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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1976-12-20 Regular �� MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL December 20 , 1976 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday, December 20 , 1976 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the following members present : � Mayor Ralph Lowe � Councilman Benny Baker ��- Councilman Paul Maaz Councilman William Patton � Councilman Tom Lay With a quorum present, and with Councilmen Zeitler and Haken absent, the following business was transacted: READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of December 6 approved � as read. � ANNOUNCEMENTS � COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR � � � l. Mayor Lowe attended ground-breaking ceremonies for the Sears � complex this week. _ 2 . Latest sales tax receipts show an increase in 1976 of $104 ,000 versus $68 , 800 in 1975 . 3. TWQB has announced a public hearing on Friendswood' s increased - sewer permits for SP #1 and #2 , on January 27 at 1 p.m. in , the H-GAC Conference Room in Houston. ( PETITIONS � COMMUNICATIONS i ' � �� l . R. J. Blanken presented a proposal from the Parks Department to build a parking lot at the athletic complex at a cost of $30 , 300 , funds to come from present Parks budget , additional sales tax, and industrial district funds . Mr. Blanken stated that the Board needs more information to make a recommendation on purchase of four acres adjoining Stevenson Park as proposed by Mayor Lowe. He has designated Geraldine Knight to represent the Board on a committee the Mayor is appointing to study the subject. Mayor Lowe stated � that Councilman Baker would serve as Council representative , � ��.' 7 with a representative from the Planning Commission, Library Board, and a fifth member to be named by the committee itself. 2 . Mr� . Evelyn Sterling presented a check in the amount of $250 . 25 to be used by the City toward the purchase of a new "VOTE TODAY" street banner. This was a donation from the disbanded Women' s League. MOTION: (Patton) To accept the check and appropriate the necessary funds to purchase the banner. Second: Maaz �� ..- '�� Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 1 i , 3 . Mr. Gary Easterly reviewed a plan to initiate mini-bus service �,,_.._., from down-town Friendswood to down-town Houston. Council was in favor of such a service and Mr. Easterly was advised to come bacic with more detailed plans and request for approval. a�� _ �� 4 . Mr. William Finger on Windsong has requested by letter that the Chlgger Creek crossing on Windsong be investigated and some work done to alleviate flooding at this point . Mr. �--- 7 � Morgan raas instructed to look into cleaning of the culvert � � to see if this would solve the problem. --- ------- — - ---- - - -------- ---- __ � �� page 2 5 . Mr. � Mrs . Wayne Kitchel of 15 Haverford have poured a boat ��f slab which is encroaching on the City' s water easement �, between Lots 50 and 51. They petitioned the City to. permit this encroachment to remain based on their signed promise to take al1 responsibility far repair in case of line work by the City. They requested that the City, by way of agreement , sign a letter of consent to First Federal � Savings of Austin, mortgage holders on the property. MOTTON: (Lay) To agree to the request and furnish the letter of consent to the Kitchels . Second: Patton � � Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED _ � DRILLING PERMIT FOR CROWN CENTRAL - Crown has applied for a permit �'� to drill the Blanche Hovey 1 well, same to be located on property a,�' presently being rezoned by the City. MOTION: (Patton) To authorize the issuance of the drilling permit to Crown Central. Second: Baker Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED JANUARY MEETING DATE CHANGES • �� MOTION: (Patton) To change the meeting dates in January �,,� � to the second and fourth Mondays , i .'e. lOth and 24th. Second: Baker Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ' TRUCK TRAFFIC ON MELODY LANE - Councilman Baker asked that some action be taken to alleviate the heavy truck traffic on Melody ��1� Lane. Mr. Morgan is to contact developers in Dunbar Estates. to � �\ request that concrete trucks and other heavy construction trucks � use an alternate route to Dunbar. � CHRISTMAS CAROLING CARIVAN - Thursday night a number of citizens - 1 traveling in motor homes will tour the city singing Christmas carols . The Community Band will be touring the city playing music for the season on Wednesday everiing. LEFT TURN AT FM 2351 - The Texas Highway Department is considering a protected left turn at FM 2351 but have requested the City to �� take "affirmative action . . . indicating that the City would be willing ' �� to pay the cost of the subsurface drainage necessitated by the widening. " Mr. Morgan is to get cost figures on this work and report back to Council . HARRIS ADDITION N0 . 2 - Mr. Edwin Harris , by letter, requests that the two parcels of land which he is designating as Addition #2 `�� ( Subdivision) be permitted to use water wells , septic tanks , etc. ��-� in lieu of standard subdivision procedures . Council withheld a decision pending communication with the Planning � Zoning Commission. SURFACE WATER STUDY - ENGINEERING PROPOSALS - Mr. Morgan has received proposals for a water study from two engineering firms and asked that a Council committee be appointed to study the two proposals . Mayor Lowe appointed Councilmen Maaz, Patton, and Lay. ANNEXATION ORDINANCE - POLLY RANCH - Third and final reading. f ��l� �, Mayor Lowe reported that th.e TWQB attorneys have stated that the � � agreement with Polly Ranch which permits construction and sewer connects to continue , will be invalid in the ev�nt of annexation of the area into the City. � MOTION: (Baker) To adopt . Ord. T-9-C on third reading Second: Lay Vote: Unanimous AGAINST MOTION FAILED FOOD HANDLING ORDINANCE presented by the County� Health Department � will be studied at the next workshop. �� , page 3 ORDINANCE T-12-B - REZONING FOR OIL WELL (CROWN) - Second Reading AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-1 TO SPECIFIC USE (OIL WELL) : CHANGING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY: COMPLYING WITH ORD�NANCE 174 OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD KNOWN AS THE ZONTNG ORDINANCE. � ' MOTION: (Maaz) To approve second reading of T-12-B. � �i Second: Lay Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL; - By unanimous vote, the following warrants were approved for payment : Ger�eral Fund #2953 - R�I Pipe � Supply $ 615 . 26 2954 - Reliable Battery Co . 709 .48 2955 - Albritton Trucking 1 , 389 . 60 �'� 2956 - Sears , Roebuck 944 . 65 ' Ch 2957 - International Disposal 1, 016 . 79 �" 2958 - CPS 915 . 37 � �959 - Bell Telephone Co. 804 . 92 `'� � 2963 - Rosenberg Library 963 . 93 � 2964 - Wartex ggy , 22 Water � Sewer Fund 1309 - Dixie Chemical 568 . 60 1310 - Community Public Service 974 . 53 i CLOSED PERSONNEL SESSION - Action of Council resultin fro g m the , personnel session were : �� 1 �7�L a" r ! ' MOTION: (Baker) To reappoint Bruce Goss , Dolly Gibson, �---� and Phyllis Rummel 'to their resent p positions on the Library Board Second: Lay Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED Resignation of Assistant City Manager - Mayor Lowe announced ��2 �� ?� that Dale Cryer has tendered his resignation to be effective the end of January 1977 . ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. I The meeting was adjourned. , � � City Secretary APPROVED: o� � i ayor a h L. Lowe � �