City of College Station

AUTHORITY
Per Resolution, pending Council approval on Nov. 9, 2017.

SUMMARY
The Architectural Advisory Committee shall provide review and recommendations to Council on architectural projects’ scope and schematic design. The Committee shall make project recommendations based on architectural theme, community compatibility, aesthetics and exterior materials, as well as site utilization.

MEETINGS
Meetings will be held as needed in Council Chambers.

MEMBERSHIP & TERMS
The Architectural Advisory Committee shall consist of two members having one or more of the following qualifications. Members will be appointed by city council through an application process:

Experienced:
a) Licensed Architect
b) Licensed Landscape Architect
c) Professional Engineer
d) Urban Planner
e) Commercial contractor / Construction Project Manager
f) Commercial interior design professional
g) Commercial real estate developer

The members of the committee shall be appointed for one or two-year terms. Members shall be residents and qualified voters of the City of College Station.

MEMBERS & TERMS
Karl Mooney • January 2020-2022
Bob Brick • January 2021-2023
Linda Harvell • January 2021-2023
Ray Holliday • January 2020-2022
Joe Fix • January 2021-2023

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AUTHORITY
The Audit Committee was established by Ordinance 2019-4018. The Office of City Internal Auditor was established in accordance with the City Charter, Article 3, Section 30.

SUMMARY
The City Internal Auditor is responsible for conducting audits of all departments, offices, boards, activities, and agencies of the city to independently determine whether:

• Indications of fraud, abuse, or illegal acts are present
• Management has established adequate internal controls to safeguard city assets
• City resources and public funds are utilized economically, efficiently, and effectively
• Financial and other reports are being provided that disclose fairly, accurately, and fully all information that is required by law
• The desired result or benefits of programs, activities, functions, or policies are being achieved

An audit plan is prepared each year to serve as a guide to allocate scarce audit resources to areas that will most benefit the City of College Station. In developing the annual audit plan, the City Internal Auditor identifies potential audit topics based on several factors:

• Assessing financial and performance risks
• Reviewing the financial auditors’ results
• Considering requests and suggestions from the
• City Council and city management
• Determining the feasibility of audit topics and the availability of resources

MEETINGS
Meetings are on call.

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MEMBERSHIP & TERMS
The City Internal Auditor is a council appointee and reports to an audit committee composed of three council members and two citizen appointees. The Office of City Internal Auditor is organizationally independent of city administration because the reporting structure provides the office a separate organizational status from the management of programs and functions subject to audit.

MEMBERS & TERMS
Karl Mooney • (Chair)
Elizabeth Cunha • January 2021-2023
Linda Harvell • December 2019-2021
Mike Ashfield • January 2020-2022
Michelle McMillin  • January 2021-2023

STAFF LIAISON
The Office of City Internal Auditor is headed by Ty Elliott. He is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified Government Audit Professional. Mr. Elliott received his Bachelors of Science and Masters of Public Administration degrees from Brigham Young University.

Ty Elliott  •  979.764.6269  •  telliott@cstx.gov

AUTHORITY
PER MINUTES : 19971023 ; and YEARLY ILA : 23 October 1997

SUMMARY
The B/CS Library Committee shall encourage the development of the Bryan/College Station Library System. The Committee shall recommend to the City Councils policies and programs for the advancement of the Bryan/College Station Library System; cooperating with all other public and privates groups in advancing the best interest of the Bryan/College Station Library System. The Committee shall render to City Council all its recommendations under consideration regarding the Bryan/College Station Library System.

MEETINGS
Meetings are held at 5 p.m. on the third Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November.

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MEMBERSHIP & TERMS
Each member shall be appointed for a term of two years or until their successors are appointed. The Board shall consist of eight members. Four who are appointed by City Council and are residents of the City and eligible voters.

MEMBERS & TERMS
-- College Station --  
Sharron Rosedahl  •  January 2021-2023
Daniel Rudge  •  January 2010-2022
Larry Ringer  •  January 2020-2022
Megan Wilson  •  January 2021-2023

-- Bryan --
Tracie Ann Pierce • January 2019-2021
Carly Jennings • December 2019-2021
Laura Mills • January 2020-2022
Grant Hackethorn • January 2020-2022

STAFF LIAISON
Kelly Kelbly  • 979.764.3441 •  kkelbly@cstx.gov

AUTHORITY
PER CITY ORDINANCE NO. 3265 : 12 August 2010

SUMMARY
The Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board shall advise City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and other appointed boards and commissions on all matters concerning bicycling, walking, and greenways within the City of College Station. The Board shall provide recommendations on adopted plans, policies, and standards as well as have a role in setting priorities, programs, and advocacy.

MEETINGS
Meetings are generally held at 3 p.m. the third Monday of each month at College Station City Hall. Special meetings will be held if necessary.

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MEMBERSHIP
Members shall be residents of the City of College Station and qualified voters.The Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board shall consist of seven members, serving a three-year term, appointed by City Council:

(A) One member shall represent one of the following fields or professions:
   •  Real Estate
   •  Banking, finance, or economics
   •  Law

(B) One member shall represent one of the following fields or professions:
   •  Recreation
   •  Health
   •  Kinesiology

(C) One member that has specialized knowledge and experience regarding one of the following:
   •  Running
   •  Walking

(D) One member shall have specialized knowledge and experience regarding:
   •  Bicycling

(E) One member shall represent one of the following fields or professions:
   •  Transportation Planning
   •  Engineering
   •  Architecture
   •  Landscape architecture
   •  Urban planning

(F) One member shall represent one of the following fields or professions:
   •  Environmental / Ecological Sciences
   •  Stormwater / Floodplain Management
   •  Natural Resources

(G) One member shall be the Chairman of the Council Transportation Commission or his designee.

MEMBERS & TERMS
Elizabeth Cunha (G) • January 2021-2024
Dennis Janson (A) • January 2020-2023
David Higdon (Citizen) • January 2020-2022
Kathy Langlotz (B) • January 2020-2023
Rebecca Brooker (D) • August 2019-2022
Kyle LeBlanc (E) • January 2020-2022
Nancy "Joy" Chmelar (C) • January 2021-2022

STAFF LIAISON
Venessa Garza  •  979.764.3674  •  vgarza@cstx.gov

AUTHORITY
The authority of this board was established in Local Government Code 54.033 (V.T.C.S.) and City Ordinance 1919, adopted Oct. 10, 1991.

SUMMARY
The duties and responsibilities of this board are to hear appeals of decisions, consider interpretations of the Building Official, and to consider variances to the terms of the technical codes.

MEETINGS
On call by the Chairperson.

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MEMBERSHIP
Five members, each serving two year terms.

MEMBERS & TERMS
Joe Fix • January 2021-2024
Tiona Broussard • January 2021-2024 
Russel Farquhar •  January 2020-2022
William Pugh •  January 2020-2022 
Cynthia Giedraitis (Chair) • January 2020-2023
Roger Winckler (Alt.) • January 2021-2023

STAFF LIAISON
Brian Binford • 979.764.3570 • bbinford@cstx.gov

*Deadline for applications is Feb. 5.

AUTHORITY
PER CITY ORDINANCE NO. 3835: 10 NOVEMBER 2016; and UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ----- The Design Review Board enhances the city’s ability to review sign, building, and site design issues, including architectural issues as specified in the UDO. Updated - City Ordinance No. 2019-4089 25 April 2019.

SUMMARY
The Design Review Board hears and takes action on design district site plans and concept plans for Planned Development Districts (PDD) and Planned Mix-Use Districts (P-MUD). Other duties as outlined in ordinance.

MEETINGS
On call by the Board Chairperson.

MEMBERSHIP
The Board consists of seven regular members and two alternate members. Six of the regular members and the two alternates. Members serve three-year terms with no limits.

The City Council shall appoint a representative with expertise from each of the following disciplines or groups: 

(A) Architecture

(B) Landscape Architecture

(C) Business 

(D) Design district connection (e.g., developer, land owner, business owner, resident,or employee within a design district).

(E) Citizen-at-large

The seventh regular member shall be the Planning and Zoning Commission chair or his/her designee.

Members shall be appointed for three-year terms.

The Design Review Board is a governmental body and shall comply with the Open Meetings Act.

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MEMBERS & TERMS
Ray Holliday (A) • January 2020-2022
Dennis Christainsen (P&Z Chair) • January 2020-2023
Susan McGrail (F) • January 2019-2022 
William McKinney (F) • January 2019-2022
David Hebert (F) • January 2019-2022
Vacant, (D) • Unexpired Term
Samuel Marvel (C) • January 2020-2023

STAFF LIAISON
Molly Hitchcock • 979.764.3570 • mhitchcock@cstx.gov

AUTHORITY
PER CITY ORDINANCE NO. 2025 : 12 August 1993; and NO. 2505 9 August 2011

SUMMARY
The duties of the Historic Preservation Committee shall be to aid in the collection and preservation of the history of the City of College Station and its environs, and to provide for education of citizens on the history of this City. The committee shall also carry out other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the City Council. The committee shall semi-annually submit a report to the City Council.

MEETINGS
Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month at 4 p.m. in the second floor conference room of Municipal Court at 300 Krenek Tap Road in College Station.

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MEMBERSHIP
The committee shall consist of nine members, and where practical may include representation from the Brazos County Historical Society, Texas A&M University and the College Station City Council. The term of office shall be for two years and the City Council shall appoint members on a staggered basis with five terms expiring in even-numbered years and four terms expiring in odd-numbered years. If a position becomes vacant before the expiration of the position's term, the new appointee shall serve for the balance of the term of his or her predecessor. The City Council shall appoint a Chairperson during the annual appointment process. If a vacancy shall occur in the Chairperson position, the City Council shall appoint a replacement to serve as Chairperson.

MEMBERS & TERMS
Gerald Burgner (Chair)  •  January 2020-
Shirley Dupriest  •  January 2020-
Sherry Frisk  •  January 2019-2022 
David Fujimoto  •  January 2019-2022
Louis Hodges  •  January 2020-
Marilyn Randall  •  January 2019-2022
Julie Schultz  •  January 2019-2022
Thomas Smith   •   January 2020-
William Wright  •  January 2020-

STAFF LIAISON
Cory Raney  • 979.764.3486 • craney@cstx.gov

The Impact Fee Advisory Committee’s purpose is to advise and assist City Council with the implementation and maintenance of the Impact Fees for the Water system, the Wastewater system, and Roadways.

The Impact Fee Advisory Committee is established to:
• Assist the City in adopting land use assumptions;
• Review the Capital Improvements Plan and any proposed amendments, and file written comments;
• Monitor and evaluate implementation of the Capital Improvements Plan;
• Review semi-annual reports, with respect to the Capital Improvements Plan and report to the Mayor and Council any perceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing the impact fees; and
• Advise the Mayor and Council of the need to update or revise land use assumptions, Capital Improvements Plan and impact fees.

Formal updates are typically on a 5-year cycle with the process involving at least two meetings at which City staff and an engineering consulting firm will present their findings and recommendations, additional meetings will be added as needed. The first meeting will include future Land Use Assumptions and the Capital Improvements Plan that details the capital projects required to increase utility and roadway capacity to meet the demands of those future land uses, whereby the IFAC will make a recommendation to Council whether these are reasonable. The second meeting will include Impact Fee calculations, whereby the IFAC will recommend to Council whether to implement Impact Fees, and if so, at what amount. In the years between formal updates, Semi-Annual reporting is presented by City Staff to monitor progress of the program and involves associated semi-annual meetings.

Membership is comprised of the Planning and Zoning Commission members and up to three ad hoc members 1) ETJ representative; 2) Homebuilders Association representative; and or 3) any individual so desired.

This appointment will be for two years.

AUTHORITY
PER CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 5-26-88-12

SUMMARY
The City of College Station and the City of Bryan annually receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Federal regulations allow for up to 15 percent annual CDBG grant to be allocated to public services. Both City Councils supported the allocation of the maximum funds allowable. The City of College Station and the City of Bryan work in a joint process to allocate these funds to local non-profit agencies who will provide direct services to low income residents of the Bryan/College Station community.

The Joint Relief Funding Review process begins with a pre-proposal workshop where any agency in the community that is interested in applying for CDBG funds must attend and learn about the process and federal requirements. Applications are received by City staff and reviewed for program eligibility. The committee review process takes approximately 10 weeks (April – June) with the committee meeting on a weekly basis in public meetings to discuss the applications. Each committee member will also be asked to attend approximately six to eight agency site visits during the review period. The process ends with two public hearings where the agencies are ranked and the committee formally adopts the funding recommendations to be made to each City Council. The committee is asked to fund no more than twelve agencies each year but can choose to fund less or more depending on the applications.

City staff is responsible for presenting the committee’s recommendations to City Council. The recommendations adopted by each City Council are included in each City’s Annual Action Plan, which is a report done to notify the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) how the City proposes to spend the grant allocations in the coming year. After approval from HUD, the funds are made available to the agencies beginning Oct. 1. Funding is on an annual basis and the allocated funds must be used no later than Sept. 30 of the fiscal year. Funded agencies are required to report to each city on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are providing the services and serving the number of clients that they proposed in their application. The city staff monitors the reports and the agency’s files to ensure the accuracy of information.

MEETINGS
On call by Chairperson.

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MEMBERSHIP 
The JRFRC is made up of three Council-appointed volunteers from each city. Each member serves for a three-year term with a two-term maximum. The six-member committee is tasked with reviewing applications from eligible programs, making site visits to the agencies, ranking the applications and finally, recommending funding allocations to each City Council.

MEMBERS & TERMS
- - College Station - - 
Suzanne Droleskey • January 2020-2023 
Allison Burke • January 2019-2022
Lisa Halperin • January 2021-2024

- - Bryan - - 
Karen Elaine Rust • expires December 2023
Carolyn Wyonette Franklin • expires December 2022
Daniel Jared Owens • expires December 2021

STAFF LIAISON
David Brower • 979.764.3810 • dbrower@cstx.gov

AUTHORITY
City Ordinance No. 1137 adopted Nov. 9, 1978.

SUMMARY
The Parks and Recreation Board exists to advise the City Council on all matters concerning the establishment, maintenance, and operations of all parks within the City of College Station. This board also gives advice regarding the establishment and operation of recreation programs conducted by the City of College Station for its citizens. The board carries out all other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by City Council.

MEETINGS
Second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Larry J. Ringer Library, located at 1818 Harvey Mitchell Parkway S. Meeting dates and times are subject to change or cancellation due to quorum requirements with the appropriate notice. Said board is authorized to establish its own rules, regulations, and bylaws subject to ratification by the City Council.

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MEMBERSHIP 
The terms of office for the Board shall be for two years. The members of the Board are appointed by City Council on a staggered basis with three terms expiring in odd numbered years and four terms expiring in even numbered years.

MEMBER & TERMS
Lisa Aldrich • January 2020-2022
David Higdon • January 2020-2022 
Janet Wood • January 2020-2022 
Joel Cantrell • January 2020-2023 
Ann Hays • January 2020-2023
Debe Shafer (Chair) • January 2020-2023
David White • January 2021-2022
John Polasek • January 2019-2022 
Madeline Giroir • January 2019-2022

STAFF LIAISON
Andrea Lauer • 979.764.5049 • alauer@cstx.gov

AUTHORITY
The authority of this commission was established by Local Government Code 211.007 (V.T.C.S.), City Ordinances No. 682, No. 1233, No. 1638. No. 1805, and No. 2179.

SUMMARY
The Planning and Zoning Commission serves as a review body to recommend changes in development codes and the zoning ordinance to the City Council. The Commission shall prepare, adopt, and modify a comprehensive plan for the city for subsequent approval and adoption by the City Council.

The Commission prepares subdivision regulations and zoning ordinances, and amendments thereto for recommendation to the City Council. This Board shall also make studies and recommendations with regard to proposed annexations. The Commission has final authority over all plats submitted to the City. In addition, the Commission performs other duties as assigned by statute and City Council.

MEETINGS
Meetings are held at 6 p.m. every first and third Thursday of each month. Meetings are held in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1101 Texas Avenue. Special meetings are held if necessary.

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MEMBERSHIP 
Members shall be qualified residents and voters of the City of College Station. The commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the City Council. Four members, including the Chairperson, shall be appointed in even numbered years and three members shall be appointed in odd numbered years. Terms of office shall be limited to two consecutive three-year terms or six consecutive years.

MEMBERS & TERMS
William Wright • January 2021-2022
Bobby Mirza • January 2020-2022
Dennis Christiansen • January 2020-2023
Jason Cornelius • January 2021-2023
Joe Guerra, Jr. • January 2019-2022
Bill Mather • January 2019-2022
Jeremy Osborne • January 2019-2022

STAFF LIAISON
Michael Ostrowski  • 979.764.3570 • mostrowski@cstx.gov

The city purchased the Spring Creek Campus property (now known as the College Station Business Center) in 2000 and 2001 with two purposes. First, to develop the city's next business park to recruit primary jobs including light industrial and manufacturing uses. Second, to protect existing greenways along Spring Creek as part of the Greenways Master Plan. Additional acreage was purchased for the electrical substation and the preservation of greenways north of the substation.

The Spring Creek Local Government Corporation oversees the development of this property. It has the power to acquire, own, and dispose of real estate subject to the approval of the College Station City Council. The corporation may also authorize improvements to real estate including basic infrastructure, streets, buildings and signage.

The corporation is governed by a board of directors appointed by the city council. The board consists of five directors: the mayor, two representatives from the Economic Development Committee, and two citizens with expertise that is beneficial to the corporation such as real estate or business park development, industrial recruitment, financing, etc.

CITIZEN MEMBERS
Jane Kee 
Thomas Jackson

AUTHORITY
PER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 211.008 (V.T.C.S.) and CITY ORDINANCE NO. 1638 : 13 March 1986

SUMMARY
The Zoning Board of Adjustment hears and decides appeals for interpretations, special exceptions, and variances to the terms of the zoning ordinance as well as use permits. Other duties are outlined in the ordinances and statutes from which it is created.

MEETINGS
Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers.

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MEMBERSHIP
Each member shall be a resident and qualified voter of the City of College Station. Members shall serve for two-year terms.

MEMBERS & TERMS
Fred Dupriest • January 2020-2022
Howard Mayne • January 2020-2022
Mark Smith (Chair) • January 2021-2023
William Pugh • January 2020-2022
Rachel Smith • January 2020-2022
James Hutchins (Alt. 1) • January 2021-2023 
John Crittenden (Alt. 2) • January 2020-2022

STAFF LIAISON
Molly Hitchcock • 979.764.3570 • mhitchcock@cstx.gov