By Colin Killian, Public Communications Manager
The College Station City Council gathers Thursday at city hall for its workshop (about 5 p.m.) and regular (6 p.m.) meetings.
Here are five items to watch:
- City Employee Training: In the workshop, the council will discuss training and education opportunities available to city employees and the reimbursement policies, including police and fire academies. The city encourages employees to pursue appropriate training and education to help provide quality services to the community.
- Home Sharing Rental Model: In the workshop, the council will discuss voluntary collection agreements among cities and Airbnb, the primary provider of online short-term rental bookings. They will explore the home-sharing rental model and its effect on cities, including the impact on tax collection, regulation, and enforcement.
- Community Development Budget, Action Plan: As part of the consent agenda, the council will consider the proposed FY 2020 Community Development Budget and PY 2019 Action Plan. The city is required to submit an annual plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that describes federal grant-funded projects and activities to benefit low-to-moderate income residents.
- Harvey Mitchell Rezoning: After a public hearing, the council will consider a request to change the zoning from General Suburban to Multi-Family for about one acre at 2346 Harvey Mitchell Parkway southwest of the Dartmouth Street intersection. The applicant plans to incorporate the property into a multi-family development.\
- Nonconforming Lots of Record: After a public hearing, the council will consider adding a subsection to the Unified Development Ordinance that clearly states that replats made nonconforming through annexation are allowed to replat to bring the property closer to compliance with zoning standards.
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About the Blogger
Colin Killian (@ColinKillian) has been with the City of College Station since 2010 after serving 23 years as associate media relations director for the Texas A&M Athletics Department. Killian has also worked as a reporter and editor for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and Lewisville News. A native of Hobbs, N.M., he graduated from Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in journalism/political science.
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