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Home My WebLink About05/14/2012 - Regular Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF COLLEGE STATION MAY 14, 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: L ior 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 7:01 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 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. Citizen Comments Teri Gerst, 3923 Hawk Owl Cove, read a statement, attached. Avery Pavliska, 1700 Purple Martin Cove, read a statement, attached. Melanie Landis, 3929 Hawk Owl Cove, read a statement, attached. L RM051412 Minutes Page 1 L Gary Ives, 3943 Blue Jay Court, read a statement, attached. He also provided the Council with a packet of information from the Springbrook Homeowners Association, including the ballot information packet sent to the homeowners, the ballot results sent to the homeowners, and questions related to street route options sent to City staff. Mike Gerst, 3923 Hawk Owl Cove, read a statement, attached. Karen Fawcett, 3905 Hawk Owl Cove, said she was excited about a new trail in Lick Creek Park. Driving to the park is not convenient. To do this, the neighborhood has to donate the right -of- way. An election was held and passed by almost 60% of the homeowners. But now a vocal minority has come forward to protest the trail. Cecilia Yip, 1715 Cardinal Lane, stated her opposition to the proposed trail in the residential area. There are four other options available. This will create a safety issue for the homes along the trail, as well as those utilizing the trail. If a trail is built along the creek, there are problems with floods and other safety issues. She asked why her neighbor has the right to say who can come by her backyard. Also, she asked who will clean the litter in the creek. Ken Tripp, 2924 Cain Road, spoke about the water park in the Barracks. He said there was a problem with water over Cain Road. The engineering in Barracks #2 is faulty. They need drainage relief there. William Hauck, 3930 Hawk Owl, spoke about his concerns with the safety issues with the Lick Creek Trail. If someone falls ill while on the trail, what is the accessibility for emergency personnel to transport someone out. He asked for a moratorium because this is poorly planned. CONSENT AGENDA 2a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of Minutes for: • April 26, 2012 Workshop • April 26, 2012 Regular Council Meeting 2b. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Resolution 05- 14- 12 -2b adopting Section 3 Plan Implementation Plan and Administrative Guide to comply with 24 CFR, Part 135 of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 3. 2c. Presentation. possible action, and discussion regarding approval of the Brazos Valley Wide Area Communications System (BVWACS) Operating Budget for FY13 and authorizing the City's quarterly payments of approximately $52,976 for an annual total of $211,904. 2d. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding participation in Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreements with National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (NIPA), National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) and U.S. Communities L RM051412 Minutes Page 2 Government Purchasing Alliance (U.S. Communities) and authorize the Executive Director L.. of Business Services to apply for membership online on their website(s). 2e. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the second renewal of bid #11 -69 to Knife River to provide a six month agreement for the purchase of Type D Hot Mix Asphalt for the maintenance of streets in an amount not to exceed $630,000 ($63.00 per ton), and authorizing the City Manager to execute the renewal agreement on behalf of the City Council. Item 2b was pulled for a separate vote. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Lyles and a second by Councilmember Schultz, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, with Councilmember Ruesink absent from the dais, to approve the Consent Agenda, less item 2b. The motion carried unanimously. (2b)MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Fields and a second by Councilmember Mooney, the City Council voted two (2) for and four (4) opposed, with Mayor Berry and Councilmembers Brick, Lyles and Schultz voting against, and Councilmember Ruesink absent from the dais, to postpone this item for a full workshop discussion. The motion failed. (2b)MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Schultz and a second by Councilmember Lyles, the City Council voted five (5) for and two (2) opposed, with Councilmembers Fields and Mooney voting against, to adopt Resolution 05- 14- 12 -2b, adopting Section 3 Plan Implementation Plan and Administrative Guide to comply with 24 CFR, Part 135 of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 3. The motion carried. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the annual report of the Youth Advisory Council. The City Council accepted the annual report of the Youth Advisory Council as presented by Emily Ryan, a senior at A &M Consolidated. 2. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion approving Ordinance 2012- 3415, vacating and abandoning a 0.1444 acre, 20 -foot wide public utility easement recorded in Volume 2163, Pages 223 -225, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, and located along the southwest property line of a parcel of land situated in the J.E. Scott League, Abstract No. 50, and being an 0.986 acre tract as described by warranty deed recorded in volume 7609, page 150 of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas. At approximately 7:43 p.m. Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing. RM051412 Minutes Page 3 There being no comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 7:43 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Schultz and a second by Councilmember Fields, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2012- 3415, vacating and abandoning a 0.1444 acre, 20 -foot wide public utility easement recorded in Volume 2163, Pages 223 -225, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, and located along the southwest property line of a parcel of land situated in the J.E. Scott League, Abstract No. 50, and being an 0.986 acre tract as described by warranty deed recorded in volume 7609, page 150 of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Presentation, and discussion regarding a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 11, "Utilities" Section 11 -1, "General Provisions ", sections B -D and K of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, having the effect of raising utility deposit amounts for residential utility customers and raising the delinquent fee amount for commercial customers. Jeff Kersten, Executive Director of Fiscal Services, reported there has been an increase in write - offs due to non - payment of utility bills, and all good - paying customers pay for these write -offs. Currently, deposits are only required on late accounts, and staff is recommending changes to the deposit amounts. Additionally, the current disconnect /reconnect fee does not cover the cost of the disconnect/reconnect service, and staff is proposing a change in that as well to cover the cost of the service. These changes will reduce write -offs, which have been increasing. Implementation will be focused on new customers and high -risk accounts. Staff will also work L v toward educating customers on the changes. Council directed staff to draft an ordinance in corporating these revisions for the Council's consideration at the May 24 meeting. 4. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding a recommendation for revision to the Naming Policy for City Facilities and Sub - facilities. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Fields and a second by Councilmember Mooney, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to postpone this item until the May 24 meeting with clarifying language. The motion carried unanimously. 5. Adjournment. MOTION: There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 8:44 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2012. Nancy Berry, Mayor ATTEST: ftw RM051412 Minutes Page 4 k , Sherry Mash ►ai , City Secretary L RM051412 Minutes Page 5 \ • ( , • ( ---,/ * : / (. . • (