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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1975-11-17 Regular — -- - ----- ---------� �'��` MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL November 17, 1975 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday, November 17, 1975, at 7:30 P.M. with the following members present: � Mayor Ralph L. Lowe Councilman Richard Haken � Councilman Paul Maaz Councilman Benny Baker �" Councilman Wi1liam Patton Councilman Edward Zeitler Councilman Milton Windler With a quorum present and none absent, the following business was transacted: READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Special Meeting of October 27 approved as read. Minutes of a Regular Meeting of November 3 approved as corrected. � ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUN.ICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR � 1 . 4,116.10 has been received from WC&ID 108 for current charges on the � � Regional Sewer System. � 2. The $700,000 street program is in final stage. 3. TWQB will hold a hearing on prior�ty ratings next Thursday. Friendswood is presently ranked 21 on the priority list. 4. Texas Highway Department is proceeding with plans to pave four lanes from the Brazoria County line on FM 518 to the Gulf Freeway in League City and have asked for a meeting w�th persons involved in right-of-way for the project. 5. Grant funds for the .Youth Counselor are now beirrg processed. 6. We are sti11 in contact with League City on the ETJ question and this will be discussed under business items later in this meeting. 7. Beautification Committee has completed the planting of the median on FM 518. I , PROCLAMATION - Saturday; November 22� as Friendswood Chief's Ray, little league ____, football team which will play in the bowl games at Sugarland, on that day. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS - C1ear Creek Basin Authority representatives and their attorney were ,J �� present to "try to reach some amicable solution short of litigation on �7r f� the compliance with the Water Quality Act," and gave answers to the questions posed by Mayor Lowe when they attended the workshop meeting last week. City Attorney Olsan stated that it is his opinion that the City is working diligently to comply with� the law, and .that this is the. obligation � of the City whose authority is on i h r legislative level than the �.�l��- ll�u�.h�a:p=i�; a1 so that he fel t the 's. area does not extend i nto the City of Friendswood. The City's Project Engineer reported that funding for step two for the reg.ional sewer plant could be approv.ed as soon as January 1976, which fact wou1d be another step toward lessening pollution of the creek. Mr. Gail Whitcomb, Mr. Haro1d Wallace, and Mr Temple Page spoke against the annexation of the area in Harris �Countji�between Forest Bend and the boundary of League City. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ; l . Industria1 Solid Waste Ordinance - A public hearing will be called for ; Tuesday, November 25, for any commercial concerns to be effected by this ' - -- ordinance to discuss its effect on their business. 2. Friendswood/Pearland A reement (re tax and utility balance in the Longwood Park Area 1��s, MOTION: (Windler) To approve the agreement as presented. Second : Haken Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ------------ ' � _ _ __---. . - --- � -- - - - - - - ------------- -- 3. Mini-park (Bost property on FM 2351 ) An appraisal has been received on the property for $4,500. The Imperial Estates Civic Club will be asked to contribute a total of $900 rather than the $700 they have / offered, since the Council feels it can not pay more than the appraised ��.�5 value. Mr. Bost is asking $5,400. Mr. and Mrs. Soule, who own property next to the creek behind the sewer � plant have been approached on purchase of their land which, combined with the Bost property and the sewer plant location (after the plant is removed) would constitute a single city park. � 4. Streets and Draina�e - Mr. Morgan gave a status report on the street repair program, A traffic count is being made to determine the areas of greatest use. 5. Delinquent tax suits - Mr. Morgan reported on unpaid taxes, stating that � the city currently charges one-half percent per month after January 31 ��,�, �5 (or 6% per year). Mr. Morgan and Mr. Olson were directed to study the possibility of increasing the interest rate to 9% per year and draw up an ordinance on their findings. No suits are to be instituted at this time. Let�ers will be sent to property owners with delinquent taxes. ORDINANCES T-9B - Sewer Charges - Third & Fina7 reading MOTION: (Windler) To approve. and finally adopt Ord. #T-9B (and assign permanent numbe.r 151 ) Second: Maaz Vote: FOR (5) Maaz, Windler, Patton, Lowe, Baker AGAINST (2) Haken, Zeitler MOTION CARRIED T-l0A - Garbage Rates - Second Readin�c MOTION: (Patton) To approve second reading of T-10A. I Second: Maaz ' Uote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED T-11A - Subdivision Replats - Second Readin MOTION: (Windler) To approve second reading of T-11A. Second: Zeitler Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED T-11B - Extendin Subdivision -Requlations to ETJ - Second Readinq MOTION: (Zeitler) To approve second reading of T-11B. Second: Haken Vote: Unanimous MOTION CARRIE-D T-11C - Annexation of Parcel 1 (or A) - First Readi� MOTION: (Zeitler) To approve on first reading Ord. T-11C. Second: Maaz Vote: FOR (6) Maaz, Windler, Lowe, Haken, Baker, Zeitler AGAINST (1 ) Patton MOTION CARRIED T-11D - Annexation of Parcel 2 (or B) - First readin MOTION: (Windler) To approve T-11D on first reading. ' Second: Zeitler ' Vote: FOR (4) Maaz, Windler, Lowe, Zeitler AGAINST (3) Baker, Haken, Patton MOTION CARRIED T-11E - Annexation of Parcel 3 - Fi�rst Reading MOTION: (Zeitler) To approve on first reading Second: Windler Vote: FOR: none AGAINST (7) Zeitler, Baker, Haken, Lowe, Windler, Patton, Maaz MOTION FAILED - -- - ---- -- - ------ - - :- � ��:'4=R�, T-11F - Speed Zone on �M 528 - First Reading MOTION: (Haken) To approve first reading of T-11F Second: Maaz Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED T-11G - Industrial Waste Ordinance - First Readin MOTION: (Windler) To approve first reading of T-11G. Second: Haken Vote: �OR (6) Windler, Haken , Zeitler, Baker, Lowe, Maaz ��" AGAINST (1 ) Patton MOTION CARRIED WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote of the Council , the following warrants were approved for payment: GENERAL FUND # 903 - Alvin Equipment $1 ,125.39 1148 - Aetna Life & Casualty 1 ,858.71 1149 - Community Public Service 93g,7� � 1150 - McBee Systems 868.65 � 1151 - County of Galveston - Public Health 936.00 �• 1152 - IBM 693.00 � 1153 - TBM 693.00 � 1154 - Browning-Ferris g22,g4 1155 - Friendswood Baseball Assn. 1 ,000.00 WATER & SEWER 568 - Community Public Service 1 ,710.23 569 - The Rohan Company 1 ,206.00 570 - Bray Plumbing Supply 1 ,971 .19 WASTE DISPOSAL 111 - Engineering Science, Inc. 16,318.11 USE OF FIRE STATION MEETING ROOM FOR SQUARE DANCE LESSONS i -- ; MOTION: (Baker) To permit the square dance group to use the Fire Station ; meeting room twice a month for lessons on a t�ra�al basis, if it °�- is agreed upon by official action of the Fire Department. Second: Windler Vote: FOR (6) Baker, Haken, Lowe, Windler, Patton, Maaz AGAINST: none ABSTAINING (1 ) Zeitler MOTION CARRIED ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. � �=2�.-.-� C�.� �-��-f,. City Secretary APPROVED: � r'' � G1..�c�— Mayor lph L. Lowe SPECIAL CLOSED SESSTON - At 6:45 p.m. prior to the above meeting, Council met in closed session with the City Attorney to discuss possible litigation by CCBA. i '..__