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Home My WebLink About11/29/2004 - Special Minutes City Council CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ('allege Statton, Tradillon$11 'dl~es, Progressive ll~inltlng tn tko P.e~.arc~ v~lte~ Mayor Ran Silv~a Mayor Pro Tempore Dennis Maloney City Manager Thomas E Bfymer Minutes College Station City Council Special Meeting Monday, November 29, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas Cil7 Council James Masse/ John Happ Robert Ware~ng Susan Lancaster Nancy Berry COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Silvia, Mayor Pro Tern Maloney, Council members Massey, Happ, Wareing. Berry COUNCIL MEMBER ABSENT: Council member Lancaster STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brymer, Assistant City Manager Brown, City Attorney Cargill Jr.. City Secretary Hooks. Assistant City Secretary Casares Mayor Silwa called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. Soecial Aeenda Item No. 2 - Executive Session At 12:02 p.m. Mayor Silvia announced in open session that the City Council would convene into executive sessmn pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Open Meeting Act to consider economic development negoliattons. Economic Incentive Neootmions {Gov't Code Section 551 0871. nossible action The C~ty Council may dehberate au commercial or financ,al reformation that the City Cotincd has received from a business prospect thai the City Council seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the city w~th which the C~ty Council m conducting economic development negotiations may deliberate on an offer of financial or other incentives for a business prospect ARer executive session discussion, any final action or vote taken wdl be in public The following subject{s} may be discussed I. The proposed city COl~ference ceuter and associated privately developed hotel a Amendment tolnfraslructure Agreement Council returned from executive session and reconvened the special meeting at 12:29 p.m. No act:on taken. Soecial Anenda Item No. 3 == Presentation, discuas~o~ and .m,~alb!e action on an a,~tn~,ment tn the Infrastructure Agreement between the City of Collene Station~ and Crescent Poiute Ltd. (formerly Colleee Main Apartments Ltd.) for the Phase II Hinhwa¥ 30/60 corridor infrastructn~: Droiect. D~rector of Community and Economic Development Klm Foutz remarked that Phase I is now complete, and was constructed and paid for by the City. including installation of Copperfield Traditional Val,es. Progressive Thinking In the Research t a/let City Council Special Meeting I 1-29-2004 Page 2 Parkway, street and pedestrian hghtmg s~dewalks, medians, and utilities along Copper~eld Section 6 of the original Infrastructure Agreement provides that the City of College Station and Crescent Point wdl create a $500,000 Public Improvements D~strict for Phase il improvements which are in excess of $3.5 mdlion The amendment would eliminate the need for a Public Improvements District, requinng Crescent Point Ltd To install $500,000 of ~mprovements in accordance with the landscape/hardscape plans and gas line plans. The amendment would accomplish the same improvements as the original agreement with s~gnificamly less administrative requirements. In the agreement, the City would complete Phase II utilities, some landscaping, l,ghtmg, and roadways which included a looped road and cul-de-sac. Mr. Jolm Hamilton, 3100 Briarcrest Drive presented an overview of the development interest and described various aspects of the proposed project Mayor Pro Tem Maloney moved to approve the amendment to the Infrastructure Agreement between the City of College Station and Crescent Point Ltd. for the Phase II Highway 30/60 corridor infrastructure project. Council member Happ seconded the motion, which carried unanimoasly, 5=0=1, with Counol member Lancaster absent. FOR: Silvm, Maloney, Massey. Happ, Berry AGAINST None ABSTAINED: Wareing ABSENT. Lancaster Special A~enda Item N0. 4 -- Bid No. 04-72 Contract 04-187 - P ~regocatation~ diso:~"~r, an.~l possible action on a resolution approving the contract with Dudley Construetion~ Ltd. For $ I ~404~004.52 for improvernent~ related to the Highway 30/60 Infrastructure pha,~ !1. Mayor Pro Tem Maloney moved to approve Resolution No. 11-29-2004-04 approving the contract w~th Dudley Construction, Ltd. In the amount of $1,404,004.52 for ~mprovements related to the Highway 30/60 Infrastructure Phase II. Council member Happ seconded which carned unanimously. 5-0-1, with Councilmember Lancaster absent. FOR: Silvia, Maloney, Massey, Happ, Berry AGAINST None ABSTAINED: Wareing ABSENT. Lancaster Soeeial A~,enda Item No. 5 - Adjourn, Hearing no objections, the special meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m. PASSED and APPROVE/~his C~"gecretaD' C~r~nie Hooks 27th day of January, 2005 APPROVED- Tradtttonal t'alues. Progresstve Thm~mg In the Research !'alley