BRENHAM CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER NO PARKING ZONE ON PRAIRIE LEA STREET

Josh Blaschke October 11, 2022

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Shown here is the proposed no parking zone along Prairie Lea Street between College Avenue and West Fifth Street.
(City of Brenham)

A no parking zone may soon be created along Prairie Lea Street, next to the Blinn College Campus.

On Thursday, the Brenham City Council will consider a recommendation to establish no parking areas on both sides of Prairie Lea Street, beginning at College Avenue and extending south to West Fifth Street.

According to the agenda packet for the meeting, Blinn reached out to the city and TxDOT to ask about the change as it works on adopting a parking plan to better address on-campus parking.

City staff says the no parking areas will coordinate with Blinn’s parking plan and help keep students to specific parking lots. They will also help emergency vehicles maneuver better and add protection for pedestrians and students by not blocking roadways and improving visibility.

If the no parking zone is approved, city staff will put in no parking signs and Blinn will paint curbs as needed.

In other items Thursday, the council will act on a Chapter 380 agreement between the city and Brenham Market Square. In March, the city executed a memorandum of understanding indicating intent to support the residential and commercial mixed-use development, located between Market Street and Highway 290, by reimbursing qualified infrastructure costs.

Also at Thursday’s meeting, the council will:

Appoint Cherry Cash Prewitt as deputy city secretary.
Consider the purchase of six Chevrolet Tahoes for the Brenham Police Department through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) from Lake Country Chevrolet in the amount of $237,067. Three of the vehicles are patrol vehicle replacements, while the other three are patrol/administration vehicle replacements.
Potentially accept a bid related to South Chappell Hill Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway street and utility improvements.
Consider authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Office of the Governor for five bullet-resistant shields through the 2023 Bullet-Resistant Shield Grant Program. If awarded, the grant will be in the amount of $20,106.
Look to accept a bid related to the Henderson Park pedestrian bridge rehabilitation project.
Consider a contract with Strand Associates, Inc. not to exceed $177,000 for engineering services for various water projects funded through the American Rescue Plan Act and administered by the United States Department of the Treasury.
Consider a contract with Strand Associates, Inc. not to exceed $391,000 for engineering services for various wastewater projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act and administered by the United States Department of the Treasury.
Potentially approve a change order to the agreement between the city and Avocette Technologies, Inc. and Carasoft Technology Corporation in the amount of $6,062 for online planning and permitting software.
Receive an update on the city’s tourism and marketing department.
Meet in executive session to discuss the raw water intake structure at Lake Somerville and the Federal Emergency Management Agency; utility competitive matters relating to the city’s gas utility system; and Aviators Plus, LLC v. City of Brenham, Texas; Cause No. 37896; 21^st Judicial District Court, Washington County.