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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
October 3 , 1983
A Regular Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was held on
Monday, Oetober 3 , 1983 , at 7 : 00 p .nt. in the Friendswood City
Hall , with the following members present :
Mayor Ralph Lowe City Manager Jim Mprgan
Councilmen: Evelyn Newman City Secretary Bobbie Henry
Jan Jordan
Leon Brown
Paul Schrader
Bruce Branham
Bob Wicklander
With a quorum present , and with no one absent , the following
Q business was transacted:
� INVOCATION was given by Rev. Larry Sykora, United Methodist
� Church.
�Q APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of a Special Meeting of August 8 ,
E[ and a Special Meeting of September 19 , approved as correeted.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
1. Friendswood at this time does not need the sewer
plant from Wedgewood.
2 . In a meeting on September 9 with the New Life Church
people , Councilman Jordan and the Mayor reached a
_ tentative agreement with them whereby the Church will
pay the City $13 , 000 for their half of the section of
Winding Way to be abandoned. Ray Utley will receive the
$13 , 000 and the other 30 feet in exchange for his donation
of right-of-way for Whispering Pines . . A 10 foot strip
CS feet off each side) down the center of the roadway is
to be reserved as a drainage easement . All parties ,
including Mr. Utley, are in agreemenrt with this plan .
3 . The Montgomery/Lowe property exchange has hit a snag. A pipe-
line erossing the planried roadway on the land Mr. Montgomery
is receiving is too shallow to build a street over it . Mayor
Lowe said the pipeline will either have to be lowered or a
new roadway will have to be provided.
4 . The Texas Department of Water Resources g.rant problems have
been ironed out ; however, the contract will have to be rewritten
and will be resubmitted to the City for signature . Mayor�
Lowe says he believes the TDWR will also grant some funds for
the new proposed Clear Creek project .
5 • Councilman Jordan has written minutes for the Clear Creek
meeting in League City last Tuesday, and cbpies have been
i I distributed to Council.
i i 6 . Counci.lrnan Newman reported that another meeting with the
0£Fenhausers appears to ha.ve cleared the way for the necessary
right-of-way,
P.ESOLUTIOPd R30-83 ENllORSING DISASTER °REPAREDi'dESS DRILL
i�10TI0N': (4�icklander) To adopt Reso7_ution R30-83. �lQ�
Se,^ond: Newman /�j�
Vote : Unanimous FUR MOTIOi� CARRIED o
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RESOLUTION R31-83 DESIGNATING REPRESENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE FOR
� HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR 1984
� �'�j3 MOTION: (Newman) To adoprt Resolution R31-83 .
Second: Branham
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
RESOLUTION R32-83 NOMSNATING CANDIDATE FOR GALVESTON COUNTY '
APPRATSAL HOAItD - Tlte narne of H . 1<. Speak was �ntered into the
resolution, but he will be asked to appear nex-t Monday to discuss
nomination of others for the various positions on the Board.
RENEWAL OF CONTRACT WITH COUNSELING SERVICE. FOR 1984
,n�/�� MOTION : ( Schrader) To authorize the Mayor to execute the
b renewal contract , with the same conditions , with the
counseling service for one year.
Second: Wicklander
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
1 . Work on the Greenbriar bridge will begin this week. The pile
driver will be on-site Wednesday.
2 . An injun•etion has been issued against the encroachment of the
floodway in Windsong.
3. Preparatory for the wor]c to be done on Clearview, a survey
is being made of utility lines which will need to be moved,
and drainage ditches will be temporarily cleared for drainage
during the project .
4. The drainage ditches in the area of Rachael and Virginia l
Lane are being cleared, some pipe has been laid, and construc ',
tion of the inlet is tc start next Monday.
5 . At the request of the Highway Department , a weight-limit sign
has been erected on the Friendswood side of the Clear Creek
and reflectors will be installed as soon as possible at the
Friendswood Link Road bridge.
6 . At request of Councilman Schrader, Mr. Morgan will investigate
the condition of the north-bound lane of Sunset just of£ FM 528 .
CHECKS FOR APPROVAL - By unanimous vote , the following checks
were approved for payment :
Capital Projects #1177 - City of Friendswood $35 , 000 . 00
General Fund #2410 - Best Waste Systems 29 ,000 . 00
2432 - Wartex 0i1 Co . 2 ,677 . 84
ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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