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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
STATE OF TEXAS §
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Karl Mooney, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tanya Smith, City Secretary