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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/22/1998 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMayor LYNN MCILHANEY Mayor Pro Tempore HUB KENNADY City Manager GEORGE K. NOE COLLEGE STATION Council Members STEVE ESMOND LARRY MARIO'CI' DAVID HICKSON DICK BIRDWELL SWlKI ANDERSON MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Thursday, January 22, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. College Station City Hall COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mcllhaney, Mayor Protem Kennady, Councilmembers Birdwell, Esmond, Mariott, Anderson COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: Councilmember Hickson Agenda Item No. 1 -- Pledge of Allegiance Councilmembers and audience cited the pledge of allegiance. Agenda Item No. 2 -- Invocation Agenda Item No. 3 -- Consider request for absence from meeting. Mayor Protem Kennady made a motion to approve the request by Councilman Hickson. Mariott seconded the motion which carried unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. 4 -- Presentation Mayor Mcllhaney presented a proclamation to recruiters from the US Army for Stay in School, Stay off Drugs and Plan for Life in School Year 1997-98. Agenda Item No. 5 -- Statutory Agenda 5a. Bid #98-34 Approved purchase for hydraulic rescue equipment on fire trucks and the addition of a set of heavy duty hydraulic tools to the ladder truck. Funds available as approved and budgeted in FY 1997-98 General Fund. Award to Casco Industries, Inc. Shreveport, LA as lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications in the amount of $18,767. 5b. Bid #98-03 Approved request to re award contract for pavement/read painting to N-Line Traffic Maintenance of Bryan. Funds available in FY 1997-98 General Fund, Streets, and Public Works, total expenditure $47,300. Providing Customer Service Excellence Council Regular 1/22/98 Page 2 Items approved by common consent. Agenda Item No. 6 -- Consent Agenda: 6a. Approved minutes for City Council special meeting of November 7, 1997, regular meeting of November 13, 1997 and regular meeting of January 7, 1998. The minutes of November 13th, page 6 were corrected as follows: "Councilman Birdwell moved adoption of Ordinance Number 2279 to rezone 52 acres at the SW corner of State Highway 6 and Nantucket Drive from A-O Agricultural/Open to R-1 Single Family Residential without any oversize sewer participation". 6b. Consider ordinance amending Chapter 10, Section 3.E(2)(n) in the Code of Ordinances to reduce the speed limit on Ashbum Street between Lincoln Avenue and Gilchdst Avenue from 30 to 20 miles per hour. This item was removed by Councilman Esmond to receive a brief staff report. Councilman Birdwell made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2299 as presented. Motion was seconded by Mayor Protem Kennady which carded by 5-1, Councilman Esmond voted against. 6c. Approve master preliminary plat of 46 acres for construction of a new intermediate school on Graham Road (97-322). This item was removed by Councilman Birdwell for further discussion. Mr. Birdwell commented that the plan is not appropriate. It does not include access to the school from a minor side street. It should be designed for safety to allow for bus and children drop off onto a minor collector street rather than a major road. Councilman Birdwell made a motion to reject the master plat as submitted and ask the school to amend the plat to provide for a side street. The motion was seconded by Councilman Esmond. Bill Savage from CSISD addressed the Council in response to Councilman Birdwell's concerns. The motion failed by a 3-3 vote. FOR: Anderson, Birdwell, Esmond AGAINST: Mcllhaney, Kennady, Mariott Mayor Protem Kennady made a motion to approve the plat as presented. Motion seconded by Councilman Mariott which failed by a 3-3 vote. FOR: Mcllhaney, Kennady, Madott AGAINST: Anderson, Birdwell, Esmond Councilman Mariott made a motion to defer this item to the next workshop meeting. The motion was seconded by Mayor Protem Kennady which carried 4-2. Council Regular 1/22/98 Page 3 FOR: Mcllhaney, Kennady, Birdwell, Madott AGAINST: Anderson, Esmond 6d. Appointed two members to the Board of Directors on the Greater Texas Student Loan Corporation, Inc., Robert Logan (Place 2) and Alonzo Sosa (Place 4). Terms shall expire December 1999. Items 6a and 6d were approved by common consent. Regular Agenda Agenda Item No. 7a -- Discuss and possible action of an ordinance amendinq Chapter 77 Health and Sanitation section of Code of Ordinances regulating open storage in residential areas. Fire Marshal, Jon Mies described the amendments to the ordinance. The ordinance regulates open storage of commodities and materials and establishes minimum screening requirements. Mayor Protem Kennady made a motion to approve the ordinance as presented. Motion seconded by Councilman Esmond. Councilmembers discussed the screening of firewood. Councilman Birdwell made an amended motion to direct staff to draft language in the ordinance to allow for firewood in the backyard without screening. The motion was seconded by Councilman Esmond. Motion carried unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. 7b -- Discuss and possible action on revised user fees for recreation programs and park facilities for 1998 and 1999. Councilman Birdwell made a motion to approve the user fees for 1998 and 1999. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mariott which carried unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. 7c -- Discuss and possible action on ~75~000 CDBG Public facilities funds to be used for air conditioning and other related improvements to the Lincoln Center gym. Mayor Protem Kennady made a motion to approve the request. Motion seconded by Councilman Mariott which carried unanimously, 6-0. Funds available in FY 98 CDBG Budget for Public Facilities. Agenda Item No. 7d -- Discuss and possible action on an ordinance proposin,q amendments to Charter of the City of College Station and calling for an election. Council discussed this item at the workshop meeting. Council Regular 1/22/98 Page 4 Councilman Birdwell made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 2300 to call a special election for May 2, 1998 to present a proposition to the voters on a charter amendment as follows: "Shall Section 18 of the City Charter be amended to limit the Mayor and Councilmen to three (2) two year consecutive terms?" The motion was seconded by Councilman Esmond which carried 5-1, Mayor Protein Kennady voted against. Agenda Item No. 7e -- Appoint citizens to the Conference Center Marketing and Booking Policy Ad Hoc Committee. Councilman Madott made a motion to appoint the following individuals. John Richards, Sheila Walker, Joe DePalma (non voting member), Barron Hobbs, Tom Kenney, and Merrill Kirkpatrick. Motion seconded by Councilman Esmond which carried unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. 7f -- Appoint citizens as board members to the TIF Reinvestment Zone 7. TIF relates to the Hotel/Conference Center. Mayor Protem Kennady made a motion to defer this item to allow the staff to locate property owners interested in serving on this Board. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mariott which carded unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. 8 -- Hear Visitors. Peter Keating, 8411 Shadow Oaks presented a letter to Mayor Mcllhaney related to the findings of the Blue Ribbon Committee Report on engineering practices in the City. Bill Bingham of 404 Fairview asked the city to address three items: Repair streets that have been previously constructed with curb and gutter in the neighborhood. He also mentioned that the delivery vehicles stop in front of the restaurants on University Drive causing traffic problems. He requested council consider changing workshop meetings to an evening hour to accommodate citizens. Helen Pugh of 601 Fairview stated that she received a report from the City Manager at the close of the workshop meeting on responses to her concerns from the January 7th meeting. She asked that she receive this information at an earlier time. John Szabuniewicz, 1004 Shady Drive asked council to consider drainage systems be dedicated to the city. Mayor Mcllhaney announced that the City Council shall return to executive session at 8:15 p.m. Council Regular 1/22/98 Agenda Item No. 9 -- Adjourn The council returned from executive session at 9:40 p.m. No action was taken. The workshop, executive, and regular sessions were adjourned at 9:40 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of February, 199~8. ~ity Secretary Connie Hooks APPROVED: I~lay'~ Lynr~ M~:llhaney Page 5 GUEST REGISTER REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998 7:00 P.M. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. I~A ~%' r~-~--~P*j,-) 19. '"~ ~,~'~ ~ 20. ~d,~ GUEST REGISTER REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998 7:00 P.M. 6. 7. 8. 9. 13. 19. 20. GUEST REGISTER WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998 3:00 P.M. 13.