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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1978-07-24 Regular �6� MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL July 24 , 1978 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday , July 24 , 1978 , at 7 : 30 p,m. with the following members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman R. J. Blanken City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Dale Whittenburg City Attorney Wm. Olson, Sr. Councilman Loren Wood Councilman Edward Zeitler With a quorum present , and with . Councilmen Lay and Maaz absent , the following business was transacted : � � �,�- SNUOCATION - Reverend Normand Fry, First Baptist Church � READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting � of July 10 , and of a Special Meeting of July 17 , approved as ^� corrected. Q ANNOUNCEMENTS B COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR l. Commissioners Court is proposing to realign voting precincts in Friendswood . 2 . Baybrook Mall will have its o£ficial opening ceremonies on Wednesday of this week. 3 . Our request that Galveston County be designated a rural , area for purposes of the Clean Air Aet of 1977 has been acknowledged. REQUEST FOR VARIANCE FROM FLOOD MAP ELEVATIONS - It has been brought to the attention of the Flood Plane Management Division of the Texas Water Resources Development Board that definition of flood plane zones in Heritage Estates Subdivision are in error, making it necessary for the city to require homes being build in the "B" area be at a higher elevation than those in the "A" area. The City Building Official has requested Council grant an 18" variance from the map figures for certain lots in Heritage Estates . MOTION : (Zeitler) To authorize an l8 variance on Lots 1 to '�' 14 and 16 to 20 in Section 1 , Block 5 ; Lots 13 to 16 in ' f� • Section 2 , Block 6 ; and lot 13 in Section 1 , Block l. ��Q Second : Whittenburg /y Vote : Unanimous /� RESIGNATION FROM PLANNING COMMISSION - Robert Mora , whose term ,,, +i " ' ` would expire in November 1979 , tendered his resignation to the Planning Commission by letter to the Council. REPORT ON CONSORTIUM - R. J. Blanken reported on the latest meeting of the surface water consortium. ; STATUS REPORT ON BLACKHAFTK SEWER PLANT - Dave GuggQmtts of ESI stated the within 10 days the grant offer for Phase III should be received and request for bids published . Al1 rehab work should be completed by October; the road to the .plant is 40% complete . Remaining right-of-way for the trunk line was discussed with the part through SERA not completed, nor a section in Imperial Estates . Councilman Whittenburg is to meet with Harold Weisinger, Ralph Sawyer, John Stonesifer and Ed Stan� to try to reach some soluta,on to the problems therePerial Estates ,S'v(� �� y is� STATUE REPORT ON STREET BOND PROJECT - Engineer Maleolm Collins reported that moving of certain utility lines is holding up completion oF ditches on Greenbriar ; that the contractors have now moved to Whispering Pines ; that excess dirt from the various areas can be used if Castlewood is to be rerouted and , if not , then the contractor needs to have direction as to disposition of this dirt. Culverts near the high school have been broken by another con- tractor who should reimburse the city for the cost of the � tiles . AWARDING OF BID ON WATER AND SEWER LINES ON EDGEWOOD - Mr. '�t� Morgan explained that awarding the contract to the low bidder �° would be an overall savings of $125 , while contracting with ,� the second lowest bidder would lower the city ' s portion of the `k� total cost by $1400 . He recommended this next-to-lowest bid. `�/j�/� MOTION: (Zeitler) To accept the recommendation of the City �' 4 Manager and award the contract to Mora Construction Co . Second : Blanken Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED DUNBAR ESTATES CURBS - No report . COWARD CREEK DRAINAGE STUDY - Mr. Morgan said that he and Gerry Pate are waiting for a scheduled time to meet with the County Engineer. WATER WELL N0 . 5 - Copies of Petromas ' proposed contract have been presented to Council for review and approval. ORDINANCES T-6A - Sewage Treatment Fees - Third and Final Reading �� AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18-7 OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE � TO PROVIDE FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT EXPANSION/CONNECTION FEES . MOTION : (.Ldood? To approve third reading and adopt Ord. T-6A (and assign permanent Ord. No . 310) Second : Whittenburg Vote : FOR (4 ) Lowe , Wood, Whittenburg , Blanken AGAINST (.l) Zeitler MOTION CARRIED T-7A - Rezoning in Hidden Cove - Second Reading MOTI.ON : (Whittenburg) To approve second reading of T-7A Second : Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR . MOTION CARRIED T-7B - Rezoning in Regency Estates to C-1 - Second Reading MOTiON : (Whittenburg) To approve second reading of T-7B, Second : Blanken Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED T-7C - Rezoning in Regency Estates to R-5 - Second Reading MOTION: (Blankenl To approve second reading of T-7C. Second : Whittenburg E Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED T-7D - Rezoning in Polly Ranch - Second Reading � MOTION: (.Whittenburg) To approve second reading of T-7D. Second : Wood Vote : Unanimous. FOR MOTION CARRIED T-7E - .Rezoning for Baptist Church - First Reading MOTION: (Wood) To approve first reading of T-7E . Second : Whittenburg Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED . �.6� WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote, the following warrants were approved for payment : General Fund 356 - Shepler Equipment Co. S 693 . 00 357 - Marana Tha Commercial Co. 1 , 320 . 00 358 - Hungry Farmer 2 ,657 . 20 359 - Community Public Service 1 ,759 . 91 360 - Bell Telephone Co. 1 ,.175 . 20 361 - Wartex Oil Co. 2 ,624 . 36 Water & Sewer Fund 1074 - Dixie Chamical 506 . 60 1075 - Infinite Interests 838 . 80 1076 - Community Public Service 4 ,484 . 73 1077 - Olson and Olson 600 . 00 � ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting � adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. � � ,r,� C�� `� /�-�,�.�r,r/a-�, City Secretary APPROVED : �!\�-Pn�.. ��. ,.-e Mayo— r �fZalp�i L. Lowe