City of College Station Blog

By Colin Killian, Public Communications Director

The College Station City Council meets at City Hall after 6 p.m. on Thursday. The meeting will be streamed live on Optimum Channel 19 and at cstx.gov/cstv19.

You can participate online through Microsoft Teams by entering Meeting ID 287 987 474 175 and Passcode gZw5cS. You can also call 469-480-7460 and enter Conference Number 168 564 318#. 

We also encourage you to follow our live meeting blog here at blog.cstx.gov.

To address the council about any item on the workshop or regular agenda, register with the city secretary by 4 p.m. or call 979-764-3500 and provide your name and phone number. Written comments will be provided to the council members.

Here are five items to watch:

1. Recreation Center Analysis

In the workshop, the council will hear a market analysis regarding a potential recreation center, including public survey results.

2. Budget and Property Tax Rate

The council will consider approving the city’s proposed FY 25 budget and a property tax rate of 51.3086 cents per $100 of value. The council will conduct a public hearing before considering the tax rate, which is the same as FY 24 and will generate about $73.1 million in revenue.

3. Woodcreek ROO

After a public hearing, the council will consider a request to add a Restricted Occupancy Overlay to the zoning for 130 lots between Lake Forest Court South and Stonebrook Drive in the Woodcreek Subdivision. The change provides subdivision-specific regulations of no more than two unrelated occupants per single-family dwelling or accessory living quarters.

4. High Occupancy Overlays

After public hearings, the council will consider changing the zoning from General Suburban to Middle Housing/High Occupancy Overlay to allow shared housing uses in two areas:

• About 4 acres bounded by Lincoln Avenue, Nimitz Street, and Eisenhower Street.
• About 28 acres along Richards Street, Crest Street, and Sterling Street.

5. Bachmann Park Buildings

The council will consider a $6.04 million contract with C. A. Walker Construction for two voter-approved buildings at Brian Bachmann Community Park, plus the City’s contingency of $750,000, for a total appropriation of $6.79 million. The project was approved in the 2022 bond election.

The Little League building includes a concession area, expanded bathrooms, storage rooms, drinking fountains, and an officials’ room. The fields will get new bleachers, dugouts, and covered seating.

The Senior League/Soccer building includes a concession area, larger restrooms, storage rooms, and drinking fountains. The baseball fields will receive new bleachers and additional shade.

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