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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1985-04-01 Regular �03 REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL APRIL 1, 1985 _ MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD �N APRIL l, 1985 AT CITY HALL AT 7 :00 PM WITH THE . .a FOLLOWING PRESENT CON5TITUTING A QUORUM; MAYOR RALPH LOWE COUNCILMAN BRUCE BRANHAM COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN PAUL SCHRADER COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE—PONDISH � INVOCATION WAS GN EN BY JIM MORGAN. � C� MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THAT TOMORRQW A GROUP FROM FRIENDSWOOD WOULD W TRAV EL TO WASHINGTON TO MAKE THE LAST VALIANT EFFORT TO REQUEST � CORPS OF ENGINEERS FUNDTNG FOR CLEAR CREEK. THIS GROUP WILL MEET Q WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY ON THURSDAY TO HOPEFULLY ENLIST HIS SUPPURT FOR CLEAR CREEK FUNDING. WHTLE IN WASHINGTON THIS GROUP WILL MEET WITH THE FEDERAL HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING THE INEQUITIES FOR FHA LOANS IN GALVESTON COUNTY WHICH RECEIVES $67,500 IN GOMPARSSION TO HARRI5 COUNTY WHICH RECEIVES $90,000 . MAYOR LOWE HAS 5POKEN TO THE LOCAL FHA AUTHORITY AND THEY SUPPORT THIS EFFORT ALONG WITH THE SUPPORT OF GALV ESTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, GALU ESTON COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILMAN AND � CFiAMBERS OF COMMERCE. MAYQR LOWE REMINDED EVERYONE TO VOTE SATURDAY APRIL 6 AND REPORTED THERE WERE 111 ABSENTEE VOTES CAST AND RECOGNIZED THE CANDIDATES IN THE AUDIENCE. COUNCILMAN SCHRADER REPORTED RICE UNIV ERSITY IS HOSTING A SEMINAR ON FLOODING ON APRIL 13, 1985 FROM 9:00 TO 4:00 AND ENCOURAGED ANYONE THAT COULD ATTEND TO DO S0. MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THAT FOR SOME TIME THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN WORKING WITH LEAGUE CITY TO RESOLV E A MATTER INVOLVING ANNEXATION OF LAND5 BETWEEN LEAGUE CITY AND FRIENDSWOOD WITHOUT ACCOMPLISHING VERY MUCH ORTER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS. AFTER FRIENDSWOOD ANNEXED THE LAND IN QUESTION, A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION WAS WORKED OUT AND NOW THE TWO CITIES ARE WORKING UNITED TOWARDS COMMON PROBLEMS SUCH AS FLOODING AND SURFACE WATER. THE CITY ALSO MET WITH 5UBSIDENCE DISTRICT EXECUTIV E DIRECTOR RON NEIGHBORS WHOSE RESPON5IBILITY IS TO KEEP SUB5IDENCE FROM DAMAGING PROPERTY IN THIS AREA AND TO DO THAT WE NEED TO STOP TAKING WATER FROM THE GROUND AND LET THE GROUND COME BACK. IN ORDER TO DO THIS THE CITY HAD DO DIG ANOTHER WELL WHICH WAS V ERY DIFFICULT TO DO BASED ON CERTAIN COMMITMENTS BASED ON SURFACE WATER. IN DOING THIS THE CITY WAS ABLE TO LET A GROUP OF PEOPLE DEVELOP THE LAND ANNEXED WHICH WOULD HELP TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS. ' MAYOR LOWE RECOGNIZED JACK WISE, DAVID HETHERINGTON AND ALAN FEINSILVER WITH BAY AREA LAND COMPANY WHO PRESENTED A CHECK TO THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $1 .2 MILLION DOLLARS IN PRE—PAYMENT OF CERTAIN FEES RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 321 ACRE SITE BY BAY AREA LAND COMPANY. MAYOR LOWE THANKED BAY AREA LAND COMPANY AND STATED THE CITY LOOKED FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM. MAYOR LOWE PROPOSED THE CITY TAKE REPORTER BRENDA DICKERSON FROM THE JOURNAL ON THE TRIP TO WASHINGT�N TO DOCUMENT THE VARIOUS MEETINGS THAT WILL BE THE CITY GROUP WILL BE ATTENDING. COUNCIL - 1 ��.�.�,.._.__._. _._ ._.____ �O� CONCURRED WITH THIS PROPOSAL UNANIMOUSLY. MAY�R LOWE AND RALPH MILLER, CHAIRMAN OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CALLED A DOCRETED PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER T4 HEAR PUBLIC INPUT ON TWO REZONING REQUESTS. THE FIRST REQUEST WAS FOR REZONING A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT FM2351 ACROSS FROM HOPE VILLAGE ROAD FROM INDUSTRIAL TO CSC. MR. D.G. BAUGHMAN PRESENTED HIS REQUEST FOR REZONING TO COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, STATING THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS ACROSS FROM HOPE VILLAGE ROAD AND IS IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND IN ORDER TO PUT IN A STRIP CENTER IS REQUESTING CHANGE TO CSC. FRANK WEBB ASKED WOULD THIS REZONING IN ANY WAY REDUCE TAXES FOR THIS PROPERTY WITH COUNCIL ADVISING NO IT WOULD NOT. THE SECOND REQUEST WAS FOR REZONING A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT FM 528 "THE PARK" FROM MFR-L/R-3 TO SFR/R-1. KENT BALLARD PRESENTED HIS REQUEST FOR REZONING TO COUNCIL AND PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, STATING THE REASON FOR THIS REQUEST IS TO ALLOW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES WITH 90 FT. LOTS. TOM SULLIVAN ASKED ABOUT BACK LOT LINES WITH MR. BALLARD ADVISING THE PROPERTY LINE WOULD BACK UP TO THE PROPERTY BEHIND THIS PROJECT. MS. EVELYN BRENNEN STATED SHE HAD NO OPPO5ITION TO THIS REZONING AND WOULD WELCOME NEIGHBORS. HEARING NO FURTHER INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC, THE JOINT DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. COUNCILMAN SCHRADER REPORTED THE BONN SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE FINE ARTS COMMISSION WILL MEET ON APRIL 16 AT 7 : 00 PM TO FORMALLY ORGANIZE THI5 COMMITTEE. MAYOR LOWE RECOGNIZED BLAIR BURKE WAO RECEIV ED FIRST PLACE FOR ARTICLES WRITTEN ON ENTERTAINMENT REVUES AND LYRICS WAS AWARDED THE AWARD OF ACHIEU EMENT IN THE 5TATE OF TEXAS. DEXTER JOYNER PRESENTED AN UPDATE ON DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTIONS, REPORTING THAT APPROXIMATELY 43 TO 50 SUIT5 THAT HAV E BEEN FILED AND APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12 HAVE HAD JUDGEMENTS ENTERED AGAINST THEM WITH APPROXIMATELY 9 BEING PAID WITH SOME OF THEM ENTERING INTO PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT WITH ALTA CARBONE. JUDGEMENT HAS BEEN TAKEN ON 2 OTHERS AND MOVYNG FORWARD TO GET OUT ORDER OF SALE. BEFORE PROPERTIES ARE SOLD OR PUT UP FOR AUCTION, COUNCIL ADVI5E WILL BE REQUESTED BY MS. CARBONE AND MR. JOYNER. AN EMPLOYEE OF MR. JOYNERS HAS BEEN PLACED IN MS. CARBONES OFFICE TO . FACILITATE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES. COUNCILMAN JORDAN ASKED IF DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION REPORTS COULD BE GIV EN ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND COULD COUNCIL HAV E A REPORT ON TAX WARRANTS AND PROPERTY TAX SALE NEXT WEEK WITH MR. JOYNER AGREEING TO DO S0. ��I� ,� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN SCHRADER TO ADOPT THE OFFICIAL � FLAG OF THE CITY AS DTSPLAYED ON WALL OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO HAVE ATTORNEY RANDY GiZ�R J� PURRINGTON GIV E A SECOND OPINION ON CITY HALL COMPLEX AT A COST OF NOT GREATER THAN $600 . , SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPRC7VED. MAYOR LOWE ABSTAINED. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING EXTENSTON OF OBD ZONE EAST FROM CASTLEWOOD TO COWART CREEK AND INCLUDING CORNER WHERE THE CHAMBER IS LOCATED AT THIS TIME WITH ACTION TO BE TAKEN AT THE APRIL 8 COUNCIL MEETING. 2 _.,�__.______. 305 **MOTION WA5 MADE BY COUNCILMAN SCHRADER TO APPRCIVE EXECUTION OF � CONTRACT WITH ARCHITECT LARRY SPECK FOR MUNICIPAL SWIMMTNG POOL � $� COMPLEX. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPRCIVED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPRCIVE THIRD AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE T85-6, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINANCE 84-15 , AS AMENDED, PASSED AND APPRCIVED THE 19TH DAY OF NWEMBER, 1984, AND BEING THE ZONING • ,, ORDINANCE, BY ADDING TO PARAGRAPH 16 OF SUBSECTION K OF SECTION 8 OF A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH C; PRCIVIDING FOR OFF-PREMISE DIRECTIONAL ' SIGNS FOR DEV ELOPMENTS LOCATED IN SFR, MFR-L, MFR-M AND MFR-H DISTRICTS; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PRC7V TDING FOR A PENALTY. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BROWN. MOTION APPRCJVED. COUNCILMAN SCHRADER OPPOSED. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN BROWN TQ APPRGVE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE T85-7, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 84-15 PASSED AND APPRCJVED AS OF NW EMBER 19, 1984, AND KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY Q CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND KNOWN AS EXXON'S �. R.D. HADEN WELL NO. 20, 21 AND 22 AS AMENDED TO DELETE WELL N0. � 20 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER. MOTION APPRCJVED. COUNCILMAN W JORDAN OPPO5ED. m Q DISCUS5ION WAS HELD WITfl PROPERTY OWNERS ADJACENT TO EXXON WELLS LOCATED IN WILDERNESS TRAILS SUBDIVZSION THAT WERE CONCERNED WITH THE SPILL THAT OCCURED LAST WEEK. EXXON REPRESENTATIV ES STATED THAT THIS SPILL WAS LESS THAN REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED TO THE RAILROAD COMMISSION BUT THEY WERE NOTIFIED ANYWAY. THE GALV ESTON COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT REPRE5ENTATIVES STATED THEY WERE NOTIFIED AND WENT TO THE SITE TO CHECK THE SPILL AND NOTIFIED THE RAILROAD COMMISSION ON MONDAY AND WERE ASSURED EVERYTHING WOULD BE TAKEN � CARE OF. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPRCJVE ORDINANCE 85-11 AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ORDINANCE N0. 84-18� PASSED AND APPR()VED SEPTEMBER 10, 1984, AND BEING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY'S GENERAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1984-85; PROVIDING AMENDMENTS TO SUCH BUDGET; AND PRCIVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHRADER. MOTIC?N APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN BROWN TO APPRC7VE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE T85-8, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PEF�MIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EXXON'S R.D. HADEN WELL NO'S 20, 21 AND 22 IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AS SPECIFIC USE-OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION; PROVIDING CONDITIONS FOR THE GRANTING OF SUCH SPECIFIC USE PERMIT; AMENDING , THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 84- 15, PASSED AND APPRC)VED ON NOVEMBER 19, 1984; CONTAINING OTHER PRCJVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AS AMENDED TO DELETE WELL N0. 20. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER. MOTION APPRCJVED. COUNCILMAN JORDAN OPPOSED. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPRC7VE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE T85-12, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PARAGRAPH T OF SUBSECTION 6 OF SECTION 8 OF ORDINANCE 291 OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD TO PR(3VIDE THAT A READER PANEL MAY BE ERECTED UPON PERMANENT SIGNS PERMITTED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES; PR(7VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PR(7�TIDING A P�NALTY AS AMENDED. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY. 3 �0 6 **MQTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN SCHRA�ER TO TABLE ORDINANCE T85- 13, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING FRIENDSWOQD CITY CODE BY STRIKTNG THEREFR�M SECTSON 1?-29 AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 17-29; PRCNIDING IT UNLAWFUL TO PARK A V EHICLE UPON A PUBLIC STREET BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2:00 AM AND 5:00 AM; PRCNIDING FOR EXEMPTIONS; AND PRaVIDING A PENALTY, FOR FURTHER REVIEW. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BRANHAM. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PROPOSED ORDINANCE 85-14, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $110,000 CITY OF , ., FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 1985 WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN. CHECKS WERE PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL AS FOLLOWS: GENERAL FUND -LEE OIL COMPANY, INC. $ 4,712.20 -PREVENTIV E MAINTENANCE 2,531.00 -SHIRLEY CONSTRUCTION C0. 4,719.75 -F.V .F.D. 29,262.50 -GALV . COUNTY APPR. DISTRICT 11,595.52 -BEST WA5TE SYSTEMS INC. 42,035.24 WATER & SEWER -HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. 2,729.15 � -TEXAS NEW MEXICO POWER 4,519.64 CAFITAL PROJECTS -BERNARD JOHNSON, INC. 4,961.86 CHECKS WERE APPROV ED UNANIMOUSLY FOR PAYMENT. MOTI�N WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 9:00 PM. MAYOR LPH L. OWE . � . DEL RIS MCK N E-PONDISH CITY SECRETARY .��_ _.._.