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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
December 3 , 1979
A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at
the City Hall on Monday , December 3 , 1979 , at 7 : 00 o ' clock p.m.
with the following members present :
Mayor Ralph Lowe City Attorney John Olson
Councilman Loren Wood City Manager Jim Morgan
Councilman Tom Lay City Secretary Bobbie Henry
Councilwoman Vickie Black
Councilman Dale Whittenburg
With a quorum present , and with Councilmen Zeitler and Maaz absent ,
the following business was transacted :
Q INVOCATION by Reverend Paul Thornburg , Friends Church.
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� READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting
� of November 19 , approved as correeted.
�C PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS _
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l. Mr. Luther Rowsey requested that the City' s dog control
ordinance be revised to exercise some control over vaccinat-
ion and care of cats .
2 . Mr. Mark Hopkins , representing the Village Green Civic Club ,
requested that Council take a stand against enlarging the by-pass
on FM 518 if it is found that while such a move might give some
relief to Kingspark/Whitehall , it would at the same time increase
the flooding possibility in Village Green.
3 . Mr. David Halpin read his letter protesting increase in water
and garbage rates . By way of explanation for the increases ,
Mayor Lowe read a letter from the State Health Department which
states that "State Approval" of the City' s water system is
being cancelled because Friendswood has not increased its
overhead water storage capacity. This letter was in reply
to a request from the Mayor to the State Department of Water
Resources for a moratorium on building additional elevated
storage in conjunction with piping in surface water from Houston
in compliance with demand of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence
District. Mayor Lowe explained that all oF these demands on
the city necessitates higher water rates .
PARKS BOARD BY-LAWS REVISION - Mr. Morgan advised Council that
cert—ain proposed changes would violate the City Charter as to hiring
of personnel and handling of the budget. Councilwoman Black, who
serves as liaison with the Parks Board, will discuss Mr. Morgan ' s
memo covering these points with members of the Board.
SURFACE WATER - LINE FROM HOUSTON CITY LIMITS - Jerry Roach of
Petromas Engineers presented figures on amount of water needed
by the City , Clearwood, and MUD 108 , and cost figures on lines ,
storage tanks , meters and pumps . Also discussed were elevated
� storage vs. ground storage , cost comparison between purchased
surface water from Houston and well water as presently used, and
line sizes . It was decided that before any definitive engineering
can be done, the city must have a commitment fram WC&ID 108 as to
whether they wish to participate in the water purchase , line , and
storage facilities .
STRAIGHTENING OF CURVE ON FM 528 - As a result of an appeal to the
State Departmenrt of Highways and Public Transportation , Mr. Morgan
reported that their instructions were that the city should obtain
information for the necessary right-of-way , prepare the necessary
deeds , and get this information to Galveston County officials for
their purchase of the right-of-way. The State will then get this
project into their schedule.
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KINGSPARK/WHITEHALL DRAINAGE - Mr. Morgan reported that Engineer
Collins , with concurrence of the subdivision committee , recommends
that an 18" inlet pipe be connected to the 36" storm sewer which
extends into Brazoria County. Members of the committee present
denied that they had agreed to the 18" pipe , and asked for a 36"
inlet to the sewer.
Council requested that Collins again meet with the committee to
consider and make recommendation on the 18" vs . 36" inlet. This I
matter will be reported baek to Council next week. �
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Mr. Morgan recommended that a low water crossing be constructed
on Chigger Creek in Windsong in accordance with plans drawn up
by Malcolm Collins .
2 . Imperial Estates Civic Club has appointed a committee to study
the curb problem in their area. The city will proceed with
cleaning of the draine . Another committee was appointed by
the club to discuss with Councilman Whittenburg improvement
of streets following the sewer line construction.
3 . Warrants for Approval
General Fund
#2757 - Factory Sales of Houston $ 676 . 49
2758 - Houston-Galveston Area Council 3 ,220 . 05
2759 - McVeigh Service Center 814 . 64
2760 - Morris Office Supply 540 . 60
2761 - M. P.H. Industries 3 , 000 . 00
2762 - South Main Body Shop 1 , 531:,47
2763 - Wartex Oil 3 ,403 . 93 �
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Water & Sewer Fund �
#2057 - CPS (Alvin) 2 ,197 . 13
2058 - Dynatek 1 , 309 . 00
Revenue Sharing Fund #169 - H-GAC 4 ,600 . 00
Waste Disposal Fund
#407 - Dobbins , Harris & Gonzalez 5 , 507 . 50
409 - LEM Construction Co. 616 ,147 . 41
Water & Sewer Construction Fund
#167 - Petromas , Inc . 622 . 91
Capital Projects Fund
#246 - 7-M Incorporated 3 , 328 . 85
247 - Dobbins , Harris & Gonzalez 1 ,015 . 82
Debt Service Fund
#321 - Rauscher Pierce Refsnes , Inc. 3 , 368 . 07
MOTION: (Whittenburg) That the three items on the consent agenda
be approved.
Second : Black
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - No action resulted from this session. ; �
ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned. •
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APPROVED:
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M yor Ralph Lowe