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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/22/2018 - Workshop Minutes - City Council WKSHP032218 Minutes Page 1 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP CITY OF COLLEGE STATION MARCH 22, 2018 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Karl Mooney, Mayor Council: Bob Brick Jerome Rektorik Linda Harvell Barry Moore John Nichols James Benham City Staff: Kelly Templin, City Manager Chuck Gilman, Deputy City Manager Carla Robinson, City Attorney Tanya Smith, City Secretary Ian Whittenton, 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 Mooney at 3:37 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 2. Tour of new fire apparatus and equipment by College Station Fire Department. 3. Executive Session In accordance with the Texas Government Code §551.071-Consultation with Attorney, §551.072- Real Estate, and §551.074-Personnel, the College Station City Council convened into Executive Session at 4:16 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in order to continue discussing matters pertaining to: A. Consultation with Attorney to seek advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation; to wit:  Kathryn A. Stever-Harper as Executrix for the Estate of John Wesley Harper v. City of College Station and Judy Meeks; No. 15,977-PC in the County Court No. 1, Brazos County, Texas; and  McCrory Investments II, LLC d/b/a Southwest Stor Mor v. City of College Station; Cause No. 17-000914-CV-361; In the 361st District Court, Brazos County, Texas WKSHP032218 Minutes Page 2  City of College Station v. Gerry Saum, Individually, and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Susan M. Wood, Deceased; Cause No. 17-002742-CV-361; In the 361st District Court, Brazos County, Texas B. Consultation with attorney to receive legal advice; to wit:  Legal advice regarding charter amendment elections.  Legal advice concerning an interlocal agreement with Brazos County related to a portion of Arrington Road located in Brazos County and a proposed interlocal agreement with Brazos County related to a portion of Rock Prairie Road West located in Brazos County. C. Deliberation on the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property; to wit:  Water rights in North Brazos County area. D. Deliberation on the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer; to wit:  Council Self-evaluation  City Secretary The Executive Session recessed at 5:33 p.m. 4. Take action, if any, on Executive Session. No action was taken. 5. Presentation, possible action and discussion on items listed on the consent agenda. Items 2b, 2c, 2d, 2g, 2h and 2m were pulled from Consent for clarification. (2b) & (2c): Jonathan McMahan, Fire Chief, provided clarification of an agreement that will allow for College Station Fire to use the ARFF vehicle for mutual aid response. Also, an agreement that sets fees for the College Station Fire Department to provide Airport Rescue and Firefighting services to Easterwood Airport. (2d): Kelly Kelbly, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation, provided clarification on the proposed naming of the renovated/repurposed Arts Council Building and a portion of an Estate donated for Senior Citizen programs. (2g): Jonathan McMahan, Fire Chief, and Eric Dotson, Fire Marshall, provided clarification of the modifications to the fire code to allow the Fire Code Official and Law Enforcement to suspend the Certificate of Occupancy for 24 hours for establishments that are overcrowded or in violation of any life safety codes. (2h): Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager, provided clarification of the debt to fund various capital projects identified and approved as a part of the annual budget. (2m): Donald Harmon, Director of Public Works, provided a brief history of the construction of the Larry J. Ringer Library Expansion Project. WKSHP032218 Minutes Page 3 6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a policy for credits to Impact Fees. Dave Coleman, Interim Assistant City Manager, and Alan Gibbs, Assistant Director of Water Services, provided an update on the enacted Impact Fees for Water, Wastewater, and Roadways that became effective in December 2016. The initial one year grace period expired in December 2017, and since then requests have been made for Impact Fee credits. When a developer installs infrastructure that improves system capacity, as envisioned in the Impact Fee study, then it may be appropriate to credit the cost of that infrastructure against their Impact Fees. Staff created a draft Impact Fee Policy that strives to achieve a balance between being fair to developers, but at the same time, not undermine the entire premise of Impact Fees, which is to raise revenue for overall system improvements. Next, staff will meet with the development community and solicit their feedback, consider their comments, and revise the draft Impact Fee Policy as needed. 7. Council Calendar Council reviewed the calendar. 8. 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, Experience Bryan-College Station, Design Review Board, Economic Development Committee, FBT/Texas Aggies Go to War, Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition, 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 Economic Development, TAMU Student Senate, Texas Municipal League, Twin City Endowment, Walk with the Mayor, YMCA, Youth Advisory Council, Zoning Board of Adjustments. Mayor Mooney reported on TML Region 10, IGC, MPO and Walk with the Mayor. 9. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the workshop of the College Station City Council at 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2018. ________________________ Karl Mooney, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary