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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1985-08-13 Special 367— SPT�CIIIL MEf:`1'ING FRIk�NUSW00D CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 13, 19$5 . MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING UF T8E FRTENDSWU�JD CITY CUUNCIL 7'HAT WAS H.EL�D ON AUGUST 13, 1985 AT CI'I'X HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WTTH THE FOLLOWING PRE5ENT CON5TITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR R11I�PH LUWE COUNCILMAN LEUN BRQWN COUNCILP-4AN JAN JURDAN COUNCTLMAN PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILr1AN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILr1AN JOE PRIHQDA COUNCIL,MAN BOB WICKLANDER CITX MANAGER JIM MpkGI�N CITX SECRETARY DELURIS MCKENtiIE—PUNllISH THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO URDER BY MAYUR LUWE, �PLANNING AND ZONING COMMIS5ION CHAIRAII�N RALPH AIILLER STATING �THERE WAS A QUURUM PRESENT CALLFU THE COMMISSION TO URU�R. � WMAYOR LOWE STATFD THE PURPOSE OF R�QUESTING THE PLANialNG ANU �ZONING COMMISSIUN TO MEET WITH COUNCIL IS TO SEE ZF' THRU DISCUSSION AND CUf�IMUNICATION WE r1AY SE:RVE THPa YI?ST INTERES�'S OF �THE CITY A LI�'TLE BETTER.. M1�YUR LOWE S7.'A7'T�D E�E� RE�UE,STED TH� CITY MANAGER P�RITE A LE7'TER TO BU'I'H THE COUNCIL ANU THE YLANNIr1G COMMISSION REQUESTING THIS ME;ETING. MAYt�)R I.�OWE S'1'ATED HE FELT THE COUNCIL ANU PI�ANNING AND ZONING COr1P]ISSIC)iJ �1RE DIAMETRIt;�LI�Y APART, THIS IS APPAREN7' IN THE DIFFERENCEaS IN 7.`HE VOTING. MAYUR LOWE STATED A DISCUSSION IS NEFDED TO RESC)LVE BEI�1G SO FAR APAR'�' ON ISSUES WHEN THE COUNCIL AND TEIE COP'lMISSIUN HAVE A COP�IMOI� INTEREST TO SERV E THE CITY. � MAYOR LOWE ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF' OF'E'I.GE� TO DUN BEETH AND BILL TODQ TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSI:UN. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE F'OUR ITE;P9S A.S SET UUT IN THE MAYOR�S LETTER WHICH WERE LOT SIZES IN THE CI�'Y OF FRIENDSWOOD, PARK LA.ND REQUIREMENTS, APPLICAZ'ION OF SCIBDIVISION ANU ZONING REGULATIONS PARTICULARLY REGARDING PLATS , ANI) THE GRAPHIC EXAMPLE WHEREIN A UidITED PLANNING ANU ZONING COMMISSION VOTED A.GI�INST REZONING APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRE5 OF LA1VU FROM MFR TO NC ANU A UNITED CITY COUNCIL (ONE ABSTENTION) V OTED TO W ERRIDE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. DISCUSSION WAS HELU REGAR.DING LOT SIZES WITH IT BEING AGREED THAT EVERYONE WANTED RESIDENTIAL LOTS TO BE 90 FT. MINIMUM. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS WAS EXPERIENCED IN CARMEL VILLAGE AND T9ISSION ESTA.TES SUBDIVISIONS WHERE SMALLER LOTS SIZES WERE ALLOWED TO CLEAR UF PROBLEMS THE BEST WAY WE COULD BUT DIU NOT LIK� 7.'HE SMALLER LOTS. CITY MANAGER REPOR'1'ED THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THESE TW� SUBDIVISIONS IS IN KEEPING UP WITH THE RED LINE PLAT OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT IN EACH ONE. THE AGREEMENT WA5 THAT OIJCE THE ORIGINAL RED LINE PLAT WAS BR.OUGHT IN AND AGREED UPON A COPY WAS LEFT WITH THE UEVELOPER AND A COPY WAS FILEU WITH THE CITY AND THE CITIES RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO ISSUE BUITI�DING PERMITS BASED � UPON THAT RED LINE PLAT AND EACH INDIVIDUAL LOT THAT RECEIV ED A BUILDING PERMIT WOULD BE ISSUED BASED ON METES AND BOUNDS. THEN UPON COMPLETION OF EITHER OR BOTH UF TH� SUBUIVISIONS Z'I�FN A COMPLETE REPLAT WOULD BE FILED WI'I'H THE COUNTY REF'LECTING THE RED LINE ORIGINAL PLAT. THE CITY ATTORNEY WUULD LIKE FOR • US 'I'O FILE THE REPLAT AT THIS TIME RATHER THAN WAI7.'ING F'OR COriPLE2'ION. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PARK LAND REQUIRFMENTS WITH COUNCIL CONFIRMING THAT THFY DID WANT TO ACC,�UIRE PARK LAND IN NEW DEV ELOPMENTS. THE CITY ATTORNEY IS RESEARCHING AND WII�L BE ASKED „ TO MAKE IT A TQP PRIORITY TO PREPARE AN URUINANCE F'OR ACQUTSITION OF PARK LAND. 1 ._._.__._..._�..._.....�.�.�._.�._.__.. —___�, 368 a' DISCUSSI:ON W11S �1FLD FtF�GI�Ri)ING 7'flls' (,R1IPJUL�'11'I'lil�,}t CL,IIUSF.� nS P{tU�'USf?I) BY 7.'Hf� C�`]'Y MnN11GER ON ALI., F�XtS`i'ING UL,VL]_,U�'P9E.N`1'S P1t:CUR 'I'C) JUI.�Y , 1985 . THE CI�'Y f�A5 NUT IN 7.'HE PAST RE�UIRE�D `l'HUSE DESiKING A BUILUING PERMIT TO EIAVE A PI.�AT OR BE ON A PLATTED PIECE OF - PROPER`.�Y. RATHER TFIAN GO BACK AND TRY TO CT,L1�N UP OR TNSPE�CT _. EVERYONE COMING IN TO S�.E IF WHETHER OR NUT THIS PROPER`i'Y THEY ARE WANTING TO BU.LLD ON WAS PI�AZ'TFD PRIOR TO UC7'OBER 18, 1965, IN ORDER TO FIND A COP�'lMON CUT OFF WHERE FRUM THAT POIN7.' ON EUERYTHING HAD TO BE DONE ACCORUID]G TO HUXLE. �CCORDING TO � .- THE CITY MANAGER, IT WOULU MAKE IT S3:MYLIER FRUM AN ADMI rlI STRATIV E STANDPOI NT TU HANDLE L T 7'HA'.l:' tiVAY AND TH I5 WAS THE b1ETHOD THE; CITY ATTORNEY SUGGESTED TO DO THIS WITH F3UT SINCE THIS TIME CITY COUNCIL HAS INDICATFU THIS IS NOT THEIR DE�SIRES. PLANNING AND 7UNING COMMISSION CHAIRI+IAN S'1'A.2'EU THAT THEY HA.D COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE CITX MANAGrR THAT FXPECIALLY COMMERCIAIa PROPERTY BEING DFVELOPED AtdD BUILUING PERMIT BEING ISSUED WI'I'HOUT PROPERTY BEING PI�OPERTY L'L11`.L'T.ED OR RE�CORUEU IN GALV ES7.'ON COUNTY AND THAT DUES SF,'V ERAI.� Tf�INGS . IF I S RE,CURDFD l�ANY TIh]ES AGREEMENTS CAN BF MADE ON R1:GHT OF' WAYS ON HIGI�WAYS WHIC� SAVES THE CITY MONEY AND AL,SO KFE:PS 7'HE MAPS UP 7'0 U�1�1'E; AND CAN ALSO BE SUR� THAT THE PEUPL�E SUBUIVIllING MEET THE DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS . DISCUSSION WAS HELD Z'HAT THE CITY DOES NOZ' �1LLOW SUBDIVIllING IF IT TS NOT ON AN IMPRUVED SZ'REET, 7.'HFY P4UST PRCIVIDE IMPRUVEr9EN7.' BEFORE THEY WILL BE ALT�OWEU Z'0 SUBllIVIUE. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING RIGHT OF' WAX ON MEL�ODY IaANF WHICH" 50 TO 60 FT. IS N�EDED AND NEEDED TO CI�NF'IRM THE; RIGHT OF WAY ON FM 2351 WHICH 120 FT. IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE HIGI�WAY DEPARTMENT. IT WAS STATED THAT THE HTGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN THE CITY VARIOUS FIGURES �'OR RIGHT OF WAY AND WE NEED TO CONFIRM THESE FIGURES IN WRITING. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE GRAPI�IC EXAMPL,E WH�:REIN A UNITED PLANNING AND ZONING COMMMIS5ION VOTED AGAINST RE2,ONING APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES OF LAND FROM h1FR Z'O NC AND A UNTT�D CITY COUNCIL (WITH ONE ABSTENTION) V07.'ED TO OVERRIDE THNa PLANIVING ANU ZONING COMMISSION. IT WAS STATED BY 7.'HE COM.MISSION THE RFASON THEY VOTED AG�I,INST THE REZO�]ING IS UUE TO THE L,UT NUT BEING WIDE ENOUGH, WAS N07.' PLATTED, PARCEL OF LAND IS SHALLOW AND NO RIGHT OF WAX IS SHOWN. THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SENT A LEZ'TER WHICH REQUIRED 130 FT. R.IGHT OF WAY WHICH IS WHAT THE COMMISSIUN IS USING TO ACQUIR� RIGHZ' OF WAY. IT WAS STAZ'ED BY THE COMMISSION THEY WERE BEING FAIR ANU EQUITABLL; IN RE�UIRING RIGH`1' OF WAY. ZONINC� CHAIRMAN RALPH MILLER STATED THE PRUPERTY ACROSS THE STREET WAS REQUIRED TO GIV E RIGHT OF WAY. IT WAS STATED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER THAT THEY DID NUT BELIL•'�IE THIS RIGHT OF WAY HAD BEFN ACQUIRED AND Z'HE PLATS COULD BE CHECKED TO CUNFIRr1 THIS. IT WAS STA7.'ED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER THAT THE SZ'ATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT GAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERE�NT FIGURES LAST NIGHT AT 7'HE COUNCIL MEETING BUT NOTHING WAS SET IN CUNCRETE. COUNCILAIAN WICKLANDER STATED WITF� THE COST OF RIGHT OF WAX UF PROFEKrJ'Y THA7' IS ALREAnY THERE, THE CITY WOULD PROBABLY GO WITH THE GURB AidD GUTTER ASPECT BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE A MUCH BETTER ROAD ANU FROM THE DOLLAR AND CENTS WISE FROM THE NUMBFR OF FEET THE STATE HIGHWAY WAS TALKING ABOUT IT PROBABLY WOUI�D P�OT COST THE CITY ANY MONEY. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REQUESTEU 7.'HE CUt9MISSION TO CHECK THE RIGHT OF WAY OF "THE PARK" AS THE CITY WANTS TO ACQUIRE THE RIGHT OF WAY AS QUICKLY AS POSIBLE AS THAT WILL EXPEDITE THE FUNDING OF FM 528 AND FM 51$ AND ADVISE WHAT RIGHT OF WAY HAS N07.' ' BEEN ACQUIRED AND ALSO FROM THE BRIDGE TO THE CITY LIMITS IN HARRIS COUNTY. C0�4MISSION SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW IS THEY COULU GET THE INFOR1tilATION ON THE LAST REQUEST AS THEY DID NOT HAV E ALL OF THE PLATS FOR THAT AREA. AFTER MUCH DISCUS5ION IT WAS AGREFD THERF WAS MISUNDERSTANDINGS DUE TO LACK OF COMMUNTCATION . IT WAS AGREEU IT WOULD BE V ERY BENEFICIAL TO M�ET QUARTERLY FQR OPEN DISCUSSION ON PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE OCCURRING. TT WAS AGREED TO PLAT 7'HE MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL PROPERTY AND IT WAS DISCUSSED H04V T� BES7.' ACHIEVE 7.'HIS. IT 2 369 WAS ASKED RY FL�ANNING ANll 7UNING Wf]E�7'HF;R �'.l'AF'F WI1S HAV J.NG ANY PRURI��,M 7 NTF�RPRET117.'ING 7'ElE ZOrIING OI2[�LN11NC[, . 1`1' W1�S 1�J�:O S`i'n`.I'L;I) 7'HERr WF,ItE SUME CEiANGF'S `i'O 7'f]L ZUDITNG �ItU:LrJ11NCL: 7.'FIn7' H11V P. 13)�f��N RECOMMENI)FD BY THE PLANDIING 1�NU ZOrIING F"UR CUNSIDEF2A7'I�N . IT WAS �1LS0 STATEU THAT PLANNING ANU ZqNING WOUI�D LIKE TO ST��F� TIIE • ENGINEER UN STAF'F REVEIW PRELIMINARY PI�A.TS PRIOR 7'0 PLANNING AND ZOrTING CUMMISION RE,'VEIWING. DISCUSSION P]A5 ��ELU WHE`1'HFaR A CUUNCIL� LAIASON TO PLANNING 11ND ZONING WUUI,D BE BENEFICIAL. IT WAS S7.'ATED THAT SOME CITIES HAVE 1�N It�F'ORNIAL STAF'F SESSIUN WE�EKLY FOR THE DEUELOPER TO MFET WITH TE�E S`I'AF'F MEMBERS AT ONE TIME TO • , GET THEIR INPUT AS TO WHAT IS REQUIRE;D FRUM 7'Hk;SE VARIOUS DEPAR7'MENTS AND WOULU LIKE TO SEE FRIE�NUSWOUD USE THIS PRQCEUURE. IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF CUUNCIL 'I'O PLACF THE FtIGHT OF WAY REQUIREMENTS ON FM 528 ON THE NEXT AGENUA FOk; ACTION. COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSIOi� ACCORDING TO 'I'EXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6251-17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL S7.'ATUES SF;GTION (g) PERSONNEL. COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAREN. Q�lOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDEU TO ADJOURN . � � � � MAXOR� LPH I,UWE � Q . DELORIS MCKEN IE ONUlSH CITY SECRETAR