HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/24/1997 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor
LYNN MCILHANEY
Mayor Pro Tempore
HUB KENNADY
City Manager
GEORGE K. NOE
COLLEGE STATION
Council Members
STEVE ESMOND
LARRY MARIOTT
DAVID HICKSON
DICK BIRDWELL
SWlKI ANDERSON
MINUTES
COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL
Workshop Meeting
Thursday, July 24, 1997 at 3:00 p.m.
CSISD Boardroom, 1812 Welsh
COUNClLMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Protem Kennady, Councilmembers
Hickson, Mariott, Birdwell, Anderson,
Esmond
COUNClLMEMBERSABSENT: Mayor Mcllhaney
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Manager Brymer, City
Attorney Cargill, City Secretary Hooks, Transportation Planner Hard, City
Planner Kee, Assistant City Engineer Morgan, City Engineer Laza, Fire Marshal
Mies
Mayor Protem Kennady called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Agenda Item No. I -- Discuss consent and statutory a,qenda items listed on
the regular agenda.
Comments and questions were made on the the following consent agenda items:
5c: TNRCC grant application for funding recycling for backyard compost bins.
Councilman Birdwell stated that he will remove the item at the regular meeting to
vote in opposition to the resolution.
5f. Purchase of house through Community Development Homebuyer Program.
Councilman Birdwell mentioned that he received information on this item prior to
the meeting and no additional discussion is necessary.
5h. Ordinance amendment regarding storage and parking of vehicles.
Councilman Esmond asked staff to clarify the proposed ordinance.
Councilman Anderson asked staff to list the cost of items on the agenda in the
future.
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Agenda Item No. 2 -- Discuss proposed comprehensive plan and input
received from last public hearin,q
City Planner Jane Kee was present to discuss the plan with council. Discussion
related to the pros and cons of connecting Appomattox to Raintree. Discussion
also ensued on other issues such as floodways and zoning classifications.
Edwin Hard answered questions about the Wellborn Road urban design cross-
section.
Staff and councilmembers discussed the implementation plans for the planning
document. Once adopted, the staff will work with the consultants to include all
details before the final document is published. Councilmembers expressed
concern about not having the final document prior to consideration of the plan.
Direction was given to staff to extend Appomattox to the Hermann property and
not improve Switch Station Road which essentially stops the connection to the
East Bypass.
Staff highlighted suggested revisions to the goals and objective statements.
Council agreed to the revisions on Goals 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 1.3, 3.2, 2.09, 4.04.
Agenda Item No. 3 -- Presentation of proposed 1997-98 CIP Budget.
Interim Finance Director Charles Cryan reviewed various funds in the proposed
budget. The 1995 general obligation bond authorization totaled $23,124,000 of
capital improvement projects. He outlined a schedule for CIP projects in the next
five years.
Following numerous questions, Council agreed to meet with the city manager
and staff to discuss capital projects in more detail, if necessary.
Agenda Item No. 4 -- 1997 Strategic Issue Action Plans.
Management Analyst Jeff Kersten described each action plan for the top 20
issues. Councilmembers asked questions throughout the presentation.
Agenda Item No. 5 -- Complete agenda packets 10 days prior to Council
meetin.qs.
Councilmembers Esmond and Anderson suggested changes to the process.
The consensus of the council was to retain the current process.
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Councilmembers advised staff to deliver reports and other documents
associated with a particular agenda item prior to the meeting.
Motion made by Councilman Birdwell to continue forward to the next agenda
item. Motion seconded by Councilman Mariott and carried unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 6 -- Right sizing city departments.
Councilman Esmond presented a revision to Vision Statement No. 5 to read
"Citizens shall have services that are provided at a positive benefit-to-cost ratio."
Councilman Anderson made a motion to accept the change. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Esmond.
Councilman Esmond indicated a desire to change all vision statements to begin
with "Citizens shall have..." because it implies mission and action.
Motion failed by a vote of 2-3-1.
FOR: Anderson, Esmond
AGAINST: Kennady, Hickson, Mariott
ABSTAIN: Birdwell
Councilman Anderson expressed concern about the number of engineers
employed by the city. Councilman Birdwell remarked that this council has the
opportunity to challenge the employment figure during budget process.
Councilman Anderson made a motion to move forward to the next item. Motion
seconded by Councilman Hickson and carried unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 7 -- Utility Service to annexed areas not currently served
by city utilities.
Councilman Esmond inquired about the city's status toward an arrangement with
TAMU to acquire sewer capacity on the westside. Staff member Bill Riley
responded that the staff has been working with TAMU. John Woody mentioned
he will submit a quarterly progress report to councilmembers in the future to
keep the council abreast of the progress on this issue.
Councilman Esmond made a motion to have an implementation plan for water
and sewer services to the west side. No second was made.
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Councilman Anderson made a motion to develop a five year plan to provide city
services for areas annexed within the city. Motion seconded by Councilman
Esmond and failed 2-4.
FOR: Anderson and Esmond
AGAINST: Kennady, Birdwell, Hickson, Mariott
Councilman Esmond made a motion to include in next year's budget an
engineering study of outlining areas of the city and to look at specific projects.
Motion seconded by Councilman Anderson which failed 2-4.
FOR: Anderson, Esmond
AGAINST: Kennady, Hickson, Mariott, Birdwell
Motion made by Councilman Mariott, seconded by Councilman Hickson to move
forward to next item. Motion carried unanimously.
Council took a short break.
Agenda Item No. 8 -- Sign ordinance for possible direction to Planning and
Zoning Commission.
Jane Kee and Jon Mies responded to council questions on the current sign
ordinance and the city's interpretation of sign violations on parked vehicles.
Following council comments, Esmond made a motion to direct staff to clarify the
sign ordinance to reflect that the vehicles used for delivery and operational are
exempt from enforcement. Motion seconded by Anderson which failed 3-3.
FOR: Anderson, Esmond, Birdwell
AGAINST: Mariott, Hickson, Kennady
Motion was made by Birdwell to defer action on the remaining items listed as
9-17 on this agenda until next workshop meeting of August 12th. Motion
seconded by Mariott which carried unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 21 -- Executive Session
Staff and Legal Reports {LGC 551.075}
1. Northgate Parking
2. Harvey Road Traffic Signal at Post Oak Mall
Litigation {LGC 551.071}
Personnel {LGC 551.074}
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The council moved into executive session at 6:00 p.m. The workshop and
executive sessions will adjourn following the regular meeting.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of October,, 199...~7.
APPROVED:
A EST:
C~ ~e~;retary Connie Hooks.
Mayo( Lynn Mcllhaney ,~