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SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 26, 1985 •
, MINUTES �F A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIEPdDSW00D CITY COUNCIL THAT
WA� HELD ON AUGUST 26, 1985 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PrS WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUAI: � .•
� MAYOR MAYOR RALPH L. LOWE
COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN
COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN
COUNCILMA.N PHYULIS LEE
COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN
� COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA
COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER
CITY MANA.GER JIM MORGAN
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE—PONDISH
MAYOR. LOWE REPORTED HE RECENTLY ATTENDE�D A RECCPTION FOR THE
� GOVERNOR MARK WHITE AT A SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR MAYORS MEETING AND
� WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE GC7VERNOR RFGARDING APPOINTMENT TO THE
(� CLEAN AIR COMMITTEE. IF COUNCIL HAS NO OBJECTION MAYOR LOWE
� W WOULD LIKE TO WRITE TO GOVERNOR WHITE RECOt4MENDING THI5
m APPOINTMENT. COUNCIL HAD NO OBJ�CTION.
Q DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDIrIG WHETHER '.t'U PUT THE MUSTA�NG E�MBLEAI
ON THE WATER TOWER. THE WA'I'ER TOWER WILL BE READY FOR PAINTZNG
IN APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS AND COUNCIL WILL MAKE THIS DECISION
PRIOR TO THAT TIME .
COUNCILMAN PRIHODA REPORTED TO COUNCIL TH11T HE I�AD SPOREN TO
MARMON MOCK AND GREEN REGARDING THE STUDY THEY COMPLETED FOR THE
CITY AND THAZ' THEY HAD A COPY OF A LF7'TE;R DATED 3-1-79 WHICH
OUTLINED WEiAT WAS GIVEN TQ THE GITX P�IATII�GER. MARMON P9QCK AND
GR�EN DO HAVE THE PJEGIITIVES ANP CAN r1AKE NFW MYLARS FOR USE AZ' A
COST OF $6, 000 . COUNCIL WILL DECIDE LA7.'ER WHETHER OR NOT TO HAV E
THESE MYLARS MADE.
MAYOR LOWE REPORTED HE HAD SPOK�N TO FRANK WADLIDIGTON REGARDING
THE 90 FEET RIGHT OF WAY ON FM 528 AND THAT MR.. WADLINGTON STATED
THE 90 FEFT IS ENOUGH TO PUT IN �'OUR LANES WITH CURB AND GtlT2'ER
WITH ONE TURNING LANE THAT WOULD SERVE THE AREA FQR THE NEXT 10
TO 20 YEARS.
COUNCILMAN JORDAN ARRIV ED AT THI5 TIME.
MAYOR L�WE STATED THE CITY NEEDED TO SET POLICY ON SETTING
IMPRW EMENTS FAR ENOUGH BACK FOR 120 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR
WIDENING TO 6 LANES LATER IN THE FUTURE. IT IS MR. WADLINGTONS
OPINION THAT WHEN YOU GO TO SIX LANES THAT 120 FEET RIGHT OF WAY
WOULD HAV E TO BE ACQUIRED FROM ALVIN TO I-45 . COUNCIL STATED A
WRITTEN POLICY WAS DEFINITELY NEEDED.
MAYOR LOWE LEFT THE MEETING AT THTS TIME.
MAYOR PRO—TEM NEWMAN CALLFD THE BUDG�T FUBLIC HEARING BACK TO
ORDER THAT HAD BEEN RECESSED FROM AUGUST 19, 1.985 .
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DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PURCHASE OF TWO TELEMENTRY RADIOS
FOR THE AMBULANCE DIVISION. THE TRADE IN VALUE IS $3, 000 IF TWO
UNITS ARE PURCHASED IN THE AMOUNT OF $27, 000 . COUNCIL ASKED THE
CITY MANAGER TO CHECK INTO WHETHER THERE WAS A i�EASE PURCHASE
OPTION CJVER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS. IF
PURCHASED, DELIVERY WOULD BE JANUARY OR FEBRUARY 1986 .
DISCUSSION WA5 HELD REGARDING THE FIRE MARSHAL REQUEST FOR FIRE
PROOF FILE CABINET, VIDEO EQUIPMENT AND WEARING APPAREL WITH
TERRY PARKER AV AILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THESE REQUESTS.
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HFIIRING NO F'UR`i'HFR INPU`i' MAYOR YltO—`1'I��M NI��WM11N CI,USEU '1`Hf� PU�.�I,I.0
HF�ARING.
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD RFGARDID]G THE PR�POSED BUDGL.T WITH •
COUNCIL�MAN JORDA.N PRE�SENTING A PL.�AN FUR ADDITIONAL INCOME.
COUNCTLMAN NEWMAN S7.'A'.l'EU $50 , 000 IS NEEDE�U FQR RLD FLAG
5UBDIVISION UTILITIES IN THIS YEARS BUUGET. COUNCIL DISCUSSED
�. WITH STAF'F V ARIOUS PROJECTS SUDGET THIS YEAR THA`I' WERE CARRIED
OVFR INTO THIS YEARS PROPOS�:D BUDGET AND THE UIF'FERENCF� IN THE � .,
AMOUNTS AND EIOW TO APPLY THIS W ER�G�. THE STREET PLAN WAS
REVIEWED BY COUNCII,MAN WICKLANDER WITH IT BEING STATED THERE WAS
$650, 000 IN THE BUDGET FOR 85/86 .
MAYOR LOWE RETURNED TO 7.'HE MEETING AT THlS TIME.
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ASKED WFiAT tiVAS I,EF'T IN THE CUNTINGENCY FUND
WITH THE CITY MANAGER AL7V ISING APPROXIr1A`I.'ELY $70,000 UF THE
$175, 000 SET ASIDE WAS LEF'7' OVER. CITY h]ANAGER AI7VISFaD $100 , 000
FOR CUNTINGENCY AND $175,000 EMERGEiJCY RESERV E IS INCI,UDEU IN THE
BUDGET. COUNCIL DISCUSSED V AR.IOUS M�7'HODS FOR FINANCING OF
WIDENING FM 518.
COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTTVE SESSION AZ' THTS Tir�� ACCURDID]G 7.'0
TEXAS UPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 62.52-17 , TFXAS V ERNONS CIVIL
STATUTES SECTION (g) PERSONNEL.
COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH NO ACTIUN BEING TAKEN.
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJUURN AT 9:55 PM. .
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MAYOR ALPH L. LOWE
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