HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/01/2004 - Special Minutes City CouncilMayor
Ron Sdwa
Mayor Pro Tempore
Denms Malone),
C~ty Manager
Thomas E Brymer
City Conncil
James Masse)'
John Happ
Robert Ware~n$
Susan Lancaster
Nanc~ Ber~
MINUTES
College Station Ci.ty Council
Special Meeting
July 1, 2004 at S:00 p.m.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Conference Room
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
members Massey, Happ, Warelng, Berry
Mayor Sdma, Mayor Pm Tem Maloney, Council
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Lancaster
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brymer, C~ty Secretary Hooks, City Attorney Cargill, Jr,
Budget and Strategic Planning D~reetor Kersten, Assistant to the Ctty Manager Cures
Mayor Sflvla called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m
Agenda Item No. I - Presentation~ discussion and possible action on the following items:
Review Mission and Vision Statements
Review Strategic Plan
Update Strategic Plan
Planmng and Development - %stoa Statement No 3
C,ty Planner Jane Kee presented a brief report on the UDO Four strategies were described In
the implementation plan on the development process
I ) Revise the technical standards for infrastructure construction.
2) Revise the drainage ordinance.
3) Revise the Subd,v,slon regulations
4) Update parkland deal[cation ordinance
Mark Smith reported on the status of the remslons to the Subd,vlslon Regulations h~ response ro
Council member's questions. Mark stated that issues need to be further discussed m the
subdivision regulations relating to ETJ development Meetings are being held with C~ty of
Bryan and Brazos County to discuss slmtlar regulations.
Council expected to be a part of the review process for subdlms~on regulations
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Jane Kee discussed Strategy #3. provide for a well planmng community and gu,de growth
through planned annexatmn. She discussed the annexation plan requirements. She sa,d that
d,scussion will need to happen by the Council to detenmne If other areas of the City may need to
be included m the three year annexation plan. She briefly pointed out that the Comprehenswe
Plan ,s ten years old. and the ~mplementatmn plan calls for policy d,scusslons ,n the near future
on amendments to the Comp Plan.
Mark presented an update to the Greenway Master Plan. He md,cated that the staff plans to
reinstitute the c,tlzen ad hoc comm,ttee to look at the greenways master plan and revisit the
various pohc,es that went into developing that plan. Part of the project wdl be to define
greenways Staffdlscussed land ded,cation processes.
Mark also emphasized that the hike and b,ke master plan lntemonnects with the greenways
master plan.
D~scuss,on was held about the ,nspectlon processes for rural sept,c systems and the respons,bd,ty
of the County Health Department m th,s area. The Intergovernmental Committee may d,scuss
this at their monthly meeting
Economic Development - Vision Statement No. 4
Kim Foutz and Mark Sm,th began w,th a status descflption of ongoing projects and completed
projects m Wolf Pen and Northgate.
Mark described the trail system constructed m the Wolf Pen Creek Corndor. Staff has dec~ded
to build ,rads on the land acqmred to date.
Klm discussed the concept plan for water features at Wolf Pen Creek. She presented the Wolf
Pen Creek Tax Increment Financing District Member Project Rank,ng. The water feature was
not ranked as one of the top three projects by the TIF Board Cotmcll has the final authority to
dec,de projects in tfus corridor. The sense of the Council was to pursue the water feature
concept
Councd member Massey explained that the Wolf Pen Charette process encouraged a landmark
feature ,n Wolf Pen Creek to attract bus,nesses and tourists.
K,m presented an update of the progress for the second Bus,ness Park. She noted that an RFQ
has been released and the des,gn will be brought forward to Councd soon. She said that the
Councd will need to discuss at the pohcy level as to how the business park relates to the overall
Rock Prame small area plan.
Staff and Councd d,scussed the thoroughfare plan for tMs area adjacent to the Bus,ness Park and
surrounding area.
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Discussion was held on the adjacent land south of current Business Park owned by Davis Young,
Pebble Creek Development. It was suggested that staff meet with Mr. Young to discuss options
for the City to look at acquiring more property next to the existing Business Park.
Klm pointed out that the city may want to have a "big box" ordinance m place to provide
strategies for staff in negotiating with these type of retailers She said that big box interest has
been shown that a big box retailer is interested m locating at the comer of Greens Prmrie Road
and Highway 6.
Klm discussed the infrastructure projects planned in the Highway 30/60 Corridor per the
agreement with Emanuel Glozkm and John Hamilton.
Klm stated that the market shows that the city cannot support more multi family developments.
Council discussed the factors associated with this type of development
Klm stated that she and the economic development staff from Bryan have focused on guidelines
for non Industrtal projects. These guidelines will come to Council at a future meeting. She
reminded the Council of the fast track program recently adopted.
stated that the staff has continued to incorporate Research Valley Partnership branding
different marketing approaches.
The Northgate Redevelopment plan recommendations are being implemented Klm ind~cated
that she ~s looking at District entryway signage
Council asked staff to look at the enforcement of open containers on public property
Northgate district.
Klm discussed the concept of community wayfindlng in which the CVB may develop a plan to
incorporate a tool of all major points of interest m the community for visitors and tourists.
Hearing no discusmon, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p in
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of August, 2004.
City Secretary Connie Hooks
APPROVED