HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/01/1997 - Special Minutes City CouncilMayor
LYNN MCILHANEY
Mayor Pro Tempore
HUB KENNADY
City Manager
GEORGE K. NOE
COLLEGE STATION
Council Members
STEVE ESMOND
LARRY MARlO'IT
DAVid HICKSON
DICK BIRDVVELL
SWIKI ANDERSON
MINUTES
COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Friday, August 1, 1997 at 12:00 noon
COUNClLMEMBERS PRESENT:Mayor Mcllhaney, Mayor Protem Kennady,
Councilmembers Hickson, Birdwell, Esmond, Mariott, Anderson
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Manager Brymer, City
Secretary Hooks, City Attorney Cargill
Agenda Item No. 1 -- Call to order.
Mayor Mcllhaney called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon.
Agenda Item No. 2 -- Public hearing on the creation of a Reinvestment Zone
#4 to facilitate the location of Universal Computer Systems in the Business
Center.
Assistant City Manager Tom Brymer described background information for this
agreement approved by the City Council on June 26th. The agreement allows
UCS to gain title of 30.743 acres of land within Phase II of the Business Center
valued at $922,290; ten year partial tax abatement; and cash assistance by the
City in the amount of $350,000. Staff answered questions by councilmembers.
Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. No one from the audience spoke.
She closed the public hearing.
Agenda Item No. 3 -- Discuss and consider an ordinance creating
Reinvestment Zone #4.
Councilman Mariott made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2251 to create
Reinvestment Zone #4. His motion was seconded by Councilmember Hickson.
Councilmember Birdwell expressed several reasons to oppose this proposal.
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Mayor Mcllhaney asked staff to place the current economic development
incentive policy on a future workshop agenda for council review with the EDC.
The motion carried by a vote of 4-2 with one abstention.
FOR: Mcllhaney, Hickson, Kennady, Mariott
AGAINST: Anderson, Esmond
ABSTAIN: Birdwell
A.qenda Item No. 4 -- Discuss and consider a resolution creatin,q a 380
Councilman Mariott made a motion to approve the resolution as presented. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Hickson.
Councilman Birdwell made an amendment to the motion to include additional
language in Part 2 of the resolution.
"PART 2: That the City Council hereby determines the fair market value as
being $30,000 per acre. The City also finds that its investment is in excess of
$75,000 per acre."
The motion was seconded by Councilman Esmond which carried 5-2.
FOR: Mcllhaney, Esmond, Birdwell, Anderson, Kennady
AGAINST: Hickson, Mariott
The original motion by Councilman Mariott as amended passed by a vote of
4-2-1.
FOR: Mcllhaney, Kennady, Hickson, Mariott
AGAINST: Anderson, Esmond
ABSTAIN: Birdwell
A.qenda Item No. 5 -- Discuss and consider a real estate agreement
between the City of Colle.qe Station and BryanlColle.qe Station Economic
Development Corporation for the conveyance of Lot 1~ Block 6
approximately 30.743 acres located within Phase II of the Busif~ess Center
at College Station.
Elrey Ash explained three changes to the Real Estate Contract as follows:
· The last sentence on the next to the last paragraph in Article 1, Page 1
was deleted. This sentence related to special taxes or assessments on
this site and was not applicable.
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In the special conditions section, paragraph 3, the following phrase was
added, "for the full purchase price." The title policy will be issued for the
price of $922,290.
Change reflected on the signature page, substituting Mr. Richard Smith
for Mr. Robert Worley.
Councilman Hickson made a motion to approve the real estate contract with the
changes highlighted by Mr. Ash, seconded by Councilman Mariott.
FOR: Mcllhaney, Hickson, Mariott, Kennady
AGAINST: Anderson, Birdwell, Esmond
Agenda Item No. 6 -- Call a public headm3 for a budget amendment for the
transaction to be held on Au,qust 12~ 1997.
Councilman Birdwell made a motion to call the public hearing for August 12th.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Mariott which carried unanimously,
7-0.
Agenda item No. 7 -- Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of December., 199'7.
~(~TEST: ~-, I /~
City Secretary Conni~ Hooks
~PPROVED:
May~r Lynn Mcllhaney/
q so[ution
RESOLUTION NO. 8- 1 - 9 7 - 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, PROVIDING A GRANT TO THE ECONOMIC DEVEL-
OPMENT CORPORATION FOR UNIVERSAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.
CU. C. S.) FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPIvlENT
WHEREAS, the City Council has developed the Business Center at College
Station for the express purpose of attracting new business and industry to the
community;
WHEREAS, the City of College Station is required by Section 272, TEXAS LOCAL
GOVT. CODE, to sell land for its fair market value;
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by Section 380, TEXAS LOCAL GOVT.
CODE, tO provide for grants of public money to promote local economic develop-
ment and to stimulate business in the City of College Station; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is actively seeking economic development prospects
and new jobs in College Station; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART 1: That the City Council hereby authorizes the grant of funds to the
Economic Development Corporation for the purchase of approximately 30.743
acres of land for Universal Computer Systems, Inc. (U.C.S.)
PART 2: That the City Council hereby determines the fair market value as being
$30,000 per acre. The City also finds that its investment is in excess of $75,000
per acre.
PART 3: That the City Council is making this grant in light of U.C.S.' commit-
ment to provide gross payrolls in the amount of $2,519,000 by 1999, and
$11,558,000 by 2002.
PART 4: That the City Council is hereby establishing this program or process or
grant of funds to promote the City of College Station economy and economic at
the Business Center.
PART 5: That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage.
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, this ]
day of August, A.D. 1997.
ATTEST:
APPROVED
LYN~ i~cILHANEY, May0~f