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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/25/1997 - Regular 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 SWIKI ANDERSON MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, September 25, '1997 at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers, '1'10'1 Texas Avenue COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT:Mayor Mcllhaney, Mayor Protem Kennady, Councilmembers Esmond, Birdwell, Mariott, Anderson COUNClLMEMBERS ABSENT: Councilman Hickson STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, City Secretary Hooks, City Attorney Cargill, Assistant City Manager Brymer, Director of Development Services Callaway, Interim Fiscal Services Director Cryan, City Planner Kee, Assistant City Engineer Morgan Mayor Mcllhaney opened the meeting at 7:03 p.m. Agenda Item No.'l -- Pledge of Allegiance Councilmembers and audience cited the pledge of allegiance. Agenda Item No. 2 - Invocation Roger Lewis provided the invocation. Agenda Item No. 3 - Consider request for absence. Councilman Mariott made a motion to excuse Councilman Hickson from the meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kennady which carried unanimously, 6-0. Providing Customer Service Excellence Council Regular 9/25/97 Page 2 Agenda Item No. 4 -- Presentations Carol Wagner from the Arts Council received the proclamation read by Mayor Mcllhaney for Brazos Arts Month in October. Staff members Charles Cryan, Mike Lindsey and Brad Duff accepted the award presented by Mayor Mcllhaney for their efforts in this year's budget preparation. This is the seventh year that the City of College Station has received the Distinguished Budget Award from the Government Finance Officers Association. Agenda Item No. 5 -- Statutory A~lenda a. Ratified emergency purchase of a 50 ton air conditioner chiller for Police Department. Funds available as budgeted in General Fund, Facilities Maintenance. Award to Area Wide Mechanical as lowest responsible bidder in the amount of $29,000. b. Approved purchase of one four wheel drive rubber tire trencher with trailer for Public Utilities Dept., Electrical Division. Approved and budgeted in FY 1997-98 Fleet Replacement Fund, awarded to Trencher Equipment, Inc. as lowest responsible bidder in the amount of $46,216.11, including trade in. (Bid 97-52). c. Approved annual landscape maintenance contracts for College Station Business Center and College Station Public Library. Approved in FY 1997-98 General Fund, Forestry Division and awarded to Clean Cut of Austin as lowest responsible bidder in the amount of $41,377.06 for one year. d. Approved annual contract for pavement/road painting (striping, beads, etc) as budgeted in FY 1997-98 General Fund, Streets Division and awarded to Lone Star Services of Conroe as lowest responsible bidder in the amount of $46,500. Items approved by common consent. Agenda Item No. 6 -- Consent Agenda a. Approved council minutes for workshop meeting, June 26, 1997, workshop meeting, September 11, 1997, and regular meeting, September 11, 1997. b. Approved joint resolution authorizing City of Wixon Valley to join the Brazos County interjurisdictional Emergency Management program. Council Regular 9~25~97 Page 3 c. Approved interlocal agreement renewing operation of Kids Klub after school program between City of College Station and College Station Independent School District. d. Approved request to renew annual blanket purchase orders, contracts, and maintenance agreements for FY 1997-98. Total estimated expenditure $8,126,301. e. Approved purchase of library shelving and furniture for new College Station Public Library, funds approved and available from General Obligation Bonds. Awarded to lowest responsible bidder on each section in the amount of $188,543.56. f. Approved purchase of vehicles and equipment for various departments through Houston-Galveston Area Council. Award to lowest and responsible bidders on HGAC contract. Funding available from FY 1997-98 Fleet Replacement Fund and General Fund, Streets, and Public Works Department in the amount of $186,494.37. Items approved by common consent. Agenda Item No. 7 -- Regular Agenda a. Public hearing and possible action of an appeal of the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny a conditional use permit to allow a nightclub to be located in Brandywine Sho;)ping Center, 2700 South Texas Avenue on the NW corner of FM 2818 and South Texas Avenue (formerly known as K-Mart building} (97-714) This item was removed by the applicant. b. Discuss and possible action on memorandum of understanding with Wolf Pen Creek Team regarding development of a Hotel/Conference Center project. Councilman Kennady made a motion to approve the memorandum of understanding as presented by staff. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mariott and carried unanimously, 6-0. Council Regular 9~25~97 Page 4 c. Public hearing and possible action on land use assumptions and capital improvements for impact fee service areas 97-01 and 97-02. Possible action on a resolution setting a hearing date on adoption ~,f the land use assumptions, c-.nital improvements plan and sanitary sewer impact fees. Jim Callaway, Director of Development Services, presented the item. Area 97-01 includes the north side of Greens Prairie Road and Pebble Creek Drive west to city limits and north to Barron Road. Area 97-02B includes south of Pebble Creek area extending from Lick Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant to annexed portions of Nantucket area. The impact fees will be used to recover costs of major sewer mains. In response to previous council action, staff deleted the area outside the city limits from Service Area 97-02B which changed the amount of capacity and deleted the extension of sewer line under Highway 6. Councilmembers directed questions to staff. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. Larry Wells of Municipal Development Group came forward to request the City extend the sewer line for area 97-02B across the highway because this is the only way to service area to the west side of Highway 6 due to gravity flow. Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing. Councilman Birdwell asked that the interest cost be added to the impact fees and staff agreed. Councilman Birdwell made a motion to adopt the resolution calling a public hearing and consideration for December 11th. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kennady which carried unanimously, 6-0. Council directed staff to bring back at the December 11th meeting, the cost estimates and land assumptions for the original service plan for Service Area 97-02. 7d. Possible action to enter into an interlocal agreement with Texas A&M University and E-__~terwood Airport for operation of a joint use fire station facility to be located at Easterwood Airport. Item removed from the agenda by staff. Council Regular 9/25/97 Page 5 7e. Discuss and possible action on bank depository bids received by the City on August 22, 1997 to take effect November 1, 1997 and to be effecUve for three fiscal years throuah September 30, 2000. interim Fiscal Services Director Charles Cryan explained the item. ~he contract with First American Bank will expire October 31, 1997. Staff sought requests for proposals from banks, received four responses and recommended Compass Bank as the best value for this service. Bill Atkinson of 3001 Rustling Oaks in Bryan and President and CEO of First American Bank came forward to request council consideration to retain this bank. Councilman Kennady made the motion to retain the current bank provider, First American Bank as the city's depository bank through September 30, 2000. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mariott which carried 4-2. FOR: Mayor Mcllhaney, Councilmembers Mariott, Kennady, Esmond AGAINST: Councilmembers Birdwell and Anderson Agenda Item No. 8 - Hear Visitors. Anna Brannon, 1101 Hardwood Lane, came forward to express concern about a hazardous situation with regard to street parking on Hardwood Lane due to the numerous students who reside at sorority houses. City Manager Noe stated that he will check into her concerns. Shannon Schunicht of 309 First Street came forward to make comments about the annoying crow which has interrupted council meetings. He commended the Fire Department for their attempts to render the situation. Colonel R.E. Wilson, owner of Arby's on Southwest Parkway spoke to the Council about the Southwest Parkway construction project. Council asked Mr. Wilson to meet with the City Manager about his concerns. Agenda Item No. 9 -- Final action on executive session, if necessary. No action was taken from the executive session held at 5:00 p.m. Agenda Item No. 10- Adiourn, The workshop, executive, and regular meetings were adjourned at 8:10 p.m. PASSED AND APP~.O~VED this 9th day of October., 1997. Ma~::)~ Lynn Mcllhaney J' City Secretary t.:onnie Ho GUEST REGISTER WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997 3:00 P.M. 11. 18. 19. 10. 20. GUEST REGISTER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997 7:00 P.M. GUEST REGISTER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997 7:00 P.M. 19. 20.