By Colin Killian, Public Communications Director
The College Station City Council meets on Thursday after 6 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be streamed live on Optimum Channel 19 and at cstx.gov/cstv19.
We also encourage you to follow our live meeting blog at blog.cstx.gov. You can participate online through Microsoft Teams by entering Meeting ID 287 987 474 175 and Passcode gZw5cS. In addition, you can call 469-480-7460 and enter Conference Number 168 564 318#.
To address the Council regarding any item on the workshop or regular agenda, please register with the City Secretary by 2 p.m. by calling 979-764-3500 to provide your name and phone number. Written comments will be provided to the Council members.
During Hear Visitors, individuals may address the Council on topics NOT appearing on the regular agenda.
Here are three items to watch:
1. Proclamations
Mayor John Nichols will issue proclamations recognizing Fair Housing Month, National Bike Month, Drinking Water Week and Visit College Station Travel and Tourism Week.
2. Consent Agenda
The consent agenda includes design contracts for Corporate Parkway and sidewalk/drainage improvements at Holleman and Anderson, equipment replacement for Water Well No. 6, and price agreements for electrical distribution poles and conductors.
3. Street Maintenance
The Council will hear an update from Public Works about the City’s street maintenance program, including the plan for specific areas over the next three years.
4. Greens Prairie Road Rezoning
After a public hearing, the Council will consider changing the zoning from Rural to Restricted Suburban for about 222 unplatted acres (also known as the Windham Tract) on Greens Prairie Road east of the intersection with W.S. Phillips Parkway. The applicant intends to develop a residential subdivision comprising about 886 lots with a maximum density of four dwelling units per acre.
In November, the City Council denied a request to rezone the property to General Suburban with a maximum density of eight units per acre.
5. Shared Housing Amendment
After a public hearing, the Council will consider amendments to define shared housing as a congregate living facility and to designate which zoning districts allow shared housing in the City’s Unified Development Ordinance. Recent State legislation (SB 15767) prohibits the City from regulating shared housing under the existing definition.
About the Blogger
Colin Killian has been with the City of College Station since 2010, following a 23-year tenure as associate director of media relations 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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