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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
March 15 ,1976
A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held on
Monda.y, March 15 , 1976 , at 7 : 30 p.m. at the City Hall wit.h the
� - following members present :
� i Mayor Ralp.h L. Lowe Councilrnan William Patton
`;� Councilman Paul Maaz Councilman Edward Zeitler
Councilman Milton Windler Councilman Benny Baker
Councilman Richard Haken
With a quorum present , and with none absent , the follwing business
was tr.ansacted :
READING AND APPROVAL OP MINUTES - Special Meeting of Feb . 23 ,
� Regular Meeting of March l, and Special Meeting of March 8 ,
� approved as read.
� ANNOLiNCEMENTS � COMMUNICATTOPd� FROM THE MAYOR
� 1. The overhead sign has been installed on the Gulf Freeway at
FM 2351 directing travelers to Friendswood.
2 . A meeting in Washington on April 6 pertaining to the funding
of flood prevention measures on Clear Creek is open to city
representatives who would like to attend.
3 . Mayor Lowe �aid he would like the Council to be considering
disposition of the Quaker' s Landing lot , and asked the
City Manager to get an appraisal of the property.
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4 . PROCLAMATION -
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OATH OF OFPICE - Mayor Lowe administered the oath of office to
M�s . Phyllis Rummel as a member of the Library Board.
SENATOR A.R. (BABE) SCHWARTZ- Senator Schwartz offered his
services and asked support of the council as Senator from this
area. Discussion of certain problems , primarily the present
sewer problems , resulted in .the Senator committing his help with
the TWQB on behalf of Friendswood.
BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE - Chairman Tirado reported on plans for the
4th of July celebration and progress on plans for the Liberty Tree.
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - Couneil met with the City Attorney to
discuss action to be taken relative to a meeting on Friday with
TWQB represen.tatives on the court injunction (�CBA lawsuit) .
(During the executive session , Mayor Lowe turned the meeting over
to Mayor Pro-tem Windler, and excused himself for another meeting. )
PARKS � RECREATION BOARD REQUESTS - The Parks Board has requested
that Marion Dean and John Crosby be appointed to fill the vacancies �--�_ 7(�
on the Board , and would like permission to change their by-laws �o
create the posi�ion of vice-chairman . .
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'�� MOTION : (Baker) To appoint Marion Dean and John Crosby to
the Parks Board and to authorize a change in the by-laws
creating position of vice-chairman.
Second: Haken
` Vote..;.. .U.nanimoizs FOR MOTION CARRIED
ELECTRICAL BOARD APPOINTMENT - Charles Mills of CPS has requested ,;(- ��
that Frank Kimmey be appointed to replace him.
MOTION: (Haken) To appoint Frank Kimmey as CPS representative
on the Electrical Board
Second : Baker
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
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J�'�� REVISED ENGINEERING AGREEMENT WITH ENGINEERING SCIENCE, INC.
Relative to the City s grant application, EPA requires certain
changes in the engineering contract for the Regional Plant. With
these changes incorporated , the revised contract was presented to
Council for approval.
MOTION: (Patton) To approval the revised contract.
Second: Zeitler
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
RESOLUTIONS
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#76-8 - Authorizing Mayor Lo.we to sign all documents relative
to the Step 2 sewer grant application.
MOTION : (Baker) To adopt Resolution #76-8 .
Second: Patton
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
#76-9 - Designating GCWDA as contact representative for
TWQB and EPA on the Blaekhawk Sewer Plant Project.
MOTION : (Patton) To adopt Resolution #76-9 .
Second : Zeitler
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
LITTLE LEAGUE $ASEBALL - A letter from state association
iJ'g���° requests that Frlendswood ontinue to permit players from Harris
county to participate. The letter was referred to the Baseball
Association for answer.
��,�� GARBAGE TRUCK BIDS - Mr. Morgan requested and received permission
to go out for bids on a new garbage truck as budgeted.
WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL ;
General Fund: #1700 - Texas Industrial Services $ 688 . 05 ' - ,
1701 - AT�SF' Railway 673 :06
1703 - Community Public Sercice 938 . 69
1705 - Browning-Ferris Indus . 82y , gp
1706 - Demco Educational Corp. 1 ,022 . 50
Friendswood ISD 14 , 235 . 56
1709 - Ace Parking Lot Sev. 86y , �g
1710 - Rosenberg Library Assn. 791. 42
1711 - Gulf Oil Corp. 1 ,424 . 13
1712 - Aetna Life � Casualty 1 , 818 . 38
1713 - Whites Mines 852 . 44
1714 - Armco Steel Corp. 2 , 314 . 26
MOTION : (Maaz) To approve for payment .
Second: Haken
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
W�S Fund : #775 - Community Public Service 1, 455 :96
MOTION: (Maaz) To approve payment.
Second : Baker '
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
Waste Disposal Fund : #115 - Engineering Science , Inc. $19 , 747 . 03
MOTION: (Maaz) To approve for payment . '- �
Second: Haken
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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