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Home My WebLink About05/14/1998 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMayor LYNN MclLHANEY Mayor Pro Tempore City Manager GEORGE K. NOE COLLEGE STATION Council Members STEVE ESMOND RON SILVIA SVVI KI ANDERSON LARRY MARIOTT DAVID HICKSON ANNE HAZEN MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Thursday, May 14, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. College Station City Hall Council Chambers COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mcllhaney, Councilmembers Mariott, Esmond, Anderson, Silvia, Hazen COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Councilman Hickson STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Manager Brymer, City Attorney Cargill, Jr., City Secretary Hooks, Acting Public Works Director Anthony, Acting City Engineer Smith Mayor Mcllhaney called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Agenda Item No. 1 -- Pledge of Allegiance Councilmembers and audience cited the pledge. Agenda Item No. 2 -- Invocation Agenda Item No. 3 -- Request for Absence Councilman Mariott made a motion to excuse David Hickson from the meeting. Motion seconded by Councilmember Esmond which carried unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. 4 -- Presentation Mayor Mcllhaney honored six Girl Scouts who earned the Gold Award. She presented each with certificates of appreciation and gifts. Agenda Item No. 5 -- Statutory Agenda 5a. Bid #98-51: Approved contract for landscape and site maintenance at College Station's Water Production and Wastewater Treatment Facilities. Funds available as budgeted in FY 1997-98 Water and Wastewater Utilities Funds. Recommended award to Paterson's Lawn Maintenance Services of Huntsville as lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications for a total of $18,555. City of College Station, Texas Providing Customer Service Excellence Council Regular 5/14/98 Page 2 Item approved by common consent A.qenda Item No. 6 -- Consent Agenda 6a. Approved minutes for Workshop and Regular Meetings, April 23, 1998. 6b. Approved Ordinance No. 2326 renaming Courtlandt to Concord Circle. 6c. Approved contract between the City of College Station and the Bryan College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization for transportation planning services provided by the City. 6d. Approved change order no. 4 for Wayne Smith Youth Baseball project to change the parking lot pavement design due to unexpected subgrade conditions in the amount of $69,695. 6e. Called a public hearing to be held on May 28, 1998 on Budget amendment No. 3 to the FY 1997-98 Budget for authorization to allocate $100,000 for legal costs associated with new Conference Center, $55,640 for additional costs associated with staff for additional staff and other operations costs in the Parks Department; $69,000 to appropriate funds for a change order for Wayne Smith Park Development; $28,930 for Police Department travel related to ALERT Project; and $65,500 for XTRA Education contract services and other anticipated expenditures. 6f. Approved contract to purchase 103 Holleman from Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Preston. Items approved by common consent. Agenda Item No. 7 -- Rei3ular A~enda 7a: Discussion and possible action on traffic patterns in the Foxfire Subdivision. Public Works Director Kathryn Anthony and Traffic Consultant Joe Blaschke described options available for an alternative traffic pattern at the Y intersection in Foxfire. Staff recommended Option 2 based on safety issues and recommendations made by Mr. Blaschke. Option 2 recommended the installation of pavement markings and signs for one way operation headed west to become a T intersection. The city had erected barriers to reroute traffic because of the connection of Stonebrook and Foxfire Ddve as part of Phase 9, Woodcreek subdivision. Members of the Foxfire community addressed the council in support of Option 4 for a cost of $4,000. Bill Fox of 1700 Frost representing the Foxfire Homeowners Association asked the city to restore Option 3 or Option 4. Option 4 included installation of stop signs, installation of raised reflective markers, and a speed hump. Council Regular 5/14/98 Page 3 Doug Slack of 2301 Ferguson Cimle supported Option 4 as an alternative traffic pattem. Robert Brick, 1309 Foxfire requested that the Homeowners Association be given the opportunity to try Option 4. Don Steinbach of 1504 Foxfire endorsed Option 3 or 4. Councilman Mariott made a motion to approve Option 4 without speed humps. Motion seconded by Councilman Esmond which carried unanimously, 6-0. 7b, Public hearing and consideration of rezoning and platting of 6 acres {Edelweiss Phase 13) located along the north side of Rock Prairie Rd. west of the existing park, from R-1 Single Family Residential to PUD #2. Staff Planner Sabine McCully described this item. Mayor Mcllhaney opened public hearing. No one spoke. She closed the public hearing. Councilman Mariott made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 2327 as presented. Motion seconded by Councilman Silvia which carried unanimously, 5-1, Councilman Hazen voted against. Councilman Hazen expressed concern about the number of parking spaces designated per unit. 7c. Public hearing on the creation of Reinvestment Zone No. 9 and consider adoption of an ordinance creating this zone for CSL of Texas, Inc. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. No one spoke. She closed the public headng. Councilman Madott made a motion to approve Ordinance 2328 creating Reinvestment Zone No. 9. Motion seconded by Councilman Esmond which carried unanimously, 6-0. 7d. Consider approval of an agreement for development and tax abatement in reinvestment zone No. 9 for commercial tax abatement for CSL of Texas~ Inc. This item was removed from the agenda. This item will return to the agenda when agreements are finalized. 7e. Discussion and possible action pertaining to the appointment of a Greenways Implementation Task Force. Councilmembers suggested additional names for the membership. Council Regular 5/14/98 Page 4 Motion made by Councilman Mariott to defer this item for the next meeting to allow staff to contact these individuals to find out if they were available to serve. Motion seconded by Councilman Silvia. Motion carried unanimously, 6-0. A~Jenda Item No. 8 -- Hear Visitors. No one spoke. Agenda Item No. 9 -- Adjourn Councilman Mariott made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 p.m. Motion seconded by Councilman Esmond which carried unanimously, 6-0. PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of May, 199_~8. ATTEST: · City Secretary Connie Hooks APPROVED: '-~Ma~'or Lyn~ Mcllhaney,/ GUEST REGISTER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1998 7:00 P.M. 19. 20. GUEST REGISTER WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1998 3:00 P.M. 13. 5. 6. 7. 8. 14. 19. 10. 20.