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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1985-06-03 Regular , ��e) REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL JUNE 3, 1985 7:00 PM MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIEND5WOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON JUNE 3, 1985 AT CITY HALL AT 7 :OQ PM WITH THE . ,, FOLLOWING PRESE�T CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: � MAYOR RALPH L. LOWE � COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN EU ELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE—PONDISH � INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY GARY TALIAFERRO, CHURCH OF CHRIST. � C� M�1YOR L(�WE REPORTED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT TODD � STEWART MEET WITH PLANNING AND ZONING GOMMISSION TO ESTABLISH � LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH COUNCIL. COUNCIL HAD NO �BJECTIONS Q TO ESTABLISHING THIS LIAZSON. MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THAT COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER AND HIMSELF HAD MET WITH THE CITIZENS ON BALES LANE AND EAST CASTLEWOOD TRYING TO GET THEM UNITED AND TRY TO COME UP WTTH HOW TO DO THEIR STREET AND TO ESTABLISH LINES OF COMMUNICATION. MAYOR LOWE STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT COUNCILMAN PRIHODA AND COUNCILMAN LEE AND COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO THE SWIMMING POOL CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE WITH COUNCILMAN PRIHODA AND COUNCILMAN LEE , AS CO—CHAIRMEN. COUNCIL HAD NO OBJECTTON TO THESE APPOINTMENTS. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED 5HE HAD RECEIVED CONFIRMATION TODAY THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN SANCTIONED FOR THE SESQt7ICENTENNIAL AND THANKED ALL WHO HAD HELPED WITH THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE CALENDAR OF E�7ENT5. COl'JNCILMAN WICRLANDER REPORTED THAT HE HAD MET WITH THE BAY AREA LAND GROUP LAST WEEK AND THAT THEY WERE RUNNING A LITTLE BEHIND SCHEDULE BUT DID EXPECT TO BEGIN TURNING DIRT WITHTN THE NE�T COUPLE OF MONTHS OR S0. THEY ARE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF LEADS FOR MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPERS AS WELL AS AN TNDUSTRIAL DE�IELOPER OR SOMETHING THAT COULD BE TIED TO THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND ARE PURSUING ALL AREAS AVAILABLE TO THEM. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT OUR CONTRACT WITH THEM CALLED FOR WATER IN THE AREA IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF APRIL 1, 1986 AND THAT THEY HAV E NO PROBLEM WITH THAT TIME FRAME. THEX ALSO SAID THEY WERE VERY HAPPY AND SATISFIED THE DEVELOPMENT WILL DEVELOP WELL AND BE A ASSET TO FRIENDSWOOD. COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED HE HAD SPOKE TO MAYOR PRO—TEM ED POOLE OF LEAGUE CITY AND THEY WILL V ERY SHORTLY BE SENDING FRIENDSWOOD A LETTER REGARDING THE APPORTIONMENT AGREEMENT. COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER STATED EVERYTHING SEEMS TO WORKING VERY i SMOOTH IN THAT LINE WITH LEAGUE CITY MWING FORWARD ON THIS � PROJECT AT THEIR QWN PACE. MR. CARL SMITH, PRESIDENT OF THE CLEAR CREEK DRA�NAGE DISTRICT APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED AN UPDATE ON MARYS AND CHIGGER CREEK PROJECT AND REQUESTED THE CITY PARTICIPATE IN THE FUNDING OF THESE TWO PROJECTS IN THE AMOUNTS OF $50,000 FOR EACH STREAM. A�'TER DISCUSSIt�Id OF THESE PROJECTS, MAYOR LOWE SUGGESTED THAT GALVESTON GOUNTY COMMISSIONERS BE REQUESTED TO FUND INTO THESE PROJECTS AT LEAST ONE HALF OF THE COST AND STATED THAT THE CITY AND THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT SHOULD REQUEST THIS JOINTLY 1 �.��. 33� MR. SMITH STATED HE WOULD REQUEST THE CITY AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AVATLABLE AGENDA OF COMMTSSIONERS COURT TO REQUEST FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS. � MR, SMITH STATED TO COUNCIL THE DRAINAGE DI5TRICT IS COMMITTED TO THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT AND THAT POSSIBLY IN 2 TO 3 YEAR5 W�LL BE A POSITION TO HELP FINANCIALLY. MR. BILL FUSS� PRESIDENT OF WEDGEWOOD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION . ,. APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE WEDGEWOOD RESIDENTS TO PUBLICLY THANK COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING THE REQUEST THAT A NEW HIGH SCHOOL BE BUILT QN FM 2351 WHICH SHOULD BE BUTLT BY SEPTEMBER OF 1988. MR. BOB BELDEN, MEMBER OF THE PLAN�ING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST CLARZFICATION ON THE CITY COUNCIL FEELINGS ABOUT ACCEPTANCE OF PARKLAND IN SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENTS. COUNCIL AI7VISED MR. BELDEN THAT THEY SUPPORTED TH� CONCEPT OF AREAS LARGER THAN A LOT BEING DEDICATED AS PARKLAND TO THE CITY. DI5CUSSION REGARDING WATER, SEWER, AND STREET IMPRCJVEMENTS TO MILLS, MURPHY AND BRIARMEADOW AREA WAS TABLED FOR FURTHER STUDY. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED ON THE 4TH OF JULY STATUS STATING THAT FLAG CONTRISUTION CANS HAD BEEN PLACED AROUND THE CITY. AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS TO BE HONORED WERE BEING WORKING ON AT THT� TIME, T-SHIRTS, CAPS AND MQGS ARE ON SALE THROUGH THE CITY AT THIS TIME AND THAT THE 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND IS OPEN TO ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND. COUNCILMAN LEE REPORTED ON THE SWIMMING POOL PROJECT STATUS STATING THAT THE SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE MET WITH LARRY SPECK AND THAT THE TREE SURVEY AND ELE�TATIONS WERE BEING PREPARED AT THIS TIME ALONG WITH THE SOIL BORINGS WHICH WILL BE THE DECIDING FACTOR AS WHERE TO EXACTLY PLACE THE POOL. **A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO HOLD A PUBLIC �y/��r INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON JUNE 17TH FRQM 8:00, TO 9:00 PM FOR THE � PROPOSED MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL TO BE LOCATED AT STEVENSON PARK FOR THE PURPOSES OF BRINGTNG THE CITIZEN5 UP TQDATE ON THIS PROJECT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BR�WN. MOTION APPROVED. COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER OPPOSED. **A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO CALL A PUBLIC L��/8� HEARING FOR REZONING PROPERTIES KNOWN AS "THE PARK" FOR JUNE 20, 1985. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOU�LY. DISCUSSION WAS HELD RE6ARDING REVISIONS TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE WITH COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REQUESTING THE ORDINANCE BE PUT ON THE WORD PROCESSOR. COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE NEED TO ADDRESS PARK AREA IN THE ORDINANCE AND AGREED TO W�RKSHOP THE ORDINANCE ON JUNE 10. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING RE-ACTIVATION OF ELECTRICAL BOARD WITH COUNCIL TO SUBMIT NAMES FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT MEETING. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO AUTHORIZE TSE MAYOR TO ��8� LOCATED ATN105GROYALNCOURT FOR�OMPAORABLE WORTH�UTILITY EASEMENT SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTIDN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO TABLE ORDINANCE T85-16, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 84/18, PASSED AND APPROVED SEPTEMBER 10, 1984 AND BEING AN ORDINANCE APPRCNING AND ADOPTING THE CITY'S GENERAL BUDGET FOR FISCAI YEAR 1984-85; PRWIDING AMENDMENTS TO SUCH BUDGET: AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT FOR FURTHER REVIEW. SECON�ED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 2 � 335 **MQTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE T85-17, AMENDING THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE BY STRIRING THEREFROM ALL OF SECTION 8-39 AND $-41 AND SUBSTITUTING A NEW SECTION 8-39; PROVIDING A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $50. 00 FOR ADMTNSSTRATIV E EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES PURSUANT TO ARTTCLE III OF CHAPTER 8 OF SAID CODE; PRC7VIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PRWIDING FOR SEUERABILITY. SECONDED BY COUI:VCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY. , ., CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN PRESENTED A STATUS REPORT ON SE�VICE ENTERPRISE - ELEVATED WATER ST�RAGE IS MAKING PROGRESS AND IN � APPROXIMAT�LY TWO WEEKS SHOULD BE ERECTING THE WORK THEY HAV E COMPLETED QN THE GROUND, STATUS REPORT QN RECONSTRUCTION OF SUNSET. REPORTING PROJECT WAS MOVING AL�NG EXTREM�LY WELL AND DISCUSSED WITH COUNCIL THE FEASTBILITY OF KEEPING THEM INFORMED OF NEW SUBDIVISION APPROVAL BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BY SENDING THE P & Z AGENDAS BY MAIL TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT WAS DECIDED BY COUNCIL THEY WOULD CONTINUE RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF THE P & Z MEETING IN THE REGULAR MANNER. O MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF MAY 16, 1985, REGULAR MEETING OF ,�, MAY 20, 1985, AND SP�CIAL MEETING OF MAY 28, 1985 WERE APPRCIVED � AS PRESENTED. W JESS WILLIAMS REPRESENTING THE HERITAGE MUSEUM B�ARD APPEARED � BEFORE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS DISPOSITION OF FIRE TRUCK #81, STATING Q THE BOARD NO LONGER HAD STORAGE FACILITIES FOR THIS FIRE TRUCR AND DID THE CITY WANT THIS TRUCK BACK? **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO AUTHORIZE THE '� �� HERITAGE MUSEUM BOARD TO DISPOSE OF FIRE TRUCK #81 AND THE FUNDS TO GO INTO THE MUSEUM. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPR(7VED UNANIMOUSLY. JESS WILLIAMS PRESENTED AN UPDATE ON THE WATER RATE STUDY, REPORTING THAT 80 TO 90$ OF THE TNFORMATION HAD BEEN GATHERED. MR. WILLIAMS REPORTED HE WAS LOOKING AT PERSONNEL CO�T, LOOKING AT INDNIDUAL CUSTOMER USES, AND CO�T OF SYSTEM EXPANSIONS. COUNCIL DECIDED TO MEET JUNE 10, AT 6:00 PM WITH MR. WILLIAMS TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION HE HAS COMPILED FOR THE WATER RATE STUDY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPOINT COUNCILMAN 'p�„ g,3 EU ELYN NEWMAN AS MAYOR PRO-TEM FOR A ONE YEAR TERM. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PRTHODA. MOTION APPRW ED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCIL ADJOURNED IN EXECUTIV E SESSION ACC(3RDING TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW. ARTTCLE 6252-17, TEXAS V ERNONS CIVIL STATUE5, SECTION (e) LEGAL AND 5ECTION (g) PERSONNEL. COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN 5ESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN. MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 10:10 PM. � MAYOR LPH L. LOWE �'- . D L IS MCK NZI -PONDISH ` CITY SECRET RY 3 _�.�...-.• --.