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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1980-08-18 Regular �� ' MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL August 18 , 1980 At 6 : 30 , preceeding the regular meeting , the Council met to discuss the evacuation which took place due to the approaching Hurricane Allen, and ways to improve the procedure in case of � other hurricane threats . Others meeting with the Council were : I ' Madaline Maekin - Red Cross Russell Williams - Police Department Ken Camp - Civil Defense Director Gail Buckner - Disaster Center Lynn Chatham - Disaster Center , At 7 : 30 p.m, the Regular Meeting of the Council was called to ,� order with the following members present : �� Mayor Dale Whittenburg City Attorney John Olson Councilmen Vickie Black City Manager Jim Morgan � Paul Schrader Acting City Secretary Ruth Henry � Loren Wood � Ed Zeitler Paul Maaz Mary Brown With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following business was transacted: INVOCATION given by Rev. Sam Broughton , Youth Pastor , First � Baptist Church lREADING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting of August 4 , approved as corrected. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR - The Mayor read a letter from State Comptroller Bob Bullock stating that with the election results of April 5 , all requirements have been fulfilled to permit Friends- wood to withdraw from the Houston MTA. As of Oetober l , 1980 , Friendswood will not be a part of MTA, and the 1< tax will no longer be collected within Friendswood city limits . PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 1980-81 OPERATING BUDGET - Council- man Paul Schrader recapped the expected income and expenditures for the coming year. Several questions were asked and answered. The public hearing was then elosed. PUSLIC H'EARING ON REVENUE SHARING BUDGET FOR 1980-81 - The City expects to receive 72 , 000 whlch is presently earmarked for street inprovements. Council proposes instead to use these funds to cover capital improvement items presently listed in the general budget, thus reducing the budget by that figure for tax purposes . With no comments from the audience, the hearing was closed. JOINT HEARING WITH P&ZC ON REZONING FOR DUPLEX ON WILLOWICK - Ernie I Matt, repr� esent1ng the owner of the property, explained why the request is being made , i. e. for construction of a duplex on what j is presently zoned C-l. No other comments were forthcoming. MOTION: (Maaz) To close the public hearing. / e� cond : Zeitler � Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED � IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SEWER RATES RE EPA REQUIREMENTS - In connect-� ion with Blackhawk Plant operation , EPA requires that charges for sewage treatment be based on quantity discharged. Ordinance #79/23 passed 9/10/79 provides the formula for achieving this objective. These charges are : $10 plus 90% of water charge for the particular unit per billing period. 58 �3��C�}, MOTION: (Maaz) To authorize implementation of user charge t� as required by EPA pursuant to Ord. 79/23 . Second : Zeitler Vote : FOR ( 6 ) Black , Maaz , Brown , Wood , Schrader, Whittenburg AGAINST: Zeitler MOTION CARRIED RESOLUTION SUSPENDING CPS RATE INCREASE - #11-80 - CPS repres- entatives explained that the increase is due to inflation. The suspension will hold off the increase until the Utility Commission has made a ruling on same . �� MOTION: (Maaz ) To adopt Resolution #11-80 suspending the p}•� rate increase proposed by CPS which would have become �� effective September 5 . Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED SALE OF PORTABLE SEWER PLANT - On July 7 , Hillcrest Village gave Friendswood a Letter of Intent to purchase this plant for $12 ,000 , and asked for 30 days for payment . To date no payment has been received, and they are to be notified that we will request new bids unless payment is received immediately. ORDINANCES #80/11 (Revised) - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FIIENDSWOOD CITY CODE BY ADDING THERETO A SECTION 18-12 ; PROVIDING FOR A SECURITY DEPOSIT OF TWENTY DOLLARS ($20 . 00 ) FOR WATER SERVICE AND TWENTY DOLLARS ( $20 . 00 ) FOR SEWER SERVICE AS A CONDITION PRECIDENT TO THE FURNISHING OF SUCH SERVICE OR SERVICES BY THE CITY; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. - Third and final reading. I��/� MOTION : (Zeitler) To approve and finally adopt Ord. 80/11. i � Second: Wood Vote : FOR ( 6 ) Wood , Schrader, Black, Brown , Maaz , Whittenburg �� AGAINST: Zeitler MOTION CARRIED #80/13 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $60 , 000 CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , CERTIFICATES 0£ OBLIGATION, SERIES 1980 ; RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING THE AG]ARD OF CONTRACT; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. - One reading only. `3�� MOTION: (Zeitler) To adopt Ord. #80/12 on one reading. Second: Black Vote : FOR (6 ) Zeitler, Black , Schrader , Brown , Wood , Whittenburg Councilman Maaz was absent from the room on vote. MOTION CARRIED CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSIDN - Pursuant to Sec. 2 (e) 6252-17 VTCS . No action resulted from the meeting. WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants were approved for payment : General Fund #4490 - BRH Company $ 9 , 500 . 00 4491 - Bell Telephone 1 , 588 . 07 4 4492 - Coenco , Inc. 2 ,539 . 00 � 4493 - CPS 4 ,071. 99 4494 - County of Galveston Public Health Fund 747 . 91 4495 - Friendswood Fire Dept. 544. 09 4496 - IBM 4497 - Jacob Printing 804. 00 4498 - Motorola 1,144. 80 4499 - Olson & Olson 1 ,144 . 80 4500 - Red Ortman` s Outboard In�, 600 . 00 4501 - Texas Industrial Service 5 , 457 . 95 4502 - TML - Insurance Trust Fund 629 • 58 4503 - Texas Municipal League Workmen ` s Comp. 3 ,194 . 00 4504 - Utility Supply 2 , 695 . 00 4505 - Wartex Oil 7 , 326 . 76 59 Water & Sewer Fund #2627 - CPS $ 7 ,Zg6 . 41 2628 - Envirotek Specialties 1 ,309 . 00 2629 - Gulf Coast Waste Disposal 28 ,641. 00 2630 - Industrial Armature Works 1 ,331. 25 2631 - IBM 1 ,335 . 00 i 2632 - Maintenance Engineering 2 , 765 . 00 I 2633 - TML - Insurance Trust 856 . 07 2634 - TML Wormen' s Comp , 555 . 00 2635 - Utility Supply 1 ,500 . 90 Capital Projects Fund #1043 - Coenco, Inc. 784 , 00 Waste Disposal Fund � #477 - LEM Construetion 487 , 870 . 00 `� 478 - Mora Construction 14 ,175 . 00 � � _ Water & Sewer Construction Fund � #1842 - Donald Dawson 800 . 00 1843 - Harry Melcher 800 . 00 1844 - Petromas , Inc. 461. 48 ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting caas adjourned. i ��,� I Acting Cit�c�a y� APPROVED: Mayor �ale Glhittenbur� i I