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FRSENDSVJOOD CITY COUTdCIL
MAY 21, 1�84
7 :00 PM
MTNUTES OF A REGULAR MLETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUtdCIL WAu
HELD UN P9AY 21, 1984 AT CITY HALL A'P 7 : 00 Pr1tVITH THE FOLLOWING
IPRLSENT CON5TITUTING A �UORUt�:
i�YVTr P�ALPH LOti4�
COUPYCILD1b1N BRUCE �3FtANfIAM
COUP1CILr1AN LEON SROb�N
COUNCILNiAN JAN JORDAN
COUNCILMAN PAUL SCHRADER
COUNCILBSAN EVELYN IQEYdP4AN (ARRIVED 8:30 Phi)
COUNCILMAN BOB WTCRLANUER
CITY PIANAGER JSNf P+IORGAIV
O ADP4INISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TODD STEWART
�. CiTY ATTORNPY JOHN ULSOI�T
� CITY SBCRETARY DELORIS MCF:ED7'LIE
� INVOCATIOI4 WA5 GIVEN BY IC�NTON HARRIS.
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Q I�lAYOR LUWF FEPORTED UNITED WATER WAY WTLL AfE�T TUESDAY D4AY 22� AT
7 :30 PI✓ AT HARRIS—GALVESTON COASTAL SUB5IDENCE BUILDIIQG LOCATED
ON BAY AREA BOULEVARD AND IS OPEN TO TH� PUBLIC. TI-]EP.E AR�
I:PPROXINIATELY 12 TO 14 MAYORS SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM.
Mt�YUR LUS4B PROCLAIIKED THE WEEK OF JUid� 4 THRU JUNE 8, 1984 Au
"DR, p4YI2LENE KENNEDY WEEK" ApdD PRESENTED TI3E PROCLAF9ATIOIV TO DR.
R�NNEDY.
COUNCILMAN WICKLAND�R ANPdOUNC�D A RECEPTT0IV IS TO BF. FIELD JUNE 3,
2 :00 TO 5 :00 PM AT FRIEIVDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL TO f30240R DR. KENNEDY
— AND TNVITED ALL CITTZENS TO r'�TTENll.
EDb�ARD HIXON RLPRESENTING Y.hi.p.C. APPk;ARED I33sFORE COUNCIL TO
RE�UE5T COUNCIL APPROVAL OF CON77INUATION OF THIS PROGRAM. SEVERAL
CTTTL�NS IN THE AUDIENCE SPORE IhI SUPPORT UF THIS ORGANI2ATION.
MPS. CYNTHIA HEARN, ADULT SPONSOE2 ALSO APPEAP.ED SGFORE COUNCIL 'PO
REQUEuT SUPORT OF THIS ORGANIZATIOP7.
CTTY MANAGER ADVISED HE FECOPdt�4GNDED RE—DTR�CTING PROGRANI AND WILL
MEET WITH EDWARD HIY,ON, MRS. HEARN AND COUNCILNfAN 5CHRADER.
MITCFi h1ITCHELL APPEARED BEFOFE COUNCIL REPPE°,ENTING A GROUP OF
IIUILDERS TO PRE5�NT A REPORT ON BUILDING CODES TO R�QUE5T VAPIOUS
CHANG�S TO THE BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE. THE CITY NIANAGER W2LL
R4LET WI`i'H THE BUILDERS ON W�DNESDAY TO REVIEW THESF. R�QUESTS.
BTLL FUSS APPEARED BEFORE COU�SCIL TO ADDRESS A COATING SYSTEt+1 FOR
PAINTIIdG OF TrTATER TOWEP.S AND INTRODUC�D 11 R�PRESEIdTATIVE FROt�Y
NEGATTVE PAINT COt4Pd1NY WHO EXPLAINED �PATS PROC�SS AND COST
IN�7OLV�D. COUNCIL REQUESTED CITY P7ANAGFR AND CCTY ENGINEEF TO
WORK Wl'TH MR, FUSS.
; COUNCILh1AD7 NEWI�7AP7 ARRIVED AT THZS TIME.
**MOTZON Wt�u NIADE BY COUNCILMAN BRANHAP,T TO APPROVE DAV2D QUTCK'S ��
RECOMMEDIDATIOIV TO ALLOW EAIPLOYEES THE OPTIOP] TO CFi00SE HEALTI-] �O(L
NIAINTENANCE ORGANTZATTON INSURANCE OR HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE � 0�
AFTER HTS REVIEW OF TI-IE HMO PROGRAM.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SROWtd. idqTIOPd APPRUVED UN�NIMOUSLY.
DTSCUSSION WAS HELD R�GARDIIVG SELliCTIOPd OF AUDITOR FOR 19II3/$4
FISCIIL YEAR WITFI COUNCTL REQUESTIPdG CITY r1ANAGER OBTHIN WRITT�N
P120POSAL'S FROC4 VARIOUS COt4PF1NY'S WHO EiAVE E)CPRESSED AN INTEY,EST
10U
IN PREPARING THB CITY'S AUUIT.
DISCUSSIOTJ WAS AELD REGARDING THE STREET TMPROV�LI�NT PRUGRAP4 WITH
CITY hIF1NAGER REPORTING COST OF APPROXSNIATELY $10 MILLiON FOR
COIaCRETE STREETS, WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN.
PIINUTES OF SPECIAL P+I�ETING OF APRIL 9, PUIiLIC HEAI2ING OF APRIL
12, REGULAR NIEETING OF' APRIL 16 . 19F34 WERE APPROVED AS
PRF:S�IQTED. MINUTES OF SPECTAL MEETING OF P1AY 14, 1984 id�RE
APPROVED AS CORRECT�D, li
CITY MANAGER GAVE A BUllGETARY F2EPORT AND ADVIS�D AN ADDITIONAL
CLERK WAS IQEEU POR THE BUILDI�IG DEPARTPIEI�T WITH FTNANC�S TO COR1E
FRpt�l PERMIT FEE5.
DI5CU5SIpTd WAS HELD REGARDING 93� COLLECTIpN RATE ON PROPERTY
TAXES. COUNCIL R�QUEST�D D[�VID QUICK TO PR�PARE AN UPDATE ON
ACTUAL COLLECTIONS TOD1�T�,
CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON ST1�TU5 OF CLEARVT�W AVE DRAINAGG AND
STATUS OF 20NING OE2DINANCE. REVIEWED ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINI�NCL
WITH PROPO.''iED CflANG�S� COUNCSL AUTHORIZED CTTY ATTORN�Y TO REVI�W
PROPOSAL3.
COUNCTLNIAN JORDAN REPORTED ON DIEETING i9ITH A GROUP OIJ SIGid
ORDINANCE AP�D FI�VE A PROPOSAL FOR CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW WHICH
COUNCIL AUTHORIZED.
**biOTION WAS rIADE BY COUNCILMAN BRANHAM TO APPROVE THE EIRST
READING OF ORDTNANCE TF34-10 GRANTING FRANCHISE TO IiOUSTON LIGHT
AND POWER.
SECONDED BX COUNCILMFaN WICKLANDER. MOTIOYd APPROVEU UIdANIM0U5LY.
�'� **AIOTTON WAS t4ADE $Y COUNCILMAN BROWN TO �PPROVE ORDTNANC� T84-9r
AMENDING ORDINANCE 83/10, FIPPROVING AND ADOP7'ING THE CITY'S
GGNERAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR OF 1983/84.
S�COPIDED $Y COUNCILP'fAN WICRLAP�DER. PtlOTION APPROVED UNI�NIMOUSLY.
1b'�� **I+IOTION [aAS f-I�DE BY COUNCILMAN SCHRADER TO APPRpVE ORDINANCE
b T84-11 ESTABLIuf3IIQG REGULATIONS GOVERNIT�G TFIE SSSUANCE OF
BUILDING PERPIITS WI2'AIN NEWLY ANNEXED PORTIONS OF THE CITY
PENDII9G THS ADOPTING BY THE CITY COUNCIL pF A RliVIuLD
CptdPREHENSIVE ORDTNANC�,
S�CONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLX.
jl�Q,'ry( .**Ni0TI0N L9AS MADE BY COUNCILPIAN JORDAN TO APPROVE THE TAIRD ANU
�V� � �'j`r''FINAL REAUTNG OF ORDINANCE T7-84� AM�NDING ORUIPIAAICE IQO. 291,
P1�SSED NOVEMBER 7� 1977 AND KNOWN AS THE ZOIQING ORDSNANC� OF THE
CITY EY CHANGING TAB ZONING OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND FROPI R-1
TO THE FIRST 300 ' TO C-1� TIiE REMAINING 300 ' TO M-1; CHANGING THE
ZONING MAP FaCCORDINGLY ANU PROVTDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RliLATING
TO THE SUBJECT.
SECOIdDED BY COUNCILMAN SROWN. MOTION APPROV�D UNANIMOUSI�Y.
**PIOTION WA5 t7ADE BY COUNCILMAIV SCHRADER TO APPRpVE THE FIkST
P.LADING OF ORDINANCE T84-12, ATdENDING ORDINAtdC� 2yl PASSED At1D
APPROVED NOVEMBER '], 1977 AND K2JpWN AS THE ZONING ORDTNANCE OF
THE CITY BY CfI71NGING TFiE ZONING OF CERTATN PARCELu OF LANn FROh9
R-1 TO C-1 FIRST 300 ' REpSAINING 360 ' N1-1; CHANGING TIiE ZONING P�AP
ACCOF2DINGLY AA1D PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RBLATING TQ THE
SUBJECT. (LOCATED 4$30 E. EDGLWOOD)
S�CQNDED BY COUP]CILrIAN JORDAN. MUTION APPROVED UPIANIMOUSLY.
COUidCTLP7AN BROWN LEFT AT 10 :10 PP�1.
DISCUSSIOTQ WAS HEDL REGARDING TE�E APPROVAL OF F1N RE,SOLU`PION
ADOPTING THE RECOP4MENDATIONS OF TFiE CITI�S' CONSULTANTS F1ND
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WI�1'1�ESSES FILED WITH THE PUBLIC U7.'ILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS IN
DOCKET PdO. 5568, APPLICA7.'ION OF TEXAS N�btT r1EXIC0 POFJEk COhIP11IVY
FOR A 12ATE INCREASE WITH NO ACTION BETNG TAREN.
**AiOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN SCH�ADER TO APPROVE A RESOLUTIONp�
AUTEiORIZING TI-IE I+4AYOi2 TO ENTER INTO AGP,LEHIEIQT WITH GALVLSTOI+7 �JI/$(,�,
COUNTY TU PROVIDE FTRE PROTECTIOPd IN TAL UNSNCORPURATED ARFAS. �
SBCONllFD BY COUNCILMAN JORDAPd. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**P10TIC�N WAS M1aDE BY COUNCILMADI NEG7MAN TO APPROVE THE RESIGNATION Q�
OF RAF�N ENGEL FROM TI-]E FRIENDS4900D COUNShLING uERVICES ADVISURY C�(/p�
EOARD. �
SECONDED BY COUNCILhIAN WICRLANDER. MOTIOP7 APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**RiOTION WAS MADL BY COUNCILDIAN SCHFiADER TO APPROVPJ TIiE
APPUITQThiENT OF LORidA ZEITLER TO THE FRI�NDSWOOD COUNSL^'LING �/O/1,
SERVIC�S ADVISORY BOARD. OT
5ECONDED $Y COUNCILhIAN NEWMFIP7. b1UTI0N APPP.UVED UNANIMOUSLY.
� CHECI:S WERE PRESENTED FOR CONSIDEkATTON AS FOLLOWS:
� GEPdERAL FUND 902II—APAC $ 3� $76 .U0
� 9030—BAK�R & TAYLOR 2,711.77
(n 4075—SOTJTHWESTERN BELL TELE. 2� 569. 13
C( 4091—flARLI; & mAYLOR 3, 454. U2
4092—COENCO, INC. 17,3fi5.26
WATER & SEYTER 1926—GULF COAST 47AS'PE DI5P. 34�437 .78
1931—COENCO, INC. 5, 669.13
CAPITAL 'PROJECTS 1213—COENCO, INC. 2� F399.50
DEBT SERVICE 1656—TEXAS COt4NTERCE BANR 75,575, 00
CIiPCRu AS PRESENTED WEFE APPRUVED FOR PAYMENT UNANIMOUSLY.
I MEETING ADJOURNED 1p: 15 PD1.
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MAYOR PH L. LOW�
�NlCR
CITY SECkETARY
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