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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
August 24 , 1981
A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City . Council was held
at the City Hall on Monday, August 24 , 1981, at 7 : 30 p.m.
with the following members present :
Mayor Dale Whittenburg City Attorney John Olson
Councilmen Loren Wood City Manager Jim Morgan
Mary Brown Acting City Secretary Bill Rankin
Todd Stewart
Bob [4icklander
Pau1 Schrader
Ed Zeitler
With a quorum present , and with City Secretary Bobbie Henry absent ,
the following business was transacted :
� INVOCATION was given by Councilman Wood
(� PROCLAMATION - To Debbie Rice who recently won the U. S . record
Q� � for speed skating.
� OPENING OF BIDS ON COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTTAL GARBAGE SERVICE ,
Bids were received from Best Waste Systems Inc. , Weisinger �`�i,
Services , Tnc. ; Dispose-A11 ; and Browning Ferris Industries , �
and examined by Council. (Due to the nature of these bids , a
tabulation will be made and attached to the minutes of the next
Council Meeting)
MOTION: (Zeitler) To refer the bids to the City Manager for /
� examination and recommendation to Council. �j�
Second : Wood /
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
CABLE TV COMPANY PUT ON NOTICE
MOTION : (Schrader) That the Mayor, pursuant to Sec. 28 ,
Para. D. of Ordinance 79/18 (MECA CATV FP�SNCHISE) cause
a written notice to be served upon the MECA Corporation �/
notifying them that an ordinance will be considered on �
the 16th day of November , 1981, which will terminate �
MECA' s franchise with the City of Friendswood unless com- �''
pliance with the ordinance , specifically Sec. 12 , Para. C .��
and Sec. 22 , Para. d, as indicated to them in writing \,`
by letter the 22nd day of July 1981 from the City of
Friendswood to MECA, is accomplished prior to the 2nd
day of November, 1981, and further that such written notice
indicated that a public hearing on sueh proposed termina-
tion will be held on the Sth day of October, 1981.
Second; Wicklander
Vote : FOR (.5 ) Zeitler , Stewart , Wicklander, Schr der, Wood
AGAINST: Brown (.Mayor was abs,ent from the �oom)
MOTION CARRIED
ENGINEERING REPORT ON IMPERIAL ESTATES DRAINAGE - Malcolm Collins
repo.rted that e has had levels run along South and North Shadow-
, bend, starting at Quaker Drive, and has found several drainage
problems which need to be resolved. He reported that there are •„�
several drainage pipes: he has not been able to determine where ���
they go , and that two inlets near Quaker on either side of South
Shadowbend which a�e too small to handle the run-off at this
point, Several questions from Council will need further study
by the Engineer.
MOTION: (:Brown) To table the subject pending receipt of �n
add.itional information from Mr. Collins . �K
Se.cond: Wbod ��1}/
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Vote : £OR ( 5 ) Brown, Schrader, Whittenburg, Wood, Wicklander
AGAINST (2 ) Zeitler, Stewart
PERSONNEL POLICY - Councilman Zeitler stated that he would like
to see Council adopt the new personnel policy which has been
prepared. Suggestion was made that Zeitler , Stewart , and the
City Manager review the policy and make changes in accordance
with in-put from the other Council members.
ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. '
The meeting was adjourned.
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City Secretary �
APPROVED:
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