HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1976-11-08 Special � � �
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
November 8 , 1976
A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held in the
City Hall on Monday, November 8 , 1976 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the
following members present :
Mayor Ralph L. Lowe
Councilman Benny Baker
-�-- Councilman Richard Haken
Councilman Thomas Lay
Councilman William Patton
Councilman Paul Maaz
With a quorum present, and with Councilman Edward Zeitler absent,
the following business was transacted:
� < REPORT FROM EXXON ON _PARTTCIPANTS IN PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL DTSTRTCT
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�"' Woody Courageous of Exxon reported that approximately 98% of the
� property owners in the area in question have been contacted and
� are a reeable to
[,� g participating in the Industrial District .
Councilman Haken proposed that the City Attorney be instructed
to begin work on legal documents creating such a district in
anticipation of signing a contract before the end of the year.
Mr. Caulkins offered Exxon' s legal staff to draw up a contract
to be submitted to the City Attorney for his study. This was
agreeable with Council.
NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL - Councilmen Zeitler �and Maaz , the
. City Manager , and the City Secretary will be attending TML Annual
Conference in Dallas nex-t Monday, which is the date for the next `'g�,��
---- regular Council meeting.
MOTION: (Patton) To postpone the next meeting to November
22 .
Second: Haken
Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
MAYOR' S STATEMENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION - In view of the unsolved
question of issuing a permit for apartments on Clearview and Quaker
Drive or rezoning of the property, Mayor Lowe instructed the P�ZC
to act within. the �aws as they are now written, leaving the more
difficult and less defined decisions to the City Council .
� � The Mayor then announced that the Council would recess to a
personnel sessi:on relative to appointments to various commit-tees ,
and that during this recess the Planning � Zoning Commission would
hold a special meeting in the council chambers .
PERSONNEL SESSION. (CLOSED) - Results of the session was deferred
until later in the meeting. See "APPOINTMENTS. "
STATEMENT FROM P�ZC TO COUNCIL - Mayor Zowe reconvened the Council fg�'��
� Meeting and asked for a statement from the Commission. Mr. Raney,
Chairman, stated that the Commission will proceed expeditiously
t,. . �.,,:.:.,�:,�:,.r,.--�:,on the writing and - submission of the new zoning ordinance to the �
��-� Council with target dated as December 2 , and asked that Council
bring about adoption of the new ordinance as soon as possible.
Petitioners against the apartment project asked that Council take
initiative in preventing approval of the submitted plans and in
issuance of a building permit pending adoption of the new ordinance.
Mayor Lowe stated that the City Manager has been instructed not to
approve issuance of such a permit until Council has met with the
Attorney two weeks from this date.
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APPOINTMENTS - As a result of the Personnel Session, Mayor Lowe
�9��. 7�, announced the following appointments :
Planning � Zoning Commission : Robert Mora (to replace
''�Clyde Raney who did not wish to be reappointed) for
Position 2 .
Arena Board: Marvin Clark, Sherri Arndt , and Phyllis
Deaton to replace Betty White, Susan Funk
` and W. B. Woods .
Board of Adjustment : Reappointments : Hal Taylor to
Position #3 ; George Rummel to Position #4 ,
New appointments : Alternate #2 Andy Knight;
Alternate #3 Harold Whitaker .
Community Counseling Service Board: Carol Hardy Brown and
Tom Burke replacing Dot Davis and Jean Cabler.
Parks � Recreation Commi±tee: As t'he llth member:
Schuyler Hoff. -
MOTION: (Lay) To approve appointments of Mayor Lowe.
Second: Patton
Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
�s At the request of the petitioners , Mr. Raney stated that
he would be willing to continue to serve unti�, the zoning
ordinance has been referred to the City Council .
COMPLAINT REGARDING ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT - Leah North brought
��� ' �� before Council several instances wherein she fel�.t certain ordinances
of the city are not being enforced, primarily the curb cut ordinance,
specific cases being Stop-n-Go and the Baptist Church. Mr. Morgan
and Councilman Haken are to investigate means of enforcing these
ordinances .
REQUEST FOR LIFTING OF SEWER MORATORIUM - Mr. Morgan read a letter -
he has sent to the TWQB requesting that the moratorium be lifted.
No action necessary on the letter. Mr. Morgan said he has had
indication that no action will be taken by TWQB until after the
court has ruled on the City' s appeal . Councilman Lay asked that •
personal contact be made with the Board for specific answers .
Mayor Lowe asked that Councilman Lay and Mr. Morgan meet with him
to discuss a method of proceedure on this suggestion .
OTHER SUBJECTS DISCUSSED were: a street and bridge bond issue ,
appointment of a committee to study this subject; surface water
supply.
ADJOURNMENT - Motion made to adjourn. Meeting was adjourned.
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City Secretary
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