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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1982-08-09 Special 331 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL August 9 , 1982 A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at the City Hall on Monday , August 9 , 1982 , at 7 : 30 p.m. with the following members present : Mayor Ralph Lowe Acting City Manager Melvin Meinecke Councilmen : Leon Brown City Secretary Bobbie Henry Evelyn Newman Bob Wicklander Loren Wood Jan Jordan Todd Stewart .r--� With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following busi- � ness was transacted: � PURCHASE OF NEW AMBULANCE - Gregg Mapp of the Ambulance Division � reported that purchase price on a new ambulance will be $39 ,435 . Q He was authorized to proceed with request for bids immediately, ,� utilizing certificates of obligation , with delivery on the vehicle to be after October 1. Mapp also asked about use of the office presently utilized by the Fire Marshal as office space for the Ambulance Division. This would be in the event that the new department is created and the Fire Marshal is moved to the Public Works Building. This matter was referred to the City Manager. LIAISON TO YNOC - Gratia Lousma has indicated that YNOC would like �� to continue having a representative from Council serve as liaison �`� � -- to them. Mayor Lowe asked Councilman Wood to continue to serve in this capacity. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR l. Mayor Lowe h�s asked Alta Carbone to keep the Council up-dated as she receives new information from the County Appraisal Board about current evaluations . Mrs . Carbone has stated that some one million dollars has been deleted from Friendswood' s tax rolls as a result of flooding. 2 . Mayor Lowe and Councilmen Newman , Brown , and Jordan met today with the County Judge and Commissioners to pursue the Mayor' s request for $300 , 000 for drainage work on Friendswood' s three creeks . No promise was received but the Commission agreed to consider this request in making their new fiscal budget. UNFINISHED ITEMS LIST - Councilman Wood cited the Johnson-Loggins ditch discussion between Friendswood and Harris County as still pending. He requested that each Council Member receive a copy of previous correspondence on the subject. Ordinance 210 (Subdivision) revisions is waiting for recommendations from the City Engineer and City Attorney. Councilman Wicklander asked that this be placed on the agenda for the first meeting in October. New unfinished items proposed by Councilman Jordan were : Representation at the HL&P rate case hearing in Houston on August 19 , and response to the Texas Department of Water Resources regarding bonds for the Annalea Sewer Trunk Line . In connection with this sewer line, Malcolm Collins has been asked to review the plans and make a projection on cost and construction time . He said he has not been able to obtain a copy of the drawings for the line . The City Secretary is to funish a copy to him. 332 REPORT FROM DRAINAGE DISTRICT ON MEETING WITH COMMISSIONERS Jim Vogas , Charles Hooks , and Car1 Smith, at the City ' s request , also met with the County Commissioners today and was asked to give their version of the meeting. Vogas said Paul Hopkins feels we should be doing more for ourselves in the area of drainage , that they now have drainage projects which have been on hold for twelve years , but that they are strongly supporting the Corps of Engine- ers project for Clear Creek. UPPER MAI2Y' S CREEK COMMITTEE MEETING - Mayor Lowe announced that � this commlttee will be meeting Tuesday morning at 9 : 00 a.m. to review and discuss a new proposal for flood relie,f along Mary' s Creek. All Councilmen are invited to attend . TAX INCREASE ELECTION FOR DRAINAGE DISTRICT - Councilman Stewart reparted that the Drainage District states they will not be giving a homestead exemption on taxes this year, and that the additional funds from the increase will be used to hire additional people to man their equipment so that more work can be done . Resolution R-19-82 supporting the tax increase was presented and read for consideration by Council. � ��/�, MOTION: CJordan) To adopt Resolution R19-82 . Second: Newman � Vote : FOR ( 5 ) Jordan, Newman , Stewart , Wood, Wicklander AGAINST (2 ) Brown , Lowe MOTION CARRIED OPENING OF BIDS ON POLICE CAR - The following bids were opened and read aloud: I Trade-in �d Company Make of Car Price A1lowance �� Bud Brown -- �,; N Bid #1 Ford Fairmont $ 7 ,080 . 50 $510 . 00 I ;,.. N Bid #2 Ford Fairmont 7 , 932 . 50 510 . 00 i ` U Bid Ford Fairmont 7 ,190 . 00 610 . 00 � Jack Criswell Plymouth Reliant 9 , 043 . 80 2200 . 00 Plymouth Horizon 8 ,490 . 00 1700 . 00 i Ron Carter Malibu Chevrolet 8 , 693 . 49 700 . 00 River Oa]<s Plymouth Reliant 8 ,499 . 00 350 . 00 Gulf Coast Dodge Dodge Aries 8 , 050 . 92 800 . 00 , Bob Robertson Chev. Celebrity 8 , 452 . 19 750 . 00 I Chev. Citation 7 , 872 . 83 750 . 00 Chev. Malibu 8 , 389 . 49 750 . 00 � �/(� h MOTION: (Wicklander) To refer the bids to the City Manager for � dO�'' study and recommendation . Second: Stewart Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED STREET AND BRIDGE PROJECT - Engineer pon Roberts reported to Council sthe final decision on height of the Greenbriar bridge which was , ' determined based on a compromise between studies made by Gerry ,�. Pate and the Corps of Engineers . He said that with this decision ;� finalized, bid requests will be ready to go out in about three weeks . Engineer Malcolm Collins is to determine the exact location of the i bridge which is confined to a variance of only a few feet because of right-of-way. ' Collins was also requested to make an up-to-date report on the street program and present revised plans for Castlewood which � would include the curbs and storm sewers . i '° ANNEXATION OF INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT #1 - Mr. Morgan is being requested `� to furnish an up-dated annexation schedule , rolling his former � schedule back two weeks to a11ow for any problems which may arise. 333 MOTION: (Wicklander) To instruct the City Manager to prepare f� and present to Council a service plan for the area pro- � posed to be annexed this year. �}h Second: Jordan da� Vote : Unanimous FOR (Councilman Brown was out of the room) MOTION CARRIED �'� CONTROLS ON COIN OPERATED MACHINES - By memo , Mr. Morgan has \f�i��' recommended that a tax be levied on game-type coin operated machines and regulations set on hours of operation for these machines . The City Attorney was instructed to draw up an ordinance so stating. HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER RATE INCREASE MOTION : (Wood) To call a public hearing on August 26 at 7 : 30 p.m. relative to HL&P ' s request for rate increase. �� Second : Brown Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �� LATERAL TRANSFER OF POLICE CHIEF (.� MOTION: (Brown) To make a lateral transPer of the present Chie�. :�'� (� of Police as recommended by the City Manager. �t�"'. ,� Second: Wicklander / Q Vote : FOR ( 3 ) Brown , Wicklander, Lowe S(Jy Against : (4) Wood, Jordan, Stewart , Newman MOTION FAILED �� WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants � were approved for payment : General Fund #9321 - TML Workers Comp Ins . $ 2 , 999 . 00 9323 - Best Waste Systems 23 , 500 . 00 9338 - Texas-New Mexico Power Co . 7 , 320 . 01 I Water & Sewer #4480 - Texas-New Mexico Power Co. 5 , 562 . 16 - Capital Projects #1080 - John Carlo Texas 18 ,489 . 87 1081 - John Carlo Texas 86 ,103 . 67 MOTION TO RECESS - Motion was made and seconded and voted unanimously to recess the meeting unrtil 5 : 00 p .m. on Tuesday, August 10 , when Council would reconvene for budget workshop. The meeting was recessed at 10 : 15 p.m. � � ,� � G ��;� City Secretary // ✓ TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 , 1982 , 5 : 00 p.m. The meeting was reconvened with all members present except Councilman Stewart and the City Manager. Various budget items were discussed. No formal action was taken. The meeting was adjourned at 7 : 00 p .m. i Ci�reta� �� APPROVED: M r _ �—,�i�'��"-�