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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1969-09-02 Regular� N � � � Q �.r MINUTES OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 2, 1969 A regular meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at City Hall on Monday, September 2, 1969, at 7:30 p.m, with the following members present: Ralph W. Somers Mayor Edward Stuart Councilman Thomas Woods Councilman Ronald Hamil Councilman George Prude (late arrival ) Councilman With Councilman James Mager absent, and a quorum present, the following business was transacted: CORRECTION & APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 18, 1969 were approved as read. ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR 1 . The Mayor called attention to a number of form letters received from citizens opposing installation of trailer parks in Friendswood, Council was asked to review the propos�ed Trailer Park Ordinance in preparation for enacting such an ordinance. 2. Corrected copies of the Zoning Ordinance have been received from Bovay and will be provided to Councilmen for review and discussion at next workshop. 3. Mr. Arthur M. Alpert has been appointed as representative to the Board of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, at a meeting of the Muni�ipalities Waste Disposal Council on August 27. 4. L. B. Cline and Ken Toon attended a meeting of the Clear Creek Basin Authority on August 27. Mr. Cline reported that the plan called for each permittee to contribute $10 per water tap toward a fund for studying the situation. No commitment was made, but the Mayor stated that he had written a letter to the group giving his views of the pollution situation at the present time. 5. Council was requested to certify awarding of contracts for the ]ibrary shelving and carpet. Councilman Hamil made a motion that the bids be awarded as follvws: Remington Rand - Steel Library Shelving - $3,377.44 ! - Fashion Car.pet & Interiors - Carpet and Installation - $4,723.00 Motion was seconded by Councilman Woods and carried unanimously. 6. A resolution has been passed by the Commissioners Court regarding operation of the Mainland Sanitary Land Fill , and setting rates for dumping. 7. A letter from the Mayor to Fowler Barton regarding garbage complaints was read. The present garbage contract and revisions were discussed with the City Attorneyy and special cases of citizens discussed. Council was advised by the City attorney that the City can legally make garbage pick-up mandatory, and can grant variances in this requirement upon reques� .from citizens. ;e7 1_� TRAILER PARKS ZONING WASTE DISPOSAL CLEAR CREEK BASIN AUTNO ITY LIBRARY FURNISHINGS SANITARY LAND-FILL GARBAGE 8. Galveston County Urban Transportation Study: A letter and map setting URB�AN out classification of streets and highways inside the City was presented TRANSPOR- for comments or suggestions regarding classification. After study of TATION the map, Council found it to be obsolete and decision was made to request �TU that the map be brought up to date. :, �� T_W�B 9. A conference, sponsored by the TWQB, is to be held in Houston on October 15 on regional waste treatment and river basin management, with a feature visitor from the Ruhr Valley Dam Association as consultant. OLD BUSINESS SEWER HOOK-UP The City Attorney was requested to write and present to Council an ordinance requiring sewer hook-up within the City. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS Finance: Councilman Stuart reported that the budget is ready and will be post�d for public examination tomorrow. Streets: Councilman Hamil reported that the ditch on Woodlawn by the Fisher Trailer Park has been finished. Rock for the street program has been ordered and should be in by next Monday. Utilities: Councilman Woods stated that the Engineer, in a meeting last evening, had acknowledged that there was room for discussion regarding his judgment in size of pipe and angle at which it was set on Merrywood-Castlewood intersection� and had agreed that the Engineering firm would assume cost of removing the pipe and setting the correct size. �, . Councilman Woods made a motion that Council authorize the Mayor to officially notify the Engineer that we accept his offer "to remove the presently set 8" pipe and re-install 10" pipe in its place at the agreed-upon slope, and to absorb the cost of that section of the project to date. " The motion was seconded by Councilman Stuart, and carried unanimously. Health & Safet : Councilman Prude reported on the recent Safety Meeting, with Mr. Dick Warren, Mr. Ed Thomas, and Mr. Jack Warner present, wherein the speed zones were discussed. He further reported that a traffic light is to be installed at FM 518 and Choate Road, and that a double stripe and turning lane are to be set up. �_ Word has been received that the Motor Vehicle Division in Dickinson has been closed and that Friendswood residents� in order to register a new automobile or transfer a title, will now have to go to Galveston. NEW BUSINESS Mr. L. B. Cline, Tax Assessor and Collector, presented the 1969 Tax Roll : Appraised valuation - $32,140,420.00; Assessed valuation (60%) - $19,284,250.00. Councilman Stuart made a motion that Council certify the appraised �`' valuation as presented; Councilman Woods seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. The assessed valuation certification was withheld pending re-examination of the budget. * * * Motion was made by Councilman Stuart that a public hearing on the 1970 �j'', budget be held at the September 15th Council Meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hamil � and carried unanimously. * * * � Comdemnation - Motion was made by Councilman Hamil that the City Attorney be instructed to initiate condemnation proceedings against Mr. Buck ' � Hausman� of the piece of property in question, in its entirety, for a ground storage tanka such property being described as "Approximately 24,870.71 square feet out of Reserve 'A' of Annalea-Whitehall , Section 'B' subdivision tract facing west with 100 feet of frontage on Stoneledge Drive� Galveston County� Texas, " Motion was seconded by Councilman Prude, and carried unanimously. � N � C,.� �=� Q Regular - Sept. 2, 1969 WARRANTS A list of warrants, copy attached and made a part of these minutes, was presented for Council approval , to clear up past records. Council- man Stuart made a motion, seconded by Councilman Prudea that theses warrants be approved, The motion carried unanimously. Current Warrants - Councilman Stuart made a motion that Council approve M&0 warrants #4592 through #4626, and G&A warrants #3291 through 3294; 3296 through 3305; 3307 through 3338. (#3295 and #3306 VOIDED) SPECIAL SESSION - PERSONNEL A special session was held regarding personnel . (See below) ADJOURNMENT Motion was made that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted APPROVED: ��/��,_� � ` �� Bobbie C. Henry, Secret y � �� -'� Gl./��=�;�C%2.G-.-.- : al.p� W. Somers; Mayor CLOSED SESSION �, '., �' _: r �.i"��,,,.r,:��i ,F!% - .�� , A special session of the meeting of September 2, 1969, regarding personnel , was held as a "closed" session. Discussion clarified that $200.00 is allocated for School Crossing Guard, with $100 going to the appointed part-time guard and $100 being applied as a portion of Officer Still ' s salary. Chief Wright reported that Sandy Smith would remain on a five-hour a day basis, and requested that Council consider amending Ordinance #93 to include "permanent short-day" employees in City benefits. * * * Motion was made by Councilman Stuart, seconded by Councilman Woodsa that the City emplo.y Mr. Thomas 4. Heaney, engineer, as project inspector at the salary of $�3,000.00 per year to report for work at his earliest ' �� convenience. The motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned. APPROVED: , ��/'"'-):r ,G,i /; �c. . ..�- - , 2'�%�%�__ Ralp . Somers, M�yor Respectfully submitted �-�.�._.� � ��0�� r Bobbie C. Henry, Secretar i7 t)a GEN. T0: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM Mayor & City Council Bobbie Nenry, Assistant City Secretary August 29, 1969 Unapproved Warrants During her last visit, Mrs. Cantor called my attention to errors I have been making in handling warrants presented for approval and approved: 1 . After approval of a given warrant number for payment of a bill , if an error was made in typing the corresponding number check another number was substituted, thus making use of a warrant number that was never approved even though payment of the bill was approved. 2. When it was necessary for a check to be written between presentations of warrants for approval , at the request of someone in authority, these warrants were not presented for approval after payment at the next Council Meeting. 3. In the case of previously approved expenses, payment was made without presenta- tion of the warrant for approval . In the instance of No. 1 . above, the following bills have been approved for payment under different numbers. Will �ou please approve the warrant numbers as actually used for these payments: WARRANT TO/FOR 2663 Ca ag an & Co.- r . Supp em. 2884 Friendswood Lumber Company 3012 Davis Water Wells 2971 MidWay Inc. 2976 Herridge Plumbing-Inspections 3090 Texas Surplus Property 3091 Coastal Letter Service 3092 Houston Material Co. 3193 Herridge Plumbing-Inspections 3195 JMB Tire Co. M&0 4136 Atlas Supply Co. ORIGINALLY APPROVED AS: - se on payro 2968 - VOID 3002 - VOID 2990 - VOID 2968 - VOID 3088 - VOID 3056 - VOID 3082 - VOID 3180 (used for Trimble for appraisal parkland - later approved) 3155 - VOID 4132 - VOID DATE AMOUNT 5/9/69 19,50 5/6/69$1 ,499.90 5/6/69 29.86 5/6/69 379.20 6/3/69 50.50 6/3/69 42.55 6/3/69 65.40 7/23/69 210.60 7/24/69 205.03 645.00 In the instance of No. 2. and No. 3. , the following warrants have never been approved. Will you please approve the following numbers: GEN. 2456 2457 2458 2459 2460 2853 2932 , 3013 � 3065 3104 3192 3194 3196 M&0 4374 4169 Linn Eignus-Fire & Extended Coverage Pol . #2627 10/11/68 415.70 Home Title Co. - Title for Library Property 10/11/68 338.00 Community Public Service -' Land Transaction 10/11/68 Forest Harper-Land Purchase 10/11/68 Stanley Perry-Land Purchase 10/11/68 Galveston County-Transportation of voting mach. 3/12/69 Truman Taylor - Comp.Gen & Workmens Comp. Oct.-Dec. Audit 4/8/69 U.S. Supt. of Documents- FED. COMM. RULES & REGULA. 5/8/69 R. W, Glines - labor: boring holes for street signs 6/3/69 Kenny Stephens - mowing 6/16/69 Gulf Coast Regional Women Voters: Reservation (RWS) 7/15/69 Mrs. McKenna, Co. Clerk: Filing ROW deeds-White 7/24/69 Truman Taylor Ins.-Work.Comp-Comp.Gen. Jan. to March 1969 Audit 7/24/69 Mrs. McKenna - Filing Fee Wm. Walsh: #4165 approved Jan. 20 for $4175.00, was split into two checks: $50.00 #4165 from M&0; $4125.00 #4169 from Construction. 9500.00 3500.00 2000.00 29.00 433.30 2.00 15.00 24.00 4.00 205.03 483.00 4.00