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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1981-12-07 Regular �23 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL December 7 , 1981 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday, December 7 , 1981 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the following members present: Mayor Dale Whittenburg City Attorney John Olson Councilmen: Todd Stewart City Manager Jim Morgan Paul Schrader City Secretary Bobbie Henry Loren Wood Ed Zeitler Bob Wicklander Mary Brown With a quorum present, and with none absent, the following business � was transacted: � INVOCATION was given by Rev. Norman Fry, First Baptist Church. � �r MINUTES of a Regular Meeting of November 16, approved as corrected. � SPECIAL REPORTS � Street Name Committee - Van Williams as spokesman for the Committee , presented a written report to Council members and explained the procedure through which the Committee felt determination on whether or not to change certain street names could best be handled. MOTION: (Schrader) To adopt the recommendations of the Committee and implement same in the time frame recommended. �g//_ ISecond: Stewart ��/L � Vote: FOR ( 5 ) Schrader, Stewart, Brown, Wicklander, Wood ��/ AGAINST ( 2 ) Whittenburg, Zeitler MOTION CARRIED MOTION: (Schrader) To reappoint this Committee for another 90 days to work with implementation. �Q� Second: Wood /� Vote: FOR C6 ) Schrader, Wood, Brown, Stewart , Wicklander, � Whittenburg AGAINST: Zeitler MOTION CARRIED Charter Review Committee - Chairman Linn Eignus presented a written report stating recommended charter changes and said that the committee members would be available to discuss these recommendations with Council if this should be deemed advisable . PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC On the subject of annexation, several people wished to address Council. A survey was presented which indicated that a majority of Wedgewood residents interviewed were in favor of annexation by Friendswood . One person expressed very strong opposition to the annexation. Others indicated that they were "luke-warm" on the subject . , COUNCIL REPORTS 1. Councilman Wicklander has contacted League City ' s Mayor regarding an agreement on overlapping ETJ of the two cities . It was agreed that a committee made up of two Councilmen and two Planning �;�� Commission members £rom each city would be appointed to study �!��" the question . Mayor Whittenburg appointed Councilmen Wicklander and Zeitler, with Zeitler to act as speaker for Friendswood . 2 . Councilman Wicklander also discussed the need for radios for auxiliary police officers and inter-city radio capability for the entire department . 224 Mayor Whittenburg commended the Police Department for their handling of the robbery at Captain' s Corner Shopping Center last week-end. 3 .vs Councilman Wood reported that the District Office of the Highway ,�� Department has received approval of funding for widening and �' installing left-turn lanes at the intersection of FM 518/528 . Contract letting to be in March; work should start sometime in April . 4 .,'�-, Councilman Schrader said that funding has been approved for �p the Corps of Engineers on the Clear Creek �a,` project. Engineering and plans should be available in the near future . 5 . 4�Councilman Stewart announced that Mayor Reed of Pearland has �� been reelected by cities with population under 25 , 000 as their � voting representative on the Board of Houston-Galveston Area Council . ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT WITH MARSHAL DAVIS - The City Attorney ?., presented an agreement which would permit Mr. Davis to construct ,�° a fence within the City' s street easement in Fox Meadow to prevent \ cars and bikes from cutting across a corner of his property. Mr. Davis is required to furnish the City a copy of his insurance policy covering any claims as a result of construction of the fence . V�g�9 � MOTION: ( Zeitler) To authorize the Mayor to sign, and the City � 0 Secretary to attest the encroachment agreement with Mr. Davis . Second: Brown Vote: FOR (4 ) Zeitler , Brown, Whittenburg, Wicklander AGAINST ( 3 ) Wood, Stewart, Schrader MOTION CARRIED �� REVISIONS TO ZONING ORDINANCE (SIGN SECTION) - The Planning Commis- �`. sion has recommended adoption by Council of an ordinance making �� certain revisions to the Sign Ordinance. { a�/�' MOTION: (Schrader) To accept the recommendation of the � � ( Planning Commission regarding revisions to the Sign Ordinance. Second: Wood �(�'�� MOTION: (Wicklander) To amend the motion to include direction � for the City Attorney to prepare additional wording to prohibit use of motor vehicles for use as signs . Second: Stewart MOTION: (Schrader) To amend the proposed ordinance by sub- �� y stituting 32 square feet for 50 square feet in Item 2 (aa) � and 2 (bb) . Second : Stewart Vote : FOR (4 ) Schrader, Stewart, Wood, Wicklander AGAINST ( 3 ) Brown, Zeitler, Whittenburg MOTION CARRIED VOTE ON FIRST AMENDMENT FOR ( 5 ) Schrader, Stewart, Wood, Wicklander, Brown AGAINST ( 2 ) Zeitler, Whittenburg MOTION CARRIED VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION AS AMENDED FOR (5 ) Schrader, Stewart, Wood, Wicklander, Brown AGAINST ( 2) Zeitler, Whittenburg MOTION CARRIED REZONING REQUEST ��, �� x ., ,� � 4; MOTION: (Brown) To call a public hearing jointly with P&ZC for �-'�C•l consideration of a request to rezone 10 acres for Louis r � Hackney from R-1 to R-6 . Second: Stewart Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 2�5 WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote, the following warrants were approved for payment: General Fund #7883 - Texas New Mexico Power Co . $6,368.12 7843 - T.M. L. Workers Comp 5 ,173 . 08 7877 - APAC-Texas , Inc . 39 , 936 . 00 W&S Fund #3810 - Industrial Armature Wks . 3,573.20 3791 - Gulf Coast Waste Disposal 7,315.99 3792 - Gulf Coast Waste Disposal 15,089.73 ORDINANCES #81/21 - REGULATING WRECKERS IN THE CITY OF FRIENbSW00D - Third and final reading. MOTION: CWood) To pass and adopt Ord . #81/21 on third reading . Second: Stewart � � Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED � �--� #81/25 - EXTENDING CITY LIMITS TO INCLUDE AREA WITHIN CERTAIN �� LIMITS , APPROVING A SERVICE PLAN, AND PROVIDING A SAVING AND � SEVERABILITY CLAUSE - Second reading. � MOTION: (Stewart) To pass on second reading . � Second: Schrader MOTION: (Brown) To amend the motion by deleting that portion � relating to Clearwoods Improvement District. � Second: Wood C^/ ' Vote : FOR ( 3 ) Stewart, Wood, Brown �� AGAINST (4) Schrader , Zeitler, Wicklander , Whittenburg � MOTION FAILED � MOTION: (Stewart) To postpone indefinitely the motion on the floor . �� _' CNo second required) Vote: FOR ( 3 ) Stewart, Wood, Brown � AGAINST (4) Schrader, Zeitler, Wicklander, Whittenburg � MOTION FAILED VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION FOR ( S ) Stewart, Schrader, Zeitler, Wicklander, Whittenburg AGAINST (2 ) Wood, Brown MOTION CARRIED , #81/26 - REPEALING ORD. 79/18 , MECA CORPORATION CATV FRANCHISE ORDINANCE; REVOKING FRANCHISE GRANTED TO MECA; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. MOTION: (Schrader) to table until December 21 meeting . � Second: Zeitler / Vote : FOR ( 5 ) Schrader, Zeitler, Wicklander, Whittenburg , Wood. AGAINST ( 2 ) Brown, Stewart MOTION CARRIED ' CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - Following this session , the following actions were taken: Ap�ointment to Counseling Board � � �;� MOTION: (Wood) To appoint James W. Woltz to the Counseling Services Advisory Board. � Second : Schrader l`�„� Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ,��j� d/ 226 Board of Ad 'ustment Resignation , i'' '' MOTION: (Zeitler) To accept the resignation of Bruce Foster . !1�nr,j�) Second: Wood �tR�/ Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned . Ci�rv ey APPROVED: �� Mayor —