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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/11/2016 - Workshop Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP CITY OF COLLEGE STATION FEBRUARY 11, 2016 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Nancy Berry, Mayor Council: TAMU Student Liaison Blanche Brick Wayne Beckermann, VP/Municipal Affairs Steve Aldrich arrived after roll call Karl Mooney John Nichols Julie Schultz, arrived after roll call James Benham City Staff: Kelly Templin, City Manager Chuck Gilman, Deputy City Manager Carla Robinson, City Attorney Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary Tanya McNutt, Deputy City Secretary 1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum present, the Workshop of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor Berry at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2016 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 2. Executive Session In accordance with the Texas Government Code §551.071-Consultation with Attorney, and §551.086-Competitive Matters, the College Station City Council convened into Executive Session at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2016 in order to continue discussing matters pertaining to: A. Consultation with Attorney to seek advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation;to wit: • Julian v. City of College Station,Cause No. 14-002168-CV-272,in the 272"a District Court of Brazos County, Texas • City of College Station,Texas,v. Embrace Brazos Valley, Inc., Cause No. 15-000804-CV- 85, In the 85th Judicial District Court, Brazos County, Texas. WKSHP021116 Minutes Page 1 B. Deliberation on a competitive matter as defined in Gov't Code §552.133; to wit: • Power Supply The Executive Session adjourned at 5:10 p.m. 3. Take action, if any, on Executive Session. There was no action required from Executive Session. 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on items listed on the consent agenda. Items 2d and 2e were pulled for clarification. (2d): Alison Pond, Director of Human Resources, stated that $7.3 million is in the fund balance. This is not typical; there were unusually high claims in November and December. (2e): Donald Harmon, Director of Public Works, clarified there is a contingency of approximately $200,000. The unexpended balance is $2.365million. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion by the Convention and Visitor's Bureau of Huddle Up Group's Report on the current and future of the Sports Tourism Industry in the Bryan-College Station area. Shannon Overby,President/CEO,introduced the Huddle Up Group representative,Jon Schmieder, who reported on the current sports tourism and the future of the sports tourism industry in the Bryan-College Station area. 32 interviews were conducted, and 21 venues were toured. Branding is key. A stand-alone sports commission is not a good idea in Bryan-College Station. It is not just bed tax collections, it's the overall economic activity that we are shooting for; the best cities take into account the total activity. He recommended a sports "marketing" model versus a sports "tourism" focus, which includes events along with sports. Access to A&M needs to improve. He presented a 5-year strategic mission with three pillars: bid events, created/owned events, and community engagement. 6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of proposed Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program Guidelines. Natalie Ruiz, Director of Economic Development, reported that the City's CDBG funds can be used to carry out a wide variety of economic development activities with the purpose of providing employment opportunities for low and moderate income people. She provided local examples of how CDBG funds have been used for economic development, such as the Cooner Street rehabilitation and the Northgate entertainment district. The proposed CDBG Economic Development Program Guidelines have been developed to meet the requirements of the grant, provide a versatile tool to be used by the City's Economic Development staff to further the City's economic development goals, and encourage the creation of jobs. WKSHP021116 Minutes Page 2 7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update of compensation strategy and work. Kelly Templin, City Manager, reported that he has been working with the Human Resources Director to review market data, look at compensation strategy, and define future priorities for attracting, retaining, and engaging high performing employees. Future success will involve a pay structure movement, retention strategies for high performers, and remaining adaptable to market and recruitment impacts. Discussion for the FY17 budget will include funding for additional adjustments to align positions to the market, funding for movement of the pay structure, and funding for the merit increase pool. 8. Council Calendar Council reviewed the calendar. 9. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: a Councilmember may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting. Councilmember Nichols asked for an item regarding texting while driving ban, and Mayor Berry asked to add hands-free telephoning. Councilmember Mooney asked for a Safety City update at the March 31 meeting. Councilmember Aldrich asked to discuss the communication relationship between Commissioner's Court and Council. 10. Discussion, review and possible action regarding the following meetings: Animal Shelter Board,Annexation Task Force,Arts Council of Brazos Valley,Arts Council Sub-committee, Audit Committee,Bicycle,Pedestrian,and Greenways Advisory Board,Bio-Corridor Board of Adjustments, Blinn College Brazos Valley Advisory Committee, Brazos County Health Dept., Brazos Valley Council of Governments. Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce, Budget and Finance Committee, BVSWMA, BVWACS, Compensation and Benefits Committee, Convention & Visitors Bureau, Design Review Board, Economic Development Committee, Gigabit Broadband Initiative, Historic Preservation Committee, Interfaith Dialogue Association,Intergovernmental Committee,Joint Relief Funding Review Committee, Landmark Commission, Library Board, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Parks and Recreation Board, Planning and Zoning Commission, Research Valley Partnership. Research Valley Technology Council, Regional Transportation Committee for Council of Governments,Sister Cities Association,Transportation and Mobility Committee, TAMU Student Senate, Texas Municipal League, Twin City Endowment, Youth Advisory Council, Zoning Board of Adjustments, Councilmember Brick reported on the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways committee. WKSHP021116 Minutes Page 3 Mayor Berry reported on the Compensation and Benefits committee and the MPO. Councilmember Nichols reported on the Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Health Department. Councilmember Aldrich reported on the Council of Governments. 11. Adjournment There being no further business,Mayor Berry adjourned the workshop of the College Station City Council at 6:42 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Nancy Berry, Mayor ATTEST: Sherry Maslrn, City Secretary WKSHP021116 Minutes Page 4