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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
January 16 , 1984
A Special Meeting of the Friendswood City Council was called to
order at 6 : 00 p.m. on Monday , January 16 , 1984 , art the City Hall
with the following members present :
Mayor Ralph Lowe
� Councilmen : Bruce Branham
� Leon Brown
( Jan Jordan
I Bob Wicklander
Paul Schrader
Evelyn Newman
City Secretary Bobbie Henry
With a quorum presenrt , and with none absent , the meeting was
adjourned to an executive session for the purpose of interviewing
four applicants for the position of City Secretary,
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d- At 7 : 00 p.m. the meeting reconvened in open session to handle the
� following business :
m� FISCAL AGENT - Frank Ildebrando from Underwood Neuhaus addressed
Council on some possibilities involving the City' s bond program.
Q He spoke of restructuring the bond program in anticipation of
issuance of new bonds and of restructuring our bond ordinance
adopted many years ago . He furnished Council with copies of the
City' s present debt service schedules and a comparison of these
with the cost as a result of advance funding on revenue bonds .
ACCEPTANCE OF STREETS AND UTILITIES TN "THE PARK" FOR MAINTENANCE
� Tests have been completed and Mr. Morgan recommends that these
facilities be accepted by the City.
MOTION: (Wicklander) To accept facilities in The Park for �/��
maintenance by the City.
Second: Newman
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
RESOLUTION #R1-84 - A resolution designating a coordinator to
implement -revenue sharing handicapped ,r. egulations pursuant
to Section 51 . 55 of the Revenue Sharing Regulations , and
providing for public notice thereof.
MOTION: (Schrader) To adopt Resolution #R1-84 and to appoint �y���
City Manager Jim Morgan as coordinator. ���
, Second: Branham
; Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
DRAINAGE DESIGN FOR NORTH AND SOUTH SHADOWBEND - Morgan presented
a proposal from Coenco to design the drainage Por Shadowbend. He
estimates the cost for engineering to be (1) $5 ,200 for drainage
only to relieve the problem as it exists and (2 ) $9 , 700 for a
design for streets for future reconstruction with drainage to match.
Morgan recommended the more extensive engineering since it is
Council ' s intention to rebuild the streets in the near future.
, MOTION: (Jordan) To approve the engineering proposal for streets
and drainage for $g , �pp , �I��
Second: Schrader �
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN SAN JOAQUIN SUBDIVISION - The City Engineer
reported that the problems of drainage for this subdivision have
� been resolved except for a few minor ehanges to the plat which
il are not of a controversial nature .
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REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER I
1. Work on Clearview is at a standstill due to damage to the
new backhoe while it was in use at a grass fire last week.
2 . Rip-rap has been poured on the north bank at the Greenbriar I
bridge ; balance will. be poured next week when the beams will I
also be placed. i
FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE - Councilman Schrader said he
understood that this ordinance was applicable to building within �
the flood proned areas , but it is actually being applied to all
land within the City. Mr. Morgan said the City has been requiring
a development permit as indicated in the ordinance for any new
subdivisions anywhere in the City. During the discussion it was
discovered that Councilman Schrader' s reference was to a preliminary
copy of the ordinance rather than the version finally adopted.
CALL PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING OF WEDGEWOOD
��� MOTION: (Jordan) To call a public hearing jointly with Planning ',
Commission for 7 : 30 p.m. on Thursday , February 2 , to consider
zoning designations for Wedgewood.
Second: Newman
Vote : Unanimous FOR MOTION CARRIED
CHECKS FOR APPROVAL
General Fund #3099 - IWL� Communications $ 4 , 335 . 97
3100 - Coenco , Inc , 6 ,115 . 89
3101 - Wartex Oil 2 , 042 . 55
3102 - Texas NM Power 3 ,932 . 21
3103 - Texas NM Power 2 , 636 . 80
Water & Sewer #1409 - Greenspoint Dodge 8 810 . 09 �
1427 - Texas NM Power 5 , 767 . 41
1426 - Texas NM Power 4 ,475 . 50 !
1423 - Earl Lairson 6 ,000 . 00
ADJOURNMENT - Motion made and seconded that the meeting adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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City Secretary �
APPROVED:
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