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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1984-02-20 Regular ' ��3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETIN6 FEBxUARY 20 , 1984 7 : 00 PM MINUTES OF A KEGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 20 , 1984 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE F'OLLOWING PRESENT , CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: i MAYOR RALPH LOWE COUNCILMAN LEQN BFOWN COUNCILMAN JAPI JORDAN COUNCILMAN ° EVF.'LYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN PAUL SCHRADER COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER ACTING CITY MANAGER MITCH WRIGHT CITY ENGINEER MALCOLM COLLINS CITY SECRETARY � DELORIS MCKENZIE � ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS COUNCILNSAN BRUCE BRANHAM. � INVOCATION WAS 6IVEN BY 0. ' A. CARELOCK OF' NEW LIFE CHURCH. � ' �,(,J AidNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIQNS FROM TH� MAYOR WERE AS FOLLOWS : m MAYOR AND SOME P�IEMBERS OF COUNCIL .ATTENDED "VOCATIONAL WEEK" AT Q THE HIGH SCHOOL. . SAFETY VALVE PROGRAM HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE LEAGUE CITY AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 23 , 1984. CHIEF WRIGHT , ACTING CITY MANAGER, ADVISED LEAGUE CITY HAS NEED OF AN 8 TAPE DIC'PAPHONE LOGGER WHICH WE HAVE: MAYOR LOWE ASKED COUNCIL TO LOOK FAVORABLY TOWARDS THE EXCHANGE OF THIS LOGGER. �I MAYOR LOWE INTRODUCED JOHN COMOLA A STUDENT OF SOUTH TEXAS CULLE�� , OF LAW. DAVE GARNER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY AS CANUIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER' S COURT DISTRICT THREE . JIM MAHAN APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY AS CANDIDATE FOR 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. MAYOR HAS TALKED TO BRUCE 60LDEN FROM M.U.D . DISTRICT #55 ABOUT EXPANDIN� BLACKHAWK SEWER PLANT. LIBBY WHITM�tRE RBQUE6TED CITX ENGINEER T(� Lpt�K zNTp. DRAZNAGE PROBLE�IS ON HER PRdPERTY RF,CENTLY R.F.7.QNF.D. MAYOR LUWE LEFT AT 7 : 20 TO ATTEND A MEETING . COUNCILMAN BROWN TOOK OVER THE MEETING. RICHARD HARRIS OF GREAT AMERICAN HOMES APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST APPRQVAL FOR ELIMINATION OF "TEMPORARY" STREET IN GL�NSHf1NNON SUBDIVISION. COUNCIL DISCUSSED THIS REQUEST AND TABLED ACTION FOR NEXT AGENDA. ��%�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE THE APPOINT— MEN'P OF MISS BETH GOWEN AS JUNIOR YOUTH MEMBER OF FRIENDSWOOD �/ �j�'' COUNSELING ADVISORY. BOARD. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHRADER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL WERE AS FOLLOWS : COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN ANNOUNCED SHE HAD FILED FOR COUNCIL POSITION 5 . COUNCILMAN BROWN LEFT AT 7 : 35 TO ATTEND A MEETING. C�UNCTLMAN WICKLANDER TOOK 0"VER AS CHATRMAN OF TH� rYEETTNG. COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER MET WzTH COUNTX CQMMISSIONER HOPKINS AND CITY MANAGER TO LOOK AT OUR ROADS . COUNTY WTLL LOOK AT OUR ROAD PROGRAM TO SEE IF THE COUNTY CAN PARTTCIPATE . 1.44 PAGE TWO REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 20 , 1984 7 : 00 YM DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARllING PERMITTING FOR CARNIVALS , CIRCUSES , ETC. WITH COUNCIL REQUESTING CITY MANAGER TO GET MORE INFORMATION. �Q� *��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE THE THIRD AND �fU FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR STR�ET ABANDONMENT OF WINDING WAY. SF.CON➢EIL.BY .COIINCILMAN SCHRADER. MOTIOIV. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. *%�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JO]2DAN TO APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE REZONIIVG FROM R-1 TO SPECIFIC USE CCHURCH) AT INTERSECTION OF WINDSONG AND FM 528 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ^%°MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN SCHRADER TO APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINACE REZONING FROM R-1 TO SPECIFIC USE (EXXON PIPELINE) LOCATED ALONG BEAMER ROAD. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ''°^MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION (�)�, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE QUIT CLAIM DEED TO FINALIZE / CST CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTIES ASSOCIATEU WITH THE VACATING AND ASANDONMENT OF T'r1AT PORTION OF WINDING WAY AS SET FORTH IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ORDINANCE 84-3 AND YROVIDING OTHER MATTERS R�LATING TO THE SUBJECT. SECONDEb BY COUNCILMAN SCHRADER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ''��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ,SCHRADER TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION �I � AND ORDER CALLING THE CITY OFFICERS ELECTION AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURE FOR SUCH ELECTION. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR LOWE RETURNED AT 8 : 05 PM. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE WHITMIRE DRAINGE PROBLEM WITH COUNCIL ADVISING CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE ENGINEER ON THIS . MAYOR LOWE PRESENTED A COLUMBIA - SPACELAB 1 POSTER GIVEN TO THE CITY BY BREWSTER SHAW, PILOT. �'}� /�� ^*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE I'HE PURCHASE xVa OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT FOR THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. CCOUNCILMAN SCHRADER WAS OUT OF THE ROOM DURING THE VOTE . ) '�f7/�� ^''�MOTION 64AS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO APPROVE CHANGING x � OF DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING CALLED FOR FEBRUARY 7 , AT 7 : 30 PM TO MARCH 5 , A�' 7 : 30 PM. SF'CONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHRADER. MOTION APPROVEU UNANIMOUSLY . �� ^^MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN SCHRADER TO APPROVE AWARD OF BID TO SELL THE E'OLLOWING VEHICLE: _, 1979 FORD COURIER PICKUP TRUCK - BOB EVANS - $521 . 75 SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED WE NOT ACCEPT THE BID ON THE 1972 FORD RANGER F-100 FROM LEWIS JONES FOR $52 . 50 AND RENEGOTIATE . DISCUSSION WAS fiELD REGARDING QUEENS ROAD SURVEY FO� PLACE;^?�,?NT OF NO PARKING SIGNS WITH COUNCIL ADVISING CITY MANAGER TO SEND A LETTER TO MARILYN LUNNEX REGARDING THIS MATTER. MR. BILL FUSS REQUESTED COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO AN ABANDONED HOUSE AND TWO TRAILERS IN WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE . , �.45 PAGE THREE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 20 , 1984 7 : 00 PM ' CHECKS WERE PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL AS FOLLOWS : GENERAL FUND: 3345-WARTEX OIL CO. , INC. $ 6 , 334. 77 i 3392-ACE COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS 3 , 212 . 00 3391-ALBRITTON TRUCKING C0 . 6 , 500 . 76 3394-COENCO , INC . 17 , 359 . 86 WATER & SEWER: 1634-INDUSTRIAL ARMATURE WORKS , INC . 3 , 397 . 5� 1657-COENCO , INC. 6 , 007 . 50 REVENUE BOND 116-TEXAS COMMERCE BANK 12 ,125 . 00 DEBT SERVICE: 115-REPUBLIC BANK OF HOUSTON 36 , 387 . 86 114-FROST NATIONAL BANK 70 , 857 . 75 � DEBT SERVICE : 1648-ALLIED BANK OF TEXAS 37 , 730 . 00 � 1647-CITIZENS STATE BANK 42 ,228 , 75 � 1646-TEXAS COMMERCE BANK-FRIENDSWOOD 176 ,598 . 75 �y„� 1645-TEXAS COMMERCE BANK-FRIENDSWOOD 5 , 707 . 50 QCAPITAL PROJECTS : 1188-HUTCH, INC . 21 330 . 00 1189-COENCO , INC. 2 ,489 . 63 CHECKS AS PRESENTED WERE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY FOR PAYMENT. MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN. I � /� �J �F��["..J��'i �o (4� �+�. _ AYOR RA1�PH L. LOW� , DELO S MCKENZI CITY SECRETARY ATTEST: