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Home My WebLink About06/25/2015 - Regular Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF COLLEGE STATION JUNE 25, 2015 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: Nancy Berry, Mayor Council: Blanche Brick Steve Aldrich, absent Karl Mooney John Nichols Julie Schultz James Benham City Staff: Kelly Templin, City Manager Carla Robinson, City Attorney Chuck Gilman, Deputy City Manager Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary Tanya McNutt, Deputy City Secretary Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum present, the Regular Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor Berry at 7:18 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 1. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, consider absence request. Boy Scout Troops 60 and 1222 led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Councilmember Benham,the City Council voted six(6)for and none(0) opposed,to approve the Absence Request by Councilmember Aldrich. The motion carried unanimously. Recognition of the Bryan Rotary Club/Newman 10 Business Performance Awards. Mayor Berry recognized the eight (8) College Station businesses who received honors from The Bryan Rotary Club/Newman 10 Business Performance Awards: Exosent Engineering; Cortiers Real Estate; CEO, Etc.; Texas Concrete Designs; Cedar Lane; and Hotel Solutions. Special RM062515 Minutes Page 1 recognition was given to Copy Corner, recipient of the Anco Insurance Award for Lifetime Business Achievement, and Essentium Materials, recipient of the Research Valley Commercialization Rising Star Award. Citizen Comments Ben Roper, 5449 Prairie Dawn Ct., came before Council to honor the service and sacrifice of Spec. James C. Wright. Shirley Dupriest, 400 Fairview, requ ested Council to enforce the planting of trees on new construction. Compliance should be required especially with the new construction that is removing trees in the older areas of town. CONSENT AGENDA 2a. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of minutes for: • May 28, 2015 Workshop • May 28, 2015 Regular Council Meeting 2b.Presentation,possible action,and discussion on Ordinance 2015-3664,amending Chapter 10,Section 2 "Traffic Control Devices",G "Bike Lanes and Bike Prohibitions" and "Traffic Schedule VI - Bike Lanes and Bike Prohibitions" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, providing a severability clause; declaring a penalty; and providing an effective date. 2c. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding ratification of renewal number 2 of contract#13-201 between the City of College Station and Grid Utility,LLC.,in the amount of$1,259,926.12 for Annual Electric System Construction & Maintenance Labor. 2d. Presentation_ possible action_ and discussion on a construction contract with TF Harper in the amount of$204,651 for playground replacement at Jack and Dorothy Miller Park. 2e. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a three (3) year Engineering Services and Materials Contract with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) for $900,000 for electrical engineering services. 2f. Presentation,possible action,and discussion regarding a purchase order with Ultra-Tech Systems,Inc. for UV System parts, at a cost of$64,819.50. 2g. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the purchase of four new Stryker EMS Stretchers in the amount of$198,394.05. 2h. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the purchase of 10 traffic signal cabinets from Paradigm Traffic Systems Inc. in the amount of $90,980. This purchase is made through Texas Smart Buy Contract# 550-A. 2i. Presentation,possible action,and discussion regarding the renewal and ratification of the annual Pity wide land surveying services and civil engineering services contracts between the RM062515 Minutes Page 2 City of College Station and Joe Orr, Inc. and Binkley & Barfield, Inc. for a total amount of $100,000. 2j. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding professional services contract no. 15300294 with Mitchell & Morgan, LLP. in the amount of$280,421.50 for the professional engineering services related to the conceptual design of the Lakeway Drive Extension Project. 2k. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding construction contract no. 15300252 with Restocon Corporation,in the amount of$207,559.50 for thermal and moisture protection repairs to the Northgate Parking Garage. 21. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on an ILA with the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) providing$1 Million for implementation support of the City's ITS Master Plan. The funds are apportioned to TTI ($150,000) for the analysis and review of the ITS Master Plan and to the City of College Station ($850,000) for development and implementation of the ITS Master Plan. 2m. Presentation,possible action,and discussion on professional services contract no. 15-105 with Jones & Carter, Inc. in the amount of $164,000; for the conceptual design for the Treatment Plants Equipment Replacement Project. 2n. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a purchase agreement for new Zoll Medical X Series Manual Monitors/Defibrilators for $239,246.13. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Benham and a second by Councilmember Schultz,the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried unanimously. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Public Hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 12-4.2, "Official Zoning Map," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station,Texas by changing the zoning district boundaries from R Rural and GS General Suburban to PDD Planned Development District for the property being approximately 28.5 acres situated in the Crawford Burnett League, Abstract No. 7, Brazos County, Texas and being a part of that certain called 69.37 acre tract as described in deed from James G. Butler to J & J Butler Family Partnership, Ltd. Of record in Volume 7551 page 41, Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, being generally located along Holleman Drive South across from Saddle Lane and the Quail Run subdivision. Jason Schubert, Planning and Development, stated that this request is to rezone the subject property from Rural and General Suburban to Planned Development District. The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this item at their May 7,2015 meeting and voted 4-1 to recommend approval of the rezoning. The Parks and Recreation Board considered the additional parkland fees as one of the proposed community benefits to help offset the proposed RM062515 Minutes Page 3 meritorious modifications at their May 12, 2015 meeting and voted 7-0 to recommend to accept the fee changes, but included as part of their motion for Council to consider additional fees for developments with higher bedroom counts per unit. Staff recommended denial of the request due to the concerns of the existing transportation network's ability to handle the additional traffic created by the proposed development. At approximately 7:45 p.m., Mayor Berry opened the Public Hearing. Mike Gentry, 1515 Emerald Plaza, attorney for the developer, Aspen Heights, spoke in favor of the rezoning. He said this will help to remove students from the older neighborhoods into a project that is reminiscent of a standard neighborhood, removing the pressure on single family neighborhoods. The only issue is inadequate transportation infrastructure, and the solutions are beyond any private developer. He proposed a couple of possible improvements to assist in moving traffic in the short term, including a bus service. He believes the bus service will significantly reduce the traffic impact. Charlie Vetteratt, 1301 S. Capital of Texas Highway, reiterated Mr. Gentry's remarks regarding the shuttle service. He noted that Aspen Heights is a full service development. This is the highest and best use of the property. Jim Butler, 6010 Thoroughbred Ridge, agreed there are traffic issues, but they are on the north side, not the south side. He has visited with TAMU Transportation Services and was encouraged by his visit with City staff regarding a Park 'n Ride. He noted that it is not only the students that use South Holleman. There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:12 p.m. Councilmember Schultz moved to approve the ordinance. The motion failed for lack of a second. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Schultz and a second by Councilmember Benham, the City Council voted five (5) for and one (1) opposed, with Councilmember Nichols voting against,to postpone this item until the second meeting in August. The motion carried. 2. Adjournment. There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 8:37 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015. Nancy BerrMayor ATTEST: Sherry Ma tburn, City Secretary RM062515 Minutes Page 4 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name : Board or Committee: City Council I will NOT be in attendance at: _ ./k ✓�/tii/ Z-f 1 -C/e�7 J-/i0// ,'' /e/7/0i.1/I for the reason(s) specified: 7i Signature of officer / -/6-S Date This request shall be submitted to the office of the City Secretary or Board Secretary one week prior to meeting date. 0:counci 1/absencerequest.doc ( ( (*vvr4 jff48,