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I MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
February 9 , 1981
A Special Meeting and Workshop Session of the Friendswood City
Council was held on Monday , February 9 , 198.1, at 7 : 30 p.m. with
the following members present :
i Mayor Dale Whittenburg City Manager Jim Morgan
Councilmen : Ed Zeitler City Secretary Bobbie Henry
� Mary Brown
Paul Schrader
Loren Wood
with a quorum present , and with Councilman Paul Maaz absent , the
following business was transacted:
OPENING OF BIDS ON POLICE CAR - The following bids were open�d
as read :
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' � Norman Frede Chevrolet $9 ,124. 34 "
�{ Bud Brown Ford 8 , 509 . 56
�� MOTION: (Schrader) To refer the bids to the City Manager for �^f
review and recommendation. �/
�[ Second : Zeitler
I � Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
I ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the special meeting
ad�ourn. The meeting was adjourned.
', WORKSHOP SESSION - "Character of Future Growth of Friendswood" .3 `�` °�
Present for this disaussion in addition to City Council members
� were representatives from Planning & Zoning Commission , Drainage
� District , School District , Parks Department, Chamber of Commerce ,
and private citizens .
Discussion revolved around method of broadening the tax base.;;
whether through annexation or encouragement of commercial and/or
industrial development or strictler single family residential ;
establishment of future boundaries of the City; and the part
zoning will have in determining the future growth of the City.
Mayor Whittenburg appointed Councilman Brown to chair a committee
to pursue the subject , and asked for volunteers to serve . He also
requested that a representative be designated from the Chamber of
Commerce , School District , Planning Commission , Parks Department ,
and advisory representatives from the Fire and Police Department ,
other depa.rtments would be available to the committee if needed.
NEXT MEETING - Decision was made to hold a workshop meeting on
Februa'ry 23 to discuss revisions to the City Code , the City Manager ' s
report on cost effective proposals he has received, and to hear
Hardy Jarrell of the Highway Department regarding engineering for
straightening the curve on FM 528 .
ADJOURNMENT - The Workshop Session was adjourned.
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