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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/15/1983 - Special Minutes City Council MINUTES SPECIAL WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1983 4:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Halter, Councilmen Anderson, McIlhaney, Reinke, Boughton COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilmen Runnels, Prause STAFF PRESENT: City Attorney Denton, City Secretary Jones, Director of Capital Improvements Ash, Deputy City Secretary/Council Coordinator Martin, Parks and Recreation Director Beachy, Tax Assessor-Collector Dickson, City Planner Mayo VISITORS PRESENT: See guest register. Agenda Item No. 1 - Council Concerns. Councilman Reinke stated that the road on Francis Street in front of Thomas Park has been washed out. She stated that the grass on Jersey St. between Dexter St. and Fairview needs to be mowed. Councilman McIlhaney stated that the council should be aware of the state law requiring hat new cemeteries be located outside of city limits. She indicated that the council needs to consider designating property for an additional cemetery. ~ayor Halter stated the City Affairs committee and the Development Policies committee needs to meet and asked the members of each committee if they could attend at the proposed times. ~genda Item No. 2 - Discussion of Capital Improvements proposals for upcoming election on August 13, 1983. Director of Capital Improvements Ash presented the item. He stated that the attorneys and financial advisors have some problems with Proposition 6 9eing called "General Government" and suggested that it be changed to "Public Building". The staff is waiting to hear from the attorneys ~egarding separating Proposition 6 into three cateHories: Fire, Police, ~nd Public Services. He stated that the Attorney General felt that Propositions 3, 9, and 10 should be combined since they are all related to streets. He indicated that if the council wishes to bring Proposition 8 (Appomattox )rive) to the ballot as one item, the Attorney GeneYal could wr~te the bonding information accordingly. ~ouncilman Reinke stated that she felt all three propositions should remain ~eparated because combining them will increase one proposition to over ~13,000,000. )irector of Capital Improvements Ash stated that Mr. Richards, of Baker and '003 37 SPECIAL WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETITNG WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1983 PAGE 2 Botts Attorneys, informed him that the Attorney General will probably not approve the propositions unless No. 9 and 10 are combined. Councilman Boughton asked how Mr. Ash felt about combining all three propositions. Director of Capital Improvements Ash replied that he felt that if the propositions remain separate, he didn't see any problems with presenting them to the citizens. ~r. Ash stated that should the city contract with Whalen Corporation on a ~astewater Treatment Plant, it will save approximately $4,000,000 on a previously approved bond issue. This sum could be applied to Proposition 2 and reduce it from $9,500,000 to $5,500,000. The staff will make a recommendation to the council regarding the contract at the next meeting. ~fter further discussion, Councilman Boughton moved to combine Propositions and 10 and leave Proposition 8 separate. ~ouncilman McIlhaney seconded the motion which passed as follows: FOR: Mayor Halter, Councilmen Boughton, McIlhaney %GAINST: Councilmen Reinke, Anderson %genda Item No. 3 - Presentation of park plan for 2300 acres. 2ity Planner Mayo presented a map with the proposed site plans for the Industrial Park. 4r. Randall Pritchet explained how the area will be developed and what ~onstruction will occur in each phase. )ennis Goehring, President of the Industrial Development Foundation, introduced the members of the JAC Development from Houston who will be ~articipating in the proposed project. He introduced Andy Dolce, CDO of Dolce Company, JoAnn King, Vice-President in charge of Marketing, Dave ~mith, Vice-President in charge of Sales, Dave Elmendorf, and Doug Sanders. ~ndy Dolce, President of the Dolce Company, spoke on J.A.C. Developers' )roposed concept plans for the area. The stated that the plans include ~evelopemnt of a high quality sports club and country club, geared to local residents and former students. Pre-development memberships will be ~vailable, and will start at approximately $2,500. Mr. Dolce stated that a :onference center will be built to attract high tech industry and will ~eature sophistication of design and equipment. The project will require ~bout two years to develop fully. )ave Elmendorf spoke on the success the project should have and it will ~ttract industrial businesses to this area. 003938 SPECIAL WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETITNG WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1983 PAGE 3 Doug Sanders expressed his enthusiasm on being a part of this proposed project. He stated that the plan is an ideal plan for this area and will bring business to College Station. Dave Smith, Vice-President in charge of Sales, stated that his responsibility in this project is to see that the scope of the project is profitable and successful. He felt that the project will be a success for College Station business. After further discussion, Councilman Reinke requested that the council receive a copy of the proposed site plan for the area. Mr. Andy Dolce concluded that College Station has been great to work with on this project and hopes that College Station will serve as a model for other cities. Mayor Halter thanked the representatives of J.A.C. Developers for their presentations. Agenda Item No. 4 - Adjourn. Mayor Halter adjourned the meeting. ~TTEST: Di~n j0nes,~ty Secretary APPROVED 003939 GUEST REGISTER SPECIAL WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1983 4:00 P.M. ~0. 21. 22. 23. 6. 24. 7.. 25. 8. 26. 9. 27. 10. 28. 11. 29. 12. 30. 13. 31. 14. 32. 15. 33. 16. 34. 17. 35. 18. 36. '