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Known as the Unified Development Code Project, a group of consultants are writing most of the new processes, but city staff also are working to ensure that their work is what the city is looking for, said Sabine Kuenzel, senior planner for College Station. The project is designed to streamline the ordinance process and give the city a chance to find any overlaps or inconsistencies amongst the ordinances, Kuenzel said. Kuenzel said that there are two goals for the committees currently reviewing the UDO. “One, we want to streamline develop ment requirements, making it more user- friendly,” Kuenzel said. Kuenzel said their goal is to address a list of issues the College Station City Council and P&Z Committee came up with to this point. She said the project allows the city to address new trends that other cities are dealing with. “For instance, open space ordinances that we currently don’t have can be addressed by the city council,” Kuenzel said.. The new document will incorporate much of what the P&Z Commission cur rently does, as well as define new require ments to the ordinance process i alternatives to issuing an ordinance L, “Some changes are more signific others,” Kuenzel said. She also said that public pr tions will be given to local civic that are interested in more informpcently annou B lexas Comp jfinesses can beginning Dec. 15. "I will be giving 15-minute prer. 002. fhese taxE outlining what |the UDO] is and^Jeconomy wi not” Kuenzel said. Bits and inves Citizens who are interested in the UDO can view it on the(B srna " * xls ' n ^ Station Website at www.ci.colleit®^* 1 '^ t * lc tion.tx.us or at the DevelopmentStitj'T 386 ^ on a c Department in City Hall, 1101lB ca P' ta mco '- Ave., to read paper copies. t0 cOL The city staff will review inp:J on *- v c P ia ' speak to the city hoards and corw 1 - that relate to the Unified DevelJ Project. Adoption of the new liKI anticipated is Spring 2002. Dallas rr Houston faces mayoral runof Brown v. Sanchez, the decision will he made Dec )ALLAS (A By or Ron K HOUSTON (AP) — A day after voters decided Houston’s first black mayor should be in a runoff election with a council man who could become the city’s first Hispanic mayor, both men stressed their differences. “There is a clear difference between the two of us in what we believe,” said two-term incumbent Lee Brown Wednesday, pointing to his sup port for affirmative action, after school programs and construc tion of new sports arenas. Cuban-born challenger Orlando Sanchez said he too believes in the goals of affirma tive action but takes a different approach to achieving them. As far as after-school programs, Sanchez said he supports them when they work. But he said Brown has mismanaged the city and voters should give him the chance to repair it. “I think our issues were the right issues,” Sanchez said. “Our campaign did nothing but take off like an airplane. We’ve got great momentum. “What people want is some one who will roll up their sleeves, eliminate the waste and talk straight to the peo ple,” Sanchez said. “Of all the citizens who voted, almost 60 percent voted against the incumbent and for change. We are going to get our fiscal house in order, get our traffic moving again and take pride in our city again.” Brown collected 125,187 votes, or 44 percent, in Tuesday’s election, edging Sanchez, with 115,965, or 40 percent. Another councilman. Chris Bell, had 45,737, or 16 percent. Three other unfunded candidates shared less than 1 percent of the votes. Since neither Brown nor Sanchez received 50 percent of the vote, the political opposites will face each other in a runoff Dec. 1. Brown, 64, campaigned last year for A1 Gore, the Democratic presidential candi date. Sanchez, 43, is a conserva tive Republican. Bell, a Democrat, said he would meet with both and then make an endorsement based on the issues. “It could be quite a slugfest and I suspect, jt will be,” Bell said of the runoff campaign. Political analysts say the runoff will be based on partisan politics in what is officially a nonpartisan race. “Brown is going to try and paint Orlando Sanchez as much farther to the right than most of the voters in Houston to make sure none of the moderate Democratic vote goes to Sanchez,” said Kent Tedin, chairman of the University of Houston politi cal science department. “Even though this is a non partisan race, a lot of it has been driven by partisan politics and some identity with race,” he said. “There hasn’t been any overriding issue.” Tatcho Mindiola, the director of the University of Houston’s Center for Mexican-American Studies, said Sanchez’s story of leaving Cuba with his family after the Castro takeover and of finding success in America is playing well among Houston Hispanics. munity is Democratic. W"' know w hich party looks " a '' If it looks as if he is attacking Orlando, it will look like a black candidate attacking a Hispanic, and I see that as being counter- i ■ f9 productive. — Kent Tedin UH political science depart ment chairman “Hispanics want a piece of the action. They are the new kid on the block and that apparently is more important to them then the issues,” Mindiola said. “For Mexican-American voters it’s the opportunity to vote for a cousin.” But Tyrone Tillery, an asso ciate professor of history and race relations at the school, said he does not agree that Mexican- Americans, who make up the majority of Houston’s Hispanic Idnesday to late, endi nj Tire in which Jcredited wi Itured City Jhing throng population, are overlook: improvement pi issues because on SwiBCirk, a De ethnicity. m the job I “He is a Republicani':f) Republican majority of the Hispanic.®).' 8 Icln K “Kirk was c ted the cit; ... llyor in 1995 then best interest, Tiller® a vv j ( j e mar q “It is too simplistic to» office whe because Sanchez is Hispr: polarized racial I is going to pull Hispanic''trong hand t his campaign. When thee Ptious council ence is made that Sanchez:®ut the mayc conservative Republican <r represents the middle els] many Hispanics will realize! their interest is with i Democratic candidate." Brown will have to walk| fine line, Tedin said. “ If it looks as if he is attaxbnsiderati o n ing Orlando, it will look IM black candidate attadinpi I lispanic, and 1 see thataj.bjl counterproductive,” TnW “The issue will be moderate white votersciks they going to move f Bell to Orlando Sanchez,At seen as the outsider, bee®* there is dissatisfaction wit lit incumbent? It will beaveni ficult decision and it will hard to predict.” Mindiola and TillerysaW outcome will depend onl# well Brown mobilizes h Democratic supporters coming weeks. “He has the advantfl Mindiola said. “It’s his race' lose.” share of di I the leader o nth-largest cii jition of 1.2 n |the last six it chose not Jadquarters t fe city was el "1 The week of November 11 - November 15 Mon-Fri 9 to 6 Acct 229 Cassidy Part I Mon Nov 12 6pm-9p«n Part 11 Tuc Nov 13 6pm-9pm — You can now buy tickets online at our website and avoid standing in ticket lines ; Acct 230 Part I Sun Nov 11 9pm-lam Part 11 Mon Nov 12 9pm-lam Chem 101 Part I Mon Nov 12 6pm-9pm Part II Tue Nov 13 6pm-9pm Part Ill Wed Nov 14 6pm-9pm Ghent 107 Part « Sun Nov 11 9pm-12am Part II Mon Nov 12 9pm-12am Part III Tue Nov 13 9pm-12ain Fine 309 Part IV Sun Nov 11 3pm-t>pm ’ | Fine 341 Part IV Sun Nov 11 6pm-9pni , ' v Math 131 Part I Mon Nov 12 7p«n-l0pm Part 11 Tue Nov 13 7pni-10pm Part III Wed Nov 14 7pm-10pin ■ -■ ■ '' .. 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