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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1982-04-12 Special ��$ MINUTES .OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIEN�SWOOD CITY COUNCIL April 12 , 1982 A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held on Monday, April 12 , 1982 , at 7 : 30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall , with the Following members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe City Attorney John Olson Councilman Bob Wicklander City Manager Jim Moregan Councilman Evelyn Newman . City Secretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Loren Wood Councilman Leon Brown Councilman Todd Stewart (who arrived late) With a quorum present , and with none absent after arrival of Councilman Stewart , the following business was transacted: ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR � l . Mayor Lowe stated that all Council liaison positions are � canceled as o£ now, and that in the future liaisons will � be appointed on an individual basis after discussion of the � merit of that particular position. � 2 . The Mayor attended a meeting of the Wedgewood Civic Club last � evening and discussed with them payments now due the City for use of the sewer trunk lin@„ and for fire protection. He was informed that these payments will be made by the end of this week. 3. A letter was read from Leon Brown resigning his position as Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission. MOTION: (Newman) To accept Mr. Brown ' s resignation �j� Second: Wicklander � Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED Mayor Lowe asked for input as to his replacement for next Council meeting. 4 . On Thursday, April 8 , a resident was bitten by a dog which disappeared. Due to recent rabzes discoveries in the area , a search was made by a number of Fire/Ambulance personnel and Explorer Scouts , and the dog was found. Mayor Lowe expressed appreciation to those who participated in the search. 5 . The Mayor reported that $15 ,554 is still owin� to the City out of bond money to reimburse the cost oP the Clover Acres sewer line . He has contacted th�m and is making every effort to get this money into the City treasury. 6 . Mayor Lowe presented a check to Kelly Wicklander and Penny Henry, representing the Friendswood Up-date television crew and their instructor, Jack Colovin , to help purchase needed equipment , and he urged other citizens to make contri.butions to this cause. 7 . A wire was read from Don VanSycle , Chairman of the Governor' s Flood Control Task Force , congratulating him on his election and stating that he is looking forward to working with Mr. Lowe in the future. 8 . Mayor Lowe reported that he has been in contact with the people involved in the "yard sale" at the corner of FM 518 and Castlewood , and he feels that the aesthetic situation there is going to be solved right away. 9 . Commissioner Paul Hopkins and Mayor Allen Gray of Alvin have agreed to work toward paving of Count Road 133 . The City Manager will be working with Mr. Horton of the Galveston County Engineering Department toward accomplishment of this project . 2�2 10 . Mayor Lowe has talked to the Highway Department regarding � widening of FM 518 from Lottie Lane to Brazoria County � �� line about including curbs and gutters and raised medians '�`� to blend with the rest of rthe four-lane 518 in Friendswood. � � He was told that the state-wide estimate for curbs and gutters �-' is around $770 , 000 per mile. He plans to discuss this further I with the Highway people. All of the Council indicated they feel ' the question of raised medians and curbs and gutters should be � pursued. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATION Morris Womack spoke on the subject of the Friendswood Industrial i District . He said that the umbrella boning which is a necessity � ' for the success of such an industrial district , was terminated 30 days ago and legislation wi11 be introduced very soon to either reestablish conditions for such bonding or outlaw it for good. ' He asked Council and all interested citizens to write to Senator ' Lowell Weicker, Jr. voicing support for the Industrial Revenue Bond Program on both a commercial and industrial basis . He also urged that a committee of concerned citizens , who have the ability to bring business into the City, go out and seek businesses who may be interested in locating in Friendswood. I STREET .BOND PROGRAM ' Mayor Lowe , with regard to the City' s $1 , 500 , 000 street bond project , stated that he felt the streets and bridges which would � effect school traffic the most should be done this summer even if I � it required letting contracts for one street at a time rather than I waiting to take bids on the entire project at one time. Malcolm �� Collin� said he felt that we might get as good or better bids by breaking the project up into smaller jobs . He said he is finalizing his engineering of the streets and plans to finish on schedule . Don Roberts , who is doing the engineering £or the two bridges , said I he too is very close to finalizing his engineering work. I CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Lowe recessed the meeting for a closed executive session under Section 2 ( f) Article 6252-17 VTCS . INSURANCE STUDY COMMITTEE REPORT - Mary Brown , Chairman , stated that the committee has done some work on the hospitalization plan � and believes thay can do better than the TML coverage . She asked the city to make funds available for representatives to attend a seminar inHouston this Friday and Saturday regarding opting out of Social Security. An additional report will be made to Council next week. ���h , MOTION: (Newman) To designate $50 for David Quick to attend the 0� seminar. Second: Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED MARY' S CREEK BY-PASS Mayor Lowe presented a plan for "by-passing the by-pass" via 518 and across Dunbar Lake to keep flood waters from homes in Village � y; Green and Dunbar Estates . This plan would eliminate the necessity of rebuilding two bridges which would be necessary under the other �; 3proposals to divert this water. � He asked Lynn Eignus to chair a committee to study (1) the Mayor' s - . plan ; (2 ) Clear Creek Drainage District plan ; and ( 3) Richard � Rosenkranz plan , and make recommendations to Council. The committee members were : ; Sky Hoff and Bob Creamer from Villaoe Green Richard Rosenkranz from Kingspark Whitehall Councilman Evelyn Newman suggested that everybody receiving refund checks from the Drainage District as a result of the court decision on legality of the tax election , endorse their check and return it to the Drainage District for their use. Councilman Wood said that he endorsed this suggestion. �73 ELECTION CAMPAIGNING Mayor Lowe mentioned the tearing down of signs and vandalism during the recent campaign , and publication of notices which were misleading , and asked if Council wished to take any stand on this type of behavior. Other council members indicated they did not have a solution at this time. Ken Hoppe suggested that some kind of signs be put up giving the day of the election. Jim Morgan was asked to investigate cost for a new "Vote Today" banner to be placed across the main street when an election is up-coming. - AUCTIONING OF OLD POLICE CARS MOTION: (Newman) To accept recommendation as made by Police � "� Department , i. e . sell the 1977 car; utilize the 78 Pontiac � ��rj� for use by the Fire Marshal ; and retain the 1979 Chrysler �.�-�'��r� for use by the reserve policemen. � Second: Wood Vote : FOR ( 4) Newman , Wicklander , Lowe , Wood 'r'� AGAINST (2 ) Stewart , Brown MOTION CARRIED '+� Mayor Lowe posed a question regarding the position of Fire � Marshal - Is the Fire Marshal a part of the Fire Department , (� answering to the Fire Chief, or does he/she answer directly ,� to the City Manager? The Attorney said the Fire Marshal works � closely with the Fire Department but is independent of the Department and answers directly to the City Manager. r., DESIGNATION OF MAYOR PRO TEM � MOTION: (Wicklander) To ratify action taken last week to elect �I� � Councilman Todd Stewart as Mayor Pro-tem for the coming year. Second: Brown ��� Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ' DESIGNATION OF COUNCILMAN TO BE AUTHORIZED TO COUNTER-SIGN CHECKS - MOTION: (Stewart) To ratify action taken last week to appoint Councilman Wicklander to counter-sign cheeks with the City � Manager for amounts over $2500 . ��� Second: Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED HARRIS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT - An agreement has been presented to the City Council for its execution agreeing rto furnish fire protection service to unincorporated areas oflHarris County � near our city boundaries . The City Attorney stated that since the City is now contracting with the Fire Department for City protection , this contract should be between Harris County and the Fir. e Dept . The written document will be re�ritten to reflect this and turned over to the Fire Department for finalizing. OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT SUBJECTS Mayor Lowe suggested that we might explore the possibility of the cost of cleaning, maintenance of building and grounds for the fire stations being a city responsibility and included in the general government budget. iAlso discussed was possibly using the main fire station for voting Iin Precinet 60 rather than using the Junior High School. Mayor Lowe asked Councilmen Wood, Stewart and Brown to work as a committee to come up with recommendations on these proposals . REVISED BY-LAWS FOR COUNSELING SERVICE BOARD - Several changes were proposed to the by-laws as presented, specifically Sections ',Y'� 3 . OlA, 3 . 03 and 3. 04 , and 9 . 02 . MOTION: (Stewart) To reject the by-laws with these proposed ��r7 changes , to be resubmitted to Council with these changes � // made and approved by the Board. �'� Second: Brown Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 2'�4 RESOLUTION #R4�82 Adopting revised rules of procedure for Council Meetings �Jh MOTION: (Stewart) To adopt Resolution R4-82 . O a+ Second: Wicklander Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED CHECKS APPROVED FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT ���� �r MOTION: (Brown) To approve use of the 51733 left in the fire `�` truck fund to purchase hose for the truck, and to approve $631 additional funds to cover left over bills from the '�'� previous fiseal year. � Second: Wood Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants were approved for payment : General Fund #8595 - Texas New Mexico Power Co. $ 3 , 678 . 94 8586 - Albritton Trucking Co. 5 , 489 . 04 8596 - Gal. Countu Health District 2 ,499 . 00 Water & Sewer Fund #4255 - Texas New Mexico Power 3 , 850 . 73 OPEN WORK ITEMS were postponed till next week. �I � CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION CSec. 2 (e) and (g) Art . 6252-17 VTCS) ��� OVERPAYMENT OF SALES TAX MONEY TO CITY - Mayor Lowe explained that `�� over the past 2-1 2 years Friendswood has been receiving sales �� tax payments from the Comptroller' s office which rightfully belong to Houston from businesses in Baybrook Mall. This has just come to his attention ; he has in turn made the Council aware of the � situation, and have considered the proper way to handle the matter. �lg� MOTION: (Wicklander) To authorize the Mayor to negotiate the I repayment of the $176 , 300 , with repayment to be completed I by April 30 . Second: Stewart Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. '� The meeting was adjourned. ��a2�1� � City Secretary APPROVED: �,D� —�c.�--�.--� Mayor Ral�l ,owe I