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Home My WebLink About06/28/2012 - Regular Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING fikrar CITY OF COLLEGE STATION JUNE 28, 2012 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Nancy Berry Council: Blanche Brick Jess Fields Karl Mooney Katy -Marie Lyles, absent Julie Schultz Dave Ruesink City Staff: 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 7:17 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, 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. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Ruesink and a second by Councilmember Schultz, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the absence request from Katy -Marie Lyles. The motion carried unanimously. Citizen Comments Brian Leschber, 1716 Starling Drive, stated that his home backs up to the Springbrook HOA- owned portion of the Lick Creek floodway. He is one of the ten homeowners that have hired g legal representation to stop the transfer of the floodway property to the City. He reported the r RM062812 Minutes Page 1 HOA refused an offer of $5,000 for the property, which included allowing all HOA members access to the property. No counter offer was made. He requested the City consider that the floodway does flood during most rain events. The resulting debris and mud will need to be cleaned up after each event, requiring maintenance funds. Rita Silbernagel, 1800 Holleman, #1216, expressed her concern related to the bus stop for route 27 near her apartment. She stated it is not safe to cross the street safely at that location. The nearest traffic light is at Texas, and no one is going to walk that far to cross at a light. In the afternoon, people have to wait two or three minutes before they can cross. Especially in this heat, people get irritated and will take chances. There needs to be a cross walk installed or something to facilitate a safe crossing. CONSENT AGENDA 2a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for: • June 14, 2012 Workshop • June 14, 2012 Regular Council Meeting 2b. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Resolution 06- 28- 12 -2b, to improve efficiency of contract administration procedures by omitting the need for contract resolutions for our two standard forms of agreement that have been adopted by Council, and to authorize staff to modify the Standard Form of Construction Services by adding a paragraph providing for the contract amount. 2c. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding the approval of a contract between the City of College Station and Westnet Inc. for $ 5 15.220.23 for the upgrading of the Fire Station Alerting System in all 6 Fire Stations and authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City Council. 2d. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of a supplement to the original contract with EnRoute Emergency Systems, for the purchase of a software interface between EnRoute's CAD system and the WestNet First -In alerting system in the amount of $14,500. 2e. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding approval of a contract between the City of College Station and Bryan Texas Utilities in the amount of $60,000 for the purposes of BTU temporarily operating College Station's electric transmission system and authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City Council. 2f. Presentation, possible action and discussion to consider an agreement for the Wellborn Special Utility District to transfer their water through the College Station water system. 2g. Presentation, possible action and discussion of the First Amendment to Water Code Section 13.255 Agreement Regarding Retail Water Service Areas entered into between the City and Wellborn Special Utility District regarding the provision of water service to approximately 1100 acres south of Greens Prairie Road and west of Arrington Road. RM062812 Minutes Page 2 2h. Presentation, possible action and discussion to consider an agreement for the Wellborn Special Utility District to provide temporary water service to the Berry property. Item 2e was pulled from the agenda. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Mooney and a second by Councilmember Schultz, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the Consent Agenda, less item 2e. The motion carried unanimously. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion approving Ordinance 2012 -3420, vacating and abandoning a 0.20 Acre portion of Meadowland Street Right -of- way, which is located at 100 Meadowland Street between Hensel Street and University Drive within the North Park Subdivision according to the plat recorded in Volume 465 Page 37 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas. 2. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion approving Ordinance 2012- 3421, vacating and abandoning a 0.34 acre public access easement located at 100 Meadowland Street between Hensel Street and University Drive. The 0.34 acre public access easement is a portion of the previously abandoned right -of -way of Meadowland Street reserved as public access easement per Ordinance No. 2010 -3232 by the City of College Station. 3. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion approving Ordinance 2012- 3422, vacating and abandoning a 484.5 square foot public utility easement, a 7,177 square foot public utility easement, a 0.59 acre public utility easement, and a 3,456 square foot public utility easement located at 100 Meadowland Street between Hensel Street and University Drive. Agenda items 1, 2, and 3 were taken up together. At approximately 7:34 p.m. Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing. Natalie Ruiz spoke on behalf of the applications. There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 7:37 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Mooney and a second by Councilmember Fields, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2012 -3420, as amended, and Ordinances 2012 -3421 and 2012 -3422, as presented. The motion carried unanimously. 4. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Ordinance 2012- 3423, amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance ", Section 4.2, "Official RM062812 Minutes Page 3 Zoning Map" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by ite■ from C -1 General Commercial to R -4 Multi- Family for approximately 0.7 acres and. R -4 Multi- Family to C -1 General Commercial for approximately 0.85 acres for the properties located at 2041 Holleman Drive West and 1451 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, generally located at the corner of Holleman Drive West and Harvey Mitchell Parkway South. At approximately 7:40 p.m. Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing. Glenn Jones, agent for the owners, stated he was available for questions. There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 7:40 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Fields and a second by Councilmember Mooney, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2012- 3423, 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 from C -1 General Commercial to R -4 Multi- Family for approximately 0.7 acres and. R -4 Multi- Family to C -1 General Commercial for approximately 0.85 acres for the properties located at 2041 Holleman Drive West and 1451 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, generally located at the corner of Holleman Drive West and Harvey Mitchell Parkway South. The motion carried unanimously. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Resolution 06- 28- 12 -05, approving a contract between the City of College Station and Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $482,032 for the Drainage Master Plan and authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City Council. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Mooney and a second by Councilmember Ruesink, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Resolution 06- 28 -12- 05, approving a contract between the City of College Station and Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $482,032 for the Drainage Master Plan and authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City Council. The motion carried unanimously. 6. Presentation and discussion on upcoming Board and Commission appointments. Shelley Major, Records Management Coordinator, updated the Council on the board appointments coming up. There are thirteen Council- appointed boards and commissions. To date, the City has received fifty -one applications for twenty -nine vacancies on nine boards. Qualified applicants must be a College Station resident and a qualified voter. Some boards /commissions may require specific expertise. Ms. Major provided a brief overview of each board /commission with vacancies. Friday, June 29, is the deadline for applications. Staff expects to put this on the July 12 agenda. RM062812 Minutes Page 4 7. Adjournment. MOTION: There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 8:03 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, 2012. Nancy Berry, Mayor ATTEST: Sherry Ma urn, City Secretary L RM062812 Minutes Page 5 Gr - r 4.4 CITY OF COJ.J.FGE STATION Nome of Texas AdM Unioe ity' Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name KatyMarie Lyles Request Submitted on June 25, 2012 I will not be in attendance at the meeting of June 28, 2012 (Date) for the reason(s) specified: UMARMY Mission Tri . KM Lyles Signature This request shall be submitted to the office of the City Secretary or Board Secretary one week prior to the meeting date. (*