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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL & P&Z COMMISSION JOINT MEETING
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
AUGUST 28, 2020
STATE OF TEXAS §
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COUNTY OF BRAZOS §
Present:
Karl Mooney, Mayor
Council:
Bob Brick
John Crompton
Linda Harvell
John Nichols
Dennis Maloney
P&Z:
Dennis Christiansen, Chair
Elizabeth Cunha
Bobby Mirza
Joe Guerra, Jr.
Bill Mather – arrived late
City Staff:
Jeff Capps, Interim City Manager
Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager
Carla Robinson, City Attorney
Tanya Smith, City Secretary
Lisa McCracken, Records Management Administrator
Jennifer Prochazka, Assistant City Manager
Molly Hitchcock, Assistant Planning and Development Director
Kristen Hejny, Planning Administrative Support Specialist
1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum present, the Joint Meeting of the College Station City Council and Planning &
Zoning Commission was called to order by Mayor Mooney and Commissioner Christensen at 9:05
a.m. on Friday, August 28, 2020 via Teleconference at 1101 Texas Avenue in College Station,
Texas.
2. Joint Meeting Agenda
2.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the Next 10 project and the
Comprehensive Plan 10-Year Evaluation and Appraisal Report.
Alyssa Halle-Schramm, Planning & Development, gave and overview of the draft Comprehensive
Plan 10-Year Evaluation and Appraisal Report. The purpose of an Evaluation and Appraisal
Report is to serve as a “checkup” by identifying the long range Comprehensive Plan’s successes
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and shortcomings and recommending appropriate modifications in response to changing
conditions. College Station’s Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2009. It is meant to be a “living
document” and recommends that the City undertake regular evaluations and updates, including a
thorough review every five years. Now 10 years into the plan, the City undertook a major effort to
evaluate the plan, consider recent growth and best practices, and identify needed updates to the
City’s policies.
Jamie Green and Michael Curtis, Next 10, stated that this process began in June of 2019 with
stakeholder and focus group interviews and the formation of a Comprehensive Plan Evaluation
Committee (CPEC). The CPEC has provided guidance throughout the process and is comprised
of three representatives each from the City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission, along
with seven citizen representatives. The current draft report is the culmination of many months of
staff and CPEC review, analysis, and multiple rounds of community and stakeholder input. The
report features a list of potential strategies and actions, contains a set of considerations for future
map changes, and summarizes the community and stakeholder input. The report serves to prepare
the City for an update to the plan, which will begin following the report’s acceptance. City staff
will draft update amendments, which will be made available for public feedback and will go
through the public hearing process at future Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council
meetings. Formal Comprehensive Plan updates are expected in 2021.
This report and its associated appendices:
Builds upon the Five-Year Evaluation and Appraisal prepared in 2014
Provides a review of existing conditions and best practices
Evaluates plan implementation progress related to the existing goals, strategies, and action
items.
Incorporates multiple rounds of citizen and stakeholder input to ensure potential plan
revisions reflect the community’s vision.
Prepares the City for an update to the plan by defining potential modifications to its
policies, action items, maps, and structure.
The meeting recessed at 10:04 a.m.
The meeting resumed at 10:16 a.m.
Alyssa Halle-Schramm, Planning & Development and Michael Curtis, Next 10, gave an overview
of the Next 10 Evaluation Document Organization.
Next 10 Evaluation Document Organization
1. Introduction
(purpose, process, existing conditions, past success, themes from input)
Refine the Vision and Goals
Refine the Future Use Categories
Refine the Future Land Use Map
Introduce a new Neighborhood Center Category
The meeting recessed at 11:28 a.m.
The meeting resumed at 12:07 p.m.
2. Big Picture Recommendations
(significant proposed updates that address the themes from input)
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Re-evaluate Suburban Commercial and General Commercial locations
Prioritize Areas for Future Planning
Refine the Thoroughfare plan and Transportation chapter
Update the annexation priorities and phasing
Add a chapter about Partnerships and Collaboration
3. Recommendations by Chapter
(updates specific to existing chapters of the plan including proposed list of actions)
Community Character (2)
Neighborhood Integrity Chapter (3)
The meeting recessed at 1:08 p.m.
The meeting resumed at 1:15 p.m.
At approximately 1:16 p.m., Mayor Mooney opened for Citizens Comments.
Charles Coats, College Station, stated he is with College Station Habitat for Humanity. He briefly
explained that he was encouraged by Chapter 3.5 Strategic Action but the section on “Develop and
refine data monitoring processes to analyze housing trends and define a strategic set of actions to
address housing affordability, diversity, and gentrification.” Mr. Coats expressed that this looks
like it’s in the planning process and is afraid the College Station residents will be pushed out
because they cannot afford living in College Station.
There being no comments, the Citizens Comments was closed at 1:19 p.m.
Continuing: 3. Recommendations by Chapter
Economic Development Chapter (4)
Parks, Greenways and Arts Chapter (5)
Jason Schubert, City Engineer, presented:
Transportation (Mobility) Chapter (6)
Municipal Services and Community Facilities Charter (7)
Alyssa Halle-Schramm, Planning & Development. Presented:
Growth Management Chapter (8)
Partnerships and Collaboration Chapter (9)
Implementation
4. Next Steps
Possible Acceptance
September 17 - Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation
September 24 - City Council consideration
Plan update process
2020-2021
3. Adjournment.
There being no further business, Mayor Mooney and Commissioner Christiansen adjourned the
Joint Meeting of the College Station City Council and P&Z Commission at 2:03 p.m. on Friday,
August 28, 2020.
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Karl Mooney, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Tanya Smith, City Secretary