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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1977-11-21 Regular s�� MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL November 21 , 1977 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday, November 21 , 1977 , at 7 : 30 p .m. with the following members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe Councilman R. J. Blanken Councilman Ed Zeitler Councilman Paul Maaz Councilman Loren Wood City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Richard Haken City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Tom Lay City Attorney John Olson With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following business was transacted : O READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting � of November 7 , approved as read. Minutes of a Special Meeting of November 14 , approved as corrected. � (� ANNOUNCEMENT - Mayor Lowe announced that Friday , November 25 , � will be a holiday for all city employees except Sanitation � Department employees . BIDS - Mr. Morgan stated that only one bid has been received for city cars and , in view of the fact that requests have been received to postpone opening of the bids , he would like to defer this action until December 5 . Council concurred. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS l. Village Green Drainage - Chuck Dietrich and C. D. Porter urged the city to pursue the agreement by U. S . Homes to do the necessary ditching to prevent Dunbar lots from draining back onto lots in Village Green. The easement has been deeded to the city as agreed , but the ditching which has been done is not sufficient to prevent the flood danger. Mr. Morgan is to contact U. S . Homes on this matter. �0 0 - 7'/ 2 . Old City Park - Sky Hoff of the Parks Board asked that lights be installed in the old park and a 9 :00 p .m. closing sign be posted in an effort to deter recent vandalism in the park. Mr. Morgan reported that the lights are now being installed and that , with Council approval , the sign will be posted. Council agreed to the posting. 3 . Sign Regulations - A committee from the Chamber of Commerce presented a letter to Council , read by Dick Atchison , asking Council to appoint a special committee of four to meet with the CC group to discuss the proposed sign regulations . Mayor Lowe explained that copies of the proposal are available and ample time remains for everyone to study the proposal and make their feelings known at the two public hearings which must be held on the matter before any formal ordinance is written. SPECIAL REPORTS 1. Street Bond Program - Malcolm Collins presented a drawing and discussed straightening of Castlewood , and wants permission from property owners in the area to place stakes on their property. Progress is being made on right-of-way to curve Winding Way. 2 . Surface Water Supply Study - Petromas Inc. presented Council with a preliminary report which contained figures on water usage , present and future ; surface water sources and cost , and a design basis for distribution analysis . Their final report is due December 19 . 68 BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Contract for Sewer Line to Greenbriar - Mr. Morgan presented a proposed contract for engineering on this line , cost of which will be shared by the city and subdivision developers , from the engineer, Ted Bogrin. He recommended that the contract be accepted by Council. MOTION: (Maaz) To authorize the Mayor to sign the engineer- ing contract with Ted Bogrin. ' Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 2. Wilderness Trails Subdivision - Councilman Blanken questioned the traffic flow and safety conditions of the streets in this subdivision now under consideration by the Planning Commission, and decision was made to ask the Chairman of the Planning Commission to meet with Councilmen Blanken and Maaz on Monday at 7 : 00 p.m. to discuss these points. 3 . Invocation for Council Meetings - Councilman Wood proposed �l etings - Councilman Wood proposed that future council meetings begin with an invocation to be given by all of the ministers in Friendswood on a rotating basis . a I''�� MOTION: (Wood) To initiate the practice of having an invo- cation to start each council meeting starting with the next meeting. Second: Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED A letter will be sent to the Ministerial Association of Friendswood asking their leader to coordinate the program. 4 . Zoning Board of Adjustment Appointment - Mayor Lowe asked for Council approval of his appointing William Dykes , who is presently Alternate #l , to fill the Position #5 vacated by the resignation of Bernice Box; to move Andy Knight up to the position of Alternate #1 and Harold Whitaker up to the position of Alternate #2 . MOTION: (Lay) To confirm the appointments by the Mayor Second : Blanken Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ORDINANCES T-11A - Park Ordinance - Second Reading AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF AND CONDUCT IN PUBLIC PARKS , DEFINING A TERM; CONTAIN- ING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. MOTION : (Haken) To approve second reading of Ord. T-11A. Second : Maaz Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED T-11B - Zonin Change for School Tennis Courts and Bus Barn - First Reading AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-1 TO SPECIFIC USE (Bus Storage Facility and Tennis Courts ) ; CHANGING THE ZONING MAP CCCORDINGLY; COMPLYING WITH ORDINANCE 291 OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE . s�� MOTION: (Lay) To approve first reading of Ord. T-11B. Second: Blanken Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED WARRANTS - Motion by Councilman Maaz , Seconded by Councilman Zeitler, and voted unanimously for approval o£ thE following warrants : General & Administrative 1491 Wartex Oil $ 2 ,638 . 26 1490 Coenco , Ine . 8 , 208 . 30 1489 Cal-Western Life 1 ,936 . 25 1488 Community Public Service 1 ,434 . 47 1487 Bell Telephone Co . 504 . 01 1486 Christianson-Keithley 2 713 . 87 1485 Albritton Trucking �684. 00 1484 Davis Truck & Equipment gs� , gg 0 1483 Factory Sales Co . 571. 25 "[j' 1482 Computerized Accounting Systems 758 . 65 � 1481 Pitney Bowes 1 ,063 . 00 � 1480 Universal Capital Insurance 2 496 . 00 > � Water & Sewer Q 670 Cal-Western Life 586 . 18 669 Community Public Service 3 , 456 . 97 668 Lane Texas 2 ,083 . 25 667 Glynn Electric 590 . 00 666 Ad Valorem Records 575 . 89 665 The Rohan Company 1 074 . 97 > ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. �S�rt_'i'1-`-�- � �� --. City Secretary APPROVED: '� '^ �I-�„J`� Mayor alp Lowe