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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
January 12 , 1981
The Friendswood City Council met in a Special Meeting at the
City Hall at 8 : 30 p.m. on Monday, January 12 , 1981 , with the
Ifollowing members present :
i Mayor Dale Whittenburg City Secretary Bobbie Henry
„ Councilmen : Mary Brown Acting City Manager Melvin
Paul Schrader Meineke
, Paul Maaz
' Loren Wood
' Ea� Zeitler (who left at 8 p ,m. to attend a
meeting with the Fire Dept . )
With a quorum present , and with Councilwoman Blacic absent , the
� following business was transacted:
� ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYpg
I �'� 1• Proclamation setting January 12-17 "Speech Week in Friendswood"
2 . Councilman Wood announced that March 2 has been set as
, "Student Government Day" and he is working with the ssheo�
' e�-�1�}s-p�eg�ar�.. High School and City Manager on the program.
3 . The Mayor reminded Council of a public hearing to be held
jointly with the Planning Commission on January 15 at 8 : 00
p.m. to reconsider rezoning of two parcels of land.
APPOINTMENT OF CO-CHAIRMEN FOR FIRE TRUCK FUND COMMITTEE
I � Mayor Whittenburg appointed Annette Mullins as representative
! from the Chamber of Commerce and Richard Stapp from the Fire t?' � �
Department to head this commitrtee . Mrs . Mullins rthen presented
the Mayor with a check for $750 as the Friendswood Bank' s donation
to the fire truck fund.
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - No action resulted from this session.
WORK SESSION WITH CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT - Dale Anna
and John Rooney were present representing the Drainage District.
The Mayor reviewed Representative Lloyd Criss ' statements to
Council recently regarding legislation he is preparing to present
during the 1981 session, and asking for support from the local
entities . The CCDD representatives brought Council up to date
on break-down of plans for the National Guard to work on some of
the cuts which are needed on Clear Creek, and hold-up of work
on the other side of the creek by Harris County. The Mayor will contact
' Ho. Contractors Assn. in an effort to resolve opposition to the-<%�
The work on the 1776 Park cut is going forward with the Drainage
District having spent only $2 , 000 . Arden Hill is hauling the
excess dirt away at no cost to the District.
Another drainage question regarding Brazoria County Drainage Dist-
rieh application to enlarge culverts on Chigger Creek has been �
set for a hearing before the Brazos River Authority for Tuesday �j
night at 7 p.m. Friendswood has taken a stand against this move
since it will evidently have an adverse affect on residents in
Sunmeadow. and Winds.ang.
WARRANT APPROVAL - After a report on cities paying gasoline tax ,
l. e. exemption only for that amount used off-highway and the time
consumed in keeping such records , the Council unanimously approved
the payment of General Fund Check #5303 to Wartex Oil for $4 ,533 . 49 .
ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
The m-eeting was adjourned.
APPROVED: / ,� `
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Mayor *%<National uard helping on this work.