The College Station City Council spent most of its Thursday, Oct. 8, meeting on discussion items, taking up a proposed height-limit overlay for Northgate, a possible safe passing rule for cyclists and pedestrians, and how the city sells and prices cemetery plots. A contract for new Adamson Lagoon slides was pulled from the agenda.
Consent agenda
Council members unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included:
- a $5.54 million contract with Integrated Power for building, maintaining and repairing transmission lines;
- a $500,000 as-needed contract with H&B Construction for electric boring and construction work;
- a parking ban on the east side of Big River Street, from west of Little River Street through the cul-de-sac;
- the annual operating, maintenance and capital budget for BVWACS;
- an interlocal agreement with the City of Bryan and Brazos County covering spending under the FY 26 JAG grant.
The Landmark Aquatics contract for the Adamson Lagoon slide project was removed from the night's agenda, according to the city's live blog of the meeting.
Northgate overlay
The council discussed a possible overlay district that would cap building heights in Northgate and heard about recent outreach to property owners. In June, the council told staff to begin that outreach for the area roughly bounded by First Street, Lodge Street, University Drive and Church Avenue, which includes The Spot, Rough Draught and Rebel Draft House.
Safe passing ordinance
The proposed rule would require drivers to give at least three feet when passing bicyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists, and six feet for commercial vehicles, with fines from $25 to $500 handled through municipal court. The Active Transportation Advisory Board gave mixed feedback in September. Because state law would limit the violation to a Class C misdemeanor and proving it would be difficult, city staff recommended against adopting the ordinance for now. The advisory board suggested folding the safety goal into a "Share the Road" education campaign drawn from the city's Active Transportation Master Plan.
Cemetery fees
Council members also reviewed fund structure and fee policy for the College Station Cemetery and the Memorial Cemetery at the Aggie Field of Honor. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recommended no separate resident pricing and no cap on how many spaces a buyer can purchase, but it proposed banning resale for profit, limiting purchases to individuals rather than groups such as churches, and raising cemetery fees 10%.
Public comments and next meeting
During the open comment period, speakers raised concerns about plans for a new Public Works facility, the city's impervious cover rules, middle housing zoning, redevelopment of homes in established neighborhoods and the use of Flock license plate readers.
The council also heard an update from Texas A&M's Off-Campus Student Services office. The next council meeting is Thursday, Oct. 22.
Sources
blog.cstx.gov
