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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/12/1998 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMayor LYNN MCILHANEY Mayor Pro Tempore HUB KENNADY City Manager GEORGE K. NOE COLLEGE STATION Council Member~ STEVE ESMOND LARRY MARIOTr DAVID HICKSON DICK BIRDWELL SWIKI ANDERSON MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Thursday, March 12, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. College Station City Hall COUNClLMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mcllhaney, Councilmembers Hickson, Mariott, Esmond, Birdwell, Anderson COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: Mayor Protem Kennady STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Manager Brymer, City Secretary Hooks, City Attorney Cargill, Public Information Manager Holder, Assistant City Secretary Casares, Human Resources Director Pavlinski, OTIS Director Piwonka, Public Works Director Smith, Public Utilities Director Woody, PARD Director Beachy, Fire Chief Giordano, Interim Finance Director Cryan, Police Major Patterson Mayor Mcllhaney called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. Agenda Item No. 1 -- Pledge of Allegiance Councilmembers and audience cited the pledge of allegiance. Agenda Item No. 2 -- Invocation Rev. Kathleen Ellis of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship provided the invocation. Agenda Item No. 3 -- Consider request for absence from meeting. Councilman Mariott made a motion to approve the request from Mayor Protem Kennady. Motion seconded by Councilman Hickson which carried unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. 4 -- Statutory Agenda a. Approved by common consent to pumhase one 1998 Ford Explorer as an upgrade from a Ford Taurus for Police Department through Houston Galveston Area Council. Award to HGAC contract in the amount of $23,844.51. Funds available in Fleet Replacement Fund (97-98) Providing Customer Service Excellence Council Regular 3/12/98 Page 2 Agenda Item No. 5 -- Consent Agenda a. Approved minutes for council workshop meeting of February 26, 1998 and regular meeting of February 26, 1998. b. Approved professional service contract in the amount of $303,602.33 to Walton and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. for the planning, design and construction administration of the rehabilitation of Graham Road from SH 6 to Wellborn Road. Funds available in FY 1997-98 CIP Budget. c. Approved contract for professional services in the amount of $26,000 to Patterson Architects of Bryan, Texas for the design services of a Teen Center. Funds available in FY 1997-98 Parks and Recreation Fund Fund Balance. d. Approved development agreement deferring the right of way dedication and construction of Appomattox to enable the redevelopment of the ddving range located on the SH 6 East Bypass between Windwood and Raintree Subdivisions. e. Approved the naming of city owned property located in the Lincoln Wayne Smith Corridor as W.A. Tarrow Park and naming the youth baseball facility as the Wayne Smith Baseball Fields. f: Receive Certification from City Secretary on initiative petition regarding Fire Station No. 2. This item was removed to allow Ms. June Cooper the opportunity to address Councilmembers. Ms. Cooper, 900 Val Verde, served as a committee member circulating the Fire Station petition, addressed the Council. She thanked the Mayor and Councilmembers on their vote taken February 26th to retain Fire Station No. 2. She read from a letter addressed to the committee on the councilmember's actions. She asked the City Council to address in a letter to the committee the financing for Easterwood Fire Station No. 4 and a commitment to not raise taxes. Councilman Birdwell made a motion to approve the certification statement provided by the City Secretary. Motion seconded by Councilman Hickson which carried unanimously, 6-0. g. Consider and authorize purchase replacement CIS and integrated Planning/Zoning/Building Inspection/Code Enforcement software/hardware from HTE. Total expenditure $814,028.68. Al~ items were approved by common consent with the exception of 5f. Council Regular 3/12/98 Page 3 Agenda Item No. 6 -- Regular Agenda 6a. Public hearing and possible action rezoning 2.9 acres located on the southwest corner of Luther and Jones Butler, Lot 4 Block 1, Melrose Subdivision from R-5 Apartments Medium Density to C-1 General Commercial (98-101) Staff Planner Sabine McCully presented the staff report and stated that the subject property is currently part of the Melrose property abutting the Melrose Apartments and across Jones Butler from Treehouse Village. The Comprehensive Plan allows for additional retail neighborhood uses at smaller intersections. Increased development interest has shown an increase in commercial development. The applicant proposed to build a neighborhood convenience center to include a restaurant, convenience store, cleaners, and service station. Currently the only zoning district which allows all these uses is C-1. Staff indicated concern because C-1 also allows additional uses which would not be compatible. Staff recommended C-B, C-3 er PDD-B zone. Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the PDD-B zone. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. Chuck Ellison of 2902 Camille, representing the applicant supported the PDD-B zone. Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing. Councilman Birdwell made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2315 rezoning the 2.9 acres located on the southwest corner of Luther and Jones Butler Road from R-5 Apartments Medium Density to PDD-B Planned Development District - Business. Motion seconded by Councilman Mariott which carded unanimously, 6-0. 6b: Public hearing and reconsideration of an ordinance amendment relating to land uses in C-B Business Commercial District (98-801). Staff Planner Sabine McCully presented the staff report and stated that this ordinance amendment would be the first of many changes to the current commercial zoning districts because most are not accommodating the combinations of uses wanted by developers. Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. Norma Miller, 504 Guernsey asked the Council how this zoning would affect neighborhoods. Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing. Motion made by Councilman Hickson to adopt Ordinance No. 2316 amending Section 7.22 District C-B Business Commercial in the Zoning Ordinance. Motion seconded by Councilman Birdwell which carried unanimously, 6-0. Council Regular 3/12/98 Page 4 6c: Public hearing and reconsideration of an ordinance amendment relating to landscaping and streetscaping requirements (97-822). Staff Planner Sabine McCully briefly explained this item. She presented a detailed presentation dudng the workshop session held eadier. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. Hank McQuaide asked Council to remove the requirements for duplexes and single family residences. Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing. Councilman Birdwell moved approval of Ordinance No. 2317 as proposed with the exception of streetscape and landscape requirements for R-1 and R-2 districts and ask the Community Appearance committee to look at these zones. Motion seconded by Councilman Hickson which carried unanimously, 6-0. 6d: Discussion and possible action to approve the Greater Texas Student Loan Corporation's issuance of tax exempt bonds of $35 million and entering into a taxable line of credit with Student Loan Marketing Association in original principal amount of $40 million. Larry Holt, General Counsel for the Corporation addressed the Council. Motion made by Councilman Birdwell, seconded by Councilman Hickson to approve the issuance of tax exempt bonds by the Greater Texas Student Loan Corporation. Motion carried unanimously, 6-0. 6e: Action on executive session. Motion made by Councilman Birdwell, seconded by Councilman Mariott to increase the City Secretary's salary by 4 percent and the City Judge's salary by 3 percent. Motion carried unanimously, 6-0. 6f. Adjourn The workshop, executive and regular meetings were adjourned at 7:50 p.m PASSED AND APPROVED this 26th day of March., 199._~8. City Secretary Connie Hooks APPROVED: Ma~/or Lynn Mcllhane~, GUEST REGISTER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998 7:00 P.M. 18. GUEST REGISTER WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998 3:00 P.M. 1. ~, ~2 11. 13. 14. 19. 20.