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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1977-08-15 Regular 33 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL August 15 , 1977 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall at 7 : 30 p.m. on Monday , August 15 , 1977 , with the following members present : Mayor Ralph L. Lowe City Manager Jim Morgan _,_ Councilman Edward Zeitler City Attorney Wm. Olson , Jr. Councilman R. J. Blanken City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Tom Lay Councilman Paul Maaz With a quorum present , and with Councilman Richard Haken absent , the following business was transacted: Q READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting �- of July 18 , approved as read. Minutes of a Regular Meeting of � August l , approved as corrected. Minutes of a Special Meeting � of August 8 , approved as read. � PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS - In view of the fact that two requests /��-7� � had been made to address Council regarding termination of Lou Lozi as counselor, Mr. Morgan received permission to read a statement written by him concerning the subject , stating that it might help to clarify the situation. Following his statement , Mrs . John �reen and Mrs . Donna Kent spoke protesting Lonzi ' s termination. No further action was indicated nor taken by Council . CANVASSING AUGUST 13 BOND ELECTION - Resolution #77-5 A RESOLUTION � CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , ON AUGUST 13 , � 9�I' 77 _ 1977 , was read setting out the following figures : For the issuance of $1 , 350 , 000 Street Improvement Bonds 432 votes Against the issuance of $1, 350 , 000 Street Improvement Bonds 84 votes Majority for the issuance of $1 , 350 ,000 Street Improvement Bonds 432 votes MOTION : (Blanken) For adoption of Resolution #77-5 Second: Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED Mayor Lowe expressed thanks to members of the Street Bond Committee with Glen Cress as Chairman , to the city staff, to the Council , and to the voters who went to the polls on Saturday. Fiscal Agent Harry Granberry recommended to Council that a prospec- tus be prepared and presented to secure a "bond rating" for the city prior to sale of these bonds . Council directed him to proceed in preparing such a presentation. Malcolm Collins , project engineer for the street program, was told to proceed with the design phase of the program which he has stated will take approximately three months . OPENING OF BIDS ON AIR COMPRESSOR ( STREET DEPARTMENT) - The following bids were opened and read by the Mayor : / 9�_ '7 F. W. Gartner $6 ,721. 87 Boehck & Gardner 6 ,866 . 40 Gaedeck Equipment 6 ,250 . 00 CAlternate bid: $5 , 230 . 00 ) Highway Equipment 6 ,477 . 78 MOTION : (Maaz) To refer the bids to the City Manager for review and recommendation back to Council . Second : Lay Uote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 34 ��cJ_ �•� BLACKHAWK PLANT - DISCUSSION WITH ENGINEERING SCIENCE , INC Present were Davis Ford, Nick Presecan , John Boone , and Dave Gugemas of ESI , Paul Davis from Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority , and former Councilman Milton Windler. Subjects discussed were overall increase in cost of the project ; addition of funds for Step II relative to the access road , and its in- clusion in Step III at an additional approximate cost of $500 ,000 ; resident engineering and inspection and consultant services during construction phase ; and better communication between the engineers and the city. ESI agreed to come back to Council on August 29 with figures showing Friendswood' s estimated share in the total grant , and to discuss alternate method of financing the road to the plant. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS �� _ 7r� l. Unauthorized use of garbage containers - Mr. Morgan reported that the Attorney says these cases can be charged as "tres- passing" if the words "Not for Public Use" are stenciled on the side of the containers . He is to inform business people that they can file charges of trespassing , and city personnel will begin right away to get the containers labeled. �� - �� 2 . Expansion joints in streets - Mr. Morgan said that $10 ,000 would be needed to replace the tar in the joints in the Kings- park/Whitehall area, but the work would be more satisfactory if done during cold weather. MOTION: (Blanken) That $10 , 000 be set in reserve out of' the current budget as a carry-over for this work later in the year. Second: Zeitler � Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTIGN CARRIED ��3 _77 3 . Acceptance of facilities in Sunmeadow III - Mr. Morgan reported that all streets and lines are complete and have been tested with the exception of taps which , through agreement with the developer is to be done by Ryland Homes , builders in the area. He recommended accep.tance of the facilities for city maintenance. MOTION : CMaaz) To accept the facilities in Sunmeadow III with the understanding that the builder is to make the taps . Second : Lay Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 4 . Quaker' s Landing Lot - Mr. Morgan was instructed to advertise again for bids , giving 90 days for bids to come in. 5 . Dunbar Estates curbs - city assistance - No action. 6 . Closing of Magnolia Street - Further consieration will be given this request from the school after a decision on rezoning of four acres for bus parking has been resolved. �0 � �� 7 . Polly Ranch property - Mr. Morgan is to contact McAninch for a deed to the proposed sewer site property. The deed should give a broad use oF the property to the city and if any ', � negotiations are necessary , this will be referred back to � Council. 8 . Park Ordinance - Attorneys will have this for posting next week. a�,s- rf r/ 9 . Forest Bend Sewage - The City has been experiencing problems caused by the fluctuation of flow of sewage from Forest Bend and it is suggested that they be required to install a holding tank so that a steady flow comes into the treatment plant . The city attorney states that such a requirement would be legal and Mr. Morgan is to contact Mr. Leger to discuss the matter. �O ��7�/ 10 . • Drainage Problems at Misty Lane - Mr. Morgan stated that the 1 �J Street Department has begun work on this project today. 11. Blower at Sewer Plant #2 - Mr. Morgan reported that all of �'07' 77 the items recommended by Sound Engineers have been done to try to eliminate the noise of this blower. ORDINANCES #T-8A - Annexation oF Polly Ranch - First Reading AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , TO INCLUDE ALL LANDS AND AREA WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN SUCH LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES ; PROVIDING THAT THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT IMPAIR OR AFFECT ANY OTHER ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, OR ANY OTHER ANNEXATION ORDINANCE WHETHER PASSED ON ONE OR MORE READINGS AND NOT YET PASSED ON FINAL Q READING ; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE . � MOTION: ( Lay) To approve first reading of #T-8A. � Second : Maaz �] Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED � � #283-E - Declaring. a; Water Shortage - Emergency Reading AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD DECLARIN6 THAT A WATER SHORTAGE EXISTS ; DESIGNATING CERTAIN ALTERNATING DAYS FOR WATERING LAWNS AND GARDENS ; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ; AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY. MOTION : (Blanken) To p�ss as an emergency ordinance. Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED #282-E - Setting days of September msetings - Emergency Reading AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE TIME AND DAYS OF THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0£ FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1977 , AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. MOTION : ( Lay) To pass as an emergency ordinance. Second: Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - The following warrants were approved by unanimous vote for payment : General Fund 1061 - Community Public Service $ 1 491 . 62 1062 - Gen. Welding � Fabricating �526 . 40 1063 - R. L. Sargent Co. 1 ,045 . 00 1064 - Davis Truck & Equip. 2 �2pg , gg 1065 - Rosenberg Library 1 ,489 . 77 1066 - Port City Ford Truck Sales 690 . 00 1067 - International Disposal 1, 345 . 90 1068 - GulF States Asphalt Co. 760 . 58 1069 - AT&SF RR Co. 1 ,060 . 09 1070 - IMC Corporation 1 ,519 . 52 1071 - David Wight Construction 1 , 555 . 75 1072 - Reich Air Conditioning & Heating 1 ,400 . 00 1073 - Wartex Oil Co. 2 ,498 . 00 Water & Sewer 483 - C. P. S . - Alvin 1 ,259 . 41 484 - C. P. S . - Friendswood 3 ,884 . 72 486 - Maintenance Engineering 1 ,946 . 68 487 - Engineering-Science 3 , 366 . 33 36 ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. Bobbie ','C. Henry , City Secretary APPROVED: �'�k�?� � ^�C��",'.�._ t'layor lph L. Lowe MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL August 22 , 1977 A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall following a workshop session on Monday , August 22 , 1977 , with the following members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Tom Lay City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Paul Maaz Councilman R. J. Blanken � Councilman Richard Haken With a quorum present , and with Councilman Zeitler leaving at the end of the workshop session , the items as posted were discussed in a closed session with no official action being taken as a result of the meeting. �OD� � 7 Counseling Service - Discussion of replacement of Lou Lonzi who will terminate employment with the city on September l ; method of selection ; interim counselor. Phase. III Engineering on Blackhawk Plant - Discussion relative to ��/- '%`� retention of the present firm of engineering through the construc- tion phase of the project. Adjournment - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. Cit��etary APPROVED: �°� (Y-<--'�" Mayor alph� L. �e