The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1978-03-06 Regular 105 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL March 6 , 1978 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall at 7 : 30 P.M. on Monday , March 6 , 1978 , with the following members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Paul Maaz (Late) City Attorney John Olson Councilman R. J. Blanken City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Tom Lay Councilman Richard Haken Councilman Loren Wood Councilman Ed Zeitler With a quorum present , and with Councilman Maaz absent (arriving later at the meeting) the following business was transacted: � READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting � of February 20 , 1978 , approved as corrected . Minutes of a Special (V Meeting of February 27 , 1978 , approved as read. � � ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR - Mayor Lowe called � attention to an article submitted by the City Secretary which appeared in the annual progress issue of the Galveston News ; the number of building permits which have been issued by the City to date this month; an announcement that Congressman Bob Gammage will be in Friendswood on March 24 , at the Post Office ; Bruce Goss , Chairman of the Library Board , has been nominated as outstanding Library Board Member of the year ; and word has been received that the grant for counseling service for Friends- wood has been approved. Mayor Lowe then introduced new candidates for council , Robert Laguarta, Freddie Musgrove , and Dale Whittenburg. Each were permitted to say a few words regarding their candidacy , as well as Councilman:. Zeitler. Councilman Lay , and Mayor Lowe , who are seeking reelection. PUBLIC HEARING ON REZONING FOR OIL WELL Mayor Lowe called the public hearing to order, read the reguest 6��g for rezoning from Crown Central Petroleum Company , and invited anyone in the audience to speak. Mr. Bill McAndrews from Crown explained the request , and asked Council approval to proceed with preparation for drilling in the event there was no objection to the rezoning. He was told that Council could not authorize him to take any action until the ordinance changing the zoning had been approved on third reading. No other statements were made on the subject and the public hearing was closed. ORDINANCE #T-3A - First Reading - Rezoning for Oil Well MOTION: (Blanken) To approve first reading of Ord. #T-3A Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED CLEAN SWEEP WEEK - Dorothy Wall , President of the Chamber of � ��7� Commerce , speaking jointly for that organization and the City ' s Community Appearance Board, outlined plans for "Clean Sweep Week" from April 8 to 15 , with full community participation. Council indicated fu11 agreement with the plan. . RESERVE POLICE FORCE - COUNCILMAN Lay , who is now serving as 6 � - � � interim liason with the Police Department with Councilman Haken , stated that he felt any disagreement between the city and the reserve policemen has been resolved ; he praised the efforts of these men ; and voiced his support for continuation of reserve policemen in the future . iob ��, � � BIDS ON HUMAN£ TRUCK - Mr. Morgan reported that a new request for bids had resulted in on�y one bid fbr ai.19Z8 Chewr6.l:et LUV for $4 ,087 . 20 plus $60 . 35 . for a bumper from Klesing Motor Co. �` (p MOTION : (Blanken) To accept the bid subject to approval from the City Manager. Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED � STREET BOND PROGRAM - Engineer Malcom Collins presented copies �1'� � f � of plans and specifications for the street program, together with a Notice to Bidders , and suggested that bidders be given 3 to 4 weeks to prepare bids . �/�Q MOTION - (Haken) To authorize the Mayor to proceed with u signing of the necessary documents so that the City ca�,{ go out for bids to be submitted April 17 . Second: Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT -Safet /Bike Trail Committee - Councilman Y � �� ` Wood reported that Joneta Bencal has resigned from the committee , leaving her position and one other to be filled . He recommended Robert Wetzel and Lavenia Belan for these appointments . Mayor Lowe made the approved appointments and asked for Council approval . ,� MOTION: (Blanken) To approve appointment of Robert Wetzel Wetzel and Lavenia Belan to the Safety/Bike Trail Committee Second: Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED SEWER BOND ELECTION - Fiscal Agent Harry Granberry presented ��- 7� information and forms relative to placing the $1 . 5 million revenue bond issue on `the April 1 ballot , and asked if Council � wanted to issue a mail-out on the issue . Consenus was not to mail a brochure to all citizens . �' MOTION : (Maaz) To adopt Resolution 2-78 calling a bond electon for April 1 . Second : Lay Vote : FOR (6 ) Maa�,, Lay , Lowe , Haken , Wood , Blanken AGAINST (1) CZeitler) MOTION CARRIED 7� , � � SIGN REGULATIONS - The Secretary was directed to pul�lish notice for a public hearing to be held on April 3 relative to sign regulations . TENNIS COURT LIGHTS - An estimate of cost to install two coin- 7 �" ' 7 `� operated time switehes for control of lights for the tennis courts at Stevenson Park in the amount of $1 , 839 . 45 was presented to Council. bov MOTION : (Blanken) To approve expenditure fo the funds to instal,l the switches . Second : Haken Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED Repairs to the gazebo in Stevenson Park were also discussed. ORDINANCES - T-2A - Rezoning for Drill Site - 3rd & final(Lowe) AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONIN6 OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-1 TO SPECIFIC US OF (OIL WELL) ; CHANGING THE ZONING MAP . ACCORDING ; COMPLYING WITH ORDINANCE 291 OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE . un MOTION: (7eitler) To approve and finally adopt Ord. #T-2A F�� and assign permanent number 299 ) "�'� Second : Haken Vote : FOR ( 6 ) Zeitler, Haken , Lay , Blanken , Maaz , Wood ABSTAINING (1) Lowe MOTION CARRIED �0� WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the Council approved the following warrants for payment : GENERAL FUND Check No. 1947 - County of Galveston Public Health Fund. $ . . 562 . 33 Check No. 1948 - Coenco , Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4';1�.4 . 15 Check No . 1949 - Miller & Freeman Ford, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ,423 . 72 Check No . 1950 - City of Pearland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 044 . 00 Check No. 1951 - Frizzell Pontiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ,104 . 44 Check No. 1952 - Cal-Western Life Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 , 959 . 57 Check No. 1953 - White ' s Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,620 . 60 Check No . 1954 - Marksman Indoor Range , Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 . 00 Check No. 1955 - Baytown Motors , Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ,224 . 75 Check No. 1957 - Albritton Trucking Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 , 527 . 90 Check No. .1958 - Royal Dodge , Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697 . 51 WATER & SEWER FUND � Check No. 879 - Engineering-Science , Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $]„ 913 . 51 '�' Check No. 880 - Petromas Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ,050 . 00 ("v Check No . 881 - Cal-Western Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845 . 12 Q Check No. 882 - T. D; Mckey Construction Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ,400 . 00 � Check No. 883 - Utility Supply Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ,010 . 72 Check No. 884 - Dixie Chemical Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714. 00 � Check No. 885 - Infinite Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 . 00 Check No. 886 - Glynn Electric Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790 . 00 Check No. 887 - Community Public Service (Alvin) . . . . . . . . 1 ,252 . 92 WASTE DISPOSAL FUND Check No . 179 - Engineering-Science , Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6 , 285 . 77 ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn . _. The meeting was adjourned. �-�� G /�� City Secretary APPROVED: �-�-P��-�:� a�-�'