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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
November 20 , 1978
A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at
the City Hall on Monday, November 20 , 1978 , at 7 : 30 p,m, with the
following members present :
Mayor Pro-tem Tom Lay City Manager Jim Morgan
Councilman Ed Zeitler City Attorney John Olson
Councilman Loren Wood City Seeretary Bobbie Henry
Councilman Dale Whittenburg
Councilman R. J. Blanken
Councilman Paul Maaz
With a quorum present , and with Mayor Ralph Lowe absent , the follow-
ing business was transacted :
�, INVOCATION - Reverend Bill Sterling, Church of the Good Shepherd.
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CV ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
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� l. Notice of ineeting of the Mass Transit Authority this week.
,Q 2 . Letter from Ray Utley stating that he does not wish to be
reappointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission for
another term.
3 . The rate increase proposed by CPS and accepted by the City ,
has now been put into effect .
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
l. Mrs . Louis Mickler questioned the installation of Conoco ' s
pipeline in the vicinity of FM 2351 and the Brazoria County
line , stating that the line actually left the City and then
returned before finally leaving the �ity. She referred to the
report of the Ad-hoc Pipeline Committee. She was assured by
Council that Conoco is following the route which was approved
and rezoned by the City Council .
2 . Mrs . Golden of Dunbar Estates , who had requested that traffic
between two cul�du-sacs be stopped, reported that a barricade
has been irhsta]iled by the City but that it is not wide enough
and cars are continuing to cross the area and go around the
barricade. She was told that the City Manager will correct the
situation. Also, Mr. Morgan agreed that he will have the grass
cut on the dedicated city park property at this same location.
����'�READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
October 23 and 27 , and of a Re ular1Meetin�fofpNovembereg1ngs of
as read. g g > pproved
BIDS ON CITY TRUCKS - Mr. Morgan explained that the low bidder ,
Pearson Ford , to whom Council had awarded the bid for two trucks ,
have refused the award due to an error in their bid. He recommended
awarding the bid to the second lowest bidder, Bud Brown Ford , at
$5 , 989 . 28 per truck.
MOTION: (Maaz) To award the bid for two truck to Bud Brown Ford.�
Second : Whittenburg /
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �Yl�
APPROVAL OF GLENSHANNON SUBDIVISION - Request was� withdrawn by the /��f'
developer for the present .
WATER WELL #5 - Attorney John Olson advised Council that the contract
for this work can be awarded to the low bidder if the bidder ' s
belated change in starting time is not a deciding factor , i . e.
that Council must use the information available at the time of bid.
After discussion as to whether starting time is a factor, the
following action was taken.
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���l7g MOTION : (Maaz) To aecept the low bid from Layne-Texas based
on the original information in that bid.
Second : Blanken
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
Mr. Morgan reported that surveying is now in progress on the land
exchange between the school and the city for the well location,
and indicated that he would preserit an agreement for School Board
approval at their next meeting. The attorney is to prepare an
ordinance abandoning the city' s property (street right-of-way) j
for the next regular Council meeting.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE - Mr. Morgan asked about closing
City Hall on Friday , November 24 , following Thanksgiving . He
said that if Friday is a holiday , no second garbage pick-up would
be scheduled for this week.
�°`�D MOTION : (Zeitler) To close City Hall Thursday and Friday.
Second : Maaz
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
BOND ISSUE - Items to be placed on a bond issue was not diseussed.
SEWER LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY - John Hooks , developer of Frenchmen' s Creek
town houses , presented a plan for the line to go through Parcel G
in Polly Ranch rather than through Parcel F (his property) and
offered to get approval from other people involved. Council had
no objection if this route proves to be acceptable by the engineers
^ and Governmental entities involved. Mr. Hooks asked for a letter
from the City Manager stating this fact , which he would use in
discussing the matter with other property owners .
ORDINANCES - Mayor Pro-tem Lay announced that no ordinances will
be read at this meeting due to an error in posting of the ordinances .
WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL
General Fund #585 - General Electric $ 2 , 302 . 00
587 - Northeast Houston Const . 25 ,418 . 60
601 - Albritton Trucking 2 342 . 08
602 - AT&SF RR 1 ,124 . 28
603 - Barnett & Sons 872 . 40
604 - Bell Telephone Co . 1 691. 00
605 - CPS 1 , 659 . 71
606 - Conley Lott Nichols Machinery 12 ,978 . 52
607 - Gulf States Asphalt 1 22g , gg
608 - International Disposal 1 , 638 . 48
609 - Mary Mauldin 650 . 00
610 a R&I Pipe 829 . 50
611 - Peggy �ampler 650 . 00
612 - Wartex Oil 2 ,449 . 69
613 - Whites Mines 1 ,643 . 36
Water/Sewer #1241 - CPS 1 ,047 . 52
1242 - CPS 2 ,652 . 98
1243 - $uyers Supply 1 ,106 . 80
1244 - Dixie Chemical 814 . 80
1245 - Infinite Interests 1 , 205 . 80
1246 - Maintenance Engrg. 676 . 02
1205 - Tyson Real Estate 2 , 600 . 00 i
W/S Construc-
tion Fund #132 - Mora Construction 7 ,485 . 00
Revenue Sharing
Fund #149 - Electra Sales 4 , 320 . 00
EXE.CUTIVE SESSION - Not held.
ADJOURNMENT -Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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