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SPECIAL MEETING
FRI�NDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
MAY 13, 1985
7:00 PM
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT
WA5 HELD ON MAY 13, 1985 AT CITY HALL AT 7:00 PM WITH TH� . ,,
FOLLOWSNG PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
� MAYOR RALPH LOWE
' COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN
COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE
CDUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN
(ARRIV ED LATE)
COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA
COUNCILMAN BOB WICRLANDER
CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCRENZIE-PONDISH
Q ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN.
� MAYOR LOWE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND STATED HE HAD MTSSED
� LAST WEEKS COUNCIL MEETING DUE TO HIS TESTIFYING BEFORE TEXA5
W DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED HE WOULD BE
(,�] LEAVING THE MEETING EARLY IN ORDER TO ATTEND A CORP OF ENGINEERS
Q MEETING WHICH WAS HONORIDTG RETIRING COLONAL AL LAUBISAER. MAYOR
LOWE ANNOUNCED COUNCILMAN BROWN WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TESTS.
MAYOR LOWE STATED WE HAD RECEN ED A RESPON5E TO THE FHA PROJECT
COUNCIL HAD BEEN WORKING ON.
MAYOR LOWE LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME, TURNING THE MEETING
OVER TO MAYOR PRO-TEM BOB WICKLANDER.
, PAUL FRONCZEK REPRE5ENTING THE 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE, APPEARED
� BEFORE COUNCIL TO ALLOW COUNCIL TO PREVIEW THE TEE SHIRTS AND
HATS THAT WOULD BE GOING ON SELL ON MAY 25 AT THE BANKS. MR.
- FRONZCEK REPORTED THE COMMITTEE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE LACKLAND
AIR FORCE BAND FOR THE 4TH OF JULY BUT WAS WORKING ON OTHER BANDS.
' MR. FRONZCEK REPORTED THE 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE MEETS EVERY OTI3ER
WEDNESDAY AT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
TO ATTEND.
REPRESENTATIV ES FROM WILDERNESS TRAILS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST PAVING OF WILDERNESS TRAIL5
DRIVE BE MOVED FORWARD FROM 1988 DiJE TO THE HEAVY USE OF THI5
ROAD FOR DEVELOPMENT. REQUEST WAS ALSO MADE FOR OILING IN THE
MEAN TIME TO CUT DOWN ON THE DUST.
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER EXPLAINED THE ROAD PROGRAM AS TO HOW THE
YEAR WAS ARRIVED AT THAT WILDERNESS TRAILS DRIVE WOULD BE PAVED.
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER SUGGESSTED THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
ATTEND THE BUDGET HEARINGS WHEN FUNDING FOR THE ROAD PROGRAM WILL
BE DISCUSSED. COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER SUGGESTED THE CITY MANAGER
WORK WITH THE DEVELOPERS FOR SOME ASSISTANCE IN HELPING KEEP THE
TRAFFIC DOWN TO A MINIMUM AND REQDESTED THE SPEED LIMIT BE LOOKED
INTO.
THE CITY MANAGER EXPLAINED THE ROAD WAS BEING PREPARED FOR
, EMULSIFIED ASPHALT TO BE PLACED ON THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE ROAD
j WHICH WOULD HELP UNTZL THE ROAD WAS PAVED, EXPLAINING DITCH WORK
COULD NOT BE DONE BEFORE THE EMULSION PROGRAM DUE TO THE
EQUIPMENT BEING TIED UP ON A MAJOR PROJECT.
**A MOTSON WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO AUTHORIZE TRANSFER OF g�/g�
'I FUNDS FROM THE WATER BILL DOI�TATION FUND TO THE AMBULANCE DIVISION /
TOWARDS PURCHASE OF A CA.RDIAC MONITOR.
SECOI�IDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPR(7VED UNANIMOUSLY.
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C�UNCILMAN JORDAN REPORTED A MEETING WAS HELD LA5T FRIDAY WITH
JIM MORGAN, DAVID QUICK, JESS WILLIAMS, PHYLLIS LEE AND HER5ELF
TO DEU ELOP GUIDELINES, FOR THE WATER RATE STUDY. SOME OF THE
AREAS TO BE LOOKED AT ARE RATES, STRUCTURE, SINKING FUND, SERIES
OF RATE INCREASES, BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS AND COMPARI50N WITH
NEIGHBORING CITIES. A PROJECTION OF HOW LONG THE STUDY WILL TARE
WILL BE MADE AFTER MR. WILLIAMS HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY T� LOOK � ,,
O�VER THE CITY RECORDS.
CITY MANAGER PRESENTED COUNCIL WITH REVENUE PROJECTIONS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE BUDGET YEAR WITH EXPLANATION OF VARIOUS
DIFFERENCES IN REVENUES RECEN ED AND PROJECTED. CITY MANAGER
ALIVISED COUNCIL THAT EXPENDITURES WERE �N LINE IN THE MAJORITY OF
THE DEPARTMENTS.
CITY MANAGER PRESENTED AN UPDATE ON THE ELEVATED WATER STORAGE
PROJECT. THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR HAS HAD A CREW ON THE JOBSITE
SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY CHECKING THE PRELIMINARY WORK THAT WAS
COMPLETED BEFORE THEY BEGIN �ONSTRUCTION. THE PROJECTION FOR
COMPLETION WITH LINER IS SEPTEMBER 1, 1985, WITH THE EXTERIOR
LEFT TO BE PAINTED.
CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE SUNSET RECONSTRUCTI0I�T CONTRACT WAS
SIGNEIJ TODAY AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL START CON5TRUCTION
WEDNESDAY.
COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED SHE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM AUSTIN AND
HAD BROUGHT BACK INFORMATION REGARDING THE SESQUICENTENNIAL.
COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED THAT LAST WEDNE5DAY� CITY MANAGER,
GITY ENGINEER, COUNCILMAN I,EE, C�UNCILMAN WICKLANDER AND HERSELF
MET WITH RESIDENTS FROM MILLS, MURPHY AND BRIARMEADOWS ROADS TO
WORK OUT COSTS TO PRWIDE SEWER AND WATER SERVICE AND STREET
PAVING FOR THIS AREA. RESIDENTS WILL BE SENDING IN THEIR
RESPONSE5 WITH AFFIRMATIV E ANSWERS WHICH WILL BE COMPILED AND A
REPORT WILL BE GIV EN TO THE COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY GOUNCILMAN JORDAN TO SEND A LETTER TO
g g/gJ.r�" GALV ESTON COUNTY COMMI5SIONLRS CQURT SUPPORTING THE 5EPARATION OF
! THAT AREA OF CLEAR CREEK INDEPENDENT 5CHOOL DISTRICT WHSCH IS IN
THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER BRIEFED COUNCIL ON THE LETTER RECEIV ED BY
THE MAYOR FROM TH� DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
REGARDING THE FHA SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE LTMITS WHICH WAS
ADDRESSED BY THE MAYOR AND SOME MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AT A RECENT
MEETZNG IN WASHINGTON, D.C. . COUNCILMAN NEWMAN STATED THAT SHE
HAD COMPLETED A REPORT WHICH HAD BEEN COMPILED BY MANY SOURCES TO
BE SENT BACK TO FHA TO DOCUMENT DATA ON SALES PRICES IN GALVESTON
COUNTY WHICH SHOW THE MEDIAN PRICE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE
$67,500 WHTCH SHOULD INCREASE THE MORTGAGE LTMIT ACCORDINGLY.
COUNC�L ADJOURNED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS
LAW ARTICLE 6251-17 , TEXAS V ERNONS CIVIL STATUTES, SECTION (G}
PERSONNEL.
COUNCIL RE-CONVENED IN C)FEN SESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN.
ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATIONS FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
AND AFPOINTMENTS TO FILL THE5E FOSITION5 AND TWO ALTERNATE
POSITIONS WAS TABLEED UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 9: 45 PM.,
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MAYOR LPH L. LOWE
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