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MINUTES OF AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
March 1 , 1979
An emergency meeting of the Friendswood City Council was called
to order at 6 : 30 p.m. on Thursday, March l, 1979 , with the
following members present :
Mayor Ralph Lowe Councilman R. J. Blanken
Councilman Loren Wood Councilman Tom Lay
Councilman Paul Maaz City Manager Jim Morgan
Councilman Ed Zeitler City Secretary Bobbie Henry
With a quorum present , and with Councilman Whittenburg absent ,
the business at hand was transacted as follows :
RECONSIDERATION OF PLACEMENT OF FUNDS FOR EXPANDING LIBRARY
SERVICES ON THE APRIL 7 BOND ELECTION BALLOT
� Library Board members Bruce Goss , Doreen Chambers , and Phyllis
`�' Rummel gave reasons for expanding the present library and why
� the present location is preferred for the library.
� Ken �ilbreath, Board member , presented cost figures on three
� proposed expansion options :
1. Finished ground floor with support for second floor , adding
3 , 270 square ft. ($180 , 000) Would last till 1987 .
2 . Finished ground floor, rough in second floor , adding 3 , 270
sq. ft. now; add 2 . 250 sq. ft . in 1987 . ( $256 , 000) Would last
t311 1991.
3 . Finished first and second floor, adding 5 , 820 Sq. Ft . ( $2g1 ,000)
�ould last till 1991.
Mayor Lowe , using the same figures per sq. ft . indicated that a new
10 , 000 sq. ft . library could be built for $400 ,000 to $450 , 000 ,
and stated that he believed this to be a better plan than re-
modeling the present library.
MOTION : (Zeitler) To place $180 , 000 on the bond election �
ballot for expansion of the present library. /
Second : Wood h�
Vote : For ( 5) Zeitler, Wood , Lay , Blanken , Maaz /
A6AINST (1) Lowe MOTION CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT- Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Ci y Secretary
APPROVED:
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