College Station's own scorecard on its long-range plan lists one item as off track: getting fire and EMS crews to calls fast enough.
The FY2026 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance Annual Review goes to the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m. in the City Hall council chambers, 1101 Texas Ave. Staff is asking commissioners to accept the report, which tracks each of the plan's 111 action items as of Sept. 30.
The scorecard
By the city's count, 81 items are on track, 13 have been achieved, 13 have not started, three are at risk and one is off track. The total grew this year when 14 items from the Economic Development Master Plan, adopted in February, were added to the plan's economy chapter.
The off-track item is providing public safety facilities that keep service and response times adequate. "Total response times do not meet department benchmarks for EMS responses," the report says. It notes that construction of Fire Station No. 7 is finished and says the station should help once it is fully operating.
Three items at risk
Growth in the ETJ. The city has relied on development agreements to manage growth in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, but the report says a state law passed by the 88th Legislature, SB 2038, has made that strategy uncertain. Since the law took effect, 50 properties covering more than 1,600 acres have been released from the ETJ administratively, and staff writes that the tool loses value with each release.
Parking near campus. The plan calls for a parking strategy for neighborhoods near Texas A&M. Staff looked at a paid parking pilot and overnight parking limits over the years, but the City Council did not adopt either as a long-term approach.
Low-impact development. Incentives for sustainable site design stalled after a council discussion of making detention ponds more attractive produced no follow-up. The report says such development tends to cost more, which conflicts with the council's push for affordable housing.
