College Station City Council met Thursday night. The public meeting lasted about 2.5 hours, and after conclusion of regular business, they went back into executive session.
Council issued two proclamations before getting down to business: naming September 9, 2026 “Cheyenne Thomas Miss Ultimate USA Day,” and designating September 17th through 23rd as Constitution Week.
A healthy amount of citizens signed up to speak. The topics were impervious cover and disapproval of the use of FLOCK cameras.
As for the impervious cover, residents say their homes in the neighborhood around Dexter and Park Place have seen a sharp rise in street flooding and water that approaches foundations where that used to not be a problem. Councilwoman McIlhenney asked that the issue be looked at and addressed in an upcoming meeting.
A discussion of FLOCK cameras and data is scheduled to be on the September 24th agenda.
All items on the consent agenda passed. Those include spending agreements in the amount of $1,816,909 for items such as paving, soil sampling, and a citywide flood hazard assessment.
Councilman Bob Yancy expressed concerns that new flood maps could negatively affect homeowners. City Engineer Carol Cotter explained that homeowners should be grandfathered into existing policies and rates, so long as they don’t allow those policies to lapse. It would be reasonable to assume that a home in a flood plain would be more difficult to sell.
On the regular agenda, a total appropriation of $25,399,000 was allowed in a contract was approved with CSA Construction, Inc. for the Carter Creek WWTP Enhanced Filtration Project.
Here is the complete agenda:
7. Consent Agenda: — ALL ITEMS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
- An interlocal agreement (ILA) between the City of College Station, City of Bryan, Brazos County, and Brazos County Emergency Communications District (BC 911) for a backup dispatch facility.
- Approval of the Atmos Mid-Tex 2026 Rate Review Mechanism (RRM) Settlement and Rate Ordinance.
- Award of a construction contract to Brazos Paving, Inc. in the amount of $172,040 for McCulloch Neighborhood Traffic Calming Improvements.
- Second reading of a franchise agreement ordinance with Texan Waste Services, Inc. for the collection of recyclables from commercial businesses and multi-family locations.
- ILA with Brazos County for EMS service provided by College Station Fire Department.
- Deductive change order with Weisinger Incorporated, providing a $109,507 credit to the construction contract for the Well 6 Pumping Equipment Repairs Project.
- Authorize expenditure of funds for Fiscal Year 2027 for items exempt from competitive bidding as described more fully in Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 252.022 and other expenditures for interlocal contracts or fees mandated by state law that are greater than $100,000; and to authorize the City Manager to approve contracts and expenditures that are on the exemption list.
- Contract amendment with Freese and Nichols, Inc (FNI) in the amount of $1,459,269 for the addition of a specialized construction inspector to provide technical oversight, and additional soil sampling required by TCEQ.
- Professional Services Contract with Torres Associates, LLC in the amount of $185,600 for a Citywide Flood Hazard Assessment.
- Professional Services Contract Amendment with Arkitex Studio adding to the contract grant funding requirements for two Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grants awarded to the City for the Texas Independence Park Project.
- Giving the City Manager authority to terminate for convenience the funding agreement with the Greater Brazos Partnership for services related to Plug and Play.
Workshop Agenda: — NO ACTION REQUIRED, JUST PRESENTATIONS.
- Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the College Station Utilities Electric Department annual update.
- Presentation, discussion, and potential action regarding the anticipated impacts of the Terafab project and College Station’s readiness to address the associated opportunities and challenges.
- Presentation and discussion regarding the proposed real estate agreements and economic development agreements for Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC and The Corinth Group, Inc., for developments in the Midtown Business Park.
- Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the State of the City.
Regular Agenda:
- Contract with CSA Construction, Inc. in the amount of $23,090,000 for the Carter Creek WWTP Enhanced Filtration Project, plus the City’s contingency amount of $2,309,000 for a total appropriation of $25,399,000 and a Resolution Declaring Intention to Reimburse Certain Expenditures with Proceeds from Debt. Approval of this item grants authority for the City Manager to authorize project expenditures up to the City’s contingency amount. — PASSED UNANIMOUSLY