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WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1984
5:00 P.M.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
VISITORS PRESENT:
Mayor Halter, Councilman Anderson, Boughton,
McIlhaney, Prause, Reinke
Councilman Runnels
City Manager Bardell, Assistant City Manager
VanDever, Director of Capital Improvements
Ash, Director of Planning Mayo, Acting City
Attorney Locke, City Secretary Jones, Deputy
Finance Director Schroeder, Assistant
Director of Planning Callaway, Zoning
Official Kee, Director of Community
Development Stevens, Housing Program
Coordinator Fette, Planning Assistant
Longley, Personnel Manager Dickson, Printing
Coordinator Fry, Administrative Assistant
Magoon, Council Coordinator Jones
See guest register.
A~enda Item No. 1 - Council Concerns.
Councilman Reinke reported a pot hole near the corner of Francis and
Ashburn.
Councilman Reinke stated that several members of the Council had been
contacted by Mr. Jerry Cooper concerning a severe erosion problem at
Brison Park. She noted that the group had toured the park and there
is a very severe erosion problem developing.
Councilman Boughton described several of the more severe erosion
problems in the park.
Councilman McIlhaney requested that the Council reserve a Workshop
City Council Meeting in September to address questions concerning the
Holleman Street extension, Dartmouth Street extension, FM 2818
extension, and the overpasses proposed for the East Bypass. She
requested that the staff invite State Highway Department officials to
answer questions concerning the proposed overpasses.
Mayor Halter presented the Council with a Budget Priorities Rating
Form to be used during the Council's preliminary budget review in
December. He requested that the Council review the format and submit
any suggestions to him. He further stated that during the preliminary
budget review a Workshop Meeting will be devoted to reviewing this
form.
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Agenda Item No. 2 - Presentation of a National HUD Merit Award to
Council b~; HUD Officials.
Community Development Director Mike Stevens introduced Mr. Hollis V.
Rutledge, Jr., Special Assistant to the Regional Administrator of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Region VI, who was in
attendance to present the Council a National HUD Merit Award.
Mr. Rutledge stated that the National Merit Award is in recognition of
College Station's Housing Opportunity Program and their innovative use
of the Community Development Block Grant program in a public/private
partnership. He noted that the City of College Station is one of
eighty cities nationwide selected to receive this award. He listed
the names of the private entities who will receive a Certificate of
Merit in recognition of their participation in the city's
award-winning Housing Opportunity Program as follows: (1) Mr. Glynn
Williams, First Federal Savings and Loan Association; (2) Mr. Richard
Mixon, Drew Mortgage Company; (3) Ms. Myrtle Martin, Brazos Banc
Savings Association; (4) Mr. James M. Scurlock, Community Savings and
Loan Association; (5) Ms. Earline Jewett, Texas Housing Agency; and,
(6) Mr. Clifton Giles, Community Investment. Mr. Rutledge presented
Mayor Halter the Certificate of National Merit awarded by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development through the National
Recognition Program for Co~unity Development Partnerships.
Mayor Halter thanked Mr. Rutledge for the award.
City Manager Bardell praised Community Development Director Stevens
for his responsible role in the city's Housing Opportunity Program.
A~enda Item No. 3 - Presentation of Certificate of Conformance awarded
the Municipal Finance Officers Association of the United States and
Canada.
Mayor Halter presented to Assistant City Manager VanDever a
Certificate of Conformance awarded by the Municipal Finance Officers
Association of the United States and Canada. He stated that this is
the third year the City of College Station has received the
Certificate of Conformance awarded by the MFOA.
Assistant City Manager VanDever accepted the award. He commended the
city's Finance Department for their hard work and deligence.
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Agenda Item No. 4 - Re~ort from City Manager on Lone Star Municipal
Power Agency's activities.
City Manager Bardell summarized the activities of the Lone Star
Municipal Power Agency over the past several months. He stated that
the engineers from Burns and McDonnell submitted their final draft of
the report on the Reconnaissance Review of Power Supply Alternatives.
He noted that LSMPA Board has accepted the report and authorized the
President to send a letter to GSU asking for a meeting and the start
of negotiations to attain the four objectives from the report. He
listed the four objectives identified in the report as follows: (1)
remain in the GSU system; (2) obtain an ownership interest in a
reliable, long-term power supply; (3) establish a power supply program
which will provide long-term economic advantages to Lone Star's
members; and, (4) develop a plan to mitigate the large wholesale rate
increases anticipated in the near future. He stated that the Board
also retained First Southwest of Houston as Financial Advisor, and
asked for proposals from Vinson-Elkins as bond counsel; and from Paine
Weber as lead underwriter. He explained that these firms will serve
with no compensation unless and until bonds or commercial papers are
sold to provide capital for projects which might be proposed in the
future.
City Manager Bardell commended Hugh Nations on his article in a recent
EAGLE, which increased public awareness of the energy problem the City
of College Station and its citizens are facing.
Agenda Item No. 5 - Closed session to discuss personnel
[6252-17(2)(~)].
A. Personnel [6252-17(2)(g)].
1. City Council Appointments.
2. Citizen Committee Appointments.
The Council moved to closed session and later reopened to the public.
Agenda Item No. 6 - Action on closed session.
No action was taken on closed session.
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Agenda Item No. 7 - Ad3ourn.
Mayor Halter adjourned the meeting at 6:30 P.M.
ATTEST:
Dian Jones,
Secretary
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