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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/23/2023 - Regular Agenda - City Council College Station, TX Meeting Agenda City Council 1101 Texas Ave, College Station, TX 77840 Internet: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/96728393278 Phone: 888 475 4499 and Meeting ID: 967 2839 3278 February 23, 2023 4:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers College Station, TX Page 1 Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the meeting body will be present in the physical location stated above where citizens may also attend in order to view a member(s) participating by videoconference call as allowed by 551.127, Texas Government Code. The City uses a third- party vendor to host the virtual portion of the meeting; if virtual access is unavailable, meeting access and participation will be in-person only. 1. Call to Order. 2. Executive Session Agenda. Executive Session is closed to the public and will be held in the 1938 Executive Conference Room. The City Council may according to the Texas Open Meetings Act adjourn the Open Meeting during the Consent, Workshop or Regular Agendas and return into Executive Session to seek legal advice from the City Attorney regarding any item on the Workshop, Consent or Regular Agendas under Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. 2.1. Consultation with Attorney {Gov’t Code Section 551.071}; Possible action. The City Council may seek advice from its attorney regarding a pending or contemplated litigation subject or settlement offer or attorney-client privileged information. Litigation is an ongoing process and questions may arise as to a litigation tactic or settlement offer, which needs to be discussed with the City Council. Upon occasion the City Council may need information from its attorney as to the status of a pending or contemplated litigation subject or settlement offer or attorney-client privileged information. After executive session discussion, any final action or vote taken will be in public. The following subject(s) may be discussed: a. 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. b. 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. c. Shana Elliott and Lawrence Kalke v. City of College Station, et al., Cause No. 22-001122-CV- 85, in the 85th District Court, Brazos County, Texas. d. Robert Danny Clack, II v. City of College Station, et al., Civil Action No. 4:22-cv-02404, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. e. Kristin Marriott v. City of College Station, Cause No. 22-002259-CV-272, in the 272nd District Court, Brazos County, Texas. f. SOAH Docket No. 473-22-2464 and PUC Docket No. 52728 – Application of the City of College Station to Change Rates for Wholesale Transmission Services. g. LaLa Vida, LLC v. City of College Station, Cause No. 23-000374-CV-272, in the 272nd District Court, Brazos County, Texas. 2.2. Personnel {Gov’t Code Section 551.074}; Possible action. The City Council may deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, City Council Page 2 February 23, 2023 reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer. After executive session discussion, any final action or vote taken will be in public. The following public officer(s) may be discussed: a. City Manager b. Council Self-Evaluation 3. The Open Meeting will Reconvene No Earlier than 6:00 PM from Executive Session and City Council will take action, if any. 4. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, and Consider Absence Request. Speaker Protocol An individual who desires to address the City Council regarding any agenda item other than those items posted for Executive Session must register with the City Secretary two (2) hours before the meeting being called to order. Individuals shall register to speak or provide written comments at https://forms.cstx.gov/Forms/CSCouncil or provide a name and phone number by calling 979-764- 3500. Upon being called to speak an individual must state their name and city of residence, including the state of residence if the city is located out of state. Speakers are encouraged to identify their College Station neighborhood or geographic location. Please do not carry purses, briefcases, backpacks, liquids, foods or any other object other than papers or personal electronic communication devices to the lectern, nor advance past the lectern unless you are invited to do so. Each speaker’s remarks are limited to three (3) minutes. Any speaker addressing the Council using a translator may speak for six (6) minutes. The speaker’s microphone will mute when the allotted time expires and the speaker must leave the podium. 5. Presentation - Proclamations, Awards, and Recognitions. 5.1. Presentation and recognition for the 100th Anniversary of the A&M United Methodist Church. Sponsors: Tanya Smith Attachments: 1. 100th Anniversity of A&M United Methodist Church 6. Hear Visitors. During Hear Visitors an individual may address the City Council on any item which does not appear on the posted agenda. The City Council will listen and receive the information presented by the speaker, ask staff to look into the matter, or place the issue on a future agenda. Topics of operational concern shall be directed to the City Manager. 7. Consent Agenda. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on consent items which consist of ministerial or "housekeeping" items as allowed by law. A Councilmember may request additional information at this time. Any Councilmember may remove an item from Consent for discussion or a separate vote. 7.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action of minutes for: • February 9, 2023 Council Meeting Sponsors: Tanya Smith Attachments: 1. CCM020923 DRAFT Minutes 7.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an annual price agreement award to Techline, Inc. for the purchase of Electric Distribution Poles for an amount not to exceed $8,980,493.38. Sponsors: Mary Ellen Leonard City Council Page 3 February 23, 2023 Attachments: 1. 23-027 APA Distribution Poles Award 012723 7.3. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a purchase order to KBS Electrical Distributors for electric meter sockets for $125,311.70. Sponsors: Mary Ellen Leonard Attachments: 1. 23-024 Bid Award 012423 7.4. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a contract with Kimley-Horn for the design of the George Bush Bike Lanes Project for $235,000. Sponsors: Jennifer Cain Attachments: 1. George Bush Bike Lane Project - KH Scope 7.5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the second reading of a franchise agreement ordinance with Brannon Industrial Group dba BVR Waste and Recycling for the collection of recyclables from commercial businesses and multi-family locations. Sponsors: Emily Fisher Attachments: 1. B.I.G. Franchise Agreement 7.6. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an amendment to the rental agreement with Big Truck Rental, LLC for the rental of a front end loader for solid waste collection for $10,000 per month. Sponsors: Emily Fisher Attachments: 1. Big Truck Rental Amendment 8. Workshop Agenda. 8.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an Economic Development program update. Sponsors: Brian Piscacek Attachments: None 8.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding updates to the City's Event, Program, and Activity Sponsorship Policy. Sponsors: Jeff Kersten Attachments: 1. Event, Program, and Activity Sponsorship Policy 9. Regular Agenda. 9.1. Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action approving an ordinance vacating and abandoning a 0.041 acre variable width Public Utility Easement, said Public Utility Easement being located in the Crawford Burnett Survey, Abstract No. 7, College Station, Brazos County, Texas and being the same easement recorded in volume 1164, page 639 of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas. Sponsors: Parker Mathews Attachments: 1. Ordinance 2. Ordinance Exhibit A 3. Vicinity Map 4. Location Map 5. Application 9.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding appointments to the following boards, committees and commissions: City Council Page 4 February 23, 2023 • Arts Council of Brazos Valley • CDBG Public Service Review Committee • Spring Creek Local Government Corporation Services Sponsors: Tanya Smith Attachments: None 10. Council Calendar - Council May Discuss Upcoming Events. 11. Items of Community Interest. The Council may receive reports from a Council Member or City Staff about items of community interest for which notice has not been given, including: expressions of thanks, congratulations or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; honorary or salutary recognitions of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; reminders of upcoming events organized or sponsored by the City of College Station; information about a social, ceremonial or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the City of College Station that is scheduled to be attended by a Council Member, another city official or staff of the City of College Station; and announcements involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the City of College Station that has arisen after the posting of the agenda. 12. Council Reports on Committees, Boards, and Commissions. A Council Member may make a report regarding meetings of City Council boards and commissions or meetings of boards and committees on which a Council Member serves as a representative that have met since the last council meeting. (Committees listed in Coversheet) 13. Future Agenda Items and Review of Standing List of Council Generated Future Agenda Items. A Council Member may make a request to City Council to place an item for which no notice has been given on a future agenda or may inquire about the status of an item on the standing list of council generated future agenda items. A Council Member’s or City Staff’s response to the request or inquiry will be limited to a statement of specific factual information related to the request or inquiry or the recitation of existing policy in response to the request or inquiry. Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of a request will be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting. 14. Adjourn. I certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted on the website and at College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, on February 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. City Secretary This building is wheelchair accessible. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services such as interpreters, readers, or large print are asked to contact the City Secretary’s Office at (979) 764-3541, TDD City Council Page 5 February 23, 2023 at 1-800-735-2989, or email adaassistance@cstx.gov at least two business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. If the City does not receive notification at least two business days prior to the meeting, the City will make a reasonable attempt to provide the necessary accommodations. Penal Code § 30.07. Trespass by License Holder with an Openly Carried Handgun. "Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (Trespass by License Holder with an Openly Carried Handgun) A Person Licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (Handgun Licensing Law), may not enter this Property with a Handgun that is Carried Openly." Codigo Penal § 30.07. Traspasar Portando Armas de Mano al Aire Libre con Licencia. “Conforme a la Seccion 30.07 del codigo penal (traspasar portando armas de mano al aire libre con licencia), personas con licencia bajo del Sub-Capitulo H, Capitulo 411, Codigo de Gobierno (Ley de licencias de arma de mano), no deben entrar a esta propiedad portando arma de mano al aire libre.”