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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1979-01-22 Regular 235 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL January 22 , 1979 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday , January 22 , 1979 , at 7 : 30 p .m. with the following members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe Councilman Paul Maaz Councilman Thomas Lay Councilman Ed Zeitler Councilman Dale Whittenburg City Attorney John Olson Councilman R. J. Blanken City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Loren Wood City Secretary Bobbie Henry With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following busi- ness was transacted : INVOCATION - Reverend Robert Russum, Church of the Nazarene � '+�" READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting � of January 9 and of a Special Meeting of January 15 , approved as � corrected. `� ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR � New Status of Sewer Project - Instructions have been received from EPA to reject all bids on the North Interceptor Line due to the problems with rights-of-way for the gravity lirie and objections from th.e Drainage District relative to the Mary ' s Creek crossing. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Wilhelm of Sunmeadow Civic Club, requested that Council include funds for land, building and equipment for a fire station in the Sunmeadow area. Council was receptive to this idea. No official action was taken. MEETING WITH HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND CITY REPRESENTATIVES Mayor Lowe welcomed the following representatives : From the Depart- ment of Highways and Public Transportation : Poorman , Jarrell, and Cabot ; League City : Cunningham and Agmire ; Alvin : Munn , Adams , Garcia; Pearland : Wicker; Harris County : Commissioner Tom Bass and his assistant Nancy Gehman . Each of the city representatives were given an opportunity to say what their greatest problems were relative to traffic on stata roads. Commissioner Bass spoke to what has already been done in Harris County , what is now planned, and pointed out that some business or citizen participation often speeds up a projeet insofar as funding is concerned. Mr. Poorman gave figures on the highway budget and needs . He recogni.zed the need in this area, but said that a greater need exists in other locations . Delay in getting contractors on jobs creates some problems . He made reference to the five-year , ten- year, and twenty-year plans of the State which is reviewed and rearranged periodically , and said there is some hope that certain projects in this area may be moved forward on this plan. No dePinite commitments were made and no official action taken. � ACCEPTANCE OF COWARD' S CREEK SUBDIVISION SEC. IV� & V - Mr. Morgan �� l� j reported that tests have been made and recommended acceptance . He stated, however, that some drainage requirements by the Drainage District have not been complied with relative to slopes on ditches . Mr. 0' Farrell said the weather had made it impossible to do this work but they do intend to meet this requirement . MOTI.QN: (Wood) To accept the subdivision with the understanding that the developer will £ollow up on the requirements of '7' the Drainage District . /� �36 Second : Maaz Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �� FEES FOR SIGN PERMITS �� MOTION : (Whittenburg) That the following fees be charged g�^� for a sign permit under Ord. No . 329/79 : � Portable or temporary signs $ 5 . 00 Free-standing, ground , or wall signs 10 . 00 Illuminated free standing , ground or wall signs 50 . 00 Pre-existing signs for which application is made within the required 180 days NO FEE Second : Maaz Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED STREET PROGRAM - The City Manager reported that on Winding Way it has been found that a Texas Company pipeline will have to be lowered to install the pavement where the street follows the new right of way. It will have to be done at city expense of approxi- mately $10 , 000 . He proposed that this money be used from the Street Department Maintenance Fund with the understanding that an appropriation may have to be made later in the year to replace it in this fund. Couneil was in agreement that he should proceed with the project. RANCHO VEHJO II SEWER SYSTEM - The developer proposes to make four-acre lots and install a new self-contained sewer system known as the "Nutshell" which has been noted as acceptable to the County and State Health Departments . Council asked that City Engineer Malcolm Collins study the system and make recommendation to the Council on February 5 ; and that a member of the Planning Commission be present at this meeting. Mr. Morgan was requested to get cost figures for furnishing water to this area. ORDINANCES #323/79 - Sign Ordinance - Third & Final AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , ORDINANCE N0. 291, PASSED AND APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 7 , 1977 , AND KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE , BY ADDING TO SECTION 8 THEREOF A NEW SUBSECTION 6 ; PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE ERECTION, MAINTEN- ANCE , AND USE OF SIGNS WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDIN� DEFINITIONS ; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING PERMITS FOR THE ERECTION AND USE OF SIGNS ; SETTING FORTH STANDARDS FOR COMPLIANCE; ESTABLI.SHING RESPONSIBILITY AND PROCEDURES FOR ENFORC�MENT; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AN.D PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. -{f�Q MOTION: (Blanken) To approve Ord . 323/79 on third reading. � Second : Maaz Vote : FOR ( 6 ) Lowe, Lay , Whittenburg , Blanken , Wood, Maaz AGAINST : Zeitler MOTION CARRIED #235/79 - Posting Ordinances - Third & Final AN ORDTNANCE PROVIDING THAT COPIES OF ANY PROPOSED ORDINANCE, IN THE FORM REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION , SHALL BE POSTED AT THE FRIENDSWOOD LIBRARY, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE FIRST READING AND FOR AS LONG THEREAFTER AS THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. rn�n�y MOTION: (Wood) To approve Ord. 325/79 on third reading. � u I j Second : Whittenburg Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �� #328/79 - Rezoning for Drainage District - First Reading AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-1 TO SPECIFIC USE (DRAINAGE DISTRICT) ; CHANGING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDIN6LY; COMPLYING WITH ORDINANCE 291 OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE. MOTION: (Wood) To approve first reading of Ord. 328/7g . Second : Whittenburg I Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED i WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants were approved for payment : General Fund #879 - Davis Trucking $ 502 . 90 880 - Claude Wright & Associates 675�.i00 881 - Bud Brown Ford S �gs9 28 882 - Truman Taylor Ins . 971. 00 883 - Frizzell Pontiac 20 ,280 . 63 � 886 - Lairson , Young & Fitch 1 , 600 . 00 '��' 887 - McVeigh Service Center 513 . 81 � 888 - All Metal Indus . Fabricating 902 . 00 � 889 - Bell Telephone 1 077 . 37 � 890 - Truman Taylor Ins . 66 �039 . 00 891 - Rosenberg Library 1 �441 . 29 Q 892 - CPS 1, 547 . 19 W&S Fund 1354 - Dixie Chemical 1 , 323 . 70 1355 - Hi-Way Equipment 906 . 00 • 1356 - Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidenee3 , 690 . 00 1357 - Albritton Trucking 748 . 00 1359 - CPS 2 ,443 . 10 1360 - Stewart Title 3 , 050 . 00 Waste Disposal Fund #254 - Engineering Science $19 , 420 . 25 Following a closed executive session , the following actions were taken : REGIONAL SEWER SYSTEM MOTION: (Blanken) To call a public hearing for February 26 relative to new bids on the North Interceptor Line . �� Second : Whittenburg �n Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 7 MOTION : (Blanken) To instruct Engineering Science to present to Council a Facility plan up-date report in two weeks (February 5 ) , �� Second : Zeitler �� Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED APPOINTMENTS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD �J MOTION : (Wood) To reappoint Dick Atcheson and Robin Manison � J to the Board and appoint Julia Ellwanger as Student Member.�� Second : Whittenburg � Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ?Q ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn . / The meeting was adjourned. 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