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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
June 20 , 1983
A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held at
the City Hall on Monday, June 20 , 1983 , at 7 : 00 p.m. with the
following members present :
� � Mayor Ralph Lowe City Attorney Larry Schenk
�� Councilmen : Leon Brown Acting City Manager Melvin
- Bob Wicklander Meinecke
Evelyn Newman City Secretary Bobbie Henry
Paul Schrader
Jan Jordan
With a quorum present , and with Councilman Bruce Branham absent ,
the following business was transacted:
,� INVOCATION was given by Councilman Schrader. .
� APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a regular meeting of June 6
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and a special meeting of June 13 , approved as correeted.
�( Mayor Lowe welcomed a number of college students in attendance
as a part of a government class assignment .
Councilman Schrader commended Mayor Lowe and Councilme.n Jordan
for the way in which they handled the problem that the City has
had with the Hicks case.
PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
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�', 1 . Dr. David Hearn, speaking for swimming enthusiasts in the �5���3
�° City , voiced support for Mayor Lowe ' s donation of park land
and suggested plans for an olympic swimming pool.
Mayor Lowe said he has visited the Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department in Austin, and was told that grant fti�nds .fo.r
development of the donated park land could also include 50%
reimbursement of the value of the land itself as well as for
a swimming pool, parking, and other facilities . He was told
that the money is now available for such a grant , and the city
should move forward in getting the paper work done and sub-
mitting the application to the Department.
2 . Dr. Don Miller appeared before Council to discuss use of.�.his
land at Quaker Drive and Clearview for helicoptor landing , as
a result of the appearance of William Sheridan before Council
last week. Dr. Miller said he owns two acres of land surrounded
by trees , and he does not feel that landing his helicoptor at
this location creates any hazard.
Mr. Dale York , another helicoptor operator, suggested that FAA
be requested to determine if this is. an unsaPe situation or if
the ais�erafrt is being handled in an unsafe manner.
The City agreed to get a ruling from the g� on the safety of
� this particular situation.
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MEETING DAYS IN JULY - Due to the first Monday falling on a holiday,
Council agreed to hold regular meetings next month on the llth
and the 25th. ;
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CONTRACT 4dITH BAYBROOK CONVENIENCE CENTER LTD. - A contract wherein
the City agrees to assign 22 , 000 galloris per day of sewage treatment
capacity in the Blackhawk Plant for t_he use of Baybrook Conve:iience
Center, Ltd. for $1 . 309 per gallon or a total of $28 , 798 . 00 .
MCTION: (Brown) To authorize the Mayor to sign the contract . ��
Second: Jordan
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
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JUNK CAR ORDINANCE - The Attorney presented copies of a revised
ordinance regulating !'junk" cars . The Secretary was directed to
post the ordinance for first reading on July 11.
SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE - The Attorney is completing proposed
revisions to the subdivision ordinance , and Councilman Wicklander
asked that he send a copy to the City Seeretary who would then
make copies and send to Council , Planning Commission, and the
City Engineer. He also asked that it be posted for first reading
on July 25 .
REFERENDUM ON ANNEXATION OF Wi.;f��;EW00D - The Attorney advised �'
Council that this referendum �c.<:in be held on any day they choose
and need not conform to the T�:xas Election Laws . Firm decision
will be made on this matter at the next meeting after information
on financial status has been r�eceived from Jess Williams , Auditor
who is making a study of Wedgewood' s records .
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY RATE INCREASE - The Attorney said
a resolution should be adopLed on June 27th extending decision on
the rate increase for an add:iL-ional 30 days . ,
He also stated that he would recommend the City require an independ-
ent bond from the power company rather than accepting their own
bond. He is to contact T-NM of the bond question.
`�.'1-'�2) STREET ABANDONMENT AND PROPERTY EXCHANGE WITH RAY UTLEY - The
Attorney gave Council a written opinion on this subject which
has been incomplete for several years . He is to prepare an
ordinance abandoning the old street and authorizing conveying
it to Utley. This ordinance is to be posted for first reading
at the July 11 regular meeting.
TAXES ON LAND AC UIRED BY DRAINAGE DISTRICT- The Attorney again
stated that the City can not legally waive ad valorem -taxes on �
a parcel of land for another governmental entity.
CHECKS FOR APPROVAL- By unanimous vote , the following checks
were approved for payment :
General Fund #1813 - Clear Creek Drainage District $50 , 000
Waste Disposal #574 - Cat Contracting Inc. 4l 719 . 81
575 - Coenco , Inc . 2 , 576 . 00"
Capital Projects #1162 - Coenco , Inc . 4 740 . 33
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�'�- �i�J COST OF EXTENDING UTILITIES - A memo from Mr. Morgan quotes the
following estimated costs or extension of utilities to land to
be transferred to Tom Montgomery in his land exchange with Mayor
Lowe :
Water Line materials cost $ 2 , 500
Sewer line materials cost 2 , 500
Total material cost 5 , 000
CInstallation �to be done by city forces)
' EXECUTIVE' SESSION - Council adjourned to an executive session
under Sec. 2 (e) Art. 6252-17 , Vernon ' s Texas Civil Statutes .
No action resulted from. this session .
ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and secorided that the meeting adjourn. I�
The meeting was adjourned. !
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PPROVED: Cit�cretar�'
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