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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/09/2020 - Regular Minutes - City CouncilRM070920 Minutes Page 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION JULY 9, 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 Capps, Interim City Manager Jeff Kersten, 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 6:39 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2020 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 2. Hear Visitors Comments No comments at this time. 3. CONSENT AGENDA 3.1. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for:  June 25, 2020 Workshop Meeting  June 25, 2020 Regular Meeting 3.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on approving annual expense to purchase water meters from Badger Meter, Inc., with estimated annual expenditures of $125,000. RM070920 Minutes Page 2 3.3. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding approval for a construction contract in the amount of $2,347,623.55 for the Southside Safety Improvements Project with Kieschnick General Contractors, Inc. 3.4. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding approving Ordinance No. 2020- 4196 authorizing the execution of an Oversized Participation Agreement that upsizes approximately 1,466 linear feet of water line from an 8-inch to an 18-inch water line through the Traditions Phase 24 and 25 subdivision. 3.5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Ordinance No. 2020-4197 consenting to, amending, and approving Order Number Three under Mayoral Declaration of Local State of Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency regarding face coverings as proclaimed by the Mayor on June 25, 2020. 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 approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried unanimously. 4. REGULAR AGENDA 4.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the Fiscal Year 2021 BVSWMA, Inc. Budget. Bryan Griesbach, Executive Director of BVSWMA, Inc., presented the proposed 2020 budget, which was considered and approved by the BVSWMA Board of Directors on June 17, 2020. The FY2020 proposed budget revenue is $9,499,000; the operating expenses are $7,086,327 and capital expenses are $4,975,000; and the total reserves, cash, & investments are $11,750,695. The proposed budget also reduces the gate rate for both owning cities from $17.50 to $15.00 per ton. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Councilmember Maloney, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the Fiscal Year 2021 BVSWMA, Inc. Budget. The motion carried unanimously. 4.2 Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Ordinance No. 2020-4198 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 boundaries from R Rural to PDD Planned Development District on approximately 7 acres of land gen erally located at 14565 and 14575 FM 2154. Jade Broadnax, Planning and Development, stated that this request is to rezone approximately 7 acres located at 14565 and 14575 FM 2154 from R Rural to PDD Planned Development District with a base zoning district of WC Wellborn Commercial. The Concept Plan shows four commercial buildings, a detention pond, and a parking area. The stated purpose and intent of the requested PDD is to provide the needed commercial uses to support the increase in large single-family developments in the area while staying within the sanitary sewer system capacity. The Concept Plan proposes a commercial development with the buildings proposed ranging in height from 10 to 35 feet. RM070920 Minutes Page 3 Wellborn Commercial is proposed as the base zoning district with a modification to allow additional uses including education facility, wholesales, warehousing/distribution, and self-storage. The developer has also proposed to exclude commercial daycares and restaurants as a permitted use. Community Benefits: The applicant offers the following as community benefits:  20-foot landscaped buffer on 3 sides, which is otherwise not required, with the following standards:  A minimum of one (1) 1.25” caliper non-canopy tree per fifteen (15) linear feet of landscape buffer. A substitution of a minimum one (1) five gallon shrub at a minimum of three (3) feet in height per three (3) linear feet of landscape buffer for the non- canopy tree requirement may be used.  A minimum of one (1) two-inch caliper canopy tree per fifty (50) linear feet of landscape buffer.  A minimum 6-foot high wooden screening fence for the entire buffer yard  The building material requirements of WC Wellborn Commercial will be provided for any building façade that faces Wellborn Road and is within 250 feet of Wellborn Road. The Planning & Zoning Commission heard this item on March 5, 2020, and voted (7-0) to recommend approval of the zoning and associated concept plan. Staff recommends approval. At approximately 7:08 p.m., Mayor Mooney opened the Public Hearing. Deven Doyen, Schultz Engineering, stated he is here representing applicant and if the Council has any questions. There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 7:10 p.m. 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 adopt Ordinance No. 2020-4198, 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 boundaries from R Rural to PDD Planned Development District on approximately 7 acres of land generally located at 14565 and 14575 FM 2154. The motion carried unanimously. 4.3 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a presentation of the proposed 2020- 2024 Consolidated Plan, FY 2021 (PY 2020) Annual Action Plan, and FY 2021 Community Development Budget. Debbie Eller, Director of Community Services, stated that the Community Development Programming for the City of College Station is currently directed by the 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan, which will expire on September 30, 2020. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires each grantee to develop a Consolidated Plan that includes a community needs assessment, housing market analysis, housing conditions analysis, and specific goals and objectives to establish a unified vision for actions that will be carried out for the next five years. This item is for staff to present a summary of the proposed Consolidated Plan for 2020-2024 and request input and direction from Council. RM070920 Minutes Page 4 In addition, each year the City is required to submit to a one-year Annual Action Plan describing projects, activities and budget to be funded with the community development grants received. Annual Action Plan activities must correspond to the 5-Year Consolidated Plan. The total grant funds available next year include $1,672,182 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $667,512 in HOME Investment Partnership Program Grant (HOME) funds. Staff will return to Council at the August 13th meeting to make available the final drafts of the plans and budget and to request adoption. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Brick and a second by Councilmember Harvell, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the proposed 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, FY 2021 (PY 2020) Annual Action Plan, and FY 2021 Community Development Budget. The motion carried unanimously. 4.4 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Resolution No. 07-09-20-4.4 directing the Tax Office to calculate the voter-approved rate in the manner provided for a special taxing unit affected by a disaster declaration. Mary Ellen Leonard, Director of Finance, stated that recent modifications to the tax code found in Senate Bill 2 from the 86th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature provides that if the taxing unit is located in an area declared as a disaster area the governing body may direct the person calculating the voter-approved rate to calculate it in the manner provided for a special taxing unit. On June 11, 2020, staff presented to Council the projected revenue impact and some mitigation strategies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff continues to strategically evaluate the known and projected impacts of COVID-19 as it prepares the City’s FY21 Budget and strategic five year financial plan. Filing this resolution with the tax office provides the most flexibility for the City related to continuing to provide services given unknown future events. The Truth in Taxation support prepared by the City is due to the Tax Office by July 17, 2020. For this City to preserve the flexibility related to the option to calculate the voter-approved rate in the manner provided for a special taxing unit affected a disaster declaration, a resolution must be presented to the tax office prior to that date. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Crompton and a second by Mayor Mooney, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Resolution No. 07-09-20-4.4, directing the Tax Office to calculate the voter-approved rate in the manner provided for a special taxing unit affected by a disaster declaration.. The motion carried unanimously. 4.5 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding adoption of Resolution No. 07-09- 20-4.5 consenting to the issuance of bonds by the Brazos County Municipal Utility District No. 1 in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for road improvements (the “Bonds”). Carla Robinson, City Attorney, stated that on May 20, 2020, the Board of Directors for the District approved a cost summary for the issuance of Bonds for $2,000,000 in road improvements within the District, the draft Preliminary Official Statement and Notice of Sale for the Bonds, and authorized moving forward with the sale of the Bonds subject to the City’s approval of the bond sale. On June 16, 2020, the Brazos County Commissioners’ Court accepted the District road that will be financed with District bonds into its county road system. In order for the bond issuance to proceed, the District’s draft resolution authorizing the issuance of the Bonds must be approved by the City Council to the extent that such resolution is in compliance with the City’s policy. The District’s representatives met with the City Manager’s Office and City Attorney on June 17, 2020, to discuss RM070920 Minutes Page 5 the resolution, Preliminary Official Statement, and the schedules showing debt service requirements. Representatives with ABHR LLP, attorneys for the District, were present at the council meeting to answer questions. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Brick and a second by Councilmember Nichols, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Resolution No. 07-09-20-4.4, consenting to the issuance of bonds by the Brazos County Municipal Utility District No. 1 in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for road improvements (the “Bonds”). 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. Councilmember Crompton requested we expand our Greenways future agenda item by including the Lick Creek Greenways. Councilmember Crompton requested a future agenda item on the Rental Registration ordinance to examine where there might be consistencies with the STR and the long term rental ordinances. Councilmember Harvell requested that the City Manager’s Office look into holding a meeting with local small businesses to examine ways the City could provide support related to COVID-19. Councilmember Harvell requested that the City Manager’s Office look into the possibility of using HOT Funds to market the City of College Station as an overnight destination. Councilmember Brick requested a future agenda item to discuss the state of behavioral health treatment in the community. Councilmember Maloney requested a future agenda item on creating a College Station Business Association. 6. Adjournment. There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 8:28 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2020. ________________________ Karl Mooney, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary