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REGUL�AR MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL .
SEPTEMBER 23 , 1985
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING 0� THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT ' •�
WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23, 19$5 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE
� FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR RALPH L. LOWE
COUNCILMAN L�ON BROWN
COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN
COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE
COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA
COUNCILDIAN BOB WICKLANDER
CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN
� CITY ATTORNEY JOHP� OLSON
�„ CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
CD INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREND DALE HIRST OF GOOD SHEPHERD
W EPISCOPAL CHURCH .
m MAYOR LOWE PROCLAIMED SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 1985 AS THE SECOND
Q ANNUAL HERITAGE DAY IN FRIENDSWOOD AND PRESENTATED A PROCLAMATION
TO PATSY MOORE. MS. MOORE INVITED ALL TO ATTEND THE ICE CREAM
SOCI�L WHICH WILL INCLUDE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND ANNOUNCED THAT GOOD
MORNING AMERICA WOULD BE FILMED AT 1 : 30 PM WITH THE MAYOR.
MAYOR LOWE INTRODUCED MR. NICHOLAS GIMBER WHO MAYOR LOWE
RECOMMENDS FOR APPOINTMENT TO DIRECTORS OF THE GULF COAST WASTE
- DTSPOSAL AUTHORITY.
; **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO APPRCN E THE ��Q��?�
APPOINTMENT OF MR. NICHOLAS GIMBER TO THE BOARD �F DIRECTOR5 OF
THE GULF COAST WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROV ED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILHIAN JORDAN TO APPRCIVE THIRD AND FINAL �����
READING OF ORDINANCE N0. T85-22, GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO TEXAS-
NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPR(JVED UNANIMOUSLY.
MAYOR LOWE RECOGNIZED MR. DWIGHT SPURLOCK WITH TEXAS NEW-MEXICO
WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AND MR. SPURLOCK ADDRESSED COUNCIL REGARDING
HIS WORK WITH THE SALV ATION CENTER ON THE CAPITOL CAMPAIGN TO
RAISE DONATIONS.
MAYOR LOWE ItEPORTED THAT COUNCILMAN JORDAN AND HIMSELF WENT TO
TEXAS CITY TO WORK ON THE PROPOSED COUNTY HIGHWAY BOND ELECTION
TO BE HELD NCIVEMBER 15, 1985 . THE BOND PROPOSAL IS FOR $36
MILLION WITH $23 MILLION FOR HIGHWAYS, $8 MILLION FOR COUNTY 3AIL
AND $5 MILLION FOR CLEAR CREEK . JUDGE HOLBROOK HAS ASKED MAYOR
LOWE TO CO-CHAIR THE COMMITTEE TO WORK ON SELLING THE BOND
ISSUES. COUNCILMAN JORDAN STATED THAT CLEAR CREEK IS A SEPARATE
PROPOSITION AND ONLY FRIENDSWOOD AND LEAGUE CITY WOULD DIRECTLY
BENEFIT FROM THE PROPOSAL AND THEREFORE IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF
� SELLING COUNTY WIDE AND ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO WORK ON THIS BOND
PROPOSAL.
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED THAT LAST TUESDAY �HE WAS GUEST
SPEAKER FOR SUNMEADOW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AT WHICH TIME HE WAS
MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS NO TURNING LAI�IE PLANNED IN THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF FM528 . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER AI7VISED MAYOR
LOWE OF THIS AND MAYOR LOWE CALLED STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND
BROUGHT THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION. STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MET
AND AI�VISED MAYOR LOWE THEY WOULD PUT IN TURNING LANES.
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HULD7:NG A PLANNING AND ZONING WORRSfIOP ON SEPTEr9F3ER 24 FRUM 8: 30
TO 4: 00 AND ENCOURAGED r1EMB8R5 OF COUNCIL TO ATTEND.
MAYOR LOWE REPORTED HE HAD R£CEIV EU CURRESPONUENCE FROM STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPOR`.L'A7.'IUN REGARDING OFF-
SYSTEM BRIDGE INSPECTION WHICH REFERS TO A BRIDGE IN FRIENDSWOOD
LOCATED W ER MANDALE RC?AD WHICH IS RECOMP9ENDED TO BE CLOSED DUE
TO STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES. MAYOR LOWE REFERRED THIS TO THE CITY . ,
MANAGER FOR REVIEW.
MAXOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THE POLICE DEP�'1.RTMENT IS HOSTING A RECEPTION
ON OCTOBER 3 , AT 3 : 30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN APPRECIATION
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE MARILYN LUNNEY WHO IS RE5IGNING HER
POSITION .
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED Z'HAT DURTNG HIS DISCUSSION WITH
THE SUNNIEADOW HOMEOWNER5 ASSOCiATION REGARDING OUR ROAD PROGRAM
HE TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT THE COUNTY BOND PROPOSAL.
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED HE MET WEDNESDAY WITH WATER
DISTRICT 108 REGARDING SOME OF THE WATFR PROGRAM AND PLANS TO GET
ON TO SURFACE WATER. COUNCILMAN WICKL�ANDER READ A LETTER DATED
SEPTEMBER 19, 1985 HE RECEIV�D FROM 108 REQL]ESTING THAT WFiEN WE
RUN OUR 14" LINE DOWN TO BAY AREA B�ULF�U ARD THAT THERE BE A TAP
PUT IN SO THAT AT SOME FUTURE DATE WHEN THAT LINE IS HANDLING
SURFACE WATER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAP INTO IT. CITY MANAGER WAS
GN EN THIS LETTER AND REQUESTED TO MAKE THIS TAP AVAILABLE AT THE
TIME WE RUN THIS LINE DOWN. �
/' **MOTION WAS MADE BY C�UNCILMAN WICRLANDER TO AUTHORIZE AN
I(O� � ORDINANCE BE WRITTEN TO AMEND THE OVERNIGHT PARKING ORDINANCE NOT
$� TO EXCEED 24 HOURS .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOZ'ION APPRCJVEV. COUNCILMAN JORDAN
AND COUNCILMAN NEWMAN OPPOSED.
DAVID HEARN FROM THE SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE PRESENTED AN UPDATE
ON THE MUNICIPAL POOL DESIGN. THE COP9MITTEE MET WITH LARRY 5PECK
AND LAWRENCE HANS AND WAS AI7VISED THAT AFTER THE SOIL BORING TEST
WERE COMPLETED THAT THE POOL AS DESIGNED FOR GUNITE WOULD NOT BE
FEASIBLE. A DECISION WILL HAV E TO BE MADE WHETHER TO GO WITH THE
ORIGINAL PLAN WITH CONCRETE WHICH WILL COST APPROXIMATELY
$200, 000 MORE OR SCALE THE PLAN DOWN TO A 25 METER POOL WITH 13
FT. DEPTH, 6 LANES, AND 3M AND 1M DIVING5 BOARD5 . COUNCIL
REQUESTED COUNCILMAN LEE TO CALL PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO CHECK THE
POSSIBLITY OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
COUNCILMAN LEE REPORTED A STRIP MAP SHQWING OWNERSHIP ALONG FM
2351 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY HAS BEEN
COMPLETED WITH 47 PROPERTY OWNERS IN GALV ESTON COUNTY AND
APPROXIMATELY 30 PROPERTY OWNERS IN HARRIS COUNTY.
CITY MANAGER AD�IISED COUNCIL HE WAS WORIiING ON THE RIGHT OF WAY
POLICY AND WAS OBTAINING INPUT FROM STATE, COUNTY AND CITY
REPRESENTATIV ES IN PREPARING THIS POLICY WHICH SHOULD BE
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
!f_,� . **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPRC7VE THE CITY
�� N�ANAGERS RECOMMENDATION TO APPROV E THE REQUEST BY COURT FOR AN
g� ADDITIONAL TRIAL NIGHT EACH MONTH .
SECONDED BY COUNC,ILMAN LEE . MOTION APPRW ED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO CLARIFY THE UTILITY TAP
I(0 ' POLICY TO BE THAT THE CITY WILL GO ACROSS AT PROPE.RTY LINES AND
THE CITY WILL PAY FOR EXTENSION OF THE FIRST 100 FEET OR THE
FARTHEST EXTREMITIES OF� RIGHT OF WAY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
���. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO AUTHORIZE AN ORDINANCE BE
�� PREPARED TO CHANGE STREET NAMES IN "THE PARK" FROM CAROLINA COURT
TO CAMELLIA COURT AND CAMELLIA CQURT TO C1IROLINA COURT.
5ECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
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COUt�C11., RFQUT;STCD THE PL�AIJNTNG COMMISSiUN, F'].RF UEP�1R'.f'MFNT, W11TER
DEPII,RTMENT AND THE POI,IC� DEPARTMENT BE NUTIF'IED OF THE PRUPOSED
CHANGE .
COUNCILMAN NEWMAN PRESENTED THE REPORT ON RED FLAG
SUBDIVISIONS AND STATED THAT COUNCILC111N JURDAN AND HEKSEL�F WOULD
LIKE TO RECOMMEND IN COORDINATION WITH THE STREET ANU ROAD
PROGRAM TO PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER SERVICE BE MADE AV AILABLE TO
THE FOLLOWING SUBDIVISIONS IN THIS ORDER: . ,
1. BRIARMEADOW - MILLS AND MURPHY LANE
2 . CL(7V ER ACRES
3 . WINDSONG
4. WILDERNESS TRAILS
5 . EL DORODO
6 . LUNDY LANE
7 . MUSTANG MEADOW
8 . RANCHO V I EJO
THE INSTALLATION IS CONTINGENT WHEN NEC�SSARY FOR THE USER TO
MAKE A DEPO5IT TO THE CITY FOR TFiE INSTALLATI(�Pd CHARGES AT LEAST
60$ OF THE COST OF THE WATER AP1D SEWER COST FOR INSTALLATION AND
THAT THE CITY WOULD FRQNT THE BALANCE NECE�SSARY TO COMPLFTE THE
:�"�"'J JOB . THAT THE SEWER AND WATER TAP FEE�S FOR THESE 5UBDIV I SIONS
� WOULD BE USED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE CAPIZ'AL IMPRW FM.ENT
� COSTS. THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAV E PAID MONEY UP FRONT
� WOULD BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR THE AMOUNT UF THEIR TAP FEES AND AS
;,,� ADDITIONAL TAP FEES IN THIS SUBDIVISION THE CITY WOULD RECEIV E
THEIR PORTION OF THE MONEY AND THEN TFiE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD BE
REIMBUR5ED FOR THE EXCESS OF THEIR TAP FEE5 THEY HAD PUT UP IN
ORDER TO HAV E THE INSTALLATION OF THE SERVICE5 .
COUNCILMAN JORDAN ASKED IF THE MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE
SUBDIVISION DOES NOT WANT THESE SERVICES AT THIS TIM� WOULD THE
CITY M(7VE �N DOWN TO THE NEXT SUBDIVISION? COUNCIL CONCURRED
THAT THIS WOULD BE THE POLICY.
COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTEI� SHE WOULD BE W4RKING WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY ON MILLS AND MURPHY THIS WEEK .
CITY MANAGER REQUESTED THIS BE CONDITIONAL UPON HOOK UP BEING
REQUIRED AS SOON AS THE CZTY HAS THESE UTILITIES IN PLACE.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE MEMBER5HIP TO /
HARRIS COUNTY MAYOR AND COUNCILMANS ASSOCIATION WITH A MEMBERSHIP �b1o`S�^
FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 .00 PER YEAR.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO APPRCIVE THIRD AND
FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. T85-19� SETTING FORTH REGULATIONS
FOR SUBDIVIS�ON DEU ELOPMENT, OUTLINING PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION
OF PLATS; CONTAINING REQUIRE�9ENTS AND MINIMUPi DESIGN STANDARDS;
STATING THE REQUIRED IMPR(7VEMENTS; PRC7VIDING FOR THE CHA.RGING OF
F�ES BY THE CITY FOR CERTAIN PROCEDURAL STEPS; PROVIDING A
SAV INGS CLAUSE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRCIVED. MAYOR LOWE
OPPOSED.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPRUVE THIRD AND FINAL
READING OF ORDINANCE NO. T65-20, AMENDII�G ORDINANCE N0. 84-15,
PASSED AND APPROVED A5 QF NOVEMBER 19, 1984, AND KNOWN AS THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE GITY, BY CHANGTNG THE ZONING OF CERTAIN
PARCELS OF LAND KNOWN AS "THE PARK" LOCATED ON FM 52$ FROM R-3
(MFR) AND C-1 TO R-1 (SFR) AND R-3 MFR.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
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**MOTI.ON WAS MADE AY COUNCILMAN I,EE TO 11PPRCIVE THIRD AND FINAL
REI�DING OF ORllINANCE T85-2�, GR11PJ'I.'] NG 11 SPF�CIFI.0 USr; PIi;FtM:T7.'
AU`t'HORI7,ING THE USE IN REGENCY FS7.'ATES SUBVIVTSIOIJ IN THE C:ITY OE'
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS� AS SPECIFIC USE-5FR; FR(7VIDING CONDI7'IONS FOR
THE GRANTING OF SUCH 5PECIFIC USE PERMIT; AMENDING THE ZONING •
DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 84-15, PASSED
AND APPRC7VEU ON N(7VEMBER 19, 1984; AND CONTAINING OTHER
PRWISIONS TO THE SUBJECT.
SEC�NDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVEU UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPRCIVE THE SECOND
READING OF ORDINANCE T85-23 , AN ORDINANCE OF TH� CITY OF
FRYENDSWOUD AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 84-15 PASSED AND APPRCJVED AS
OF NW EMBER 19, 1984, AND KNOWN AS THE ZONING URDINANCE OF THE '
CITY BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED —
300 FEET EAST OF NE CORNER OF FM 528 AND WINDING WAY FROM CSC AND
MFRL TO PUD. (RETIREMENT CENTER)
SECONDED BY COUNCI LMAN LEE. MOTIOIV APPKC7V ED UNANIt70USLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO APPRCIV E SECOND READING OF
ORDINANCE T85-27, AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE $2/20 AND
AMENDING SECTION 18-3 (a) OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE FRIEND�WOOD , CITY
CODE TO ESTABLISH NEW WATER RATES FUR CUSTOMEKS CONNEC�TED TO THE
CITY'S WATER SYSTEM; MAKING V ARIOUS FINDINGS AND PRCJVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PRCIVIDING AN EFFECTIV E DATE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER.
****MOTION WAS MADE SY CUUNCILMAN LEE TO ANIEND THE r1AIN MOTION TO
TO REFLECT CHANGES A5 SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND TO
CHANGE RATE FROM $1 .50 FOR USERS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS TO
$1 . 65 PER ONE THOUSAND G�ILLONS USED W ER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
GALLONS USED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPR(7VED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED APPRCIVED UNANTMOUSLY.
**M07.'ION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APFRCJVE FIRST READING
OF ORDINANCE T85-28, AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPE�D LIMITS
• DURING CONSTRUCTION ON A PORTION �F FM 518 WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF FRIENDSWOOD AND PRCIVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRpVED UNANIMOUSLY.
� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO APPRC/VE RESOLUTION N0. 17-
�b'-g5 85 SETTING FORTH A PLAT SUBMITTAL FEE SCHEDULE FOR SUBDIVISION
APPROVAL.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY.
CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE LID HAS .BEEN PLACED ON THE WATER TOWER
AND THAT ALL OF THE CONCRETE HAS BEEN POURED ON THE SUNSET
PROJECT AND ARE JCiST LACKING THE ASPHALT TIE IN'S AND SHOULD BE
COMPLETE IN APPROXIMATELY ].0 DAYS. COUNCIL REQUESTED CITY
MANAGER TO LOOK INTO SPEEDERS ON SUNSET AND TO LOOK INTO THE
DITCHES ON SUNSET THAT WERE MOWED BY THE SLOPE MOWERS.
� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPR.(7VE CALLING A JCIINT
J���g�J DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO
CONSIDER REZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED FM 518 NORTH OF THE
INTERSECTION OF FM 528 FROM CSC TO NC FOR OCTOBER 17 , 1985 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOU5LY. MAYOR
LOWE ABSTAINED.
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 19, SPECIAL MEETING OF
AUGUST 26 , AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 3 , 1985 WERE APPRCJVED
AS READ. �
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCTLMAN BROWN TO APPRC7VE REQUEST BY
�����`��PRECINCTN56oFORYAFSPECIALOELEOGTIONLNOVEMBERS5AS1985LING PLACE FOR
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY.
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**MO']'I.UN WI1S MAi)E �Y CUtJNCI LM11N :IO�?1�11N '.CU 11I?PI2(�V I, �`�1YMI�NT OF'
C�1PI7'AL PROJECT - BItqWN AND ROOT IN T���, 11MOUNT OI' $5,3U8 .58 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPR(7VED UN�INIMOUSLY.
COUNCILMAN PRIHODA REQUESTED THE LUNNFY ' S BE PRESENTED THE "KEY
TO THE CITY" IN APPRECIATION FUR ALL TH�;1' HAV E DONE FOR
FRIFNDSWOOD. COUNCIL CONCURRED WITH COUNCILMAN PRIHODA AND
INSTRUCTED THAT THE KEX BE PREPARED WITH INPUT FROt4 COUNCILMAN
PRIHODA AND COUNCILMAN LEE. � ,
COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIV E SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXA5 OPEN
MEETINGS LAW ART2CLE 6252-17 , TEXAS V ERNONS CIVIL STATUTES
SECTION (g) PERSONNEL.
COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN.
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN.
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