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Home My WebLink About08/23/2013 - Regular Agenda Packet - City CouncilMayor Council members Nancy Berry Blanche Brick Mayor Pro Tem Jess Fields Karl Mooney John Nichols Interim City Manager Julie M. Schultz Kathy Merrill James Benham Agenda College Station City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chamber, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, Consider absence request. Hear Visitors: A citizen may address the City Council on any item which does not appear on the posted Agenda. Registration forms are available in the lobby and at the desk of the City Secretary. This form should be completed and delivered to the City Secretary by 5:30 pm. Please limit remarks to three minutes. A timer alarm will sound after 2 1/2 minutes to signal thirty seconds remaining to conclude your remarks. The City Council will receive the information, ask staff to look into the matter, or place the issue on a future agenda. Topics of operational concerns shall be directed to the City Manager. Comments should not personally attack other speakers, Council or staff. Consent Agenda At the discretion of the Mayor, individuals may be allowed to speak on a Consent Agenda Item. Individuals who wish to address the City Council on a consent agenda item not posted as a public hearing shall register with the City Secretary prior to the Mayor’s reading of the agenda item. Registration forms are available in the lobby and at the desk of the City Secretary. 2. Presentation, possible action and discussion of consent agenda items which consists of ministerial or "housekeeping" items required by law. Items may be removed from the consent agenda by majority vote of the Council. a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for: • August 8, 2013 Workshop • August 8, 2013 Regular Council Meeting • August 13, 2013 Joint Meeting with CSISD b. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on an ordinance authorizing a General Election to be held on November 5, 2013, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and a City Councilmember, Place 2, by the qualified voters of the City of College Station, establishing early voting locations, polling places for this election and making provisions for conducting the election. Presentación, posible acción y discusión sobre una ordenanza autorizando Elecciones Generales para celebrarse el 5 de noviembre de 2013, con el propósito de elegir a un Alcalde y a un Miembre del Consejo, Puesto número 2, por medio de los votantes calificados de City Council Regular Meeting Page 2 Thursday, August 22, 2013 la Ciudad de College Station, estableciendo los puestos de votaciones tempranas, los centros de votaciones para estas elecciones e indicando las estipulaciones para dirigir las elecciones. c. Presentation, possible action and discussion on an interlocal government agreement with Brazos County for the conduct and management of the City of College Station General Election that will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Presentación, posible acción y discusión de un acuerdo gubernamental interlocal con el Condado de Brazos para dirigir y administrar las Elecciones Generales de la Ciudad de College Station que se celebrarán el martes 5 de noviembre de 2013. d. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding approval of four Railroad Crossing Agreements with Union Pacific Railroad for the installation of electric conduits at three locations under the railroad tracks at Wellborn and Patricia, Louise, Maple and an overhead crossing at Wellborn and F&B Road for a one-time licensee and administration fee of $70,300 for all agreements and locations. e. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of a resolution adopting the first restatement of the interlocal agreement with the City of Bryan, City of Brenham, Brazos County, Washington County, and Texas A&M University to provide for the construction, acquisition, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the Brazos Valley Wide Area Communications System (BVWACS). f. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of the resolution of the interlocal agreement with the City of Bryan, City of Brenham, Brazos County, Washington County, Texas A&M University, and Brazos Valley Council of Governments; designating the Brazos Valley Council of Governments as the Managing Entity for the Brazos Valley Wide Area Communications System (BVWACS). g. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of a resolution for Parks and Recreation Department User Fees for single car and self contained RV camping at W.A. Tarrow Park parking lot. h. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding ratification of construction contract 13-369 with Elliott Construction to repair the 24-inch water line at Dartmouth and FM-2818 in the amount of $140,704. i. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval for City Manager to expend up to $75,000 in FY-13 under the Wellborn SUD Wheeling ILA. j. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the renewal of contract 09-268 between the City of College Station and Ingram, Wallis & Co., P.C. in the amount of $95,000.00 for the purposes of Professional Auditing Services for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2013. k. Presentation, possible action and discussion on approving the Hotel Tax Fund funding agreement between the City of College Station and the Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce for FY13 totaling $25,000, and approving the budget for the Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce related to the Hotel Tax funding. l. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding the renewal of service contract 11-307 with Cal’s Body Shop for annual automobile and truck paint and body repairs in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00. m. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding the renewal of Contract 12-254 with Brazos Paving Inc. for the Purchase and Installation of Type D Hot Mix Asphalt in the amount of $944,200.00.