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Home My WebLink About01/12/2012 - Regular Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ~Ww CITY OF COLLEGE STATION JANUARY 12, 2012 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Nancy Berry Council: Blanche Brick Jess Fields Karl Mooney Katy-Marie Lyles Julie Schultz Dave Ruesink City Staff: David Neeley, City Manager Kathy Merrill, Deputy City Manager Frank Simpson, Deputy City Manager Carla Robinson, City Attorney Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary Tanya McNutt, Deputy City Secretary Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum present, the Regular Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor Nancy Berry at 7:11 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77842. 1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, consider absence request. Presentations and Recognitions: • Presentation of the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Silver Member City Award and individual service awards to the Parks and Recreation Department. Mayor Berry and the Council recognized Sheila Walker, Recreation Supervisor, and Jana Church, Recreation Supervisor, for their service. RM011212 Minutes Page 1 Citizen Comments ~r There were no Citizen Comments. CONSENT AGENDA 2a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for: • December 8,201 1 Workshop and Regular Council Meeting • December 15,201 1 Executive Session and Special Joint Meeting with City of Bryan 2b. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding Resolution 01-12-12-2b, awarding a three year contract (contract no. 12-055; bid no. 12-022) for Electric System Right-of-way Clearing and Tree Trimming to Rios Tree Services, Inc. in the amount of $1,294,002.40. This item is also on the Workshop Agenda - Item 4. 2c. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the renewal for the rental of heavy equipment with Mustang Rental Services of Bryan, TX in the amount of $75,000 annually. 2d. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval for the purchase of the equipment and services for upgrade of the Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) System from Moseley Associates for an amount not to exceed $268,156.95. 2e. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a contract to upgrade the Northgate Street Meter System with IPS Group, Inc. in the amount of an initial one-time cost of $88,614 and an on-going annual cost of $20,475. 2f. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on approval of an Amendment to the Enterprise Agreement (EA) for Microsoft software. 2g. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an electric transmission Interconnection Agreement with Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU). 2h. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of an electric transmission Interconnection Agreement with Entergy Texas, Inc. (ETI). 2i. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding renewal of an Agreement for Services with the Brazos Valley Softball Umpires Association to provide officiating services for City athletic leagues, programs and tournaments (Contract Number 12-093) in an amount not to exceed $190,000.00 per year. 2j. Presentation, possible action and discussion on a one year lease extension for Gambro Healthcare of Texas (aka DaVita, Inc.) in the Chimney Hill Shopping Center. Effective August 2012, the minimum monthly rent will increase from $2 1,53 1.61 to $22,177.09. Item 2i was pulled for a separate vote, and item 2j was postponed until a later date. (low RM011212 Minutes Page 2 MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Schultz and a second by Councilmember Mooney, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the Consent Agenda, less items 2i and 2j. The motion carried unanimously. (2i)MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Lyles and a second by Councilmember Schultz, the City Council voted six (6) for and one (1) opposed, with Councilmember Fields voting against, to renew the Agreement for Services with the Brazos Valley Softball Umpires Association to provide officiating services for City athletic leagues, programs and tournaments (Contract Number 12-093) in an amount not to exceed $190,000.00 per year. The motion carried. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2012- 3392 amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance", Section 4.2, "Official Zoning Map" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by rezoning 17.07 acres located at 1401 Arnold Road, generally located west of the College Station Medical Center and south of the Southwood Community Park, from R-1 Single-Family Residential to PDD Planned Development District. At approximately 7:28 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing. Jesse Durden, 110 Lincoln Ave, Ste. 103, owner representative and land developer, spoke in favor of the project. Established development in the adjacent area lends itself to a senior housing development. There are plans for a walking path, and pedestrian connectivity throughout the development to link area development. It will be an amenity for the community as well. They have a written letter of support from The Med. There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:00 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Lyles and a second by Councilmember Mooney, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, with Councilmember Schultz having recused herself, to adopt Ordinance 2012-3392, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance", Section 4.2, "Official Zoning Map" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by rezoning 17.07 acres located at 1401 Arnold Road, generally located west of the College Station Medical Center and south of the Southwood Community Park, from R-1 Single-Family Residential to PDD Planned Development District, with the meritorious modifications. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Presentation and discussion regarding the College Station Medical District Master Plan. Bob Cowell, Director of Planning and Development, reported they are refining the elements of the Master Plan and expect to be ready for Public Hearings by spring. They hope to have identified a management structure to the extent that at this same time it can be formalized; e.g. initiate the development of a municipal management district. They also hope to identify the RM011212 Minutes Page 3 initial financing mechanism (such as a TIRZ/TIF) so that they can continue to make progress with the major capital improvements and also to "capture" new value as development occurs. 3. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the Council's Strategic Plan (2012), Policy Action Plan of Work, and strategies related to Diverse Growing Economv Strategic Initiative. Bob Cowell, Director of Planning and Development, reminded Council the plan was adopted in October with the understanding that further work was needed on specific strategies. There were six strategic initiatives, and each strategic initiative has a Council-stated goal with a series of strategies developed to achieve the stated goal. Tonight he talked about linkage to the Economic Development Master Plan through the initiative "diverse growing economy" and the City's efforts at diversifying consumer-oriented economy. A key component of the City's economic development strategy has been to attract outside dollars into the local economy, but it is not the only component (job creation and increased property tax base). The overarching strategy is to attract outside dollars, focusing on events and tourism, regional athletic events, and regional medical. All of these (retailers, events, athletics, and medical) allow us to be "bigger" than we are - for example if we are a regional medical center (i.e., serving a market much larger than our 97,000) then we get both the economic benefits and the facilities and doctors that are generally only available to a larger city. Staff requests that Council verify this is the general strategy, recognizing there are related components that will still need to be discussed later. There still needs to be more discussion on the use of HOT funds and general funds, as well as recommendations about incentives. What is the City's role? Staff will attempt to set up dates for the Council to have a workshop on the Strategic Plan. Council requested a copy of the economic development guidelines. 4. Adiournment. MOTION: There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 9:12 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Nancy erry, Mayor ATTEST: Sherry Mash , City Secretary RM011212 Minutes Page 4