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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1983-04-18 Regular � MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OP THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL April 18 , 1983 The Friendswood City Council met in a special meeting on Monday , April 18 , 1983 , at 7 : 30 p .m, following a one-hour Student � Council Meeting held in conjunction with Student Government ! � Day. Members of rthe Council present were : � � I Mayor Ralph Lowe City Attorney Larry Schenk Councilmen : Evelyn Newman . City Manager Jim Morgan Jan Jordan City Sect . Bobbie Henry ' Pau1 Schrader Leon Brown , Bob Wicklander , Bruce Branham � With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following � business was transacted : � INVOCATION was given by Jim Morgan � APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Special Meeting of March 2B , �C[ a Special Meetin� and Public Hearing of March �0 , and a Regular Meeting of April 4 , were approved as corrected. ANNOUNCEM�NTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM TH� MAYOR 1 . Mayor Lowe suggested Council. consider a tri�cities G''"' �j =� ' police department with Alvin and Pearland, that he discussed I , this briefly at last week ' s police meeting , and that the I � I police agreed they would like to see this matter investigated � i � further. As a result , a meeting has been called for Tuesday , -- April 26 , at 7 : 30 p . m. for the three cities ' mayors , council , police chiefs , and possibly city a.ttorneys . 2 . Priendswood has proposed to the Texas Water Development Board a formula for dispensing $40 million for water projects . The 75-25o funding proposal has been adopted by �the Board and applica-tions wi11 be received soon . We hope to make our application for $196 , 000 within'. the next 30 days . 3 • In searching tor an . alternative to federal money for work on Clear Creek, the Mayor suggested a Pearland/Friendswood 1G sales tax which would bring in 91 million per year , if legislation can be adopted to levy this tax. Councilman Sch.rader said he would favor staying with the Corps of �ngineers project , or alternately that Harris County do the '' work or that Galveston County furnish fi_inding since Friendswood has been suppor�tive of bond projects for other areas of the County. The Mayor asked Councilman Schrader to discuss this latter idea with Judge Ray Holbrook and report back to Couricil on the matter. Carl Smirth of CCDD questioned the wisdom of a program which I does not include the communities below Priendswood on the Creek. I� Mayor Lowe stated that the Corps of Engineers say that the ___. work being done on Mary ' s Cr.�eek nor. any other work on the eceeks in rthis area will have any adverse affect on cities below here if the second cut to the bay becomes a reality . A discussion followed with the Cirty A�torney regarding method oF getting legislation adop-ted , resulting in the following . acti.on : MOTION: (Newman) To authorize the City Attorney and �'t��'° City Manager -to cooperate with State Legisl.ato.rs in adopting enabling legislation to a17.<�w Friends- �� wood aizd cthe.r. political subdivisions to assess a l� salcs tax to finance flood control and drainage improvements for. the area o.f the Clear Creek watershed. r�� Second : Jordan Vote : POR (6 ) Newman , Sordan , Brown, Wicklander, Lowe , Branham AGAINST : Schrader MOTION CARRIED 4 . Mayor Lowe reported a letter that has been received from the Highway Department stating tha-t $4 . 5 million in Federal money has been allocated for. road improvements in the urban areas around Houston . A list of su p � � ggested ro ' ects that �, j are also on the State Highway System are lis� ed , and the j cities are being asked -to pick three oF these as their � recommendation for improvement with these funds . Projects in the immediate Friendswood area are (1) widening of FM 518 f'rom the Brazoria County Line to IH 45 and (2 ) widening of FM 2351 from the Harris County Line to FM S1B . Mr. Morgan was asked to study the proposal and make a recom- mendation to Council on the projects . WARRANT SERVICE - Councilman Jordan asked that this item be set up on next week' s agenda and that in the interim the City Manager put together some information that would be pertinent in making a decision on the constable ' s proposal to handle the City ' s warrants . RESOLUTION R8-83 - A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE CHANGE IN RATES FOR NATURAL GAS SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , PROPOSED BY ENTEX , TNC . , TO BFCOME EFFECTIVE MAY l , 1983 . Roy Baker of Entex explained that this increase would amount to 71� per month for each customer , residential and commercial , or a total o£ $8 . 51 per year per customer. �`$,3 MOTION: (Schrader) To adopt Resolution R8-83 . � Second: Wicklander i Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED -� INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CLEAR CR�EK DRAINAGE DISTRICT - The District has signed the contracrt with two changes in words , one � of which was not questioned. The other changing the word "fully" to substantial in the .sentence : " . . Distri.ct agrees that it shall faithfully and (fu11y or substantially) complete the project in a timely fashion , " was discussed but no decision was reached on the matter._ � As an outeome of this discussion , the _Attorney was :requested to research and elsrify the relationship between the Drainage District a.nd the Council , and whether the Council has the power by vote �to annex or abolish the Distric-t in the same manner that it can a water district . TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY RATE INCREASE �1�� MOTION : ( Schrader) To call a publ.ic hearing for May 2 on rthe rate increase proposed by 'Pexas-New Mexico . Second: Jordan Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED I ' LIAISON POSITIONS - Mayor Lowe proposed the following liaison i position.s for Council : Planning � Zoning Commission - Wicklander Drainage Distric�t (next 6 months ) - Jordan �;J Fire Department -- Branham .,'� F. F.P1.A. (Flood Insurance) - �dicklander � � Finance - Schrader � Galves Lon County -- I�rewman In-house evaluation - 3rown as Chairman , with Newman and Schra.de.r , I/ MOTION: (Schrader) To approve the liaison appointments and formation of the In-house Evaluation Committee �� with full powers of the Council. /p_ Second: Jordan Q� Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED PROJECTS REPORT ' l. Councilman Schrader. noted an improper street connection ; at Killarney and asked the Manager to look into this . _._ 2 . Mayor Lowe noted that Moore Road at FM 528 is being torn ' up by big trucl<s . He also proposed that some of the excess street dir� be used to fill in the drainage ditch on the curve of the extension of Quaker Drive . ' 3 . On Layne-Texas ' billing for repairs �to Water Well #5, a � letter has been sent from the Attorney , but no answer has � been received . � 4 . Mr. Morgan has given notice of violation of the Sign Ordin- � ance to businesses with cars for sale on their property. ' � 5 . No report f'rom Mr. Morgan on ambulance repairs . �( 6 . Councilman W'icklander and Jordan me-t last week with Roy Dodson and recommend that he be engaged to make a presenta- tion to Counci_1 and the Drainage District on Flood-related run-off on May 16 . H9_s fee wi11 be $ 300 for approximately three hours . Council agreed to this . 7 • Councilman Schrader said he is reviewing the proposed dog ordinance and asked rthat the attorney not rtake any .further � I action on this uri-ti1 he has completed his study. $ . Councilman Wicklander announced the dedication of the Sunset '_._.� Bridge to be held on Saturday at noon , with a reception rto follow at the Friendswood Bank. ORDINANCES #T-483 REZONING PROPERTY ON FM 2351 FROM R-1 to R-3 (Whitmire) Second Reading MOTION: ( Brown) To approve Ord. T-483 on second reading. Second: Wicklander /I Vote : FOR (4 ) Newman , Lowe , Brown , Wicklander �[� AGAINST ( 3 ) Jord�n, Schrader, Branham MOTION CARRIED #�T-583 IMPOSIN� AN ADDITlONAL PENALTY TO DEFRAY COSTS OF COLLECTTON OF DELINQUENT TAXES - First kead:ing MOTION : (Jordan) To approve Or. d. T-583 on first .reading. Second : Schrader 4h�� "C5 Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED CHECKS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following checks were approved for payment : � General Fund #13?2 - Truman Taylor Ins . $ 3 497 . 00 1357 - Galveston Co . Appraisal Dist . 8 , 827 , 25 1363 - Tex. DT-M Power Co . 4 , 443 ..85 1365 - Ho-Galveston Are� Council 8 , 418 . 15 1368 - Coenco , Inc. 3 , 13G . Water & Sewer Flznd #906 - GCWDA 24 ,289 . 04 Capital Projects #�1143 - Earl Campbell Const . 24 , 449 . 42 1145 - Star Concrete Const. 32 , 039 . 00 1146 - Coenco, Inc. 4 , 185 . 94 -3- �� EXL- CUTIVE SESSION - ( Sec. 2 (g) Art . 6252-17 VTCS ) No action resulted from this session. ADJOURNMENT - Motion made �nd seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. �u�L l�- �r -�� City Secre ry I I APPROVED: � I �-��1� -��°�- Maydr I I �