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MINUTES OF A RE6ULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
April 4 , 1983
A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held on
Monday , April 4 , 1983 , at 7 : 00 p .m. at the City Hall with the
; following members present :
f Y� � Mayor Ralph Lowe
i City Attorney Larry Schenk
y Councilmen Todd Stewart City Manager Jim Morgan
`-- Bob Wicklander City Secretary Bobbie Henry
Loren Wood
Evelyn Newman
Jan Jordan
With a quorum present , and with Councilman Brown absent , the
, following business was transacted:
� INVOCATION - Rev . Don Thomas , Mary Queen Catholic Church
� APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting of March 21 ,
� approved as corrected,
� GARY TALIAFERRO ON ALCOHOLIC AWARENESS - Mr. Taliaferro told
what has been done recently in rthe Junior and Senior High Schools
to educate young people of the community on the dangers of driv-
ing and drinking. He quoted statistics indicating that the
majority of accidents on our highways today are related to drunk
drivers , and he urged the Council and citizens present to join
' in the effort to avoid this in Friendswood.
I, Mayor Lowe then read a Proclamation setting aside April as
� Alcoholic Awareness Month.
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� ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF COUNCIL THIS YEAR - Mayor Lowe read a list
of pro� ects the council has undertaken in the past year and what
progress has been made on these projects . (List attached)
CANVASSING OF ELECTION - Mayor Lowe read, and Couneil adopted
a resolution setting out results of the April 2 City Council
election wherein Bob Wicklander , Paul Schrader, and Bruce Branham
were elected rto Positions 2 , 4 , and 6 respectively. A copy of
the Order and Resolution are attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Mayor Lowe presented outgoing councilmen Loren Wood and Todd
Stewart with plaques of appreciation for their service , rtheir
name plates , and their portraits .
OATH OF OFFICE - County Cammissioner Paul Hopkins administered ���� -��
the Oath to Couneilman Wicklander; Judge Marilyn Lunney gave the
Oath to Schrader and Branham.
Outgoing Counci_lmen , new Councilmen , and unsuccessful candidates
for office where -then allowed to speak. They a11 voiced pleasure
with serving for the good of the community , and candidates gave
recognition to those people who worked in their campaign .
I A BREAK WAS DECLARED AND INVITATION ISSUED TO PARTICIPATE IN
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REFRESHMENTS PREPARED BY COUNCILMEN NEWMAN AND JORDAN.
When the mee-ting reconvened with the new couneilmen seated, the
following business was transacted;
OPENING BIDS ON REPAIRS 'I'0 PIRE STATION #1 - The following bids
were opened and read by Mayour Lowe :
Blake Company $347900
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New Life Construction Co. 54 ,127
John Watson Construction Co, 63 ,297
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�`� MOTION: (Wicklander) To refer the bids to the City Manager
for review and recommendation to Council.
Second: Schrader
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRI�D
J1„�;�a APPROVAL OF C. W. CULVER AS SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR CAMPBELL
�r� MO.TION: (Wicklander) To approve Culver as a sub-contractor �
for Campbell , the prime contraetor for the Sunset Bridge
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Second: Newman
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
S�I- `�3 DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION CONTRACT
&� /C� 3 MOTION : (Jordan) To approve the contract with Dexter D.
� Joyner, Attorney at Law, for collection of the City' s
delinquent taxes .
Second: Newman �
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
REQUEST TO OPERATE BUS SERVICE BETWEEN FRIENDSWOOD AND HOUSTON
Mr. Morgan explained the request but no action was ta]<en .
ORDINANCES
#T-383 - FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION REGULATIONS - Final Readin
�/$3 MOTION: (Wicklander) To adopt Ord . #T-383 on third reading
and direct that copies be sent to FEMA offices in
Denton and Washington , D. C.
Second : Newman
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED I'�
T-483 - REZONING QN FM 2351 FRQM R-1 to C-3 - Second Reading
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After some discussion regarding this ordinance , it was
decided to table second reading until the next regular
meeting, and to place it on the next workshop agenda and
i.nvite a member of P&ZC to discuss the rezoning.
W.ARRANTS FQR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following warrants
were approved for payment ;
General Fund #1211 - Bill Lawrance Wrecker $3 , 052 . 58
1`L12 -- Texas NM Power 2 , 965 . 16
1251 - Frs . Volunteer Fire Dept. 22 , 556 . 25
1270 - Best Waste Systems 27 , 500 . 00
W.�S Fund #707 - Texas NM Power Co. 4 , 357 . 13
ADJOURNMENT � Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 1982-83 COUNCIL TERM �s� ��
1. INITIATED FIRST MEETING IN 2-1/ 2 YEARS OF SPONSORS OF CLEAR
CREEK RECTIFICATION PROGRAM.
__ 2 . RESOLVED SALES TAX PROGRAM BY PAYING STATE COMPTROLLER
� � i $1fi6 ,150 .
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3 . ELIMTNATED FLEA MARKET AT CASTLEWOOD AND FM 518 .
' 4 . CONSUMMATED PERSONNEL POLICY. BY ESTABLISHING JOB CLASSIFICATION
AND PAY PLAN.
� 5 . FLOOD CONTROL EFPORTS AS FOLLOWS :
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Engineering wark on Chigger Creek. . . :. . . . $ . . 1 , 000
� Engineering work on Coward' s Creek . . , : . . . . . 11 ,000
Engineering on Mary' s Creelc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ,000
Construction funding according to City/
CCDD contract for Mary ' s Creek. , . . . . . �. 150 , 000
r.. 6 . JOINT EFPORTS WITH ALVIN, PEARLAND AND FRIENDSWOOD WITH
�I AREA TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
' Starting engineering work for 4-lane boulevard between
Friendswood. and Pearland
Study to culminate in 4-lane boulevard on Dixi� Farm Road
between Highway 35 and Gulf Freeway.
Start pf tra£Pic signals and turning lanes on six interseetians
in Friendswood
Additional ef�orts to solve right-of.-way problems
related to Kocurek curve on FM 528
7 . CI.TX�CQUNTY JOINT EFFORT OF PAVING MOORE RQAD
8 . CITY�-CQUNTX JOINT EPPORT ON FUNDING RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR KOCUREK CURV�
9 . APpqINTMENT OF MpRP,LE COMMITTEE RELATING TO SOLVING PRGBLEMS
�� WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTM�NT
I 10 . ANNEXATION OF � U RE
Q A MILE OF INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IiJ HARRIS COLiNTY
11 . APFOINTMENT QF TNDUSTRIAL DEVF.LQPMENT BOARD
1'2 . START OF 1--1/2 MILLION DOLLAR STREET PROGP.AM
SAVINGS o.P $100 , 000 l�elow Uids on Sunse-r Bridge
13 . FRLENDSWOOD INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN STA�E OF TEXAS
$40 MTLL.T.ON DOI,LAR FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM
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14 . SUCCESSFUL STATE FINANCING PROGRAM FOR KINGSPARK-WHITEHALL-
ANNALEA FORCE FEED LINE
15 . JOINT EFFORTS OF SPONSORS AND CLEAR CREEK MAYORS IN
PARTICIPATING IP1 CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE FINANCING
PROGRAM OF CLEAR CREEK RECTIFICATION PROGRAM IN
WASHIN�TON APRIL 6 , 1983 . �
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16 . SUCCESSFUL JOINT EFFORT OF FRIENDSWOOD AND WEDGEWOOD IN
GAINING 2 , 028 , 620 GALLONS OF SEWER TREATMENT CAPACITY
VALUED AT $4 ,256 , 940 . 41.
17 . INITIATION OF COMPUTER ORIENTED FRIENDSWOOD "COLA" SYSTEM.
18 . EXTENSIVE EFFORTS OF 1982,83 CITY COUNCIL TQ ESTABLISH
BETTER COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE CITY.
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