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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1969-08-18 Regular - - ---_ _ _ . f�,�iu'�u� ��I�Q�� . - ':� ��i v UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF itEGUI,AR CITY COUI3CIL ME�TING - At3GUST I8, i969 The Friendswood City Council met at CiCy I�al1 on Manday, August 18, ae 7:30 p.m. with Che following members preaent: Ralph W. Soc�rs Mayor Edward 5tuart Counciiman 3'homas �Joods Councilman George Prude Cauncilman Ronald Hamil Councilman James Mager Councilman With a quorum present, none ab�ent, the following business was Cransacted: CqRRECTION & APPROVAI., OF MINUTE9 1. Pzinutes o� Regular Meeting of August 4 - AppraVed as corrected 2. Minutes af Special tieeting of August 11 -� Approved as read. ANNOUNCEII�NTS � COrQ�i7NICATIONS FROM THE i�1AY0R 1. Clear Creek Drainage - Letter from Judge Holbrool.c to Judge Bill Elliotx calling attention ta the fact that this is a two-County pro�ect, that �alveston County is moving along with their portion of the work, and aetcing for a starting date from Harris County on this work. The l�iayor stated that as soon as he had the go-ahead fxom the Drainage Board, he would write a letter to Judge Zialbrook to this effect. 2. Texas StaCe Highway DeparCment - A lette� frata W. E. Carmichael transmittiing a proposed Speed Zone Ordinance alnng F1�i 518 in and 'througY� k'riendswood, stiatin� that i� the City concurs with recomuneadaCione from the State, that Che ordinance should be passedf and a copy returned tcf the Stat�: s , , ', 9PEED ORDINANCE N0. 124-E AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTAtiLISH�D FOR VEF�tC��S UNDER THE PROVISIQNS OF ARTICLE 670�D, VLRNON'S T�XAS CIVIL STATUTES„ UPOIJ THE TASIS a�' AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, U1.'Qrd CLRTAIN STREETS Ai3D HIGHWAYS, �R PARTS THER�Or, WI'i'HIN THE CORPORATE LiMI'£S OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, AS S�T Ut3T IN THIS ORIIINANCE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $2n0 FOR TH� VIOLATION OF THIS 4RDINANCE. � , , Councilman Prude made a motion that the ardinance be adapted on first readin� on an emergency basis, seconded by Councilman Mager, and carried unauimously. Councilman Prude was directed by Couneil to write a follow-up letter to the Highway Department calling attention to other request� which have been made by the City regaxdi.ng speed limits, aigns, and signals on th� SCate Highways through Friendswood. 3. Conference on Urban & Community Affairs in Aust�n on September 7-9. 4. Water & Sewer Contracts - Four af the contraGts have been signed and work orders issued to the Contractors. The West Interceptor l.ine conCracC has not been signed; it is bei.n� reviewed by the TWQB because of the way the ad�usted bid was written. 5. Glear Lake Pollution Contrpl (Cl.ear Creek Basin Authority) - Board Order No. 69-9 has been adapGed by the TW(2$f the Order bein� concerned with discharge of wastes 3nto the Clear Creek Watershed. 6. Park Land 2•Iaintenance - Water & Sewer DepartmenC and the Street D�partment wi].l share Che maintenance o£ the newly acqu�xed park land. 7. Lette�s dn Trailer Parks - Several form lettera have been received from citi.zens protestino �i$�,�,er par'ks within the City of Friendswvod, Council Meeting - August 18, 19b9 P�TITIqNS & COr�Il313ICA'£IORS Texae Securities Corpoxation - Harry Granberry vexified charges of $12,600 as shown on statementi for the sale of $700,000 bond issue services. OLD BUSINESS Barton Disposal Service - Mr. Berton agpeared before Cr�uncil in connection with his requeste for (1) �5� rate increase (2) tive hoiidaqs a year (3) no back-door pick�up (4) bill.ing and collectlon by the Citq. C�ouncilman Woods made the motion: That on SepLember 1 the City of Friendswood initiate a aew e�a in garbage collection - rhat all residen�ial garbage collect�an shal2 be mandatary; sha11 be curb-aide; shaZl be paid for at a rate of $3.q0 pex month to be paid in connection wlth the City water bills on alternate months, and that the City Ordinance No. 61 shall be amended ta reflect this motion. The motion was seconded by Councllman Prudei and carried unanimous].y, w1tl� the under- standing that the necessary detaila would be resolved at the next Council workshop. ADJOURNMENT �totlon was uiade thaC the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. Kespectfully aubmitted, �� r` Bobbie C. Henry, Secr tary APPROVED: V , b " A " /.�� Ralph tid. S mers, Mayor bh