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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1979-07-02 Regular 31r MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL July 2 , 1979 A Regular Meeting of the £riendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday , July 2 , 1979 , with the following members present : ' Mayor Ralph Lowe City Attorney John Olson Couneilman Tom Lay City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Paul Maaz City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Ed Zeitler Councilman Vickie Black Councilman Loren Wood Councilman Dale Whittenburg With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following business was transacted : � INVOCATION - Carl Newman, Youth Minister, Friends Church � APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting of June 18 , �] approved as corrected. Minutes of a Special Meeting of June 25 , ,� approved as corrected. � ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR l. Mayor Lowe outlined the schedule of activities for July 4th. 2 . The Census Bureau has asked for a liaison from the city who will work with them next year in making up the census for this area. Mr. Morgan was designated to serve. 3 . A letter from the Palmer Drug Abuse Program reported that they are limited in esrtablishing new groups in this area , and due to a lack of interest from Friendswood , they would not attempt to form a group here at this time. 4. Couneilman Maaz announced that the Brown Museum will be open to visitors during the afternoon of the 4th of July. 5 . Councilman Whittenburg announced that the Fire Department will be happy to accept the land donation from the Mayor as a location for the new sub-station in the Sunmeadow area. 6 . Councilwoman Black announced that the Galveston County Mayors and Councilmen wi11 meet in Friendswood on July 17 at 7 p.m. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS l. Streets for County Improvement - Mr. Jim Marshal , who was assigned to work with the original committee of three to investigate the inclusion of Lundy Lane in the request for county assist- ance. He was told rto work through Jim Morgan in getting the information he has compiled to the County Commissioner. 2 . Street Program Report - Malcolm Collins reported on the status of the street bond project. He was asked to make the contractor aware of several areas where final clean-up or chores have been neglected. The Drainage Board has questioned the method in which the large drain tile into Coward Creek on Castlewood has been installed. This matter will be discussed further with the Board. 3 . 1979-80 Proposed Budget was presented by Finance Officer Bill Thompson with a schedule for workshops and adoption of the budget. The first workshop will be July 9 . Recommendation on the 1979 auditor is still pending. � PILGRIM' S POINT - ACCEPTANCE OF FACILITIES BY CITY - Mr. Morgan reported that all tests have been made and approved for street and utility installations , and recommended that these facilities be accepted by the city for maintenance. �is ��'�� MOTION: (Maaz) To accept facilities in Pilgrim' s Point for �� city maintenance. Second: Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED OPENING OF BIDS ON CITY MANAGER' S LEASE CAR - The following bids were opened and read : Monthly lease Purchase rice Russell & Smith Ford LTD 222 . 50 3�S . p0 Regency Leasing Impala 243 . 16 2600 . 00 � Gulf Coast Leasing Catalina 237 . 47 3075 . 52 LTD 223 . 94 3241. 44 Impala 220 . 06 3024 . 98 Y �7�`�q MOTION: (Whittenburg) To refer the bids to the City Manager for review and recommendation. Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED RESOLUTION #R4-79 - SUSPENDING RATE INCREASE FOR HL&P � ��/��y MOTION : (Whittenburg) To approve Resolution #R4-79 suspending j y the proposed rate increase for HL&P customers for 120 days . Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ORDINANCES - A letter from MECA states that they will abide by � several requirements made by Council which were not included in the original franchise ordinance , and that they are agreeable to the city' s adoption of an amended franchise incorporating these items . On this basis , the attorney had no objection to final reading of the ordinance granting a franchise for cable TV to MECA. #79/14 - Cable TV Franchise - Third and final reading C✓/�� r(►� MOTION : (Zeitler) To approve Ord. #79/14 on final reading � � � Second: Black Vote : FOR ( 5) Maaz , Black, Zeitler , Whittenburg, Lowe AGAINST (2 ) Lay, Wood MOTION CARRIED � 3$��/'� MOTION: (.Maaz ) To direct the attorney to draw up an "� amended franchise ordinance incorporating the six additional requirements as set forth in MECA' s letter dated June 29 . Second : Whittenburg Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED #79/16 - Increase in Garbage Rates - First Reading MOTION : (.Lay) To approve first reading of Ord. #79/16 . Second : Maaz Vote : FOR ( 6) Maaz , Black, Whittenburg , Lowe , Lay, Wood AGAINST: Zeitler MOTION CARRIED #79/17 - Increase in Water Rates - First Reading MOTION: (Maaz) To approve first reading oP Ord. #79/17 . Second: Zeitler Vote : FOR (5 ) Maaz , Black, Lowe, Lay, Zeitler ' AGAINST (2 ) Wood, Whittenburg MOTION CARRIED i APPOINTMENT OP REPRESENTATIVE TO SURFACE WATER CONSORTIUM - With concurrence of Council ,' Mayor Lowe appointed Councilwoman Black to serve in this capacity. The next meeting of the concortium will be on Wednesday , July 11 , in the office of the Subsidence Board. 319 WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants were approved for payment : General Fund 1849 Barnett & Sons $ 661. 75 1850 Trucks of Texas 6 ,295 . 00 1851 Wartex Oil 3 , 813 . 82 1852 AT&SF Railway 1 936 . 86 1853 Gulf States Asphalt 1 �427 . 38 � 1854 All Metal Indus . Fabricating �560 . 00 1855 Texas Industrial Sev. 850 . 31 1856 Consolidated Electrical Distrib . 7 ,165 . 57 1857 Goodyear Tire 690 . 56 1859 McVeigh Service Center 596 . 63 Water & Sewer 1707 Dixie Chemical 850 . 80 1708 The Rohan Company 2 069 . 52 1711 CPS 4 , 373 . 01 Capital Projects 212 Albritton Trucking 1 516 . 80 Q ' �' Waste Disposal 289 Engineering Science 1 290 . 66 � 290 Engineering Science 14 , 868 . 32 � 291 Engineering Scienee 30 304 . 17 � � ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. Q The meeting was adjourned. ��City Secretary APPROVED: o{ �--�..u-P Mayo Ralph Lowe