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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1985-11-04 Regular 4�1 REGULAR MEETING FRIEND5WQOD CITY COUNCIL N(7VEMBER 4, 1985 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIEND5WOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 1985 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRE5ENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: � ,. MAYOR RALPH LOWE COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COQNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE � INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY FATHER THOMAS, MARY QUEEN CATHOLIC '� CHURCH. � � 0 MAYOR LOWE STATED HE WAS PLEASED TO SEE EVERYONE WEARING THE '� YELLOW RIBBONS URGING EVERYONE TO GET OUT AND VOTE NCJVEMBER 5 AND Q 5UPPORT ALL THREE BOND ISSUE5 ESPECIALLY THE CLEAR CREEK ISSUE AND READ A HEADLINE FROM A 1973 NEWSPAPER STATING "MORE FLOODING ZMMINENT AS CLEAR LAKE BASIN GROWS" . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THAT HE HAD ASKED THE AREA MINISTERS TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCMENT THIS PAST SUNDAY A5 TO THE FLOODING PROBLEM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE V OTING TUESDAY. MAYOR LOWE ASKED THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE LOUD SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGH OUT THE DAY ON ELECTION DAY ' URGING EV ERYONE TO V OTE. FRANK WEBB STATED THE CITIZENS OWE MAYOR LOWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR THE TREMENDOU5 EFFORT ON HI5 PART IN GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT ON THE BOND ISSUES. MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THE FOREST BEND ANNEXATION IS ONGOING AND THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL RECEIV ED A YELLOW ROSE WITH A NOTE OF THANKS ON THIS MATTER. COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ANNOUNCED THAT THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE CONFERENCE THAT WAS ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND STAFF WAS VERY CONSTRUCTIV E, WITH PRODUCTIV E MEETINGS, AND MANY TDEA5 WERE PICKED UP BY THOSE ATTENDING. THE CONFERENCE WAS CONSIDERED V ERY SUCCESSFUL. RITTEN HAJACETE WITH THE SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE R.T. TEXADILLO AND EXCORT DONNA CASHION. DONNA CASHION EXPLAINED THAT R.T. TEXADILLO IS THE OFFICIAL MASC(�T OF THE 1986 SESQUICENTENNIAL AND WILL BE TRAV ELING ACROSS THE STATE AS GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR FOR THE 150TH CELEBRATION OF TEXAS. R.T. TEXADILLO CALLED DOWN SESQUICENTENNIAL COORDINATING CHAIRMAN EVELYN NEWMAN. CHAIRMAN NEWMAN ANNOUNCED R.T. HAD BEEN TO WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY, CLINE PRIMARY, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, CHILDRENS HOUSE AND TO AUTUMN HILLS NURSING HOME. CHAIRMAN NEWMAN HAD DONNA CASHION PRESENT BALLONS TO NATIVE TEXANS ON COUNCIL, LEON BROWN, JOE PRIHODA, JAN JORDAN AND MAYOR LOWE, THEN COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE, COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER AND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE WERE ADOPTED AS TEXANS AND WERE PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF ADOPTION AFTER SWEARING ON A FIELD OF BLUEBONNETS THEIR WISHES TO BE ADOPTED. CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN WAS PRESENTED WITH A NATIV E TEXAN BALLOON. R.T. PRESENTED MAYOR LOWE THE OFFICIAL WELCOME FOR THE TEXAS SESQUICENTENNIAL FROM TEXADILLA. MAYOR LOWE ASKED ALL STUDENTS FROM SAN JACINCO COLLEGE ATTENDING THIS MEETING COME FORWARD TO HAV E THEIR PICTURE MADE WITH TEXADILLO. MAYOR LOWE PROCLAYMED THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23 THRU 30, 1985 AS "NATIONAL FAMILY WEEK" . 1 422 MAYOR LOWE CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING TO ORUER TO RECEIV E PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE FROPOSAL TO INCREASE TOTAL TAX REVENUES FROM PROPERTIE5 ON THE TAX ROLL IN 1984 BY EIGHT PERCENT. COUNCILMAN JORDAN EXPLAINED THE TOTAL LEVY OF ALL THE PROPERTY TAX WE COLLECT FROM EVERY PROPERTY OWNER IN THE CITY HAS INCREASED EIGHT PERCENT BUT THE ACTUAL RATE OF TAXATION IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LOWERED FROM .72 CENTS PER HUNDRED DOLLARS � TO .71 CENTS PER HUNDRED DOLLARS BUT EVERY INDIVIDUAL' S TAXES . , WILL V ARY ACCORDING TO WHETHER OR NOT THEIR PROPERTY WAS REVALUED OR ADDED ON TO THEIR HOUSE OR ADDED A SWIMMING POOL. THE � HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS GOING TO DECREASE FROM 40$ TO 30� AS MANDATED BY STATE LAW. OVERALL CITYWIDE THE CITY WILL BE COLLECTING EIGHT PERCENT MORE THAN LAST YEAR. CITY MANAGER 5TATED THE BUDGET WAS PROJECTED USING THE FIGURE OF � HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS MAYOR LOWE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. ap?j� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO SET NCJVEMBER 18, 1985 v� AS THE DATE FOR THE TAX RATE TO BE ADOPTED. b SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRC7VED UNANIMOUSLY. DEXTER JOYNER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REPORT THAT SUITS HAV E BEEN FILED FOR DELINQUENT TAXES. MANY OF THOSE HAV E BEEN PAID AND DISMISSED AND SOME HAV E ENTERED INTO PAYMENT AGREEMENT AS ALLOWED BY LAW AND MS. CARBONE HA5 ADVISED THESE AGREEMENTS ARE BEING HONORED AND BEING PAID UPON. MR. JOYNER STATED HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE 1984 TAXES THAT ARE ON THE DELINQUENT ROLL. DUE TO THE NEW S�FTWARE PROGRAM BEING USED BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT THE 1984 DELINQUENT STATEMENTS HAV E NOT GONE OUT. MS. CARBONE ADV I SES SHE HOPES TO HAV E THI S PR(JBLEM SOLV ED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAY LETTERS WILL BE RECEIV ED BY COUNCIL ADVISING OF TAX SALES FOR PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO COURT FOR DELINQUENT TAXES AND IF ANY ONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS JUST CALL MR. JOYNERS OFFICE OR MS. CARBONE AT THE TAX OFFICE. LARRY SPECK APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO PRE5ENT HIS RECOMMENDATION � AND DRAWINGS FOR A TWO POOL CONCEPT FOR FRIENDSWOOD PUBLIC POOL. MR. SPECK PRESENTED A BUDGET SUMMARY TO COUNCIL OUTLINING COST FOR THIS CONCEPT. PHASE ONE OF THE POOL WOULD BE STATE FUNDED $400,000 AND CITY COST OF $141,000 WITH PHASE TWO COST FOR THE POOL ONLY WILL BE $300,000 . MR. SPECK ADVISED THE TIME FRAME FOR PHASE ONE WOULD BE 6 TO 9 MONTHS. COUNCIL CONCURRED WITH MR. SPECK REGARDING THIS TWO POOL CONCEPT AND ADVISED MR. SPECK TO PROCEED. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO AUTHORIZE SUBMISSION BY p'�D� � LARRY SPECK AS ARCHITECT AND LAWRENCE HANS AS ENGINEER FOR THE g� FRIENDSWOOD PUBLIC PO�L, TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS FOR REVIEW BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY MANAGER AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THESE CONTRACTS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY. �p�� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN BROWN TO DESIGNATE COUNCILMAN . . r)�� PHYLLIS LEE AS REPRESENTATIV E TO HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL b GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR 1986 AND COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA AS ALTERNATE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICRLANDER. MOTION APPRC7VED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR LOWE LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME. MAYOR PRO-TEM NEWMAN PRESIDED OVER THE MEETING AT THIS TIME. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO ACCEPT THE �p�p� RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING AND ZONING FOR REZONING OF PROPERTY b LOCATED QN FM 518 NORTH OF INTERSECTION OF FM 528, KNOWN AS PARK 518 PRESENTLY ZONED CSC TO NC AND AUTHORIZE AN ORDINANCE TO BE WRITTEN. ; SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRC7VED UNANIMOUSLY. 2 �� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO APPR(7VE RESOLUTION R-24-85, CASTING 112 V OTES FOR JOE PIRTLE FOR DIRECTOR �N THE �D7 "- � APPRAISAL DISTRICT. � �� SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRCN ED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR LOWE RETURNED TO THE MEETING AT THIS TIME. � - **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO APPR(7VE THIRD AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE T85-29, AUTHORIZING AND ALLOWING, UNDER THE ACT GOVERNING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, "UPDATED • � SERVICE CREDITS" IN SAID SYSTEM FOR SERVICE PERFORMED BY QUALIFYING MEMBERS OF SUCH SYSTEM WHO PRESENTLY ARE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE CITY OF FRIEND5WOOD; PRCIVIDING FOR INCREASED PRIOR AND CURRENT SERVICE ANNUITIES FOR RETIREES AND BENEFICIARIES OF DECEASED RETIREES OF THE CITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIV E DATE FOR SUCH ACTION5 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BROWN. MOTION APPRC7VED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPRCN E THIRD AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE T85-30, CHANGING THE NAME OF CAROLINA COURT AND CAMELLIA COURT WITHIN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWODD;. TEXAS. � SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPRCIVED UNANIMOUSLY. � **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN BROWN TO APPROVE SECOND READING (`v OF ORDINANCE T85-32, AMENDING SECTION 18-12 OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE Q FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE; PR(7VIDTNG FOR SECURITY DEPO.SITS FOR WATER, � SEWER, AND/OR GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICES AS A CONDITION Q PRECEDENT TO THE FURNISHING OF SUCH SERVICE OR SERVICES BY THE CITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PR(7VIDING AN EFFECTIV E DATE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER. ****MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIOHODA TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO READ $250 DEPOSIT FOR 5 UNITS PLUS $30 FOR EACH UNIT ABOVE FIVE UNITS AND COMMERCIAL WILL BE $300 .00 PLUS $30 FOR EACH UNIT ABOVE FIV E UNITS. SECONDED BY C�UNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPR(7VED UNANIMOUSLY. **MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED APPRCJVED UNANIMOU5LY. MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF OCTOBER 14, WERE CORRECTED AND APPRCJVED, SPECIAL MEETING OF OCTOBER 17 , WERE APPRC�VED AS PRESENTED AND REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 21, 1985 WAS CORRECTED AND APPRW ED. CITY MANAGER REPORTED CURB AND GUTTER WORK ON NORTH AND SOUTH SHADOWBEND WAS MCJVING ALONG, A LITTLE BEHIND DUE TO THE WEATHER. THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON MELODY LANE� THEY HAV E SCARIFIED AND SHOULD BE APPLYING FLY ASH. ON CLEARVIEW, FLY ASH HAS BEEN APPLIED AND STILL LACK FINAL GRADING BUT WAS CAUGHT BY THE RAINS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT TSE FINAL ASPHALT ON. BUTLER, NORTH CLEAR CREEK DRIV E AND SMALL SECTION OF MARY ANN LACK ONE APPLICATION OF ROCK AND ASPHALT. � COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER STATED THAT ON THE COUNTY PROJECTS THAT ANY ' COMPLATNT CALLS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CITY AND HE WILL CALL � THEM BACK. � CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE ON THE WATER TOWER EXCEPT FOR THE RED LIGHT ON TOP AND TO CONDUIT TO GROUND, , THE INTERIOR IS NOT PAINTED, BOOSTER PUMPS TO BE BID NEXT WEEK AND THE, GROUND WORK WILL BE DONE WHEN THE BOOSTER PUMP WORK IS DONE. COUNCIL ASKED THE CITY MANAGER TO HAV E THE AREA CLEANED UP AS IT WAS REALLY SLOPPY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE FOR THE AREA INCLUDED p�D�'�"� WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPRCN EMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 108. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY � 3 424 MR. JOHN JONES, PRESIDENT OF FOREST BEND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPIIRTMENT APPEAR�D BEFORE COUNCIL TO PRESENT A COPY OF A DR11FT CONTRACT TO COUNCIL AND THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR RE,UIEW. MAYOR LOWE ASKED IF THE CONTRACT WAS NOT APPRCJVED DID FOREST BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT INTEND ON MOVING THE EQUIPMENT OUT AND MR. - JONES STATES PROBABLY SO TO THE MUD 55 AREA AS THIS EQUIPMENT IS OWNED BY FOREST BEND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. �� **MOTTON WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO AUTHORIZE COUNCILMAN • . o� WICKLANDER AND COUNCILMAN BROWN TO WORK WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS a TO RESOLVE THI5 MATTER AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY. , COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIV E SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE •6252-17 , TEXAS V ERNONS CIVIL 5TATUTES (g) PERSONNEL. COUNCIL RE-CONVENED IN �PEN SESSION WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTION BEING TAKEN. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME, **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPRCJVE THE MAYORS oZ�D.' RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT BENNIE BAKER TO POSITION 3 ON THE �� PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. 5ECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. �)) ., **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO APPROVE THE MAYORS 8�' RECOMMENDATION TO RE-APPOINT BILL TODD TO POSITION 2 ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPRCIVED UNANIMOUSLY. �!q- **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN BROWN TO APPRCJVE THE MAYORS �''� RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT KENT BALLARD TO POSITION 1 ON THE g� PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRCJVED. COUNCILMAN PRIHODA � OPPOSED. i , MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 11 :30 PM. , � MAYOR LPH L. LOWE � � � DELO IS MC ZIE CITY SECRETARY