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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1979-08-20 Regular r�t�rf J<l � MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL August 20 , 1979 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday, August 20 , 1979 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the follow- ing members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe City Attorney John Olson Councilman Tom Lay City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Vicki Black City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Dale Whittenburg Councilman Loren Wood With a quorum present , and with Councilmen Maaz and Zeitler absent , the following Business was transacted: INVOCATION by Reverend Al1an Gunderman , Hope Lutheran Church � �- READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Special Meeting of � July 30 and a Regular Meeting of August 6 , approved as read. � Minutes of a Special Meeting of August 13 , approved as corrected. �C ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATIONS � l. Mayor Lowe announced that a meeting concerning Clear Creek Flood Control will be held in the office of the Corps of Engineers on Friday, September 7 , 1979j at 1 : 00 p.m. to discuss the status of this project . Interested officials Prom both Harris and Galveston County will be present . 2 . Fred Musgrove announced that a County representative will be in City Hall until August 21 to fill out tax relief forms for Friendswood citizens who have flood damage and who wish to have loss reflected in their tax statements for this year. 3 . Disaster Committee - Rev. Bill Sterling presented a plan for this committee as, outlined in their organizational meeting . Mayor Lowe asked that the elected chairman , Ken Camp , give written recommendation to Council on appointments to the stand- ing committee. This will be considered at the next Council meeting. 4. Flood Debris Pick-up - Mr. Margan proposed that the heavy equip'ment be retained and that a concerted effort be made to get all of the flood material picked up on an on-going basis for a given length of time rather than on a one-day-per-week basis as had been considered previously. Notice will be given in the necaspaper and the dead-line for citizens to get this trash on the street. Morgan was authorized to initiate this program.. Council will ratify their approval at the next meeting. OPENIN'G OF BIDS ON CITY VEHICLES - Bids on vehicles t'o replace those totaled out by the flood were opened and read as follows : , Bud Brown �!. Bob Hanricher Metro Ford Chevrolet Chrysler @1'&S 3/'4 ton pick-up $6674. 64 No bid No bid Police Units 7245 . 00 $7266 . 60 $7450 . 00 Small Compact Pick-ups 5737 . 00 6206 . 95 No bid Cab & Chassie - St. Dept . 15504 . 64 No bid No bid MOTION: (Lay) To refer bids to the City Manager for recommendation. Second : Black Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTTON CARRIED /�/ SURFACE WATER CONSORTIUM - This item will be handled at the next `��f' Council meet�ng. — 338 RESOLUTION #R6-79 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD TO BORROW $500 ,000 FROM THE FRIENDSWOOD BANK OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ; PROVIDING SAID SUM SHALL BE REPAID BY THE CITY DURING THE CITY' S CURRENT FISCAL YEAR OUT OF REVENUES ANTICIPATED TO BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY DURING SUCH FISCAL YEAR; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO ATTEST A PROMISSORY NOTE IN EVIDENCE OF SUCH INDEBTEDNESS ; AND CONTAIN- ING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. Mr. Morgan explained that this is necessitated by the faet that reimbursement from the State for payment on the Blackhawk plant has not been received. When received, these funds would be available for repayment of the loan. If the funds are released within the next few days , then the loan would not be consummated. G��I�� MOTION : (Lay) To adopt Resolution #R6-79 . F Second: Whittenburg Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ORDINANCES #79/18 - Cable TV Franchise - 3rd & final reading AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE MECA CORPORATION , ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS , THE RIGHT , PRIVILEGE, AND FRACHISE FOR A TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS , TO ERECT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS ; TO ERECT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ITS POLES , TOWERS , ANCHORS , WIRES , CABLES , ELECTRONIC CONDUCTORS , CONDUITS , MANHOLES , AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND APPURTENANCES IN, OVER, UNDER, ALONG , AND ACROSS THE PRESENT AND FUTURE STREETS , HIGHWAYS , ALLEYS , BRIDGES , EASEMENTS , AND OTHER PUBLIC WAYS AND PLACES IN SUCH CITY; PRESCRIBING COMPENSATION FOR THE RIGHTS , PRIVILEGES AND FRANCHISE CONFERRED HEREUNDER; PRESCRIBING THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF THE BUSINESS INSOFAR AS IT AFFECTS I THE USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH BUSINESS ; PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS GENERALLY FOR THE INSTALLA- TION , MAINTENANCE AND OEPRATION OF SAID SYSTEM AND BUSINESS ; CONTAINING GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , ORDINANCE N0. 79-14 , PASSED AND APPROVED ON JULY 2 , 1979 . ��,.C� ��/] MOTION : (.Slack) To adopt Ord. #79/18 on third reading. «�� "( Second : Whittenburg Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED #79/19 - Fees for Cable TV - Second Reading MOTION: (Whittenburg) To approve second reading of Ord. #79/19 . Second: Black Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED #79/,�� setting out requirements for a taxi service in the City is to be amended and reposted for first reading on September 3 . BUDGET DISCUSSION - The budget , as proposed , was discussed with representatives of var�ous departments with the following out-come : , Counselin Service - Consideration will be given to a one-third I� time counselor at an additional cost of $4 , 000 . Also , the school will be approached about paying part of the cost of the counseling service �ince a great deal of. the work is being done in the schools,. Police Department - Chief Wright asked for an additional full-time records clerk at a cost of $12 , 000 . Fire Marshal - The present volunteer fire marshal recommended that funds be made availabe for a full-time paid fire marshal, with a new car, all at a cost of $25 , 000 . Council proposed continuing the volunteer program for half a year with a full-time employee being hired a mid-year. 340 Parks Department pChairman of the Parks Committee asked that 10 , 000 be budget4s'`for purchase of future park land. Council decision was not to include this item in the current budget . f/� /�� MOTION : (Wood) To call a public hearing for Thursday, �� August 30 , on Council' s proposal to impose a 7 . 6% tax increase to cover this budget. (NOTE : 5% for recently voted bonds is included in this 7 . 6% ) Second : Whittenburg Vote : FOR (4) Wood , Whittenburg, Lowe , Black � AGAINST : Lay MOTION CARRIED WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants ' were .approved for payment : General Fund 2106 - Industrial Armature Works g �g�2 , gg 2095 - Coastal Rental , Inc . $ 20 , 200 . 68 2096 - Bell Telephone Co. 1 024 . 75 2097 - Hill ' s Sand Company 1 � 060 . 00 2098 - Hil1 ' s Sand Company 14 � 831. 25 2099 - Mora Construction 15 , 916 . 80 2100 - Roark Trucking 2 295 . 00 2101 - Truman Taylor Ins . 1, 778 . 00 2103 - Wholesale Electric Supply 1 , 973 . 83 3104 - CPS (Friendswood) 2 ,031 . 52 2105 - Howard Cole and Attorney , Jim Coate 3 , 783 . 20 W&S Fund 1805 - CPS (Priendswood) 3 ,445 . 63 1806 - The Rohan Company g23 . gg Cap. Projects 218 - Coenco , Inc . 4 ,459 . 20 219 - Skrla , Inc. 66 , 877 . 97 W&S Const. 160 - Kilgore Cosntruction 10 ,516 . 00 Waste Disposal •3o/ - LEM Construction Co. 333 ,328 . 64 CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION on agenda was not held. ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. Cit�/�etary APPROVED : l M yo Ralp-�c`-.��-,m._.�