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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/25/2019 - Workshop Minutes - City CouncilWKSHP022519 Minutes Page 1 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP CITY OF COLLEGE STATION FEBRUARY 25, 2019 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Karl Mooney, Mayor Council: Bob Brick Jerome Rektorik Linda Harvell Elianor Vessali John Nichols Dennis Maloney City Staff: Bryan Woods, City Manager Jeff Capps, Assistant City Manager Mary Ann Powell, City Attorney Ian Whittenton, Deputy City Secretary Lisa McCracken, Records Management Administrator 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 4:01 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2019 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, §551.072- Real Estate, and §551.074-Personnel, the College Station City Council convened into Executive Session at 4:03 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2019 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  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 WKSHP022519 Minutes Page 2  Carrie McIver v. City of College Station; Cause No. 18-003271-CV-85; In the 85th District Court, Brazos County, Texas B. Consultation with attorney to receive legal advice; to wit:  Legal issues related to a contract associated with the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System. C. Deliberation on the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property; to wit:  Property located generally south of the intersection of SH 6 and William D. Fitch Parkway in the College Station Business Park in College Station, Texas. D. Deliberation on the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer; to wit:  Council Self-Evaluation  City Manager The Executive Session recessed at 5:43 p.m. 3. Take action, if any, on Executive Session. No action was taken. 4. Presentation, possible action and discussion on items listed on the consent agenda. Items 2b and 2e were pulled from Consent for clarification. (2b): Kelly Kelbly, Assistant Director of Parks, provided information on the renaming of a group of fields at Veterans Park. Susan Marty, Dale Hutchcraft, Gary Banda, and David Marion of American Legion Post 159 came before council to express their appreciation for the naming of these fields and honoring of our veterans. (2e): Emily Fischer, Assistant Director of Public Works, provided information on financing of the Lick Creek waste water treatment plant expansion. 5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the annual traffic contact report required by Senate Bill 1074 of the Texas 77th legislative session. Scott McCollum, Chief of Police, stated that since 2002 the College Station Police Department has been required to implement and maintain policy and procedures to satisfy the requirements of SB No. 1074. He stated that the Police Department employs an independent consultant to analyze traffic contact data and prepares a Contact Report in compliance with the law. The report indicates that the department is in compliance and continues to employ best practice strategies. Chief McCollum explained that it was required that agencies report motor vehicle related data to their local governing authority and to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) by March 1st of each year. Further, the report demonstrates that the police department has incorporated a comprehensive racial profiling policy, currently offers information to the public on WKSHP022519 Minutes Page 3 how to file a compliment or complaint, commissions quarterly data audits in order to ensure validity and reliability, collects and commissions the analysis of tier 2 data, and ensures that the practice of racial profiling is not tolerated. As part of this effort, the College Station Police Department should continue to:  Perform historical review of data reveals remarkable similarities in data analysis across 10 years of data.  Commission data audits in 2019 in order to assess data integrity; that is, to ensure that the data collected is consistent with the data being reported. Workshop was suspended at 6:09 pm Workshop resumed at 7:18 pm 6. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an update on the status of Turkey Creek Road and F&B Road. Emily Fisher, Assistant Director of Public Works, presented the short-term maintenance activities that are being performed on these roadways and the long-term approach of including them in our prioritization matrix for possible inclusion in the City's Capital Plan. She stated that the City is in the process of hiring a consultant to help identify and prioritize potential CIP projects which could impact these roadways. Any plans would likely involve coordination with the City of Bryan and Texas A&M University. 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, Architectural Advisory Committee, 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, Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation, 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 Technology Council, Regional Transportation Committee for Council of Governments, Sister Cities Association, Spring Creek Local Government Corporation, 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, (Notice of Agendas posted on City Hall bulletin board). Councilmember Rektorik reported on Experience Bryan-College Station. WKSHP022519 Minutes Page 4 9. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the workshop of the College Station City Council at 7:35 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2019. ________________________ Karl Mooney, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary