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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1983-03-28 Special 441 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL March 28 , 1983 A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at City Hall on Monday , March 28 , 1983 , at 7 : 00 p .m. with the ,� following members present : I + MAYOR: Ralph Lowe City Manager Jim Morgan _ COUNCILMEN: Todd Stewart City Secretary Bobbie Henry Jan Jordan Evelyn Newman Bob Wicklander Loren Wood With a quorum present , and with Councilman Brown absent , the following business was rtransacted: � CLEAR CREEK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT - Paul Schrader asked about � a resolution to legislators urging funds for this project. � Mayor Lowe explained that the City is working under advisement ;�`'i of the sponsors., particularly Judge Ray Holbrook , to coordinate�� � ePforts for an integrated approaeh to be presented to the r,� Appropriations Committees rthrough Representative Jack Brooks . � Mayor Lowe stated that he felt participating local funding may be necessary to starrt the Corps of Engineers rectification program on Clear Creek , possibly committing to the $300 , 000 for construction in FY 1984 . When asked by Councilman Jordan where rthis .money would come from, Mayor Lowe said he would be willing to personally put up the $300 , 000 to insure local participation and get the projeet started . . � COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT - Bernice Box, alternate `, to the Board, called attention to decisions handed down by the Board which have not been enforced , and asked that a concerted ,} '� effort be made to enforce these rulings . � She also advised that Ray Nelson and Harold Whirtaker' s terms 1�,�/ are expired and indicated that both of these members would be receptive to reappointment . The Board , which carries four alter- nates , also has a vacancy for an alternate with resignation of Leslie Vice who has now been appointed to the Planning Commission . COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES - Attorney Dexter D. Joyner , who handled delinquent tax collection for the School Board, presented a proposed contract with rthe City to make their collections for a 15o fee . I?e also presented an ordinance which he said the City would need have to adopt to make them eligible to add the 15% to the tax statemenrt for the aecount of the taxpayer . This i�rA ordinance states that "'Phe City of Friendswood , .Texas , hereby � avails itself of the provisions of Section 33 . 07 of the Property Tax Code as enacted by the State af Texas . " He said that this ordinance must be passed at least 30 and not more than 60 days prior to July l ; that delinquent noti.ces would need to go out at the end of May or the first part of June . � SUNSET BRIDGE - CounciJ_ discussed completion of the Sunset Bridge . The sub-contractor who is doing the paving work was present an.d �--I said that he would pour this week-end weather permitting and would probably complete the job by the end of next week. ADJOURIVMENT - Motion was made and seconded that the meeting adjour. n The meeting was adjourned. _ �!r c-2 APPROVED: City Secre ary �=-%�—�'�,--Y�a M ay o r � �-"`l"_"z��'�.