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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
May 11 , 1981
A Special Workshop session of the Council was helad at 7 : 30 p.m.
on Monday, May 11, 1981 , with the following members present :
Mayor Dale Whittenburg City Manager Jim Morgan
! Councilmen : Todd Stewart City Secretary Bobbie Henry
! Paul Schrader
Loren Wood
Bob Wicklander
Mary Brown
With a quorum present , and with Councilman Ed Zeitler absent ,
the following business was transacted :
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Mayor Whittenburg reported on a trip to Austin
� last Thrusday by several members of Council and various citizens
� for a sub-committee hearing on HB 2301.
(� Councilman Schrader reported a special meeting of the Governor' s
� Flood Task Force on Friday and on status of flood control
� legislation at this point .
� GALVESTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Dr. Bill Kemmerer reviewed
the history of the Health Department , its county-wide activities ,
and special services to Friendswood as its designated enforcement
agency on health matters . Now that the Department is funded by
County taxes , he presented a revised contract between the City
and the Department for Council consideration. He also presented
a proposed resolution setting a $40 food handling permit for
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Couneil consideration. This will be on the next agenda.
IMOTION: (Schrader) To place these two items on the agenda �
— for May 18 for action. /p/
Secdnd: Wood Q
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
PUBLIC MEETING ON FUTURE GROWTH PLANNING - The Mayor turned
this portion of the meeting over to Councilman Brown , Chairman
of the Future Growth Committee , who asked for any in-put or
suggestions related to the Committee ' s study. Citizens and
members of the Council made suggestions including giving primary
consideration to drainage , retaining large lot sizes , annexing
and developing industrial areas as well as providing for more
business and industry within the present city ;boundari-es ,
architectural controls , pipeline controls , and a balance in
single-family and multi-unit housing.
When everyone who wished has spolaen , Mrs . Brown returned the
chair to the Mayor.
FINANCE �r70RKSHOP - Finance Officer David Quick reviewed the
present financial status of the. City and asked for some guidanee
in making up the preliminary budget for 1981-82 .
He also asked for authorization to borrow from the bank funds
i to pay invoices on the regional sewer project pending receipt
of grant funds allocated to this project. He was directed to
-- get interest rate quotations from various banks and formally
present the request as a resolution for consideration at the
next Council Meeting on May 18.
4TH OF JULY CELEHRATION - Parks Director Phyllis Lee reported
on plans for the 4th and discussed routing of the parade. She
also stated that the catered barbque dinner will not be offered
this year, being replaced by individual booths which will have
various foods for sale.
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STREET BOND ELECTION - Request was made that the City' s fiscal
agents , Underwood-Neuhaus , be asked to appear before Council
on May 18 to discuss a street bond election for possibly one
or one and one-half million dollars .
INCOMPLETE - The list of incomplete items was revie���
and a few minor changes made. No significant action was taken
on this list.
KINGSPARK-WHITEHALL DRAINAGE - A group of citizens from this
�, area, with John Lewis as spokesman , asked that the City take
�ry��� some action to relieve flooding in the subdivision. Specifi-
cally they asked that the ditches be cleaned out and were told
that most of this work falls under the responsibility of the
Clear Creek Drainage District. They were also requesting that
this Council endorse Pearland' s proposal to widen FM 518 and
enlarge the opening under the highway. Council will address
this matter at the regular meeting on May 18.
ADJOURNMENT - Motion was made and seconded that the meeting
adjou�n. The meeting was adjourned.
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City Secretary
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