HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1986-07-07 Regular � � 93
REGULAR MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL .
JULY 7 , 1986
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY C�UNCIL THAT
WAS HELD ON JULY 7 , 1986 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE • ,•
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
�YOR ' RALPH L . LOWE
AYOR PRO-TEM ' JAN JORDAN ( ARRIVED 8 : 10)
aUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL
COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE
COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA
COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER
CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON
CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
TZ}VVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY ED SHERRILL , REPRESENTING FRIENDSWOOD
(]..'�DMMUNITY MENS PRAYER BREAKFAST .
YOR LOWE REPORTED THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT AGREEMENT WAS FINALLY
IGNED � THIS PAST WEEK , REYRESENTING TWENTY YEARS OF HARD WORK BY
� MEROUS ENTITIES AND OFFICIALS .
FRANK WEBB STATED THAT ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF FRIEND5WOOD
AND ON BEHALF OF THE ALL THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE ALONG CLEAR
CREEK , A DEEP DEBT OF GRATITUDE IS OWED TO MAYOR LOWE FOR HIS
TWENTY YEARS OF LEADERSHIP ON THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT .
MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THAT THE SURFACE WATER PROGRAM IS ONGOING ,
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING FUNDING FROM THE STATE TO BUY
�TO THE HOUSTON ELLINGTON WATER PLANT FOR SURFACE WATER WITHOUT
�VING TO BEGIN PAYING THESE FUNDS BACK FOR THREE YEARS .
MAYOR LOWE READ CORRESPONDENCE WHICH HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM
COMMISSIONER RON CROWDER ADVISING MOSQUITO CONTROL HAS BEEN RE-
STORED OVER THE FRIENDSWOOD AREA . MOSQUITO CONTROL FLIGHTS OVER
FRIENDSWOOD WERE DISCONTINUED AFTER A FRIENDSWOOD RESIDENT
COMPLAINED TO FAA . AFTER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS riATTER , IT WAS
DETERMINED AN EMPLOYEE aF FAA WHO RESIDES IN FRIENDSWOOD
COMPLAINED TO FAA WHICH RESULTED IN THE MOSQUITO FLIGHTS BEING
DISCONTINUED .
MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THE 1986 �4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION WAS A GREAT
SUCCESS . THE GATHERING , WITH BENNY BAKER AS CHAIRMAN , WAS HELD
ON JULY 3RD FOR EMPLOYEES AND COMMITTEES WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH
APPRO%IMATELY 500 TO 600 ATTENDING WITH THE GOLAEN KNIGHTS
PERFORMING AERIAL ACROBATS .
MAYOR LOWE PRESENTED A NEWSPAPER REPORT QN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
DATED JULY 7 , 1923 RELATING TO MR . FRANK J . BROWN , WIiO FOUNDED
FRIENDSWOOD IN 1895 . "
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MR . BOB FERSTL PRESENTED DAVIA HOTCHEN AND THOMAS MEEHAN FROM
- 1RNE , IRELAND WHO ARE VISITING FRIENDSWOOD AS GUESTS OF THE
;RSTLS , WITH THE CHILDREN TEN COMMITTEE WHOSE OBJECTIVE I3 TO
lY Tp ELTMINATE BITTER FEELINGS BETWEEN CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANTS
1 TRELAND . DAVID HOTCHEN AND THOMAS MEEHAN PRESENTED GREETINGS
TO THE CITIZENS OF FRIENDSWOOD AND PRESENTED A PLAQUE WITH THE
COAT OF ARMS FROM LARNE , IRELAND TO MAYOR LOWE . ,
BLAIR BURKE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AFTER SPENDING SIX WEEKS IN
MOSCOW AND WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A MESSAGE OF HOPE AND PEACE FROM
THE MOSCOW PEOPLE TO THE PEOPLE HERE IN FRIENDSWOOD .
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��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN BOS WICKLANDER TO APPR�VE
RESOLUTION N0 . R86-9 , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS RECOGNIZING AND HONORING MAYOR RALPH '
L . LOWE FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER PROPOSED LETTER OF APPRECIATION BE SENT TO
GALVESTON COUNTY JUDGE HOLBROOK FOR HIS EXTREME EFFORT ON BEHALF
OF THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT OVER THE LAST THIRTY UAYS IN ORDER TO � ,,
MEET THE DEADLINE FOR EXECUTING THE AGREEMENT TO DO THE CLEAR
CREEK PROJECT BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEER , HARRIS AND GALVESTON
COUNTIES . MAXOR LOWE STATED HE FELT A SIMILAR LETTER SHOULD BE
SENT T� HARRIS COUNTY JUDGE JON LINDSEY AND ALSO TO BRAZORIA
COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT FOUR FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND EFFORTS OVER ;
THE PAST TWENTX YEARS WITH COUNCIL CONCURRING WITH MAYOR LOWE .
COUNCILMAN LEE REPORTED THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION FOR 1986 WAS
A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AND THANKED . EVERYONE THAT HELPED .
COUNCILMAN LEE AT THIS TIME RECOGNIZED THE STEERING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS THAT WERE PRESENT , STATING THAT OVER 815 MEETING HQURS
WAS PUT IN BY THIS COMMITTEE . COUNCILMAN LEE REPORTED THAT THERE
WERE 132 PARADE ENTRIES , AN ESTIMATED 2 , 500 PARTICIPATED IN THE
PARADE , AN ESTIMATED 15 , 000 WATCHED THE PARADE AND APPROXIMATELY
10 , 000 PEQPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE FESTIVITIES IN THE PARK .
COUNCILMAN NEWMAN STATED SHE FELT THAT LETTERS OF APPRECIATION
SIGNED $X MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE SENT TO ALL CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND THE 1986 �TH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FOR THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION PUT FORTH FOR THIS CELEBRATION .
JANET SOBEY 'THANKED COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE FOR HER LEADERSHIP OF
THE 1986 uTH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE .
MAYOR LOWE CALLED A DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER WITH
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING
THE REQUEST TO REZONE A PIECE OF PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF MELODX �
LANE AND WEST OF FM 2351 ( 5 ACRES) JONES N0 . 1 , FROM SFR TO ' �
SPECIFIC USE ( OIL AND GAS WELL) TO DRILL EXPLORAT�RY OIL AND GAS
WELL AND FOR THE REQUEST TO REZONE A PIECE OF PROPERTY LOCATED
NORTH OF MELODY AND WEST OF FM 2351 ( 5 ACRES) EXXON HATTEN N0 . 1 ,
FROM SFR TO SPECIFIC �SE (OIL AND GAS WELL) T� DRILL EXPLORATORY
QIL AND GAS WELL .
MR . NEWELL FINCH APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL REPRESENTING LINDA
PRODUCTION WHO HAS REQUESTED THIS REZONING AND REQUESTED COUNCIL
AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ACT FAVORABLE ON THIS
REQUEST .
COUNCILMAN JORDAN ARRIVED AT THIS TIME .
NUMEROUS CTTIZENS SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REZONING REQUEST
AND STATED NUMEROUS CONCERNS SUCH AS INCREASED ROAD TRAFFIC ,
ADVERSE AFFECT ON PROPERTY YALUE , INADEQUATE SURFACE RESTORATION ,
WELL FACILITIES WOULD BE UNSIGHTLY , IF WELL IS GAS PRODUCER � WHA�
ASSURANCE WILL MINERAL OWNERS HAVE THEIR RIGHTS WILL BE
PROTECTED . �
MIKE ADAMS WITH GENERAL HOMES APPEARED AND STATED THERE IS A
SUBDIVISION PLANNED FOR THIS AREA WITH 912 SINGLE FAMILY �
HOMESITES PLANNED AND STATED GENERAL HOMES IS CONC.ERNED THE
AFFECT THIS DRILLING PROCESS WILL HAVE ON THIS PROPOSED
SUBDSVISION .
HEARZNG NO FURTHER TNPUT , MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION MOVEA ON TO THE THIRD REZONING REQUEST TO
RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE REQUEST TO REZONE A PIECE OF
PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH SIDE FM 52$ BETWEEN THE PARK AND WINDING
WAY ( 12 . 7 ACRES) FROM MFR-L AND CSC TO SPECIFIC USE PUD FOR A
RETIREMENT CENTER .
MR . ELMO ROBINSON � GREAT AM�RICAN HOM�S RETIREMENT LZVING , INC .
GAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION REGARDING THIS PROJECT .
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HEARING NO FURTHER INPUT � THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 9 : 115 PM .
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA TO AUTHORIZ� THE CITY
SIGNSNEYPORTABLE/TEMPORARYDISIGNS ASERECOMMENDEDOBYNTHERDPLANNING q��"�
AND ZONING COMMISSION , TO READ THREE WEEKS PORTABLE AND THREE
WEEKS TEMPORARY OR PORTABLE .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION FAILED 6-1 . COUNCILMAN
PRIHODA FOR THE MOTION . • ,.
*�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO ACCEPT THE CITY MANAGERS
RECOMMENDATION TO ENTER INTO A JOINT PROJECT WITH DEVELOPER-
CONTRACTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 60-INCH STORM SEWER ALONG �/
MERRIEWOOD DRIVE TO SERVE ADJACENT AREAS ALONG BRIARMEADOW, AND�'U�
TO AWARD BID TO LOW BIDDER RIVER ROAD CONTRACTORS IN THE AMOUNT
OF $81 , 836 . 00 WITH CITY PORTION NOT TO EXCEED $�5 , 000 AND RIGHT
TO REVIEW BIDS RECEIVED BY DEVELaPER-CONTRACTOR AND THE
DEVELOPER-CONTRACTOR TO PAY HIS SHARE OF COST IN ADVANCE .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED 6- 1 . MAYOR LOWE
ABSTAINED .
� PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIRMAN DENNIS HOLT PRESENTED REC0�9MENDATION
C� FROM PLANNING AND ZONING TO APPROVE REQUEST TO REZONE A PIECE OF
� PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH SIDE FM 528 BETWEEN THE PARK AND WINDING
(� WAY ( 12 . 7 ACRES) FROM MFR-L AND CSC TO SPECIFIC USE PUD FOR A
m RETIREMENT CENTER .
Q ��M�TION WAS MADE HY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO ACCEPT THE CITY
MANAGER 'S CONCURRENCE WITH THE CITY ENGINEER 'S RECOMMENDATION TO �
ACCEPT CHAPEL HILL SUBDIVISION . JO�
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
*�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIH�DA TO PLACE THE PROPOSED
PIPELINE ORDINANCE , PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACKS FROM
ANY PIPELINE EASEMENTS BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT READING . �(�'�
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
JESS WILLIAMS PRESENTED A REPORT ON THE MEETING WITH TWQ MEMBERS
OF THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL BOARD AND THE CHIEF APPRAISER IN
CONJUNCTION WITH NORTH COUNTY COALITION OF CONCERNED TAXPAYERS
WHICH WILL MEET IN SANTA FE AT 7 : 00 PM THI.S WEDNESDAY .
DISCUSSION REGARDING LOCATIQN OF CITY HUMANE FACILITIES WAS
TABLED FOR F.URTHER INFORMATION .
*�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF
DR . DICK CONWAY AS CITY HEALTH OFFICER . /Qa�
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF THE CHARTER REVIEW
COMMISSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN .
�*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO ADOPT RESOLUTI� ��
N0 . R86-10 , CONFIRMING SURFACE WATER MASTER PLAN REVISION . Q
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIP90USLY .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING CHANGE IN ESPLANADE aN FM-5�18 WITH
NO ACTION BEING TAKEN . CITY MANAGER WAS REQUE$TED TO CHECK WITH
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE PLANS TO REPLACE THE
ESPLANADE TMAS WAS" PRIQR TQ CONSTRUCTION .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PLACEMENT OF 300 KW AUXILIARY POWER
GENERATOR WITH THZS ITEM BEING TAnLED UNTIL NEXT COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 5 WERE CORRECTED AND APPROVED
AND MINUTES OF MAY 12, 1986 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED .
MAYOR LOWE LEFT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THTS TIME .
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**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HAARELL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT
AGENDA FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED WITH_ ' . ,
CORRECTION OF PAYMENT TO LAWRENCE SPECK ASSOCIATES IN THE AMOUNT ` . t; � '
OF $124 , �498 . 45 AND TO INCLUDE PAYMENT FOR PAINTING OF WATER TOWER .
IN THE AMOUNT OF $43 �740 . 00 . •
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF • .�
RECOMMENDATION BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR REPLAT OF A
PORTION OF LOT 6 , BL�CK �t FRIENDSWOOD SUBDIVISION FOR A STRIP
CENTER WITH NO ACTION NECESSARY ACCORDING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY .
THE ZONING ORDINANCE WILL BE REVIEWED FOR PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL
OF SITE PLANS .
CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE PAINTING , PUMPING AND PIPING WILL BE
COMPLETED IN APPR�XIMATELY TWO WEEKS ON THE ELEVATED WATER
STORAGE , THE FM-528 WATER MAIN JUST NEEDS CLEAN UP WORK TO BE
FINISHED , THE COUNTY IS HERE WORKItJG ON THE STREET PROGRAM BUT IT
DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WZLL BE FINISHED BY JULY 15 AS THEY HAVE
HAD A FEW PROBLEMS , COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER WILL BE MEETING WITH
COMMISSIONER CROWDER NEXT WEEK ON THESE PROBLEMS AND THE BLEEDING
THRU PROBLEM AND WILL REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL . CITY MANAGER
REPORTED THE SWIMMING POOL IS PROGRESSING AS WELL AS CAN BE
EXPECTED DUE TO THE WEATHER . FINANCE DIRECTOR SAM WATSON
PRESENTED AN IN-DEPTH FINANCIAL REPORT .
MAYOR LOWE RETURNED TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THIS TIME .
CITY MANAGER ADVISED COUNCIL OF A PROBLEM WITH FLOODED CARPET AT
A HOME IN RANCHO VIEJO WHEN THE WATER SERVICE WAS TURNED ON . THE
CITY EMPLOYEE FOLLOWED PROCEDURES IN TURNING ON A NEW WATER
CUSTOMER IN THAT A CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE AT THE RESIDENCE .
CITY MANAGER ADVISED HE HAD SPOKEN TO JOHN OLSON AND HE ADVISED
THAT IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE CZTY IS LIABLE .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE NEW CITY HALL PLANS AND A
COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF COUNCILMAN LEE , COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER AND
COUNCILMAN HARRELL WERE APPOINTED TO LOOR AT PAYMENTS TO THE
ARCHITECT .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REPAIRS TQ FOREST BEND FIRE STATION
BUILDTNG WHICH IS ESTIMATED BETWEEN $4 , 000 AND $5 , 000 TO REPAIR
THE INSIDE AND PATCHING THE ROOF WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY �1 , 500
AND IF REPLACED WTTH SAME KIND OF ROOF AS THE EXISTING ROOF , THE
ESTIMATE WILL BE $6 � OOO . ANA IF THE ROOF IS REPLACED WITH THE TYPE
OF ROOF AS ON THE HOMEOWNERS ROOF THE ESTIMATE WILL BE
APPROXIMATELY $10 , 000 TO $12 , 000 . IT WAS THE CONCURRENCE OF
COUNCIL TO PROCEED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THIS BUILDING AS
APPROVED . `
COUNCIL DID NOT CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSTON ACCORDING TO THE
POSTED AGENDA .
MOTION FIAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 1 : 25 AM.
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DELORIS MCKENZI ' .
CITY SECRETARY
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