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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1981-04-06 Regular 127 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL April 6 , 1981 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday, April 6 , 1981 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the following members present : Mayor Dale Whittenburg Acting City Manager Melvin Meineke , Councilman Mary Brown City Attorney John Olson Councilman Paul Maaz City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Loren Wood Councilman Paul Schr�der With a quorum present , and with Councilman Zeitler and City Manager Jim Morgan absent , the following business was transacted : � INVOCATION by Mr. Jim Klubnik, Search Ministries � APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting of March 16 (� approved as corrected. � ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR � 1. Proclamation : Naming April 11 as Shriner Hospital Benefit Day. 2 . Proclamation : Setting April 15 to May 1 as Chamber of Commerce Membership Weeks . 3 . The Friendswood High School drill team, the Wranglerettes , won First Place in State Competition for 4-A schools last week-end. 4. The Mayor read a letter from Governor Clements recognizing and praising the concept and activities of Student Government Day. CANVASIN� THE APRIL 4 ELECTION - A resolution was read setting ��" ��' r out the results of the election as follows : Council Position #2 „ „ Votes Robert W. Bob Wicklander 433 Council Position #4 Loren E. Wood 436 Write-in : Bobbie Henry 1 Council Position #6 G. Todd Stewart 354 Joseph R. Lockridge z25 Write-in : Paul Maaz 1 and declaring Wicklander , Wood, and Stewart as elected. „ MOTION: (Schrader) To adopt the resolution �� Second: Brown / / Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEW OFFICIALS - Mayor Whittenburg administered the oath to the new officials , and following a break for a reception honoring incoming and outgoing officials , the meeting resumed with Councilman Wicklander replacing Paul Maaz , Council- man Wood resuming his seat , and Councilman Stewart filling the seat vacated by the resignation of Vickie Black. OPENING BIDS ON POLICE CAR - Bids were opened by the Mayor and j�-� zsl read as follows : Ron Carter Chevrolet (1981 Impala) $9 369 . 74 M. Cox (1979 Chevrolet Impala) � (14 , 600 miles) 6 , 500 . 00 Gene Hamon Ford (LTD Police Pkg. ) 8 925 . 00 � _ �28 ', i 3��Q I MQTTON: (Schrader) To refer the bids to the City Manager � for review and recommend'ation. Second : Wood Vote : Unanimous. FOR MOTION CARRIED PETI;TI"ONS & COMMUNI:C�TIONS GeoServ, Inc. , contractor for Alliance Research Company , asked permiss.ion to acquire seismic data by vibroseis process , along the right-of-�ay of FM 528 near Sun Meadow. The work would not take more than two days and would not involve any di�ging. 3�/QI MOTION : (Schrader) To grant permission contingent on the 0 City being indicated as co-insured on theiri.liability insurance. Second: Wicklander Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED North Interceptor Construction - Council indicated that when it is necessary for the contractor to remove trees on residential lots , the Mayor or City Manager should be so notified in order for any questions which arise regarding loss of the trees can be settled prior to removing the trees . REPORTS FROM THE COUNCIL 1. Councilman Wood reported on his trip to Washington on behalf of funds for the Clear Creek project for FY 1982 . 2 . Councilman Schrader reported on the March 31 meeting of the Governor' s Task Force on Flooding including information on certain legislation on flood control now under study. 3 . Councilman Brown reported progress -being made on the Future Planning Committee. She also reported that funds will probably not be available from the State for hiring pro- fess.ional planners to draw up a new Comprehensive Plan. ENTEX REQUEST FOR RATE INCREASE - This service cost increase ��-��� would cost each residential gas user 53� per month. If the Council did not wish to protest the increase no action was necessary. Council , by taking no action , permits the inrease to go into efFect in Friendswood. MUTUAL AID FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS - Proposed agreements from Webster and from Harris County were presented. The City Attorney stated that these agreements should be made by the Volunteer Fire Department and not with the City, therefore no action was taken. FUNDS FOR FIRE MARSHAL - The Fire Department has requested that �+�°- ��� funds to be paid by Harris County for FVFD protection in near-by unincarporated areas of Harris County be transferred to the budget of the Fire Marshal for use by that Department . Council tabled this matter pending return of the City Manager. CALL PUBLIC HEARING FOR REZONING FOR OIL WELL 3� /�I MOTION : (Wood) To call a public hearing for April 20 to be ! held jointly with P&ZC to consider rezoning a parcel of land Prom R-1 to Speci£ic Use - Oil Well. Second : Brown Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ORDINANCES 81/3 - .°.�zoning For Lehman deplex - 2nd reading MOTION: (Brown) To approve second reading of Ord. #81/3 . Second: Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 129 #81/4 - Authorizin auctionin of unclaimed ro ert be the Police Department after proper notice - lst Reading , MOTION: (Wood) To approve first reading of Ord. #81/4 . ! Second: Schrader Vote : FOR (5 ) Whit�.enburig, Brown, Wood., Schrader, Wicklander ' AGAINST: None i ABSTAININ6 (1) Stewart MOTION CARRIED � #81/5 E - Emer ency Ordinance adoptin 1979 edition of Standard Building Code �A MOTION: (Brown) To approve emergency reading of Ord. #81/SE. Y�-, Second: Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED #81%6 E - Emergenc Ordinance ado ting 1976 edition of Southern Standard Mechanical Code except schedule of permit fees , � and the ordinance including this city' s fee schedule � � MOTION: (Wicklander) To approve energency reading of Ord. #81/6E. ' (� Second : Wood �r Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED � CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION (Sec. 2 (e-g) Art . 6252-17 VTCS) /�/ I � I APPOINTMENTS ' MOTION: (Wood) To appoint Billy Glines to fill the vacancy ,s'� �r: ` on the Planning & Zoning Commission. C/, Second : Stewart 7j/� Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED � ' MOTION: (Wood) To appoint Dr. Harold Raley to replace Bruce Goss on the Library Board. Second: Schrader T"� �>' ` � Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED /� / i MOTION: (Wood) To approve William Eugene Jobe , Sr. as a e�!� " � Reserve Officer for the Police Department. Second: Schrader L/� Vote : Unanimous FOR � /� MOTION CARRIED / / SIGN ORDINANCE - The City Attorney informed Council that the sign ordinance should be revised to permit greater use of portable signs or completely eliminate their use in the City. Council agreed to request the P�ZC to call a public hearing to consider this change. WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants were approved for payment : General Fund #5983 - Lairson , Young & Co. $ 4 ,248 . 00 Water & Sewer Fund #3102 - CPS 4 ,620 . 26 #3103 - Gulf Coast Waste Dis . 14 ,972 . 63 Waste Disposal Fund #514 - Brown & Root 167 , 803 . 89 ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. ��.� � ���� City Secretary APPROVED: —� s/G9 Mayor -