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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1981-07-20 Regular is� MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL July 20 , 1981 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday , July 20 , 1981 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the following members present : Mayor Dale Whittenburg City Attorney John Olson Councilman : Loren Wood City Manager Jim Morgan Ed Zeitler City Secretary Bobbie Henry Mary Brown Todd Stewart Bob Wicklander Paul Schrader With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following busi- ness was transacted: � INVOCATION was given by Councilman Wood � APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting of July 6 , � and of a Special Meeting of July 13 - Approved as corrected. � PETI'TIONS FROM THE PUBLIC l. Selma Engel and Marie Marlow asked that action be taken to drain North Shadowbend, stating that water stands for several days in driveways and gutters and that one storm sewer is dead-end and ends in the back yard of a resident . Several proposals were made but none were considered acceptable to all involved . Mr. Morgan was delegated to look into the situation and report his recommendations back to Council the first meeting in August. 2 . Debra Henson and Pam Harris , computer analysts , appealed to Couneil for payment which they felt had been promised them for certain work for the City. The City Manager stated that they had done work which had not been authorized, there- fore no funds were available. Mayor Whittenburg asked that the City Manager and Finance Officer set up a meeting with the two women and try to resolve the situation. Otherwise , the question would become a legal matter. 3. Charles Jordan of Heritage Estates asked for up-date informa- tion regarding status of the cable TV. 4 . Henry Pareza of Meca TV then reported to Council that he still anticipates overall city service by the end o£ August. Councilman Schrader cited several violations of the franchise by Meca, and asked the opinion of the City Attorney on what action could be taken. The following motion was then made : c� MOTION: (Schrader) To direct the City Attorney to write a � � � � letter to Meca demanding finalizing of the project by �Q August 31 and requesting compensation to the City for �v/("�j revenue due to this time under the franchise. d" Second: Brown Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED t, I SALE OF SEWER PLANT - Jeff Scripture from the Conroe Airport, � J� ` presented Council with a $3 , 000 cheek as earnest money for the � portable plant , and with pay the balance of $3 ,000 when they pick up the plant. 168 COUNCIL REPORTS l . Councilman Brown said that P&ZC is pursuing negotiations with League City on division of overlapping ETJ. 2 . Councilman Wicklander recommended that a letter be sent to citizens advising them. o£ the City ' s Disaster Preparedness Plan. He als:o gave a report on the last Police Department meeting. 3. Councilman Wood is pursuing bond information relative to the propos.ed s.tre.et bond election, and a time schedule will be formulated and cost analysis made by Morgan. ' 4. Councilma:n Schrader said that some progress is being made on the Fire Department contract , but the committee wants to look at t'he income from Wedgewood in relation to the discussion. He also reported that the Governor' s Task Force has had some discus,s,ion on the proposed project whieh would put additional Brazoria County water into Chigger Creek, and have referred the subject to the Texas Water Rights Commission. He said that the report on the Johnson-Loggins ditch has not been completed by the engineer. COUNSELING S�RVICE PROPOSED CONTRACT - Pam Linbeck presented a proposal wherein she , as member of a corporation , would contract with the City to do counseling, at the same rate the City is now funding the .City-sponsored program, $30 ,000 . Farris Tabor, chairman of tfie Counseling Board, addressed Council on the subject. aQ /� I MOTION : (.Schrader) To refer the matter to the City Manager F-r� � and the City Attorney fo.r review as to legality of such an arrangement, with an answer back to Council soon. Second : Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED t;� RES"OLUTI'ON #RTO-81 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE F +� CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ENDORSING THE WIDENING OF FM 518 BETWEEN �E�� THE CITIES OF FRIENDSWOOD AND PEARLAND AND THE INSTALLATION OF LARGER DRAI.NAGE OUTLETS UNDER SUCH ROAD AS SPECIFIED BY THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT ONLY AFTER THE PLANNED RECTIFICA TION OF MARY' S CREEK. — C�/ Q � MOTION: (Schrader) To adopt Resolution R10-81. 6 U Second : Wicklander th� /� � MOTION: (Wood) To revise Section 2 to read, "That a request 64� � be made to the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation to install a bridge at Mary ' s Creek by- pass crossing at FM 518 and culverts at other places as deemed necessary by the Clear Creek Drainage District ' s recommendations compatible with the rectification of Mary' s Creek . " Second: Brown �� MOTION: (.Schrader) To add at the end of the proposed amendment the words , "and Clear Creek. " Second : Zeitler Vote : FOR (4 ) Schrader, Zeitler, Wicklander , Stewart AGAINST (.3) Brown , Whittenburg, Wood MOTION CARRIED Vote on Ori:ginal Motion as Amended : Unanimous FOR � MOTION CARRIED rj, CALLING pUBLIC HEARINGS C� u�qJ MOTI:ON : CSchrader) To call public hearings as follows : bp � 8 : 00 p.m. Monday , August 10 to consider : Ca): Rezoning New property on Shadowbend from R-2 to C-1 Cb) Change Ord. 208 to permit opening of Shady Nook to rear of Autumn Hills Rest Home. August 3 , 1981 - Proposed use of Revenus Sharing funds . August 17 , 1981 - Proposed 1981-82 city budget. August 17 , 1981 - Proposed 1981-82 Revenue Sharing budget. 169 Second: Wicklander Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED RESOLUTION R11�81 - A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE CHANGE IN RATES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD; TEXAS , PROPOSED BY HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE AUGUST 10 . 1981. MOTION: (�ood) to adopt Resolution R11-81 . �� Second: Schrader � IVote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �/ APPOINTMENT OF A CHARTER STUDY COMMITTEE - Council agreed to ask for volunteers to this committee. At the August 3 meeting , these , plus Council suggestions , will be considered and five people selected. ORDINANCES #81/12 - Revisions to Fireworks Ordinance - 2nd permanent reading. ,� MOTION: (Wood) To amend the ordinance by deleting references � to "destruction of fireworks " and �� , pass on second reading as amended. � Second : Wicklander � Vote : FOR (5 ) Wood, Wicklander, Brown , Stewart, Schrader � AGAINST : Zeitler, Whittenburg MOTION CARRIED C[ #81/13 - Re ealing Rules of Procedure for Council Meetings Ord. 97 - Second Reading MOTION: (Wood) To pass on second reading. Second : Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED #81/14 - Change to Zoning Ord. (c-2 Permitted Uses ) - Second Reading i MOTIQN: (Zeitler) To pass on second reading. i Second : Brown Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED #81/15 - Rezoning for Lutheran Church property - Second Reading MOTION: (.Zeitler) To pass on second reading . Second: Brown Vote : Unanimous FOR MO.TION CARRIED WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote the following warrants were approved for payment : �eneral Fund #6873 - International Disposal Corp. $ 4 , 425 . 69 6874 - Texas-New Mexico Power Co . 5 , 792 . 26 W&S Fund #3533 - Gulf Coast Waste Disposal 37 612 . 45 3525 - Industrial Arma�.ure Works 3 ,681. 40 3534 - Texas-New Mexico Power Co. 5 , 886 . 28 3528 - LJtility Supply 3 , 780 . 00 Waste Disposal Fund : 533 - Brown & Root 30 ,743 . 04 536 - Gulf Coast Waste Disposal 23 342 . 39 537 - Gulf Coast Waste Disposal 13 � 595 . 73 538 - LEM Consfiruction 7 ,390 . 00 539 - Lovelace Construction 116 ,651. 26 540 - Texas-Sterling Construction 75 , 609 . 04 NOTE : Checks #534 and 535 to Engineering Science were no approved. RECESS OF M_ E�� - Mayor Whittenburg recessed the meeting till 7 : 30 Tuesday night when Council will work exclusively on the 1981- 82 budget. ��o The Meeting was reconvened at 7 : 30 p.m. ori Tuesday, July 21 , Wednesdayi July 22 , and Thursday, July 23 . Each of these meetings were devoted exclusively to review and changes to the proposed 1981-82 budget including revenue , operating expenses excluding salaries , and capital outlay. A committee consisting of Councilmen Wicklander, Zeitler and Brown to review salaries and make recommendation to the rest of Council for a decision. On Thursday, July 23 , at approximately 12 : 00 midnight , motion was made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. it�retary APPROVED: Ma�� . �