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Home My WebLink About02/19/2025 - Special Minutes - City CouncilMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING (RETREAT) CITY OF COLLEGE STATION FEBRUARY 19, 2025 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS Present: John Nichols, Mayor Council: Mark Smith William Wright David White Melissa Mcllhaney Bob Yancy Scott Shafer § § City Staff: Bryan Woods, City Manager Jeff Capps, Deputy City Manager Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager Jennifer Prochazka, Assistant City Manager Michael Ostrowski, Chief Development Officer Adam Falco, City Attorney Leslie Whitten, Assistant City Attorney Tanya Smith, City Secretary 1. Call to Order and Announce a Ouorum is Present. With a quorum present, the meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor Nichols at 9:10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, in the Training Room, 800 Krenek Tap Rd, College Station, TX 77840. 2. REGULAR ITEMS 2.1. Presentation. discussion and possible action regarding strategic planning. Mayor Nichols opened for Council's to have general discussion on Strategic Planning and updates on the Strategic Plan. City Council's High Priorities on Strategic Planning: I) Mayor Pro Tem Mark Smith a. Sustainable organization providing quality, reliable service b. Financial sustainability c. Invest resources in quality of life d. Rec Center e. Convention Center i. Combination of community and external use II) Councilmember William Wright CCM 021925 Minutes Page 1 a. Public Works building b. Registered parking in dense neighborhoods c. Northgate i. Northgate 10 1. Birthday party 2. Brick sidewalk 3. 10 crawls ii. Define historic d. Library i. Drop boxes ii. Ease of use e. Wolf Pen Creek i. Breakdown of what we want to do at Wolf Pen Creek ii. Make starlight a music festival, not concert series iii. Dining opportunities — overlook restaurant iv. Outside event management f. Film City designation i. Foster/nurture film industry g. Covered parking for PD III) Councilmember David White a. Convention Center b. Rec Center c. No More Than Four d. Northgate e. Midtown f. Macy's g. Legislative h. Ball Parks i. Prioritize Hensel Park IV) Councilmember Melissa Mcllhaney a. Tourism i. College Station as a destination b. West Side c. Easterwood d. Workforce Development i. Regional ii. Our biggest challenge moving forward e. Housing Action Plan f. Public Communications i. Reputation for lacking transparency V) Councilmember Bob Yancy a. Transparency i. Citizen input on quality -of -life projects b. Council involvement early in due diligence c. Use City survey tool CCM 021925 Minutes Page 2 d. Bond elections e. Ad hoc committees to report to council f. Economic Development and tourism driven by council g. Job growth h. 3rd business park i. Baseball for All Complex j. Extend Texas Independence Park to Highway k. Midtown 1. Northgate surface lot i. On right track now m. Rebrand 1207 n. Housing crisis i. Occupancy enforcement 1. Change what we're doing ii. Impact fees o. Fujifilm VI) Councilmember Scott Shafer a. Surveying citizens b. Southwest Park c. Rec Center i. Consider Macy's building d. Mobility i. Bicycle improvements ii. Wider sidewalks iii. Brazos Transit District e. Public Works facility f. Infrastructure in ageing areas i. Water lines g. Occupancy Enforcement i. Consider stricter enforcement h. Aging multifamily communities i. Bush/Wellborn intersection i. Alternative traffic routes in existing neighborhoods ii. Traffic calming in southside area j. Wolf Pen Creek Park k. Northgate 1. Hensel Park i. Lock -in TAMU as a partner m. Midtown i. Texas Independence Park n. Sustainable drainage / detention ponds o. Clean energy p. Tree planting / heat islands VII) Mayor John Nichols a. Water supply & conservation i. Historic use rights CCM 021925 Minutes Page 3 ii. WaterSmart software iii. Incentive change in water use/conservation b. Brazos Transit District Mayor Nichols recessed the meeting at 12:25 p.m. The meeting resumed at 12:54 p.m. Continuing with High Priorities/Common Themes on Strategic Planning: • Citywide Drainage Issues • 5-year forecast and upcoming budget • Overview on Budget Congress Discussion • Fire Station No. 7 • Rec Center • Convention Center • Wolf Pen Creek Park • Baseball Fields • Occupancy Enforcement • Northgate • Midtown • Housing affordability • Public Works facility • Mobility Mayor Nichols recessed the meeting at 1:43 p.m. The meeting resumed at 1:49 p.m. Bryan Woods, City Manager, provided general discussion and a summary regarding the history of the City -owned property at Post Oak Mall, at the request of the City Council. As the next step in strategic planning, staff will send the council a list of the priorities recorded during the retreat, the Council will be asked to vote individually on the items of importance to them, items receiving a consensus vote will be incorporated in the strategic plan and brought to Council for consideration and approval. 3. Future Agenda Items and Review of Standing List of Council Generated Future Agenda Items. No future items at this time. 4. Executive Session Agenda. No executive session needed. 5. Adjournment. There being no further business, Mayor Nichols adjourned the Meeting of the City Council at 4:14 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 202. Joh P. Nichols, Mayor Tanya Smith, City Secretary CCM 021925 Minutes Page 4