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. Library Services
The council will be updated about the Larry J. Ringer Library‘s operations and programs. The library is part of the Bryan+College Station Library System.
2. Paid Parking Pilot Program Review
The council will review the city’s Special Event Paid Parking Pilot Program used for the Brazil-Mexico soccer match and the George Strait concert at Kyle Field in June.
3. Park Place/Boardwalk HOO
The council will consider a request to change the zoning to Middle Housing/High Occupancy Overlay/Natural Areas Protected for nearly 19 acres along Park Place and Boardwalk Court. The HOO allows the shared housing use if the property meets the requirements.
4. Turner/Gilbert HOO
The council will consider a request to change the zoning to Middle Housing/High Occupancy Overlay for about an acre along Gilbert Street and Turner Street. The HOO allows the shared housing use if the property meets the requirements.
5. Balcones Drive Extension
The council will consider a request to remove the future extension of Balcones Drive between the Jones Crossing Development and Welsh Avenue from the Thoroughfare Plan and Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Master Plan.. The baseball fields will receive new bleachers and additional shade.
About the Blogger
Colin Killian has been with the City of College Station since 2010 after serving 23 years as the associate media relations director for the Texas A&M Athletics Department. He has also worked as a reporter and editor for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and Lewisville News. A native of Hobbs, N.M., Killian graduated from Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in journalism/political science.
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