECIFI- CALLY AFFECTING THE C -NG NORTHGATE ZON- ING DISTRICT LANDS- CAPE REQUIREMENTS. The above -named ordinance amends the Code by adding a new section, as follows: 7.11.J. Landscape Re- quirements - As required by P.R.C." Ordinance No. 1764 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the Coflege Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College' Station, Texas. 07- 20- 88.07 -21 - 5 8 THE EAGLE • • Friday, July 22, 1988 THE EAGLE US sets public hearing on its Plan 2000 update College Station residents on Thursday are invited to give their opinions on the city's comprehensive goals and objectives before the plan is updated. Plan 2000 was adopted by the City Council in 1983. It includes guidelines for the city staff, advisory boards and the city council. City staff will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday at City Hall. Included in the plan are goals for: ■ An attractive community with a heal- thy, diversified economic climate. ■ Adequate amounts of land for all uses. ■ Development of a public transit system and safe routes for pedestians and bicyclists. ■ Industrial and commercial develop- ment. ■ Protection of citizens and their prop- erty. ■ Citizen participation in city goverment. Copies of Plan 2000 are available at the planning office at city hall. n Eagle photo by Peter Rocha New College Station city manager Ron Ragland stands in his office holding a prioritized list of funding packages for city departments. Ragland took over re- cently for the late King Cole. City manager Ragland begins money struggle By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff College Station City Manager Ron Rag- land has made a commitment to run the city by doing more with less. He had little choice - he has less funds available than in past years, and less chance of getting more. Ragland, 39. took over as the city's chief administrator on July 14 after act- ing as city manager for the past 10 months while City Manager King Cole was sick with f ancer. The council made Ragland city manager after Cole died on July 1. Already Ragland feels the strain of not having enough money to do everything he wants to do for the city. He has a list of requests for replace- ment vehicles and new equipment total- ing $1.5 million. In reality, Ragland said, only about a third of the requests will be gran e n y With the 1988 -89 budget, Ragland also is faced with the challenge of gradually converting the city's general fund from utility -fed financing to a more realistic and reliable property tax funding. The city council has indicated that it would rather have higher city taxes than arttficially high utility charges. "What we're striving for ... will make rate adjustments in every fund." he said. "At the same time, we will offset it with a higher property tax." One reason for the change, he said, is that property taxes are looked at by city managers as being dependable and pre- dictable. Since customers' utility bills largely depend on how hot and dry the weather is, cities that rely on transferring utility funds to the city budget may find them- selves with an undependable source of Income. "If you have a bad year weatherwise, your revenue goes clown," he said. '"I'he general fund is going to have to stand on its own." Many cities prefer to transfer a percen- tage of their- utility revenues to the gen- eral fund in order to capture a broader Please see Ragland, 3A ct l-'eative funding for Cul.lege Sat1* 0 Ragland From 1 A base of taxpayers who use city services. More resi- dents pay electricity bills than pay property taxes. "The city in the last several years became very de- pendent upon those transfers," he said. In all likelihood, Ragland said, city taxes will go up next year from the present 38 cents per $100 of property evaluation. At the same time, the price for some utilities will go down. So the amount a College Station resident spends each year for combined taxes and utility fees will remain about the same, Ragland said. As the first step to wean the city's budget from uti- lity revenues, the council has asked for cost -of- service studies for electricity. sanitation and sewer services. The sanitation cost of service report revealed that the city needed to charge 18.8 percent more for gar- bage pickup in order to reflect what it truly spends to provide the service to its customers. Another area of the budget Ragland is concerned with is being able to replace needed city supplies. 'What we're really going to concentrate on is more with less," Ragland said. Decision packages, the city's term for requests for new positions and equipment, have already piled into his office. He hopes that in future years, some of the requests can categorized and ranked by forming policy statements that set guidelines for city spend- ing. "A vehicle that is worn out ... it needs to be re- placed," he said. 'We've got to address that issue in the budget." He used an old police car as an example. "You can't postpone it," he said. "At some point that car won't run anymore and the officer is walk- ing.' One way to keep that from happening, he said, is to establish a direct policy on how the city will take care of its capital items. "It doesn't take much to look around and see we have cars that are eight years old." he said. "I think the city needs to be in property manage- ment," he said. "We're taking a pro - active, rather than a reactive policy posture." The city is facing the same wear and tear on its buildings. Ragland said in 1980, the city owned 80,000 square feet of property. Now that amount is up to almost 200,000 square feet. "Most of those buildings were relatively new," he said. "Now the air conditioners are wearing down." To Ragland, the city must be run like a good busi- ness. While it protects its investments, it also must make sure its citizens are treated like good cus- tomers. One way to ensure that citizens are getting the most for their money is for Ragland to know that the people running the city are qualified for their jobs and are good managers. Ragland has proposed that the cities of College Station and Bryan jointly hire a management con- sultant to train a core group from both cities' man- agement staff. After they finish the training, Ragland said the managers would be licensed to conduct the same training sessions for their subordinates. Soon, he said, most city employees could receive the same training. Ragland has suggested that the cities use Richard Ross, a management consultant who has run man- agement seminars with the Texas Municipal League, the Texas City Management Association and the Texas Foundation for the Improvement of Local Government. The training will cost about $48,000 for both ci- ties. The city already has saved money by doing things as simple as planning cost - efficient landscaping. The new police station was purposely landscaped with plants that don't need a lot of water, he said. Islands at the city's Utility Service Center were filled with gravel and rocks instead of grass, thus cutting down on mowing. 0 Edward INTEREST RATE UPDATE FROM EDWARD D. JONES & CO. Dave Skinner D. „ Jones oINSURED TAX FREE 7 TO MATURITY 1001 University Dr E. „ ,..;,� » & C ., 268 -8000 Retirement � community developing Ten acres in C.S. marked for venture By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff A combination nursing home and re- tirement community is planned for a 10 -acre site in College Station, the vice president of a corporation that owns two nursing homes in East Texas said Tues- day. Nathan Hines, 30, is negotiating with developer W.D. "Bill" Fitch to purchase 9.83 acres for a 120 -bed private nursing home and 30 to 40 retirement apart- ments. He also has an option to buy an adjacent 5.5 -acre tract in anticipation of future development. Hines said his family -owned company, Clint L. HInes Inc., hopes to close on the land purchase by the end of this week or early next week. Plans call for The Home Place, as the 4 2,000 - square -foot nursing home will be called, to get under way in September and be completed within six months. Hines said he hopes to begin construction of the retirement apart- ments within a month or two after the beginning of the nursing home. Total estimated construction cost of the two facilities is $3 million, Hines said. The proposed site fronts the north side of Rock Prairie Road and the west side of Rio Grande Street. It Is across the street from the Southwood Valley Athletic Complex and within a quarter mile of Humana Hospital. Hines said the proximity to Humana Hospital contributed to the site selection. Clint L. Hines Init has been in the nursing home business for 23 years, Hines said. He said his father, a Southern Baptist minister, founded the corpora- tion because he believes God chose him to enter the nursing home business. The family owns the 82 -bed Shady Acres in the East Texas town of Newton, and the 120 -bed Hines Health Care Center in the nearby community of Jas- per. Hines, a 1980 graduate of Texas A &M University with a bachelor's degree in Journalism, said he believes Bryan - College Station is a good market for what he considers to be a superior product at a lower cost. Retire From 1 A e Bryan- College Station has several nursing homes and two retirement communities — Crest- view Methodist Retirement Com- munity and Walden on Memorial Retirement Center. College Station Councilman Dick Birdwell recently began promoting the area as a retire- ment community. Of the 120 beds, 40 will be in private rooms. Designs call for the nursing home to include four whirlpool therapy pools, a colonial facade, fireplaces in the entrance, a 1,800- square -foot activity room, and a grandchildren's playroom, Hines said. He estimated the facility will have an annual payroll of between $600,000 and $700,000 and em- ploy full-time about 60 people. The retirement apartments will be one -story buildings with private outside entrances and rear exits adjoining a common hallway lead- ing to dining and activity facilities. Apartments will be in the 600 - to 9 00- square -foot range and rent for between $700 and $1,000 a month, Hines said. He estimated the cost of living in the nursing home at between $36 and $38 per day for a semi- private room and $45 to $50 per day for a private room. But before the development can get under way, the land must b rezoned. The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the request Thurs- day. After a public hearing, the commission will make a recom- mendation to the city council, which will discuss the rezoning on Aug. 11. Please see Retire, 4A Eagle graphic by Robert C. Borden C.S. to c ider up keep of facilit , equipment • The College . Station City Council wil meet at 3 p.m. today to discuss setting up a maint a plan in order for the city to obmost benefit from its facili- ties and, thpment. f Ib A Pare plan would be to require city vehicles to have preventive, maintenance regularly. The council also will discuss proposed changes in the wording of the city's per- sonnel handbook. The changes clarify city policy,and describe updated benefits. The council will vote on the changes at Thursday's 7 p.m. council meeting. The council also will consider a resolu- tion that authorizes the city to obtain property along Texas 30 for a utility easement The meetings will be held in the council chamber at City Hall. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following prop- erty: A 26.41 acre tract of land lo- cated along the west side of Rio Grande Boulevard and the north side of Rock Prairie Road, from A -0 Agricultural - Open to R -1 Single Family (10.54 acres) and R -4 Apartment /Low Density (15.87 acres). Applicant is W.D. Fitch. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. rneeling of the Council on Thursday, August 11, 1988. For additional information, please call me at (409) 764 -3570. James M. Callaway Director of Planning 07 -27-88 Wednesday, July 27, 1988 108 Legal Notices Notice is hereby given In accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code that L & R Bar- B-Que, Inc. has filed application for a Mixed Beverage Permit, said business to be conducted under the tradL- name of Cow Hop Junction. Location of said business to be 1521 S. Texas Ave., Col- lege Station, Brazos County, Texas. The officers of this in- corporated business are: Wesley Gideon, President Witness my hand this the 25th day of July, 1988. Frank Boriskle, County Clerl Brazos County, Texa: By: Kellye LuckenbK non, itv rlark THE EAGLE f F-3 G fi �3 SL x� t� N 00 1 CS City Council would like to put the station back in College Station Sy,Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff College Station already has the col- lege. Now it wants the station. City Council members on Wednesday agreed that they should try to get Amtrak trains to stop in their city if the rail com- pany decides to provide rail service be- tween Houston and Dallas. Council members have visions of build- ing a replica of the original 1883 depot that once served as the center of trans- portation for Aggies. Councilman Fred Brown said they could turn the new depot into a small museum with pictures depicting the ci- ty's history. 'We could really make it into an attrac- tive railroad depot." Brown said after the meeting. He also said he thought the city had some parkland dedication funds available that would allow the city to build a park near the depot building. Amtrak has not made a commitment to provide service between Houston and Dallas, but railroad officials have said they would like to provide a stop in Bryan- College Station. Amtrak officials have said they would build a basic plat- form without shelter. Amtrak is currently trying to negotiate an agreement with Southern Pacific Rail- road to use its lines. Southern Pacific wants Amtrak to pay for improvements to the line between Houston and Dallas. College Station Mayor Larry Ringer said the city's negotiations with Amtrak will be handled through the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Cornmerce's transportation committee. City Manager Ron Ragland said the city may be able to get contributions from businesses that want to help build the depot. He also said Wilbur Smith and As- sociates Inc., the consulting firm that is doing a study for Texas A&M University to determine the impact of moving the railroad tracks west of Easterwood Air- port and east of the Riverside campus, has been asked by the city to include the impact and cost of moving the proposed depot when the tracks are moved. In other action, the council heard a property maintenance plan that is aimed at extending the life of city property. Charlie Shear, the city's energy man- ager, suggested the city maintain and re- pair all of the city's heating and cooling systems, and work out a maintenance schedule for City Hall, the police station and the Public Service Center. He also suggested the city gather all of Its records on equipment and warranties. Other suggestions include establish- ing energy savings by putting timers on hot water heaters, having staff members do repairs rather than hiring outside con- tractors, and hiring a janitorial service to take care of all city buildings. The last proposal would lead to the elimination of three janitorial jobs. Shear said in the report that city would try to find other jobs for the employees. The changes are expected to cost about $228.505. Council eliminates handbook for employees for 45 seconds • By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff For 45 seconds Thursday, city of Col- lege Station employees did not have an employee handbook. The College Station City Council at 7:31 p.m. repealed an ordinance that au- thorized the personnel policies and procedures handbook. Forty-five seconds later, council mem- bers passed a resolution that made minor changes to the wording of the handbook. A missions statement will be added later. Mayor Larry Ringer said by having a resolution rather than an ordinance au- thorize the handbook, future changes will be easier to make. "It's a more rigid procedure to make the changes (with an ordinance)," Ringer said. When the council modifies an or- dinance, it must first repeal the ordin- ance, then pass it again with the changes. The city also has to publish a legal notice in the newspaper that an- nounces the change in the ordinance. In the future, if the council wants to change part of the handbook, it can sim- ply name the changes and pass them by resolution. In other action, the council approved an ordinance that will allow the city to participate with developers in the cost of the construction of oversized bridges, roads and water and sewer lines. The ordinance says the city will pay up to 30 percent of the cost of construction. Friday, July 29, 1988 City Engineer David Pullen said the or- dinance will allow for future growth in areas that private developers are develop- ing. When a new subdivision is put in, the city wants to be sure that if the area grows rapidly, it will be able to supply city services to the residents in the futi ire. With the new ordinance in place, the city could ask a developer to put in sewer lines bigger than are needed at the time in anticipation of the bigger lines needed in the future. The council also authorized City Attor- ney Cathy Locke to buy property on Har- vey Road on behalf of the city so that the property can be used for a utility ease- ment. The city Is planning to build a trans- mission line from the Gulf States Utilities Switching Station located behind Alders - gate United Methodist Church on the East Bypass to the city's substation lo- cated by Post Oak Mall. The new line will allow a second sub- station to take over for a first without uti- lity service ceasing if an outage occurs. After the closed session, the council voted to approve City Manager Ron Rag- land' , contract. He was appointed at the ieeting on July 14. ,gland receives $82,000 a year. Other ns of the three -year contract allow Ragland travel expenses to professional meetings. If the contract is broken by the city, Ragland will receive six months sal- ary. THE EAGLE (iames will aid charity Price of admission a donation of food By Karl Pallmeyer of the Eagle staff Admission to the Pepsi Games of Texas will be a can. Not a soft drink can, but a can of food to help feed the hungry people of Brazos County. At the opening ceremonies of the Games of Texas in College Station a week from today. Pepsi and local game coor- dinators are allowing members of the The ceremony for the games will be- gin when the torch leaves San An- tonio early on the morning of Aug. 5. Brazos Food Bank to ask for food or cash donations from spectators. Admission to the ceremony is free, but any donations, which will go to the food bank, will be ap- preciated. Tim Jones, president of the Brazos Food Bank, said volunteers from the food bank will be stationed at each entrance asking for a can of food or a $1 donation. They will also be passing out information about the food bank and how citizens can help the needy people of Brazos County. "I'm really delighted that Pepsi is giving us the pickings at the gate," Jones said. "I feel like we've hit a home run." Steve Beachy, director of parks and re- creation for the city of College Station, said organizers have decided to take do- nations at the gates for the Brazos Food Bank because of the success of a similar system used when the Pepsi Games were held in Fort Worth last year. He said he hopes to see about 4,000 to 5,000 cans of food donated at tonight's event. "It's a great way of giving something back to the community," Beachy said. The ceremony for the games will begin when the torch leaves San Antonio early on the morning of Friday, Aug. 5. At 2 p.m. runners will leave the Bryan Re- gional Athletic Complex on North Texas Avenue and head for Pat Olsen Field on the Texas A&M campus. En route. Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate will pass the torch to College Station Mayor Larry Ringer. The celebration will begin with a per- formance of the Ballet- Folklorico Dan- cers from San Antonio at 8 p.m., followed by a fireworks display and laser light show. ..fennifer Reeves, 22, a College Station crew leader, paints the two Pepsi Games tor- ches that are upside down in this picture but will be flipped over and anchored to resemble the traditional Olympic torch. Eagle photo by Dave McDermand Burglary From 1 A bars and apartment complexes are stal- ked by thieves waiting for careless car owners. Many women leave their purses In their cars when going into a club, he said. He suggested leaving purses at home and taking only drivers licenses and money into the clubs. "A lot of them put their purses under the seat to hide them," Patterson said. "Don't do it. If someone is looking rlosely enough, he can spot that purse. At least lock it in the trunk." Because the passenger compartment of a car is mostly glass, no vehicle can really be secured. The best protection is to take anything of value out of the car. Stereos and radar detectors are curren- tly items in high demand by thieves. Pat - terson said. He recommended engraving drivers license numbers on stereos prior to installation and writing down descrip- tions and serial numbers, although lie said it's best to not leave the temptations in the car. "When you spend several hundred dol- lars on a car stereo, then you have some- thing worth stealing in your car," Patter- son said. "If it's in the dash it will slow them down, but if it's valuable, they'll risk few extra seconds." Cuthbertson recommended two other precautions car owners can make when they plan to leave their cars unattended: ■ While a vehicle alarm won't stop someone from breaking In, it may mini- mize the chance that they will take some- thing. ■ Don't park between two large vehi- cles, such as vans. They block the view to your car and make a burglar's job easier by giving him more time to get in and out. 100 80 60 40 20 0 tV G) ca G. cc —� LL 2 a 2 .. B ryan, • C Stati •• Bryan, ... Coll Stati •„ 00 tV G) ca G. cc —� LL 2 a 2 0 C.S. to discuss utility fee changes The College Station City Council, at a special meeting Thursday, will discuss lowering residents' electricity fees by about $800,000, while raising the amount customers pay for water and sewer service another $800,000. The proposed switch in utility fees was recommended to the council last year as part of a five -year rate plan to have utility rates reflect the actual costs of service. "Electricity was too high and water and sewer were too low," explained Bill Harr- ison, the city's finance director. The council has several options to work the fees into the 1988 -89 fiscal year bud- get. It can either accept the $800,000 switch of funds as recommended by the study, or raise the water and sewer rates and significantly lower the electricity rates to make up for a possible three -cent per $100 of property evaluation tax in- crease. Also Thursday, the council will discuss establishing written policies that outline the way the city conducts business. One of the policies the council will talk about is establishing a statement that says how the it will spend hotel /motel tax funds. The city estimates it will collect about $625,000 during the next fiscal year to help finance the College Station Com- munity Center, the Bryan - College Station Chamber of Commerce, the city's parks program, the Brazos Valley Arts Council, the Brazos Valley Museum, the College Station Noon Lions Club's fire- works display, the Aggie Swimmers and Easterwood Airport. The organizations have requested $662,890 total. The council recently adopted a policy that requires city staff to hear requests from the Community Center and the chamber's visitors bureau. The Bryan- College Station Joint Relief Funding Review Committee will hear requests from the other organizations. The council needs to decide how much will be available for the Community Center and the chamber and how much will be available for the other organiza- tions. The council also will discuss how much of a balance and reserve it wants to leave in each of its funds. The city in the past has tried to keep a fund balance in the general fund of 15 percent and a reserve fund of 10 percent. The fund balance and reserves for the debt service fund are recommended not to fall under 20 percent of the fund. The council also will talk about re- visions to the city's Plan 2000. The city conducted a public hearing in June to get feedback on the document that outlines long -term goals for the city. The Planning and Zoning Commission made recommendations to update the plan. Some council members have made their own recommendations on what city goals should be. The council will meet at 4 p.m. in thf council chamber at City Hall. Wednesday, August 3, 1988 THE EAGLE • Vehicle burglaries up locally By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff Vehicle burglaries in Bryan and Col- lege Station increased by more than 12 percent during the first six months of 1988, compared with the same period in 1987. College Station residents fell victim to vehicle burglars 353 times between Jan. 1 and June 30, compared with 303 times during the same period in 1987. That re- presents a 16 percent Increase. The increase in Bryan is slightly less, with car burglaries up 7 percent over last year. Bryan police responded to 278 such burglaries through the first six months of this year. That total is up from 259 in 1987. College Station Police Lt. Mike Patter- son said the numbers are higher in that city because Texas A &M students are common victims. "It's seasonal," Patterson said. "Stu- dents are more than 50 percent of the vic- tims when they're here (during the fall and spring semesters). As far as thieves are concerned, they view students as easy targets." Bryan Police Sgt. Dale Cuthbertson said most vehicle burglaries can be pre- vented by not leaving items worth steal- ing in sight in the car. "It's out of sight, out of mind," he said. "Regardless of how long you're going to be away from your car, you should lock it up. Put anything you can into the trunk. Don't leave your billfold or purse in sight." Patterson said many parking lots at Please see Burglary, 2A R annrt • Cri Wednesday, August 3, 1988 THE MEETING C • • Pepsi challenge Volunteers Diane Donica (front), Mary Alice Beachy and Afsaneh Yazdani stuff packets of goodies for the athletes who will be participating in the upcoming Texas Games, which start Thursday. Volunteers helped stuff 10,000 of these packets, which contain coupons from local sponsors, official games programs, information from the Chamber of Commerce and various guides to local busi- nesses, clubs, restaurants and Texas A &m University. Hundreds of hours were donated by local volunteers to get ready for the games. Eagle photo by Dave McDermand N Why is CS considering banning `Temptation'? I hardly support the position taken by the Eagle on the propo- sal before the College Station City Council concerning the showing of "The Last Temptation of Christ." It disturbs me greatly that such a proposal would even be presented to a governmental body. Simply put, this was an at- tempt, regardless of intentions or motives, to use the power of government to regulate what I can see. If a minister, pastor, ra- bbi or priest dissuades someone from an act based on moral or re- ligious grounds, this is a proper function of their position. But, the same end may not be ac- complished by the use of governmental power. Govern- mental power may not be used to promote or restrict religious beliefs. Such is not a proper function of its position. The First Amendment con- tains two religion clauses: the "free exercise" clause and the "establishment" clause. Both of these rights must be passion- ately defended. But, a group's right to freely exercise its reli- gious beliefs does not allow them to use governmental power to support or bolster their beliefs even if they reflected the will of the vast majority. Such would clearly violate the Estab- lishment Clause. 1be same First Amendment also guarantees freedoms of speech and press as well as rights of assembly and petition. , .'hese fundamental rights must 1so be defended and protected. one person's freedom of speech cannot be exercised to prevent another's exercise of religion. obviously, the reverse must also be true. A group's free exercise of religion may not be used to stifle any others First Amendment rights. First Amendment rights are not prioritized; they are all co- equal. A letter to the editor by Mr. Hamon missed the point of your editorial position. The Eagle cor- rectly opposed an attempted - governmental censorship and thereby reminded us and the government that, under the Constitution, the government is forbidden from acting on such issues! The Eagle properly per- formed its constitutionally im- plied duty to oppose attempts to have government overreach its limited powers. For this, the Eagle is to be commended re- gardless of our feelings on the film or the proposal itself. Furthermore, it should be noted that there are very basic differences between expression of ideas in an editorial and the powers of government. If one disagrees with an editorial or this letter, it may be ignored and th in the trash with impur- ity. City ordinances and other laws, on the other hand, may not be so ignored. Government may enforce its will by fines or imprisonment. Neither news- papers, individuals, churches, political parties nor any other institution have such powers. Such power makes the govern- ment inherently different and thus makes restraints on its powers essential. STEPHEN L. BAKER Bryan Why so threatened? I must admit that those funda- mentalist Christians have found another really great cause. 'Ibis time, God's gestapo will save us from the evil of — he Last Temp- tation of Christ." I'm reminded of how when lots of goofballs were worried about things like nu- clear proliferation, child abuse, and acid rain, these more far- sighted religious folks were busy playing rock records backwards hoping to hear nasty messages. That's what I call having your priorities straight. Sarcasm aside, I've always heard that we need Christ's protection, not vice versa. If the faith these people have in Christ is so strong, why do they feel so threatened by a movie? Why aren't they organizing them- selves for something really signi- ficant? I think those who are so wor- ried about this celluloid fantasy should worry more about hu- man reality. MARTY MICHAELSON College Station - Thursday, August 4, 1988 The Eagle 108 Legal Notices seeking bids for the purchase i of gasoline. Bid Form #8 -030 and specifications may be picked up at the Business Of- fice, 2000 Welsh Street, Col- lege Station, Tx., Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Bids will be received in the Business Office until 2:00 p.m. on August 17, 1988 at which time they will be opened and recorded. Col- I lege Station ISD reserves the right to accept, or reject any, and all bids, and/or to waive any and all technicalities, in order to take the action which it deems to be in the best in- terest of the district. 08- 03- 88,08 -04 -88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1766 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON JULY 28, 108 Legal Notices 1988, BY THE CITY COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official re- cords of the city , is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1569, CHAPTER 8, SECTION 1, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION RELATING TO THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCE- DURES HANDBOOK The above named ordinance repealed the Personnel 108 Legal Notices Handbook of the City of COI - Isge Station. Subsequently, the College Station City Council adopted by Resolu- tion a new Personnel Policy Handbook. Ordinance No. 1766 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 08- 04- 88,08 -05 - 8 8 Jlll11rE:ag1e eye-.,.._ Ringer refuses to put `Temptation' on agenda College Station Mayor Larry Ringer said on Thursday that he has no inten- tion of placing an item on a future council meeting agenda for a resolu- tion stating that the city does not en- dorse the controversial new movie "The Last Temptation of Christ." Just a few minutes after making the announcement, Ringer signed a resolution declaring the week of Sept. 17 -23 Constitution Week. The council decided at an earlier meeting that it would not pass an or- dinance banning the movie in College Station because the action would vio- late the First Amendment to the Con- stitution. • 108 Legal Notices BID NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS ACCEPTING BID(S) FOR: JANITORIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICE until 2:00 PM, September 6, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or 'reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. BID #88-26 08 -18 -88,08 2b=88 Thursday, August 4, 1988 The Eagle 4W CS residents face lower utility costs By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff College Station residents may pay less for their total cost of utili- ties in the 1988 -89 fiscal year that they are paying this year, if the College Station City Council con- tinues its commitment to have customers pay for the actual cost of services. The council at a special meeting Thursday directed city staff to continue with a financing plan for the city that calls for putting $1 million from interest earnings and unused bond funds into the elec- tricity fund. If passed by council in the new budget, the action would lower customers' electricity bills by about 6 percent. Electricity con- stitutes about 70 percent of the average customers utility bill. In turn, the rates customers pay for water service will be raised about 10 percent in the prelimin- ary plan. Sewer service will go up about 16 percent. Sanitation ser- vice will go up about 19 percent. In order to partially balance the proposed lower electricity rates, the amount residents pay for property taxes may have to be raised about 8 percent. The whole package represents a 1 percent savings for the average customer. 'flee juggling of funds is a result of council members telling city staff they want customers to pay for the actual rate of service. In the past, other councils had authorized transfers from the electricity fund to be used to sub- sidize other city services. Last year, the council adopted a five -year rate design package that will make all utilities pay for themselves. In other action, the council adopted policies that now put city practices in writing. The council approved a policy that calls for about a 25 percent reserve and fund balance in the city's general, hotel /motel and debt service funds. Another policy says that funds that benefit from a particular ser- vice should be the one that pays for the service. 'Me amount of each year's transfer will be based on the esti- mated expenditures needed from the general fund for city adminis- tration to provide the service to customers. Friday, August 5, 1988 THE EAGLE 0 $4.70, five - channel � cable package soon to be mailable in CS By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff Beginning Tuesday, College Station residents will be able to receive the smaller economy package from Cooke Cablevision Inc. The five- station package already is available to Bryan re- sidents. College Station residents will be able to pay $4.70 a month for five channels rather than paying $17.95 a month for the 27- channel Family Pac. Cooke hasn't done anything to publicize the availability of the low -cost service, and few residents have asked the cable company to switch them to the package, said John Southard, Cooke's southern regional general manager in Knoxville, Tenn. The package consists of KTVT, an independent Dallas station; KBTX. the local CBS affiliate; KAMU, the local PBS station; KXXV, the Waco ABC affiliate; and KCEN, the NBC afflliate in Waco. Southard said Cooke has signed up fewer than 10 new customers for the service. Even in Bryan, where the ser- Please see Cable, 3A Cable From 1 A vice already is available, the econ- omy package is not in big de- mand, he said. 'There aren't that many cus- tomers using that service," Southard said. "I don't think there's going to be a big demand judging by the buying patterns of our customers in Bryan." Southard said his office has not planned any type of promotion for the new service in College Station. "It's a service that is available, but we're not going to have any special promotions," he said Fri- day. Southard said inserts in bills normally are for promotion of premium channels. 'We generally promote the addi- tional service we offer," he said. "Once in a while, we have an in- stallment offer." The College Station City Coun- cil on June 9 authorized the nevi service as a part of the city's fran- chise agreement with Cooke. Avai- lability of the service comes 60 days after the council's action. n tij. >� 0 �Q C r_ t=] Ul rt rn _ ' CS h op es t o pu By Larry Bowen want the visitors to come back after the of the Eagle staff games are over. Thousands of athletes and spectators 'The biggest immediate impact is the are expected to pour millions of dollars economic impact on the community," into the Bryan- College Station economy said College Station Parks and Recrea- over the next two weekends, but local or- tion Department Director Steve Beachy, a ganizers of the 1988 Pepsi Games of member of the local steering committee Texas say what the visitors take home for the games. "But I feel the most impor- with them could be just as important as tantit give Bryan-College tation and the money they spend. g Local officials hope to use the games to Texas A &11 aver.the state will gee. a showcase Bryan- College ,.$tati4n. „.4tey..� � est different side of the community. They 'This is an opportunity for the two may have been here for a football game or communities to show off what they have something else, but now they will see to offer,” said College Station mayor Larry what our parks and our people are like. Ringer. "Hopefully, our visitors will think 'The optimum is that some will say this of Bryan- College Station as a place to is a great place to be, and want to move come back to for tournaments or vaca- their businesses here. Or at least they'll tions in the future." want to come back and visit." While the long range effects will be har- For this weekend and next, the B -CS der to determine, the immediate impact area will be the focus of amateur sports in of the games should boost the local econ- the state. Local officials want to take ad- Please see B -Gs,b vantage.of.their_tirug In the spotlt h14 o da 53 0, M �$ o 'c c 5: �aa 0. C7 �va p o n a— oa � o o n n o or v, X o -, as o =0 o 0n 0 tz n% -v �" 0 w E3 � 0 -0 't1 ° b n o 0 00 o w pq" n 0 ,� 0 � . ��0 �_�a�oc� �'� v, �a, o ... �go 0, pt< � a Qfopro. Cn ",& y n(� �v� �� 55!M�A��"c�o of CM0 j va rt o oa 0 jj ce a •,, w In 5 n o d 0 r. y rt w 0 a. ' a. ° ]' GJ p A� l9 Q1 �, . (A (o '3' O C O O n rt O r' C �, 0 f<D (p y � ry b V' < ��y "� C Vi O rt ° ..yy Ul ° !D L3.� O x �. 'J G1 a' 5 rt Vi r + O '� P1 rt ' p1 (D O Vi ��. O4 f l `� O fp (D fD n w w rt '< OR ° (9 m G rt `G n 5 o N D m n �� �' ' �� " sv ce`"'°'n to � � n ° N rt Vl "S f9 �7 0 O4 r+ rp a =M L1. �,d O f� Iv O ': fD rt N 0 < 0 Cr � O rt n. `5 .� °" p m '� �i O !D O `^ rt a $ n 0 o Y p p .. (D g !n o rt (D =• ._ `� (9 �' ' << o ry(p m x i~n oa 5 rt Ir , ti - o a o (D A� ¢1 F OR rt .'7 �' ; f Q D • " '^� r' .`3 a. • P fD ,^� 0 � '" It r „�". .T rt y a. (D OR "� 't1 �' A N `� (o p`� �n `f o C o 6 ° (D C �n y to p' n k rt A� �« (� m `� pp c� I `e 0 n 5 -•� O (D p� as 0, 0 w (b y co y ,F �' n (�D w .7 C ` in a. lD n (D m (D N lD r* .' rt m Q $ o c r? �, rt i w s °' �m -° Cl) ��" p '� `� �' �o (��� 5 ., �x�� o cn fD ",rtm o � O(� ° i?' o w �' o 0. G w n rt — (D H ' „, (n p `� (D (D ( D 0 m rt (D n ° (n (o < O n p O O om d 3 EL � �' �' p A� rt o r . o w o �, (� � p � cD (D Cb c`D (D a. 6 J o 0 n G A� 5 rt n n d v, m cn cD t7 b m cn ' '. y (D tt 0 " (D ° �' cD P m C rt (D :Y C R. ti g G ai (D o 9 s w p' . '* 9 m _7 co (D o rt 0 (D n W � (D � � � O 0U) 9L' :;0 � cbE. ^P_c < o�r n q n C, o� �; ��ab g ° prtG ° �a . g o (� O , w O (D N va h (D (P r+ (D in R GL (o rt 0 5 (D Fii i 0 ( d m ., w N d d 0 `� (o G rt o !6 �" 0. m i =Va HHZ 8861 1 9 gsnbnV 'AppingPS n 0 < $ f�D (ED (<D va 0O F f o ' m w ' y - 0 1+01 ° N n (D rt a a M oa 0 C ( 0' 'd 5� a. 'EL n N (D n rt m W (9 9 o4 p n o , 0 — eo �. CS, plan roadwork effort By Robert McGlohon of the Eagle staff 'me Brazos County Commissioners Court and the College Station City Coun- cil met on Monday to discuss greater co- operation between the two governmental bodies in road construction and main- tenance. Mayor Larry Ringer, who chaired the meeting, said his council had two con- cerns to discuss with the commissioners: the paving of roads in the newly created city of Wixon Valley; and standards for road construction in the city's extraterri- torial jurisdiction. Ringer said he had received complaints about the county's decision to maintain roads within Wixon Valley. He said the complaints have taken the form of, "Gee, if they'll do it for one city, why won't they do it for ours ?" Ringer said College Station residents are concerned that Wixon Valley is enjoy- ing the benefits of city status without paying for them, that College Station re- sidents are "paying county taxes to do street construction in another city." Wixon Valley residents voted to become a city last year in order to fend off a move by the city of Bryan to locate a landfill nearby. It does not collect city taxes and has an almost nonexistent city budget. After Wixon Valley became a city, the county at first said it would no longer maintain Dilly Shaw Tap Road and other roads within the new city. Earlier this year, it decided to reverse position, agree- ing to pave the roads under an intercon- necting -link road plan. At the same time, however, the county agreed to maintain city roads in both Bryan and College Station under the same plan, Pct. 1 Commissioner Bill Cooley said. In discussing road construction within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, Ringer said he was worried that the city would some day annex roads not up to city standards. County Judge Dick Holmgreen, in re- ply, said all new county roads do meet city specifications. He said roads not do- ing so are 15 to 20 years old. After the joint meeting, officials from both the city and the county applauded the "exchange of ideas" and said they would meet together again. n H� trJ � n s2 t7l(t N CS council considers proposal to ban `The Last Temptation' By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff College Station City Councilman Fred Brown on'IbursdaY asked that the coun- cil consider passing a resolution in oppo- sition to 11he Last Temptation of Christ," Martin Scorsese's new movie dealing with the humanity of Christ. • still have to protect our city," Brown said. "I'm in favor of a resolution." Mayor Larry Ringer also asked City At- torney Cathy Locke to call city attorneys in Birmingham, Ala., ands oer Haven, Fla., to see if they pa prohibiting screening of the movie, as one person told council members 7b at Brown said he expe cts Wednesday's special council meeting. Brown said he asked for a resolution because he thought the city should take a stand on the movie. we can do is "I think the strongest thing a resolution," he said. "I just think that is important to the moral fiber (of the city)." About 10 people showed up a Col- l Station Council meeting to express their views after a small group on Monday asked the Bryan City Council for an or- dinance banning the movie in Bryan. The Bryan council refused the request. Locke said the College Station council has no authority to ban the film. "1 think that th First A en w t would prohibit'us from passin y she said. Rodney Rinehart, who addressed the Bryan council, said he fan C ure Station would be shown in BrY g CS council rezones farmland The College Station City Council at its Thursday meeting acres of land on Rock Prairie Road from agricultural to single - family and low- density apartments. The tract will be built Into re ment home and nursing facility this fall. The council also authorized city staff to put up four -way stop signs at two Church Street intersectio of lege Main Street and Nag le Street City Engineer David Pullen said traffic stu- dies indicate that the signs are needed. The council also approved a.. license to keep poultry at a College Station re- sidence. Scott Francis Cronauer wants to keep three hens in the back- yard of his home at 1208 Westover St. After the ordinance passed, Coun- cilman Fred Brown said he wished the city would pass an ordinance against gerbils. "I have gerbils at my house. I wish we had an ordinance against that," he said. He said his children have four of them — two males and two females. on Sept. 23, the movie's original release date, unless the cities prohibited it. He said he tried for a ban in Bryan. , They turned us down. They mentioned something about a First Amendment Rinehart said. '•I think we are bound by the right or duty we have to our God... not to blas- pheme our Savior," he said. "Not only will our city be judged, but our nation will be judged by this movie." Eight other residents. including Rine- hart's wife, Cara, addressed th Rineh n cil and said they supported statement. Only two said they thought it was wrong for the council to limit what movies they could see. "1 think I am old enough to make my decisions." said Martina Seyf read a little bit about the book and I don t think it is fair." "As much as I love God, ... we are capa- ble of making our own decisions." she said. Ian Dick expressed a similar view. ask - "I do not agree with what they a ing," he said. He added that he did not agree with the mo vie's ould de n ot think the city g overnment cide who could watch it. CS may get tax rollback election • By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff The city of College Station could be subject to a tax rollback election based on its plan to take a decrease in its debt ser- vice needs and apply it to its general fund expenditures. A rollback election would force the city to reduce its tax rate to the level of the previous year. City officials plan this year to shift $.05 from the debt service fund to the general account, a move that could open the city up to a rollback election because the rise in the general fund will exceed the 8 per- cent needed for such a vote. The preliminary city budget s calls for a tax rate of $.41 per $100 assessed valua- tion. The effective tax rate is the amount needed to fund the maintenance and operation budget at the same level as the previous year. Since the assessed value of the city declined slightly for the next fis- cal year, a larger assessment per $100 will be needed to generate the same amount as last year. Saturday, August 13, 1988 The B /CS Eagle Under state law, an increase in the effective tax rate of more than 8 percent over the previous year allows voters to call for a rollback election. Such an elec- tion happened earlier this year in the Burleson County Hospital District, which was forced to cut its taxes back to the previous level. College Station could be subject to the rollback since its proposed rate exceeds $.3421 cents per $100, the total of the debt service fund and the maintenance and operations effective rate. The city's deputy director of finance, Glenn Schroeder, said Friday that the city's debt service needs are not included in fi- guring the effective tax rate. In the city's case, the council could in- crease the amount in the operating fund from $.0905 cents per $100 of evaluation to $.0977 cents without the possibility of a rollback election. The city's debt service needs for the coming fiscal year are esti- mated to be $.244 per $100 assessed va- luation. What city staff has proposed in the pre- liminary budget exceeds that amount by nearly eight cents. canvna e And while you're at it, Council, consider this College Station City Council has not ruled out the possibility that it will adopt a resolution in opposition to the controversial movie "'Me Last Temptation of Christ." Fine. The movie is considered by many Christians, though not all of them, to be blasphemous and anti -Ch- ristian and offensive. Assuming that it is what it's al- leged to be, in the Council's judgment, then the Council should take a stand against it. But the Council shouldn't stop with this one movie. It should make sure the book on which the movie is based is not available in local libraries. If it is available, the Council will have to remove the book, or take a stand against it. Then the Council will have to make sure the book is not available in local bookstores. But the Council shouldn't stop there, either. It should check the local video stores to see if the popular movie "Oh, Godl" is available. This is the movie that depicts God as a cigar- smoking human. Many Christians con- sider the movie a humorous and positive statement about Christianity. But many Christians consider it blasphemous and offensive and the Council should consider a stand against it. The Council might also make sure that Hitler's auto- biography is not available in local libraries and book- stores. Many people in this nation are disturbed by the book's widespread circulation, fearful as they are that it promotes Hitler's ideas. The Council ought to make sure, if it can, that the despicable Nazi god's ideas are not spread, or studied, in Brazos County. The Council should not stop there, however. Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," con- sidered a masterpiece by many, is considered a racist piece of trash by many others. It is banned in communi- ties all over the United States because so many people find it offensive. The book is widely distributed locally and the Council should consider a stand against it. The Council should also consider a stand against the romance novels that are sold in local supermarkets. Many of these novels are considered tasteless and obs- cene by many people, not to mention degrading o women, and many local people no doubt are offended by them. On and on it goes. If the Council is going to protect local citizens from books and movies, the Council will have a lot of work to do. But what's a City Council for? Tuesday, August 16, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (p.3) hook for Feps Games *ftw By Robert Cessna of the Eagle staff The Pepsi Games of Texas found Bryan - College Station to their liking. And while B -CS probably won't become the permanent home of the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) games, it's a safe bet they'll soon return. State champions in 23 amateur sports have been decided in B -CS with 17 of the events taking place over the last two weekends. The popular games were sanc- tioned by TAAF, a non - profit organization representing over 200 municipal park and recreation departments throughout the state. Cliff Warrick, executive director of the TAAF, said the experience in B -CS has been spectacular. This was the third year for the '"Texas Games." The 1986 Games were held in San Antonio and the 1987 Games were hosted by Fort Worth. Each year, the games have attracted more ath- letes and sports. This year, Pepsi was signed as a three -year corporate sponsor of the Games, making necessary the change to the Pepsi Games. 'his was by far the most successful of 14r games that we 've had, "Warrick said. "Each community makes the Games. What made this one unique is that it was composed of three communities working Texas Amateur Athletic Federation together —Bryan, College Station and Texas A &M." Warrick said the Games received more attention and following in a smaller community. "If someone didn't know about the Games in Bryan - College Station and A &M, they were probably comatose," he said. And then there were the facilities the athletes competed in and on. '"They were the best that we've ever had and we prob- ably won't have anything like them until we come back," Warrick said. "The facili- ties there are just unmatched." Rumors the past two weekends centered on when the Pepsi Games would Tuesday, August 16, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (p.l) to returi n � return to B -CS. Would it be a permanent; since this is such a good location? Having B -CS as a permanent host is at least three years away and even then, probably won't happen. The 1989 games will 'be in the Greater Houston area of La Porte, Deer Park, Pa- sadena, Baytown, Beaumont, Texas City and Rosenberg. The 1990 games will be hosted by Carrollton /Farmer's Branch, which is just outside Dallas. Warrick said the idea of a central loca- tion has been discussed but the better plan is to divide the state in four or five areas and put it on a rotating basis. Fort Worth, San Antonio and B -CS would almost certainly be in a such a lineup. The options will be discussed this fall at the TAAF board meetings. 'There's some benefit to having it in one place," Warrick said, "but you lose some things." The host city has to rely on thousands of hours of volunteer work. Trying to sus- tain that kind of help on a permanent basis would become difficult, if not im- possible. Then there's the thrill of com- peting at home or close to home. Warrick said it also wouldn't be fair to ask someone from McAllen, Lubbock or Mid- land to drive annually to a central loca- tion knowing it would never come to that part of the state. That could lead to a de- cline in participation from certain areas. Letters to the editor Thanks from Pepsi Games U 0 The Pepsi Games of Texas just completed its most successful competition in the history of the Games. This is true in all as- pects of the. Games; participa- tion, facilities, spectators and officials. This overwhelming success can be traced directly to the in- volvement of the citizens of Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M University. True community support, as demon- strated by your citizens, is very hard to find in our society today. Led by the two city councils in- volved, sponsors were regularly recognized in council chambers as the Pepsi Games of Texas Or- ganizing Committee presented plaques as each business agreed to sponsor. These plaques were proudly displayed in the spon- sors' businesses, which pro- vided additional community awareness of the Games. The Bryan and College Station Parks and Recreation Depart- ments did an outstanding job of organizing and preparing for the Pepsi Games and words cannot adequately express the attitude of Texas A&M University. Every request for facilities, manpower and equipment was met with en- thusiastic agreement and was usually followed with the ques- tion, 'what else can we do ?" Their cooperation extended from not only providing some of the finest playing facilities in the na- tion, but included the sound equipment, stage and stage hands used in the Opening Ceremonies. The citizens of your commun- ity volunteered to serve in nu- merous capacities to make the Games a success. They served as officials at events, as general workers to stuff packets, as ticket takers and ushers, as per- formers in the Opening Cere- monies and as participants and spectators in the competition events. The news coverage of the Games was outstanding. The television and printed coverage exceed our wildest expectations. The Eagle's Bonus Sections of the Pepsi ,Games established a standard that will probably never be equaled at future Pepsi Games sites. Every participant was able to see his or her name in print and to have complete re- True community support, as demonstrated by your citi. zens, is very hard to find in our society today. suits of their particular sport. For many of these grass names will appear in the paper. Nu- merous participants commented- that the newspaper articles were better than any they have seen concerning amateur athletic events. The Texas Amateur Athletic Federation and the Pepsi Games of Texas owe the Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M Uni- versity communities much more than we will ever be able to pay. Our sincere hope is that your communities received an econ- omic benefit from the visitors you so graciously hosted during the Pepsi Games. We can assure you, the Pepsi Games of Texas would welcome an opportunity to return to your community in the future. Hopefully, this is a mutual feeling on your part. CLIFF WARRICK Executive Director Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Tuesday, August 16, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (p•2) �W NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will hold a public hear- 1 08 Legal Notices ing to consider a request for a variance in the name of: Station will hold a public hea Jim Baker ing to consider a request for 1119 Ashburn Avenue variance in the name of: College Station, TX 77840 McDonald's Restaurant The case will be heard by the 801 University Board at the regular meeting College Station, TX 77840 in the Council Room, College The case will be heard by the Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Board at the regular meeting Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on in the Council Room, College Tuesday, September 6, Station City Hall, 1101 Texas 1988. Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on The nature of the case is as Tuesday, September 6, follows: The applicant is re- 1988. questing a variance to rear The nature of the case is as setback and save height re- follows: The applica:t is re- quirements for a proposed questing a sign variance to al- storage building at 1117 low the addition to an existing Ashburn (Lot 39 College Hills non- conforming sign at the Woodlands subdivision). McDonald's Restaurant at Additional information is avai- 801 Univeristy Drive. Owner lable at the office of the Zon- of property is Phil D. ing Official of the City of Col- Springer. lege Station, (409) 764 -3570. Additional information is avai- Jane R. Kee lable at the office of the Zon - Zoning Official ing Official of the City of Col - 08 -17-88 lege Station, (409) 764 -3570. NOTICE OF Jane R. Kee PUBLIC HEARING:. Zoning Official The Zoning Board of Adjust- 08 -17 -88 ment for the City of College NOTICE OF Station will hold a public hear- PUBLIC HEARING: ing to consider a request for a The Zoning Board of Adjust - variance in the name of: ment for the City of College McDonald's Restaurant Station will hold a public hear - 801 University ing to consider a request for a College Station, TX 77840 variance in the name of: The case will be heard by the Federal National Board at the regular meeting Mortgage Association in the Council Room, College P.O. Box 6500043 Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Dallas, TX 75265 -0043 Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on The case will be heard by the Tuesday, September 6, Board at the regular meeting 1988 in the Council Room, College The nature of the case is as Station City Hall, 1101 Texas follows: The applicant is re- Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on questing a sign variance to al- Tuesday, September 6, low the addition to an existing 1988. non - conforming sign at the The nature of the case is as McDonald's Restaurant at follows: The applicant is re- 2420 Texas Avenue. Owner questing a variance to side of property is Phil D. setback requirements at the Springer. existing 4 -plex at 1008 Additional information is avai- Autumn Circle (Lot 5 Block J lable at the office of the Zon- University Park II subdiv- ing Official of the City of Col- ision). lege Station, (409) 764 -3570. Additional information is avai- Jane R. Kee lable at the office of the Zon - Zoning Official ing Official of the City of Col - 08-17-88 lege Station, (409) 764 -3570. NOTICE OF Jane R. Kee PUBLIC HEARING: Zoning Official The Zoning Board of Adjust- 08 -17-88 ment for the City of College -- Editorial was good Thanks for the good editorial, "And while you're at it. Council, consider this." In the heat of emoticip, consequences some- times are not considered. JUDY PHILLIPS College Station Tuesday, August 16, 1988 The Eagle Apology in order for the editorial After reading your editorial in today's Eagle regarding the Col- lege Station City Council's con- sideration of a resolution against the movie "Ibe Last Temptation of Christ," I believe that you apparently don't want the Council involved in such ac- tivities. Perhaps you want the Council to stick to making de- cisions on streets, utilities, and other material matters. 'That would mean that there would be one less influential body for you compete with in the most im- ant world of ideas, be they si :tual, religious orwhatever. Yo. -i see, you took an editorial stand for the movie's release. Now that the Council is thinking about honoring the request of some concerned citizens to take a stand against the movie, you seem to be trying to intimidate the Council from doing so by im- plying that the Council will have to consider taking a stand against every book or movie that some citizen finds offensive, if they take a stand against this movie. What you appear to be doing is using the old fear tactic that goes something like this: "Once you've gotten involved in something, where do you draw the line?" Or like this: "Once they get their foot in the door, there's no stopping them." Or even like this: "Give them an inch and they'll take a mile." Now, let's see. Just because you took an editorial stand for the movie's release doesn't obli- gate you to write an editorial opinion of every book or movie that one of your readers finds offensive, does it? No, it sure doesn't, and the same answer applies to the Council. Just as you decide where to take a stand, or when and where to draw the line, so does the Council. And I'm sure you take a stand against publi- cation in the Eagle of material you consider obscene or offensive. If not, what's an editor for? I believe you owe an apology to the Council and to your readers for your apparent attempt to monopolize opinion - making in the most imrtant areas of our lives. C N BURTHERMANN �� College Station Wednesday, August 17, 1988 The B /CS Eagle CS OKs budget to add workers, drop utility rates By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff The College Station City Council at a special meeting Wednesday gave informal approval to a $52 million operating bud- get that adds 15 new positions and lowers overall utility rates — without a property tax increase. The budget keeps the features that the city staff had been working with, except for transferring about $300,000 from sales tax and departmental budgets to the general fund to be used to pay for re- placement capital items and new posi- tions that weren't budgeted in the preli- minary budget. Councilman Dick Birdwell told the council that the proposed budget was too conservative in its estimates of sales tax • revenue and surplus funds left in city de- partments' budgets at the end of the fis- cal year. The departmental budgets, totalling $13.1 million, are figured on the basis that the departments will only use 97 percent of money they are allocated. Mayor Larry Ringer said the depart- ments have historically spent 93 -95 per- cent of their budget, so lowering the fig- ure from 97 percent to 96 percent would still be safe. The change frees up about $150,000. The council previously had counted on raising $3.5 million in sales taxes. But, Ringer said, the city already has collected $3.4 million, so a projection of $3.65 mil- lion in sales tax would not be unrealistic and it would generate another $150,000. Initially, the council was faced with gee nerating the same $300,000 by raising J the property tax rate from 38 cents per, $100 of property evaluation to 41 cents or O cutting in half the $724,286 savings in utility costs that were going to be passed on to College Station residents in the form of a 1 percent savings on their utility bills. Birdwell said he did not mind the city spending the $300,000 to fund requests for replacement capital items from de- partment heads, but he did not want to fund any new positions. Funding for 15 new positions totals $306,651. The amount the council agreed to spend on replacement items is $419,020. The preliminary budget already in- cluded funding for about $370,000 in positions and replacement items. Some of the new positions include a se- cond assistant city attorney, an adminis- trative secretary for the parks depart- ment, and a police department employee to write parking tickets in the Northgate area. Replacement items that the council in- dicated it would budget for include two patrol cars for the police department, an ambulance, fire department equipment and a tractor for the parks department. The public will have the opportunity to comment on the budget at a public hear- ing scheduled for Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. in the council chamber. A second hearing on the tax rate will be held on Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m. The council has to hold a hearing because, although the tax rate is staying the same and it is lower than the 38.21 -cent effective tax r�.te, it is more than the 34.21 -cent roll- back tax rate. The city's rollback tax rate is four cents lower than its e;_ecttve tax rate because the city has proposed to transfer five cents from the debt service fund to the general fund. The shift from one fund to the other causes the increase in the amount of tax money allocated to the general fund to exceed the 8 percent allowed by state law. The budget is expected to pass in Sep- tember and go into effect on Oct. 1. Thursday, August 18, 1988 The B /CS Eagle Citizens question CS proposed tax increase By Tracy Staton of the Eagle staff Attendance was sparse at Thursday's public hearing on College Station schools' proposed tax increase, but citi- zens raised questions that prompted al- most an hour of discussion. A tax increase of about 13 cents per $100 of valuation is proposed for the dis- trict; about 6 cents to cover pay increases and salaries for new personnel with the remainder to retire debt created by the bond issue voters approved in February. .in Deloach commended the board OP -using about 60 percent of its budget for salaries but said he had not seen an increase in educational quality to accom- pany past increases in taxes. Superintendent Ray Chancellor said the 1984 educational reforms had a "leveling effect" on Texas schools. He cited examples of state - mandated pro- grams and guidelines not supported by state funding increases. About $250,000 of the 1988 -89 budget will go to salaries for new teachers man- dated because the 22 -1 ratio of students to teachers required by the reforms will be extended through third and fourth o*- - ^s this vear. Deanna Wormuth, board vice - president, said the last several years have been difficult because of the school re- forms. But, she added, the district is now ready to increase its educational quality. Chancellor said that during Monday's board meeting, a long -range improve- ment plan was adopted which answered many of Deloach's concerns about qua- lity in the schools. Deloach also asked the board how operating costs are being contained. Brewer said an energy conservation pro- gram has kept utility costs at the same level for three years. Friday, August 19, 1988 The B /CS Eagle L • Saturday, August 20, The B /CS Eagle 0 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE 1$ Legal Notices BUDGET HEARING ORDINANCE NO. 1771 The City Council will hold a QVAS PASSED AND AP- r,o LEGAL NOTICE public hearing on Thursday, PROVED ON AUGUST 11 ORDINANCE NO. 1772 August 25, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. 1988 BY THE CITY COUN- VaS PASSED AND AP- in the Council Chambers. All 01- OF THE CITY OF COL - PROVED,ON AUGUST 11, citizens are invited to attend LEGE STATION, TEXAS, ttom�$$ BY THE CITY COUN- and provide the Council with in regular session l t�' OF THE CITY OF COL- written and oral comments the Council Room of the Co l - the Council LEGE STATION, TEXAS, and ask questions concern- lege Station City Hall, said m'e tin in regular session in g ing the City's entire proposed n{eoting having been posted the.Counc'I Room of the COI- budget. The entire proposed i accordance with Art. legie Station City Hall, said budget can be inspected by 6,252 -17. Said Ordinance, rry having been posted the public from 8:00 a.m. until signed by the Mayor and duly in accordance with Art. 5:00 p.m., Monday through recorded in the official re 6252 -17. Said Ordinance, Friday at the Office of the c;ds of the city, is captioned the Mayor and duly signed by Y Y Deputy Director of asfollows:ANORDINANCE recorded in the official re Finance /Budget Officer at /aME NDING CHAPTER 10, fiords of the city, is captioned City Hall. 'CTION 3E(2.)(n. OF . ) as follows: AN ORDINANCE Glenn Schroeder T14E COLLEGE STATION gMENDING CHAPTER 10, 2.D, AND 2.E Deputy Director of Officer ��((��DE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 2.C, Finance /Budget G T SPEED OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- 08 -20 -88 ZONES AND PECIFICA Z O NES ANCES OF THE CITY OF G O L L E G E STATION, PUBLIC NOTICE Lf r f DESIGNATING ADDI- IN THE T RELATING TO THE Troy Parien Wakefield, Jr. and Davis McGill are no TIONAL AREAS CT7 Y OF COLLEGE S AS, J G N A T I O N AND A PTION OF SCHE- longer associated or re- STATION IN WHICH RATES DIES FOR THE TRAFFIC sponsible for the firm OF SPEED OF GREATER CgNT ROL DEVICE INVEN- known as Texas Carto- graphers and Planners, QR LESS THAN THIRTY (" MILES PER HOUR ARE T A • AND DECLARING FFECTIVE DATE. Inc. AUTHORIZED; RESCIND - Oodnance No. 1772 desig- 8-18 -88 through 8 -24 -88 WG ALL PARTS OF OR- n s,certain intersections to - - -- - DWANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWir1i; AND DECLAR- b bantrolled by four -way s,gns, designates cer- ING THAT ATTENDANT FACTS NECESSITATE IM- 1 S�edal hazard intersec- tiaw to be controlled by stop MkDIATE ACTION. s and designated certain J s�Ga Otanance No. 1771 de- sgtjbes the particular sec - I hazard intersections trikbe controlled by yield togs of roadway within the SIS; and, establishes said city limits of College Station in which a specific rate of designations by describing to a TRAFFIC CON - sp"d is designated. T DEVICE INVENTORY Viotation of any provision of - OCHEDULE II, SCHEDULE this ordinance shall be sub - IINID SCHEDULE IV. The ject to a tine of not less than (twenty -five dollars) three Schedules are dated A=ust 11, 1988 and are on $4.00 nor. more than $200.00 (two 4W in the office of the City huntdreddollars). Ciddinance No. 1771 shall secretary, where they may become effective and be in Oe reviewed. Ordinance No. 1772 shall fulf-force and effect from and become effective and be in after its passage and appro- val by the College Station full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- c4X Council, and in accor- val by the College Station dance with the City Charter. the City Council, and in accor- dance with the provisions of The complete text of above -named ordinance may the City Chaser- The corn be -seen at the office of the C Secretary, at 1 tot South plete text of the above- named ordinance may be Txas Avenue, College srien at the office of the City S(Rt n,Texas. 08 88,08 -21 -88 Secretary, at 1101 South -20- Texas Avenue, College - Station, Texas. 08- 20 88,08 -21 -88 Saturday, August 20, The B /CS Eagle 0 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1772 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON AUGUST 11, 1988, BY THE CITY COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION, TEXAS meeting in regular session it the Council Room of the Col lege Station City Hall, saic meeting having been poster in accordance with Art 6252 -17. Said Ordinance signed by the Mayor and dull recorded in the official to cords of the city, is captione( as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 SECTION 2.C, 2.1), AND 2.E OF THE CODE OF ORDIN ANCES OF THE CITY Of COLLEGE STATION TEXAS, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION AN[ ADOPTION OF SCHE DULES FOR THE TRAFFI( CONTROL DEVICE INVEN TORY; AND DECLARIN( AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1772 desig nates certain intersections t be controlled by four -wa stop signs, designates cei twin special hazard interse( 108 Legal Notices lions to be controlled by stop signs, and designated certain special hazard intersections to be controlled by yield signs; and, establishes said designations by describing same in a TRAFFIC CON- TROL DEVICE INVENTORY - SCHEDULE 11,SCHEDULE III, AND SCHEDULE IV. The three Schedules are dated August 11, 1988 and are on file in the offics of the City Secretary, where they may be reviewed. Ordinance No. 1772 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the provisions of the City Charter. The oorn- plete text of the above - named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 08- 20- 89,0E -2 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1771 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON AUGUST 11, 1988, BY THE CITY COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in tha Counci! Room of the Col - loge Slalloll City Hall, said meeting h -aving been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17- Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official re- cords of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AIAEND;NG CHAPTER 10, SECTION 3.E(2.)(n.) OF THE COLLEGE STATION CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING ro SPEED ZONES AND SPECIFICA- LLY DESIGNATING ADDI- TIONAL AREAS IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IN WHICH RATES OF SPEED OF GREATER OR LESS THAN THIRTY (30) MILES PER HOUR ARE AUTHORIZED; RESCIND- ING ALL PARTS OF OR- DINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLAR- ING THAT ATTENDANT FACTS NECESSITATE IM- MEDIATE ACTION. Ordinance No. 1771 de- scribes the particular sec- tions of roadway within Me city limits of College Station in which a specific rate of speed is designated. Violation of any provision of 108 Legal Notices this ordinance shall be sub- ject to a fine of not less than $25.00 (twenty -five dollars) nor nare than $200.00 (two - hundred dollars). Ordinance No. 1771 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Sta,*ion City Council, and in awor- dance with ;ho City Charter. The complete text of tho above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City $ecretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 08-20 -88,08 -21 Sunday, August 21, The B /CS Eagle • i i Film will remember history of CS 9y Cathy Thomas lftm�sf the Eagle staff As a Mal project to celebrate College tation's 50 -year anniversary this year, lks in College Station are compacting lalf a century of city history and memor- 3es into a 20- minute videotape. A committee has been established to fill 4n a time line which begins in 1938 when College Station became a city and ends in 1988. Gracie Calbert, director of the College aStation Community Center, took on the -project as one of the last things the city ,did to celebrate its 50th year of being a ;pity. e The tape will be available at the College -Station Library and at all of the city's elementary schools. Calbert said the tape also will be pro - 3luced to complement the school district's focal history curriculum in the elemen- tary schools. An advisory board was established to help guide the project. Sharon Colson, College Hills Elementary School assistant principal, was named to chair the com- mittee. "As you can imagine, 50 years of his- tory is an awful lot to wade through," Col- son said Tuesday. Members of the advisory board are Robert Skravanek, a demographer; Joan Lamkin, a College Hills third grade tea- cher who teaches local history; Gail Fitch, the wife of College Station land de- veloper Bill Fitch, Margaret Rudder, wife of the late Earl Rudder, a former presi- dent of Texas A &M University; Hoy Ri- chards, a railroad consultant; Dr. Les Hawkins, a collector of early American primitive tools used by local settlers; and Gary Halter, an A &M political science professor and a former mayor of College Station. Colson said each one was selected for his or her knowledge of a particular part of city history. The members of the advisory board are working with a $7,000 budget derived by proceeds from the 50 -year anniversar3 ball held this spring and about $4,000 al- lotted from the city council. KAMU -TV is doing the production work. So far, most of the material for the pro- duction is coming from the A &M Archives where student interns are looking through papers and photographs for the actual documents that tell the city's his- tory. Colson and Calbert also are looking for photographs and family movie footage of scenes in a park or anywhere around town. Colson said she was particularly inter- ested in pictures and information about the city's ethnic population. Colson admits that the history of Col- 1 °ge Station cannot be told without also aentioning A &M and Brazos County. "It's awfully hard to separate Texas A &M University and Brazos County," Colson said. To contribute information to be used in the videotape, call Calbert, 764 -3720. 108 Lega Notices BID NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS ACCEPTING BID(S) FOR: LOAN SERVICING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOANPROGRAM until 2:00 PM, September 1, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. BID #88-27 08- 24- 88,08 -31 -88 CS council to hold budget hearing The College Station City Council on Thursday will hold a public hearing on the proposed 1988 -89 budget. The $52 million operating budget, based on a tax rate of 38 cents per $100 of property valuation, adds 15 new posi- tions and lowers overall utility rates one percent. A public hearing on the proposed 38 -cent tax rate is set for Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. During the regular session of the Thursday meeting, the council will con- sider awarding a bid to NCNB Texas, for- merly First Republic Bank A &M, to man- age the city's investment portfolio. The city has used the bank for the past two years. The council also will discuss the city's proposed tax rate. The 38 -cent rate is the same as last year, but because the pro- posed budget calls for shifting five cents from the debt service fund to the general fund, the city's tax rate is more than the 34.21 -cent rollback tax rate. The rollback tax rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of tax going into the debt service fund by 1.08 percent. The council meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. The public hearing is scheduled for the be- ginning of the meeting. The council will not hold a Wednesday workshop meeting this week. Wednesday, August 24, 1988 The B /CS Eagle CS council tentatively raises property tax By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff The College Station City Council voted 3 -2 to tentatively raise property taxes 1.25 cents in order to replace the same $140,000 the city currently collects from drainage assessment fees on customers' monthly sanitation bills. Mayor Larry Ringer cast the deciding vote in favor of the increase in order to give the two council members who wer- en't at Thursday's meeting the opportun- ity to debate the issue at the Sept. 8 pu- blic hearing on the tax rate. "I will vote 'aye' on the basis we could lower it on the night of the public hear- ing," he said. Ringer said that once the tax rate is published in a legal notice in the news- paper, the council can lower it, but not raise it. Since the rate is to be published before the council's next meeting, the council had to pass a tax rate at Thurs- day's meeting. The council may choose to lower it on Sept. 8. Council members Lynn McIlhaney and Dick Haddox voted against the tax in- crease, and Dick Birdwell, Jim Gardner and Ringer voted for it. Council members Fred Brown and Vernon Schneider were not at the meeting. The action would increase taxes from 38 cents per $100 of property valuation to 39.25. The drainage assessment, which is used for the maintenance of drainage dit- ches and culverts, is 50 cents a month regardless of the size of the home or business. Birdwell, who moved to raise the rate and remove the drainage fee, said a prop- erty owner with a small home pays the same amount as the College Station Hil- ton Hotel and Conference Center. The 1.25 -cent increase will generate about $140,000 for the city — the same amount the city collects in drainage as- sessment fees. "It just puts the service as a general city service," Birdwell said during the discussion. "it would be a wash for the city." Haddox disagreed with the proposal and said he understood at the last meet- ing that the council did not want to in- crease taxes. "I believe the consensus of the majority (of the council members) said they did not want to raise the tax rate," Haddox said. "Either way you verbalize it, it's still ... (a tax increase). Now we're talking about 39 point something cents." During the public hearing on the $52 million operating budget, representatives from five organizations asked the council for funds from the proposed budget. David Shellenberger, representing the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Com- merce asked for additional funds if the city collects more than it expects from ho- tel /motel taxes. John Crompton of the Aggie Swim Club asked for $3,000, Rusty Higham from the Bryan- College Station Athletic Founda- tion asked for $10,000, and Phyllis Nel- son from the Brazos Valley Procurement office asked for $7,500. Page Heller and Charles Zickerman, two small business owners, told the council that the pro- curement office was valuable to them in helping them get government contracts. Former Council member Terri Tongco, representing the College Station Library asked for $7,000 for the library in order to install a book drop, and add more card - catalogue and shelving space. Birdwell later suggested that the coun- cil increase the amount the city funds the library from $190,000 to $210,000 in or- der to allow the library to grow. Ringer said the requests will be con- sidered at a September council meeting. 00 00 rn N U) r-I �:l tT IT ro �1 W U •ri N �4 [ Ga E-4 1 What's trash in CS is boon in Bryan By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff What may be trash for College Station turns out to be a boon for Bryan as it makes plans to shut down its city landfill in the next 18 months. The cities of Bryan and College Station have agreed to make the Bryan landfill the temporary dumping site for both cit- ies' trash. College Station City Manager Ron Rag- land said n Friday that the city has kept the College Station landfill open for resi- dents to use but started taking the trash In garbage trucks to the Bryan landfill on Wednesday. The city of Bryan has been told by the Texas Department of Health that it needs to close its landfill within 18 months be- cause it is nearing its planned capacity. • 108 Legal Notices BID NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS ACCEPTINC BID(S) FOR: JANITORIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICE until 2:00 PM, September 6, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids o: any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. BID #88-26 08- 18.88,08 -25-88 NOTICF At` a recent city meeting the council au- thorized City Manager Ernest Clark to buy a liner for the final landfill cell. All that is left at the Bryan landfill is a giant hole from which dirt was taken to cover over landfill cells. When the landfill closes, the hole will have to be covered with dirt. The more garbage in the hole, the less dirt will be needed. With College Station dumping its trash in the Bryan landfill, the space will fill twice as fast, making less space the city will have to fill with dirt when it comes time time to abandon the site. "Bryan has a problem of running up against a deadline," Ragland said. He said College Station also will benefit from the arrangement. College Station is waiting for an amendment to its operating permit from the health department. The city presently is authorized to dump trash into modified trenches 20 feet in 'epth. Ragland said the city could get more life out of the land- fill if they could use a 30 -foot deep cell, but the change requires state approval. Ragland said the city was told verbally that the department of health didn't see any problem with the application, but he didn't want to start dumping in the 30 -foot hole until he has the written per- mission. Ragland said he expects the permit in November. Meanwhile, Ragland didn't see any point shortening the life of his city's land- fill when Bryan needed to fill its up within 18 months. Both cities are participating in a landfill study that Ragland said he suspects will tell both cities to do what they've decided to do. 0 Saturday, August 27, 1988 The Eagle 0 Plan will give CS more use of landfill By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff College Station will get two more years of use out of its city landfill because of changes approved by the Texas Depart- ment of Health. City Engineer David Pullen said the health department on Monday said the city could change from a trench method, which requires extra space for embank- ments, to a simple hole, called an area fill. The health department also granted the city permission to build the landfill's surface up 10 feet higher than the land- fill's original permit for five feet. With the administrative change granted on Mon- day, the city can use a hole 20 feet below the ground and fill another 15 feet above the ground's surface. The city also is waiting to hear if it can go back and dig the hole another 10 feet deeper. 'They (the health department) need a more detailed review of the ground water before they can permit us to go 30 feet," Pullen said. Pullen said he expects an answer to that request in the spring. For the past week while the city built a liner for the new cell, College Station has transported its garbage to Bryan's land- fill. College Station residents still may use the landfill. The situation has worked out well for the city of Bryan. City officials there are beginning to look at a closure plan that will shut the landfill down in about 18 months whether it is full or not. 1f we don't use it, we lose it," Pullen said. And what is now a temporary situation in the two cities may become the recom- mendation of a feasibility study now be- ing conducted to see if it is possible for Bryan, College Station, Brazos County and Texas A&M University to share a landfill. t� Wednesday, August 31, 1988 The B /CS Eagle 0 0 CS uniformed officers begin four -day work week today By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff College Station Police are im- plementing a new plan today that will put more uniformed officers on the street during periods of highest activity. Major Edgar Feldman said Wednesday that the department would implement a shift schedule today which will have uniformed officers working 10 hours a day, four days a week. The plan will include a five -hour overlap between the second and third shifts, Feldman said. 'That's the busiest part of the day. The majority of accidents, most of the DWIs and the loud party calls are during the evening and early morning," he said. 'We wanted to get more people on the street during the busy time." The first shift starts at 7 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m., with the se- cond shift from 4:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. and the third shift from 9:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Each shift is manned by a ser- geant and five officers, Feldman said. During the five hours of shift overlap, that will double the number of officers on the street. Initially all officers will work on Thursday, with days off arranged either the last three days of the week or the first three days. Feldman said, however, that this may be changed if another sche- dule meets the departments needs better. "Every officer will have Friday and the weekend off for six months and Monday through Wednesday off for six months," he said. 'We can change that if our activity shows we need to work other days, though. "And we can shift the (daily) overlap if higher criminal activity is at a different time." Feldman said he intends to use Thursdays when all officers are at work as a training day for half of them. The officers showed overwhelm- ing support for the new schedule In a questionaire, Feldman said. 'They will have more time with their families," he said. 'There are 52 fewer times each year they will have to put on that uniform and they have a one year schedule - what shift, what days off, training days - in front of them starting now." Feldman said he doesn't expect the new system to be perfect, but he expects the benefits to ou- tweigh the drawbacks. "More people on a shift will re- quire more autos, but I feel like we have sufficient autos unless we have an extraordinary amount of mechanical failure," he said. "And there could be a fatigue problem with people working longer hours. 'We're going to monitor that and make adjustments where we need to." Thursday, September 1, 1988 The B /CS Eagle MADD, car dealer steer campaign for sober driving during weekend By David Elliot of the Eagle staff As motorists head into one of the worst weekends of the year for alcohol - related traffic fatalities, a car dealer and a local organization are behind the wheel of "Drive for Life," a campaign they hope will save lives. The local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Bud Ward Volkswa- gen of College Station are urging resi- dents to flash their headlights during daylight hours Saturday to remind other drivers of the perils of driving while intox- icated. The Department of Public Safety has estimated that 35 Texans will lose their ves on roadways over the four -day holi- 'day weekend. About 40 percent of all fatal accidents nationwide in 1987 involved a drunk driver or pedestrian, according to MADD statistics. Bryan and College Station Mayors Marvin Tate and Larry Ringer presented the MADD chapter with certificates sup- porting the campaign on Thursday. Nationally, MADD first launched "Drive for Life" last October, but this is the first time the local chapter has participated. MADD statistics show that the number of alcohol- related fatalities on Oct. 24, 1987, the day of last year's campaign, was 27 percent lower than on the average autumn Saturday. The high incidence of alcohol - related fatalities over Labor Day weekend promp- ted MADD to move up the campaign. "We hoped that by moving it to this holiday weekend, we could ... cut the death rate even more," said Florence Wagner, local chapter president. Wagner said that even though moto- rists are becoming more aware of the dangers of driving while drunk, the prob- lem persists in Brazos County. "In the last eight weeks, two promising young men have lost their lives in alco- hol- related fatalities," she said. Any perception that MADD opposes the consumption of alcohol is off base, Wag- ner said. 'We're not against alcohol, we're for be- ing responsible behind the wheel, re- sponsible so that others may live," she said. "Drive for Life affects all of us and we're making for a commitment to shar- ply reduce the loss of life because of alco- hol- related traffic crashes." Besides the enhanced danger of driving during a holiday weekend, many resi- dents will be commuting to Baton Rouge, La., for the Texas A&M Aggies' 7 p.m. Saturday game against the LSU Tigers. And Ringer said he hopes Texas' neighbor to the east is participating in the cam- paign. "I hope this applies to all of the roads between here and Baton Rouge because that is where I'm going to be," he said. Friday, September 2, 1988 The B /CS Eagle 108 Legal Notices 1 108 Legal Notices ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: UNIVERSITY DRIVE 12' WATERLINE RELOCATION until 2 00 o'dock P.M., Tuesday, September 20,1986. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pul- len, City Engineer, 1101 Texas Ave., College Station, Texas 77842. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project WIN consist of providing materials, labor and equipment neoessary for effecting repairs and an overlay on the parking area and access drive to the City Hall Build- ing at 1101 Texas Ave. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS Bidders may be required to submit evidence that they have a practical knowledge of the particular work bid upon and that they have the financial resources to complete the pro- posed work. In dstemtining the bidders qualifications, the following fac- tors will be considered: Work previously completed by the bidder and whether the blddsr: a) maintains a permanent place of business, b) has adequate plant and equipment to do work properly and expeditiously, C ) has the financial resources to meet all obligations inci- dent to the work, and d) has appropriate technical experience. Each bidder may be required to show that he has properly completed similar type work and that no daims are now pending against such work No bid will be accepted from any bidder who is engaged in any work. No bid will be ac- cepted from any bidder who is engaged in any work that would impair his ability to fully execute, perform or finance this work Sunday, September 4, The B /CS Eagle BONDS REQUIRED Iiddara must submit with their bids a Cashier's CCheck or a the Wtified Check in the amount of five (5%) pe rcent naximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the , fty of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the lams amount from a Surety Company holding permit from he State of Texas to act as a Surety, and acceptable ac- ;ording to the latest list of compa certi of wthority from the Secretary the Treasury States, as listed In the latest vision of T reasu ry wilDepart- ment Circular 570, as a guaran nto a contract and execute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract ond will Bids without checks, as stated above, or propose not be aornskdered. In accordance with Article 5180, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the su eful Bid in the required to furnish not only a panto amount of the contract, but also a payment bond Ior the protection of all daknants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. Compan hold a permit k the b y a to of proved Surety Comps Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding f c e rtifica tes 3 auth sty from the Secretary arable b the r. Surety acceptable ADDENDA Plans or desirin further Specifications mu�make o request for such nior- me0on to the Engineer, prior to ninety-six (96) hours before the bid opening. Answers to all such requests will be given to all Bidders In written addendum form, and all addendum will be bound with, and made part of, these Contracts its. No other explanation or interpretation will be considered official or binds g. Should a Bidder find di or panties In, or omissions from, the Plans, Speci ether Contract Documents, or should he be in doubt as to theI meaning, he s hould notify the Engineer at once in or- der An addendum issued prior seventy-two (72) (72) hours y of the opening of bid will be malted or delivered to each Bid- ding Contractor. The Proposal as submitted by the Con- tractor will Include all addenda issued up to seventy-two (72) hours prior to the opening of bids. y addenda Issued In writing by the Engineer during period of bidding shah be advwwleged on the Proposal Form and In the executed contract. Such addenda shall becorns a part of the executed contract and modify the slpedticadons andtor the drawings accordingly. To properly qualifty his proposal, each bidder shall, prior to Iling his bid, check his receipt of all addenda issued and & ge such receipt on the Proposal Form and on the outer envelope of his proposal. CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE OF SIDS AND AWARD the is the The owner reserves tse ripMM to accept Irma bid woeived from a qualified bidder to reject any or SM ow �� h V �. Bids re turn 11"opemed. PRICE WTERPRETATiON Inca of ambiguity or lack of clearnsss in stating prices in the proposal, the Owner reserves the right to accept the Prices written h words PROPOSALS The OWNER reserves the right to accept the most advan- sxoposd. CONTRACT Tract documents may be purchased at the office of the sty Engineer at City Hall in College Station, Texas for ten (7:10.00). 0 108 Legal Notices LEGAL AD Sealed bids will be received in duplicate at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, September 22, 1968, at College Station In- dependent School District Business Office, 2000 Welsh, College Station, Texas for A New Elementary School. Bid documents and other necessary information may be obtained at the of- fices of HA/MRW Architects, Holster & Associates, Inc. in joint venture with McKittridc Richardson Wallace Archi- tects Incorporated, 7607 East Mark Drive, Suite 200, College Station, Texas, 77840, phone: 409/693 -3179 or 3121 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 304, Houston, Texas, 7 7 0 9 8, p h o n e 7131621 -1651. 08-30 - 88.0 -0 6-8 8 NOTICE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS Notice Is hereby given in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code that R &T Moore, Inc. has filed application for a Mixed Beverage Permit, Mixed Beverage Late Hours Permit & Bever- age Cartage Permit, said business to be conduc- ted under the trade name of Pelican's Wharf. Location of said business to be 2500 Texas Ave., College Station, Brazos County, Texas. The officers of this In- corporated business are: Robert W. Moore, President Robert T. Moore, Vice - President/ SecretaryiTreasurer Witness my hand this the 1st day of Septem- ber,1988. 108 Legal Notices Frank Boriskle, County Clerk Brazos County, Texas By: Kellye Luckenbill Deputy Clerk 04-05. 88,09-084_8 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that B&B AUTOMOTIVE SER- VICES located at 1108 Coul- ter Drive, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas intends to sell at public sale, for cash, the following described property: 1980 Chevrolet Chevette, Vehicle Identification Nunn bar 1 B680AAl 10550, Li- cense Plate Number UZB550 The public sale will take place on September 8, 1988 at 10:00 a.m., central stan- dard time. The property is on display and available for in- spection at the offices of B&B Automotive Services located at 1108 Coulter Drive, Bryan, Texas. 09-02 -88 through 09-08 -88 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by Brazos County in the Pur- chasing Department in the Brazos County Courthouse, Rm. 314, Bryan, Texas until 1:30 PM, Tuesday, Septem- ber 13, 1988, and publicly opened and read aloud in the Purchasing Department, same time, same date on the following: Bid Request No. 460 Dilly Shaw Tap Road Single Box Culvert Request for Proposal No. 462 Diesel Generator for Data Processing Bid Request No. 463 Meat Contract for October and November 1988 Bid Request No. 464 Grocer- ies and Staples for October and November 1988 Bid Request No. 465 Frozen Food Contract for the 41h Quarter 1988 Bid Request No. 466 Paper Products Contract for the 4th Quarter 1988 Bid forms may be secured in the Purchasing Department located in the Brazos County Courthouse, Rm. 314 or call (409) 361 -4355 for informa- tion. Payments will be processed by the County Auditor by in- voice after notification of satisfactory receipt of items. Bids in excess of $50,000 may require a five percent Tuesday, September 6, 1988 108 Legal Notices Bid Bond. Brazos County hereby reserves the right to award by unit cost or lump sum discounted and to ac- cept or reject any or all bids and waive all formalities and technicalities. Rebecca V. Shults County Purchasing Agent 08-30- 88,09 -06-88 The B /CS Eagle CS panel urged to cut waste disposal costs Wednesday, September 7, 1988 The B /CS Eagle CP, I By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff An area land developer at a public hearing on Thursday urged the College Station City Council to cut down on solid waste disposal costs by separating alu- minum products from household trash while another resident told the city that its proposed 1.25 -cent tax increase was out of line with the times. Speaking at a public hearing for the proposed 39.25 cents per $100 of prop- erty valuation, Ramiro Galindo told the council that if it asked residents to bag their aluminum products the city could save money and landfill space. "I think it is an excellent suggestion in principle," said Mayor Larry Flinger. He said he hopes the city's joint use landfill report due in October will address gar- bage sorting. Barbara Jones, apartment manager of Doux Chene Apartments, said that the proposed tax rate would cost her busi- ness an extra $525 a year in taxes. Councilman Dick Birdwell two weeks ago suggested the city make drainage maintenance a city service and finance it through a tax increase instead of a 70 -cent per unit per month assessment. The assessment would give the city $140,000 for the maintenance of ditches and culverts. A 1.25 -cent tax increase would generate the same amount of money. Birdwell's proposal also would allow homeowners to pay for the drainage as- sessment based on their property valua- tion. With the present system, a homeowner pays the same amount as a hotel. The council will vote on the tax rate Sept. 21. Council members Birdwell and Jim Gardner and Ringer at a past meeting voted for the increase. Council members Dick Haddox and Lynn Mellhaney voted against the increase at the meeting two weeks ago. Council members Vernon Schneider and Fred Brown indicated at Thursday's meeting that they would vote against a tax increase at the meeting in two weeks. "A tax increase is a tax increase and all it's going to do is send a shock wave through the community," said Brown. Haddox and McIlhaney suggested the council keep the 70 -cent a month drain- age assessment, but look at ways of charging residents based on their use. "if the council feels strongly enough ... I think we ought to make it a council prior- ity for next year," McIlhaney said. During other action, the council ap- proved an ordinance that establishes stricter requirements for groups wanting t„ ti„1a - . CS council to hold hearing on property tax - • The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to hear residents' comments on the proposed 39.25 -cent property tax rate. The 1.25 -cent increase from 38 cents is proposed in order to re- place $140,000 the city currently collects from drainage assess- ment fees on customers' monthly, sanitation bills. Plans call for the tax increase to replace the as- sessment. The city is required to hold a public hearing if council proposes to adopt a tax rate greater than either the 1988 effective tax rate, which is 38.21 cents per $100 of property evaluation, or the 1988 rollback tax rate, which is 34.21 cents. The council also will set a date for a meeting at which time the tax rate will will be considered. At the regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (p•2) Thursday, the council will con- sider approving a $569,000 bud-: get for the Brazos County Emer- gency Communications District. ' The district plans to provide an expanded 911 service to be in effect by the fall of 1989. The biggest portion of the money is going toward assigning rural property a street and ad- dress number. The project is es- timated to cost $63,988 this year. • LS council considers property tax hike By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff The average College Station homeow- ner will pay 62 cents more a year if the City Council decides to drop a monthly drainage assessment fee and replace the lost funds by raising property taxes 1.25 cents per $100 of valuation. Glenn Schroeder, assistant director of finance, gave the council at its meeting Wednesday a comparison between an in- crease in property taxes and a 70- cent -a- month drainage assessment. The fee is currently 50 cents a month. A 20 -cent increase was recommended in the 1988 -89 budget. At a meeting two weeks ago, Council- man Dick Birdwell told the council that the maintenance of drainage ditches and culverts should come out of the general fund and not from a separate drainage fund. He suggested that the same $140,000 that is raised from the drainage fees could be generated through an in- PTease in property taxes that also could deducted from personal income taxes. With the property tax levy for drainage, the average homeowner would pay $9.02 more in property taxes and would not pay the $8.40 drainage fee. While homeowners would be paying a few cents more a year, the owner of an average apartment complex with 92 units would pay about $600 more in property taxes than it would with an assessment per unit. Large commercial business would do far worse with an increase in property taxes. With a drainage fee of 70 cents, the owner would pay the same $8.40 a year that an individual property owner would. With an increase in property taxes, a business valued at $5 million would have to pay $625 a year. The council voted 3 -2 at its last meet- ing to raise taxes to 39.25 cents per $100 of property evaluation. Council members Dick Haddox and Lynn McIlhaney voted against the motion. Council members Vernon Schneider and Fred Brown were absent. Brown also was not at Wednes- day's meeting. The council will hold a public hearing on the proposed tax rate at 5:30 p.m. to- day. The tax rate will be adopted at a later meeting. Also on Wednesday, the council heard a presentation for a customer service training program called "Structuring for Service" for both College Station and Bryan city employees. Linda Piwonka, assistant to the city manager, said the program will be con- ducted by the firm of Ross, Lewis & Asso- ciates from Encinitas, Calif. The program will cost $72,600 for employee training, licensing, consulting and materials. An- other $11,000 will be set aside for travel expenses. The cost will be split between the two cities. A corp group of city em- ployees will go through the training pro- gram, Piwonka said. Once the group has finished the course, the employees be- come licensed to train other city em- ployees. The council will consider an ordinance that adopts the training program at the regular meeting at 7 p.m. today. Thursday, September 8, 1988 The B /CS Eagle L J 108 Legal Notices TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN There will be a meeting of the Structural Standards Board/Building Code Board of Adjustments at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 13, 1988 in Conference Room C in College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave., College Station, Texas. The Board will meet to consider a var- iance request concerning the New Athletic Facility of the CSISD. Also to be con- sidered is a variance request for a structure at 1013 Rose Circle. For further information you may call City of College Station Building Official Coy Perry at 764 -3741. 09 -09- 88,09 -10 -88 108 Legal Notices the 7th day of September, 1988. Travis E. Nelson, Clerk, District Court, Brazos County, Texas. By: Lynda Black, Deputy 09 -09-88 TO WHOM IT MAYCONCERN There will be a meeting of the Structural Standards Board/Building Code Board of Adjustments at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 13, 1988 in Conference Room C Saturday, September 10, 1988 The B /CS Eagle 108 Lega Notices in College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave., College Station, Texas. The Board will meet to consider a var- iance request concerning the New Athletic Facility of the CSISD. Also to be con- sidered is a variance request for a structure at 1013 Rose Circle. For further information you may call City of College Station Building Official Coy Perry at 764 -3741. 09 -09 -88,09 -10-88 Office will help B=CS businesses stay in game By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff Formation of a new center designed to provide professional services to small businesses, while at the same time help- ing them compete for government and private procurement contracts, was an- nounced Tuesday by the Bryan - College Station Chamber of Commerce. The Small Business Development Center - Contract Procurement Office will open Oct. 1 at the chamber's Bryan office, 401 S. Washington St. The center will have a first -year budget of $130,000. The center is part of a program started by the U.S. Small Business Administra- tion. The University of Houston, which was awarded a contract to open such centers throughout the Gulf Coast Re- gion, will provide $52,000. The rest of its budget will come from the Brazos Valley Private Industry Council, which has agreed to give $30,000 to the center, and the Brazos County Industrial Founda- tion, which will provide $23,000. Also, another $25,000 in matching and in -kind services is expected to be pro- vided from local entities. Contracts with the University of Houston and the Private Industry Council must be renewed each year. Some services the center is designed to provide are: ■ Advice on marketing, bookkeeping, J Q 0 U. o w Go o obi . N 3 0 ' ° U "ca s~ �i0.>~o0 4) ° U �W U ., a 4) � � ,. C16 �pj X 5 0 30 0 U 1 0 o a ,; o .ts �vi �^, a oO ca aa° v > o '- �,� w 'd .3 c° v Kt u 0 " A quo �; � ° 4 �°° ° � c � � �.v0 U �° cc 4 legal matters, personnel, cash flow and permitting. ■ Matching area businesses with pur- chasing agencies in government and the private sector to help them bid on con- tracts. ■ Supplying business demographics and data to business clients. ■ Sponsoring seminars to help small businesses. v 4J R 0 M ro U) s~ Q) 3 Please see Chamber, 6A Q) zs W U .s~ E 40 108 Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider a re- subdivision plat of the follow- ing property: Lots 'hrough 16 Block 1 and t Block 2 of the Re- ger ' 7S stare subdivision lo- cated on the south side of Holleman Drive, just east of the intersection of Wellborn Road and Holleman Drive. Area to be replatted totals 8.337 acres. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of the Council on Thursday, September 22, 1988. For additional information, please call me at (409) 764 -3570. James M. Callaway Director of Planning 09 -07-88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Cit1 Council will hold a pubiik gearing to consider a reques • 108 Legal Notices 108 Legal Notice io amend the existing Planned Unit Development in the Shenandoah Subdiv- ision, Lots 1, 7, 8, 9, 11 -16 Block 1, Lots 1 -7 Block 2, Lots 1-8 Block 3 and Lots 1 -7 Block 4. The proposed amendment includes a re- vision to the subdivision plat, providing for a reduction in the number of lots and an in- crease in the lot size. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of the Council on Thursday, September 22, 1988. For additional information, please call me at (409) 764 -3570. James M. Callaway Director of Planning 09 -07 -88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider a re- subdivision plat of portions of the Shenandoah Subdiv- ision, providing for a reduc- tion in the number of lots and an increase in the lot size. The hearing will be hold in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of the Council on Thursday, September 22, 1988. For additional information, please call me at (409) 764 -3570. James M. Callaway Director of Planning 09 -07 -88 ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Baled proposals addressed to the City of College Station, axes will be received for the construction of: UNIVERSITY DRIVE 12' WATERLINE RELOCATION trill 2 o'clock P.M., Tuesday, September 27, 1988. roposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pul- lin, City Engineer, 1101 Texas Ave., College Station, exas 77842. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT 'he project will consist of providing materials, labor and ,quipment necessary for the relocation of twelve inch (12 ) liameter waterline along University Drive in College station. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS bdders may be required to submit evidence that they have and het they have thefina o ncial resources to work bid complete pro- xosed work. In determining the bidders qualifications, the following fac- tors will be considered: Work previously completed by the bidder and whether the bidder: a) maintains a permanent place of business, b) has adequate plant and equipment to do work property and expeditiously, c) has the financial resources o most all obligations inci- dent to the work, and d) has appropriate technical experience. Each bidder may be required to show that he has property completed similar type work and that no daims are now Pending against such work. No bid will be accepted from any bidder who is engaged in any work. No bid will be ac- cepted from any bidder who is engaged in any work that would impair his ability to fully execute, perform or finance this work• BONDS REQUIRED Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier s Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without reco City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal urse in the same amount from a Surety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as a Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certificates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States as l isted in the latest revision of Treasury Depart- will enter me Circular a convect bond and guarantee into tee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to o him. without checks, as stated above, s proposal not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the success Bidder lolbe required o furnish not only a perfo amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for tt>B protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials m defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an ap proved Surety Company holding a permit from the State o Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to ttw latest list of companies holding certificates of authority iron the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or odm Surety acceptable Ia the Owner. • Tuesday, September 20, 1988 The B /CS Eagle ADDENDA Bidders desiring further information, or interpretation of th Plans or Specifications must make request for such info matlon to the Engineer, prior to ninety-six (96) hours befor the bid opening. Answers to all such requests will be give to all Bidders in written addendum form, and all addendur will be bound with, and made part of, these Contract Documents. No other explanation or interpretation will b considered official or binding. Should a Bidder find cbm panties In, or omissions from, the Plans, Specifications, c other Contract Documents, or should he be in doubt as I their meaning, he should notify the Engineer at once in o der that a written addendum may be sent to all Bidden Any addendum Issued prior to seventy-two (72) hours c the opening of bid will be melled or delivered to each Bic ding Contracts. The Proposal as submitted by the Cor tracts wit Include all addenda Issued up to seventy-tw (72) hours prior to the opening of bids. Any addenda Issued in writing by the Engineer during th period of bidding shall be adknowkgW on the Propose Forth and in the executed contract. Such addenda sha become a part of the executed contract and modify th specifications and/or the drawings accordingly. To properly qualify his proposal, each bidder shall, prior o MV his bid, check his receipt of all addenda issued an ads rowle rig e such nr Ip1 on the Proposal Form and o the "air envelo of his prapoed. ACCEPTANCE OF 11I09 AND AWARD OF CONTRACT The owner reserves the right to accept the bid wtvch Is I% lowest bid received from a qualified bidder; to reject any a all bids; and to waive informalities in any bid. Bids receive after the specified time of cloeing will be resume unopened. PRICE INTERPRETATION In case of ambiguity or lack of dearness In stating prices i the proposal. the Owner reeerves the right to accept th prices wrftion in words. PROPOSALS The OWNER reserves the right to accept the most advar ugoo sproposal. CONTRACT Contact documents may be purchased at the office o(th City Engineer at City Hai in C41e9e Station, Texas for to dolars Wo.00). L 9-11 8Q.�15 BQ.g 208.9 2Cr88 CS council to examine tax rate, land neglect -oy Ron Landers of the Eagle staff College Station City Council members will consider the city's 1988 -89 tax rate when they meet at 4 p.m. today in a workshop session. - Ihe proposed rate of 38 cents per $100 valuation is the same as last year. Of the 38 cents, 14 cents will be dedi- cated to the general fund and 24 cents will go to the debt service fund. Council members will discuss why trees are dying in College Station. A brief slide show will be presented on the sub- ject. 108 Legal Notices G NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to con- sider an ordinance revising Section 9.2.B. of Ordinance 1638, the Zoning Ordinance for the City of College Station, specifically affecting the provision of off-premise parking. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the Commis- sion on Thursday, October 6, 1988. For additional information, please contact me at (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Senior Planner 09 -21- Also on the agenda Wednesday is pre- sentation of an anti - neglect ordinance to help the city investigate and decide what to do with owners of old and run -down property. The council will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Thursday to consider adoption of the 1988 -89 city budget totaling more than $52 million. The council will consider changes in College Station's utilities rate structure that would lower some electric bills, but raise water, wastewater, garbage pickup and drainage rates. The proposed changes for electric ser- vice for residential customers calls for a NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to con- sider an ordinance revising Section 9 of Ordinance 1638, the Zoning Ordinance for the City of College Station, speci- fically affecting panting lot standards for temporary parking facilities. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the Commis- sion on Thursday, October 6, 1988. For additional information, please contact me at (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Senior Planner 09 -21 -88 Wedenesday, September 21, 1988 The B /CS Eagle $1 hike, from $5.50 to $6.50, for service fees, but drop a fraction of a penny in rates charged per kilowatt- hours. The water department is seeking a $1 increase for residential customers and a $1.50 increase for commercial cus- tomers. Charges for water would rise 13 cents per 1,000 gallons for residential and commercial customers, from $1.50 to $1.63. If adopted, the service charge for sewer collections would rise from $11 to $12.50 for residential customers and from $3.50 to $4 for commercial customers. Sewer collections for commercial customers would rise 34 cents per 1,000 gallons. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of granting a Condi- tional Use Permit for the operation of a daycare facility at 104 Grove Street, College Station, Texas 77840. The request for Use Pemtit is in the name of Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Dowling. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Corr mission on Thursday, Oc- tober 6, 1988. For additional information, contact the City Planners Of- fice, (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Senior Planner' 09 -21 -88 CS tax rate - unchanged by council By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff College Station City Council voted 4 to 2 Wednesday to keep the current tax rate to fund the proposed budget for 1988 -89. The tax rate will remain at 38 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Of the 38 cents, 14 cents is dedicated to the general fund and 24 cents will be spent on debt retirement. The tax rate will generate approximately $4,018,500. Before passing the ordinance, Coun- cilman Jim Gardner unsuccessfully sought to raise the tax rate to 39.25 cents per $100 in order to cover city drainage costs. Currently College Station resi- dents pay a flat 50 cent rate included in their utility bills. An ordinance to raise the fee to 70 cents is on the agenda for the council's regular meeting at 7 p.m. tonight. 'Why should homeowners on 'A of an acre have to pay the same as someone on 50 or more acres (for drainage)," Gardner asked his fellow council members. During an information portion of the Wednesday meeting, city forester Eric Ploeger explained why live oaks are dying in College Station. "From the air you don't see a large area of dead trees. We don't have a major in- sect problem or disease problem," Ploeger said. Some trees are dying prematurely, he said, because urban development is altering their environment. Ploeger indicated the trees are adapted to the area's heavy clay soil, but exist in a delicate balance with it. "Alteration of the soil environment is the most important factor affecting the tree," he said. When an area is developed moisture- retaining undergrowth is removed, roots cut and earth impacted, Ploeger said. The tree's ability to get water is altered with additions of foreign top soil, grass and cover such as concrete, he said. in other business, councilmen viewed slides of homes and businesses in var- ious stages of neglect and deterioration. Council members are considering draft- ing an ordinance to force property owners to clean up and repair their property. Councilmen seemed to agree on the need to correct run down property, but some expressed reservations about trying to correct "aesthetic" problems. Thursday, September 22, 1988 The B /CS Eagle Water, power, garbage rates increase in CS By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff College Station City Council approved a new $51.4 million city budget Thursday with Councilman Dick Birdwell casting the only dissenting vote. Council members also voted to change utility rates, a change that will raise rates for most consumers. The electric bill for 108 Lega Notices 1 108 Legal Notices ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: SOUTHWEST PARKWAY PAVEMENT MARKINGS FROM WELLBORN ROAD TO TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS until 10:00 o'clock A.M., Thursday, September 29,1988. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pul- len, City Engineer, 1101 Texas Ave., College Station, Texas 77840 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project will consist of providing materials, labor and equipment necessary for installing thermoplastic pave- ment markings (lane lines, stop bars, crosswalks, arrows i and legends) and the removal of temporary pavement markings on 1.66 miles of roadway. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS Bidders may be required to submit evidence that they have a practical knowledge of the particular work bid upon and that they have the financial resources to complete the pro- , posed work. In determining the bidders qualifications, the following fac- tors will be considered: Work previously completed by the bidder and whether the bidder: a) maintains a permanent place of business, b) has adequate plant and equipment to do work properly and expeditiously, c) has the financial resources to meet all obligations inci- dent to the work, and d) has appropriate technical experience. Each bidder may be required to show that he has properly completed similar type work and that no Jaime are now pending against such work. No bid will be accepted from any bidder who is engaged in any work. No bid will be ac- cepted from any bidder who is engaged In any work that would impair his ability to fully execute, perform or finance this work. BONDS REQUIRED Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond In the same amount from a Surety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as a Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certificates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in the latest revision of Treasury Depart- ment Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will enter into a contract and execute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be conskiered. in accordance with Article 5180, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be required to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contact but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an ap- proved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The electric bill for an average cus- tomer who had paid $141 a month will rise to approximately $142.50. A $1 service charge is Included in the bill. an average customer who had paid $141 a month will rise to approximately $142.50. A $1 service charge is included in the bill. Water rates will rise for residential and commercial customers, from $1.50 to $1.63 per 1,000 gallons. f:arbage collection for the average fa- n not using automated or semi - auf6mated, commercial -type refuse con- tainers was set at $5.25 per month, and left at $4.20 per month for families having those containers. Drainage costs — charges the city im- poses to remove standing water — rose 20 cents for each customer. The drainage ordinance passed 5 to 1, with Councilman Jim Gardner dissent- ing. Birdwell introduced an amendment to require that this charge be printed on the utility bill as a separate charge. The amendment passed unanimously. During consideration of the proposed budget, Birdwell called for elimination o f two positions: administrative assistant in the finance department and traffic safety assistant. "I'm reluctant to add staff. I think don't think we need the extra staff, "Birdwell said. The council voted down Birdwell's amendment. Friday, September 23, 1988 The B /CS Eagle ADDENDA Bidders desiring further information, or interpretation of the Plans or Specifications must make request for such Infor- mation to the Engineer, prior to ninety-six (96) hours before the bid opening. Answers to all such requests will be given to all Bidders in written addendum form, and all addendum will be bound with, and made part of, these Contracts Documents. No other explanation or interpretation will be considered official or binding. Should a Bidder find discre- pancies in, or omissions from, the Plans, Specifications, or other Contract Documents, or should he be in doubt as to their meaning, he should notiy the Engineer at once In or- der that a written addendum may be sent to all Bidders. Any addendum issued pram to seventy-two (72) hours of the opening of bid will be mailed or delivered to each Bid- ding Contractor. The Proposal as submitted by the Con- tractor will include all addenda Issued up to seventy -two (72) hours prior to the opening of bids. Any addenda Issued in writing by the Engineer during the period of bidding shall be ackrawleged on the Proposal Forth and in the executed contract. Such addenda shall become a part of the executed contract and modify the specifications and/or the drawings accordingly. To property qualify his proposal, each bidder shall, prior to OV his bid, check his receipt of all addenda issued and aduowledge such receipt on the Proposal Forth and on the Otter envelope of his proposal. ACCEPTANCE OF 9109 AND AWARD OF CONTRACT The owner reserves the right to accept the bid which is the lowest bid received from a qualified bidder, to reject any or all bids; and to waive informalities in any bid. Bids received after the specified time of closing will be returned unopened PRICE INTERPRETATION M case of ambiguity or tack of dearness in stating prices in th proposal, the Owner reserves the right to accept the pits written In words. PROPOSALS The OWNER reserves the right b aoospt the most advarr / ProP CONTPA1.•r 000111MEN f Con%Aci do e c r at ume t maybe **office of the City E gl w City In d d Station, Taxes for five 9-12-M ,17 ,i 23 88,g 29 88 NNW U College Station council OKs utility rate change By Sharon Maberry Staff Writer College Station utility rates will change beginning October 1. The College Station City Council approved utility rate changes Thurs- day decreasing electric rates and in- creasing water and sewage rates. Electric revenues have been sup- porting water and sewage revenues which were working at a deficit, Mayor Larry Ringer said. This is the second year of a five - year plan to adjust utility rates to a more equitable distribution, Deputy Director of Finance Glenn Sch- roeder said. Our original proposal was a fairly - significant increase in water and sewer rates," Schroeder said. "But that was very massive to do all at one time." Last year, the city council decided to phase in these changes in a five - year period, he said. Sewer rates would increase over a three -year pe- riod, water rates would increase over a five -year period and electric rates would decrease over a five -year pe- riod. Schroeder said this year electric bills for single - family residences will decrease about 4.5 percent and bills for master - metered residences, in- cluding large apartment complexes, will decrease about 10 percent. Water rates will increase about 10 percent and sewage rates will in- crease about 13 percent, Schroeder said. The increases in water and sewage rates are offset by the decreases in electric rates, he said. "A small (decreased) percentage in electricity equates to a fairly signif- icant increase in water and sewage (because electric rates are much higher than water and sewage ra- tes)," Schroeder said. The council also approved in- creases for sanitation services and drainage assessment fees. Sanitation fees will increase from $4.20 per month for single family homes to $5.25 per month. A drainage assessment fee will in- crease from $.50 per sanitation cus- tomer to $.70 per sanitation cus- tomer. Schroeder said that even with these utility rate increases, the aver- age customer's monthly bill will only increase by about $3.00. Sanitation costs are rising because City staff recognized that sanitation payments were being paid from the general fund, Schroeder said. "Appropriately, sanitation should be paying these costs," he said. "In essence, the sanitation depart- ment is paying the general fund for administrative services. If sanitation is receiving services, it should be paying for it." Friday, September 23, 1988 The Battalion • City of College Station salaries Here is a list of salaries for top College Station city administra- tors: Name ............................................................. 1988 -89 (1987 -88) City Manager Ron Ragland ..... ........................$82,000 ($82,404) Asst. City Mgr. to be filled after Oct. 15 ..............65,718 (58,000) Personnel Dir. Karen Dickson ... .........................38,786 (37;656) City Attorney Cathy Locke ........ .........................43,779 (36,000) Finance Director Bill Harrison ... .........................53,556 (45,000) Public Service Dir.Alfred Miller . .........................51,232 (47,292) Utilities Director John Woody .. .........................57,684 (57,684') Police Chief Michael Strope ....... .........................52,152 (48,860) Fire Chief Doug Landua ............. .........................50,256 (48,792) Note: an asterisk denotes city council- appointed positions whose 1988 -89 salaries are yet to be determined. is Sunday, September 25, 1988 The B /CS Eagle 0 L r1 LJ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to oonsider an ordn- ance revising Section 9 of Ordinance 1638, the Zoning Ordnance for the City of Col- lege Station, specifically af- fecting parking lot standards for temporary parking facili- The will be held in The hearing the Council Room of the Col- lage Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 meting of the Council on Thursday, October 13, 1988. Fcr additional information, please call m at (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Senior Planner 09 -28 -88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to oonsider an ordn- ance revising Section 9.2.13. of Ordinance 1638, the Zon- ing Ordnance for the City of College Station, specificall h affecting the provision of off - premise parking. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col - Isge Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 rttaalirtg of the Council on Thursday. October 13,1988. For additional information, please call m at (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Senior Planner — - 09_28 -88 Wedensday, September 28, 1988 The B /CS Eagle • LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1777 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CRY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING Thursday, September 29, 1988 The B /CS Eagle l 108 Lega Notices CHAPTER 11, SECTION 2, OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- ANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES; AND PROVID- ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1777 ostab- lishes a new schedula of monthly rates to be charged consumers for public utility services, namely water and/or sewerage connec- tions, including a monthly service charge and a unit charge for usage by con- sumers within the corps rate limits of the City; provides for sale of water outside the City by contract subject to load requirements and available capacity and to approval by City Council; prescribes a minimum charge for certain other consumers; sets priori- ties; and, provides for an effective date for the billing of customers under the revised rates. Ordinance No. 1777 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in aocor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 09-29- 88.09 -30.88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1780 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE 1988 -89 FISCAL YEAR AND AU- THORIZING EXPENDI- TURES AS THEREIN PRO- VIDED. Prior to consieration and ap- proval of this ordinance; the City Council of the City of Col- lege Station held a public hearing notice of which " having been duly given to the general public. Ordnance No. 1780 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordnance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 Sou.i, Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. __ 09 -2 9-Wa 09­3 LEGS LEGAL NOTICE 108 Lega Notices ORDINANCE NO. 1779 ORDINANCE NO. 1778 WAS PASSED AND AP- LEGAL NOTICE WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER ORDINANCE NO. 1776 PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY WAS PASSED AND AP- 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PROVED ON SE PTEMBER COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, 22, 19141, CITY COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room COLLEGE STATION, session in the Council Room of the College Station City TEXAS, meeting in regular n9 9 of the College Station City of the Hall, said meeting having session in the Council Room Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance of the College Station City been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- Hall, said meeting having with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor been posted in accordance dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- and duly recorded in the offs- cial records of the city, is cap - dinance, signed by the Mayor cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- and duly recorded in the offi- tioned as follows: AN OR- D I N A N C E AMENDING cial records of the city, is cap- D I N A N C E AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION S. tioned as follows: AN OR- CHAPTER 11, OF THE OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- DINANCE AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES ANCES OF THE CITY OF CHAPTER 1t, SECTION 4, OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION, OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- STATION, TEXAS BY TEXAS, PRESCRIBING AN ANCES OF THE CITY OF AMENDING SECTION 7 ASSESSMENT FOR GAR- COLLEGE STATION, ESTABLISHING THE PUR- BAGE DISPOSAL IN THE TEXAS, RELATING TO POSE OF DRAINAGE CITY OF COLLEGE SCHEDULE OF RATES MAINTENANCE PRO- STATION, AND PROVIDING FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE; GRAM, SETTING AN AS- FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND, PROVIDING FOR AN SESSMENT, PROVIDING A Ordinance No. 1778 estab- EFFECTIVE DATE. SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND Iishes new rate schedules for Ordinance No. 1776 estab- PROVIDING FOR AN the collection and disposal of lishes new rate schedules for EFFECTIVE DATE. garbage; provides and de- the sale of electricity, defines Ordinance No. 1779 defines scribes categories of service; terms and categories, and the of the minor sets a sanitary landfill dispo- provides for an effective date drainage maintenance Pro- sal fee; authorizes the for the billing of customers gram and establishes a rnon- change of service levels under the revised rates. thry assessment a be biked under certain conditions; Ordinance No. 1776 shall to utility customers of the City prescribes the fee for roll-off become effective and be In of College Station. The effect container service and grease full force and effect from and of the ordinance is to i trap waste disposal; asses - after its passage and appro- Crease the assessment from m ses a penalty for late pay - val by the College Station nt charge of SOrl per a current ent of fees; and provides City Council, and in actor- for an effective date for the dance with the City Charter. month to 700 per month. Said billing of customers under the The complete text of the ordnance sets an effective revised rates. above -named ordinance may date for the new assessment. Ordnance No. 1778 shall be seen at the office of the Ordinance No. 1779 shall become effective and be in City Secretary, at 1101 South become effective and be in full force and effect from and Texas Avenue, College full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- Station, Texas. I after its passage and appro- val by the College Station 09- 2 88,09 -30-88 val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- -- — - City Council, and in aocor- dance with the City Charter. dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the* The complete text of the above -named ordinance may above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. Station, Texas. 09-29-88.09 09- 29- 88.09 -30-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1777 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CRY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING Thursday, September 29, 1988 The B /CS Eagle l 108 Lega Notices CHAPTER 11, SECTION 2, OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- ANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES; AND PROVID- ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1777 ostab- lishes a new schedula of monthly rates to be charged consumers for public utility services, namely water and/or sewerage connec- tions, including a monthly service charge and a unit charge for usage by con- sumers within the corps rate limits of the City; provides for sale of water outside the City by contract subject to load requirements and available capacity and to approval by City Council; prescribes a minimum charge for certain other consumers; sets priori- ties; and, provides for an effective date for the billing of customers under the revised rates. Ordinance No. 1777 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in aocor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 09-29- 88.09 -30.88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1780 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE 1988 -89 FISCAL YEAR AND AU- THORIZING EXPENDI- TURES AS THEREIN PRO- VIDED. Prior to consieration and ap- proval of this ordinance; the City Council of the City of Col- lege Station held a public hearing notice of which " having been duly given to the general public. Ordnance No. 1780 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordnance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 Sou.i, Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. __ 09 -2 9-Wa 09­3 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1776 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duty recorded to the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 4, OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- ANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1776 estab- lishes new rate schedules for the sale of electricity, defines terms and categories, and provides for an effective date for the billing of customers under the revised rates. Ordinance No. 1776 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 0 9-29 -88,09 -30-88 - -- LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1779 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS BY AMENDING SECTION 7 ESTABLISHING THE PUR- POSE OF DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE PRO- GRAM, SETTING AN AS- SESSMENT, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1779 defines the purpose of the minor drainage maintenance pro- gram and establishes a mon- thly assessment to be biped to utility customers of the City Of College Station. The effect of the ordinance is to in- crease the assessment from a current charge of 50¢ per month to 70¢ per month. Said ordinance sets an effective date for the new assessment. Ordinance No. 1779 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 09- 29- 88,09 -30-88 Friday, September 30, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (p.l) LEGAL�T CAE — ORDINANCE NO. 1780 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE 1988-89 FISCAL YEAR AND AU- THORIZING EXPENDI- TURES AS THEREIN PRO- VIDED. Prior to consieration and ap- proval of this ordinance, the City Council of the City of Col- lege Station held a public hearing, notice of which first having been rtuly given to the general public. Ordinance No. 1780 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 09-29- 88,09 -30-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1777 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinanoe, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 2, OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- ANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES; AND PROVID- ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Drdinance No. 1777 estab- lishes a new schedule of monthly rates to be charged consumers for public utility services, namely water and/or sewerage connec- tions, including a monthly service charge and a unit charge for usage by con- sumers within the corporate limits of the City; provides for sale of water outside the City 108 Legal Notices by contract subject to load requirements and available capacity and to approval by City Council; prescribes a minimum charge for certain other consumers; sets priori- ties; and, provides for an effective date for the billing of customers under the revised rates. Ordinance No. 1777 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 11 o1 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 09- 29- 88,09 -30-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1778 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinanoe, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 5, OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- ANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, PRESCRIBING AN ASSESSMENT FOR GAR- BAGE DISPOSAL IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1778 estab- lishes new rate schedules for the collection and disposal of garbage; provides and de- scribes categories of service; sets a sanitary landfill dispo- sal fee; authorizes the change of service levels under certain conditions; prescribes the fee for roll-off container service and grease trap waste disposal; asses- ses a penalty for late pay- ment of fees; and provides for an effective date for the billing of customers under the revised rates. Ordinance No. 1778 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, l exas 09- 29 -8 6,J9 -30-88 • • Friday, September 30, 1988 The B /CS Eagle (p.2) B -CS mayors report project for use of landscaping grant By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff Mayors for Bryan and College Station unveiled plans Thursday for using a $130,000 landscaping grant that was awarded to Brazos Beautiful for being the "best of the best" communities in the Keep - Texas - Beautiful competition. Mayor Marvin Tate announced to the crowd gathered in the Plaza Club at the First City National Bank that Bryan will use its share of the money to landscape a site on the FM 2818 at the intersection of FM 2513. College Station's Mayor Larry Ringer said his city's site will be on the East Bypass at the intersection with Texas 30. Landscaping will use low - maintenance plants such as shrubs, crepe myrtles and Bradford pear trees, Ringer said. Highway department regulations re- quire that the beautification sites be on a major highway with significant out -of- town traffic, and where the highway right -of -way is adequate for landscaping and maintenance, said Henery Thomas - son, deputy director of field operations for the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation. The department also requested that the sites be limited to one per city to maxi- mize the affect on travelers. Thomasson presented two plaques to the mayors and Brazos Couty Judge R. J. Holmgreen. One plaque recognized the two communities' performance in compe- tition with cities of 100,000 to 300,000 population, and the other was presented for Bryan- College Station's capturing the state's highest Keep Texas Beautiful awards — the Governor's Community Achievement Award and the 1988 Award of Excellence. U Wolf Pen Creek report reaches committee By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff The Wolf Pen Creek river walk and re- creational area in College Station moved a step closer to reality Monday when members of a steering committee accep- ted a draft report on the project de- velopment. The report, by J.T. Dunkin and Associ- ates, studies ways to develop an area of the city plagued with flooding and erosion problems into recreational green spaces. The Dallas consultant has suggested a nature study center, library, hike -and- bike trails, botanical gardens and access to existing businesses in the project. The corridor, bound by Harvey Road on the north, Colgate Drive on the south, Texas Avenue on the west and the East Bypass on the east, would have a series of lakes linked by green park areas to con- trol erosion and drainage. Committee members want to transform the drainage problem into a positive re- creational and economic asset for the community with an eye toward opening the area to restaurants, shops and other commercial developments. Getting property owners along the project's path to dedicate acreage for the project is the key to obtaining a $750,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife grant to help finance the $1.5 million first stage of con- struction, Dunkin said. So far, the city has received letters of intent from three property owners to de- dicate portions of their land for the 85 -a- cre project. United Citizens Bank, which owns the largest strip adjacent to the project, Rafter B. Ventures, and Wood - brook Condominiums have agreed in writing to the project, said Jim Calloway, College Station city planning director. Others have given verbal agreement, he said. '"The bottom line of the project is the need to solve the drainage and erosion problems of Wolf Pen Creek. This first stage was to just make service lakes and slow down the water ... then we put the dressing on the cake with use of open space and fringe area of the flood plane," Dunkin told the committee. Proposed Wolf Pen Creek d to 00 M a� A O +) U o v � w U) M O U E-a M Road Oaks Park Project boundary Parking �' ••• Amphitheater Parking Holleman Drive Parking d Parking ---� Richards Street Sterling Street Manuel Drive interpretive Center Brentwood Proposed Brentwood Park Eagie graphic N I Park 0 E Parking Holleman Drive Parking Project boundary Committeewoman Anne Bell said one property owner wanted to know how much in dollars the project would en- hance his property. 'There's no way you can measure that," Dunkin said. "If it's attractive, it draws people there. From th - nroner owner's point of view, he just can't loose," he said. Dunkin will present the project to the planning and zoning and the parks and recreation departments Oct. 11 for ques- tions and suggestions toward final pre - senta inn to city council Oct. 26. - Student appointed as new local liason By Kelly S. Brown Staff Writer Student Government believes in working with the community, which is why a student liason position was created years ago between Student Government and both Bryan and College Station's city councils. Shannon Maloney, a junior politi- cal science major and senator, was appointed Monday by the Student Government External Affairs Com- mittee to be the new liason, replac- ing Kevin Buchman, a senior speech communications major and Speaker of the Senate. Attending all council meetings as the liason, Maloney will be bringing students concerns to them, while representing the views of Student Government and A &M. Buchman, who can't vote but does have • speaking priveleges, said the liason interacts with the city council, mayor, city attorney and city man - _ on all issues dealing with the city and A &M. "We respect the opinions of the councils and they respect our opin- ions," Buchman said. `It gives us a chance to speak out as they ask for our output. It's one of the few in- stances where we really have a chance to interact with both city councils," Some of the issues brought to Buchman when he was the liason concerned unclear street and sign markings, the increase of defensive driving fees and apartments getting broken into on holidays. On the ladder issue, Buchman asked the College Station City Coun- cil if they would be in favor of hav- ing the police department give apartment security guards training free of charge. The training involved a one day seminar, where the security guards received some training that they might not have had previously, Buchman said. "Working with the councils allows A &M and the communities to work together — providing a sense of co- operation, and I think the program is an excellent learning experience," Buchman said. Any student wishing to have his concerns expressed to the City Council through the liason, can con- tact Maloney on the second floor of the Pavilion in the Student Govern- ment office. Thursday, October 6, 1988 The Battalion � B -CS workers train to better city services By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff i City staff members from Bryan and College Station will join forces Monday in the first session of a year -long training program to help both cities improve ser- vices and better satisfy their customers. "Structuring for Service," a from -the- top -down approach for the cities to adopt service management strategies similar to private business and corporations, will have six phases directed by Ross, Lewis & Associates of Encinitas, Calif. Phase one begins with Monday's 3:30 p.m. meeting in the Bryan Municipal Building. About a dozen employees in each city have been selected for the first round of training, said Bernie Fette, public infor- • mation director for Bryan. The first group will assist consultants in training a se- cond group, and after that training, in late March, the program will belong to the cities and will eventually be used to train all city departments, Fette said. The program will define the approach the cities should take in serving their citi- zens, examine the ways city departments deal with the public, establish service in- dicators and reward systems, and renew or create a "culture" within the depart- ments that is oriented toward service. Friday, October 7, 1988 The B /CS Eagle 0 CS signs lease for land to build . railroad station By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff The city of College Station signed a lease Monday for a 1.5 -acre tract of land at the southwest corner of Jersey Street and Wellborn Road for an Amtrak pas senger platform. Amtrak is scheduled to begin service from Dallas to Houston, with stops in Corsicana and College Station, Nov. 15. Councilman Fred Brown said Monday the city will pay $350 per month to lease the tract for one year. He said the lease will allow city leaders time to plan and raise money for a replica of a College Station train depot that was demolished in 1966. The 1.5 -acre tract is west of the South - em Pacific Transportation Co. lines that cut through the Texas A&M University campus. It is bordered on the north by Jersey Street, on the east by Wellborn Road and on the west by Marion Pugh Drive. The platform, which Brown said Am- trak hopes to begin building next week, will be situated to allow trains to stop 400 feet south of Jersey Street. That way, trains will not block the roadway when stopped. Brown said the platform will be made of wood in order to fit in with the archi- tecture of the old depot planned for the site. Tuesday, October 11, 1988 The B /CS Eagle • CS charter change on schedule for council meeting By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff College Station city council members will hear various committee reports in- cluding a city charter revision and rules and procedures recommendations when they hold a workshop session at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The council also will consider whether to approve a sewer extension to the Har- vey Hillside Addition, an area lying out- side the city limits in 'Ihursday's regular session at 7:30 p.m. Owner of the Harvey Hillside Addition, Richard H. Hartman, would be responsible for the entire cost of installing the 220 -foot sewer extension, a city engineering memorandum shows. Costs to the owner were estimated to be $6,575 by city engineer David J. Pullen. The engineer's drawing of the proposed extension would run from the intersec- tion of Harvey Road and Marcy Lane, down Marcy Lane to the addition. In other items on the agenda the coun- cil will consider. • ■ Bids for the construction of Fidelity Street from Wellborn Road to Fairview Street. Estimated costs are about $97,000. City engineering staff has rec- ommended awarding the contract to Young Brothers Inc., the low bidder. ■ Bids for the relocation of a 12 -inch waterline paralleling University Drive from Meadowland Street to South College Avenue at an estimated cost of slightly more than $70,000. Tuesday, October 11, 1988 The B /CS Eagle CS, Bryan city employees get lessons in good service • By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff Ways to correct customer dissatis- faction was the focus of a joint meeting Monday afternoon between Bryan and College Station city staff members. In the first meeting of a year -long training program to help both cities improve customer service, consultants Richard Ross and Lisa Curry with Ross, Lewis & Associates of Encinitis, Calif., identified reasons for customer dissatisfaction and approaches to solv- ing them. 'The moment of truth when a cus- tomer comes up against the (city) system and what kind of results he really gets must be managed. At the moment of truth the customer forms judgments," Curry said. Ross, who presented the program "Structuring for Service," told the city staffers ways to "stop shooting them- selves in the foot." Improving service begins at the top with total commit- ment to service from the mayor and city manager and support from the council, he said. "Everyone is a customer. Products and services are managed differently. You can't put service on a shelf and store it," he said. Studies and program results show ■ Bryan council passes budget, 1A that improving service results in sav- ings, Ross said. 'There are savings. You don't have to do something two or three times, you save in not getting sued, and we've found that employees really like giving quality service," he said. Twenty percent of the customers are dissatisfied with the employees them- selves, Ross said. Forty percent don't like to deal with the organization's systems making it "customer unfrien- dly," and 40 percent do not under- stand what the organization is doing right or wrong, he said. About a dozen city staffers from Col- lege Station and Bryan will train under the consultants, passing on the infor- mation to all employees in both cities, Ross said. College Station Councilman Fred Brown said, 'We wanted this program to raise their (city employees) cons- ciousness about service. It will include everybody from both cities including the ones on the front lines and the ones who don't work directly with the customer. We could have the same high level of service all the way down." Tuesday, October 11, 1988 The B /CS Eagle 40 108 Legal Notices BID NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS ACCEPTING BID(S) FOR: One Rear Loading High Compaction Refuse Collection Body until 10:00 a.m., October 18, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be Obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. BID ##89-0 10-04 - 88,10 -11-88 BID NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS ACCEPTING BID(S) FOR: One Refuse Collection Cab . and Chassis Truck until 10 a.m., October 18, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be - resumed unopened. The City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- Iageous to the City. BID#89 -2 10-04 - 88,10 -11-88 BID NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS ACCEPTING BID(S) FOR: 108 Legal Notices One Self - Propelled Pad Drum Drive Vibratory Roller until 10:00 PM, October 18, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. BID #189 -1 10-04 - 88.10 -11-88 Tuesday, October 11, 1988 The B /CS Eagle Chamber of Commerce honors locals Seven awarded for hard work, community service at annual B -CS ceremony By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff Seven local residents were honored Tuesday for their hard work, self im- provement and community service dur- ing the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Commerce annual awards day. Award winners were: Cheryl Dean, chamber volunteer of the year, Roy Baas, health services award for patient care; Darlene Moffatt, patient services award; Dale Cuthbertson, public employee of the year for Bryan; Janet Hadley, public em- ployee of the year for Brazos County; Randall Cooper, public employee of the year for College Station; and Harold Dean, small- business person of the year. Plaques were presented at the College Station Community Center by William R. Vance, chamber president. Cheryl Dean was chairwoman of the Teacher Appreciation Day in 1987 and was chairwoman of the chamber's an- nual banquet for two years. She, served on the chamber's board of directors from 1985 -87, represented the chamber on the Arts Council, was chairwoman of the civic recognition committee for two years and is a member of the chamber's Blazer organization. Currently, she is one of the top three producers and was given a life- time membership award in 1984. She was a charter member of Leader- ship Brazos, was curriculum chairwo- man in 1984 -85 and general chairwoman in 1985 -86. She now is a member of the Alumni Association and has served as se- cretary, vice president and president. She also serves on the boards of the Brazos Valley Museum, the Arts Council, Private Industry Council, Blinn College Advisory Board and American Cancer Society. Baas is program director for the Sand- stone Center for Recovery. A 15 -year vet- eran of the health services field, Baas has been in the area since 1984. He is presi- dent of the Brazos Valley Council on Al- cohol and Substance Abuse. He has started employee assistance programs and founded recovery pro- grams for Greenleaf Hospital and Sand- stone Center for Recovery. Baas also has helped non -profit groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Rape Crisis, Crisis Helpline and the medical society. Moffatt, data processing supervisor for Humana Hospital- Brazos Valley, was voted outstanding employee of the year in 1987 and was the "Humana Banana Top Winner' in 1986. She is involved each year with the Muscular Dystrophy Asso- ciation, American Cancer Society, KAMU Auction and church fund- raising. Cuthbertson, a sergeant in the com- munity relations and crime prevention department of the Bryan Police Depart- ment, has worked with local school systems from kindergarten to college to bring programs on bicycle safety, traffic safety and drug and alcohol abuse. He also has helped local businesses in crime prevention. He serves on the board of directors of the Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse and the Bryan Independent School District Drug Advisory Council. Hadley, legal assistant in the office of the 85th District Court, was recognized for "her tireless efforts on behalf of the courts and legal community of Brazos County." She is an active member of the Legal Assistants Professional Association and recently was elected first vice president. Cooper, senior utilities worker for Col- lege Station, volunteers his time to edu- cate people on alcohol and drug abuse. He is now chairman of the board of direc- tors of the Brazos Valley Support Foun- dation. He also helps people in the local area recovering from alcohol and drug abuse. He has completed 58 hours of training toward becoming a volunteer for the "Straight -Talk" hotline. Cooper attends seminars on weekends on alcohol and drug abuse and is working toward certifi- cation as a drug and alcohol counselor. Harold Dean, co -owner of Dean's Tem- porary Service, was named small- busi- ness owner of the year. Among the criteria used to choose the winner were growth in number of employees, growth in sales, financial improvement in the business, success in meeting business problems and community service. Dean's Temporary Service opened in September 1982 with two permanent employees and three temporaries. It now has eight permanent employees and has an average of 100 temporary employees. He has served on the board of directors of the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center, the Better Business Bureau and the Go Texan Committee. He served as president of the Blazers, is an alumnus of Leadership Brazos and was voted "Outstanding Young Man of America. Wednesday, October 12, 1988 The B /CS Eagle f 1 Where's downtown CS? A question -even the city council can't answer By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff Inquiring young minds wanted to know — Where is downtown College Station? Twenty third grade students from Joan Lampkin's College Hills Elementary posed the question to College Station city council members at Wednesday's work- shop session. The students learned in social studies that each community has a downtown area or business center. So they started looking for downtown College Station. After surveying their classmates and par- ents, the class found that most believed the Northgate area formed College Station's downtown district. Equipped with bar graphs, charts and placards, the students filed by the front table before the council reciting a portion of their rehearsed presentation. 'We would like to know where the offi- cial downtown area of College Station is," 8 -year -old Jane Martyn wanted to know. Mayor Tyr-".Ringer answered with a question "Do you kids know why we don't have a downtown area ?" Ringer explained that the 50- year -old community has grown into a city in an era when commercial development con- sists of shopping centers and malls. "How many of you have been to Post Oak Mall?" Ringer asked the students. Twenty hands flew up in the air. The next student, Frank Baker, wanted to know where Northgate was. "I thought city hall was downtown," he said. Chris Jensen said Post Oak Mall should be the downtown area because "that's where all the business is, "he said. Other students seemed to agree that Post Oak Mall was the social and econo- mic center of College Station, and was their first choice for an unofficial down- town area. In other business: ■ Council member Jim Gardner pre- sented a Community Affairs Chairman's report to the council. The committee, made up of council members Gardner, Lynn McIlhaney and Jim Birdwell, investigated city charter re- vision, city council and committee proce- dures, flag display policy and the renam- ing of Jersey Street. The committee found that the city charter should be reviewed at regular intervals as conditions change. It has been five years since College Station resi- dents voted to revise the charter. Gardner proposed several revisions, in- cluding improvement of recall provisions, council election by majority rather than plurality vote, clarification of council au- thority with city staff, and a tighter closed meeting policy. The committee decided against a request by Texas A&M University to change the name of Jersey Street run- ning from Texas Avenue to FM 2818 since it would inconvenience more than 400 residents with new addresses. The committee concluded that the ci- ty's flag display policy should not be changed. ■ Honored Pat Boughton for 10 years of service on the city council, giving her placques in recognition of her service. Boughton left the council in May. Thursday, October 13, 1988 The B /CS Eagle Eagle photo by Dave McDermand Mayor Larry Ringer finds it difficult to locate downtown College Wednesday's city workshop meeting. Several students picked Station for 20 College Hills Elementary third graders attending Post Oak Mall for an unoff icial downtown area. O W, CS city council decides to lease land for access, parking to train station By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff College Station city council members voted Thursday to lease about six tenths of an acre to provide parking and access to Amtrak's proposed passenger stop in College Station. The city is under deadline to complete its portion of the passenger stop by Nov. 14 in time for scheduled service form Dal- las to Houston, with stops In Corsicana and College Station. Amtrak has agreed to build the platform. The council's resolution Thursday al- lowed College Station to lease 0.628 acres for 12 months at a cost of $8,154. The platform will be located along the South- ern Pacific Railroad right -of -way between Wellborn Road and Marion Pugh Drive, about 100 yards south of Jersey Street. , Because of Amtrak's abrupt decision to build the stop, the city had very little lead time to provide a location, Mayor Larry Ringer said. The lease will allow the council time to plan and raise money to restore the old College Station train depot for use as an active train station and pos- sible park and museum attraction, Ringer said. Council member Dick Birdwell cast the only dissenting vote, but he said that he was in favor of restoring the old station. "I'm just against the whole idea of Am- trak." he said. "It's going to take seven hours to get from Dallas to Houston at the rip- roaring speed of 37 mph." 'The council is excited about having a replica of the old College Station," council member Dick Haddox said. Friday, October 14, 1988 The B /CB Eagle City council approves land lease for Amtrak service, parking area By Kelley Wondrash Reporter The College Station City Council Thursday approved a land lease which will be used to provide a location and parking area for Amtrak railway services which begin Nov. 15. The council approved the site, located off Marion Pugh Street where the Marion Pugh Lumber Co. once was, by a 6 -1 vote. The council decided on the location because it would give Amtrak immediate access to the railway. Councilman Dick Birdwell said many citizens were interested in the restoration and use of the old College Station depot as a possible site for Amtrak. Birdwell said if the Amtrak service failed, the site still could be used as a park and historic area. Mayor Larry Ringer said the College Station depot area was not as accessable as the Marion Pugh location for Amtrak. Despite the approval of the Marion Pugh location, Ringer said people enthu- siastic about restoring the station and that the idea would be considered. In other action, the council unani- mously approved a motion to continue the War on Drugs committee in both Bryan and College Station. "Bryan has also shown a desire to con- tinue the program," Ringer said. He said some people feel the school districts should also become involved in the committee because the War on Drugs is a problem for the community as well as the city. He said the idea would be ex- plained to school districts. "Obviously drugs are a big problem in the community, so the committee is a good idea," Birdwell said. The council also: • Witnessed former Mayor Gary Hal- ter's signing a proclamation recognizing the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of College Station. • Signed a proclamation designating Oct. 9 -15 as "Public Power Week" in College Station. • Unanimously approved a donation to the College Station Library for energy related material. • Unanimously supported Proposi- tion 1, the Good Roads Amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot. • Unanimously approved an agreement between the city and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation to contribute funds for the purchase of right -of -way to construct the Southwest Parkway interchange. The city agreed to pay 10 percent of the esti- mated $500,000 cost of the interchange. If the cost of the interchange is more than the estimated amount, College Station will be responsible for the additional cost. 00 00 M U O O 4 rI O b gn r .H N �4 4 W H 108 Legal Notices • LiLup,L rrt.r FICE -- ORDINANCE NO. 1781 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON OCTOBER 13, 1988, BY THE CITY COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hai, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor ar i duly recorded in the official re- cords of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE REVISING ORDINANCE NO. 1638, THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, SPECIFICALLY AFFECTING PARKING LOT STANDARDS FOR TEM- PORARY PARKING FACI- LITIES. Ordnance No. 1781 pre - crtbes a procedure to allow the existence of a temporary parking lot for a period not to exceed 12 months; the or- dinance addresses the condi- tion under which the lot may be permitted, establishes re- quirements for review and approval, and, provides for imposition of standards necessary to the protection or preservation of the public health, safety or general wel- fare. The ordinance includes regulations applicable at the end of the 12 -month period. Ordinance No. 1781 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in aocor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 10-19 -88,10 -20-88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The Zoning Board of Adlust- ment for the City of College Station will hold a public hear- ing to consider a request for a variance in the name of: Bob Farmer P.O. Box 7227 McOueeney, Texas 78123 The case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7 :00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 1, 1988. The nature of the case is as follows: Applicant is request- ing variances to rear and side setback requirements and to parking lot requirements at the existing filling station at 501 Texas Avenue. Additional information is avai- lable at the office of the Zon- ing Official of the City of Col- lege Station, (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 10 -198 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of granting a Condi- tional Use Permit for a C.S.I.S.D. High School Sta- dium to be located on a 22.8 acre tract of land a" the west side of Welsh Street at F.M. 2818 (across Welsh Street from the existing high school facility). The request for Use Permit is in the name of HA/RWS Architects. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission on Thursday, November 3, 1988. For additional information, contact the Planning Division at (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Senior Planner 10 -19-88 Wednesday, October 19, 1988 The B /CS Eagle B.CS combine forces to combat trash along 12 miles of Texas Ave. C ! By Ron Landers of the Eagle staff Bryan and College Station will com- bine forces in a �fi first foot com o wide cleanup city officials, school choirs and civic and church groups mobilize to pick up trash along a 12 -mile stretch of Texas Avenue. Each participating group will be assig- ned a five- to seven -block area to patrol for debris, said Diane Mills, executive co- ordinator for Brazos Beautiful. in d i tion, the choirs of the Bryan - trict will hold their annual Trash -a -thon in conjunction with the community-wide program, she said. Bryan and College Station have con ducted cleanup campaig but this is the first time the two cities have joined to beautify their entire com- munity, Mills said. "This will be the first of what we expect t o be a cooperative annual cleanup fall," Mills said. Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate and College Station Mayor Pro Tern Fred Brown will officially kick off the cleanup at 8:30 a.m. by cutting a ribbon of trash. The attack on unsightly items will be three - pronged, including: • the cleanup on Texas Avenue • placement of dumpsters at strategic points throughout both cities for disposal of bulkier items ■ the choirs' Trash -a -thon in Bryan. where hundreds of choir members will perform all sorts of beautification tasks assigned by the city. Choir members have earned thousands of dollars for their efforts by obtaining pledges for each hour worked. Texas Commercial Waste Disposal has volunteered to place the dumpsters and remove the collected trash, Mills said. Homeowners may dispose of large items in the dumpsters, she said. The Kroger Family Centers in College Station and Bryan have donated the trash bags required for the cleanup, Mills said. Mills said any organization wishing to clean up a segment of Texas Avenue should call her at 696 -5391. Saturday, October 22, 1988 The B /CS Eagle Cl NEW DIRECTIONS Bryan- College Station is on the right track -- for Amtrak that is. The na- tionally famous rail service will begin passenger ser- vice between Houston and Dallas through Bryan - College Station on Mon- day, November 14th. It's exciting to me because it seems as if sometimes in past years the train of pro- gress just whistled a cou- ple of times and roared through our community onto somewhere else. I have enjoyed this pro- ject because it has caused such wide- spread enthu- siasm in Bryan- College Station and it's something that we can all enjoy. Sev- eral groups worked hard to make it happen. A lot of credit goes to the College Station City Council who acquired the site and the land. Citizens from both Bryan and College Station are in- volved in helping to orga- nize the celebration. Some of them are Peggy Calli- ham, City of College by Fred Brown "On Track For Amtrak" Station; Bernie Fette, City of Bryan; John Honea, Texas A &M University; and Anne Bell, Bryan Col- lege Station Chamber of Commerce. It will be exciting when that first train rolls up be- side the platform at the corner of Wellborn and Jersey Street at 12:55 p.m. It's going to be a his- toric day and a lot of com- munity fun. I'd like to see it as an occasion when ev- eryone in the community came to show our commu- nity strength, unity and enthusiasm. The train of progress will continue to make regular stops in this community. Amtrak is a symbol of the fact that we can go any- where our minds, hearts, and determination will send us. NEW DIRECTIONS IS SPONSORED BY FRED BROWN MAZDA -BMW who believes that Bryan- College Station progresses through the enthusiastic volunteer actions of its citizens. ADVERTISEMENT Sunday, October 23, 1988 The B /CS Eagle • 0 108 Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider an ordin- ance revising Section 9.2.B of Ordinance 1638, the Zon- ing Ordinance for the City of College Station, specifically affecting the provision of off - premise parking. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of the Council on Thursday, November 10, 1988. For additional information, please call me at (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Senior Planner 10 -26 -88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following prop- erty: A 1.1868 Acre tract of land located generally west of and adjacent to F.M. 158, approx- imately 2000 feet north of the intersection of S. H. 30 & F.M. 158, from C -2 Commercial - Industrial to M -2 Heavy In- dustrial. Applicant is Twin City Chemical. Owner is Mil- ton Bell. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of the Council on Thursday, November 10, 1988. For additional information, please call me at (409) 764 -3570. James M. Callaway Directorof Planning 10 -26 -88 IAA - Wednesday, October 26, 1988 The B /CS Eagle L� E* • 0 Firm recommends CS finish Wolf Pen project By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff A consulting firm on Wednes- day proposed that the College Station City Council go ahead with the construction of the $3.5 million first phase of the Wolf Pen Creek corridor. The project, which would con- vert a 1.5 -mile section of poorly drained, erosion -prone flood plain and creeks into a system of parks and lakes, has been under study by the Dallas consulting firm of J.T. Dunkin and Associates for nearly a year. Dunkin told council members the time spent developing the plan would ensure a better pro- duct. He warned, however, that now is the time to move ahead. 'The longer you allow a drain- age to develop without some type of improvements, the more it will cost at some point in the future," he said. Council members discussed us- ing $500,000 set aside for drain- age work in the area to attract a matching grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The grant would be used to begin construction of the first phase of the project. Some work, which needs to be done regardless of how later plans develop, could be started before the state funds are approved. The proposal is set on the agenda for a vote during the council's regular meeting today at 7 p.m. Stephen Beachy, director of the city's parks and recreation de- partment, said the application can 't be filed until a fine plan de- scribing the scope of the first stage of the project is drawn up. "If the council chooses to proceed with the plan now, they have time to make the Jan. 31 deadline," he said. Under Dunkin's proposal, a tax increment financing district could be set up to finance further con- struction and to attract future grant money. If, as expected, property within the district becomes more valua- ble because of the Wolf Pen Creek project, that added value would be subject to property taxes which would be used to help pay the costs of the improvements. The College Station school dis- trict and Brazos County, the other taxing jurisdictions affec- ted, are entitled to 60 days notice of the formation of the district be- fore a hearing is set. The council will go to both entities and ask them to waive the 60 -day notice requirement. Thursday, October 27, 1988 The B /CS Eagle • 108 Legal Notices • BID NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS ACCEPTING BID(S) FOR: Installation of white po- lyurethane roof coating on City Hall - Approx. 7,800 sq. ft. until 2:00 p.m., November 1, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. BID #8" 10-20 88,10 -27 -88 Thursday, October 27, 1988 The B /CS Eagle 0 TO WHOM 1f MAY CONCERN There will be a meeting of the Slructural Standards !t atdiBuilding Code Board oy Adjustments at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, October 31, 1988 in the Council Room in College Station City Hap, "01 Texas Ave., College Station, Texas. The Board will meet to con- sider a variance request con - earning the New Athletic Fa- cility of the CSISD. For fur- ther information you may call City of College Station BuI& ing Official Coy Perry at 7643741. 10-27- 88,10 -28-8 • Friday, October 28, 1988 The B /CS Eagle • Bryan - College Station teams up to stamp out local litter- problem By Blair Fannin of the Eagle staff The litter bug was dealt a severe blow in Bryan- College Station early Saturday as city officials, school choirs and civic and church groups combined forces to pick up trash in an effort to beautify the community. The cleanup was concentrated along a 12 -mile stretch of Texas Avenue and at other designated areas in both cities. The volunteer turnout surprised Diane Mills, executive coordinator of Brazos Beautiful, event coordinator. She said approximately 700 people participated in the cleanup. 'The enthusiasm and response has `ust been great," she said. 'This really %b..oes show that the community cares, and I'm having fun doing it." Some volunteers came prepared for the event by wearing gloves, while others simply picked up the litter with their bare hands. Even little children came along, riding on the backs of their parents, as the workers removed everything from empty beer bottles to candy wrappers from different sites around the area. Mills, dressed in costume as a red alu- minum beverage can, was referred to by workers as '"Dish Trash." She even had a song dedicated in her honor, performed by choirs from Stephen F. Austin Junior High and Bryan High schools. The song was sung to the tune of "Splish Splash." Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate and College Station Mayor Pro Tern Fred Brown were on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the start of the cleanup, which lasted from about 9 a.m. to noon. Tate said the event is a step in the right direction in making both cities litter free. 'This is a great community effort," Tate said. "You have to have community in- volvement for something like this to work. When teen -agers are involved it is a positive approach." This year, the Bryan choirs combined their annual Trash -a -thon with the cleanup. Choir members have earned thousands of dollars during the past eight years by obtaining pledges for each hour worked. Money raised from this year's campaign will go for scholarships and other choral program. Julie Birkner, choral director at SFA, said the cleanup is beneflcial for the choir members. "This is important for the kids," she said. "It gives them a chance to do some- thing good for the community and it is a project that adults and school admin- istrators like." Dumpsters were donated by Texas Commercial Waste Disposal and placed in strategic points throughout both cities so homeowners may dispose of large items. Trash bags were provided by Kroger Family Centers in College Station and Bryan. SFA choir member Mark Wylie said he was glad that he had taken part in the project. "It is a little early in the morning to be picking up trash but it is really good for the community," Wylie said. "I hope it makes the community more aware the next time they want to litter." Sunday, October 30, 1988 The B /CS Eagle • C NOTICE REOUESTFOR PROPOSALS The City of College Station, Texas is requesting archi- tectural services proposals to develop design plans and specifications for the renova- tion of the Public Services Building. Qualified architects interested in submitting a Proposal to provide archi- tectural services for this Project may obtain proposal documents by contacting El- rey B. Ash, Director of Capital Improvements, Capital Im- provements Department, P.O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842, Tele- phone (409) 764 -3570. Proposals should be addres- sed and forwarded to the Di- rector of Capital Improve- ments, Capital Improve- ments Department no later than 2 p.m., November 21, 1988. 10-31-88,11-5-88.11-6-88,11-12-88 11- 13- 88,11 -19- 88.11 -20-88 • Monday, October 31, 1988 The B /CS Eagle • NOTICE TO BIDDERS I The City of College Station • proposes to enter into a con- tract for reinsurance and /or third party administration of Claims for the City of College S Employee 108 Legal Notices • Health /Dental Insurance. The City will receive propo- sals from responsible busi- ness concerns relative to the proposed contract on or be- fore 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 21, 1988, in the Office of the Director of Per- sonnel at 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. The bids will be opened by the Director of Personnel on Tuesday, November 22, 1988, at 8:00 a.m. at the Office of the Di- rector of Personnel. Specifications may be ob- tained at the Office of the Di- rector of Personnel. All bids received after 5:00 p.m. November 21, 1988 will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer con- sidered most advantageous to the City. Karen Dickson Director of Personnel 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77840 11 -01- 88.11 -08-88 Tuesday, November 1, 1988 The B /CS Eagle 1�1 • Suspect lineup in rape case pending on victim's health By Kelly S. Brown Staff Writer A suspect lineup has yet to take place in the case of a Texas A &M student who was raped and stabbed in the throat Oct. 20, and police say it will be postponed until the victim's health improves. After police released a sketch of the suspect on Oct. 24, the University Police Department and the College Station Po- lice Department received over a hundred tips in the case. It was perhaps one or more of those tips that led police on Oct. 28 to the doorstep of the suspect David Corwin. His finger prints matched those found in the woman's car. Maj. Edgar Feldman with the College Station Police Department said the lineup will take place when the 21- year -old vic- tim is feeling better. Tuesday night she remained in fair, stable condition at Hu- mana Hospital. Director of Security at A &M Bob Wiatt, said Corwin, who remains in the Brazos County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bond on charges of kidnapping, aggra- vated rape, attempted capital murder and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, has been on unsupervised parole since his re- lease from the Texas Department of Cor- rections in 1985. In 1975 Corwin was convicted in Bell County of raping and stabbing a Temple woman in the throat. Parole board re- cords show Corwin's sentence was for 40 years — he served nine years before being paroled on Nov. 20, 1985. Walker County and Madison County officials said they want to question Cor- win in connection with three murders that have taken place over the last year and a half. In July 1987 a woman, who was wash- ing her car at a carwash in Huntsville, was stabbed in the throat. Her daughter — locked in the car — watched as her mother bled to death. On Oct. 31 of that same year a woman was abducted from an optical center at a Huntsville shopping center. Police say she was found two days later in a field near Lake Conroe — she had been raped and stabbed. Police say they have no evidence and very little to go on in the case, but they are keeping him Corwin in mind. On Feb. 13, 1987 in Madisonville, where Corwin lived from January 1987 until June 1987, a 72- year -old woman was abducted while taking a morning walk. She was raped and stabbed in the back. Thursday, November 3, 1988 The Battalion I Tll Tyr I. � Student Senate declares Dec. 1 Hurricane Bowl By Kelly S. Brown Staff Writer The Student Senate passed a revised resolution Wednesday whereby the Texas A &M vs. Alabama game on Dec. 1 be declared the "Hurricane Bowl." Mike Kelley, Speaker Pro - Tempore and a senior political science major, said because the A &M football team will not be appearing in any official bowl games this season, a bowl game would be something to get the students spirited at the end of the year. "Neither the NCAA nor Alabama have any objections with it being called the Hurricane Bowl," Kelley said. "And the College Station Chamber of Commerce has already made it official." Kelley said they're trying to get Wil- lard Scott of the Today Show to give his weather report from Kyle Field the morning of the game. "It's something we want everyone, in- cluding Alabama, to have fun with," Kelley said. Also in the meeting, a collegiate li- cense -plate bill was passed unanimously. Ty Clevenger, a sophomore genetics major and senator from the agriculture college, introduced a bill endorsing the concept of collegiate license plates and encourages the Legislative Study Group to research and represent the student body on the issue. Clevenger said the state of Florida has successfully introduced license plates with the imprint of different colleges and universities, and the extra amount charged for these imprinted plates has brought significant additional revenue to the State of Florida as well as increasing the state's schools visibility. Clevenger said he would like to see a similar program established in Texas with similar benefits. "It's basically a non - controversial bill, but we'll take it to the state legislature as soon as possible," he said. "We'll show them the A &M student body supports it, and work with them on it," he said. If the bill remains in the form that Florida passed it,plates would cost $27 in addition to the normal plate fees. "The money will go toward schol- arship funds for the universities," Cle- venger said. Thursday, November 3, ±988 The Battalion • Building Permits Bryan' it Y# Number of'Perruits Issued Value (in mi#liondpf dollars) College Station Number of Permits Issued Value (in millions of dollars) • G Saturday November 5, 1988 The Eagle Oct. �� Year to date Year to date 1988 �19E7 1988 1987 1987 Single-familyres. No. Value r ](*O. 10 $0.85' 10 Value $0.81 No. 85 Value $ 6.9 No. 87 Value $7.9 Two-four - family res. 15 ,Q,00 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 Apartments 0,00 0 0.00 1 0.6 0 0.0 Commercial /non rei 1 3 0.33 8 2.4 25 3.3 Public buildings 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 18.8 2 6.6 Additions - alters. Totals 27 0.33 31 0.48 281 7.2 337 4.3 • Indicates values less than $50,000. 47 126 60 1.80 543 36.9 641 24.0 ' Indicates values less than $5o.000. College Station Number of Permits Issued Value (in millions of dollars) • G Saturday November 5, 1988 The Eagle New elementary school pushes estimates higher By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff A new elementary school makes up a majority of the $5 million total estimated con- struction cost listed on build- ing permits filed in College Station during September, ac- cording to city records. The as yet unnamed 75,000- square -foot school at 3400 Welsh Ave. at the inter- section with Rock Prairie Road has an estimated construction cost of $3.83 million, according to the building permit filed with the city. Site work has begun on the project and construction is scheduled for completion in time for the beginning of the ,1989 school year. Ibis year to date, 273 build- ing permits with a total esti- mated construction value of $20.2 million have been filed in College Station compared with 281 permits with a total esti- mated construction cost of $25.3 million during the same period last year. In Bryan, 47 permits were filed in September with a total estimated construction cost of $1.26 million. Ibis year to date, 543 per- mits have been filed in Bryan with a total estimated con- struction cost of $36.9 million compared with 641 permits with a total estimated con- struction cost of $24 million. �� Year to date 198E 1987 198E 1997 Single - family res. No. 5 Value $0.52 No. 13 Value $127 No. 102 Value $10.7 No. Value Two-four - family res. 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.0 88 0 $8.8 0.0 AP�iments Commercial/non -res. 0 3 0.00 0.47 0 0.00 1 0.6 0 0.0 Public buildings Additions - alters, 1 3.83 6 0 0.00 8 3 1.8 4.5 34 6 4.9 8.9 Totals 15 24 0.18 5.00 16 35 0.40 1.67 159 273 2.6 20.2 153 281 2.7 25.3 • Indicates values less than $50,000. New elementary school pushes estimates higher By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff A new elementary school makes up a majority of the $5 million total estimated con- struction cost listed on build- ing permits filed in College Station during September, ac- cording to city records. The as yet unnamed 75,000- square -foot school at 3400 Welsh Ave. at the inter- section with Rock Prairie Road has an estimated construction cost of $3.83 million, according to the building permit filed with the city. Site work has begun on the project and construction is scheduled for completion in time for the beginning of the ,1989 school year. Ibis year to date, 273 build- ing permits with a total esti- mated construction value of $20.2 million have been filed in College Station compared with 281 permits with a total esti- mated construction cost of $25.3 million during the same period last year. In Bryan, 47 permits were filed in September with a total estimated construction cost of $1.26 million. Ibis year to date, 543 per- mits have been filed in Bryan with a total estimated con- struction cost of $36.9 million compared with 641 permits with a total estimated con- struction cost of $24 million. • • Saturday November 5, 1988 The Eagle 108 Legal Notices NOTICE REQUESTFOR - PROPOSALS If The City of College Station, Texas is requesting archi- lectural services proposals to develop design plans and specifications for the renova- lion of the Public Services s'Building. Qualified architects " interested in submitting a proposal to provide archi- tectural services for this project may obtain proposal documents by contacting EI- rey B. Ash, Director of Capital Improvements, Capital Im- - provements Department, P.O. Box 9960, College +Station, Texas 77842, Tele- phone (409) 764 -3570. Proposals should be addres- sed and forwarded to the Di- rector of Capital Improve- ments, Capital Improve- ments Department no later than 2 p.m., November 21, 1988. 10 -31. 88,11 -5- 88,11 -6- 88,11 -12 -88 11 -13- 88,11 -19 -88,11 -20-88 • Sunday November 6, 1988 The Eagle THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION is currently recruiting for the following positions: ELECTRICAL ENGINEER To coordinate the planning, organization, control, and completion of electric utility line design projects and supervise the investigation and design of new municipal facilities. Candidates should be a Certified P.E. in the state of Texas or ability to become certified within one year, have a valid Texas Class C Driver's License with a good driving record, and at least 5 years supervisory experience, preferrably in a municipal environment. Submit resume with complete salary history by December 1, 1988. HOUSING PROGRAMS TECHNICIAN To assist in the administration of the City's Housing Assistance Program as primary agent for filing, documentation, and record keeping. Candidates should type 70 w.p.m., have word processing experience, excellent organization and communication skills, and ability to work with minimal supervision. Prior experience as a loan processing agent helpful. Apply at: City of College Station Personnel Office 1101 Texas Avenue South College Station, TX WE • Strictly From 1 D cently attended a two -day equip- ment seminar on installation of utility lines and other under- ground services. Mike Divin, a construc- tion /maintenance supervisor for the city of College Station, and Jerry Garrett, an electrical diva- sion service supervisor for the city, were among some 225 people attending. The seminar drew people repre- senting utility companies and equipment dealers. All demon- strations and discussions were held at The Charles Machine Works Inc., where Ditch Witch equipment is manufactured. The line includes trenchers, loaders, cable plows, backhoes and other tools used in the instal- lation of cable and other flexible material underground. Sunday November 6, 1988 The Eagle NOTICE REQUESTFOR PROPOSALS The City of College Station, Texas is requesting archi tectural services proposals to develop design plans and specifications for the renova- tion of the Public Services Building. Qualified architects interested in submitting a Proposal to provide archi- tectural services for this project may obtain proposal documents by contacting EI- rey B. Ash, Director of Capital Improvements, Capital Im- provements Department, P.O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842, Tele- phone (409) 764 -3570. Proposals should be addres- sed and forwarded to the Di- rector of Capital Improve- ments, Capital Improve- ments Department no later than 2 p.m., Novertber 21, 1988. 10-31. 88 - 5 6-0-8,11 -12-66 1 11- 13- 88.11 -19- 68.11.2488 H H �3' G (D fD M 01 Iv Iv N (D z 0 c F1 00 Three CS groups to discuss • Wolf Pen financin By Tracy Staton of the Eagle staff The College Station City Council, the Brazos County Commissioners Court and the College Station school board will meet at noon Wednesday to discuss taking a step toward financing de- velopment of the Wolf Pen Creek area. The city has proposed selling bonds to finance a portion of the $3.5 million project. To service the debt from those bonds, a tax increment financing district would be created. This would mean that the property values now shown for the area would re- main fixed for assessment of school and county taxes. The school district, the city and the county would be able to levy taxes on the current assessed value of the property, but if the appraised value increased, the difference in the two prop- erty assessments would be taxed by the flnancing district. The taxes generated from the incre- ment between the current property values and the future property values would be used to pay off the bond debt. At the meeting, to be held in the council chambers in College Station City Hall, the board and the commissioners will hear a formal presentation about the fi- nancing district and the Wolf Pen Creek project. No action will be taken. The city has $500,000 available to be- gin drainage improvements. An applica- tion is being prepared for a matching grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the project, which will be developed in the area between Texas Avenue and the East Bypass along Wolf Pen Creek. The project is intended to im- prove drainage in the area by creating several ponds. 0 • Tuesday November 8, 1988 The Eagle 108 Legal Notices NOTICE TO BIDDERS The City of College Station Proposes to enter into a con- tract for reinsurance and/or third party administration of claims for the City of College Station Employee Health /Dental Insurance. The City will receive propo- sals from responsible busi- ness concerns relative to the proposed contract on or be- fore 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 21, 1988, in the Office of the Director of Per- sonnel at 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. The bids will be opened by the Director of Personnel on Tuesday, November 22, 1988, at 800 a.m. at the Office of the Di- rector of Personnel. Specifications may be ob- tained at the Office of the Di- rector of Personnel. All bids received after 5:00 p.m. November 21, 1988 will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer con- sidered most advantageous to the City. Karen Dickson Director of Personnel 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77840 11 -01- 88, -08-88 C �'S staff member recommends starting Wolf Pen Creek plan By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff A College Station city staff member presented a proposal to the city council during its Wednesday workshop session for beginning construction on the Wolf Pen Creek project. Stephen Beachy, director of the city's parks and recreation department, met with Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart- ment officials Monday to hear their sug- gestions about the project. Beachy said he met with the officials to learn something of the requirements the city must meet to get a matching grant to begin the project. The workshop session followed a noon meeting of the council, the College Station school board and the Brazos County Commissioners' Court during which the creation of a tax increment fa- cing district was discussed. --ri the district is established as expec- ted, the property values of the zone will be frozen at 1988 appraisals for the three entities' taxing purposes. If the appraised value of the property increases, each taxing entity will collect taxes on the new value, but will keep only the amount assessed on the base value. The remainder will go to the tax incre- ment district, and will be used to finance the Wolf Pen Creek project. The rationale for creation of the district is that the project will raise the value of adjacent property, and that those property owners should contribute to financing the project. Although the city does not need appro- val from the school board or the commis- sioners' court to establish the zone, their cooperation is needed to speed the project's development. Texas law requires the city to hold a public hearing on the 60th day following its announcement of plans to create the district, but the council asked the school board and the commissioners to waive the 60 -day requirement so the hearing can be set for an earlier date. Beachy proposed that a complete, "stand - alone" park be built from the in- tersection of Holleman Drive and Dart- mouth Street to Brentwood Park. The park would include an amphitheater. ponds and about 3,000 feet of walking trails, he said. During a presentation of the $3.5 mil- lion Wolf Pen Creek master plan to the council two weeks ago, J.T. Dunkin and Associates, a Dallas consulting firm, em- phasized that the project was primarily for drainage and erosion control. He said the system of green space and future commercial developments could be financed through a bond issue which would be repaid by setting up a tax in- crement financing district. The council discussed proceeding with Dunkin's suggestion for beginning the project with the core (drainage) construc- tion along the entire length of the creek. Half a million dollars had already been earmarked to begin drainage work. Councilman DIck Haddox, the strongest proponent of the project had proposed the $500,000 be used to attract the matching funds. Beachy reported Wednesday, however, that the parks and wildlife department wanted their funds to be applied toward the building of recrea- tional facilities. "If we do nothing but build the ponds with no recreation, it won't be high on their (parks and wildlife) priority for a grant," Beachy said. 'They're not as in- terested in landscaping and drainage as in recreational -type facilities." Councilman Jim Gardner said he was concerned that Beachy's proposal for the first stages of construction was a depar- ture from the previously discussed goal. Councilman Dick Birdwell, who cast the only vote against the project at the council meeting on Oct. 28, said he thought the council was moving ahead too fast with the project before knowing whether College Station voters were will- ing to pay the bills. "My concern is doing it without ade- quate support from the citizens," he said. BIrdwell proposed building the system of lakes for erosion control and drainage and financing improvements and addi- tional facilities with funds from the tax increment financing district. The Wolf Pen Creek project is among more than 20 items to be considered dur- ing the council's regular session at 7 p.m. toda Thursday, November 10, 1988 The Eagle Ll NOTICE Sealed proposals addressed i to the City of College Station, t 108 Legal Not ices BID NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS ACCEPTING BID(S) FOR: MISCELLANEOUS VEHICLES until 2:00 p.m., November 22, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. BID #89 -07 11 -04- 88,11 -11 -88 Thursday, November 10, 1988 The Eagle PUBLIC NOTICE To all interestiD8 Agencies, Groups, and Persons City of College Station 101 Texas Avenue [reallocating .O. Box 9960 ollege Station, TX 77842 he City of College Station proposes to amend its Projec- ed Use of 1986 -87 Community Development Funds, $269,000 of unobligated Street Construction funds to provide supplemental funding for Housing Re- habilitation activities initiated the previous year. This .supplemental funding has been budgeted to be provided through proceeds from the sale of several City-owned houses. However, the City has found it appropriate to al- low low- moderate income buyers to finance the purchase pf these houses through the Community Development Loan Program. Owing to minimal downpayrnents and low interest rates connected with this loan program, Proceeds from sales so financed will accumulate gradual- ly through repayment of such loans. Those loan repay- ments are then to be used to form a revolving loan fund Primarily for use by low- moderate income borrowers to finance future eligible housing activities. The public is invited to comment on this Amendment. An Environmental Review Record connected with the above referenced activities, as well as the Amended Statement .9f Projected Use of Funds are on file at the above ad- :dress; both are available for public examination or copy- ing upon request. For further information please contact Daniel H. Fette, Community Development, Director, City of College Station, ph (409) 764 -3778. Chief Executive Of ricer Honorable Larry J. Ringer, Mayor 11 -11 -88 Amtrack expands train service to B -CS By Fiona Soltes Staff Writer Amtrak's new Texas Eagle service is bringing back a piece of history by put- ting the "station" back in College Sta- tion. Beginning Tuesday, Bryan - College Station passengers will be able to board a northbound line heading for Corsicana, Dallas, St. Louis and Chicago or a south- bound line heading for Houston. College Station City Council member Fred Brown, liaison between Amtrak - td Colle Ctation, said he is enthusias- .; about new service. He said he thought it is time for a train to stop in this area again. "As of Nov. 13, it will have been 11,099 days since a train has stopped in the area," he said. "The Southern Pacific Owl ran for 86 years but stopped June 8, 1958." Brown said that Amtrak presented the idea of the new stop to Bryan, College Station and Texas A &M as part of a $529,000 expansion project. "College Station just jumped at the chance," Brown said. "The University did not have a site where the train could stop without tying up traffic tremen- dously. Besides, College Station had the funding for it already." Brown said the only cost to the city was $6850, for the land lease. The plat- form was provided by Amtrak, and the College Station Parks Department al- ready had the pavilion -like structure for the station, now located near the corner of Jersey Street and Wellborn Road. The entrance to the station is on Marion Pugh Boulevard. Mark Smith, College Station assistant city engineer, said that the present sta- tion structure is temporary. The city is searching for an alternate site. "We've taken out a one -year lease on the site," Smith said. "At the end of that time we'll decide if the station has worked well there and if it should stay there. If not, the building is portable and the site will be turned into a park. We have been working with the Parks De- partment to make this a pleasant place, with picnic tables and landscaping." The station will be a stop for north- bound trains at 10:35 a.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Southbound trains will stop at the station at 7:10 p.m. Mon- days, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tickets are available through local travel agents or by calling 1- 800 -USA- RAIL. With a special introductory offer, passengers can travel with a $1 return fare through Feb. 28, 1989. Roundtrip fares from College Station are $15 to Houston, $18 to Corsicana and $26 to Dallas. After the offer, tickets will be $21 to Houston, $25.50 to Corsicana and $37.50 to Dallas. Patrick Jeffery, Amtrak spokesman, said sleeping and coach cars are avail- able for the trips. Snacks, beverages and private meals also are available through - out the trips. Jeffery said the company is excited about the new line. "Amtrak receives requests from all over the country to extend our services," Jeffery said. "We've had a lot of requests from Texas to do so. Whenever possible, we try to provide that alternative to high- way and air transportation." Jeffery said that for the past 12 years, the only rail link between Dallas and Houston was in San Antonio. "We finally were able to start negotia- tions this summer with Southern Pacific Railroad," he said. Amtrak's new train service begins Monday to Houston By Fiona Soltes Staff Writer Amtrak's new Texas Eagle line will make its first stop in College Station at 12:25 p.m. Monday for an inauguration ceremony. The ceremony will be at the Amtrak station on Marion Pugh Boulevard. The train, which will open service to the public on Tuesday, will carry about 100 dignitaries from the Bryan - College Station area, Dallas, Corsicana and Houston on its first run. Peggy Calliham, College Station pub- lic information officer, said the ceremo- nies will begin at noon with music by the A &M Consolidated High School band. Speeches will be given by the Bryan and College Station city mayors, Chamber of Commerce President Bill Vance, Robert Smith, vice president of finance and op- erations, and an Amtrak representative. Fred Brown, College Station City Coun- cil member and liaison between Amtrak and College Station, will be master of ceremonies. Refreshments will be served, and a drawing will be held for free tickets. The train will depart for Houston at 12:55 p.m. Expert: B -CS pay rank misleading of Eagle staff Scott Williams of t 1987 Average Pay in Texas Bryan- College Station ranks 293rd among 317 metropolitan areas in aver- City 1987 1986 Rank age annual pay according to a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Abilene $17,344 $16,951 243 Labor, but the ranking is misleading, a local employment expert said Thurs- Amarillo 19,065 17,818 156 day. Bryan - College Station workers made Austin 19,701 19,106 125 an average of $16,283 in 1987, an in- Beaumont -Port Arthur 20,864 20,229 69 crease of 3.1 percent over the 1986 average of $15,794. Brazoria 24,085 23,431 16 Walt Baker, area director of the Texas Employment Commission, said the Brownsville - Harlingen 14,087 13,796 315 high percentage of students in the Bryan-College Station 16,283 15,794 293 community brings down the local aver- age. Corpus Christi 18,583 18,508 186 Because of the abundance of college students needing part-time employ- Dallas 23,624 22,769 21 ment, a larger percentage of employers El Paso 16,142 15,747 298 in this area hire part-time workers. Baker said. Fort Worth- Arlington 20,509 19,626 87 A job that would be filled by a full- Galveston -Texas City 20,092 19,735 103 time worker in a community without a high concentration of students might Killeen - Temple 16,043 15,613 300 be filled with two or even three part- time workers in Bryan- College Station, Laredo 14,093 13,799 314 ie said. Longview - Marshall 18,640 18,397 184 The data, accumulated by the De- partment of Labor and released by the Lubbock 17,007 16,669 263 Bureau of Labor Statistics, refers to workers covered by state and federal McAllen- Edinburg- Mission 13,311 13,039 316 unemployment insurance programs. Midland 22,745 22,956 28 The data is compiled from reports sub- mitted by employers of more than 101 Odessa 21,275 19,641 52 full- and part-time workers. San Angelo 16,559 16,341 282 Baker said high concentrations of student workers are employed in food San Antonio 18,436 17,843 192 service, retail and grocery stores in the area. Employers in those areas often Sherman- Denison 19,192 18,599 148 hire part -time workers rather than full- Texarkana 17,747 17,189 222 time workers because they can pay them less and don't have to offer fringe Tyler 19,416 18,958 136 benefits, he said. Victoria 17,846 17,578 218 He said the 3.1 percent increase in the average annual salary between Waco 17,109 16,765 254 1986 and 1987 indicates wages are keeping up with inflation. Wichita Falls 17,261 16,964 247 Average annual pay in all metropoli- tan areas nationwide was $21,724, an increase of 4.6 percent over the 1986 $20,421, an increase of 2.6 percent. tan average. They are: Brazoria, level. The 1987 pay level for the 47 Only four Texas areas recorded $24,085; Dallas, $23,624; Houston, Southwest metropolitan areas was higher salaries than the U.S. metropoli- $23,509; and Midland, $22,745. Friday, November 11, 1988 The Eagle • CS approves face -lift for its city hall By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff The College Station City Hall is about to get a face -lift. On Thursday, the College Station City Council gave the go- ahead for a proposed renovation of the building. In a unanimous vote, the coun- cil authorized the city staff to seek bids for the $468,000 renovation plan proposed by Group 4 Archi- tects of Bryan. Assistant City Manager Linda Piwonka said the renovation would increase efficiency in city Friday, November 11, 1988 The Eagle operations by consolidating de- partments and making utility bill- ing services more accessible to the public. The proposed plan differs from past renovations by providing flexibility for change in the future, she said. "In past renovations we've al- ways put back permanent struc- tures," she said. "This time we wanted an open concept with flexibility." Movable partitions will be used in many cases instead of permanent walls. A spokeswoman for the archi- tectural firm said employees and managers from all departments were interviewed to determine space requirements, need for pub- lic contact, security and need for conference facilities. She said the utility billing em- ployees are currently on the first and second floors. The new plan would move all utility billing to the first floor, making it more ac- cessible to the public and provid- ing enough space to serve 250 customers during peak business. Accounting, finance, the city managers office and the legal de- partment would be moved to the second floor. u • • NOTIQh REQUESTFOR PROPOSALS The City of College Station, Texas is requesting archi- tectural services proposals to develop design plans and specifications for the renova- tion of the Public Services Building. Qualified architects interested in submitting a proposal to provide archi- tectural services for this project may obtain proposal documents by contacting EI- rey B. Ash, Director of Capital Improvements, Capital Im- provements Department, p.O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842, Tele- phone (409) 764 -3570. Proposals should be addres sed and forwarded to the Di- rector of Capital Improve- ments, Capital Improve- ments Department no later than 2 p.m., November 21, 1988. 10-31- 88,11 -5- 88,11 - 8 - 88,11 -12 -88 11.13- 88,11 - 19-88, -20 -88 Saturday, November 12, 1988 The Eagle • Amtrak brings train service through B=CS starting today By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff Passenger trains will return to Bryan- College Station today when Amtrak cele- brates the beginning of service between Dallas and Houston. The inaugural train, which will arrive in College Station at 12:25 p.m., will fea- ture a dining car and sleeper cars for the public to view, said Anne R. Bell, director of the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitor Bu- reau. The train will stop next to a platform built recently by Amtrak. The platform is located between Marion Pugh Drive and Wellborn Road west of the railroad tracks. The city of College Station has built a pavilion to cover the platform. The train will be met by local dig- nitaries, the A&M Consolidated High School band and the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Commerce. The chamber will distribute 500 con- ductor hats, 1,000 balloons and cake and soft drinks for those attending the cere- mony, Bell said. Although the first train arrives today, actual passenger train service won't be- gin until Tuesday. It will be the first time passenger trains have served Bryan- College Station on a regular basis in more than 20 years. Bell said Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate and College Station Mayor Larry Ringer will speak, as will chamber president -elect David Shellenberger and Robert Smith, vice president for finance and adminis- tration. Amtrak officials also will be on hand. Bell said the chamber hopes to use passenger train service to promote visits to Bryan- College Station for football games or to visit family and friends. Trains between College Station and Dallas will run Sunday, Tuesday and Fri- day, leaving Houston at 8:30 a.m. and stopping in College Station at 10:35 a.m. and arriving in Dallas at 3:20 p.m. On Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, trains will depart Dallas at 3:05 p.m. and arrive in College Station at 7:10 p.m. Trains will continue to Houston and ar- rive at 9:55 p.m. Tickets to Dallas are $25 one way and $26 round trip. Tickets to Houston are $14 one way and $15 round trip and can be purchased from local travel agents. Monday, Novmeber 14, 1988 The Eagle Amtrack's Eagle line makes first run to CS • College Station will be a "station" again today for the first time since 1958. Amtrak's Texas Eagle line, on its first run, will stop at the city's new train station on Marion Pugh Boule- vard at 12:25 for an inaugural cere- mony. Peggy Calliham, College Station public information officer, said the ceremony will begin at noon with music by the A &M Consolidated High School band. Speeches will be given by the Bryan and College Sta- tion mayors, Chamber of Commerce President Bill Vance, Robert Smith, vice president of finance and opera- tions, and an Amtrak representative. Fred Brown, College Station City Council member and liaison be- tween Amtrak and College Station, will be master of ceremonies. Refreshments will be served, anc a drawing will be held for free tick- ets. The train, which will carry digni- taries from Bryan, College Station, Dallas, Corsicana and Houston on its inaugural run, will leave for Hous- ton at 12:55 p.m. The train will make its first public run Tuesday. It will head north to Corsicana, Dallas, St. Louis and Chi- cago Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays and south to Houston Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Call 1- 800- USA -RAIL for ticket informa- tion and reservations. The regularly scheduled passen- ger last train to stop in College Sta- tion was the Southern Pacific Owl, which ran for 86 years. ` Monday, November 14, 1988 The Battalion Amtrak starts College Station service By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff For Dorothy May of Bryan, the re- turn of passenger train service to Bryan - College Station Monday brought back memories of another train and a cousin nicknamed "Casey." May was among several hundred local residents who attended the inau- gural run of The Texas Eagle -- an Am- trak passenger train providing service between Dallas and Houston. The 10 -car train, which pulled into College Station about 30 minutes late Monday afternoon, was greeted by the music of the A &M Consolidated High School band and hundreds of excited residents wearing paper engineer caps Please see Amtrak, 7A Local dignitaries hop on as Amtrak makes first CS stop By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff For the first time in more than 30 years, a passenger train, with its steady clackity- clack, clackity -clack and its al- luring whistle, on Monday stopped at College Station — or is it College Station Station? Anyway, the stop at College Station's new train platform marked the return of passenger service to the College Station -Bryan area. Amtrak's Texas Tuesday, November 15, 1988 The Eagle Eagle joins Houston and Dallas and opens up alternative transportation opportunities for local residents. In ad- dition, it puts the station back in the town that already has the college — or at least the university. A crowd of about 500 people turned out at the temporary depot located be- tween Marion Pugh Drive and Wellborn Road, just south ofJersey Street. One Bryan man boarded the train at Please see Train, 7A Amtrak's Texas Eagle bursts through a welcoming banner in Dave Omans (left), Amtrak conductor instructor, and Greg College Station Monday afternoon. Holding the banner are Diggins, Amtrak corporate planner. M Amtrak starts College Station service By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff For Dorothy May of Bryan, the re- turn of passenger train service to Bryan - College Station Monday brought back memories of another train and a cousin nicknamed "Casey." May was among several hundred local residents who attended the inau- gural run of The Texas Eagle -- an Am- trak passenger train providing service between Dallas and Houston. The 10 -car train, which pulled into College Station about 30 minutes late Monday afternoon, was greeted by the music of the A &M Consolidated High School band and hundreds of excited residents wearing paper engineer caps Please see Amtrak, 7A Local dignitaries hop on as Amtrak makes first CS stop By Cathy Thomas of the Eagle staff For the first time in more than 30 years, a passenger train, with its steady clackity- clack, clackity -clack and its al- luring whistle, on Monday stopped at College Station — or is it College Station Station? Anyway, the stop at College Station's new train platform marked the return of passenger service to the College Station -Bryan area. Amtrak's Texas Tuesday, November 15, 1988 The Eagle Eagle joins Houston and Dallas and opens up alternative transportation opportunities for local residents. In ad- dition, it puts the station back in the town that already has the college — or at least the university. A crowd of about 500 people turned out at the temporary depot located be- tween Marion Pugh Drive and Wellborn Road, just south ofJersey Street. One Bryan man boarded the train at Please see Train, 7A Amtrak's Texas Eagle bursts through a welcoming banner in Dave Omans (left), Amtrak conductor instructor, and Greg College Station Monday afternoon. Holding the banner are Diggins, Amtrak corporate planner. Youth - in•Government Day Students get close look at cities' jobs By Tracy Staton of the Eagle staff When Jenny Zinn was asked to decide whose office she'd like to assume on Youth -in- Government Day, she didn't hesitate. " I wanted to be fire chief," Zinn, a senior at A &M Consolidated High School, said firmly. "It's about time we had a woman fire chief." Two young Bryan women had the same idea. So the three students infiltrated the Bryan and College Station fire depart- ments on Thursday —and they dis- covered that firemen do much more than wash fire trucks and play dominoes. Zinn and her Bryan counterparts, Bonnie Hamilton and Lycla Champayne, spent the day with the fire chiefs of their respective cities as part of Youth -in-- Government Day, sponsored by the Elks " Lodge and the local governments. Zinn first got a taste of the bizarre side of the fire department. She learned that firemen sometimes have to perform tasks that are, well, unusual. Chief Doug Landua told Zinn about the time that his crew had to rescue a horse from the clutches of a manhole and about the wildcat they had to coax out of a closet. "These men get out there and they have to really think in those situations," Lan - dua said. 'They wrapped a hose around the horse to pull him out of the hole — after a vet came and gave him a shot, of course. They've used air bags to widen the gap between trees :to free horses trapped in there." Hamilton had first -hand experience with a different sort of fire call. She and Champayne went on a "run" with the Bryan team and found a woman whose air conditioner was spewing smoke — but this time, there was no fire. Zinn didn't get a chance to go with the Please see Students, 7A College Station Fire Chief Doug Landua explains the workings of fire truck to A &M Consolidated High School student Jenny Zinn. B -CS students han issues for a day By Ross Nethery ` of the Eagle staff If you're going to try to sneak some- thing by the Brazos County Commis- sioners Court, don't do it while the students are in charge — they know a lot more about it than you think. Representatives from Bryan and A &M Consolidated high schools took over the county government Thursday during a special youth-in- government program. All of Brazos County's elec- ted officials — from commissioners to peace justices — had a student counterpart who was introduced to Friday November 18, 1988 The Eagle county government. After touring each officials' domain and learning a little about the job, everyone gathered in the courthouse for a mock meeting presided over by the student - commissioners. The first item on the agenda was a thorny issue debated at length this year by the real commissioners — whether to establish an additional polling place for absentee voting. Sheriff Ronnie Miller spoke first-to the issue, asking that an absentee box Please see County, 7A 11 Amtrak �m 1A and holding red, white and blue balloons. 'May, who describes the Amtrak train as "beautiful," said the train brought back memories of her cousin, Albert "Casey" May, who was an engineer on the Interur- ban — a trolley that operated be- tween Bryan and the campus of Texas A&M University between 1910 and 1923. - She said she was present when the last passenger train rolled through Bryan- College Station on June 6, 1958, so she decided to welcome back passenger train service. Monday's train offered free rides to Houston for local dignitaries. time before Amtrak will know if the train is a success. He said Am- trak would like to serve the com- munity with daily service but can't unless there is enough local demand. The Texas Eagle is a branch of a train that runs between Chicago and San Antonio with stops in Dallas and Austin. J.G. Padilla, Amtrak's Austin station agent, said Amtrak has been an overwhelming success in Austin. He said travelers heading north must make reservations a week in advance in many cases. Amtrak Cordially Invites You to Join Us for the Special Inaugural Trip Of The Texas Eagle new Dallas- Houston service via Corsicana and College Station -Bryan Monday, November 14, 1988 Dallas Departure Ceremonies Begin at 7:30 a.m. You are invited to join the train at any stop. Special Inaugural Train Arrival and Departure Times: Leave Dallas Union Station Arrive Corsicana Leave Corsicana Arrive College Station -Bryan Leave College Station -Bryan Arrive Houston 8 :00 a.m. 9 :35 a.m. 10 :05 a.m. 12:25 p.m. 12:55 p.m. 3:05 p.m. Complimentary return transportation on Tuesday, November 15, 1988, available. Train will depart Houston at 8 :30 a.m., arriving College Station -Bryan at 10 :35 a.m., Corsicana at 12 :55 p.m., and Dallas at 3 :20 p.m. R.S. V.P. (202) 383 -2263 by Nov. 9. Entertainment and complimentary This invitation must be presented on board food and beverage service train to receive complimentary tickets. provided on board. The first regularly - scheduled train will arrive in College Station at 10:35 a.m. today. Amtrak will run a train between College Station and Dallas on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, leaving Houston at 8:30 a.m., stopping in College Station at 10:35 a.m., and arriving in Dallas at 3:20 p.m. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, a train will depart Dal- las at 3:05 p.m., arrive in College Station at 7:10 p.m., and arrive in Houston at 9:55 p.m. Tickets may be purchased from local travel agencies. Jim Larson, Amtrak's assistant vice president for operations, said Amtrak officials were "absolutely overwhelmed" by the turnout. He said Amtrak has been working on returning service to the area since 1971. Patrick Jeffery, an Amtrak pub- lic affairs officer, said it will take Tuesday, November 15, 1988 The Eagle • 11 Students said after she clambered down from the vehicle. "It was great." Hamilton said she learned some From 1 A potentially life - saving information during her reign as fire chief. College Station crew when it re- sponded to a call, but she viewed the fire department from another vantage point. The firemen sent her up in the basket of the ladder truck. 'That was so much fun," Zinn "I never knew you could call the fIre department to get an ambu- lance," she said. "I thought you had to call the hospital." And after seeing the Emergency Medical Services' equipment and talking with the paramedics, Ha- milton felt a lot safer, she said. 'They showed us all their equipment, and they've got a lot of new stuff that they used to not have," she said. Zinn doesn't regret her choice to forego the more well-known of- fices of city government. "Most people want to be mayor or on the city council," she said. "I Just thought this would be a lot of fun and really interesting. It was. I had a blast. And the fire chief even told me I could come back for a visit." C 1 • C LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 178 WAS PASSED AND AF PROVED ON NOVEMBEI 10, 1988, BY THE CIT COUNCIL OF THE CITY OI COLLEGE STATION TEXAS, meeting in regula session in the Council Roon of the College Station Cit. Hall, said meeting havinf been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or dinance, signed by the Mayo and duly recorded in the offi dial records of the city, is cap tioned as follows: AN OR. DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTIONS. OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- ANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PER- TAINING TO ASSESSMENT AND CHARGE FOR GAR- BAGE DISPOSAL IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1785 sets a schedule of rates to be as- sessed and collected for gar- bage disposal; classifies the types of service; establishes Friday, November 18, 1988 The Eagle 108 Legal Notices a penalty to be assessed against late payments; pro- vides for collection of a tip ping fee at the Sanitary Land- fill and gives specific char- ges; sets the terms of collec- tion; furnishes rules for the use of the sanitary landfill; and, gives an effective date for the new rates. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be sub- ject to a fine of not less than $25.00 (twenty -five dollars) nor more than $200.00 (two- hundred dollars). Each day any violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ordinance No. 1785 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and aher its passage and ap- proval by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charier. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 1 1- 18-88,11-19-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1784 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON NOVEMBER 10, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room Of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2.0 OF THE COLLEGE STATION CODE OF OR- DINANCES RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DE- VICES AND SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATING ADDI- TIONAL STREET INTER- SECTIONS IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION WHICH ARE CONTROLLED BY FOUR -WAY STOP SIGNS; RESCINDING ALL PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING THAT ATTENDANT FACTS NECESSITATE IMMEDIATE ACTION. Drdinance No. 1784 states ;hat the designated four -way Hop intersections for the City N College Station are de- scribed in Traffic Control De- iice Inventory-Schedule II dated August 2, 1988), and evises said Schedule to in- :lude the following four -way ;top intersections: (1) Long - nire Drive - Deacon Drive; nd (2) Francis Drive - Mun- on Avenue. ) rdinance No. 1784 shall ecome effective and be In' ill force and effect from and her its passage and appro- al by the College Station ity Council, and in accor- ance with the City Charter, he con »late text of the 108 Legal Notices above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 11 -18- 88,11 -19-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1783 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON NOVEMBER 10, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station city Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE REVISING SEC- TION 92.B OF ORDINANCE 1638, THE ZONING OR- DINANCE FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, SPECIFICALLY AFFECT- ING THE PROVISION OF OFF- PREMISE PARKING. Ordinance No. 1783 regu- lates; the provision of off - premise parking in the case Of any new use, building or structure where the required off- street parking cannot be provid vn= premise be- cause of size or location of the lot or building plot. Ordinawa No. 1783 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The 'au Aefe- -text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 11 -18 -88,1 -19-88 j 0 • G Saturday, November 19, 1988 The Eagle -- -- LOCAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1783 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON NOVEMBER 10, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City 108 Legal Notices Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE REVISING SEC- TION 9.2.B OF ORDINANCE 1638, THE ZONING OR- DINANCE FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, SPECIFICALLY AFFECT- ING THE PROVISION OF OFF - PREMISE PARKING. Ordinance No. 1783 regu- lates the provision of off - premise parking in the case of any new use, building or structure where the required off - street parking cannot be provided on- premise be- cause of size or location of the lot or building plot. Ordinance No. 1783 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 11-18-88,11-19-88 NOTICE REQUESTFOR PROPOSALS The City of College Station, Texas is requesting archi- tectural services proposals to develop design plans and specifications for the renova- tion of the Public Services Building. Qualified architects interested in submitting a proposal to provide archi- tectural services for this project may obtain proposal documents by contacting EI- rey B. Ash, Director of Capital Improvements, Capital Im- provements Department, P.O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842, Tele- phone (409) 764 -3570. Proposals should be addres- sed and forwarded to the Di- rector of Capital Improve- ments, Capital Improve- ments Department no later than 2 p.m., November 21, 1988, 11}31- 88.11.5- 88,11 -6- 88,11 -12 -88 11.13- 88,11 -19- 88,11 -20 -88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1785 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON NOVEMBER 10, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 5, OF THE CODE OF ORDIN- ANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PER- TAINING TO ASSESSMENT AND CHARGE FOR GAR- BAGE DISPOSAL IN THE '108 Legal Notices CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1785 sets a schedule of rates to be as- sessed and collected for gar- bage disposal; classifies the types of service; establishes a penalty to be assessed against late payments; pro- vides for collection of a tip- ping fee at the Sanitary Land- fill and gives specific char- ges; sets the terms of collec- tion; furnishes rules for the use of the, sanitary landfill; and, gives an effective date for the new rates. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be sub- ject to a fine of not less than $25.00 (twenty -five dollars) nor more than $200.00 (two - hundred dollars). Each day any violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ordinance No. 1785 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and ap- proval by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 11 -1 8-88,11-19-88 U onsolidation of economic groups ,gets approval of local foundation By Scott Williams of the Eagle staff The merger of three local economic de- velopment foundations came a step closer to reali ty Monday. The board of directors of the College Station Economic Development Founda- tion unanimously approved the final draft of a proposal to join with the Bryan Development Foundation and the Brazos County Economic Development Founda- tion. The boards of those two bodies already have approved the proposal. It now must be approved by the city councils of Bryan and College Station. The draft approved Monday deals with the merger in broad terms — leaving most of the specifics of how the board will operate to be decided in the future. Board members said during the meet- ing, and at a joint meeting with the Col- lege Station council held later, that a merger is needed to make industrial re- cruitment more successful. They said now is an opportune time for the merger to take place. m Quest Daniel, a foundation board ember, said he believes the unified board that would be created can meet the needs of the three existing foundations. Maria Polites, also a foundation board member, said 'eve would be making a ter- rible mistake if we didn't take advantage of this now." The organization that would be created by the merger could work to promote the entire area, rather than having three foundations promoting their own inter- ests. The purpose of the newly created Bryan - College Station Economic De- velopment Board would be to direct econ- omic development policies and goals for the area. Among the details included in the draft are: ■ The board will be composed of 10 members, with the Bryan City Council, College Station City Council and the Bra- zos County Industrial Foundation each appointing three members. Also, the vice president of the economic development committee of the Bryan - College Station Chamber of Commerce will serve on the board and the vice chan- cellor of the Texas A&M University Research Park will serve as an ex-officio member. All initial appointments are to be for two years. After the first two years, the terms are to be staggered as directed by the board. ■ A paid executive director of the or- ganization will be hired by, and report to, the board. The hiring of other staff will be determined by the board. ■ Facilities where the board's staff will operate will be determined by the board. ■ The board will be funded by $100,000 from each city and $50,000 from the Brazos County Industrial Foun- dation. This funding level will continue for three years. ■ All administrative procedures, legal requirements, budgets, policies and pro- grams of work will be determined by the board and staff. According to the proposal, the board will evaluate the program continuously and will investigate the feasibility of com- bining all the assets and liabilities of existing entities. Dick Haddox, president of the College Station Economic Development Founda- tion, said the proposal is 'very worth- while." The foundation recommended to city council that the foundation's executive committee be appointed to the new board and the foundation remain in existence as a monitoring board until it is no longer needed. ♦ 7 a Tuesday, November 22, 1988 The Eagle r� �J BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: INSTALLATION OF A WHITE POLYURETHANE ROOF ON THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE until 2:00 p.m., November 29, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid $89-08 11- 1688,11 -23-88 Wednesday, November 23, 1988 The Eagle L Thursday, November 24, 1988 The Eagle PUBLIC NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: You are hereby notified that the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, will meet on Thursday, Decem- ber 8, 1988, at 7:00 p.m., and in addition to other business will consider a request for a permit to keep livestock (15 to 20 head of cattle) on ap- proximately fifty -seven (57) acres near the East By -Pass and Krenek Tap Road (Ap- plicant: Ms. Henry Etta Ma- dison, et. al, 7801 Keswick Drive, Austin, Texas). Said meeting will be held in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, and the pu- blic is invited to attend. For additional information, con- tact the office of the City Se- cretary (764 -3541 or 764 - 3512). 11 -24-88 • C� Friday, November 25, 1988 The Eagle 108 Legal MUM BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: MICROCOMPUTER SYS until 10:00 a.m., December 13, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageoos to the C::;. P_;j #89- 10 11 -25- 88,12 -02-88 cc e r dy Jade Boyd ofthe Eagle staff College Station firefighters spent six urs Friday afternoon dousing a blaze t at started on the back of a tractor - tpailer rig carrying 25 tons of cotton. Driver Calvin Young noticed smoke in toe rear -view mirror of his truck about 18:30 p.m. while driving south on the East Bypass. Z I was supposed to deliver all this cot - tc� to Galveston, but I never got there," Young said. "I guess that the people will just have to wear nylon for awhile." Young pulled off Texas 6 near Ponder- osa Drive and unhitched his flatbed trailer from the tractor, which carries 300 gallons of diesel fuel. He could do nothing but watch the bales of cotton burn until units from the College Station Fire De- partment arrived. "I tried to get away from any crowd," ' said. "My main concern was to get tl e tractor away from the fire." The main concern of Lt. Thomas Goehl was 104 tightly packed 500 -pound bales of burning cotton. "It's real flammable," said Goehl, of the College Station Fire Department. "What they had on the truck was unprocessed cotton. One spark will just burn a hole right down Into the middle of it, and the only way to put it out is to break it open and spray it down." Young told fireflghters he thought the fire was started by the exhaust system of the tractor, but Goehl said the cause of the fire would probably remain unknown. Goehl said the fire was blazing in the bales at the front and along the top of the trailer. Fortunately, Young had unhitched the trailer on an incline, making it easier for fireflghters to get the bales off the truck. 'There was some that we were able to knock off by hand," Goehl said of the bales. 'When we realized we weren't going to be able to get it all, we called for a Saturday, November 26, 1988 The Eagle backhoe." Fifteen firefighters used two engines and a ladder truck to control the fire for 20 minutes until a city worker arrived with the backhoe, an excavating machine with a bucket attached to a hinged boom. Since the bales were already leaning, one push from the backhoe was all that was required to knock them off the truck. Then the backhoe was used to break open the bales so the contents could be sprayed with water. Ten firefighters were able to leave after two hours, but the other five continued to spray down the cotton until 6:30 p.m. In all, about 20,000 gallons of water were used on the cotton. Goehl said no traffic had to be diverted because of the fire. The company that was transporting the cotton, C.A. White Company of Bryan, will be liable for cleaning up the mess, Goehl said. He said the tractor was undamaged and the trailer received minor damage. IL S firefighters spend six hours ousing 25 -ton cotton bale fire 0 Sunday, November 27, 1988 The Eagle cof THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT Is currently recruiting for: JAIUCOMMUNICATIONS SHIFT SUPERVISOR To manage jail and communications shift opera- tions ensuring that guidelines, policies and proce- dures are properly followed and that all necessary functions are carried out. This position trains and supervises at least four other Dispatcher /Jailors. Candidate must have at least two years police communications experience, possess excellent communication skills, the ability to work effectively under pressure and without close supervision. Prior supervisory experience preferred. Submit ap- plications prior to December 5th to: City of College Station Personnel Department 1101 Texas Avenue S. Salary'1464 /month EOE AQ Bryan, CS council members f scheme for joint landfill By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff City council members from Bryan and College Station voted Monday to go ahead with plans for a joint landfill after hearing a report showing substantial savings to both cities under such an arrangement. Representatives from HDR Engineering of Dallas and McDow and Associates of College Station presented an economic feasibility study to a joint session of both councils. College Station City Engineer David Pullen said the consulting firms' job was to evaluate the feasibility of operating a joint landfill at existing locations and at possible future locations. HDR senior vice president William R. Hindman said the conclusion of the study conducted by the two firms is that there are advantages for both cities in the joint use of existing landfill sites. He proposed that the two cities use the present Bryan landfill until the permit for its operation expires in the next 18 L months. "Since the limiting factor in the Bryan landfill is time, not space, both cities should use it until its closure subject to subtitle D (of the Resources Conservation Recovery Act)," Hindman said. Bryan's current landfill permit doesn't fall under subtitle D which imposes strict monitoring rules on a site for 30 years after it is closed. Hindman said the cur- rent permit, which is good for another 12 to 18 months, only requires a five -year maintenance period after the site is closed. If the permit is renewed, however, it will fall under the longer guidelines. "The Bryan site should be used by both cities in the short term and the College Station site could be used for the long term," he said. "Each city could see ap- proximately a 22 percent savings over the life of the existing sites." Bryan council OK's ordinance to create risk - management fund By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff The Bryan City Council approved an ordinance Monday night that defines the city's new self - insurance plan. The ordinance creates the city's risk- management fund and sets forth the terms for withdrawals from the fund. City Manager Ernie Clark said pay- ments up to $15,000 may be paid on his authority, but larger payments must go before the council for appro- val. Clark also said if there is any dis- agreement between him and the city attorney about whether a payment should be made, the decision will be referred to the council. On Nov. 14, the council heard a pro- posal from an Austin management consultant firm recommending self - insurance as the most cost - effective alternative to the city's escalating in- surance costs. Bill Martin, president of the Joseph Ivy Company, told council members that savings could amount to as much as $350,000 during the first year of self - insurance. Clark had reported to the council that the city couldn't afford current coverage costs that have been increas- ing by 20 to 30 percent annually. The goals of the new plan include taking money not paid out in pre- miums and claims and build up the insurance fund to handle catastrophic claims, Clark said. In other action, the council adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign a contract with Alexander & Alex- ander Consulting Service Inc. to man- age, provide information and control claims against the city in connection with the self- insurance and risk man- agement program. Hindman proposed that each city con- tinue to operate its own facility and estab- lish a fee schedule for site use by the other city to cover operations and main- tenance expenses and raise capital for a new joint -use facility to be used after the two existing sites are closed. If College Station gets an extension of its present permit, Hindman said the two cities could use that site until the year 2002. The site will reach capacity in 1996 if the extension is not granted, he said. The firms estimated the cost of a new site to be approximately $30,000 an acre, including land cost and initial site de- velopment. The savings of operating a joint site include shared overhead and reduced equipment costs, Hindman said. Both councils approved Pullen's request to accept the report and directed city staffs to draw up an agreement for joint use of existing facilities. In other action, Bryan, College Station and Wixon Valley councils reappointed Bryan City Manager Ernie Clark to the Brazos Valley 911 Emergency board. Clark's term was to have expired next month. Tuesday, November 29, 1988 The Eagle Eagle photo by Peter Rocha Bright lights atop the College Station Parks and Recreation These decorations and thousands more were turned on offices in Central Park signal the coming Christmas holidays. Tuesday night in the annual lighting ceremonies. �. Christmas lights CS turns on the o 1 a season By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff Nearly 1,000 people turned out Tuesday night to celebrate the lighting of the decorations in College Station's entral Park. The annual ceremony — which began in 1984 — has grown from few lights and decorations on the Parks and Re- creation Department's main budding to a display of about 45,000 lights and decorations scattered throughout the 47 acre park. This year the parks department hon- ored Bryan clothier Jack Lester with a plaque in the park commemorating his donation of about $22,000 to the an- nual project. Sheila Walker, programs director for the College Station parks, said the parks department had no budget for decorating the park in 1984. When she went to Lester and asked for a dona- tion, he gave $6,000 to help kick off what has since brightened the holiday season for thousands of local residents. In the years since, the project has at- tracted donations from other busi- nesses and individuals, Parks Director Steve Beachy said. Walker said more than 40,000 people visited the display last year and she ex- pects more this year. The project is sponsored this year by Crowley, Waltman & F ogler, a local law firm. Walker said that problems last year have caused some changes in their plans for the 1988 display. 'This Is the first year we've had secur- ity," she said. "But, the things that happened last year convinced us it was cheaper to pay someone to patrol the park than to repair the decorations." Last year vandals stole a Santa Claus from a boat moored in a park pond. Al- Please see Lights, 4A Wednesday, November 30, 1988 The Eagle 1 • presence of spirit s Ammons said the signs will be judged on creativity, artistic ability and the Hurricane Bowl theme. Judging will be before the game at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. today. First, second and third place will be awarded ribbons based on the cri- teria, Ammons said. By Rip Woodard Reporter Ever since Texas A &M has had football, students have put up spirit signs on dorms in an attempt to mo- tivate the team. But, the signs have never been displayed in Kyle Field until the Hurricane Bowl game. Beth Ammons, external affairs committee member, said spirit signs will be placed around the north side of the Kyle Field fence so everyone can see student spirit. "Traditionally students have not allowed anything to be put up in or around Kyle Field, but we wanted to try something different because this is a special game," Ammons said. Ammons said Michael Kelley, a TI senior political science major, came TI up with the idea to help make the Hurricane Bowl different. She said Bryan- College Station and the student government are the primary sponsors of the Hurricane Bowl and the spirit sign event. Attempting to increase commu- nity and student involvement. in the game is the main focus of the pro- ject, Ammons said. The spirit sign contest is open to all recognized student organizations willing to make a sign, she said. A fudging committee has been formed with students from different organizations, she said. "We have a real diverse - group judging," she said. "We tried to get students from all walks of life." The committee consists of two stu- dents from the Residence Hall Asso- ciation, two Corps of Cadets mem- bers, three senators from different colleges and one person from the in- terfraternity council. She said the signs from winning organizations will receive local cov- erage by Channel 3, and could possi- bly receive national coverage by ESPN during the game. The Chamber of Commerce will be providing a complimentary park site for an organizational function to the winner, Ammons said. "We are dissappointed that we have received so few (entries) for the competition so far," she said. "We only have 15 signs and we were hop- ing for about 30." Hurricane Bowl to mark • Truck hits house following chase with local police A stolen truck wound up in the living room of a College Statior home Tuesday night after the driver bailed out of the truck while being chased by police. A police spokesman said the man rang the doorbell of a house on Cypress Street at about 8 p.m. The homeowner was in the back of the house and took a few minutes to answer the door, he said. When the owner came into the living room, he found the burglar trying to climb through a window. When the owner called the police, the burglar fled in a white bobtail truck. Police reported that they chased the truck northeast about six blocks before the driver turned onto a dead -end street. A witness said the man jumped out of the truck when he realized he was on a cul de sac and fled on foot. The truck careened off a par- ked car and stopped after hitting a house at the end of the street. The owner of the house said the truck wasn't entirely inside the living room, but it had knocked holes in two intersecting walls. Police Major Ed Feldman said police searched the area, but did not find the suspect. The truck had been stolen from a company in Bryan, he said. Thursday December 1, 1988 The Eagle Burglar escapes with 75 cents A College Station man was attacked in his home Tuesday morning when he surprised an intruder. College Station police reported that when a resi- dent of an apartment in the 600 block of 1st Street interrupted a burglar, the burglar pulled a large pocket knife and demanded money. The two men fought over the knife, but the burglar knocked the resident down and went into the bedroom of the apartment where he found the resident's wife's purse. The burglar emptied the contents of the purse onto a living room table, took three quarters and left, the report stated. Friday, December 2, 1988 The Eagle BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE until 10:00 a.m., December 13, 1988, at which time the bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid #89-10 11-25-B8,12-02-88 Friday, December 2, 1988 The Eagle W att a spectacle ' These lights in Central Park are part of the an- from 6 -11:30 p.m. Visitors can enjoy hot choco- nual `Christmas in the Park' celebration. The late and a bonfire and take pictures with Santa lights will be displayed every night in December Claus on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. NONUAPIAWT • Canciones Hispanicas - St. Michael's Academy Junior Choir • Little French Dancers of St. Michael's Academy • College Hills Elementary 4th Grade Music Class • A Czech vocal quartet • The "Annointed Angels" - gospel singers • Japanese singers • Suzuki Violin students of Susan Astrof f • Texas A &M Women's Chorus - Octet ARTISTS, CRAFTSMEN, EXHIBITS • Santa's Secret Shop sponsored by the BV Association for Education of Young Children. Children up to 12 years can do their Christmas shopping. • Imagemaker Photography will create a special College Station Christmas photo setting. • Exhibits and crafts displayed from several ethnic and cultural groups. • Demonstrations will include origami, basket making, bead stringing, calligraphy and genealogy. • Santa Claus will be on hand to receive requests. * George Winstein, accordianist * PREMIERE SHOWING: College Station's Golden Gift items may be purchased. Memories 1988 - 1988 Checks, Visa, Mastercard Semi - Centennial Video accepted by some exhibitors. ClUkAl fu Ito "GOLDEN MEMORIES VIDEO" e College Station 1938 - 1988 �2 Semi- Centennial Video December 8 �D • ai yECi sr� �M r ')F Cr Coffege Statiou -- Our Oeritagc 1938 --1988 Come Ue6rute Cfiristmas v►fi of City of Coffege Station fe5tivaraucc ",pen Elouse Uumdav, Dec. 8, 1988 Community Center 3- 7,p m. st:S board to hear proposal for project to develop Wolf Pen Creek Corridor By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff College Station City Council members will hear a presentation of Phase One of the Wolf Pen Creek Corridor project at noon Thursday in a workshop session in council chambers. The system of parks as proposed to the council by Dallas consultants J.T. Dun- kin and Associates eventually could in- clude commercial development. Dunkin told the council in October that the park area could be similar to San Antonio's Riverwalk. The $3.5 million first phase will include establishing lakes to control drainage and flooding in the area, and building trails and playgrounds. In the regular session at 7 p.m. Thurs- day, the council will vote on an ordinance designating Wolf Pen Creek Corridor as a reinvestment zone under the Tax Incre- ment Financing Act. The reinvestment zone will provide one phase of a three -phase financing plan for the corridor project. The city will apply to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a grant and will use $500,000 in exist- ing funds to help finance the system of lakes and green space. The council gave the go -ahead Oct. 27 for the city staff to draft an application for the parks and wildlife grant and asked the staff to study the requirements for creating a tax - increment financing dis- trict. Under the tax- increment financing, taxes on the increased appraisal value of the property in the district will support the project. Appraisal values taxed by other jurisdictions will be frozen at cur- rent levels throughout the life of the dis- trict. The city was required to give each of the other taxing jurisdictions at least 60 days notice of their plans to set up the district. In a joint meeting on Nov. 9, the College Station school district and Brazos County waived the 60 day notice. Also to be considered Thursday: ■ The nomination and appointment of two directors to the board of the Greater East Texas Higher Education Authority Inc. ■ Consideration of a request for a per- mit to keep cattle in the city limits near Krenek Tap Road and the East Bypass. Wednesday December 7, 1988 The Eagle 0 u B -CS cooperation key to future area growth Cooperation is the key to Bryan- College Station's fu- ture, and we see three areas of cooperative progress that should be guides for the growth of Brazos County. ■ Sharing the county landfill. Keeping the area free of pollution is everyone's responsibility. As an area grows, it produces more waste. We hope this spirit will continue as we try to balance increased consumption with a creative and concerned approach to envir- onmental issues. ■ Merging the three economic foundations. Bra- zos County and the two cities have labored to produce a single voice on community business and industrial de- velopment. Industrial recruiters agree that the first signs of petty wrangling over slices of the economic pie sends business elsewhere. Benefits of economic expan- sion cannot be hoarded or they are lost. ■ The Housing and Urban Development study. Col- lege Station's contribution to the business climate • study will make it more thorough, and therefore a more useful tool. We believe we are putting old jealousies and personal resentments aside, and these are examples for a posi- tive future. Wednesday December 7, 1988 The Eagle • Video to debut at C.S. festival The City of College Station is hosting its annual Christmas Festi- val and Open House of arts and crafts, entertainment, holiday food and merriment at the College Station Community Center on Thursday, December 8, from 3 -7 p.m. "College Station - Our Heri- tage" is the theme for the 1988 fes- tival and open house, concluding the events held this year to commemo- rate the 50th birthday of the City of College Station (1938- 1988). A special feature will be the pre- miere showing of College Station's Golden Memories 1938 -1988 Semi - Centennial Video — a must see for College Station residents and inter- ested historical buffs. This nostalgic interlude combines the past with the present. Several ethnic and cultural groups in our area will share their customs, dress, arts, crafts, food samplers, Christmas traditions, and history of their heritage so the community can gain a better understanding of the ways of life in the Brazos Valley. A variety of exhibits and cultural groups in our area will share their customs, dress, arts, crafts, food samplers, Christmas tradition and history of their heritage so the com- munity can gain a better understand- Thursday December 8, 1988 The Press ing of the ways of life in the Brazos Valley. A variety of exhibits and demon- strations inlcude basket making, German quilling, genealogy, callig- raphy, Kachina dolls, Japanese ori- gami, miniature Christmas trees and homemade folded star Christmas ornaments. The Brazos Valley Association of Education for Young Children will provide a place for children under 12 years to do their Christmas shopping for 25 cents and up. Imagemaker Photography will offer a very special College Station holiday setting for photos. Also, Santa Claus will be on hand to receive special requests. Other entertainment inlcudes Texas A &M Women's Chorus - Octet, Caniciones Hispanicas - St. Michael's Academy Junior Choir, The Little French Dancers of St. Michael's Academy, a Czech vocal quartet, The "Annointed Angels" gospel singers, Japanese singers, College Hills Elementary 4th Grade Music Class, Suzuki Violin students of Susan Astroff, and accordianist George Winstein . The public is invited and there is: no charge to attend. So come cele- brate Christmas with the City of College Station. is CS video presented at city open house College Station will premiere its "semi- ; centennial" video today as part of the ci- ty's annual open house celebration. The celebration is from 3 -7 p.m. at the College Station Community Center at 1300 Jersey St. The video combines nostalgia for the past with pride in the progress that Col- lege Station has made since incorporat- ing. "College Station - Our Heritage" is the theme for this year's celebration, which commemorates the 50th birthday of the city. Customs, dress, arts, crafts, food and Christmas traditions of different area ethnic and cultural groups will be fea- tured as well as a variety of exhibits and demonstrations. The Brazos Valley Association of Edu- cation for Young Children will offer Christmas shopping for children under 12 starting at 25 cents. Entertainment for the celebration in- cludes the Texas A&M Women's Chorus Octet; the Canciones Hispanicas of St. Michael's Academy junior choir, the Little French Dancers of St. Michael's Acad- emy; a Czech vocal quartet; the Anointed Angels gospel singers; Japanese singers; College Hills Elementary 4th grade music class; Suzuki violin students of Susan Astroff and George Winstein, accordia- nist. There is no charge to attend. Thursday, December 8, 1988 The Eagle Community events bring Yuletide spirit By Holly Beeson Reporter If you're trying to get into the Christmas spirit this holiday season, several community activities could help put you in the mood. The public is invited to view seve- ral lighted displays at Central Park in College Station for the annual Christmas in the Park event. Lights are on from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. through December and admission is free. "We have more displays this year with more than 50,000 lights," says Sheila Walker, special projects coor- dinator for the City of College Sta- tion Parks and Recreation Depart- ment. Another Christmas display is the Winter Wonderland Forest, located at the Brazos Center in Bryan. "There will be 20 trees in a forest - type setting decorated by various civic groups and schools," says Jody Bates, education director for th e Brazos Valley Museum. There also will be a village area with doll house and a train. The displav begins Dec. 10 an d Friday December 9, 1988 The Battalion will last through Dec. 18. Hours are from 1 p.m. to 8 P.M. on weekends and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays. Admission is $1 per person and groups of 10 or more receive a 50 percent discount with reservations. Another community activity will be the performance of "Rumpelstiltskin" by 'Magination Station. "We are a community theater group dedicated to performing live theater for young people," Jo Beth Gonzales, artistic director for 'Mag- ination Station, says. The play will be performed at A &M Consolidated Junior High School on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. and on Dec 10 at 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Admission is $3 for children and $1.50 for adults if accompanied by a child. Members of the Texas A &M Uni- versity faculty and staff are invited to the President's Christmas Party on Dec. 19 from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. in the MSC. s Manor East Mall in Bryan will be hosting a Christmas art display Dec. 9 -11 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. rig U • C Let there be lights! Cars wind through "Santa's Lane," part of the Christmas light display at Central Park in College Station. The annual event, known as Christmas in the Park, is free and open to the public. Officials with the Citv of Colle -e Station Recreation and Friday December 9, 1988 The Battalion Parks Department said there are more displays this year than in the past, including over 50,000 lights. This year's Central Park display will be lit from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. every evening through the end of December. See related story page 6. 40 Photo by Ronnie Montgomery 108 Lega Notices BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: BREATHING APPARATUS until December 21, 1988 at 2:00 p.m., at which time the 'bids will be opened in the of- ,`lice of the Purchasing Agent e.at City Hall. Specifications `-may be obtained at the office "of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid #89-13 12 -09- 88,12 -16-88 Friday, December 9, 1988 The Eagle Video history of College Station climaxes birthday celebration The climax of College Station's 50th birthday celebration came Thursday night when a video his- tory of the city was shown. The video, "College Station's Golden Memories 1938 - 1988," traces the city's growth from a train station which served the Texas Agricultural and Mechani- cal College to a modern, thriving city. The video was shown as part of the festivities at the annual Christmas Festival and Open House at the College Station Community Center. Some 500 people were on hand to see the video and to enjoy exhibitions of various cultures represented in the area. Sharon Colson, who wrote the video script, said an eight - person committee spent hours in local li- braries and archives to provide in- formation for the film. 'This was a labor of love," she said. "Everyone worked on this on their own time." Colson, who hosts Fifteen Magazine on KAMU -TV, said she hopes to air the video on her show soon. Gracie Calbert, the director of the community center, said the tape will be distributed to libraries and schools in the area and may be available for sale sometime next month. Friday, December 9, 1988 The Eagle College Station panel votes for more funds for Wolf Pen Creek 1" w Friday, December 9, 1988 The Eagle By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff College Station council mem- bers Wednesday night approved more money for the first phase of the Wolf Pen Creek project and authorized a consulting firm to apply to the Texas Parks and Wild- life Department for a matching grant. Tony Cisneros, assistant direc- tor of parks and recreation, said an additional $100,000 was needed in order to get a $600,000 matching grant from the parks and wildlife department. Following Councilman Dick Haddox's recommendation, the council had previously agreed to use $500,000 set aside for drain- age improvements to help attract the grant. Cisneros recommended build - ing the first phase near the inter- section of Dartmouth Street and Holleman Drive. This area, he said, will best meet the parks and wildlife department's requirement that the first phase be a stand- alone project. The nearby intersection will al- low people to see a sample of what the full development will eventua- lly look like, he said. The master plan, as proposed by Dunkin and Associates, will be a series of lakes, trails and parks stretching from the intersection of Harvey Road and Texas Avenue to the intersection of Holleman Drive and the East Bypass. The only dissenting vote came from Councilman Dick Birdwell, who has voted against the project at each stage. Birdwell said last month that the council should go ahead with the Wolf Pen Creek plan only after College Station cit- izens have had a chance to vote on the project. The council also approved an ordinance which designates the property around the Wolf Pen Creek project as a reinvestment zone under the Tax Increment Fi- nancing Act. Under tax increment financing, other taxing jurisdictions will tax only the current value of the property. Increases in appraised value of property will be taxed by the tax increment district and used for debt retirement. The tax increment district can remain in existence for up to 20 years, after which time the taxes on the total appraised value of the property revert to the original taxing juris- dictions. The Brazos County Commis- sioners Court and the College Station school district approved the new tax district last month in a joint meeting with the city council. In a special meeting at noon Thursday, the council approved a recommendation by insurance consultants Robert W. Lazarus & Associates, Inc. to use four new carriers for city insurance. Ken Wethe of Lazarus and Associates said the city paid Employee Bene- fit Management and North- western National Life Insurance Company $1,069,482 for stop loss, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment and administration in 1988. The new carriers, Harbor insur- ance, Pan American Life, Insur- ance Company of North America and Alta Health Strategies, will provide the same coverage in 1989 for $927,250, he said. City Director of Personnel Karen Dickson said the new coverage will be effective on Jan. 1. In other action the council: ■ waived requirements for reimbursement to the city for ex- penses incurred at the Christmas parade and the Go Texan parade. ■ Approved a request to keep cattle and horses on property within the city limits on Krenek Tap Road. ■ Reappointed Malon Souther - land and Truitt Ingram to the Greater East Texas Higher Edu- cation Authority. Local burglaries expected to rise ;luring holidays By David Elliot of the Eagle staff The joy and holiday spirit many Texas A &M University students will experience this Christmas season may turn to anger when they return to College Station next month and find that their homes have been burglarized. Burglaries of student residences, which make up more than 50 percent of all residential burglaries each year in Col- lege Station, shoot up in December, said Lt. Mike Patterson of the CS Police De- partment. In 1987, 97 home burglaries were re- corded during the month of December, Patterson said. The next highest month for burglaries in 1987 was July, when 57 burglaries occurred. During February and May, only 20 burglaries were report- ed each month. "So you can see how much it skyrock- ets," Patterson said. This year, 88 burglaries were recorded in January, the most of any month of the year. Fifty-eight burglaries were recorded in November, the second highest total re- 3rded this year. "The major problem is apartment com- plexes," Patterson said. "So many people are gone a burglar can go in day or night and break into a bunch of apartments and no one will notice. If you know some- body who is staying in town, ask them to keep an eye on your place." Another problem, Patterson said, is the rising number of incidents involving burglary of a motor vehicle, especially at shopping malls. Although some mall shoppers may think their car is safer during the busy holiday season, Patterson said statistics show the reverse. "Last year we got hit real bad in the malls," he said. He added that for the second year, Col- Please see Securitv. 5A Bryan - College Station Eagle Saturday, December 10, 1988 Page 5A Security From 1 A lege Station police will conduct a "mobile stake -out" of area shop- ping centers. "We're tying to anti- cipate where they're going to hit," he said. In December 1987, 125 people reported that their vehicles were broken into. The low that year was February, when only 39 cars burglaries were reported. "We consider a car unsecurable because it's so easy to break into, so don't leave packages in your car," Patterson said. "It appears that what happens is they (the burglars) get lost in the crowd. Plus, it doesn't take too long to break into a car. Also, a window being broken out doesn't makes as much noise as you would think." Meanwhile, on- campus au- thorities are concerned with a rash of moped and motorcycle thefts. Bob Wiatt, A &M director of security, said 18 mopeds and eight motorcycles have been re- ported stolen on campus since Jan. 1 of this year. Eight of the mopeds and three of the motorcy- cles have been recovered, he add- ed. Wiatt said many students are unaware of just how easy it is to swipe a moped. "They can easily be picked up, carried to a vehicle and driven away," he said. "You can pick 'em up and carry them just like you would a baby." Although next week's mass exodus of students may cause problems for College Station police, Wiatt said securing the campus will be relatively easy. 'With nobody on campus, our officers can spot anyone of suspi- cious demeanor," he said. Still, he cautioned students who leave their cars on campus to make sure there is nothing of value in them. "In the past, we have detected cars that have been broken into," he said. 'We have caught indivi- duals through our patrol efforts who were in the process of break - Ing into vehicles." Wiatt said that over the Thanksgiving holidays, two men were apprehended while trying to break into a vehicle. 'We caught some boys with a baseball bat and a crow bar smashing cars," he said. 'They broke into 11 cars in an hour. If you leave your car on campus, do not leave anything of value within the visible interior." Saturday December 10, 1988 The Eagle L • • 108 Lega Notices BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: ONE TRACTOR WITH OUICK- DETACH LOADER AND BACKHOE until December 20, 1988 at 2:00 p.m., at which time the bids will be opened in the of- rice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid #89-12 12 -08 -88,12 -15-88 Thursday December 12, 1988 The Eagle • B.CS program wins award on national level I%W Monday, December 12, 1988 The Eagle By Tracy Staton of the Eagle staff Brazos Beautiful has won a national award for its efforts toward beautifying Brazos County. The local program was ranked second in the nation among those in cities with populations between 100,000 and 300,000, said Diane Mills, executive co- ordinator. "The award was for our total program," Mills said Tuesday. "it was an award for what we're doing in the areas of litter abatement, public awareness, education, cleanup, recycling — it's just a total as- sessment of the program." The award is one of 12 nationwide given to affiliates of Keep America Beautiful, a national organization whose standards Brazos Beautiful has adopted. Although the organization is proud of the award, Mills said, the community de- serves as much credit as Brazos Beau- tiful. "This community really deserved the award," she said. "The people of Brazos County should be proud that they've worked so hard. What they've done has been noticed by a nationwide organiza- tion." The national honor is the third major award Brazos Beautiful has won in re- cent months. The organization was selec- ted as the best beautification program in its population category in Texas and was chosen as the overall winner by Keep Texas Beautiful. 'We've really had a banner year this year," Mills said. "Now we're not only rec- ognized as the best in Texas, but as the second -best in the nation.' O_M Officer suffers dog bites during call A College Station police officer was bit by a dog while responding to a disturbance call in east Col- lege Station Friday morning. The officer walked into the back yard of a home to talk with one of the residents involved in a domestic disturbance. One of four dogs in the back yard bit him on the right knee and then jumped up and bit him on the upper arm, causing a three -inch lacera- tion. The officer was treated for minor injuries and the dogs were locked up at the Anderson Ridge Veterina- ry Hospital for a 10 -day rabies observation. Wednesday, December 14, 1988 The Eagle 108 Legal Notices BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: ONE MID -SRE SEDAN until December 28, 1988 at 2:00 p.m., at which time the 108 Legal Notices bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. 108 Legal Notices City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: ONE CAB AND CHASSIS TRUCK until December 28, 1988 at 2:00 p.m., at which time the bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid #89-16 12 -14- 88,12 -21 -88 108 L egal Notices Bid #89 -15 12 -14- 88,12 -21 -88 Wednesday, December 14, 1988 The Eagle Police discover burglary suspect in roll of carpet rW Wednesday, December 14, 1988 The Eagle By Jade Boyd of the Eagle staff The arrest of a man found hiding in- side a roll of carpet in a College Station church Monday night may have ended a string of burglaries by the so -called "Bail- out Bandit." The man was arrested following a high -speed car chase and a search by police dogs trained to sniff out a suspect. Detectives from the College Station Police Department have been trying since October to catch a suspected burglar they nicknamed the "bail -out bandit" be- cause he has been involved in at least three high -speed pursuits, all of which ended when the suspect lost control of the stolen vehicle he was driving and then fled on foot. Aurtice Curtis Allen, 23, of 328 Waco St. in Bryan, was being held in the Brazos County Jail Tuesday night in lieu of $20,000 bond in connection with the burglary of a College Station mobile home. "Hopefully, we've got two or three oth- ers cleared up on evidence," according to College Station Det. Lt. Mason Newton, "But we don't know that for a fact." Detectives were on stakeout in south College Station Monday night after police received a call about a suspicious man driving a two -tone pickup with lights on the cab in the Oak Forest Mobile Home Park, 301 Krenek Tap Road. Newton said officers had been assigned positions in the south part of town because several of the previous chases had ended with the suspect fleeing south on the East Bypass. At 10:22 p.m. one officer in an unmar- ked unit was en route to his position on Carpet From 1 A Rock Prairie Road when he saw a truck matching the description reported to police leave a duplex on Normand Street and drive north. It turned onto Gramma Court and parked at a duplex in the 1400 block of Gramma Court, Newton said. When the pickup left Gramma Court, it turned south onto Nor- mand Street and drove at high speed to Rock Prairie Road, where it turned east toward Texas 6, Newton said. He said a marked police car joined the unmarked unit as it pursued the pickup towards the construction zone on Texas 6 at Rock Prairie Rd. The pickup went out of control at the intersection, and when offi- cers arrived they found the truck: unoccupied. At this time, officers learned the pickup had been stolen from a Bryan auto dealership. They also learned of a burglary In the Oak Forest Mobile Home Park, Newton said. The resident of the burglar- ized trailer came to the scene and said items found in the back of the stolen truck were taken from his trailer. College Station police called for assistance and began to search the construction area on the east side of Texas 6. After officers lost the man in the woods north of East Rock Prairie Road, a canine unit was called in from the Bryan police department to try and track the man's scent, Newton said. He said officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety and deputies from the Brazos County Sheriff's Department joined in the search. One deputy searched the area around the Rock Prairie Baptist Church and then began a room- to -room search of the church buildings. When the deputy first scanned the old chapel building, he saw nothing. When he walked to the back of the room and turned around, however, he noticed a red stocking hat protruding from the end of a piece of rolled -up carpet by the door. "I drew down on the carpet with my duty weapon and ordered it to unroll," the deputy said in his re- port. Allen was arrested after he unrolled from the carpet, the de- puty reported. Newton said the police learned later that the duplex on Gramma Court was burglarized. Police were unable to reach the resident of the duplex for identification of property. 'We're not convinced this is the end of the bail -out bandit," New- ton said. He said evidence indicates that one individual is responsible for the burglaries, but officers will continue stakeouts. Wednesday, December 14, 1988 The Eagle • C.S. mayor's address By Dr. Larry Ringer College Station Mayor What is ahead for College Station? The City of College Station has seen rapid growth in the last 10 years. During that time the popula- tion has nearly doubled, new com- mercial operations have opened, new medical facilities have been constructed, and industry has lo- cated plants in the city. The city grew to accommodate this new de- Thursday, December 15, 1988 The Press Larry Ringer velopment. New streets were built, new residential areas sprung up, additions to the utility system were made. Because of the planning done by previous councils, city staff and see Ringer, p.8A Ll L J 108 Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1790 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON DECEMBER 8, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the college Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, SEC - TIONIB(4), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PERTAINING TO ADDRESSES AND THE NUMBERING THEREOF BY 108 Legal Notices ADDING A SUBSECTION (e) Said ordinance requires that each property within the City of College Station city limits be numbered in compliance with regulations set forth in this ordinance. Regulations address the placing of and specifications for numbers; the numbering of building complexes; the use of direc- tional signs within building complexes; the use of dia- grams for certain areas; the numbering of electrical meter cans; and, the responsibility for maintenance. Ordinance No. 1790 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. 108 Legal Notices The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 12- 15 -B8,12 -16-88 O Thursday December 15, 1988 The Eagle J 108 Leg al Notices BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: BREATHING APPARATUS until December 21, 1988 at 2 p.m., at which time the bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid #89-13 12 -09- 88,12 -16-88 BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: (4) FOUR ONE TON TRUCKS CAB - CHASSIS ONLY, SINGLE REAR WHEEL until December 28, 1988 at 2:00 p.m., at which time the bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid #89-14 12 -16 -88,12 -23-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 179( WAS PASSED AND AP PROVED ON DECEMBEF 8, 1988, BY THE CITN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Roorr of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayo. and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, SEC - TIONI13(4), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE j Friday, December 16, 1988 The Eagle • tor 46 108 Legal Notices CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PERTAINING TO ADDRESSES AND THE ADDING I A SUBSECTION (e). that Said ordinance ie quire s City each property of College Station city limits be numbered in compliance with regulations set forth ns t his ordinance. Reg address the placing of and specifications for numbers; the numbering of building complexes; the use of direc- tional signs within building complexes; the use of dia- grams for certain areas; the numbering of electrical meter cans; and, the responsibility for maintenance. Ordinance No. 1790 shall become effective and be in full force and effect nd m and its pas-sage val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 12 -15-88 12 -16-88 LEGAL NOTICE - ORDINANCE NO. 1792 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON DECEMBER 8, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE CREATING SEC- TION 8, PROPERTY MAIN - TFNANCF REGULATIONS. LEGAL NOTICE DRDINANCE NO. 1793 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON DECEMBER B, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE CREATING SEC- TION 6 OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF ORDINAN- CES OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION PERTAIN- ING TO THE PARKING, STANDING, OR STORING OF RECREATIONAL VEHI- CLES, TRAILERS OR TRUCKS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION. Said ordinance presents find- ings of the City Council in support of regulations as to recreational vehicles, trailers and trucks in residential areas, for the benefit of health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city; :he ordinance gives definitions for terms relevant to the sub- ject; it establishes regula- tions for the parking, stand- ing or storing of trailers, trucks, and recreational vehi- cles on residential streets or residential front yard drives; and, it sets a penalty. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be sub- ject to a fine of not less than $20.00 (twenty dollars) nor more than $200.00 (two - hundred dollars) per day. Ordinance No. 1793 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from an('. after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 12 -15- 88,12 -16-88 Friday, December 16, 1988 The Eagle 108 Legal Notices OF CHAPTER 3 BUILDING REGULATIONS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. Ordinance No. 1792 Pre - sents findings of the City Council in support of an anti - neglect ordinance for the purpose of requiring main- tenanoe of properties in order to protect neighborhoods from dilapidated structures; it establishes regulations nam- ing and addressing parts and conditions of buildings and building properties, and the maintenance and repair thereof; it sets a procedure for enforcement of the regu- lations, including the roles of the Building Official and the Structural Standards Board/Building Code Board of Adjustments; and, it pro- vides a penalty in the event that the Municipal Court de- termines that a violation has been committed. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be sub- ject to a fine of not less than $20.00 (twenty dollars) nor more than $200.00 (two - hundred dollars) per day. Ordinance No. 1792 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 12-15-88 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1791 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON DECEMBER 8, 1988, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. Said Or- dinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the offi- cial records of the city, is cap- tioned as follows: AN OR- DINANCE DESIGNATING THE WOLFPEN CREEK CORRIDOR IN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, AS REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 1, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, ENU- MERATING THE QUALIFY- ING CRITERIA, ADOPTING A PRELIMINARY DE- VELOPMENT AND FINANC- ING PLAN, ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SUCH ZONE, AND OTHER MATTERS RELAT- ING THERETO; PROVID- ING FOR A SEVERABILrrY CLAUSE AND AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE. Prior to the passage of Or- dinance No. 1791, the City of College Station met legal re- quirements as to the holding of a joint meeting with the College Station Independent School District School Board and Brazos County Commis- sioners Court, and the hold- ing of a Public Hearing, and the providing of Notice to all taxing units overlapping the territory inside the reinvest- ment zone. Ordinance No. 1791 includes the City Council findings on the adoption of the reinvest- I ment zone; describes the boundaries of the zone; qua- lifies that legal criteria for a reinvestment zone are met; creates Reinvestment Zone No. 1, City of College Station; establishes a Board of Direc- tors, names their duties and adopts their By -Laws; sets a commencement date and a termination date; notes that the tax increment base for the Zone will be determined as of January 1, 1989; creates and establishes a Tax Increment Fund; arid, has a savings clause. Ordinance No. 1791 shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and appro- val by the College Station City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 12 -15- 88,12 -16-88 Elp • Editorials CS charter review deserves attention College Station is now accepting applications for a ci- ty- charter review committee. • We urge the city council to approve applicants from a broad cross section of the city, representing business, residential and university interests. The applications, we hope, will enable the council to find knowledgeable committee members with experi- ence in city planning and government. Politics should play no part in selections for such im- portant appointments. Saturday, December 17, 1988 The Eagle • • e 108 L Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the fol- lowing property: 10.15 acres of land along the west side of F.M. 2818, south of F &B Road, from R -1 Single Family Residential to C -1 General Commercial. Applicant is S.M. Kling, Kling Engineering & Survey. Owner is Robert W. Toler. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the Commis- sion on Thursday, January 5, 1989. For additional information, please call me at (409) 764 -3570. James M. Callaway Director of Planning 12 -21-88 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the fol- lowing property: 30 feet of Lot 11 & 20 feet of Lot 12 Block B College Heights Subdivision (413 Eisenhower) from A -P Ad- ministrative- Professional to R -2 Duplex. ApplicanVOwner is Mark Cissna. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the COmmis- sion on Thursday. January 5, 1989. For additional information, please call me at (409) 764 -3570. James M. Callaway Director of Planning 12 -21-88 Wednesday December 21, 1988 The Eagle 108 Legal Not BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: ONE MID•S¢E SEDAN until December 28, 1988 at 2:00 p.m., at which time the bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid #89-15 12 -14 -88,12 -21-88 BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) for: ONE CAB AND CHASSIS TRUCK until December 28, 1988 at 108 Legal Notices 2:00 p.m., at which time the bids will be opened in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid #89 -16 12 -14 -88,12 -21-88 • photos by Afsaneh Yazdani (below) and John Curry (right) Thursday, December 22, 1988 The Press Christmas Time! ,P 'Tis the season to be jolly' as the Christmas spirit is evident all around the Bryan - College Station area. At right, seven - year -old Ashley Moore receives a present and a hug from Santa Claus at the VFWs annual Children's Christmas party. All the children in the community were invited to attend, said District 17, Post 4692 Commander John Velasquez. The VFW gave away 400 free toys to children ages 12 and under. After Santa's visit, the children and their families, about 700 people, were treated to dinner by the VFW. Below, it appears Santa's sled is perched atop a roof. The lights are part of the 'Christmas in the Park' display at Central Park in College Station. 0 n U s, Brazos County X)ffices to be closed i 3 days for holidays All College Station city offices and Bra - �s County offices will be closed for the dhristmas holidays Friday and Monday. They will be closed Jan. 2 for the New year's Day holiday. College Station garbage collection should be p l run as usua all the street no later r than 8 a.m. The landfill will clos com plete and d a y all trucks as collection is comp are in. Bryan city offices will be closed Mon ay for Christmas and Jan. 2 for in There will be no garbage pi either day and th landfill will be closed both days. d of the 4 Today is the last working y em year for Texas A &M University pployees. All university o 211 officially be closed Friday throug h Jan offices will r ll c osed Monday, but Local banks regular banking Wi ll operate during re g Ou rs on Friday- Wednesday December 22, 1988 The Eagle 108 Legal NotiCeS Friday December 23, 1988 The Eagle BID NOTICE The City of College Station is accepting bid(s) fa: (4) FOUR ONE TON TRUCKS CAB - CHASSIS ONLY, SINGLE REAR WHEEL until December 28, 1988 at 2:00 P.m., at which time the bide will be opened in the of- r ice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bide received after that time will be returned unopened. City of College Station re- serves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advan- tageous to the City. Bid #89-14 12 -16 -8 8,12 -2 3-88 is Christmas in the Park will end Saturday Saturday will be the final day of the College Station Parks and Recreation Department's Christ- mas in the Park program. Central Park has been decorated with thousands of lights, which will remain on from 6 -11:30 p.m. each night through Saturday. On Friday and Saturday, hot chocolate, a bonfire and other special activities will also be available. Central Park is located off the East Bypass south of Harvey Road. Call 764 -3408 for more information. • Tuesday December 27, 1988 The Eagle 4W Brian Dickerson, a member of the Brazos County Equestrian 4 -H Club, hoists a Christmas tree onto a pile of some of the 500 -plus trees collected Saturday at Central Park in College Station. The trees will be shredded, along with others being collected at Haswell Park in Bryan, to provide mulch for parks in Bryan and College Station. Collection continues to- day, and those donating their trees receive oak seedlings in return. Tuesday, December 27, 1988 The Eagle OldTannenbaum Eagle photo by Dave McDermand CS sues housing owner - over haven for crime By Elizabeth Sharp of the Eagle staff College Station city officials — seeking to force changes at two apartment com- plexes they labeled a nuisance and a site of drug use and manufacture — have filed a lawsuit against a Florida corpora- tion. Citing violations of the city's building regulation codes, fire codes and criminal activity on the property, College Station filed the petition against I.R.E Financial Corporation, also known as I.R.E. Real Estate Fund or I.R.E. Texas, Inc. The suit, filed in the 361st District Court of Judge Carolyn Ruilino, alleges that the Coral Gables, Fla., corporation owns and operates Posada del Rey Apartments and Monaco II Apartments on Redmond Drive. The two complexes are "not occupied by legitimate residents, but have become a haven for criminal activity in their abandoned state," the petition claims. Cathy Locke, city attorney, said the pe- tition was filed because the buildings have become "such a nuisance." The suit seeks to have the Florida cor- poration either bring the buildings into compliance with building codes or demo- lish them. The petition also asks the judge to im- pose a $1,000 -a -day award for the city for each violation alleged from Dec. 21 until an unspecified time. The city maintains in the suit that the property is a "nu- isance in that there is continuing cri- minal activity on the premises which will, in all likelihood continue as long as these buildings continue to be vacant." The property is "used by criminals for the manufacture, use and sale of cocaine, as well as other drug - related activity," the suit claims. "Such criminal activity has un- reasonably and unnecessarily burdened the ... city police and fire departments ... in the expenditure of time and money," according to the petition. Representatives of I.R.E. Financial Corporation, contacted in their offices in Coral Gables, referred all questions to their attorneys in Miami. Attorneys did not return telephone messages left for them on Tuesday afternoon. Locke said citing alleged criminal acti- vity in petitions such as the one she filed Is becoming more and more common. Locke said the first time she saw allega- tions of criminal activity cited against a property owner was three years ago in San Diego, Calif., and the attempt was successful. _Haven From 1 A Bryan City Attorney Bob Andron said he has not used allegations of criminal acti- vity in a petition seeking to force property owners to repair or demolish buildings. Andron said his office has cited the di- lapidated condition of property in such cases. Andron added he hoped College Station is successful with its petition. The petition seeks a court order to force the property owners to correct all ordin- ance violations and bring the premises into compliance with the city's code or that the buildings be demolished. The company obtained the apartment buildings through bankruptcy proceed- ings and has failed to maintain the pre- mises in accordance with established or- dinance standards, according to the suit. In her petition, Locke wrote that the company received written notice of each violation of College Station's city ordin- ances around Dec. 8 and was given until Dec. 21 to begin repairs or demolition of the apartments. The suit claims that no visible repairs or demolition was begun by Dec. 21 and "there is a continuing unreasonable danger of personal injury and of property damage as a result of... violations." The 13 -page petition cites violations of seven building regulation codes. It also alleges violations of the city's fire protec- tion ordinances. The buildings have been "vacant for almost a year and are currently being Please see Haven, 2A maintained in an unsafe and unsanitary condition. There have been four fires on the premises since the property became vacant, and none of the damage caused by these fires has been repaired. In addi- tion, there is and has been substantial criminal activity on the premises since the buildings were vacated," the petition proclaims. City officials also contend that the premises have been allowed to - deterior- ate to the point that there is a significant infestation of insects, rodents and other pests on the property." The city's building regulation code de- clares unsafe buildings to be illegal and a public nuisance and requires that all such building be repaired or demolished. In the suit, the city asserts that the corporation's property falls within the de- finition of an "unsafe building." Wednesday, December 28, 1988 The Eagle PUBLIC NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: You are hereby notified that the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, will meet on Thursday, January 12, 1989, at 7:00 p.m., and in addition to other business will consider a request for a per- mit to keep two (2) horses on acreage located behind 2300 Auburn Court within the Col- lege Station city limit- Said meeting will be helc the 108 Leg al Notices Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, Collego Station, Texas, and the pu- blic is invited to attend. For additional information, con- tact the office of the City Se- cretary ( 764 -3541 or 764 - 3512). 12 -29 -88 Thursday December 29, 1988 The Eagle Project offers seedling for Christmas tree By J Dennis Yount of the Eagle staff A Christmas -tree recycling program being conducted by Bryan and College Station will offer residents a chance to trade a dead tree for a live one, a College Station official said Thursday. Eric Ploeger, College Station forester, said people who bring their Christmas trees to one of the collection points will receive oak tree seedlings. Collection will be at Central Park in College Station and Sue Haswell Park in Bryan from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 7, and from noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 8. Michael J. Walterscheidt, forester with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, said the seedlings will serve as a beau- tification project for the area. Ploeger said a local company, Blume Tree Service, has volunteered to shred the Christmas trees. The shredded trees then will be used in city parks to cover bare ground to protect against erosion, he said. Walterscheidt said the first project of this kind in Texas was in Austin. The success of Austin's program encouraged the local communities to try it, he said. Ploeger said there isn't enough man- power available to pick up the trees at curbside for shredding. "This is first time we've done this and we won't have anybody out collecting trees," Ploeger said. '"The only way to have a tree recycled is to bring it to one of the two parks." Ploeger said that if the project is suc- cessful this year, the cities may have more collection dates closer to Christmas next year. The Equestrian 4 -H Club will provide most of the volunteers at the two sites this year. Ploeger said, but plans for the 1989 Christmas tree recycling program are getting under way. Anyone interested in helping next year should call the Col- lege Station forester at 764 -3410, he said. In past years, people have put their Christmas trees out with the garbage and city sanitation workers hauled them to the cities' landfills. Shredding the trees and using them in the parks, while re- quiring more effort for residents, will in- crease the life of the landfills, he said. Please see Tree, 2A Tree From 1 A '"There is an eight -to -one ratio on the amount of space saved by recycling Christmas trees, Ploeger said. "One regu- lar tree occupies the same amount of space as eight shredded trees used for landscaping would occupy." Walterscheidt agreed, saying he hopes the project catches on nationwide. "it would save considerable landfill apace, as well as giving people a place to lispose of trees," he said. Friday, December 30, 1988 The Eagle