HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1985-04-15 Regular 311
REGULAR MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 15, 1985
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUN�IL THAT
WAS HELD �N APRIL 15, 1985 AT CITY HALL AT 7 :00 PM WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENT Ct�NSTITUTING A QUORUM: . ,,
MAYOR RALPH LOWE
{ ' COUNCILMAN BRUCE BRANHAM
� COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN
COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN
COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE
COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER
CSTY MANAGER. JIM MORGAN
CITY ATTO,RNEY , JOHN OLSON
CTTY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE-PONDISH
� INVOCATION WA5 GIV EN BY JTM MORGAN.
� MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THAT ABSENTEE V OTING FOR THE APRIL 27TH RUN
� OFF ELECTION WILL BE HELD APRIL 15 THRU APRIL 23, 1985 .
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(� MAYOR LOWE REPORTED MEETING WITH HARRIS COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES�
Q CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT, GALVESTON COUNTY
REPRESENTATIV ES AND MEMBERS OF FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL ON CLEAR
CREEK FLOODING. BRAZORIA COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT WAS NOT
REPRESENTED. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN AND COUNCILMAN LEE REPORTED
ATTENDING THE MEETING AND THAT THEY WERE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
WITH HARRIS COUNTY BUT WERE OPTIMISTIC THAT FUNDING WOULD COME
ABOUT
� COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED HE HAD MET WITH SHERMAN MACKEY OF
� GALVESTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY ALONG WITH HIS ENGINEER CHARLES
� SCHAFFER AND MAYOR PRO-TEM ED POOLE FROM LEAGUE CITY ON SURFACE
WATER PROJECT AND GALVESTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY IS LOOKING
INTO THE 24" WATER LINE TO THE BAY AREA MALL AREA TO MUD 55
PLANT. THEY ARE ALSO LOOKTNG INTO EXTENDING THAT LINE FROM THE
MUDD 55 PLANT TO SOUTH OF FM 528 AND WILL BE BACR 5Ii(JRTLY WITH
SOME ESTIMATED ENGINEERING COSTS FOR THE SECOND PORTION O�' IT AS
WELL AS THEIR INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING AS THE FUNDING AGENT
EITHER BY AN ARRANGEMENT WITH FRIENDSWOOD OR HOWEVER IT WOULD
WORK OUT. THEY ARE ALSO INITIATING CONTACT WITH THE CITY OF
HOUSTON TO LOOK INTO THE WATER PLANT EXPANSION OR NEW WATER PLANT
WHEREVER IT MAY BE LOCATED AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FURNISHING
SURFACE WATER AT BAY BROOK MALL FROM THEIR EXISTING CONTRACTS
RATHER THAN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD HAVING TO ENTER INTO A NEW
GONTRACT AND MAKING COMMITMENTS TO HOUSTON CONGERNING THAT NEW
PLANT.
MAYOR LOWE COMMENTED THAT WE HAV E A COMMITMENT TO DIG A WELL IN
HARRIS COUNTY TO FURNISH WATER TO NEW PEOPLE MCNING INTO HARRIS
COUNTY. THIS A PART OF THE UNITED WAY PLAN ON HOW TO SOLV E THE
PROBLEM TO FURNISH WATER FOR THE EONS TO COME FROM GALU ESTON
BACK TO OUR AREA AND V ERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THIS. MAYOR LOWE
FEEL5 WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND DIG THIS WELL BECAUSE THERES ONE
THING WE HAVE LEARNED CJVER THE PAST 20 YEARS IS THAT IF YOU WANT
TO GET THING5 DONE YOU ALMOST HAVE TO DO THEM YOURSELF. THE WELL
PERMIT EXPIRES DECEMBER, 1985 . POSSIBLY COUNCILMAN WSCKLANDER
� COULD BRING THE GALVESTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY TQ COME TO
FRIENDSWOOD TO WORK ON THIS MATTER.
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COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED THAT HE HAD MET WITH 9-1-1
EMERGENCY NETWORK REQUESTING FRIENDSWOOD SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS T�
PUT THE NEW APPROVED 9-1-1 EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TNTO THE CITY OF
ALVSN. THE NUMBERS THAT ARE WITH 585 AND 331 THAT ARE IN THE
CITY OF FRIENDSWQOD IN THE SUNMEADOW AREA WERE ON A OLDER 9-1-1
NETWORK, YET THEY WERE BEING CHARGED THE SAME AS THE NEW MORE
ENHANCED SYSTEM TN THE CITX OF FRIENDSWOOD. 9-1-1 HAS � ATSV15ED • ,,
THAT ALONG WITH THEIR EFFORT AND THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, THE CITY OF ALVIN HAS ACCEPTED THE PROPO5AL AND THEY
ARE GOING FORWA�D SO THAT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS WILL BE ON WHAT IS
CALL THE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE.
AL 0'FARRELL APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS SLAB ELEVATIONS
IN FIELDCREEK FOREST SUBDNISION. MR. O'FARRELL STATED HE HAD
MET WITH MELVIN MEINECKE AND GAV E HIM DOCUMENTATION THAT HE WOULD
LIKE AN (7VERALL SLAB ELEVATION OF 24 ' WHICH WOULD PUT ALL LOTS
ABOVE THE 1979 FLOQD. COUNCILMAN JORDAN QUESTIONED THE STREETS
CREATING DAMS WITH MUNICIPAL ENGI1dEERING AGREEING TO SUBMIT A
LETTER T� THE EFFECT IT WOULD BE OK TO BUILD HOUSES BELOW THE
STREET LEVEL.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCTLMAN LEE TO ACCEPT FIELDCREEK FOREST
rf��g�j� SUBDIVISION STREET AND UTILITIES AND APPR(7VE AN WERALL 24' SLAB
ELEVATION AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PUBLIC
WORKS DIRECTOR.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTSON APPRORIED UNAMIOUSLY.
LINDA ROTEN WITH THE FRIENDSWOOD FILLY COLT BOOSTER CLUB APPEARED
BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST COUNCIL APPRO�VAL FOR A FUN RUN MEMORIAI,
WEEKEND TO RAISE FUNDS. COUNCIL HAD NO OBJECTIONS AND COUNCILMAN
LEE V OLUNTEERED TO HELP. MAYOR LOWE REQUESTED THE CITY MANAGER
HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HELP TO KEEP THE RUN SAFE.
DWIGHT SPURL4CK WITH TEXAS NEW MEXICO APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO , ,
REQUEST A NEW FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BE NEGOTIATED.
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**MOTION WAS r �MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO APPRaVE �
NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPRCIVED UNAMIOUSLY.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PROPOSAL TO STUDY A SOLUTION ON THE
"RED" WATER COMPLAINTS WITH THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDING THAT
THE CITY HOLD OFF EMPLOYING A CONSULTING FIRM AS THE STAFF IS
EXPERIMENTING WITH CHEMICALS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. COUNCZL
REQUESTED THE CITY MANAGER TO CHECK ON THE REFERENCES AND
50LUTIONS THIS CONSULTING FIRM HAD AND TO REPORT ON THIS AT THE
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
PAUL FRONCZEK, CHAIRMAN OF THE 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE APPEARED
BEFORE COUNCIL TO PRESENT THE PRQPOSED BUDGET FOR THE 4TH OF JULY
CELEBRATION FOR 1985.
**MOTION WA5 MADE BY C(JUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO AFPROiVE THE BUDGET AS
171�g�j' SUBMITTED WITH THE POSSIBLITY OF THE CITY FLAG AND THE PLAQUES �
AND TROPHIES BEING DONATED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PROPOSALS AND EXAMPLES FOR WATER
RATE STUDY WITH THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTING A COUNCIL COMMITTEE
REVZEW THOSE SUBMITTED AND REP�RT BACK TO COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN
JORDAN AND COUNCILMAN LEE VOLUNTEERED TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT.
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**MOTION WAS MADE BY COU�CILMAN B�OWN TO APPRqVE EXXON COMPANY,
U.S.A. REQUEST FOR AN EXCEPTION TO THE WELL ORDINANCE NO. 187 FOR ��/g�-
WEBSTER FIELD UNIT WELL N0. 3823 FOR FENCING REQUIREMENTS AS THIS
WAS IN THE TNDUSTRIAL AREA AND ALL OTHER WELLS IN THIS AREA ARE
NOT FENCED WITH COUNCIL DETERMINING THAT SUCH EXCEPTION AND/OR
EXCEPTIONS ARE EQUITABLE AND/OR �ECESSARY TO PROTECT THE SAFETY
PROPERTY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF THE . ,
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPRC7VED UNANIMOUSLY.
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**MOTI ON- ^W�S �MADE• BY� COONCI Ll►T�,N` NEWMAN"TO `�'PPRC1�l E TH�`12b" "AND ���YNAL�`Y
READING fJF ORDINANCE T85-7 , AN ORDINANCE OF CITY OF FRI�N15'S�fibdI�` �
AMENDING �ORDINANCE NO. 84-15 PASSED AND APPRW ED AS OF NC7VEMBER
19, 1984, AND KNOWN AS THE' 'ZONTNG "C)RD�NAN�E OF THE"�' ���Y, $`�`�
CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND KNOWN AS EKXON'S
R.D. HADEN WELL NO. 21 AND 22 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BRANHAM. MOTION APPRCIVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTIf3N WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN BROWN TO APPROVE THE THIRD AND
O FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE T84-8, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
d. FRIENDSWOOD GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE
OF EXXON`S R.D. HADEN WELL NO. 21 AND 22 IN THE CITY OF
C� FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AS SPECIFIC USE-OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION;
�jJ PRWIDING CONDITIONS FOR THE GRANTING OF SUCH SPECIFIC USE
(� PERMIT; AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED
Q BY ORDINANCE $4-15, PASSED AND APPR(7VED ON NOV EMBER 19, 1984;
CONTAINING OTHER PRWISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPRC7VED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPRW E THE SECOND
READING OF ORDINANCE T85-12, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PARAGRAPH 21
OF SUBSECTION K OF SECTION 8 QF ORDINANCE 84-15 OF THE CSTY OF
FRIENDSWOOD TO PRWIDE THAT A READER PANEL MAY BE ERECTED UPON
PERMANENT SIGNS PERMITTED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES; PROVIDING A
{ SEVERABILITY CLAU5E; AND PRWIDING A PENALTY.
� SECONDED BY COLJNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION"� � WASF'MADE'�BY COUNCILMAN 'NEWMAN 'T�0`fAPPRt7VE FI'RST R���DING �
OF ORDINANCE �T85-14, AMENDING ORDINANCE 84-15 PASSED AND APP�tC`l�'�D�' �
A5 OF NCN EMBER 19, 1984, AND KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY, BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND KNOWN AS
LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FM-2351 AND ACROSS FROM HOPE
VILLAGE ROAD FROM INDUSTRIAL TO COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER. � a .� r .�C..
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN B.RANHAM TO APPRW E THE FIRST
READING OF ORDINANCE T85-15 AMENDING ORDINANCE 84-15 PASSED AND
APPRCJVED AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 1984, AND KNOWN AS THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PARCEL5
OF LAND KNOWN AS "THE PARK" LOCATED ON FM 528 FROM MFR-L/R-3 TO
SFR/R-1 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPRO'VED UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER LEFT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THIS TIME.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN BROWN TO APPRCJVE EXXON COMPANY,
U.S.A. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRSLL EXXON'S R.D. HADEN WELL
NO. 21 AND WELL N0. 22. WITH TT BEING NOTED THAT NO OCCUPIED �3/85
STRUCTURE IS IN THE VICINITY OF THE WELL, 1 HOME IS UNDER
� CONSTRUCTION 650 FEET FROM THE WELL AND ALL OTHER STRUCTURES ARE
� MORE THAN 1,000 FEET FROM THE WELL. AN EXCEPTION IS GRANTED FOR
SOUNDPROOFING DUE TO THE EXPENSE OF MUFFLING AND THE SMALL AMOUNT
OF EXCE5S OF NOISE LE�TEL BEING REQUESTED WITH A MAXIMUM LIMIT OF
70 DECIBELS BEING SET.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BRANHAM. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
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COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER RETURNED AT THIS TIME.
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AT THIS TIME EXXON PRESENTED THE CITY MANAGER WITH A LETTER OF
AGREEMENT FOR C�NVEYANCE 0� FRESH WATER LINE ALONG F.M. 2351 WITH
COUNCIL HA�ING NO OBJECTIONS TO THE MAY�R EXECUTING THIS
AGREEMENT WITH RATIFICATION TO BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA.
CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A STATQS REPORT ON SERVICE ENTERPRISE -
ELEVATED WATER STORAGE. MR. MORGAN REPORTED HE SPOKE TO MR. BOB
GISH, PRESIDENT OF SERVICE ENTERPRISE ASKING WHEN WE COULD EXPECT
SOME ACTION, AND MR. GISH REPORTED THAT A CONSULTING ENGINEER HAD . ,,
BEEN HIRED BY THE BONDING COMPANY TO EVALUATE WHAT NEEDED TO BE
DONE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND SHOULD HAVE A REPORT BY TUESDAY
OR WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK THEY CAN GO FORWARD WITH. MR. MORGAN ;
FURTHER REPORTED HE HAD SPOKE WITH THE BONDING COMPANY AND WA�
AI7VISED CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON WHO ORIGINALLY C�NSTRUCTED THE
WATER TpWERS. WERE INTERESTED IN HAVING A CREW COME DOWN AND
FINISH THE WORK. ACCORDING TO BOB GISH, A CREW SHOULD BE AWARDED
THE BID TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY AND MR. GISH INDICATED IT WAS HIS
OPINION IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 2 lj2 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THIS
PROJECT.
CITY MANAGER .PRESENTED A FINANCIAL REPORT WITH COUNCIL REQUESTING
COPIES OF THIS REPORT AND REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE
OBTAINED AND PRESENTED AT THE NEXT MEETING.
CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A STATUS REPORT ON SANITARY SEWER LINE ON
BRIARMEADOW WITH A LENGTHY DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL THE MOST
EC4NOMICAL AND FEASIBLE WAY TO ACCOMPLISH PROVIDING SEWER LINE TO
THIS AREA. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN AGREED TO OBTAIN A LTST OF PROPERTY
OWNERS ON MURPHY AND MILLS AND THEN THE CITY COME UP WITH A COST
AND PRESENT THIS FOR THEM TO LOOK AT.
CSTY MANAGER DISCUSSED WITH COUNCIL THE POSSSBLTY OF CHANGING THE
POLICY FOR CHECKS APPRCIVED BY COUNCIL AT COUNCIL MEETINGS. MR.
MORGAN REPORTED THAT COUNCIL RECEIV ED A M�NTHLY REPORT ON CHECKS
WRITTEN AND. IF COUNCIL HAD A QUESTION REGARDING A CHECK WRITTEN
THEY COULD REQUEST CLARIFICATION. COUNCIL AGREED TO THIS POLCIY
CHANGE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHECKS WRITTEN FOR CAPITAL
IMPRGVEMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL ON A CONS�NT AGENDA.
COUNCILMAN NEWMAN RECOMMENDED THAT COUNCILMAN JORDAN BE APPRO�VED
AS COUNCIL'S AUTHORIZED STGNATURE ON THE BANK ACCOUNTS WITH NO
OBJECTION FROM COUNCIL.
CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON MEETING WITH STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ON
THE F.M. 518 WIDENING FRQM LOTTIE LANE TO PEARLAND CITY LIMITS AT
BRAZORIA COUNTY LINE WHICH IS 8/10 OF A MILE WITH A PROPOSED
RAISED MEDIAN, 26 FEET TRA.VELING LANE WTTH BACK TO BACK CURB FROM
THE MEDIAN AND THE BRIDGE ()VER MARY'S CREEK IS INCLUDED.
PEARLAND TS ALREADY COMMITTED AND V OTED BOND I5SUE FOR 3 MILLION
DOLLARS TO DO THE SAME THI�G COMING TO FRIENDSWOOD EXCEPT THEY
WILL HAV E A FLUSH MEDIAN. THE COST TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD IS
ESTIMATED $751,000 AND THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING
A COMMITMENT IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN G4 AHEAD WITH THE DESIGN AND
THE LETTING OF BIDS IN FEBRUARY OF 1986. MR. MORGAN CLARIFIED
FOR COUNCIL THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE APPRC7VED WTTH A RURAL SECTION
WITH OPEN DITCHES AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM UNLESS RIGHT OF
WAY IS ACQUIRED. STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ADVISED IT WOULD
PROBABLY BE MORE EXPENSIVE ACQUIRING RIGHT OF WAY THAN THE
PROPOSED CURB AND GUTTER BECAUSE OF THE HEAV Y DEVELOPMENT.
COUNCIL AGREED Tp SEND A LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON THE CURB AND
GUTTER WITH MEDIAN TO THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WITH COUNCIL
AGREErNG TO WORK ON FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT AT BUDGET TIME.
CITY MANAGER REP�RTED TO COUNCIL AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR HAD BEEN
HIRED TO WORK ON A MAJOR SANITARY SEWER PROBLEM IN SUNMEADOW AT
AN APPROXIMATE GOST OF $20, 000.
COUNCIL CALLED A SPECIAL COUNCTL MEETING FOR MONDAY APRIL 22,
1985 AT 5: 00 PM TO AWARD THE BID FOR THE SUNSET REPAVING PROJECT.
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CI'1'Y M1INAGER REQUES']'EU COUNCTL INPU'1' RT�GI1RUIt�G 321 11CRE SITE IN
HARRIS COUNTY PAVING WIUTH IN THE COMMERCIAL AREA WHICH IS NOT
ADDRESSED IN THE CITYS STREET ORDINANCE, CITY ENGINEER RECOMMENDS .
EITHER 36 OR 42 FT. WIDTH ON COMMERCIAL STREETS. COUNCIL
REQUESTED THIS ITEM BE PLACED ON THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 22, 1985.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO APPRCN E CHECKS AS . ,,
PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPR(7VED UNANIMOU�LY.
COUNCIL CALLED AN EXECUTIV E SESSION UNDER TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW
ARTICLE 6252-17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES, SEC:TION (e) LEGAL.
COUNCIL RE—CONVENED Ild OPEN SESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN.
DI5CUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING OPINION ON CSTY HALL COMPLEX AND
NEGOTIATION FOR OPTION ON PROPERTY ADJOINING THE PROPOSED CITY
HALL COMPLEX WITH NO ACTI�N BEING TAKEN.
O DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING EXTENSION OF OBD ZONE EAST FROM
�" CASTLEWOOD Tp COWART CREER WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN.
� MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 11:25 PM.
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