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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1979-11-19 Regular -cJ, � � �c�� 36�) MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL November 19 , 1979 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday , November 19 , 1979 , with the following members presenrt : Mayor Ralph Lowe City Attorney Sohn Olson Councilman Ed Zeitler City Manager Jim Morgan _. Councilman Loren Wood City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Dale Whittenburg Councilman Tom Lay Councilwoman Vickie Black Councilman Paul Maaz With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following business was transacted: � �- INVOCATION given by Mark Williams , Minister in Training , Methodist � Church. 0 READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting of � November 5 , approved as read. Minutes of a Special Meeting of �[ November 12 , approved as corrected. ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR Mayor Lowe met this week with other mayors in the area at the Community Junior College in Alvin to discuss drainage . He also attended a meeting with Mayor Frutiger of Nassau Bay in the oFfice of Ron Paul to discuss the flooding problems oP the area. He will be meeting again soon with the Corps of Engineers to get their in-put relative to the Tri-County Plan. BID OPENINGS - One bid each was received for the following projects and were opened and read by the Mayor : Repairs to streets damaged by floods Ike Hall, Inc. $202 ,182 . 76 MOTION: (Lay) To refer to the City Manager for contact and _iJ� negotiation with FEMA for sufficient funds to cover the `C / contract or permission to draw the allowable funds via force x account to go as far as possible with the repairs . " 1 Second : Black Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED Re�airs to Community Counseling Service Building One bid was re- ceived as follows : Jesse H. Doucette Flood repair work $8 500 . 00 Remodeling work 7 ,350 . 00 MOTION : (Zeitler) To refer bids to the City Manager for study� and recommendation. �� Second : Wood �� Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED PETITION FROM IMPERIAL ESTATES - Mrs . Lynn Chatham reported that her subdivision is taking responsibility and paying for disposition of flood trash in their area, and asked that the City clean out the drains and do whatever is necessary to the curbs so that the water does not stand along the streets . Mr. Morgan is to investigate the matter and report back to Council next week. CHARTER REVISIONS - Councilmen Wood and Maaz met this week to define the charter changes to be presented to voters . MOTION: (Maaz ) To instruct the City Secretary to start procedur�j��, for calling an election in January for this purpose . .L / ��o Second : Black Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED The City Attorney will compose the correct wording for each change as it should appear on the ballot . �� STREET NAME CHANGES - Street names to be changed were defined f/�' as : A-Bar to Fencepost ; B-Bar to Saddle ; D-Bar to Horseshoe ; J° Richmond to Mills ; Larkspur to Evergreen. p�,��ll�fq MOTION: (Zeitler) To instruct the attorney to draw up an i � � ordinance making these changes . Second : Whittenburg Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED REPORTS l. Mr. Morgan reported that estimated cost for opening up drainage ditch in Kingspark/Whitehall is $2 ,000 . He, Meineke & Councilman Wood are to attend the next Drainage Board meeting along with citizens from Kingspark/Whitehall , to answer any C�� questions on behalf ot the city which might arise re this work. �2 . City Engineer Malcolm Collins reported that estimated cost for a low-water crossing on Windsong would be approximately $4 , 500 . There was some discussion about closing the road to through traffic if it is determined that residents of the one house beyond the creek has an alternate means of ingress and egress . Mr. Morgan is to explore this question and report back to Council next week. 3 . Mr. Collins discussed the impact of opening the storm sewer in Kingspark/Whitehall , stating that although this would put the water from Brazoria County into the storm sewer system ' instead of it running into the subdivision , it would at the � same time. reduce the capacity of the system to take water from the subdivision drains , and thus causing no change in the potential flooding. 4. A question as: to whether additional opening under FM 2351 would give Clover Acres relief from flooding is to be investigated by Collins. If he finds, this would help , the Highway Department will be requested to do this work. SUNMEADOW FIRE STATION - Tom Rogers presented revised plans in accordance with request from Council last week. Legal description of the land is now available for drawing up of a deed by the attorney. ��q�I/Q MOTION : (Whittenburg) To authorize the City Manager to go out � � for bids on the fire station. Second: Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED SURFACE WATER - Tom Roach reported that WC&ID 108 and Clearwoods are both interested in surface water from Houston, but would prefer purchasing on their own rather than buying from Friendswood. He is to work up figures on pro-rata share in the line coming from Houston. WATER RATES - Mayor Lowe appointed a Council committee composed of Maaz , Zeitler, and Black to make a srtudy of the rates in view of the new developments in surface water , and to make a recommendation back to Council . ' APPOINTMENTS - Mayor Lowe proposed designation of H. B. Langford to fill a vacancy on the Harris-Galveston Subsidence Board , and Leonard W. Robbie for reappointment to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Board. ��^ MOTION : (Maaz ) To concur with nominata�on of H. B. Langford , Jr. o(,��r/� to the Subsidence Board. � � Second: Black Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 3�� MOTION : (Zeitler) To approve nomination of Leonard W. Robbie � for reappointment to GCWDA. Second: Lay / , Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED i��j� ! HOLIDAYS FOR THANKSGIVING MOTION: (Maaz) That the city observe Thursday and Friday , �� November 22 and 23 as Thanksgiving holidays . � Second: Whittenburg / Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ,Q WARRANTS - The following warrants were unanimously approved for 7 payment : General Fund #2664 - Bell Telephone $ 1 ,042 . 30 2665 - CPS 2 , 259 . 49 2666 - IBM 810 . 00 2667 - International Disposal 2 ,200 . 40 Q 2668 - J. Lee Construction 6 ,150 . 00 '�' 2669 - Lairson , Young & Co . 2 ,929 . 00 � 2670 - Metro Chrysler-Plymouth 670 . 25 � 2671 - Mustang Auto 1 , 896 . 85 � 2672 - St. Paul Ins . Co. 1 , 385 . 02 2673 - Texas Industrial Sev. 544 . 40 Q 2674 - Tires , Inc. 508 . 26 2675 - Turner Electric 1, 816 . 60 2676 - Wartex Oil 5 , 578 . 07 2677 - David Wight Const. 912 . 50 W&S Fund 2011 - Ad Valorem Records 1 , 041. 92 2012 - C. P. S. 5 ,749 . 62 2013 - Dixie Chamical 1 ,138 . 65 2014 - Luedemann-Durham 2 , 500 . 00 2015 - Naylor Supply 592 . 00 2016 - J. M. Reed Plumbing 532 . 63 Cap . Projects 240 - Coenco, Inc. 3 395 . 01 241 - Skrla , Inc . 45 , 319 . 50 242 - Stoner Construction 6 , 750 . 00 CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - (Sec. 2 (g) Art. 6252-17 VTCS - No official action as a result of this session. ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The m-- eeting was adjourned. Cit�C�y Secret� APPROVED: 0�1, o-a.�,--e,_.__ a or alph L. Lowe