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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/10/1982 - Workshop Minutes City Council MINUTES WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING WED~_SDAY, MARCH 10, 1989, 4:00 P.M. COUNCIL M~BEg~ PRESENT: COUNCIL ~ ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: VISITORS PRES~T: Agenda Item No. 1 - Mayor Halter, Councilmen Ringer, Boughton, Dozier, Jones, Prause, Runnels, Student Government Liaison Herring None City Manager Bardell, City Engineer Ash, City Planner Mayo, City Secretary Jones, Deputy Finance Director/Tax Assessor- Collector Schroeder, Parks and Recreation Director Beachy, Parks Planner Mendez, Asst. Parks and Recreation Director Czimskey, Deputy City Secretary/Council Coordinator Martin See guest register. Signing of proclamation designating the week of April 5, through April 9, 1989. as League of Women Voter of Brazos County Week. Mayor Halter stated that the signing of the proclamation for the League of Women Voters Week had been postponed until a later date. Agenda Item No. 2 - Signing of proclamation designating the week of April 25~ through May 1, 1982 as Ccmmmmity Education Week. Mayor Halter signed the proclamation designating the week of April 25-May 1, 1982 as Comnunity Education Week C~m~anity Education representatives Danny Stribling, Ann Palmer, and Carol Murphy briefly explained the program. Council Concerns. Councilman Ringer stated that he has had a load of trash on his curb for two weeks and questioned why the sanitation department had not picked it up. City Manager Bardell stated that he would check with the department and determine the problem. Councilman Ringer inquired about the status of Holleman St. City Engineer Ash explained that the highway department has submitted a request for additional right-of-way that the city must purchase. The R.O.W. agent is in the process of getting a correct legal description of the R.O.W. Councilman Ringer asked for the status of the bicycle plan. City Engineer Ash stated that Traffic Engineer Black has not ccm~pleted the presentation and it will be brought to the council in two weeks. Councilman Boughton requested that the trash in the darrpseydumpsters be picked up mere often due to heavy overflowing. City Manager Bardell stated that he would check with Streets and Sanitation Department Superintendent Alfred Miller regarding the trash pickup schedule for the dumpsters. MINUTES WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING PAGE 2 Councilman Jones requested that the road be repaired at the corner of FM 2818 and Southwood Drive. Councilman Runnels stated that the illumination lights at University Drive and College Ave. are not working. City Manager Bardell stated that he would bring the problem to the Electrical department's attention. Councilman Runnels inquired about the status of the street sweeping pro,am. City Manager Bardell replied that the street sweeper has been broken and the diesel engine is being rebuit so that it can be returned to service. Mayor Halter asked if the city would be getting more R.O.W. for Nimitz Street. City Planner Mayo stated that an additional 20 ft. of R.O.W. was being purchased. Agenda Item No. 3 - Consideration of final plans for Anderson Park~ Brothers Pond Park~ and Raintree Park. Asst. Parks and Recreation Director Czimskey presented the proposed plans for Raintree Park. He stated that the design included a nature trail, a gazebo, a kiosk, play equipment, two picnic units, and park signs. The budget for this park is approximately $50,000.00. Parks Planner Mendez presented the proposed plans for Anderson Park. He stated that the parking lot for Andersen Park had been reduced per an earlier request by the council. Anderson Park will consist of 5 soccer fields, a support facility with restrocms and storage, 30 parking spaces, a passive recreation area, landscaped development, and a perimeter development for pedestrian access and bicycle circulation. The budget is $9.09,500. Parks Planner Mendez presented the proposed plans for Brothers Pond Park. He stated that the park will included nature trails, a gazebo, play equipment, a kiosk, picnic units, area lighting, signage, natural areas, fishing piers, a jogging track, and an athletic field. The proposed budget is $97,000.00 Mayor Halter asked if the residents of Raintree were in favor of these plans. Asst. Parks and Recreation Director Czimskey replied that they were in favor of the plans. After futher discussion, Councilman Prause moved to approve the proposed plans on Raintree Park. Councilman Runnels seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Councilman Dozier noted that isolated, heavily wooded park areas may be hazardous and encourage crime, and that this trend is influencing park development in some urban areas. He moved to approve the proposed plans on Anderson Park. Councilman Ringer seconded the metion which passed unanimously. Councilman Jones moved to approve the proposed plans on Brothers Pond Park. 003 .$'t MINUTES WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1982 4:00 P.M. PAGE 3 Councilman tk~_ghton seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 4 - Omummity A~ociation to die-cuss drainage in Brison Park and speeding on Dexter St. Duane Cote, president of the Ccam~nity Association, presented and explained the item. He stated that drainage problems have occured in Brison Park. He requested that the council consider the associations proposed solution. He asked the council to re-elevate the slope into the creek where the water runs from the park and creates a turf bank. City ~nager Bardell stated that the staff investigated this drainage-way in the past and studied a proposed cost estimate to re-construct the slope as suggested. He stated that the problem is mainly the trees in this area whichwould have to be removed. He said that he will examine this proposal with the staff and report later. Mr. Cote pointed out the problems caused byvehicles speeding on Dexter St. He shaved slides of the road structure that leads to traffic accidents. He stated that the area has been patrolled heavily in the last few weeks and the traffic has slowed somewhat. City Planner Mayo presented a proposal to remove the section of Dexter between Thomas St. and Winding Road and create a non-through street to discourage heavy traffic use of the road. City Engineer Ash stated that the completion of Welsh St. would help solve the problem because Welsh St. would become amain passageway andwould be designed to acccmTodate the traffic load sufficiently. Larry Burnside, 1116 S. Dexter, stated hisbelief that the re-construction of Welsh St. would help solve most the problems on Dexter, and that opening the cul-de-sac on Dexter would not be a solution. After additional discussion, the council decided to have heavy patrolling in that area until further solutions can be studied. Agenda Item No. 5 - Adjourn. Mayor Halter adjourned the meeting. Gary~-'~Ia-l~ ~ayor 003 62 6UE~T l~I~ CITY C~CIL ~E~TII~ ~~AY~ ~ 10~ 1982 4:00 P.M. 17. 18. 19. 21. 22. 23. 4e 25. 10. 11. 27. 12. 13. 9e 14. 30. 15. 31. 16. 32. 003663