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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1986-02-10 Special . ly ' SFECIAL 'MEETING " FRIENDSWOOD CITY C�UNCIL FEBRUARY 10, 1986 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 10, 1986 AT CITY HALL AT 7 :00 PM WITH THE � -� ' FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: . MAYOR RALPA LOWE COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN ' COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAN BOB WZCKLANDER ' CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE T-I MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THE GALV ESTON CDUNTY MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN (� AS.SOCIATI�N WILL MEET FEBRUARY 15 AND THE HARRIS COUNTY MAYOR AND � COUNCILMAN ASSOCIATION WILL MEET ON FEBRUARY 20, 1986 . �"� COUNCILMAN JORDAN PRESENTED M�MBERS OF COUNCIL AND STAFF m LUVE RIBBONS COMMEMERATIV E OF VALENTINES DAY, MADE BY THE UNITED Q METHODIST WOMEN5 WHICH THEY ARE 5ELLING WITH THE FUNDS TO GO TO TRY TO ALLEVIATE WORLD HUNGER. COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NOT 5EEK RE-ELECTION AND STATED HE HAD ENJOYED WORKING WITH EVERY(JNE. . MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THE MAY(JR'S POSITION, PO5ITION #1, POSITION �3 AND POSITION �k5 WERE OPEN AND THOSE ELIGIBLE TO FILE CQULD DO SO ONTIL FEBRUARY 19, 1986 AT 5 ;00 PM. . - TED THOMAS, FRIENDSWUOD SCHOOL DISTRICT APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A CQOPERATIV E EFFORT WITH THE CITY TO PRWIDE SECURITY AT THE SCHOOLS. MAYOR LOWE SUGG�STED A COMMITTEE MADE UP OF TWO COUNCILMEMBERS, TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND TWO CITIZENS, REVIEW THIS PROPOSAL AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION � BACK TO COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. CATHY CLAMPIT APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A FREEDOM CIRCUIT BICYCLE RACE WHICH WILL BE PRO-AM 10 5PEED RACERS TO BE HELD ON MARCH 15 WITH THE FIRST RACE AT 8:00 A.M. AND TNTRODUCED JANIE BARLOWE, AREA 22 DIRECTOR FOR 5PECIAL OLYMPICS. FUNDS FROM THIS RACE WILL BENEFIT AREA 22 SPECIAL OLYMPICS. MARK CLARK WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST COUNCIL CONSIDERATION FOR PURCHASE OF NEW PUMPER �;� EXPANSION FIRE TRUCR WHICH WILL RE-PLACE THE OLD FIRE TRUCR. THE � - APPROXIMATE COST WILL BE BETWEEN $130 AND $135 THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH A 5 TO 7 YEAR PAY QUT. COUNCIL ASKED MR. CLARK TO GIV E THE CITY MANAGER THE PARTICULARS ON THIS FIRE TRUCK FOR CONSIDERATION AT BUDGET TIME. � JIM HARRELL APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY FOR POSITSON �l. DR. BILL JONE5 APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL T� REQUEST GLARIFICATION � OF ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT FOR TWO STORY GARAGES BEING A MAXIMUM OF 20 FT. HIGH, AS HIS DAUGHTERS GARAGE BEING BUILT WA5 RED FLAGGED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR BEING 26 FT. HIGH. � PAST PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIRMAN RALPH MILLER STATED THE REASONING FOR THIS REQUIREMENT WAS IN CASE A TWO STORY GARAGE WAS BUILT ON THE BACK PROPERTY LINE� WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 20 FT. , ' THE SECOND FLQOR OF THE GARAGE WQULD N�T LQOK INTO THE ABUTTING LOT. MR. MILLER FURTHER STATED THE INTENT OF THIS WAS FOR ONLY 1 , 20 � GARAGES BEING BUILT ON A BACK PROPERTY LINE. COUNCIL CONCURRED , WITH THIS INTENT AND INSTRUCTED MR. MORGAN TO ALLOW BUILDING TO RESUNIE ON THIS GARAGE AND TO DISCUSS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY HOW• '�� TO CHANGE THIS ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THIS TYPE OF BUILDING IN THE � FUTURE. '. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING SLAB ELEVATIONS IN MISSION ESTATES AND CARMEL VILLAGE WITH THE DEVELOPER5 AND STAFF HAVING DIFFERENT � • �y OPINIONS AS TO THE NECESSARY ELEVATIONS. IT WAS AGREED A MEETING WITH THE CITY ENGINEER AND DEVELOPER5 ENGINEER WOULD BE HELD TO REVIEW THE PLATS THAT WERE USED TO ESTABLISH ELEVATIONS FOR THESE AREAS AND COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER WILL WORR ON THIS PROJECT. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN REGARDING AMENDMENT OF PAINTING CONTRACT AT � WATER WELL #5 AT THIS TIME. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN LEFT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THIS TIME. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO ACCEPT THE CITY MANAGERS ��(1 RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD BID TO JACK ROACH FORD F�R FOUR PICKUPS I�� FOR WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT (2) , PARK5 DEPARTMENT (1) AND STREET DEPARTMENT (1) . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICRLANDER. MOTION APPRCIVED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN RETURNED TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THIS TIME. �� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE ORDINANCES F4R THE ADOPTION OF THE 1985 EDITION OF THE STANDARD FIRE PREV ENTION CODE AND THE 1985 EDITION OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE. � SEC�NDED BY GOUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPRW ED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICRLANDER TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO HAV E AN AGREEMENT PREPARED FOR GALV ESTON COUNTY WATER �� '�j AUTHORITY TO DO AN �ENGINEERING STUDY FOR THE ELEVATED WATER �� STORAGE TANK AND APPURTANCES FOR AN ESTIMATED $26 TO $28 THOUSAND DOLLARS. � SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. �`1 **MOTSON WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO ACCEPT THE MAYOR'S ja�r�`� RECQMMENDATION FOR RE-APPOINTMENT OF BILL SAVARD� GUY FISH� DICK I HAKEN, JIM BROW�J AND NICK CAPUANO TO THE ELECTRICAL BOARD. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ; **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO ACCEPT THE MAYUR'S r„f j„ RECOMMENDATION FOR RE-APPOINTMENT OF BETTY STACEY,PHYLLIS RUMMEL 1�L�' ��" AND HAROLD RALEY TO A THREE YEAR TERM TO THE LIBRARY BOARD. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BROWN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTIUN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN BROWN TQ ACCEPT THE MAYOR' S RECOMMENDATION FOR RE-APPOINTMENT OF ELVIA SALYER, HAL TAYLOR AS � REGULAR MEMBERS OF ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR A TERM OF TWO � J�' YEARS AND RE-APPOINTMENT OF HOWARD YEAGER, MARY ELLEN BELLARD AND . ' STEVE JOHNSON AS ALTERNATES. � ' SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA TO ACCEPT THE MAYOR'S �..��p RECOMMENDATION FOR RE-APPOINTMENT/APPOINTMENT OF MARY BROWN, MARY 1 GISLER, ELOIS HURZELER, JOHN J. RING, JR. PHYLLIS MIDDLETON, ' CHUCK TALBOT, MAC TAYLOR AND DEBBIE TODD TO THE COMMUNITY � APPEARANCE BOARD. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY. ' **MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO ACCEPT THE ��MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GARY WESSELS TO THE , � � BUILDING STANDARDS ARBITRATION COMMITTEE. � SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA. MOTION APPRCIVED UNANIMOUSLY. 2 21 **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO AFPRCJVE THE MAYQR' S �_ n� RECOMMENDATIDN FOR APPROINTMENT OF JEFF RADOUS AS JUNIOR MEMBER c, Zs TO THE COUN5ELING CENTER AWISORY BOARD. ' SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BROWN. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOU5LY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY C(JUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO ACCEPT THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENTfRE—APPOINTMENT TO THE FINE ARTS ( COMMI5SION OF DAVID SMITH, BARBARA NIELSEN, GUDRIN SENUTA, LESLIE � / _ � �p VICE, PAT HINES, JIM HARRELL, PAT RILEY, LIZ EMORY, CARL MURRAY, ' - PAUL SCHRADER, V ERONICA SCOULIOS, GEORGE ULBRICH AND LAURIE �7HITEHEAD. >ECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. :ITY MANAGER REPORTED THE PROPOSED MEDIAN CUTS AT PROPOSED CITY HALL WAS DISCUS5ED WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT HAV E ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS PROPOSAL � INCLUDING A CONTINDOUS LEFT TURN LANE IN THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL AND FIRE STATION AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A MORE EXTENSIV E CALCULATION OF COST FOR CURB AND GUTTER ON THE FARM TO MARKET ROADS AND SHOULD HAVE THOSE READY IN 10 DAYS .TO TWO WEEKS. �ITY MANAGER REPORTED THE CONTRACT IS BEING WORKED ON FOR THE 12— �4 INCH WATER LINE GOING TO THE 321 ACRE SITE IN HARRIS COUNTY. (�ITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT DURING ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON KOCUREK URVE THE STATE HIGHWAY HAS A CHANGE ORDER AT BRIAR CREEK TO CUT " OWN A LARGE HUMP LEFT AFTER CONSTRUCTION AND THE CONTRACTIOR HAS SKED IF THE CITY WOULD WANT TO OVERLAY APPROXIMATELY 465 FEET , FROM THE OLD ROAD DOWN TO THE CONCRETE AT OFFENHAUSER' S CORNER AT , ' AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $4,590. COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER, CHAIRMAN � OF THE ROAD COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE CITY SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE � OF THIS OFFER. , COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAS ASKED WAS `�OLUNTEERS GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED AGAIN THIS YEAR AT THE 4TH OF fULY CELEBRATION THAT WERE NOT RECOGNIZED LAST YEAR AND WOULD � ;�IKE TO SEE THIS CONSIDERED. COUNCILMAN LEE, CHAIRMAN OF 4TH OF JULY ACTIVITIES STATED SHE WOULD PRESENT THIS PROPOSAL TO THE HANDLING THIS ACTNITY FOR CONSIDERATION. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REQUESTED COUNCIL APPRCN E ADOPTION CEREMONIES BY THE SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMTTTEE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AS THERW WERE A NUMBER OF CITIZENS REQUESTING TO BE ADOPTED. COUNCIL HAD NO OBJECTION5 TO THIS CEREMONY BEING HELD Di��ING THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA TO PAY INVOICES FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED. , . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRW ED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIV E SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252-17 , TEXAS V ERNONS CNIL STATUTES (g) �� PERSONNEL. COUNCIL RE—CONVENED IN �PEN SESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN. MOTI�N WAS MADE AND 5ECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 10 :00 PM. MAYOR LPH L. LOWE DELORIS MCKENZ CITY SECRETARY 3 _�_.,.�.�_._ ._.____._.___