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University Park council approves consent items, license amendment and three zoning/sign measures
Summary
Council approved annual racial-profiling compliance report, several vehicle and infrastructure purchases, a license amendment for Snyder Plaza and three ordinance actions for sign districts and a church site-plan amendment; votes were unanimous.
The City of University Park City Council on Feb. 18 approved routine consent items, a license-agreement amendment and three zoning-related ordinances after public hearings.
On the consent agenda the council accepted an independent racial-profiling report from Justice Research Consultants finding the University Park Police Department in compliance with Texas law and reported no racial-profiling complaints in recent years. The council also approved purchases and payments: four Ford Maverick patrol vehicles from Rockdale County Ford at $28,590 each (total $114,360), traffic-signal poles and mast arms for a Miracle Mile capital project from Wallace and Associates ($289,716), and a final retained-payment to SYB Construction for an annual water and sewer replacement project ($309,983). The council approved minutes from the Feb. 4 meeting. The consent agenda passed by voice vote with council members voting in the affirmative.
Council approved an amendment to an existing license agreement with Russell Snyder Plaza Property Management for six right-of-way parking spaces tied to Snyder Plaza. The amendment clarified the termination clause so that only interior, air-conditioned additions exceeding 225 square feet would trigger termination. The city manager and staff recommended the amendment and the council voted to approve it.
After public hearings, the council adopted three ordinances:
- A special sign district for the office tower at 7001 Preston Road that allows additional arch-top signs up to 70 square feet (proposed signs were described at just under 68 square feet) and establishes an approved color and illumination scheme.
- An amendment to the existing special sign district for Park Cities Baptist Church at 3933 Northwest Parkway to add cast-stone entry plaques and an arch-top sign at a newly approved columbarium site.
- A detailed site-plan amendment for Plan Development District 20 to permit new freestanding metal trellises and masonry seat walls at University Park United Methodist Church; the planning commission had recommended approval.
All three zoning/sign measures were presented by Patrick Ball, director of community development, and passed following the public hearings.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (five routine items including purchases and retained payment): Melissa Reaman — Aye; Mark Aldridge — Aye; Bob Myers — Aye; Mayor Tommy Stewart — Aye. Outcome: Approved.
- License-agreement amendment with Russell Snyder Plaza Property Management (Item 25-38): Motion moved and seconded; Melissa Reaman — Aye; Mark Aldridge — Aye; Bob Myers — Aye; Mayor Tommy Stewart — Aye. Outcome: Approved.
- Ordinance 25-027: Special sign district, 7001 Preston Road: Melissa Reaman — Aye; Mark Aldridge — Aye; Bob Myers — Aye; Mayor Tommy Stewart — Aye. Outcome: Approved.
- Ordinance 25-031: Special sign district amendment, Park Cities Baptist Church, 3933 Northwest Parkway: Melissa Reaman — Aye; Mark Aldridge — Aye; Bob Myers — Aye; Mayor Tommy Stewart — Aye. Outcome: Approved.
- Ordinance 25-034: PD-20 detailed site-plan amendment, University Park United Methodist Church: Melissa Reaman — Aye; Mark Aldridge — Aye; Bob Myers — Aye; Mayor Tommy Stewart — Aye. Outcome: Approved.
No substantive amendments to the ordinances were recorded in the council’s discussion. The council closed its public hearings on the sign- and site-plan items after no speakers opposed the applications presented by property representatives or staff.
The meeting then moved to general public comment, after which the council adjourned.
