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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1980-02-04 Regular 3 9'� MINUTES OF A RE�ULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL February 4 , 1980 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday , February 4 , 1980 , with the following members present : I Mayor Ralph Lowe City Attorney John Olson Councilman Paul Maaz City Manager Jim Morgan Councilwoman Vickie Black City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Dale Whittenburg Councilman Loren Wood Councilman Ed Zeitler With a quorum present , and with Councilman Lay absent , the follow- ing business was transacted : � INVOCATION by Reverend Tom Heigel of New Life Assembly Church. �' � READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting �� of January 21 and a Specy iai Meeting of January 28 , approved as �� � corrected. Q ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR l. Mayor Lowe attended a meeting at HGAC this week concerning lowering requirements for effluent from sewer plants . 2 . Commissioner Bass has told the Mayor that he is not supportive of the Caraway-Jones Flood Bill. 3 . Mayor Lowe has also talked to the Corps of Engineers regarding a desnagging program for Clear Creek and other possible means of helping the flooding situation for this area. 4. Representative Lloyd Criss , who is not supporting the Caraway Jones legislation , has asked to speak to Council on Februar`y 11. 5 . The Mayor asked Jim Morgan to work with the Drainage District in defining the District and the City' s areas of responsi- bility insofar as drainage projects within the city are concerned. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS i 1. Curtis DeLay asked Council about who citizens should contact regarding flood control. He also announced that he has been deputized to register voters in Friendswood. 2 . A letter was presented from a member of the Drainage District stating his opinion of the 36" pipe opening in Brazoria County next to Kingspark/Whitehall. Council asked that a recommenda- tion be made officially by the Board rather than by a single member. A letter was also requested from the K/W drainage committee stating their stand on opening of the pipe. Mr. Morgan recommends that on receipt of these two letters , Council grant permission to open the pipe to its full capacity. 3 . Ted Bogrin , engineer for developers of Rancho Vehjo II , asked for clarification on cost of the water line to be installed down FM 518 to this subdivision. He stated that they do not feel they should be charged a prorata share for fire hydrants installed along the line. He a}.so requested that Council cons,ider having property owners along the route of the line pay a pro-rata share of the cost at the time, of construction. The use of PVC pipe instead of AC pipe for this line was also discussed, based on the fact that PVC is less expensive and is now being widely used for this type of line . 398 AUDITOR' S REPORT - Mr. Lairson reviewed the audit and stated that the City' s accounting system is in good condition. OPENING BIDS ON PICK-UP FOR UTILITY DEPARTMENT - The following bids were opened and read : A. C. Collins Ford $ 6 , 831. 11 Al Stokes , GMC �,ti' 7 ,075 . 00 Norman Freide'CHevrolet 6 , 598 . 76 i i Bud Brown Ford 6 ,699 . 79 � Pearson Chevrolet 6 , 779 . 96 � a(��j}� MOTION : (Whittenburg) To refer bids to the City Manager �� ISU for review and recommendation. Second : Maaz Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED AWARDING BID ON SUB-FIRE STATION - Mr. Morgan recommended that the bid be awarded to Friendswood Building Company a� the lowest t and best bid. �� MOTION: CWhittenburg) To award the bid to Friendswood Building. Second : Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED CONTRACT WITH ROBERTS & ASSOCIATES , INC. - Donald W. Roberts proposes engineering services to the City , specifically for a surface water transmission project , based on a 9 . 5 percent of construction cost for the project . _�jl„�� MOTION: (Maaz) To authorize the Mayor to execute the contract a��� with Don Roberts & Associates , Inc. Second: Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ' ORDER CALLING CITY OFFICIALS ELECTION - An order was read calling i an election for April 5 £or Mayor and Council positions l, 3 , and 5 . a 7�� MOTION: (Maaz) To approve the election order. Second: Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED An order calling an election on Mass Transit will be presented next week. 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE � I MOTION: (Wood) To appoint Joe Tennison , Ralph Schromburg , �� Cynthia Hearne , Mary Ellen Bellard, and John Tirado to this committee to plan the 4th of July celebration , with Sky Hoff acting as an advisor to the group. Second: Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ORDINANCE N0. 80/1 - Rezoning for CPS - Second Reading MOTION : (Maaz) To approve second reading of Ord. #80/l. ' Second : Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED I REVISED CONTRACT WITH WC&ID 108 FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT - Mr. Morgan reported that the City Attorney �eels that the contract as written is satis£actory as to form. � MOTION: (Maaz ) To authorize the Mayor to execute the contract I,�y on behalf of the City. 6 7�/I1 Second : Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �-�9`3 WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants were approved for payment : General Fund #3101 - All Metal Industrial Fabricating $ 1 143 . 00 3102 - Automatic Data Processing �514. 12 .- 3103 - CPS 2 ,326 . 48 � 3104 - Fox Fire Corp, i l 1 ,100 . 00 � 3105 - Fire Protection Sev. 512 . 50 � � 3106 - Friendswood ISC 26 , 287 . 00 3107 - IBM 3108 - IBM 1 ,046 . 67 3109 - J-Lee Construction 864 . 00 3110 - JMB Tire Co. 2 ,050 . 00 3111 - McVeigh Service Center 52$ • 18 3112 - Morris Office Supply 1, 084 . 75 3113 - South Main Body Shop 5z0 . 26 '3115 - Texas Municipal League 889 • 14 '� 3 , 666 . 35 � Water & Sewer Fund � �,] #2195 - IBM 523 . 33 � 2183 - Aqua Chemical Lab 582 . 00 � 3185 - CPS 2 , 204 . 42 2186 - Dynatex 4 , 389 . 20 2189 - Dixie Chemical 1 ,100 . 75 2190 - Pearson Chevrolet 983 . 25 2191 - Pump & Power Equipment 6 , 095 . 53 2192 - Ridge Electric 517 . 35 2193 - The Rohan Co . 664 . 62 2194 - Texas Municipal League 1 , 644 . 17 741. 27 � Waste Disposal Fund #427 - Engineering Scienee 4 , 333 . 87 Water & Sewer Construction Fund #1811 - Donald W. Roberts & Associates 600 . 00 ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting c,,,as adjourned. �=:� �[�[..���/ �' Clty Secretary -J6'� L APPROVED: a `-'-�-�-D-e„r--P Ma or . �