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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1978-05-22 Special 141 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL May 22 , 1978 A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday, May 22 , 1978 , at 7 : 30 p .m. with the following members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Paul Maaz City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman R. J. Blanken Councilman Tom Lay Councilman Loren Wood - With a quorum present , and with Councilmen Ed Zeitler and Dale Whittenburg absent , the following business was transacted : ENGINEERING STUDY OF COWART CREEK FOR CASTLEWOOD AREA Lee Nichols , Chairman of the Friendswood Drainage District Board, /7�' �f Q reviewed the statement of work which will serve as the basis *�^ for engaging an engineer for a Flood protection project along � speciFied stretches of Coward' s Creek. He named several engineer- Q ing firms which he feels are well qualified to do this work , and also suggested that the City might profit through a working � relationship with Rice University and the University of Houston. � Galveston County, the City of Friendswood , and the Drainage District will all be involved in this project . MOTION : (Wood) To approve the statement of work as written �� and that the study be referred to the City Manager for identification of engineering firms who would like to � bid on the work, and confirm the agreement with the County officials to perform the survey work. Second : Maaz Vote Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED GRANT APPLICATION FOR JUVENILE SERVICES - An application for /SC - �� 25 , 624 in Federal Funds with 17 ,196 in local funds for a total $42 ,820 for the fiscal year x978-79 was presented to Council for review. Resolution #78-15 authorizing participation in a Criminal Justice Council Action Grant was read by the Mayor. MOTION: (Wood) To approve Resolution #78-15 . �d�i Second : Maaz Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED CITY PLANNING SERVICES CONTRACT - The contract made with Marmon , /5 �-� Mok & Green, Inc . to serve as planning consultants and to develop certain maps and plans , with total cost of the work not to exceed $6500 , was presented £or Council approval. MOTION : (Blanken) To accept the contract with Marmon, Mok & Green for planning services not to exceed $6 ,000 as set l�/ out in the contract . v�, Second: Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED CALLING PUBLIC HEARING ON REZONING OF A PORTION OF HIDDEN COVE /S� - 7 � MOTION : (Maaz ) To call a public hearing for June 12 to consider rezoning a portion of the property at 1200 //��, Winding Way from R-1 to R-3 . �.t� Second : Lay . Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 142 WARRANT FOR APPROVAL - Construction Warrant #201 to Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority for $21 ,867 was approved unanimously. Mr. Morgan explained that this was money from one of the water districts which had been received by the City in error. OTHER ITEMS DISCUSSED f��-� g 1. Mr. Morgan reported that a pre-construction conference was held this week with SKrla, Inc . representatives who ' will begin work on the street paving within the next few weeks . They have been instructed to start on Green- briar , then move to Garden , Pecan and Whispering Pines in that order. ' 2 . Council will meet jointly with the Planning Commission at 6 : 30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25 , to discuss further future streets and subdivisions . 3 . The city picnic planned for June 3 has been postponed until June lOth due to a conflict of activities in the park. 4 . A meeting of the surface water consortium will be held at the Subsidence office on June 19 . Council directed that this subject be placed on the June 5 Council Meeting Agenda. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - Sec. 2 (f) 6252-17 VTCS �s�_ 7Q OPEN SESSION - The City Manager was instructed to proceed with condemnation proceedings where necessary to acquire right-o£-way for the sewer trunk lines which are a part of the regional system. , ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn . The meeting was adjourned. E��� �{JL City Secre� ary APPROVED: ll C¢� l. ' > -r ayo Ralph L. Lowe