This podcast contains comments from the October 7, 2024 College Station city council meeting from members Mark Smith, Elizabeth Cunha, Dennis Maloney, Bob Yancy, and John Nichols, along with the director of College Station's community services office Debbie Eller.

The city of College Station has 32,000 rental housing units.

The last couple of years, the College Station city council has received multiple complaints from Texas A&M students about the condition of rental housing.

Monday night's council meeting (October 7) included 90 minutes of comments about a proposed voluntary rental housing inspection ordinance.

On a four to two vote, the council delayed action until their next meeting on October 24th. That would allow A&M students another opportunity to speak and the council to get a report from A&M's off campus housing office...both in an effort for the council to gauge if improvements in the city's See, Click, and Fix reporting app is enough that a voluntary inspection ordinance is not needed.

Joining Elizabeth Cunha, who made the motion to delay a vote, were Bob Yancy, Mark Smith, and Linda Harvell.

Opposed to delaying the vote were John Nichols and Dennis Maloney.

William Wright was absent from the meeting.

Click HERE to read and download College Station's proposed voluntary rental inspection ordinance.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the October 8, 2024 College Station city council meeting.