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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1979-06-25 Special �13 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL June 25 , 1979 A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday, June 25 , 1979 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the follow- ing members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Loren Wood City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Tom Lay Councilman Paul Maaz Councilman Ed Zeitler Councilman Vickie Black With a quorum present , and with Councilman Whittenburg absent , the following business was transacted: (,� SENATOR A. R. SCHWARTZ was introduced by Mayor Lowe, and thanked �- for his and Representative Lloyd Criss ' efforts on behalf of the � people of Friendswood in getting legislation passed to permit a � re-vote on participation in the mass transit project . '� Senator Schwartz discussed briefly the transit matter, the gasoline cw[ shortage , and stated that he represented the Kamin interests in promoting cable TV in Friendswood and asked that this company be given full consideration in choosing a franchise recipient . MR. CHAPMAN, who operates a local service station , asked that the city take some action to alleviate the problem of gas lines , but did not feel that the odd/even method has been effective. AWARD OF BID ON WW#5 APPURTENANCES - Mr. Morgan recommended that this bid be awarded to the only bidder, Kilgore Construction, on their bid of $21 , 897 . 75 . MOTION: (Wood) To award the bid to Kilgore Construction for a concrete block control building and control system. �t��j Second: Maaz �J� Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 9 TAXI SERVICE - Bonnie DeNardo reported that she has located a company who will cover her planned business with adequate insurance , and she gave Mr. Morgan taxi franchise ordinances from other cities . Mr. Morgan will confer with the city attorney in preparing an ordinance and setting up requirements for the operation of a taxi service , and will work with Mrs . DeNardo on this matter. LIBRARY EXPANSION - Ken Gilbreath introduced Joe Brooks , architect , and his assistant John Munson, who explained general plans for the expansion. Council gave approval of the plans and authorized the architedts to proceed with detailed plans with the under- standing that the bond money is not yet available to make payments to them. RESOLUTTON DELAYING IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL VALUES ON TAX .5�° 7� ROLL UNTIL 1980 - Although H. B. 1060 passed this year provides that agricultural lands be taxed on a productivity basis , it also provides that , by action of the Council , implementation of this requirement can be postponed until 1980 . Mrs . Carbone , Tax Assessor , has requested this delay. MOTION : (Maaz) To adopt Resolution #R4-79 . �� Second : Lay , / Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED /9 i WC&ID #108 SEWER RATES - Mayor Lowe, Councilman Lay, and Jim Morgan met with the Water District ' s attorney last Wednesday , but no further communication has been received from the District . The subject is to be placed on the July 2 agenda. If no action has been taken by that time , the City will consider starting legal action to consummate the matter. 314 GASOLINE SHORTAGE - Mayor Lowe reported on a meeting with other Mayors , County Judge , and Senator Schwartz today to request that the Governor include Galveston County in the odd/even program for purchasing gas . He asked concurrence of Council with his endorsement of this proposal. ��n/� /� MOTION: (Maaz ) That Friendswood join Galveston County in �� «f requesting the Governor to make an additional 5% alloca- cation of gasoline to this County , and to include this � area in the odd/even program. Second : Wood � Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED � SELECTION OF AN AUDITOR FOR THE 1978-79 AUDIT - Lairson , Young & Fitch has presented a proposal to do the audit for a fee not to exceed $5 , 200 plus cash expenses not to exceed $350 . Council referred this to the Finance Officer to determine if the fee is in line with the work to be done this year. A� INCREASE IN WATER & SEWER DEPOSIT - Mr. Mor an re uested �\ g q permission to increase the customer deposit for water and sewer service from �� $20 to $40 , stating that the city has experienced a loss of $2400 this year to date due to insufficient deposit to cover final bills . ` n � /�� MOTION: (Wood) To authorize . increase of the deposit to $50 . W { Second: Black Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED LIFEPAK 5 SYSTEM FOR AMBULANCE - The Fire Department has asked that �.�� the city pay 3 , 000 toward purchase of this heart monitoring machine , with the Fire Departmetn paying the balance of the total cost of $5 , 950 . � ��'�� MOTION : (Wood) To approve purehase of the Lifepak with the city paying $3 , 000 . Second : Black Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED STEVENSON PARK RESTROOMS - Tom Burke proposed a new plan Por the � restrooms which would conform to the gazebo . It was felt , however, ,��r� that this should have been presented prior to the request and receipt of. bids on the project. I �,�/ (�� MOTION: ( Lay) To accept no new plans for the restrooms . � Second : Maaz Vote : FOR ( 5) Wood , Lay, Maaz , Zeitler, Black ABSTAINING: Lowe MOTION CARRIED ' 3QI�� MOTION: (Black) To accept the negotiated price of $20 , 500 from J. Lee Construction Company. Second : Lay Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED NEW PLANS FOR NORTH INTERCEPTOR (SYPHON) LINE - Plans have been completed and are now ready to be submitted to EPA following acceptance by Council. � '��(j MOTION: (Wood) To approve plans for submittal to EPA. `� Second: Black Vote : FOR ( 5 ) Lowe , Wood, Lay , Maaz , Black AGAINST : Zeitler MOTION CARRIED CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - Following this session, these actions were taken : ENGINEER FOR WATER LINE DOWN FM 518 - Mr. Morgan recommended that this work be done by Petromas , Inc. for a fee not to exceed $10 , 000 . 3�_5 MOTION: (Wood) To award Petromas the engineering work on the water line based on participation by the Rancho Vehjo �� II developer. Second: Zeitler r, Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED l CANDIDATES FOR BASIC POLICE CERTIFICATION SCHOOL - Mr. Morgan presented five names for consideration. MOTION: (Lay) To approve Anita Hughes , Ken Kubasik and Randy Vaughn for certification school , and to approve Barry Yodzis and Ken Shelton subject to review and approval of �� the City Manager and Councilman Lay. / Second: Wood �� Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR CASTLEWOOD BRIDGE - A letter from the owner of a small parcel of land needed for the bridge is to be turned over to the city attorney for handling. � � LAND FOR SUB-FIRE STATION - Mayor Lowe offered land which he owns � on FM 528 as a location for the sub-station. No official action � was taken. '"� RECESS OF MEETING - Due to the lateness o£ the hour, a motion was r�[ made by Councilman Lay, seconded by Councilman Maaz to recess the meeting until 7 : 00 p.m. Thursday when Council will discuss Cable TV and the recommendations of the Charter Review Committee. The motion pass�ed unanimously , and the meeting was recessed. MEETING RECONVENES - On Thursday, June 28 , 1979 , Council reconvened with Mayor Lowe, Councilmen Lay, Black , Maaz , Wood , City Manager Jim Morgan and Secretary Henry present . In discussing cable TV, six additional items were set out as requirements for approval of MECA' s Franchise. Mr. Proctor agreed to submit a letter before Monday accepting these requirements . The balance of the meeting was spent in reviewing item by item the recommendations of the Charter Revie�a Committee. Many of the items were marked for further discussion when all Council members are present . No official action was taken. ADJOURNMENT - By unanimous vote, the meeting was adjourned. 15=��Cit.S S__eretary APPROVED: M��'—��--- I