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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1981-08-10 Special �75 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL August 10 , 1981 A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday , August 10 , 1981 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the following members present: ! Mayor Dale Whittenburg City Manager Jim Morgan Councilmen: Todd Stewart City Secretary Bobbie Henry Paul Schrader Loren Wood Ed Zeitler Bob Wicklander Mary Brown With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following business was transacted: �"� � COUNTY JUD�E RAY HOLBROOK appeared before Council to explain the � proposed North County Emergency Preparedness program. He stated � that the projected $75 ,000 budget would be financed by $30 ,000 � from the State , $30 ,000 from the County, and $15 ,000 to be made up from the cities involved , i .e. League City, Friendstaood, Kemah, � Dickinson , and Clear Lake Shores . No action was taken by Council. Judge Holbrook was also requested to clarify redistricting in Galveston County. He stated that drawing of lines for congres- sional and senatorial districts rests with a State Board. County Commissioner Districts are being revised slightly to balance the populatian growth. This is done by the Commissioners themselves , and Holbrook states that district lines are essentially the same as they have been in the past. MECA CABLE TV - The Mayor called attention to a letter from MECA ackno g ng receipt of the letter from the City and stating that they are attempting to comply with demands made in the letter regarding compliance with the franchise ordinance. Mr. Peraza gave a status report on installations to date. PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CHANGE TO REQUIREMENT FOR REZONING FOR AUTUMN HILLS REST HOME u` Representatives for Autumn Hills , in requesting that Shady Nook Street be opened to afford access to the parking area behind the rest home , stated that it would be a great benefit to them if the � street were opened up for one-way traffic into the Home property; ,�/�� ' the problem now is that trucks entering the parking-delivery area do not have room to turn around if cars are parked in the lot. No one appeared to oppose the issue. The hearing was closed and Council will await a recommendation from the Planning Commission. PUBLIC HEARING ON REZONING TRUITT NEW PROPERTY ON SHADOWBEND FROM R-2 to C-1 No one appeared for or against the rezoning . A recommendation to approve the rezoning was read from the Planning Commission. MOTION: (Brown) To approve the rezoning and direct that the ordinance be drawn up for reading . �!// Second : Zeitler �'J/ - Vote: FOR (6 ) Brown , Zeitler, Whittenburg , Wicklander, Wood , Stewart AGAINST: Schrader MOTION CARRIED CALLING PUBLIC HEARING ON REZONING PROPERTY ON FM 528 FOR ERNIE MATT FROM R-1 TO C-1 — MOTION: (Wood) To call a joint public hearing with P&ZC for /�� 7 : 30 p.m. Thursday , September 3 , 1981 to consider �� rezoning a parcel of land next to the Drainage District office from R-1 to C-l . 176 Second: Zeitler Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED COUNCIL REPORTS l. Councilman Brown said thAt Tom Haanz wishes to resign from the Planning & Zoning Commission due to pressing personal business , and he will be writing a letter of resignation to Council with copy to P&ZC Chairman. 2 . Councilman Zeitler reported on a meeting of the Blackhawk Advisory Board to discuss operating costs with Gulf Coast ' Waste Di6posali.Authority. He said the greatest problem is ' with electrical costs , and the group will meet again on Thursday to try to find some solution for the varying monthly electrical charges . � 3 . Mayor Whittenburg announced a meeting at Clear Lake this week wherein cities in the area will unify to oppose the recently proposed electrical rate increase by Houston Lighting & Power Company. He reported that petitions are being circulated for citizens to sign protesting this increase , and he voiced his intention to actively participate in opposing the increase. 4. Councilman Schrader requested that the city investigate the possibility and advisability of repairing certian streets by overlaying them with asphalt . He stated that it is being done in other ci�ies and possibly this could be an answer to street patching if the cost is in line. Mr. Morgan will investigate this method or repair and cost ofi asphalt. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS �' Cathy Wilcox , Fire Marshal , requested that Council reconsider in their budget study the possibility of making this a paid position. � She emphasized the need for a full-time fire marshal in fire pre- vention , investigation , and record keeping. Consensus of Council �� was that no change would be made in the budget plans for this year, thus no funds will be budgeted for fire marshal salary. On the matter of funds from Harris County to the Fire Department for help in the Friendswood vicinity of Harris County , which funds the Fire Department has requested be used to support the fire marshal ' s office , Councilman Schrader said that if this money goes to the fire marshal' s budget , he feels it should be used for hardware for use by the fire marshal rather than to pay a salary. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION (Sec. 2 (g) Art. 6252-17 VTCS) APPOINTMENT OF CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION ��lg� �1 MOTION: (Wood) To appoint a Charter Review Commission as sy� follows : Linn Eignus , Chairman , Gary Taliaferro , Bill ��. 1� Ke'11y, Jim Bowman , and Billy �lines . Second: Zeitler Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED F,, APPROVAL OF POLICE RESERVE CANDIDATE e �,� ' / �/� MOTION: (Stewart) To approve Craig Cooper Weems as a Reserve ,C.{�/Q� Police Officer. ��0 Second: Schrader Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned . (� ✓� i City Secretary APPROVED: � Mayor