HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/18/2014 - Regular Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
DECEMBER 18, 2014
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF BRAZOS §
Present:
Nancy Berry, Mayor
Council:
Blanche Brick
Steve Aldrich
Karl Mooney
John Nichols
Julie Schultz, via videoconference
James Benham
City Staff:
Kelly Templin, City Manager
Carla Robinson, City Attorney
Chuck Gilman, Deputy City Manager
Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary
Tanya McNutt, Deputy City Secretary
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum present, the Regular Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to
order by Mayor Berry at 7:37 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2014 in the Council Chambers of
the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840.
1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, consider absence request.
Recognition of The Board of the Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District voted to
award Apache Corp with a "Conservationist of the Year"
Dave Coleman, Director of Water Services, introduced Alan Day, General Manager of the Brazos
Valley Groundwater Conservation District, who presented the "2014 Groundwater
Conservationist" award to the Apache Corporation.
Citizen Com>nents
Ben Roper, 5449 Prairie Dawn Court, came before Council to honor the service and sacrifice of
Pvt. Robert L. Frantz.
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Marty Allday, 2211 Norfolk#410, representing the Texas Chapter of Consumer Energy Alliance,
read a prepared statement to the Council, attached.
Richard Woodward, 1001 Pershing Drive, spoke on behalf of Citizens for Safe Fracking. He
presented a memorandum to Council, attached.
CONSENT AGENDA
2a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for:
• November 24, 2014 Workshop
• November 24, 2014 Regular Council Meeting
2b. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of a contract between
the City of College Station and National Field Services, Inc., in the amount of $305,419.86
for Annual Electric Substation Maintenance Labor Contract #15-039, which includes
$254,516.55 in scheduled work and potential additional/miscellaneous repairs as specified in
the bid, and an additional 20% not to exceed cost of $50,903.31 as a contingency for
unforeseen emergency work.
2c. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a construction contract with Gaeke
Construction, in the amount of$242,868.50 for site work, electrical, water and wastewater
utilities installation, and construction of a restroom facility at the Wolf Pen Creek Park
Festival Site. Project Number WP 1401.
2d. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the approval for purchase of new
grounds maintenance equipment for the Parks and Recreation Department in the amount of
$89,172.68.
2e. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2014-3620, amending
Chapter 11 of the City Code of Ordinances, by adding to Section 2(D)(3) a new rate class for
commercial sewer customers who are not on the City's water supply.
2f. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an annual purchase agreement
for dewatering chemical (polymer) with Fort Bend Services, Inc. not to exceed $100,100.
2g. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the purchase of mobile data
terminals (MOTs) from Avinext for the not to exceed amount of$99,553.35.
2h. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on approving the Affordable Care Act
mandated Transitional Reinsurance Fee due on January 15, 2015. The amount for this
expenditures is $87,192.
21. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on rejecting RFP 15-003 and approving
projected health plan expenditures for the period of January 1, 2015 through December 31,
2015 and Resolution 12-18-14-2i, authorizing the City Manager to execute and approve all
required contracts and subsequent expenditures related to the Employee Benefits
Agreements. The projected amount for both the renewals and total projected expenditures
is $8,326,981.
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2j. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of a 3-year agreement
with Suddenlink for the purchase of their Internet Services in the amount of$50,400.
2k.Presentation,possible action,and discussion on a construction contract(Contract No. 14-
422) with Angel Brothers Enterprises in the amount of$1,400,962.80 for the construction of
the Rock Prairie Road Rehabilitation Project.
21. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2014-3621, amending
Chapter 10, "Traffic Code," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station,Texas,
to prohibit u-turns on northbound Texas Avenue between University Drive and Cooner
Street.
2m. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the Bryan/College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization (BCS
MPO),the City of Bryan,the City of College Station,Brazos County,Texas A&M University
and the Texas Department of Transportation regarding the Bryan/College Station Regional
Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Coordination Program.
2n. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of proposed changes to the City's housing
assistance programs funds with grants from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Councilmember
Benham, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the Consent
Agenda. The motion carried unanimously.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2014-
3622, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 12-4.2, "Official
Zoning Map," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by changing
the zoning district boundaries from M-2 Heavy Industrial and GS General Suburban to PDD
Planned Development District for approximately 36.86 acres being 36.86 acres in the
Crawford Burnett League, A-7, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, and being the same
called 14.58 acre tract of land conveyed to Cherokee Limited,recorded in Volume 323, Page
735, and the called 7.76 acre tract conveyed to Navajo Ltd.; as recorded in Vol. 337, Page
500, of the Brazos County Deed Records and the two tracts conveyed to Palomares
Construction Co. called 12.58 acres, Tract 1, as recorded in Vol. 2508, Page 234, and all of
called 2 acres, called Tract 2, as recorded in Vol. 2507, Page 180, of the Brazos County
Official Records, located at 1800 Wellborn Road, and more generally located between
Wellborn Road and Jones-Butler Road, north of Harvey Mitchell Parkway.
Jennifer Prochazka, Planning and Development,reported that this request is to rezone the property
from M-2 Heavy Industrial and General Suburban to Planned Development District for a multi-
family residential development with modifications to development standards.
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The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this item at their December 4, 2014 meeting
and unanimously recommended approval with three conditions:
• Impacts of any floodplain alterations be contained within the subject property;
• Maximum density of 850 bedrooms permitted with this project; and
• Number of residents should not exceed the number of bedrooms in the project.
Staff also recommends approval with the above stated conditions.
At approximately 8:09 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
Veronica Morgan, Mitchell and Morgan Engineers, 3204 Earl Rudder Freeway, provided a short
presentation on the project.
Jerome Rektorik,Planning and Zoning Commission,reported on the P&Z's discussion on this item
and their recommended conditions.
There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:21 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Benham and a second by Councilmember
Mooney,the City Council voted six(6)for and one(1)opposed,with Councilmember Brick voting
against,to adopt Ordinance 2014-3622, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance,"
Section 12-4.2, "Official Zoning Map," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station,
Texas by changing the zoning district boundaries from M-2 Heavy Industrial and GS General
Suburban to PDD Planned Development District for approximately 36.86 acres being 36.86 acres
in the Crawford Burnett League, A-7, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, and being the same
called 14.58 acre tract of land conveyed to Cherokee Limited, recorded in Volume 323, Page 735,
and the called 7.76 acre tract conveyed to Navajo Ltd.; as recorded in Vol. 337, Page 500, of the
Brazos County Deed Records and the two tracts conveyed to Palomares Construction Co. called
12.58 acres, Tract 1, as recorded in Vol. 2508, Page 234, and all of called 2 acres, called Tract 2,
as recorded in Vol. 2507, Page 180, of the Brazos County Official Records, located at 1800
Wellborn Road, and more generally located between Wellborn Road and Jones-Butler Road,north
of Harvey Mitchell Parkway. The motion carried.
2. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2014-
3623, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 12-4.2, "Official
Zoning Map," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by changing
the zoning district boundaries from PDD Planned Development District and R Rural to PDD
Planned Development District to amend the concept plan layout and uses for approximately
19.125 acres in the Samuel Davidson League, Abstract No. 13, College Station, Brazos
County, Texas, being a remainder of a called 22.418 acre tract described as Tract One in a
deed to Creek Meadows Partners, LP, as described in Volume 7633, Page 239; and 15.37
acres in the Samuel Davidson League, Abstract No. 13, College Station, Texas, being a
portion of the remainder of a called 171.043 acre tract described as Tract One by a deed to
Creek Meadows Partners, LP, recorded in Volume 7068, Page 220, of the Official Deed
Records of Brazos County; Texas, located at 3850 Greens Prairie Road West, and more
generally located near the entrance of Creek Meadows Subdivision at the intersection of
Greens Prairie Road West and Creek Meadows Boulevard North.
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Jennifer Prochazka,Planning and Development, reported that Creek Meadows began development
in the ETJ and is vested to the uses proposed at that time. This rezoning request would allow
approximately 19 acres north of Greens Prairie Road West to develop as single-family (currently
vested for multi-family), approximately 15.4 acres south of Greens Prairie Road West to develop
as townhomes (currently vested to and zoned for duplexes). The density exchange will result in an
overall reduction of 127 potential dwelling units in Sections 1C and 1 A.
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this item at their November 20, 2014 meeting
and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the amendment with the condition that a
uniform six-foot fence with design elements be constructed at the time of subdivision development
on the northern and eastern property lines of the portion of the subject property located north of
Greens Prairie Road West. Staff recommends approval as well.
At approximately 8:56 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
Lisa Cantrell, 15097 Turnberry, lives adjacent to the subject property. There are eight units in the
Turnberry HOA. They have concerns about drainage from this property.
Veronica Morgan, Mitchell and Morgan Engineers, 3204 Earl Rudder Freeway, provided a short
presentation on the project. The applicant has agreed to the fence.
There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:59 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion by Councilmember Mooney and a second by Councilmember
Benham, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2014-
3623, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 12-4.2, "Official Zoning
Map," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by changing the zoning
district boundaries from PDD Planned Development District and R Rural to PDD Planned
Development District to amend the concept plan layout and uses for approximately 19.125 acres
in the Samuel Davidson League, Abstract No. 13, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, being a
remainder of a called 22.418 acre tract described as Tract One in a deed to Creek Meadows
Partners, LP, as described in Volume 7633, Page 239; and 15.37 acres in the Samuel Davidson
League, Abstract No. 13, College Station, Texas, being a portion of the remainder of a called
171.043 acre tract described as Tract One by a deed to Creek Meadows Partners, LP, recorded in
Volume 7068, Page 220, of the Official Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, located at 3850
Greens Prairie Road West, and more generally located near the entrance of Creek Meadows
Subdivision at the intersection of Greens Prairie Road West and Creek Meadows Boulevard North.
The motion to amend carried unanimously.
3. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2014-
3624, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," related to the creation and
amendment of multi-family residential and mixed-use zoning districts.
Jennifer Prochazka, Planning and Development, reported that Staff has worked with a sub-
committee of the Planning and Zoning Commission to develop the concepts and language for the
proposed "MF Multi-Family" and "MU Mixed-Use" districts based on direction in the
Comprehensive Plan and input from stakeholder groups. The City's existing multifamily districts,
"R-4 Multi-Family" and "R-6 High Density Multi-Family," are proposed to be "retired" with the
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amendment. Retired districts remain active for those properties with the zoning designations, but
may not be requested to be applied to other properties in the future.
At approximately 9:07 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 9:07 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Councilmember
Benham, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2014-
3624, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," related to the creation and
amendment of multi-family residential and mixed-use zoning districts. The motion carried
unanimously.
4. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2014-
3625, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 12-4.2, "Official
Zoning Map," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, by changing
the zoning district boundaries from R Rural to GS General Suburban for approximately 1
acre being Lots 8, 9, and 10, Block 2, Needham Estates as recorded in volume 276, page 301
of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, generally located at 2468 Barron Roads
more generally located at the northwest corner of Renee Lane and Barron Road.
Jessica Bullock, Planning and Development, reported that this request is to rezone the property
from Rural to General Suburban.
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this item at their November 20, 2014 meeting
and voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the rezoning. Staff also recommends approval.
At approximately 9:10 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 9:10 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Aldrich and a second by Councilmember
Benham, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2014-
3625, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 12-4.2, "Official Zoning
Map," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, by changing the zoning
district boundaries from R Rural to GS General Suburban for approximately 1 acre being Lots 8,
9, and 10, Block 2,Needham Estates as recorded in volume 276, page 301 of the Official Records
of Brazos County, Texas, generally located at 2468 Barron Road, more generally located at the
northwest corner of Renee Lane and Barron Road. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion of Ordinance 2014-3626,
amending Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", Section 4 "Administrative Adjudication of Parking
Violations",E "Parking Regulations of Certain Described Areas", (1)"Traffic Schedule XIV
- No Parking Here to Corner or No Parking Anytime to remove stopping, standing, and
parking along Regal Row and Castlebrook Drive.
Donald Harmon, director of Public Works, reported that citizens contacted the City of College
Station concerned about the loading and unloading of College Station Middle School students
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along Regal Row and Castlebrook Drive. A primary concern was the ability to see pedestrians
crossing the street at the intersection of Regal Row and Castlebrook Drive. An additional concern
was the ability for emergency vehicles to respond to emergencies along Regal Row during school
pick-up and drop-off periods. Based upon the observations of the fire department, police
department, and traffic engineering, the City presented a no stopping, standing, or parking
ordinance to the residents along Regal Row and Castlebrook Drive. At the public meeting on
November 24, 2014, organized by the Williams Court Homeowner's Association, 15 residents
were in support of this ordinance. There were zero residents in attendance that opposed this
ordinance. Based upon the need for emergency vehicle access and the need to see pedestrians at
the intersection of Regal Row and Castlebrook Drive for their safety, the traffic management team
recommends approving this ordinance.
Staff also recommends approval of the ordinance amendment.
At approximately 9:12 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 9:12 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Benham and a second by Councilmember
Mooney, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2014-
3626, amending Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", Section 4 "Administrative Adjudication of Parking
Violations", E"Parking Regulations of Certain Described Areas", (1) "Traffic Schedule XIV -No
Parking Here to Corner or No Parking Anytime to remove stopping, standing, and parking along
Regal Row and Castlebrook Drive. The motion carried unanimously.
6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding appointments to the Capital
Improvement Program 2015 Bond Citizen Advisory Committee.
Aubrey Nettles, Assistant to the City Manager, reported that the Capital Improvement Program
Citizen Advisory Committee will help identify and prioritize potential capital improvement
projects that will be undertaken by the City through a voter approved bond issue to be placed on
the November 2015 ballot. The committee will have 23 members, who will compose three sub-
committees: facilities, transportation, and parks.
Appointments were as follows:
Chair: Penrod Thornton
Co-chair: William Smith
Facilities: Gary Ives, William Lartigue, Jr., Kevin McGinnis, Jeffrey Raisor, Rene Ramirez,
Thomas Taylor; James Watson
Transportation: James Batenhorst, Tedi Ellison, Mark Green, Linda Harvell, Brittan Johnson,
Ronald Kaiser, Beverly Kuhn
Parks: Marc Chalupka, Jon Denton, Sherry Ellison, Don Hellriegel, Keith Roberts, Chris Scotti,
Dan Stribling
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7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the appointment of
Councilmember to boards and commissions.
This item was postponed to the first January meeting.
8. Adjournment.
MOTION: There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the Regular Meeting of the
City Council at 9:35 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2014.
Nancy Berry, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherry Ms-r,burn, City Secretary
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