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Design Review Board
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Administrative Conference Room
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas, 77840
Board Members Present: Acting Chairperson Jodi Warner, Troy Smith, Mary Edwards,
William McKinney, Jeff Mills_ Valerian Miranda
Board Members Absent: Susan McGrail and Elizabeth Natsios
Staff Pres¢at: Assistant Director of 8c Development Services Molly
Hitchcock, Plaririjx Eg Administrator Justin Golbabai, Senior
Plarltzer Mark Bombek, Staff Assistant Deborah Grace -Rosier
AGENDA ITEM NO_ 1: Call to order_
Acting Chairperson Warner called the meeting to order at 10:05 a_m_
AGENDA ITEM N0.2: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve
absence requests_
• Jane Kee —December 9, 2016
Board member McKinney motioned to approve the absence request_ Board member Edwards
seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0)_
AGENDA ITEM NO_3: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve
m¢etlIIg m1IIaY¢s_
• November 11, 2016
Board member Smith motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Board member Edwards
seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0)_
AGENDA ITEM NO_ 4: Presentation, possible action, and discussion oa a design
district site plan for two multi -family buildings with associated landscape plan and
building elevations £or Falcon Point Condos Phase 4, 1915 Dartmouth Street is Wolf Pea
Creek district. Case # WP4--2016-000002 (M_ Bombek)_
Senior Planner Bombck, presented the staff report and gave an overview of the project_ He
told the Board that the Falcon Point development began in carly 201 3 with the approval of the
first two phases of this multi -family project located at the edge of Wolf Pen Creek District He
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ended by saying phase three was later approved in December 2015. The developer is now
seeking to finalize plans and construct the fourth and last installment of this project.
Board member Smith asked where the approval or disapproval of the Design Review Board
comes in. Senior Planner Bombek stated that it comes at the Site Plan Review for the project.
Board member Smith asked why the Board was here. He stated that this phase has been cleared
and infrastructure is in place. He felt the Board should have been involved before the lot was
cleared.
The Board and city staff continued discussions concerning the development process in the
Wolf Pen Creek District and the status of the previous phases of the Falcon Point Condo's
project and role of the Design Review Board.
Acting Chairman Warner asked the Board to move on to a motion for the items up for approval.
She ended by saying discussions can continue concerning the development process and role of
the DRB under the next item on the agenda "Possible future agenda items".
Board member McKinney motioned to approve. Board member Mills seconded the motion.
Board Member Miranda asked for clarification on the secondary access. Senior Planner
Bombek stated that there is a cross access agreement in place with the USDA.
Acting Chairman Warner called for the vote for the motion to approve. The Board vote was
(5-0) for approval.
AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Possible action and discussion on future agenda items - A
Design Review Board Member 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.
Board Member Mills asked to have an item to discuss the role of the Design Review Board.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned 11:17 a.m.
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