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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/25/2020 - Regular Minutes - City CouncilRM062520 Minutes Page 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION JUNE 25, 2020 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Karl Mooney, Mayor Council: Bob Brick John Crompton Linda Harvell John Nichols Dennis Maloney City Staff: Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager Jennifer Prochazka, Assistant 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 and Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, consider absence request. With a quorum present, the Regular Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor Mooney at 8:34 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2020 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 2. Hear Visitors Comments Leigh Turner, College Station, came before Council to talk about the reopening of Gibson Creek Coal Plant, and is located 15 miles away from the city limits. Mrs. Turner explained there is harm & expense in coal pollution and that there is nothing to reduce the carbon oxide in the air. 3. CONSENT AGENDA 3.1. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for:  June 11, 2020 Workshop Meeting  June 11, 2020 Regular Meeting 3.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Ordinance No. 2020-41-90 amending Chapter 38, Section 38-1012 by amending the speed limit to 40 mph on a section of RM062520 Minutes Page 2 Greens Prairie Road between approximately 1,000 feet west of Woodlake Drive to the Royder Road intersection. 3.3. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding approval of the purchase of various long lead time major equipment for the proposed Spring Creek Substation totaling $650,914. 3.4. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding approval of the purchase of one (1) Three-Phase electric substation transformer for the proposed Spring Creek Substation addition from Virginia Transformer for an amount not to exceed $639,764. 3.5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding approval of Ratification Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $19,416 for the Rock Prairie Road 24” Water Line Repair construction contract with Elliott Construction, LLC. 3.6. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding approval of the first renewal of the City’s annual purchase of sodium hypochlorite, which will be maintained by water services and expended as needed. The total recommended award is $115,847 to DXI Industries. 3.7. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a professional services contract with Kimley Horn & Associates in the amount of $288,700 for the Design of Luther Street Rehab (Marion Pugh to Penberthy) and Resolution No. 06-25-20-3.7 Declaring Intention to Reimburse Certain Expenditures with Proceeds from Debt. 3.8. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the approval of the second renewal of a contract with Brazos Paving, Inc. for the installation of a one inch overlay with specialty mix as needed for an amount not to exceed $432,000. 3.9. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding approval for change order no. 4 with Halff & Associates in the amount of $18,867 for the design of Lick Creek Parking Lot and Trail Head. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Maloney and a second by Councilmember Harvell, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried unanimously. 4. REGULAR AGENDA 4.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Ordinance No. 2020-4191 to regulate short-term rental units in College Station. Brian Piscacek, Assistant to the City Manager, stated that staff presented to Council on June 11, 2020, regarding the major decision points on a final draft for consideration. Council directed staff to proceed with: 1) placing restrictions on non-owner-occupied STRs in the following residential zoning districts: General Suburban, Restricted Suburban, and Wellborn Restricted Suburban; 2) requiring evidence of a Homestead Exemption as proof of owner-occupancy; and 3) allowing for the grandfathering of non-owner-occupied STRs already operating in the aforementioned zoning districts. RM062520 Minutes Page 3 City policy allows for full cost recovery. An annual fee to receive and maintain a permit will be applied at application and renewal. Fiscal Services will bring back the fee ordinance at a future Council meeting to incorporate the fees associated with STR permitting and inspections. At approximately 8:56 p.m., Mayor Mooney opened for Citizens Comments. David Higdon, College Station, came before Council to thank the Council and the Staff for all the work they have done to get to this point and state he supports the proposed ordinance. Shirley Dupriest, College Station, stated that she agrees with Mr. Hidgon’s comments and supports the proposed ordinance. Katherine Thomas, College Station, came before Council to state her concerns about STR’s and is of the opinion that they have helped COVID-19 spread. Diana Wood, College Station, came before Council to say STR’s should pay their taxes and thanked Council for bringing this forwarded. Leigh Turner, College Station, came stated that the regulation of STR’s is reasonable, and values integrity over profit. Peter Bastian, College Station, came before Council representing the Amberlake HOA to say that they have conducted their own survey and received 85% support in favor of even more restrictive STR regulation. He appreciates the support of Council in this ordinance and hopes the city follows through. Hayden Paul, College Station, with Board of Realtors, stated that this has been issue that does not need addressing and that the neighborhoods already have tools for addressing this. His group does not agree with the Council moving forward with this regulation on STR’s. There being no comments, the Citizens Comments was closed at 9:22 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Crompton and a second by Councilmember Harvell, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance No. 2020-4191, to regulate short-term rental units in College Station. The motion carried unanimously. 4.2 Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action on Ordinance No. 2020-4192 repealing an existing ordinance that prohibits traffic calming on Munson Avenue. Troy Rother, Senior Engineer, stated that in 1999, a citywide ordinance was approved by the voters of College Station to prohibit traffic calming, specifically, speed humps, repetitive stop signs, and road closures on Munson between Lincoln Avenue and Harvey Road (SH 30). Since that time, traffic counts and speed information has been collected along the corridor. The traffic volumes have decreased over this time from above 5,000 vehicles per day (vpd) to just over 3,000 vpd. However, the speeds along Munson have remained at about 33 mph. The neighborhood has requested that traffic calming be allowed on Munson Avenue, specifically speed humps. The neighborhood is seeking equal access to the City’s Traffic Calming ordinance that other neighborhoods have with regard to setting up a committee and developing a traffic calming plan for their neighborhood. RM062520 Minutes Page 4 Mr. Rother explained that the Transportation and Mobility Committee met in May and supported this neighborhood’s request to have the ordinance repealed. Note that per State l aw, an ordinance approved by the voters can only be removed by resident vote within 30 days of its passage. Because it has been over 20 years since the ordinance was originally passed, the repeal of this ordinance can only be done by the City Council. At approximately 9:54 p.m., Mayor Mooney opened the Public Hearing. Suzanne Droleskey, College Station, came to state her support for the repeal of the of the existing ordinance, allowing Munson to have the same traffic calming applied to other streets in the city. There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 9:57 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Crompton and a second by Councilmember Nichols, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance No. 2020-4192, repealing an existing ordinance that prohibits traffic calming on Munson Avenue. The motion carried unanimously. 4.3 Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Ordinance No. 2020-4193 amending Appendix A, “Unified Development Ordinance,“ Article 4, "Zoning Districts,” Section 4.2 “Official Zoning Map,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by changing the zoning district boundary from R Rural to PDD Planned Development District on approximately 33 acres of land located at 5604, 5900, & 6102 Rock Prairie Road. Rachel Lazo, Planning and Development, stated that the applicant has proposed a PDD Planned Development District zoning for approximately 33 acres located in the College Station Medical District. The PDD is intended to be an expansion of the existing Midtown development. The property can be marketed under the current zoning of R Rural which allows for large-lot residential uses. However, the marketability of the property would increase if rezoned for dense single-family residential. The PDD included a number of modifications, to realize the urban proposal. In addition, amendments to Preliminary Plans and their associated Final Plats are proposed to be taken through the review process and to the Planning and Zoning Commission concurrently, at the request of the developer. The Planning & Zoning Commission heard this item at their June 18, 2020 Regular meeting where they voted unanimously. Staff recommends approval of the rezoning. At approximately 10:02 p.m., Mayor Mooney opened for Citizens Comments. There being no comments, the Citizens Comments was closed at 10:07 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Councilmember Brick, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance No. 2020-4193, amending Appendix A, “Unified Development Ordinance,“ Article 4, "Zoning Districts,” Section 4.2 “Official Zoning Map,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by changing RM062520 Minutes Page 5 the zoning district boundary from R Rural to PDD Planned Development District on approximately 33 acres of land located at 5604, 5900, & 6102 Rock Prairie Road. The motion carried unanimously. 4.4 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding changes to the Special Events Ordinance No. 2020-4194. Barbara Moore, Assistant to the City Manager, stated that the changes to the special events ordinance will allow the City Managers or his designee more flexibility on making decisions regard ing special events. Other changes to the ordinance are: clarifications on the definition of a special event on city property and other locations and the number of day of operation a special event can be held during a calendar year. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Maloney and a second by Councilmember Brick, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance No. 2020 -4194, changes to the Special Events Ordinance. The motion carried unanimously. 4.5 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Ordinance No. 2020-4195 consenting to and extending the Mayor's renewal of a disaster declaration due to public health emergency. Jeff Capps, Interim City Manager, stated that on June 22, 2020, the Mayor of College Station issued a proclamation pursuant to §418.014 of the Texas Government Code renewing the state of disaster proclaimed by the Mayor on March 17, 2020, April 21, 2020, and May 22, 2020. The conditions necessitating the declaration of a state of disaster and mayoral orders continue to exist. The Council needs to consent to and approve the Mayor's Disaster Declaration renewal. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Harvell and a second by Councilmember Nichols, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance No. 2020-4195, consenting to and extending the Mayor's renewal of a disaster declaration due to public health emergency. The motion carried unanimously. 4.6 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on Resolution No. 06-25-20-4.6 Authorizing Application for Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant from TDEM. Debbie Eller, Director of Community Services, stated that the State of Texas is providing payments distributed in the form of grants to local units of government from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). The City would receive $6,434,890 from the CRF, and this resolution authorizes the City Manager to file an application for Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) from the State. Mrs. Eller explained that Under Section 601(a) of the Social Security Act, as added by Section 5001 of the CARES Act, these funds may only be used to cover costs that: are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID - 19); were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020 (the date of enactment of the CARES Act) for the state or government; and were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020. Categories of Eligible Expenditures include: RM062520 Minutes Page 6  Medical expenses, public health expenses, payroll expenses for public safety, public health, health care, human services, and similar employees whose services are substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency;  Expenses of actions to facilitate compliance with COVID-19 related public health measures;  expenses associated with the provision of economic support in connection with the COVID- 19 public health emergency; and  Any other COVID-19 related expenses reasonably necessary to the function of government that satisfy the fund’s eligibility criteria. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Harvell and a second by Councilmember Nichols, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Resolution No. 06-25-20- 4.6, authorizing application for Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant from TDEM. The motion carried unanimously. 5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on future agenda items and review of standing list of Council generated agenda items: A Council Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting. No future agenda items at this time. 6. Adjournment. There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2020. ________________________ Karl Mooney, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary