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MINUTES
Joint Workshop Meeting
Bryan and College Station
Planning &. Zoning Commission
Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Bill Davis, Derek Dictson,
Marsha Sanford, and Glenn Schroeder of the City of College Station Planning and
Zoning Commission.
Chairman Art Hughes, Commissioners Michael Parks, Don Maxwell, G.B. Jones,
Michael Beckendorf, John Clark, Robert Thornton, Johnny Bond and Ralph Davilla of
the City of Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Dennis Christiansen and Harold Strong of the
College Station Planning and Zoning Commission.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Station.
David Ruesink of the City of College
COLLEGE STATION CITY STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Lindsay
Boyer, Crissy Hartl, Jennifer Reeves, Jason Schubert and Grant Wencel, Senior Planner
Jennifer Prochazka, Acting Director Lance Simms, Planning Administrator Molly
Hitchcock, Senior Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Graduate Civil Engineers Carol
Cotter and Josh Norton, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, First Assistant City Attorney
Carla Robinson, Deputy City Manager Terry Childers, Information Services
Representative Justine Wolfe and Staff Assistants Lisa Lindgren and Brittany Korthauer.
BRYAN CITY STAFF PRESENT: Planning Manager Lindsay Guindi, Deputy
City Manager Joey Dunn, Senior Planner Martin Zimmerman, Staff Planner Randy
Haynes, Transportation Planner John Dean, Staff Planner and Downtown Planner Julie
Fulgham.
1. Call meeting to order.
Chairman Nichols called the City of College Station Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting to order at 11 :20 a.m.
Chairman Hughes of the City of Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission called
the meeting to order at 11 :21 a.m.
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2.
Introduction of College Station Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff.
Chairman Nichols began the introductions for the Commission. Acting Director
Lance Simms introduced City staff.
3. Introduction of Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff.
Chairman Hughes began the introductions for the Commission. Planning
Manager Lindsay Guindi introduced City staff.
4. Consideration, discussion and possible action regarding identification of Regional
Planning Issues:
A. Update on Comprehensive Plan projects
1) City of Bryan
2) City of College Station
Lindsay Guindi, Planning Manager gave an update regarding the Comprehensive
Plan for the City of Bryan.
Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner gave an update regarding the Comprehensive
Plan process for the City of College Station.
After both presentations there was discussion between both Commissions.
B. Corridor Planning & Regional Transportation Issues
1) Comprehensive Transportation Planning
a) College Avenue & Hensel Park
b) Highway 30
Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner for the City of College Station gave a
presentation regarding the City of College Station's Comprehensive
Transportation Planning, Highway 30, College Avenue and Hensel Park.
Lindsay Guindi, Planning Manager and John Dean, Transportation Planner of the
City of Bryan, gave presentations regarding the City of Bryan's Comprehensive
Transportation Planning, Highway 30, College Avenue and Hensel Park.
Commissioners had general discussion on the issue.
C. Current Development Concerns
1) ETJ Development Pressure
2) Neighborhood Conservation Zoning
3) Dealing with Grandfathered Uses
Lance Simms, Acting Director of the City of College Station gave a presentation
regarding the Current Development Concerns for the City of College Station and
in the ETJ.
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Martin Zimmerman, Senior Planner of the City of Bryan gave a presentation
regarding Neighborhood Conservation Zoning.
Molly Hitchcock, Planning Coordinator, briefly explained College Station's
regulation of how non conforming uses.
There was general discussion between the Commissions regarding the topics.
D. Possible Collaboration Projects
1) Linking park system - Veterans, Park Hudson, and Tiffany Park
2) Aligning Residential Zoning Densities
3) Coordinated Hike and Bike systems
City Staff from College Station and Bryan gave brief updates regarding the
above-referenced items. Commissioners from College Station and Bryan had
general discussion regarding those items.
E. Increased communication between Cities and other agencies.
Chairman Nichols mentioned keeping T AMU and the County Planning or
Engineer as involved as possible in order to assist with ETJ issues.
5. Discussion of future joint meeting topics.
There was discussion regarding future joint meetings between the two
Commissions. Both Commissions and staff agreed to have two meetings a year,
one in the spring and one in the fall, every six months. The meeting place would
alternate between the City of College Station and the City of Bryan.
6. Adjourn.
Commissioner Sanford motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Davis seconded
the motion, motion passed (7-0).
Chairman Hughes accepted the motion to adjourn the meeting as well for the
Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission.
Approved:
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lchols, Chairman
ing and Zoning Commission
Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant
Planning and Development Services
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