HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/10/2015 - Regular Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
DECEMBER 10, 2015
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF BRAZOS §
Present:
Nancy Berry, Mayor
Council:
Blanche Brick
Steve Aldrich
Karl Mooney
John Nichols
Julie Schultz
James Benham
City Staff: TAMU Student Liaison
Kelly Templin, City Manager Wayne Beckermann,VP/Municipal Affairs
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 7:31 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2015 in the Council Chambers of
the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840.
1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, consider absence request.
Presentation by CALEA Accreditation Program Manager,Randy Scott recognizing the City
of College Station Police Department for re-accreditation in both Law Enforcement and
Communications programs. During this assessment, the Department was also awarded
Accreditation with Excellence in both programs.
Randy Scott, CALEA Accreditation Program Manager, recognized the College Station Police
Department for its re-accreditation and presented Chief McCollum with a framed certificate for
attaining the Gold Standard and Excellence in both programs.
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Hear Visitors Comments
Ben Roper, 5449 Prairie Dawn Ct.,came before Council to honor the service and sacrifice of Spec.
Joseph Carl Norquist.
CONSENT AGENDA
2a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for:
• November 23,2015 Workshop
• November 23, 2015 Regular Meeting
2b. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a participation agreement with
Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC to increase the capacity of the Creek Meadows Sewage Lift
Station to serve the recently annexed Wellborn area. The Agreement includes three phases
of improvements,with a total City participation of$216,350.
2c. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on an agreement with TASER International
to purchase Tasers,holsters, cartridges, battery packs,Taser Assurance Plans,and assorted
Taser equipment for$128,842.23 .
2d. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the Remotec, Inc. service agreement for
a system upgrade for the Police Department's bomb robot far$87,482.
2e. Presentation,possible action,and discussion on the purchase of five(5)Police motorcycles
from Independence Harley Davidson (College Station, TX) for the amount of$98,325 plus
an additional one year extended warranty for$4,835 and the trade in of five (5)existing 2010
Harley Davidson Road King motorcycles for$40,000.
2f. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on approving the Affordable Care Act
mandated Transitional Reinsurance Fee due on January 15. 2016. The amount for this
expenditures is $62,832.
2g. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on approving projected January 1, 2016
through December 31, 2016 employee benefit expenditures and employee benefit provider
agreement renewals for $9,099,007 and presentation, possible action, and discussion on
approving Resolution 12-10-15-2g,authorizing the City Manager to execute and approve all
required contracts and subsequent expenditures related to employee benefits agreements,
and presentation, possible action, and discussion on rejecting RFP 16-017 for stop loss
reinsurance.
2h.Presentation,possible action,and discussion regarding award of contract#16300090 with
MK Painting, Inc. to recoat the interior of the Park Place Water Tower, at a total cost of
$305,000.
2i. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Contract 14-408 with Pipe Works
Constructors on approving Change Order #1 deleting Carters Creek Blowers 4&5 for a
reduction of$336,324.35.
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2j. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of the General Services Agreement Renewal
with Emergicon providing ambulance billing, accounts receivable and delinquent account
collection services not exceed $120.000. This is the second renewal of four possible renewals.
2k. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an amendment to the Building
Use Agreement between the City of College Station and the Arts Council of Brazos located
at 2275 Dartmouth Drive.
21. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a Payment Processing Inc. (PPI)
Service Contract Renewal for Electronic Credit Card Processing and Merchant Account
Services with estimated banking fees and services charges not to exceed $750,000 annually.
2m. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a contract between the City of College
Station and Housley Communications for installation of fiber optic cable in the amount of$
96,027.80.
2n. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of Resolution 12-10-15-
2n, declaring intention toreimbursecertain expenditures with proceeds from debt for new
transportation projects that were included in the FY16 Capital Improvements Program
Budget.
2o. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding_the Approval of four Master
Agreements for Real Estate Appraisal Services: Atrium Real Estate Services (Contract No.
16300131); CBRE, Inc. (Contract No. 16300132); Integra Realty Resources - Austin
(Contract No. 16300133); S.T. Lovett & Associates (Contract No. 16300134). Approval of
these agreements will authorize the City Manager or his delegate to approve Service Orders
for each project within the terms of each Master Agreement. Each agreement will have a
not to exceed amount of $30,000 and the option to renew the contract for up to two (2)
additional one (1)year terms (total of three (3)years).
2p. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the approval of a construction
contract (No. 16300081) with Palomares Construction, Inc., in the amount of$141,456 for
the construction of sidewalk improvements along Guadalupe Drive.
2q. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the approval of a professional
services contract (No.16300143) with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., in the amount of
$469,600 for detailed design and construction phase services for the Eastgate Rehabilitation
Phase IV Project and approval of Resolution 12-10-15-2q, declaring intention to reimburse
certain expenditures with proceeds from debt.
2r.Presentation,possible action,and discussion on Ordinance 2015-3721,amending Chapter
10 "Traffic Code", Section 4 "Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations",
Subsection G"Two-Hour Parking",(3)twenty-four(24)hours a any,seven(7) days a wePk"„
establishing two-hour parking on the northwest side of Church Avenue beginning 40 feet
southwest of First Street and ending 95 feet northeast of Wellborn Road North.
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2s. Presentation,possible action,and discussion on Ordinance 2015-3722,amending Chapter
4 "Business Regulations" of the Code of Ordinances by adding Section 23 "Transportation
Network Companies".
2t. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding adoption of the 2016 Annual
Council Calendar.
2u. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of Resolution 12-10-15-2u, formalizing the
position of Student Liaison to the City Council; and declaring an effective date.
Item 2b was pulled and was not considered.
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 approve the Consent
Agenda, less item 2b. The motion carried unanimously.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion approving Ordinance 2015-
3723,vacating and abandoning two public utility easements located at 600 First Street: a 10-
foot wide, 0.05 acre public. utility easement recorded in Volume 474, Page 383 of the Deed
Records of Brazos County, Texas and a 10-foot wide, 0.06 acre public utility easement
recorded in Volume 474, Page 383 of the Deed Records of Brazos County,Texas.
Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 followed items 7, 8, and 9.
Alan Gibbs, City Engineer, said this is a housekeeping item. The easement abandonments
accommodate future development of the property in accordance with the proposed multi-family
development site plan. The City has received a temporary blanket easement for the entire site
which will continue to provide sufficient access to public and private utilities until infrastructure
is removed and relocated at the owners' expense and a new public utility easement is granted with
the future site development if needed.
At approximately 10:21 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 10:21 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Schultz and a second by Councilmember
Aldrich, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2015-
3723, vacating and abandoning two public utility easements located at 600 First Street: a 10-foot
wide, 0.05 acre public utility easement recorded in Volume 474, Page 383 of the Deed Records of
Brazos County, Texas and a 10-foot wide, 0.06 acre public utility easement recorded in Volume
474, Page 383 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas. The motion carried unanimously.
2. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2015-
3724, 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 to PDD Planned
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Development District to amend the concept plan and the proposed uses for approximately
4.56 acres being Lot 1 Block 11 of the Barron Crossing Subdivision, generally bc ted at 410
William D. Fitch Parkway, more generally located south of William D. Fitch Parkway
between Barron Road and Victoria Avenue.
Mark Bombek, Planning and Development, stated this request is to rezone the subject property
from Planned Development District to Planned Development District to amend the concept plan
and proposed uses.
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this item at their December 3 meeting and voted
unanimously to recommended approval. Staff also recommends approval of the rezoning request.
Crissy Hartl, 3204 Earl Ruder Frwy, applicant, provided a brief overview of the proposed use.
At approximately 10:30 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 10:30 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Aldrich and a second by Councilmember
Mooney, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2015-
3724, 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 to PDD Planned Development
District to amend the concept plan and the proposed uses for approximately 4.56 acres being Lot
1 Block 11 of the Barron Crossing Subdivision, generally located at 410 William D. Fitch
Parkway, more generally located south of William D. Fitch Parkway between Barron Road and
Victoria Avenue. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2015-
'1725 amending Chanter 12 "ITnifiarl llavalnnment flrrlinance " section 12-d 7 �'flfficial
-,, amending�, v 44 •.. /S v, u.vr vavI .n. of aafaa.,a.ev, section a- i....., vaaava.,.
Zoning Map," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by changing
the zoning district boundaries from CI Commercial Industrial to GC General Commercial
for approximately 0.964 acres being Lot 3, Block 19 of the Ponderosa Place Subdivision
Phase 1, generally located at 3702 State Highway 6 South, more generally located west of
State Highway 6 South and between Ponderosa Drive and Pinon Drive.
Mark Bombek, Planning and Development, stated this request is to rezone the subject property
from Commercial Industrial to General Commercial.
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this item at their November 19, 2015 meeting
and voted 5-0 to recommended approval. Staff also recommends approval.
At approximately 10:33 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 10:33 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Mooney and a second by Councilmember
Benham, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2015-
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3725, 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 CI Commercial Industrial to GC General Commercial for approximately
0.964 acres being Lot 3, Block 19 of the Ponderosa Place Subdivision Phase 1, generally located
at 3702 State Highway 6 South, more generally located west of State Highway 6 South and
between Ponderosa Drive and Pinon Drive. The motion carried unanimously.
4. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on Ordinance 2015-3726,
amending Chapter 3, "Building Regulations" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, adopting the 2015 International Building Code, the 2014 National
Electrical Code (NEC), and related amendments.
Brian Binford, Planning and Development, stated this ordinance adopts the latest edition of the
International Codes (I-Codes) for use in College Station. The City of College Station currently
uses the 2012 edition of the I-Codes and the 2011 edition of the National Electric Code (NEC).
The International Code Council and National Fire Protection Association issues updated codes
every three years. The changes included in the latest codes help clarify intent, improve energy
efficiency,and strengthen requirements designed to safeguard the public health,safety,and general
welfare.
The Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals reviewed the International codes at a series
of public meetings during September and October and recommended approval of the codes and
related amendments. Staff also recommends approval.
At approximately 10:38 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 10:38 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Benham and a second by Councilmember
Schultz, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2015-
3726, amending Chapter 3, "Building Regulations" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, adopting the 2015 International Building Code, the 2014 National
Electrical Code (NEC), and related amendments. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on Ordinance 2015-3727,
amending Chapter 6, "Fire Protection", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station, Texas, adopting the 2015. International Fire Code,the 2015 NFPA Life Safety Code,
and related amendments.
Eric Dotson, Planning and Development, stated this ordinance adopts the latest edition of the
International Fire Code and the Life Safety Code for use in College Station. The changes included
in the latest codes help clarify intent and strengthen requirements designed to safeguard the public
health, safety, and general welfare.
The Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals considered the aforementioned codes at a
public meeting in October and recommended approval of the codes. Staff also recommends
approval.
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At approximately 10:39 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 10:39 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 2015-
3727, amending Chapter 6, "Fire Protection", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station, Texas, adopting the 2015 International Fire Code, the 2015 NFPA Life Safety Code, and
related amendments. The motion carried unanimously.
6. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2015-
3728, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 8 "Subdivision
Design and Improvements," Section 8.8 "Requirements for Park Land Dedication,"
Appendix I"Park Land Dedication and Development Fees" of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of College Station, Texas, regarding multi-family parkland dedication.
Jennifer Prochazka, Planning and Development,reported that the Planning&Zoning Commission
and Parks and Recreation Board met in October in a joint workshop and directed staff to move
forward with a potential ordinance amendment that would remove ordinance bias toward multi-
bedroom dwelling units. The current parkland dedication requirement is based on several
assumptions including a desired level of service, the average cost to purchase and develop
parkland, and the average persons per household (2.38 persons), as determined by the 2010
Census. Currently,parkland dedication fees are assessed based on the number of dwelling units in
a multi-family project, regardless of the total number of bedrooms. With a"by-the-dwelling-unit"
assessment, all multi-family units have the same parkland dedication requirement. Multi-family
developers constructing units that have fewer bedrooms than the Census average pay more per
bedroom than the multi-family developers that construct units that have more bedrooms than the
Census average. Since the current fees were established assuming an average of 2.38 persons per
household (Census Bureau), the amendment assumes that the previous "per dwelling unit"
requirement can be divided by 2.38 resulting in a "per person" or "per bedroom" fee for multi-
family projects. Both land dedication and fee-in-lieu of land dedication requirements are proposed
to be amended.
The Planning & Zoning Commission considered this item at their November 19 meeting and
recommended approval. Staff also recommends approval of the amendment.
At approximately 10:44 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 10:44 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Schultz and a second by Councilmember
Mooney, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2015-
3728, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 8 "Subdivision Design
and Improvements," Section 8.8 "Requirements for Park Land Dedication," Appendix I "Park
Land Dedication and Development Fees"of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station,
Texas, regarding multi-family parkland dedication. The motion carried unanimously.
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7. Public Hearing, presentation,possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 201.5-
3729; amending the College Station Comprehensive Plan by Amending Chapter 6
"Transportation" and certain maps within the "Bicycle,Pedestrian, and Greenways Master
Plan" updating and streamlining information relating to transportation.
Items 7, 8, and 9 were taken together and before item 1.
Alan Gibbs, City Engineer, introduced Jeff Whitaker, with Kimley-Horn Associates, who then
updated the Council on the work they have been doing on the Thoroughfare portion of the
Comprehensive Plan. The updates to Chapter 6 Transportation include: Updating Thoroughfare
Plan and Context Zones; Amending Complete Streets and Context Sensitive Solutions Process;
Updating Context-Sensitive Cross-Sections;Updates to Chapter 6 Transportation Maps: Volumes,
Level of Service and Programmed Projects.
The update to the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Master Plan include amending Maps 5.4
and 5.5.
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this item at their November 5meeting and voted
4-0 to recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment with the condition that the
proposed Luther Street thoroughfare extension from Harvey Mitchell Parkway to Dowling Road
not be included. The Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Advisory Board considered this item at
their October 5 meeting and voted 4-0 to recommend approval of the amendment. Staff
recommends approval with the condition that the proposed Luther Street thoroughfare extension
from Harvey Mitchell Parkway to Doweling Road not be included.
At approximately 8:13 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:13 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Councilmember
Schultz, the City Council voted six (6) for and one (1) opposed, with Councilmember Aldrich
voting against,to adopt Ordinance 2015-3729, amending the College Station Comprehensive Plan
by Amending Chapter 6 "Transportation" and certain maps within the "Bicycle, Pedestrian, and
Greenways Master Plan" updating and streamlining information relating to transportation,
including the Luther extension as originally proposed. The motion carried.
8. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2015-
3730, amending the College Station Comprehensive Plan by amending text in Chapter 2
"Community Character," Chapter 3 "Neighborhood Integrit_y," Chapter 4 "Economic
Development," Chapter 5 "Parks, Greenways, and the Arts," and Chapter 7 "Municipal
Services and Community Facilities," addressing certain updates and housekeeping items
based on recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan Five-Year Evaluation and Appraisal
Report completed in 2014.
Jennifer Prochazka, Planning and Development, reported that the Comprehensive Plan Five-Year
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (2014) considered changing conditions and recommended
appropriate modifications to the Plan. The resulting Report included recommendations for text
amendments to the Chapters of the Comprehensive Plan. The Five-Year Evaluation & Appraisal
Report included public outreach by way of an on-line survey, a public open house meeting, focus
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group meetings, and a public review of the draft Report. The Five-Year Evaluation & Appraisal
Report included a number of text amendments, as recommended by the joint subcommittee.
The Planning & Zoning Commission considered this item at their November 19meeting and
recommended approval of the proposed text amendments.
At approximately 8:20 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:20 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 2015-
3730, amending the College Station Comprehensive Plan by amending text in Chapter 2
"Community Character," Chapter 3 "Neighborhood Integrity," Chapter 4 "Economic
Development," Chapter 5 "Parks, Greenways, and the Arts," and Chapter 7 "Municipal Services
and Community Facilities," addressing certain updates and housekeeping items based on
recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan Five-Year Evaluation and Appraisal Report
completed in 2014. The motion carried unanimously.
9. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding four ordinances
amending the College Station Comprehensive Plan by amending the Comprehensive Plan
Future Land Use& Character Map in the following four general locations: Ordinance 2015-
17/11 Area (A): approximately 411 acres generally located east of FM 2154 (Wellborn Road),
south of the Southern Trace Subdivision, west of State Highway 40 (William D. Fitch
Parkway), and north of Westminster Subdivision, from Estate and Suburban Commercial
to General Suburban and Suburban Commercial; Ordinance 2015-3732 Area (B):
approximately 120 acres generally located south of Barron Cut-Off Road, west of WS
Phillips Parkway, north of the Casticgate H Subdivision, and east of the Wellborn
Community, from Restricted Suburban to General Suburban; Ordinance 2015-3733 Area
(C): approximately 900 acres generally located south of Greens Prairie Road West, east of
the Sweetwater Subdivision, and north of Arrington Road, from Estate to Restricted
Suburban; and Ordinance 2015-3734 Area (E): approximately 7 1/2 acres generally located
at the northwest corner of State Highway 6 and Nantucket Drive,from Restricted Suburban
to Suburban Commercial.
Jennifer Prochazka, Planning and Development, reported the Comprehensive Plan Five-Year
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (2014) included recommendations for modification to the Plan,
including additional evaluation and potential Future Land Use & Character amendments in five
locations, identified as Areas A-E. The Five-Year Evaluation&Appraisal Report included public
outreach by way of an on-line survey, a public open house meeting, focus group meetings, and a
public review of the draft Report. Staff evaluated the Future Land Use & Character Map in the
five identified areas in the attached and made recommendations for changes in four areas.
The Planning & Zoning Commission considered this item at their November 19 meeting and
recommended approval of the proposed Future Land Use&Character Map amendments described
above as (A), (B), and (C), and recommended denial of the proposed amendment described above
as (E).
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At approximately 8:27 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing for Area A.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:27 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Benham and a second by Councilmember
Schultz,the City Council voted seven(7)for and none(0)opposed,to adopt Ordinance 2015-3731
Area (A): approximately 40 acres generally located east of FM 2154 (Wellborn Road), south of
the Southern Trace Subdivision,west of State Highway 40 (William D. Fitch Parkway), and north
of Westminster Subdivision, from Estate and Suburban Commercial to General Suburban and
Suburban Commercial. The motion carried unanimously.
At approximately 8:47 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing for Area B.
Joe Guerra, 2079 Ravenstone Loop, expressed concerns about increased traffic, traffic impacts,
and lower property values. A staff survey revealed the top two priorities are neighborhood
integrity and traffic. He provided four other areas of empty pasture land designated as Urban that
could be developed.
There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:52 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Schultz and a second by Councilmember
Benham,the City Council voted four(4)for and three (3)opposed,with Councilmembers Aldrich,
Brick, and Mooney voting against, to adopt Ordinance 2015-3732 Area (B): approximately 120
acres generally located south of Barron Cut-Off Road, west of WS Phillips Parkway, north of the
Castlegate II Subdivision, and east of the Wellborn Community, from Restricted Suburban to
General Suburban. The motion carried.
At approximately 9:12 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing for Area C.
Alan Demlow, 3401 Mesa Verde Drive, spoke against the proposed change and expressed his
concern over increased traffic, which will increase noise and light pollution and create safety
issues. Maintaining neighborhood integrity and the rural character are important.
John Bryant, 1929 Arrington Road, stated his opposition to the master plan amendment to high-
density lots. At a minimum, he asked that Council retain one-acre lots at Arrington and go to a
higher density as development goes west from Arrington.
Jean Phelps, 1621 Harpers Ferry Road, said the road the City refers to as a collector is her street.
She does not want to become another Austin. We need to decide what kind of town we want to
live in with normal growth that fits into the area. She asked to leave these as Estate lots.
Dan Daniels, 1106 Faraway Island, spoke against the change. He expressed his concern regarding
traffic.
Scott Delucia, 4607 Midsummer, said when he moved to Nantucket, it was virtually empty. He is
concerned when he hears that an additional 2,700 homes will be built. If this is done today, the
County is the one that will be responsible for the roads, and they are not going to maintain them
to City standards.
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There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 9:24 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Benham and a second by Councilmember
Schultz, the City Council voted five (5) for and two (2) opposed, with Councilmembers Brick and
Mooney voting against, to adopt Ordinance 2015-3733 Area (C): approximately 900 acres
generally located south of Greens Prairie Road West, east of the Sweetwater Subdivision, and
north of Arrington Road, from Estate to Restricted Suburban. The motion carried.
At approximately 10:04 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing for Area E.
Jim Maness, 1733 Arrington Road, read his comments to the Council (attached).
Kevin Griffin, 1212 Mariners Cove, spoke against the change. Due to the lack of information
regarding the future development, this proposal should be denied until more information is forth
coming.
Paul Morris, 1511 Wayfarer, concurred with Mr. Griffin.
Joe Guerra, 2079 Ravenstone Loop, did not come forward.
Sally McAninch,4201 Ballylough, said this change was at the developer's request to make it more
marketable. That is not a good reason and is not zoning's purpose. It appears to be spot zoning,
which is prohibited. It is not in the public's interest to do this.
Mark Sykes, 1599 Nantucket Drive, said he is one of the two property owners that would be
directly affected. The developers have not approached him about what they want to with the
property. The developable portion is only 2.5 acres, and he wondered what kind of commercial
could go in. Something that could be up to 15,000 square feet is not what the residents would
want.
Michael Pavelka, 1209 Ebbtide Cove, president of South Hampton Homeowners Association,
stated that the association is against this. Traffic would increase. If this goes in, they would want
to put in a fence to secure their property.
Dan Wood, 4235 Sand Piper Cove, said the retirement village is only one block away from this
property. If this is permitted, it will disrupt those residents.
There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 10:17 p.m.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Brick and a second by Councilmember
Nichols,the City Council voted seven(7)for and none(0)opposed,to deny Ordinance 2015-3734,
requesting for Area (E): approximately 7 1/2 acres generally located at the northwest corner of
State Highway 6 and Nantucket Drive, from Restricted Suburban to Suburban Commercial. The
motion carried unanimously.
10. Adjournment.
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There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council
at 10:44 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2015.
Nancy BerfJ, Mayor U
ATTEST:
Sherry MQhburn, City Secretary
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My name is Jim Maness. I was president of
Nantucket for about 8 years until January of this
year. I am here today to speak as a homeowner and
resident of Nantucket and to voice my strong
objections to the potential rezoning of a section of
the front entrance of Nantucket Blvd.
Nantucket is one of the premier neighborhoods in
the City of College Station. It is the first major
subdivision people see when they enter our City
from the South. The beauty and aesthetics afforded
to visitors upon seeing Nantucket as the first
representation of our city has come at a price. We
have spent over $100,000 in the past years
beautifying our front entrance to present the best
possible first impression to visitors of College
Station and to show outsiders our pride in our City.
The area that is the subject of the rezoning request is
on the main drive of Nantucket, bordering on million
dollar homes, and has a direct impact upon the
aesthetics of Nantucket. It is easily observed by
visitors to our city. Rezoning to multiple family or
commercial from R-1 will allow structures that will
have the potential of drastically decreasing property
values in Nantucket. It will increase traffic
congestion and noise. It is not compatible with the
aesthetics of Nantucket.
Currently, lot sizes are two acres or more. Rezoning
to allow Townhouses or multiple family housing
would create a population density disaster on the
entire area. The catastrophe would be even greater if
you consider multiple family Townhouses have a
history of being easily converted into student
housing with all of its attendant problems.
If the integrity of our City is to be maintained and
strengthened, than homeowners must rely on
agencies such as our City Council and Zoning
Commission to help insure that our largest
investment, our homes, are protected in value and
not destroyed by inappropriate and/or incompatible
zoning conditions.
The residents of Nantucket are proud of their homes
and their City. Please allow us to continue being
proud of both.
I ask the members of this hearing to deny the zoning
change. I understand the Nantucket Board voted to
support the P&Z decision of NO CHANGE in
zoning.
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