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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1981-12-14 Special 22� MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL December 14, 1981 A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday, December 14, 1981, at 7: 30 p.m, with the following members present: Mayor Dale Whittenburg City Manager Jim Morgan Councilmen: Mary Brown City Secretary Bobbie Henry Todd Stewart Bob Wicklander Paul Schrader Ed Zeitler Loren Wood With a quorum present, and with none absent, the following business was transacted . � REPORTS � Mayor Whittenburg reported on efforts he is making to get the � County to designate Friendswood as a separate Justice of the �[ Peace district with a JP located wi•thin the City. He plans to � attend Commissioners Court next Monday to promote this request and invited any interested council member to accompany him. Councilman Schrader reported on a meeting with the Governor' s Task Force in League City and a report given there by a member of the Corps of Engineers on status of the Clear Creek Project. Tax Collector Alta Carbone reviewed for Council the new tax laws and pointed out to them certain decisions it will be necessary for them to make regarding rthe tax program for next year. She _ gave details about activities and cost of the county appraisal board and exemptions which the new law allows including homestead , senior citizens (over 65 ) and veterans disability, and how these will affect the city ' s income from ad valorem taxes under these new regulations . PETITION - Frank J. Webb pointed out that side streets which intersect Friendswood Drive within the school zone have no indica- tions to a driver that he is entering a school zone when he turns onto Friendswood Drive . He requested that something be done about this and also that school zone signs on the main street be made more obvious . Mr. Morgan was instructed to find out what can be done about this problem and report back to Council . CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION REPORT - Consideration of this report was postponed until the second meeting in January when a repres- entative from the Commission will be asked to be present to discuss the report with Council . EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Russell Williams urged Council to approve the Galveston County Evacuation Plan, explaining that this is a general concept and e�i does not bind this city to enforce the plan on individual citizens �a � at the time of an emergency. '� � MOTION: (Zeitler) To authorize the Mayor to sign and return to the County Director of Civil Defense the "General q'� Agreement of Cities in Galveston County for Planning and 9 Evacuation Procedure. " � Second: Schrader � Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 228 Williams also pointed out that EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT is the term which is to be used in the future to replace Civil Defense or Civil Preparedness , that cities are required to have an approved Emergency Management Plan, and that violations under this plan are subject to handling in Municipal Court and of bearing a fine of not more than $200 . This should become a part of the ordinance setting out the Plan, and Council asked that the City Attorney make the necessary changes in the ordinance to permit such fines . �`;' RESOLUTION #R15-81 IN SUPPORT OF A NORTH COUNTY EMERGENCY h� PREPAREDNESS PLAN (Submitted by Mayor Holley of Dickinson with �� request for adoption) a��lg � MOTION: (Zeitler) To authorize the Mayor to sign the resolu- tion on behalf of Friendswood. Second : Schrader Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED PERSONNEL POLICY - Several changes were proposed to the policy as presented, and Councilman Schrader stated that he will have some proposed changes at the next meeting and requested that adoption be postponed until he can present these changes for approval . The policy will be placed on the agenda for December 21 meeting . RADIOS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT was also postponed until next week pending receipt of some additional information. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION REZONING FOR HOME FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN p��l�� MOTION: (Wood) To call a public hearing jointly with P&ZC on this request for January 4 , 1982 , at 8 : 00 p.m. Second : Zeitler Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL MOTION: (Zeitler) To approval General Fund Check #7934 to the I Friendswood I . S .D. Tax Office in the amount of $ 31, 180 . 50 . Second: Wicklander Vote: FOR ( 6 ) Zeitler, Wicklander, Wood, Brown, Stewart, Schrader AGAINST: None ABSTAINING : Whittenburg (Cited a possible conflict of interest since the Tax Office rents office space from him at the Atrium Building . MOTION: (Zeitler) To approve the following for payment: General Fund #7935 - Galveston County Appraisal District $5 , 180 . 13 W&S Fund #3827 - Texas New Mexico Power Co . 2 , 597 . 38 3828 - Gulf Coast Waste Disposal 18 , 986 . 14 3829 - Gulf Coast Waste Disposal g , 27g , 7� Second: Stewart Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED SELECTION OF ENGINEER FOR STREET PROGRAM - Mr. Morgan recommended »� that Coenco be selected to do the engineering on the streets and ��µ'� Roberts on bridges . � � MOTION : (Wicklander) To begin negotiations with Coenco for doing engineering work for streets under the bond program, and with Roberts Engineering for bridges under this program, with the understanding that the City is to furnish their own inspector for the entire job. Second: Wood Vote: Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 229 NEXT AGENDA - Additional items which will be scheduled for next Council meeting are appointment to the Board of Adjustment and decision on rezoning property on FM 2351 as requested by Maxine Eignus . ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn . The meeting was adjourned . City Secretary APPROVED : "� Mayor ~�/ �"0 V � � � 'e�