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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1983-09-26 Regular �9 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL September 26 , 1983 A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood �z,t,y.,� Council was held on Monday, September 26 , 1983 , at � : 00 p:m: �i�h the Pollowing I I members present : , I I Mayor Ralph Lowe City Manager Jim Morgan Councilman Bruce Branham City Attorney Larry Schenk Councilman Jan Jordan City Se.cretary Bobbie Henry Councilman Evelyn Newman Councilman Paul Schrader Councilman Bob Wieklander Councilman Leon Brown With a quorum present , and with none absent , the following business � was transaeted: � INVOCATIOiJ by Rev. Roger Patterson , First Baptist Church � �� APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Regular Meeting of September 12 , approved as corrected. Q DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DRILL - John EchoPf of the Police Department , and a member of the Texas State Guard, informed Council that the Guard, in cooperation with Friendswood Police , Fire and Rescue people , and Disaster Preparedness Director will be staging a Disaster Preparedness Drill in Friendswood on October 16 , and asked Council to endorse the drill . He was rtold that a resolution would be adopted at the next meeting for this purpose . PETITIpNg � COMMUNICATIONS 1. Lou French told Council that he owns land which has been declared by FEMA to be in the floodway, yet he is still paying full taxes on irt . He asked if there is any way he can utilize this land. It was suggested that he might request rezoning from R-1 so that it could be utilized for some agricultural purpose . 2 . Ed Race , who owns a har. dware store on Friendswood Link Road, , asked for clarification of inetes and bounds for the Clearwood Improvement District which the City proposes to annex. He was told that his property is� within the District and will be ineluded in the annexation. 3 . Dr. Herb Grub of Texas Department of Water Resources spo]<e to Council about the grant program for which Friendswood has applied to help alleviate flooding. He said that Friendswood is the first applicant for these funds , and has a.lready been approved for fund.ing. He brought the contract with him for the City' s acceptance . 4 . Frank Webb , resident of Kingspark/Whitehall , said he wanted to publicly thank the Brazoria County Drainage District #4 foz� their help on wo.rk being done on Mary ' s Creek. '5 • Edith Hausman , speaking for residents in Quaker' s Landing whose � i houses back up to Salem Square Apartments , registered a complaint - about canditions of the garbage containers for the apartments and their close pr.oximity to the adjoining residences . Mr. Morgan was di'rected to contact the management of the apartments and try to wor�k out a solution to the problem. RTSOLUTIONS DECLARIN'G THF CITY COUNCIL' S INTENT TO ANNEX l . R?.6-83 - DECLAkING INTENT TO ANNEX 325 ACFES OF LAND SOUTH OF FI�I 528 . MOTION; (Jordan) To adopt Resolution No . R26-83 . /_v�� Second: Schrader Uote ; Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 80 2 . R27-83 - DECLARING INTENT TO ANNEX 750 ACRES SOUTH OF � F.M. 528 . �5�� MOTION:, (Brown) To adopt Resolution No . R27-83 . Second: Schrader Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 3 . R28-83 - DECLARING INTENT TO ANNEX THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON F.M. 2351 FROM CLEARWOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO BEAMER L�D f Q 3 ROAD. , 6 � MOTION: (Schrader) To adopt Resolution No . R28-83 . e�nd : Jordan Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED 4 . R29-83 - DECLARING INTENT TO ANNEX THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON F.M. 528 . �� $� MOTION : CSchrader) To adopt Resolution No. R29-83 . Second: Brown Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED MOTION: (Wicklander) To direct the City Manager to prepare a � ��,.lg�j plan of service for the areas to be annexed, and to include with each resolution a map showing the area involved. Second: Schrader Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED IMPROVEMENTS TO CLEARVIEW - In a memo , Mr. Morgan gave four alternate methods of 'accomplishing the work. on Clearview: 1) tJse present employees and present equipment ; 2 ) Use additional employees and present equipment ; 3) Use additional employees and additional rented equipment ; and 4) use additional employees and purchase larger equipment . He stated that he recommends following option #4 on this and other similar jobs , thus enabling the Street Department to continue their maintenanee program with present personnel . MOTION: (Wicklander) To . accept the City Manager' s recommendation '��'�3 to hire .three temporaryemployees for this and other construction work, to purchase a larger backhoe than is presently budgeted, and to begin the work immediately to take advantage of the good weather. Second: Schradei Vote : Unanimous FOR ' MOTION CARRIED CALL PUBLIC HEARING ON P,EZONING ��'a � MOTION : (Brown) To call a joint public hearing with Planning � Commission for rezoning property on FM 2351 for Libby Whitmire from R-1 to R-3 . Second: Newman Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED ORDINANCES #T14/ 83 - REZONING MANISON CAMP LAND FROM SPEC . USE TO R-1 MOTIGN : (Jordan) To pass T14/ 83 on first reading. Second: Schrader Fote : Un.animous FOR MOTION CARRIED T15/II3 - RE20f1ING HOUSF. ON SKYVIEW FOR SPEC. USE - CHILD rARE CENTER -- — MOTION: (Brown) To pass T15/83 on fir�st reading. Second: GJickla.nder Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARPIED -Z- �1 Ord. . 11/ 83 - ADJUSTING 1982-83 GENERAL BUDGET MOTION: (Newman) To adopt Ordinance 11/ 83 on one reading./ Second: Brown Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED �� T8/83 - RABIES CONTROL (DOGS) �� ! MOTION: CJordan) To pass T8/83 on third and final reading � ! I -�and assign permanent Ordinance No . 12/ 83) � Second: Schrader � Vote : FOR ( 5 ) Brown , Wicklander, Branham, Schrader, Jordan . �� A6AINST (1) Plewman MAYOR LOWE WAS OUT OF THE ROOM DURING THE VOTE. C10TION CARRIED T11/83. - REZONING WEST PROPERTY ON WINDING WAY C-1 to R-3 O MOTION: (Newman) To pass T11/ 83 on third and final reading (and assign permanent Ord. No. 13/83) . �lp�� f' Second: Branham � (� Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED � CHECKS FOR AAPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following checks were approved for payment : Q General Fund #2383 - Galveston Counrty $27 050 . 00 2386 - Hill Sand Company 8 ,130 . 00 EXECUTIVE SESSION - Council met in an executive session pursuant to Section 2 (e) and (g) , Art. 6252-17 VTCS . No formal action resulted from this meeting. i i ADJOURTdMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. __ The meeting was adjourned. � /� � �.c_ l�, �.«.l- City Secretary APPROVED: � �� ayor alph Lowe , I � -3-