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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1985-01-07 Regular 267 REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 7, 1985 7:00 PM MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON JANUARY 7, 1985 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PE WITH THE POLLOUIAG PRESENT CONSTITUTIUG A QUORUM: MAYOR RALPH L. LOW ' COUNCILMAN BRUCE BRANHAI-1 COUNIC I LHAI-1 LEON BROWN COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUUCILHRl PAUL SCHRADER CITY NANAGER JIM MORGAN CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER. MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THE JANUARY 3 CLEAR CREEK "SAFETY VALVE" PROJECT MEETING HELD AT GOLFCREST WAS SUCCESSFUL. MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS, CIVIC CLUBS AND CITIZENS WERE REPRESENTED TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION FROM BERNARD JOHNSON. COUNCILMAN JORDAN REPORTED THAT BERNARD JOHNSON REPRESENTATIVES STATED THAT IF THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED, THE FLOOD WATERS WOULD DROP 7 FT. AT THE CLEAR CREEK BRIDGE. MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THAT JUDGE HOLBROOK THOUGHT A STEERING COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AT THIS TIME, MAYOR LOWE STATED THAT TOM BASS SAID HE WOULD SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. MAYOR LOWE REPORTED HE HAD SPOKE TO OMER POORMAN OF THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AND HE AGREED TO INCLUDE CASTLEWOOD ON FM 518 TO WHISPERING PINES IN THE WIDENING PROJECT TO 4 LANES. MAYOR LOWE CALLED A JOINT PUDLIC HEARING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AND CHAIRMAN RALPH MILLER CALLED THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER TO OBTAIN PUBLIC INPUT ON TWO PROPOSALS. THE FIRST PROPOSAL WAS FOR A PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT READER PANELS MAY BE ERECTED UPON PERMANENT ENTRANCE SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDIMU MIT:`., ORDINANCE WITH T11T,'R1:: BEING NO OBJECTION. Ci,)UHCIL INSTaUCTED THE (-':i:TY ATT0-1'1,N1 ,i' TO Ululll?j l",BVIE4. ;3,T,COND PROPOSAL WA' POE. A PROPOSED ORDINANCE CREATING A SPECIFIC USE DEVELOPHEUT WITHIN CARNEL VILLAGE, PHASE ONE AND TWU AND HISSION ESTATES, PunsE ONE, TWO, THREE AI O FOUU, TO PROVIDE OR 70 ' WIDE SINGLA FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS . A LEl,J!GTHY DISCUSSION WAS DALD WITH COUNCIL, PLADUTAG ADD SUNING ADO THB DEVLLOPERS REGARDING THIS PROPOSAL. COUNCIL AGRE2D TUEZ COULD ACC3VT 70 ' LOTS WITP 7 1/2 FT. SIT DACEf POSS!GLLY THE Rh'.PLAT 4, OR 5 Al.l' A 11"Ii11'; M) VA01= WILL HAKE RECON"ENDATION TO CUUWQ1L RXGARDIWG THIS PROPOSAL. Ua_Tll ,10 FIJI'ZT11 ii,'R INPUT, TUB PUBLIC 11HARIUG WAS CLOSED. ';,(JULC.1:LjAA'H B'lWWW LEFT THE HEELING AT THIS TI"E. PRANK WEBB, VRESIDENT OF UIBGS PRRN WHITEHALL HuHBUWHERS ASSOCIATION APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO DISCUS. S THE PARSING Oil STREETS ORDINANCE. 101. WE113 ADVISED HE SURVEY 8 CITIES REGARUIUt-" THIS ISSUE AND FAELA WE SHOULD CUAUGE OUR ORDIWANCE . Lfub! ' YEAGER ALOU SPONE TU COUWCIL OW THIS ISSUE A"D VNELS It SHOULD B)!; C]12' JAA-' D. JJ1111 PRESIDENT OF GLHW81'(AUHON 268 ASSOCIATIOU SPOKE ID FAVOa OF THE ORDINANCE AS 1S. LYNN CIATHAN, PRESIDENT OF !NPERIAL ENTATES HOBEOW10ERS ASSOCIATION SENT A LETTER TO COUNCIL SUPPORTING THE ORDINANCE AS 15. GREG WILLILKS FROM GLEN QUANNOR SUBDIVISION ALSO SPORE IN FAVOR OF THE PARKING 01' AS WLITTEN. COUNCIL DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE AND ADVISED THIS !TEA WOULD BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA. "HOTIOD NA,1) HADE' BY COUNCILi,lAN UE16iAN TO APPROVE THE REQUEST DY Ell`Xol�l COHPA.Ny, U.S .A. FOR PERIVIl'I' TO REviORX ;4EBSTBR FIELD U14.t-'T WELL i-1:3901 AUD TO DRILL WEBSTER P!ELD UNIT WELL 03909 LOCATED OPP BEARER ROAD. SECONDED BY COUNCILHAN SCHRADER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. DiSCUSSIUD WAS HHLU REUARDIUG CITY MANAGER% RECONNEWDATION FOR W01ZKh;1 ' S CONPENSATION INSURANCE FOR POLICE RESOUVZ OPPMRS, VOLUUTEER FIREIBUI Paa) FIRE WARSHALS WITH WO ACTION TAKEU. COUNCIL REQUESTED THE CITY HANAGER TO WEET WITU THE FIRE DEPARTHENT ON YHYS HATTZE AUD PLhCE OU THE NENT NUEUDIN. DISCUSSIOU WA6 HELD REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF UTILITY EASEMEWT, 011 WHITTIER DRIVE, QUAKERS LAMDIUG SUBDIVIS100 WITH COUNCIL ADVISING THE CITY HAHAGER THEY HAD WO QBjBCTI0HS TO THIS REQUEST. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECONHEWDATION FOR SELECTION OF FIRM TO CONDUCT WATER AND SEWER RATE INCREASE STUDY WITB NO ACTION TATEP. COUNCIL ASKED IF SENIOR CITIZE14S WOULD BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION, HAS CONSERVING DDEU CONSIDERED, AND COULD USE A NON).k,iAL INCREASE FIGURE UNTIL THE RATE STUDY is COPPLETED? COU11CIL REQUESTED CITY UAUAGUa ObTAIU OTHER PROPUSLLS FOR CONSIDERATION . WAS lit- Df-,; ISY COUUCILTIAII SCHRADER TO APPROVE' THIE. CITY i,IANiAGSR' S REQUEST TO ATTEND IUA COMPUTER CLASS ID CALIFORNIA. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ARANHAH. NOTION APPROVED UUANINOUSLY. "t-10TI01-1 WAS MADE, 1-',Y COUNCILHAIJ N1.`,1;V14AN 1110 APPROVE RESOLUTION Rl- I THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD JOIN WITN THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND THE CITY OF UOUSTOA IN Aa EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE THE UDITED STATES NAVY TO SELECT A SITA IN TEA GALVESTON B&I AITA AT FORT POINT Oil GALVESTON ISLAND. SECONDED !])'Y" COUNCILMAN JORDAN. 110001OW APPROVED UNAHINUUSLY. "MOTION WAS MAD8 BY COUNCILMAN SC HRADER TO APROVE RESOLUTION R2- J419 6L , TO PAPTICIPIVPE WITH UOUSTON-GnLVBSTOU AREA COUNCIL FOR C11111IN211, JUSTICE DIVISION ACTION GRANT FOR CRIME PREVENTIO14 SPECIALIST FOR 1986 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. HOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. WAU i-!ADE DY COUNCILI-IAN SCHRADER TO APPROVE RESOLUT101,1 16-65, To PARTICIPATE WITH HOUSTON-GALVESTOD AREA COUNCIL FOR CRINIUAL JUSTICE DIVISION LCTIOU GRANT FOR INFORMATION SYSTAU FOR 1986 . B'Y COUNCILf,121ii JORDA14. i'liOTIOL4 A- PPI-'UVED U1JAILIJI(JUSLY. "Ido'21ON WAS LHAD1, )3Y C'OUNCILMAN SC,111ZADER TO APPROVE RJESOLUTION l��f 11,4-85r TO PARTICIPATE WITH HOUSTOU-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR CiUli41:11AL JUSTICE DIVIS10a ACTIOU GRANT YOR OUVEOILE OFFICER FOR 1986 . .13x COUNCILWAH k4OTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **HOTI(JI-1 6-IAS HIAUE' I3Y COUNCIL11AN 11B,G41h'U:i TO APPROVE THE' TBIRD AUD FINAL R.J1,,1/kD.1rbjG OF ORDINANCE T04-23 , ANBUDI11C4 01U.)IIJANCL 82-4, PERSONNEL POLICY FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, PASSEO AWn APPROV0.) OURCH 1, 102 SECONDED BY COUUCILLAN JORDAU. NOT104 APPROVED UNAHIHOUSLI . 4 269 **140TIOU I-ILS' MADE E;Y COU14CILHAN SCHRADEB, TO APPROVE THE SECOND REIV)ING OF ORDINAUCE T84-25 , AUEUDIAG CITY OP YhI2NDjW00D, TEXAS ORDIUANCE NO. 323 , PASSED AUD APPROVED DECE0BER 4, 197G, AND BEING LA JADIULNCE ESTABLISDING REGULATI00S PON ThE USE OF SIGUS, 21 STRIZIUG TNERAPRON ALL REPLRENCES TO WOOING CLASSIFICATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY ' S PRIOR WOUIUG ORDINANCE, SA"L LING OaDIWANCE NO. 291, AWD 3USS7.'ITUTING %=PUR TOM CONPARABbl; ,,01111-IG CLASSIPICAYIONS UNDER THE CITY' S AEWLY ADOPTED 20NING ORDINAWCE, SAUX SEINU 04-15, WITH AH AMEUOMBUT TO CHAnGE THE UUNDERING FROM 291 TO 04-15. SL.(,'OHDED DY HOTION APPROVED UHAUINDUSLY. "POTION t'IAS HADE BY COUHCILNAN JORDAN TO APPROVE THE SECOND READIWG OF ORDINAWCE T64-26 , ALLOWING CERTOIN EUPLOYSES OF TUB CITI , U00 PERFORMED OR =EAFTER PERPORW ACTIVE SERVICE IN TYE AR"EU PORCES (OR TUAIR RESERVES 00 AUXILIAalES) OF THE UNITE]) STATES UNDER HONORABLE COHDITIONS DURING PERIODS OF CUUFLICT UITH V%BIGN PORCES, TO APPLY AUD HAUE UEPOSIYS FOR, AWD TO RECE10-1: SPECILL CREDIT WITU THE TEXAS RHTIREHENT SYSTEM FOR LIHITED 0 flORTIONS UP SUCH alLITARY SERVICE, AUD PnOVIUI YOU AG Y PAYMEUT UY Tlil.a 'CITY OF ADDITIONAL DEPOSITS TO THE SYSTEM OU ACCOUHT OF SUCII SERVICE CREDIT. SECUUDED BY COUUCILWADO 110-KiAN . l-lO'J.'IUW APPROVEn UNAUIHOUSLY. co WAS HADE BY CQUHCILMAN jORDAN TO APPROVE TUE SECOND j.l,BADING OF ORDINANCE T84-27 , AUTUORIZIUG AUD ALLOWING, UDDER THi--, ACT GOVERNING THE TEXAS NUJ. IC": RUWIREUEUT SYSTEn, "UPDATED t3E11,VICE CREDITS" TH SAID SYSTE.",A P-011" .�EIRVICE PERFORHED BY QUaLIFYING WZnBEVS OV SUCH SYSTEW WHO PRESEUTLY ARE YU THE EWPLUYUBHT OF THE CITY OF YRIEHD8WOUU A ESTABLiSH11JC:; All GFUNCTIVE DATE FUR SUCH ACTIONS. !.:)Y COUUCILNAW DRADHAil. 110TIOU APPROVED UNANKNOUSLY. MOTIOU WAS MADE BY COUUCILHAN NEWHAU TO APPROVE ThE SECOM) READING 02 ORDINAUCE T04-20, ALLOWING CURTAIN EUPLOYEBS OF THE CITY WOO hAVE TERNINATED PREVIOUS HENBERNHIPS IU TZAAS nUWICIPAL TATIREREAT SYSTEn, TO DEPOSIT THE SUPS SO W!TlMaAWU, PLUS AUWUAL WITHDAAWAL CHARGES, A"D ALLOU!WG AUD UOUNNTA01WU TUB COST Ue ALLONINu ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE CREDIT IN SUCH SYSTUN FOR ALL SERVICE by thixcii sucy EQUYEE UAD BEEN ENTITLED AT DATE OF SUCH WITUDRAWAL, WITU LIKE EFFECT AS lF ALL SUCU SERVICZ HAD BEEN PERFORABD AS AN ENPLOYEN OF THIS CITY. SECONDED BY COUNCILHAN JORDAN. HUTIOU APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. *':I, OTIO.-,f 'OiAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE T04-29, AnSUDING ORDINANCE NO. 04-15 PASSED AUD APPROVED AS OF UOVENDER 19, 19M, AUD NUUWU AS TUM ZONING ORDINA14CE OP THE CITY, BY CHAUGIUG TUE ZUUIJG OF CERTAIN PARCELS jP LA PROW SPH, 10 CSC, OPD, 14FIZ-11 AND 13FR SPECIAL USE, A 321 ACHE TRACT OF LAND OWNBD BY DIE', CORPO1"AT.I:wl' ID14 THE SIDE OF FM 528 AI' O BISECTUD BY DAY AREA BOULEVARD. SECOHDAD BY CDUUCILHAU JORDAN. NOTIUN APPROVED UNANIAOUILY. *00TIOU WAS NAOE BY CUUUCILMAU SCURLDER TO APPROVE LEASE AGI-tEEMENTS WITH FRIBUDSUOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USE, OF LAND FOR PLAYIJG FIELD FOR FOOTBALL, SISLBALL, SOCCER, AND SOFTBALL. 13Y COUHCILHAN BRANHAM. MOTION APPROVED UNAU!NuUSLY. COUUCILMAW SCHRADUR REPORTED THE AACUITECT INTERVIBW COMMITTEE WHICn 13 WADI UP OF COUUCILMAN NEWMAN, COUUCILWAO WICKLANDUR AND HIMSELF BAD NARROWED THE APPLICAUTS DOWN FROM THREE TO OWE, OUT 011B UTHER ARCHITECT HAD nEQUBSTED TO BE iNTERVIEUED AND THI.: CONNITTHE AGREED TO DO 80. 270 w Clll�:CR,S 11ERE PRESENTED FOR CONSIDERATION AS FOLLOWS: GZUBRAL FUND 5GS4-GULF COACT' LIMSTOUE, IUC. 3, 614 .76 15662-THL WORKERS ' COMPENSRTION 3, 058.00 5' 671-FWD. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. 29,262 . 50 5694-TRUHAN TAYLOR INSURANCE 5,601. 00 5701-ZHPLOYERS INSURANCE OF TEXAS 10, 855 . 00 5704-DEST WASTE SYSTEAS 41,213 . 40 5660-TEXAS-HEW MENICO 5, 882-87 5G69-TEMS-NEW MUM) 3, 402.23 WATER & SEWAR 2434-BROWN & ROOT 5, 66G . 00 2631-GULP COAX WASTE DISPOSAL 37 , 017 . 3G 2664-TEAAS-NEW it 3 , 06 . 47 CAPITAL P.P . 1232-BAUHARD JoHnsou, luc. 12,042.87 CHECKS WERE APPROVED UNMINOUSLY FOR PAYNEUT. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ME ERCILLEDT SERVICE DEST WASTI Is PROVIDING ID IT WAS DECIDED THAT COUDCIL UOULD SEND A LHITER OF COMMENDATIOU. OINCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REPLACIUG N . SPECK ON THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD UPON HIS REQUEST, It WAS DECIDED TO SUUMIT THE NAM, OF BD STUART FOR CONSIDERATIUN. COUUCIL DID NOT ADjOURM IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS LISTED ON THE hGENDh. CUUNCIL DIACUSSED APPOINTMENTS OF FOUR COANITTEES TO WORK ON THE PROPOSED CITY HALL PROJECT WITH NO ACTION TAKEW. I,iOTION ';,IAS 11ADE 1'iND '.00 ADJOU10.4 AT 1-0 : 00 P14. MAYOR RILPH L. LOWS AT D CiTY Sj]ClZET)-ARJET