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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1985-09-16 Special �83 , z; SPFCJAL MFF;TING FRIFNDSWUOD CITY COUNCIL SEPT�MBER 16 � 1985 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEF'TING OF THE FRIENI?SWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 16 , 1985 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUURUM: MAYOR RAJ�PH LOWE COUNCILMAN JAN J�RDAN i COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LFE COUNCILMAN EVEL�XN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN CITY SECRE7.'ARY D�LORIS MCKENZIE ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN. MAYOR LOWE REPORTED HE HAD ATTENDED A MEETING WITH HARRIS � G�1LV ESTON SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT AND THAT THFY HAD A FIV E YEAR d"' PROGRAM FOR FRIENDSWOOD FOR SURFACE WATE,R. MAYOR LOWE ASKED (,� COUNCII,rfAN WICKLANDER TO SET UP A MEETING WITH LEAGUE CITY ON � WEDNESDAY TO DISCUSS THIS PROGRAM. � MAYOR LOWE RFPORTED THERF WILL BE A MEETING `I'UESDAY SF�PZ'EMBER 1.7 � AT 7 :30 PM AT TEXAS CITY ON THE COUNTY STRE;ET BOND PROPOSAL ELECTION. PATSY MOORE WITH THE FRANK J . BROWN HEFITAGE MUSEUM APPE;ARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO INVITE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPAZ'E IN THE SECOND ANNUAL HERI7.'AGE DAY CELEBRATION ON SUNDAY SEPTE;MBER 29 FROM 2 : 00 TO 5 : 00 PM . THERE WIL�L BE A ICE CREAM SOCIAI,, ART5 AND CRAFTS AND GOOD MORNING AMERICA WILL TAPE AT 7. : 30 PM WITH THE MAYOR. j MAYOR LOWE WAS SURPRISED WITH A CAKF AND GIFT FROM COUNCIL FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. A BRIEF RECESS F'OR CAKE: AND COFFEE WAS HELD. BENNY BAKER REPRESENTING THE 1985 4TH OF JULY FLAG COMhIITZ'EE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED CFiECKS TOTAI,ING APPROXIMATELY $2, 300 FOR THE FI,AG FUND WHICH WAS RAIS�D FROM DONATIONS AND RAFFLF OF A PRINT BY LAURIE WHITEHEAD. MAYOR AND COUNCIL EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIATION TO THIS COMMITTEE FOR A JOB WELL DONE. BENNY BAKER EXPRESSED HIS CONCERNS REGARDING THE SURROUPJDING CITIES GROWTH COMMERCIALLY COMPI�IRED TO FRIENDSWOOD AND STATED Z'HAT BUSINESSES WERE RELUCTANT TO LOCATF IN FRIENDSWOOD BECAU5E OF THE STRICT REGULATIONS . MR. BAKER ASKED SHOULDN 'T WE LOOK AT THESE REGULATIONS IN ORDER THAT WE CAN HELP BRING THE5E BUSINESSES TO FRIENDSWOOD WHICH WOULD HELP OUR TAX BASE. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED THAT SHE AND COUNCILMAN JORDAN HAD THE REPORT GOMPILED REGARDING RED FLAG SUBUIVISIONS AND THAT THEY WOULD HAV E A RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCTL CONSIDERATION NEXT WEEK. COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED THE CONTRACTOR FOR RECONSTRUCTION � OF SUNSET PHASE II IS WITHIN 12 FEET FROM FM 528 AND THINKS THEY ' PLANNED TO POUR THIS PORTION TODAY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO ACCEPT THE CITY ��",rf"'•- MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION TO APPRQV E Tf�E REQUEST FAOM BEST WASTE �� SYSTEMS TO ASSUME BILLING F�R COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPR(7VED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO APPROVE CITY �S'� �„ MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD BID TO MCKEY CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $121,650 FOR CURB, GUTTER AND INLETS �� NORTH AND SOUTH SHADOWBEND. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTI�N APPRC7VED UNANIM�USLY . 1 1�� ' **N10TION W11S MADE BY COUNCILTIAN WTCKLANDrR 'I'Q AT�1'iZUv k� C1.'1'� � � � �� NAGER.S RECOMMENDATION TO AWARU BID TU IKF HAL,L TN TE�1L �1r]UUN't' U�' � ��7, 559.78 FOR pVERI,AY PROJECT ON OAK DRI:VE/BUTLER DRIVE TO END � OF U11K DRJ.V E . SECONUED BY CUUNCILMI�N LEE . MUTIUN 11FPI:(7V LU UNftNIMOUSLY . MAYOR. LOWE �iSKED THE CITY MANAGER TO REVIEW THE CITY'S LIABZI�ITY REGARDING STORM SEWER LEAKING IN THE WEDGFWOOD AREA AND DRIVEWAYS ' FALLING DOWN. CITY MANAGER AllVISED Tf1AT ACCORDING TO THE CITY - AT7.'ORNEY THE CITY IS NOT LIABLE . MAYOR LOWE I�SKED THE CITY MANAG�R TO REVIEW THIS MATTER WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AGAIN. MAYOR. LOWE ASKED THE CITY MANAGER C4ULD BEST WASTE PICK UP THE ' � GARBAGE IN POLLY RANCH IN SMALLER `1'RUCKS AS THE L�RGER TRUCKS ARE TEARING THE STREETS UP. THE CITY MANAGER ADVI�E�D HE WOULD DISCUSS THIS WITH BEST W1�STE . **MOTION WAS MP,DE BY COUNCILP�AN WICKLANDER FOR THE CITY MANAGEP. ��"�� TO RESPONU TO TE�E REQUESZ' FROM FRIENDSWOOD COMr1UNITY CHORUS FOR gj FUNDING IN THE AHIOUNT OF $1, 000 TO SUGGEST THAT THEY MAKE THrS v REQUEST TE1RU THE F'INE AR'I'S COP9MISSION IF THEY CAN F'IND IT TN THEIR BUDGET. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPR()V ED UNANIMOUSLY. CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT JESS WILLIAMS RESEARCE3ED METHUD5 F'OR. FINANCING CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION. MR. MaRGAN REPORTEU E�E HAD CHECKED INTU A NEW UNIQUE METHUD OF FINANCING PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY�NE WAIJTING TO DO SO AT TI�I5 TIt9E . MR. MORGAN STATED THAT 1�1R. WILLIAMS AL�O E:YFLORED THE ME?'HOD OF FINANCING THROUGH CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATIONS OR PROPERTY TAX F'OR A LONG TERM PAY OUT. CITY MANAGER REPORTED HE H�D SFOF:EN TO KENT_ BALLARD REPRESENTATIVE E'OR "THE PARK" AND THAT Tf�FY WOUI�D BE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL RFGARDING ADDITIONAL 15 FT. RIGHT OF V�AY ON FM 528 IF EVERXONE IS TREAT�D EQU.�LLY. CITY MANAGER ADV ISED COUNCIL HE WAS WORf:JNG (�N THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITIOI� POLICY AND WOULD BE PRESEN7.'ING HTS RECOMMENDA'I'ION V ERY SHORTLY. CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE CUNTRACTOR FOR THE WATER TOWER STATED THEY SHOULD BE FINISHED IN A MONTH. CITY r1ANAGER A5RED THE STA'I'US OF OBTAINING NAMES OF OWNERSHIP ON FM 2351 FOR 1�CQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY: CQUNCILMAN T�EE STATED SHE WAS � WORKIN� ON� THI5 PROJ�CT AND SHOULD H�V E THIS COMPLETE V ERY SHORTLY. - COUNCILMAN PRIHODA ASKED COUNCIL IF THEY HAD ANY OBJECTION TO HIS ASKING THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER FM 2351 BE WT.DEN�D TO A THREE (3) LANE HIGHWAY WiTH DIRECTION GOING TOWARDS THE P'REEWAY IN THE MORNINGS AND TNTO FRTENDSWOOD II�I 2'HE � EVENINGS PRIOR TO THE � HIGH SCHOOL BEING OPENED IN 1988. COUNCIL HAD NO OBJECTION � TO THI5 AND ASKED THAT MR: WADLINGTON OF � THE STATE HIGAWAY DEPARTMENT BE ASKED IF ALL ROAD RIGHT OF �WAY IS SFCURED WOI7LD IT BE POSSIBLE TO EXPEDITE SCHEDUI;ING OF THIS PR4JECT. **MOTION WAS MADE BY CUUNCILPdAN WICKLANI)E;R TO A,PPRCJVE PAYME�JT OF CAPITAL PROJECT-RECONSTRUCTION OF SUNSET DRIV E—PHASE I—CABCO INC. . S�CONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRW ED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE EXCELLENT JOB THE STRE�T DEPARTMENT IS DOING AND IT WAS DECiDED THAT COUNCILr'IAN WICKLANDER WOULD WRi2'E A LETTER OF COMMENDATION FOR COUNCTL'S SIGNATURE. 2 ' 385 COUNC] L CONVFNED IN EX�;CUTIVE BESSTnN 11CCORDING TU `.['FXA:� pPFN MFt:'.I'INGS L�I,W 11R`1'ICLiF 6251.-17 , `1'F�X11.i VP�I2NONS C1V1:1� �i7'A`.l'U'1.'P;�� 5ECTION (g) PE�RSONNEL. COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WI�'H NO ACTION BEIIVG TAKEN. . MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN 11T 9: 15 PM. . � ' , MAYOR RA �PH I,. LOWE DELORIS MCKEN IE CITY 5ECRETAR 0 � � �1.� m Q