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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1968-06-17 Regular Approved as read- 7/1/68i STATE OF TEXAS �- COUNTY OF GALVESTON X CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 17, 1968 A regular meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held June 17, 1968 at 7:30 P.M. in the City Hall with the following members present: Ralph W. Somers Mayor James E. Mager Councilman Ronald G. Hamil Councilman Edward F. Stuart Councilman Pat Gillespie Asst. City Secretary with the following members absent to wit: Thomas F. Woods, constituting a quorum at which the following business was transacted. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 3, 1968: Regular: Approved as Read. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR: i r At the Special City Election held Saturday, June 15th, George F. Prude was elected as Councilman. A special meeting will be held prior to the workshop meeting on June 24th to convass this election, and to swear in the new Councilman. A letter has been received from the Women's League thanking Council for the use of City Hall for their meetings the past year, and requested to continue using the Hall for the coming year. Council approved and a letter will be written to Mrs. Betty Auchterlonie, the League Secretary, to this effect. Since the meeting held on June 3rd concerning drainage easements needed along Clear Creek in the Enchanted Woods Subdivision, Mayor Somers stated that he had been advise d that it would not be legal to lace a value on t g P the land that is needed for these easements at this time unless the City purchased the land now. The Developers of the subdivision have agreed to establish building lines r— for the lots which will be affected by the proposed widening of Clear Creek i by the Corps. of Engineers in the future. These lots are numbers 17, 18, I' 19 and 20, and a plot of each has been submitted to Council showing the proposed and.-existing easements. Purchase of these proposed easements would be- made from the individual lot owners at the required time. 6/17/68: reg: page 2 Q Senator A. R. Schwartz, Representatives Ed Harris and Dean Neugent have acknowledged receipt of the letter stating Council's position on abolishing the City Sales Tax, and advised that at the present time, they too are taking the same position. The Moody Foundation met Thursday, June 13th, and Friendswood has been advised by Mr. Robert Baker, Executive Director of the Foundation that a decision of the grant for Friendswood's proposed library had been tabled until sometime in September 1968. Mr. W. E. Carmichael, District Engineer for the Texas Highway Department, advised Mayor Somers that the contract for the completion of Choate Road to the Gulf Freeway will be let within the next 2 days. Another letter was received the past week from Governor Connally. stating that if the necessary fiscal items and certain other items of emergency nature are disposed of with time remaining in the special session of the legislature, he will be glad to consider Friendswood's request for the dissolution of WCID #21. E € . HUD has acknowledged receipt of the City's application for the 50% grant for construction of the West Interceptor line which is a part of the Master Trunk Sewer System. Mayor Somers, Councilman Hamil and Councilman Stuart met Monday, June 17th, with representatives from the Texas Highway Department to discuss the proposed four lane highway through Friendswood. No decision has been reached to date regarding Sunmeadow MUD's application for a permit for sewer facilities. Mayor Somers will represent Friendswood on the Galveston Bay Study program. Terry Moore, Water & Sewer Superintendent, has resigned his position effective June 21, 1968. i { II 6/17/68: reg: page 3 "� SPECIAL COMMITTEES: Chief Wright met with Council to report on the Safety Committee meeting held June 13, 1968. (Copy of report on file in the City Secretary's office) . UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Motion was made by Councilman Mager to authorize Mayor Somers to execute the lease between Community Public Service and Friendswood whereby Friendswood may construct dog pound facilities on the Company' s property located on FM 528. The City to pay 1.00 per year for said lease. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hamil and carried by unanimous vote. .... . Chief Wright reported that Mr. Kocurek has agreed to let the City obtain water from his stock well to supply water for these facilities with the City laying the necessary lines from his property.' *�c�c Council's decision whether or not to oppose Harris County WCID #108 request for a permit for sewer facilities was tabled until next Council meeting. NEW BUSINESS: i Mayor Somers stated that he would work with Walsh Engineering to arrive at a method of conducting subdivison inspections in regards to streets, water. & sewer to assure installation as per the plans. ot�C3e A discussion was held to work toward the City installing sewer lines into the Rio Claro and Almas Perdidas subdivisions. Motion was made by Councilman Stuart to authorize L. B. Cline to work up a preliminary cost estimate for installation of sewer lines to serve portions of the Rio C1aro and Almas Perdidas subdivisions and to present information for Council's consideration as soon as possible. ' Motion was seconded by Councilman Hamil and carried by unanimous vote. STANDING COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENTAL: FINANCE: Councilman Stuart stated that he would like to have the repre- sentatives of each department estimate expenditures for the balance of this year, as it will help in forecasting next year's budget, which the City will begin working on immediately, with preliminary figures ready by July 8th and completion of the budget the first regular Council meeting in August. i i 6/17/68: reg: page 4 _. FIRE: Councilman Mager made a motion that the City contract with some able bodied person to paint the City's fire hydrants at a rate of $1.25 per hydrant, the City furnishing paint and materials with the Fire Department supervising and inspecting the work. Motion was seconded by Councilman Stuart and carried by unanimous vote. HEALTH/SAFETY: Councilman Stuart reported that the mosquito fogging machine is in operation and was used for the first time the past week, and seems to be quite effective. Ken Toon agreed to operate this machine in addition to his other duties. STREETS/DRAINAGE: Councilman Hamil advised that the 36" the to be used on Sunnyview and Skyview Streets to replace the 24" the has been received. Also, that a nozzle hose has been ordered to be used to help unstop the drainage pipes. ORDINANCES: First Reading: Ordinance No. 111 - AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 3, 1968, BETWEEN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, FOR THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE, USE OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAY SIGNAL PROJECT(S) SHOWN ON EXHIBIT 1, ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD; PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION OF SAID AGREEMTN. k Motion was made by Councilman Hamil to approve the ordinance on the first reading. Motion was seconded by Councilman Mager and carried by l �, unanimous vote. Emergency Ordinance No. 112E: AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'' S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORD- INANCE;_.-AND,-PROVIDING A ..PENALTY OF _A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Motion was made by Councilman Hamil to approve the ordinance on an emergency basis, seconded by Councilman Mager and carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTIONS: Resolution 8-68: WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the City of Friendswood will construct certain sewage transmission and treatment facilities known as "Addition to Treatment Plant, West Interceptor Trunk Sewer and Extension to Proposed High School" with an estimated total cost of $530,000; and WHEREAS, it is found that the City of Friendswood is unable to provide the total cost of such improvements; and WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and proper to apply for federal grant under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Public Law 660, as amended, in order to have sufficient funds to complete these much needed improvements. 6/17/68: reg: page 5 NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, that Ralph W. Somers, Mayor of the City of Friendswood be and is hereby authorized and directed to make application and sign the necessary documents required to complete the project on behalf of the City of Friendswood, for a federal grant under Public Law 660, as amended; to 1.- be applied to the cost of the -construction of said sewage facilities. The City of Friendswood hereby agrees that if a federal grant for the project is made pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the City will pay the remaining costs of the approved project. Motion was made to authorize Mayor Somers to execute the resolution to the application for a federal grant under public law 660. Motion was , seconded by Councilman Mager and carried unanimously. Resolution 9-68: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood desires to construct sewage treatment works and propose to file an application through the Texas State Department of Health to the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration for federal grant under Public Law 660 of the 84th Congress, as amended, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the City of Friendswood will provide proper and efficient operation and maintenance of the project after its completion. 2. That the estimated cost for operation and maintenance is .approxi- mately $4000 per annum, said estimate being based on the following schedule: Labor - Mandays per month 7 cost/yr. $1800 Maintenance (Repair, replacement, painting, etc.) cost/ 600 yr. Operation (Power costs, supplies, etc.) cost/yr. 1600 3. That the City will.employ qualified personnel in accordance with the recommendations or requirements of the State Department of Health to operate the sewage treatment plant. Motion was made by Councilman Mager to authorize Mayor Somers to execute the resolution to construct sewer treatment works under Public Law 660. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hamil and carried by unanimous vote. WARRANTS: Motion was made by Councilman Stuart, seconded by Councilman Mager to approve Warrants Nos. 3721-3737 and Nos. 2200-2214. Motion carried by unanimous vote. ADJOURNMENT: t Meeting adjourned to closed portion of June 17, 1968 regular Council Meeting.