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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBRARC Minutes 1993-12-01 Regular BLUE RIBBON ANNEXATION RESEARCH COMMITTEE DECEMBER 1 , 1993 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD BLUE RIBBON ANNEXATION RESEARCH COMMITTEE THAT WAS HELD ON THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER , 1993 AT 7 : 00 PM AT THE FRIENDSWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT : RON RITTER , CHAIRMAN BARBARA GERLACH ED HARRIS MARJORIE HOFFMAN JAN JORDAN DOC KIESSLING JIM REINHARTSEN EX OFFICIO ROBERT WILSON , HERITAGE PARK VILLAGE HOMEOWNES ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN RITTER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND INTRODUCED MAYOR NEWMAN . MAYOR NEWMAN THANKED EVERYONE FOR SERVING ON THIS IMPORTANT COMMITTEE , REPORTED SHE HAS SPOKEN TO HOUSTON MAYOR LANIER REGARDING THIS STUDY AND MAYOR LANIER ADVISED HE WOULD KEEP A OPEN MIND TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ANNEXING MUD 55 AND MUD 1 . MAYOR NEWMAN ADVISED THE COMMITTEE SHE APPOINTED RON RITTER AS CHAIR DUE TO HIS EXPERTISE AND VARIED BACKGROUND WITH THE CITY AND WITH THE ANNEXATION PROCESS . MAYOR INTRODUCED EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED BACKGROUND DETAIL ON EACH MEMBER AS TO THEIR SELECTION TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE . MAYOR NEWMAN INTRODUCED CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD STAFF SUPPORT , RON COX , CITY MANAGER , DAVID HOOVER , PLANNER AND DELORIS MCKENZIE , CITY SECRETARY . MAYOR NEWMAN REQUESTED THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ANNEXATION OF MUD 55 AND MUD AND TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION FOLLOWED WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND STAFF DISCUSSING INFORMATION THE COMMITTEE WILL NEED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A FEASIBILITY STUDY . CHAIRMAN RITTER ADVISED THERE WERE SOME PAGES MISSING FROM THE FINANCIAL REPORTS THAT HAD BEEN PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE IN PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING . STAFF RECOPIED THE DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDED THE MISSING PAGES TO THE COMMITTEE . CHAIRMAN RITTER REVIEWED THE MAPS OF THE AREA TO BE ANNEXED WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND EXPLAINED THERE IS A SMALL PORTION OF MUD 1 THAT IS NOT CONTIGUOUS WITH FRIENDSWOOD CITY LIMITS AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED UNLESS HOUSTON RELEASED THIS AREA AND THAT HOUSTON WOULD NOT NEGOTIATE THIS PIECE DUE TO BE ADJACENT TO THE BAY BROOK MALL AREA . CHAIRMAN RITTER STATED THERE AREA TWO DISTRICTS , MUD 55 AND MUD 1 , AND ONE SMALL AREA TO BE RESOLVED , THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED FOR ANNEXATION AND STATED HE FELT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD LOOK AT EACH DISTRICT INDEPENDTLY . CHAIRMAN RITTER STATED THAT WITH MORE UP TO DATE INFORMATION MAY CHANGE THE CITY FORMULA FOR STAFFING , STATING THE POPULATION FIGURES MAY BE LOW WHICH STAFF WILL NEED TO REVIEW AND RESPOND . CHAIRMAN RITTER ADVISED THERE IS A AREA BEING DEVELOPED IN MUD 55 AT THIS TIME WITH APPROXIMATELY 177 HOMES PLANNED . CHAIRMAN RITTER ADVISED THAT 27 ACRES ON FM 528 AND BLACKHAWK HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR A NEW CLEAR CREEK SCHOOL TO BE COMPLETED IN JULY OF 1995 . STAFF ADVISED THERE IS A INTERMEDIATE , JUNIOR HIGH AND A FOOTBALL FIELD PLANNED FOR THIS TRACT OF LAND . DISCUSSION WAS HELD THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 177 HOMES IN MUD 55 WITH REGARDS TO LOT SIZES AND IT WAS DETERMINED IF THE DEVELOPMENT IS PLATTED PRIOR TO ANNEXATION , LOT SIZES WOULD BE HONORED , OTHERWISE THE LOT SIZES AND THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE TO MEET CITY REQUIREMENTS CHAIRMAN RITTER REVIEWED LAND USE AND PROVISION OF SERVICES , AREA DESCRIPTION AND ZONING AND WATER AND SEWER SERVICES . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE CURRENT CAPACITIES WITH THE SOUTH EAST WATER PLANT AND THE BLACKHAWK TREATMENT PLANT , AREAS SERVED AND CAPACITY FOR AREAS TO BE DEVELOPED . DISCUSSION WAS HELD THAT THE DAILY OPERATION OF MUD 55 IS HANDLED BY A MIDDLE MANAGER , THERE ARE NO EMPLOYEES OF MUD 55 AND THE CONTRACT WITH THE MIDDLE MANAGER WILL TERMINATE IF THE ANNEXATION OCCURS . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING CITY IMPACT FEES WHICH ARE A FLAT FEE OF $820 AND CAN BE COLLECTED IF THE AREA IS ONLY PLATTED AT THE TIME OF ANNEXATION AND CAN NOT BE COLLECTED IF THE WATER AND SEWER IS ALREADY COMPLETED . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING FIRE PROTECTION AND THE INPUT NEEDED FROM FRIENDSWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT AND E .M . S . . CHAIRMAN RITTER STATED BOTH FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN HERITAGE PARK AREA NEED TO BE CONTACTED AND DETERMINE THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND THEIR EQUIPMENT NEEDS AND ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL NEEDED . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING DEVELOPING THE REPORT FOR COUNCIL AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE STAFF PREPARE ANNEXES FOR EACH AREA SUCH AS WATER , WASTEWATER , FIRE AND AMBULANCE , ETC . CHAIRMAN RITTER REVIEWED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS AND STATED THE POPULATION NUMBERS APPEAR TO BE MORE THAN ESTIMATED DUE TO DEVELOPMENTS AND THAT ONE EXTRA PATROL MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE . STAFF ADVISED THE POLICE CALLS FOR HERITAGE PARK AREA WERE 2 , 800 IN 1991 AND 2 , 900 IN 1992 AND STATED WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL COMES IN WHEN INCREASE STAFF NEEDS FOR THE DARE PROGRAM, CROSSING GUARDS , ETC . WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL REPORT . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ISSUES THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS REQUESTED STAFF RESPOND TO ; ARE THE PARKS OWNED BY H/O ASSOC . AND ARE THERE A ADEQUATE NUMBER OF PARKS BASED ON THE PARK PLAN , NEED TO DISCUSS WITH C . C . S . D . AND COMMITTEE JOINT USE OF PARK FACILITIES , STREET LIGHTING COSTS , INVENTORY ROADWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE , COST ESTIMATE TO WIDEN EL DORADO TO WILDERNESS TRAILS FOR A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH BRIDGE , POSSIBLY EXTEND BEAMER TO FM 528 , WIDEN HOPE VILLAGE ROAD , BARRICADES BETWEEN WEDGEWOOD SID AND HERITAGE PARK SID , SOLID WASTE , LIBRARY NEEDS , NEED NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY HOMES UPDATED WITH NUMBER FOR THOSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNED , NEED SALES TAX , FRANCHISE AND PROPERTY TAX ESTIMATES WITH THE NEW POPULATION FIGURES BASED ON THE UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION , NUMBER OF BUSINESSES , COMPARE WATER REVENUES BASED ON CITY RATES , BONDED INDEBTNESS PER CAPITA PER WATER CONNECTION PER EXISTING POPULATION VERSUS PROPOSED , NEED CURRENT BONDED INDEBTNESS AND IMPACT ON FUTURE RATING , DETERMINE IF A MUD CEASES TO EXIST 91 DAYS AFTER ANNEXATION HOW BONDS WILL BE PAID , WHAT IS THE CONTROL DATE ON ANNEXATION EXPENDITURES , NEED POLICE RESPONSE TIME AND COST TO PROVIDE SERVICES IF ANNEXATION IS NOT VIABLE , FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEW FINANCE REPORTS AND ANALYZE DATA REGARDING NET EFFECT OF ANNEXING THIS AREA AND REVIEW MAINTENANCE COSTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND OLDER AREA BEING RENOVATED . JAN JORDAN OFFERED TO DO A BOND PERSPECTIVES AS IS FOR EACH MUD FOR ANNEXATION PURPOSES AND WILL FACTOR IN COST FOR YEAR 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 AND 5 . CHAIRMAN RITTER REQUESTED MS . JORDAN TO PROVIDE THE REPORT FOR A MAIL OUT PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING . CITY MANAGER ASKED WHAT INFORMATION THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE FIRST . CHAIRMAN RITTER SUGGESTED THE COMMITTEE BE PROVIDED WITH THE BULK OF THE INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT MEETING WHICH WAS SET FOR JANUARY 18 , 1994 AT 7 : 00 PM. CHAIRMAN RITTER SUGGESTED DAVID JESSELL FROM MUD 55 AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MUD 1 BEING INVITED TO THE NEXT MEETING. MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9 : 15 PM. CHAIRMAN RON RITTER ATTEST : DELORIS MCKENZIE , TRMC CITY SECRETARY BLUE RIBBON ANNEXATION RESEARCH COMMITTEE DECEMBER 1 , 1993 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD BLUE RIBBON ANNEXATION RESEARCH COMMITTEE THAT WAS HELD ON THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER , 1993 AT 7 : 00 PM AT THE FRIENDSWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT : RON RITTER , CHAIRMAN BARBARA GERLACH ED HARRIS MARJORIE HOFFMAN JAN JORDAN DOC KIESSLING JIM REINHARTSEN EX OFFICIO ROBERT WILSON , HERITAGE PARK VILLAGE HOMEOWNES ASSOCIATION "ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE MAYOR EVELYN NEWMAN , CITY MANAGER RON COX , CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE , ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ROGER ROECKER , POLICE CHIEF JARED STOUT AND PLANNER DAVID HOOVER . CHAIRMAN RITTER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND INTRODUCED MAYOR NEWMAN . MAYOR NEWMAN THANKED EVERYONE FOR SERVING ON THIS IMPORTANT COMMITTEE , REPORTED SHE HAS SPOKEN TO HOUSTON MAYOR LANIER REGARDING THIS STUDY AND MAYOR LANIER ADVISED HE WOULD KEEP A OPEN MIND TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ANNEXING MUD 55 AND MUD 1 . MAYOR NEWMAN ADVISED THE COMMITTEE SHE APPOINTED RON RITTER AS CHAIR DUE TO HIS EXPERTISE AND VARIED BACKGROUND WITH THE CITY AND WITH THE ANNEXATION PROCESS . MAYOR INTRODUCED EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED BACKGROUND DETAIL ON EACH MEMBER AS TO THEIR SELECTION TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE . MAYOR NEWMAN INTRODUCED CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD STAFF SUPPORT , RON COX , CITY MANAGER , DAVID HOOVER , PLANNER AND DELORIS MCKENZIE , CITY SECRETARY . MAYOR NEWMAN REQUESTED THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ANNEXATION OF MUD 55 AND MUD AND TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION FOLLOWED WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND STAFF DISCUSSING INFORMATION THE COMMITTEE WILL NEED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A FEASIBILITY STUDY . CHAIRMAN RITTER ADVISED THERE WERE SOME PAGES MISSING FROM THE FINANCIAL REPORTS THAT HAD BEEN PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE IN PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING . STAFF RECOPIED THE DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDED THE MISSING PAGES TO THE COMMITTEE . CHAIRMAN RITTER REVIEWED THE MAPS OF THE AREA TO BE ANNEXED WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND EXPLAINED THERE IS A SMALL PORTION OF MUD 1 THAT IS NOT CONTIGUOUS WITH FRIENDSWOOD CITY LIMITS AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED UNLESS HOUSTON RELEASED THIS AREA AND THAT HOUSTON WOULD NOT NEGOTIATE THIS PIECE DUE TO • BE ADJACENT TO THE BAY BROOK MALL AREA . CHAIRMAN RITTER STATED THERE AREA TWO DISTRICTS , MUD 55 AND MUD 1 , AND ONE SMALL AREA TO BE RESOLVED , THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED FOR ANNEXATION AND STATED HE FELT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD LOOK AT EACH DISTRICT INDEPENDTLY . CHAIRMAN RITTER STATED THAT WITH MORE UP TO DATE INFORMATION MAY CHANGE THE CITY FORMULA FOR STAFFING , STATING THE POPULATION FIGURES MAY BE LOW WHICH STAFF WILL NEED TO REVIEW AND RESPOND . CHAIRMAN RITTER ADVISED THERE IS A AREA BEING DEVELOPED IN MUD 55 AT THIS TIME WITH APPROXIMATELY 177 HOMES PLANNED . CHAIRMAN RITTER ADVISED THAT 27 ACRES ON FM 528 AND BLACKHAWK HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR A NEW CLEAR CREEK SCHOOL TO BE COMPLETED IN JULY OF 1995 . STAFF ADVISED THERE IS A INTERMEDIATE , JUNIOR HIGH AND A FOOTBALL FIELD PLANNED FOR THIS TRACT OF LAND . DISCUSSION WAS HELD THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 177 HOMES IN MUD 55 WITH REGARDS TO LOT SIZES AND IT WAS DETERMINED IF THE DEVELOPMENT IS PLATTED PRIOR TO ANNEXATION , LOT SIZES WOULD BE HONORED , OTHERWISE THE LOT SIZES AND THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE TO MEET CITY REQUIREMENTS CHAIRMAN RITTER REVIEWED LAND USE AND PROVISION OF SERVICES , AREA DESCRIPTION AND ZONING AND WATER AND SEWER SERVICES . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE CURRENT CAPACITIES WITH THE SOUTH EAST WATER PLANT AND THE BLACKHAWK TREATMENT PLANT , AREAS SERVED AND CAPACITY FOR AREAS TO BE DEVELOPED . DISCUSSION WAS HELD THAT THE DAILY OPERATION OF MUD 55 IS HANDLED BY A MIDDLE MANAGER , THERE ARE NO EMPLOYEES OF MUD 55 AND THE CONTRACT WITH THE MIDDLE MANAGER WILL TERMINATE IF THE ANNEXATION OCCURS . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING CITY IMPACT FEES WHICH ARE A FLAT FEE OF $820 AND CAN BE COLLECTED IF THE AREA IS ONLY PLATTED AT THE TIME OF ANNEXATION AND CAN NOT BE COLLECTED IF THE WATER AND SEWER IS ALREADY COMPLETED . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING FIRE PROTECTION AND THE INPUT NEEDED FROM FRIENDSWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT AND E . M . S . . CHAIRMAN RITTER STATED BOTH FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN HERITAGE PARK AREA NEED TO BE CONTACTED AND DETERMINE THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND THEIR EQUIPMENT NEEDS AND ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL NEEDED . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING DEVELOPING THE REPORT FOR COUNCIL AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE STAFF PREPARE ANNEXES FOR EACH AREA SUCH AS WATER , WASTEWATER , FIRE AND AMBULANCE , ETC . CHAIRMAN RITTER REVIEWED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS AND STATED THE POPULATION NUMBERS APPEAR TO BE MORE THAN ESTIMATED DUE TO DEVELOPMENTS AND THAT ONE EXTRA PATROL MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE . STAFF ADVISED THE POLICE CALLS FOR HERITAGE PARK AREA WERE 2 , 800 IN 1991 AND 2 , 900 IN 1992 AND STATED WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL COMES IN WHEN INCREASE STAFF NEEDS FOR THE DARE PROGRAM, CROSSING GUARDS , ETC . WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL REPORT . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ISSUES THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS REQUESTED STAFF RESPOND TO ; ARE THE PARKS OWNED BY H/O ASSOC . AND ARE THERE A ADEQUATE NUMBER OF PARKS BASED ON THE PARK PLAN , NEED TO DISCUSS WITH C . C . S . D . AND COMMITTEE JOINT USE OF PARK FACILITIES , STREET LIGHTING COSTS , INVENTORY ROADWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE , COST ESTIMATE TO WIDEN EL DORADO TO WILDERNESS TRAILS FOR A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH BRIDGE , POSSIBLY EXTEND BEAMER TO FM 528 , WIDEN HOPE VILLAGE ROAD , BARRICADES BETWEEN WEDGEWOOD S/D AND HERITAGE PARK S/D , SOLID WASTE , LIBRARY NEEDS , NEED NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY HOMES UPDATED WITH NUMBER FOR THOSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNED , NEED SALES TAX , FRANCHISE AND PROPERTY TAX ESTIMATES WITH THE NEW POPULATION FIGURES BASED ON THE UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION , NUMBER OF BUSINESSES , COMPARE WATER REVENUES BASED ON CITY RATES , BONDED INDEBTNESS PER CAPITA PER WATER CONNECTION PER EXISTING POPULATION VERSUS PROPOSED , NEED CURRENT BONDED INDEBTNESS AND IMPACT ON FUTURE RATING , DETERMINE IF A MUD CEASES TO EXIST 91 DAYS AFTER ANNEXATION HOW BONDS WILL BE PAID , WHAT IS THE CONTROL DATE ON ANNEXATION EXPENDITURES , NEED POLICE RESPONSE TIME AND COST TO PROVIDE SERVICES IF ANNEXATION IS NOT VIABLE , FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEW FINANCE REPORTS AND ANALYZE DATA REGARDING NET EFFECT OF ANNEXING THIS AREA AND REVIEW MAINTENANCE COSTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND OLDER AREA BEING RENOVATED . JAN JORDAN OFFERED TO DO A BOND PERSPECTIVES AS IS FOR EACH MUD FOR ANNEXATION PURPOSES AND WILL FACTOR IN COST FOR YEAR 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 AND 5 . CHAIRMAN RITTER REQUESTED MS . JORDAN TO PROVIDE THE REPORT FOR A MAIL OUT PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING . CITY MANAGER ASKED WHAT INFORMATION THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE FIRST . CHAIRMAN RITTER SUGGESTED THE COMMITTEE BE PROVIDED WITH THE BULK OF THE INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT MEETING WHICH WAS SET FOR JANUARY 18 , 1994 AT 7 : 00 PM. CHAIRMAN RITTER SUGGESTED DAVID JESSELL FROM MUD 55 AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MUD 1 BEING INVITED TO THE NEXT MEETING . MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9 : 15 PM. CHAIRMAN RON RITTER ATTEST : DELORIS MCKENZIE , TRMC CITY SECRETARY