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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
April 19 , 1982
A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at
the City Hall on r4onday, April 19 , 1982 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the
following memebers present :
! Mayor Ralph Lowe City Attorney Bill Olson , Sr.
Councilman Leon Brown City Manager Jim Morgan
_.. Councilman Todd Stewart Acting City Secretary Ruth Henry
Councilman Evelyn Newman
Councilman Loren Wood
Councilman Bob Wicklander
With a quorum present, and with the City Secretary absent , the
following business was rtransacted ;
� INVOCATION was given by Rev. Darryl Green , Youth Minister, Church
� of Christ.
� READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of April 12 , 1982 ,
(� approved as corrected. The Secretary was asked to review the tape
� to clarify the motion relative to dispostion of three obsolete
� police cars .
ANNOUNCEMENTS � COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR
1. Mayor Lowe introduced Mike Guarino , an Assistant D.A. for seven
years , who is running for District Attorney for Galveston
County.
2 . H-GAC will hold a budget workshop in Webster of May 5 , if
, anyone would like to attend.
3 . The Highway Department has sent plans for approval by the City `���'
_,_ for the installation of five new traffic signals : �
Full-actuated signals Fixed-time signals w/interconnect
, FM 518 at G7hispering Pines FM 2351: at Melody Lane and
FM 2351 at Sunset FM 518
' FM 528 : at FM 518 (w/prop.
widening) and Sunset
MOTION: (Wood) To authorize the Mayor to sign the sepia by way /_
of approval of these signals . ���
Second: Wicklander
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �
4 . Mayor Lowe asked Council to consider appointment of a new judge
or reappointment of the present judge of Municipal Court , and
be prepared to take action next meeting .
5 . The Mayor asked for a review of the proposed Annalea truck sewer
line , whether we need to install this line now or if bonds
' pending sale can be cancelled.
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6 . A eheck has been received from FEMA covering .reimbursement �p,`! `'
i For street repairs suffered during the 1979 flood. The amount
i was $159 ,000 , up from the expected $144 ,000 .
I 7 . The Mayor and the Community Appearance Board are working art
� getting the corner at FM 518 and Castlewood cleaned up. They
have had good response from the residents there .
8 . It has been proposed rthat the name of Renwick Park be changed
to Zeitler Park or the Pony/Colt field named Zeitler Field.
Mayor Lowe asked Couneil to consider this and be prepared to �� �
i, discuss it at next week' s meeting.
9 . Two proclamations were read by the Mayor , one setting the week �t`�
, of April 19-25 as Health Awareness Week ; the other proclaiming "
the same week as Mustang Booster Club Week.
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RESOLUTION N0 . R6-82 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD
SUSPENDING ACTION ON THE CHANGE IN RATES 'FOR NATURAL GAS
SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY AS PROPOSED BY ENTEX, TO BECOME
EFFECTIVE MAY l , 1982 .
�4b�+ MOTION: (Wood) To adopt Resolution #R6-82 .
Second: Stewart
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
REPAYMENT OF SALES TAX OVERPAYMENT - Mr. Morgan recommended that
�� the 166 ,150 . 84 be repaid by the end of April , and outlined where
r funds are available to make up this deficit . He proposed that the
��*: attorney be directed to draw up an ordinance appropriating these .
surplus funds.
���g�, MOTION: CWood) To approve the recommendation of the City Manager
and pay off this indebetedness . •
Second: Stewart
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
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�' SCHEDULE FOR STARTING WORK ON STREET PROGRAM - Mayor Lowe recom-
� mended an early letting of contracts for streets around the High
� School so that this work could be done during school vaction.
�g�, MOTION : (Wood) To authorize the City Manager to advertise for
bids on street work to be done in the following order:
(1) Castlewood
C2 ) Greenbriar - Briar Meadow to High School -
( 3) Briar Meadow - Greenbriar to Sunset
Second: Stewart
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
OPEN WORK ITEMS LIST - Councilman Wood presented a revised list
which Council reviewed, removing several items and discussing others .
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - No action resulted from this session.
WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants
were approved for payment :
General Fund #8651 - Texas-New Mexico Power Co. $ 3 , 317 . 19
8671 - Ike Hall , Inc. , 4 , 425 . 00
8673 - H-GAC 7 ,192 . 23
Water & Sewer #4268 - Gulf Cost Waste Disposal 9 , 929 . 44
4269 - Ditto 20 , 292 . 78
Sales Tax Fund #2726 - State Treasurer 16 ,150 . 84
CTo be mailed April 28)
ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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City Secretary
Approved:
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