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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1978-01-16 Regular 85 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL January 16 , 1978 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday , January 16 , 1978 , at 7 : 30 p .m. with the following members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Ed Zeitler City Attorneys Wm. Olson Councilman Loren Wood and John Olson Councilman Richard Haken City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Tom Lay Councilman R. J. Blanken Councilman Paul Maaz � With a quorum present , and with none absent , the :Eollowing `.fi business was transacted : � � INVOCATION - by Reverend Peter Steinke of Hope Lutheran Church � READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a regular meeting of January 9 , approved as corrected. ADDITION TO CITY HALL - Kelly Gaffney , Architect , presented a + ��7� preliminary drawing for additional offices at City Hall . The Attorney advised that a contract be executed between the city and the Architect before formal action is taken to direct the Architect to proceed. In the interim, Mr. Morgan is to work with the Architect on the plans . SUNMEADOW DEVELOPMENT COMPANY - Disbursement of Municipal District Funds - Attorney Paul Bacon , representing the Devel- 1�" 7� opment Company , asked that funds transferred to the city at the time of annexation of Sunmeadow Water District be made available to the developer for construction of Section III water and sewer lines and streets . MOTION : (Lay) To refer the matter to the City Attorney for V/� h�s- study. � Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR 1�OTION CARRIED DUNBAR ESTATES DEVELOPER - Frank Herzog , Attorney representing � U. S . Homes , requested that the city participate in replacing /� " 7 broken curbs and street flaws in Sections I and II of Dunbar Estates which were accepted by tne city prior to U. S . Homes ' purchasing the subdivision from the original owner. The Council agreed to some responsibility for the fact -that these curbs , etc . may be below standard in quality , and deferred a deci- sion pending discussion with the City Attorney in the closed session rto be held later in this meeting. STREET BOND PROGRAM - Malcolm Collins , Engineer, presented ��, �g plans in keeping with Council request , for rerouting Castlewood Street through Imperial Gardens ; which is a part of the street bond program. MOTION : (Haken) To accept the proposed routing of Castlewood� as presented to Council on January 16 . /� Second : Blanken Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 86 CHARTER COMMISSION REQUEST FOR EXTENSION �� MOTION : (Zeitler) To honor the request of the Charter Com- �� mission and reappoint the present members for an addi- tional six months . Second: Maaz Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED SEWER REHABILITATION - Mr. Morgan reported that in the course ��-7 � of this pro�ect , a difference of opinion exists between the � engineers (Engineering Science , Inc. ) and Shur-Flo who is doing the actual work. Since this is a technical question , he re- quested permission to engage a third party to determine if leaks exist in the lines and are not being found and repaired. F��$ MOTION : (Lay) To authorize the City Manager to engage a qualified person to investigate and present his findings on this question. Second : Haken Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED g COWARD CREEK SUBDIVISION SECTION LA - Acceptance for mainte- a�.� nance . Mr. Morgan reported that the engineer' s reports show all utility lines and streets have been tested and meet with the city ' s requirements , and he recommended accept:ance of � �� these facilities for maintenance by the City. MOTION: (Zeitler) To accept Coward Creek Subdivision Sec. lA. Second: Lay Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED HOUSE NUMBERS - VISUAL DISPLAY - Councilman Haken requested �3'�� t at an ordinance be adopted requiring that all buildings display the assigned street number. This would assist fire and police in answering emergency calls . No formal action was taken on this matter. Jim to research if in present or- dinance . If not , revisions are to be made . ORDINANCES Ordinance T-lA - First Reading - Rezoning for lake AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONIN6 CLASSIFICATION OF A CERTAIN 40 . 262 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , FROM R-1 TO SPECIFIC USE - EXCAVATION/LAKE ; AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY CITY OF FRIENDSW00D ORDINANCE N0 . 291 PASSED AND APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 7 , 1977 ; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN LIMITATIONS , RESTRICTIONS , AND CONDITIONS FOR SUCH SPECIFIC USE CLASSIFICATION AND PERMIT; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. Motion : (Blanken) To approve first reading of T-lA. Second: Zeitler Vote : FOR ( 6) Blanken, Zeitler , Lowe , Lay, Maaz , Haken AGAINST (1) Wood MOTION CARRIED Ordinance T-1B - First Reading - Vacating Utility Easement AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING THE UTILITY EASEMENT IN LOT 6 , AND RESERVE A, BLOCK 9 ,SUNMEADOW ADDITION, SECTION TWO , GALVESTON COUNTY , TEXAS ; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REVER- SION OF THE FEE TO SAID LAND. MOTION : (Lay) To approve first reading of T-1B. Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �( Ordinance T-1C - First Reading - Standard Building Code AN ORDINANCE ADOYTING THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE , 1976 EDITION ; PROVIDIN� A PENALTY: AND REPEALING SECTIONS 4-1 , 4-2 , and 4-3 OF ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE . MOTION: (Zeitler) To approve first reading of T-1C . Second : fiaken Vote > Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED RE�IEW OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED ORDINANCES ( from City Secretary ' s Memo 1-9-7g 1. Ord. #272 - Mayor Lowe appointed Councilmen Haken , Maaz , and Blanken to review the ordinance , and due to the urgency of the question , report back to Council on January 23 . 2 . Ord. #291 - A committee composed of Councilmen Lay, Woods , � and Zeitler was appointed to study and make recommenda- �- tion to Council a schedule of fees to be charged under � this ordinance . � 3 . Zoning Map - The Secretary was directed to have the wet/ �[ dry boundary of the city added to the map , then proceed �( to have copies printed to accompany the written zoning ordinance. 4 . Ord. #210 Revisions - Council requested that they each be furnished a copy of this proposed ordinance for review. 5 . Ord . #97 - Council agreed to review this ordinance ; how- ever, on request from the City Secretary , it was agreed that the agenda would be closed at noon on Thursday pro- ceeding a council meeting rather than on Friday, allowing more time For preparation and delivery of agenda material to members of the council. 6 . Revision to Ord . #291 - Signs - The City Attorney advised that transmittal and recommendation on proposal of sign regulations as a revision to the Zoning Ordinance from Planning Commission to the Council had not been done in compliance with statutory requirements relative to zoning laws . He outlined the proper procedure , and Council di- rected the Secretary to refer the matter back to the Planning Commission for their handling. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - Council adjourned to a closed session to discuss certain committee appointments and the request from Dunbar Estates developers . IN OPEN SESSION - The following actions were taken as a result of the deliberations : Community Counseling Board Appointments �,y �� MOTION : (Wood) To appoint the following members to the p Community Counseling Board : Robert Humphries - 1 year �V/�7 term; Karen Engel - 1 year term; Becky Smith - 2 year /� ' term; and Sky Williams to serve as an alternate to Michael Perner , youth representative on the Board. Second: Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 88 Request from Dunbar Estates Developer �� 7 � ��I� MOTION: (Zeitler) That if the developer will define the �/ areas to be repaired , the city will prepare specs and commit to assume $8 , 500 of the cost of the work; that upon receipt of bids , a contract will be awarded on the lowest and best bid on receipt of a certified check from the -developer in the amount of the balance of the contract price . Second : Blanken Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the Pollowing warrants were approved for payment : General Fund Ck. #1735 - Community Public Service $1 , 282 . 97 Water & Sewer Ck. #786 - Dixie Chemical Company 739 . 25 #787 - The Rohan Company 1 , 020 . 69 #789 - Community Public Service 3 , 734 . 24 ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. C it��rY APPROVED: ��>��na-'� � �""C�-�-�`-� ayor