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SPECIAL MEETING �
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
JULY 14 , 1986
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT
WAS HELD ON JULY 14 , 1986 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH TH� , �
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM :
MAYOR RALPH L . LOWE
COUNCILMAN � JIM HARRELL
COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN ( ARRIVED 9 : 15)
C�UNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE
COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA
COUNCILA4AN BOB WICKLANDER
CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
�-{ MS . BENNIE NIPPER PRESENTED "THE PROMISED LAND" MUSIC SANG BY
� CHILDREN THAT WTLL BE APPEARING IN THE PLAY ..
� EVELYN NEWMAN CHAIRMAN OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE CONDIICTED
� ADOPTION CEREMONY FOR THOSE WISHING TO BECOME ADOPTED TEXANS
m INCLUDING SPECIAL GUESTS FROM BELFAST , IRELAND . THE
Q SESQUICENTENNIAL COt4MITTEE PRESENTED THOSE ADOPTED WITH
BLUEBONNET SEEDS AND PRESENTED THE SPECIAL GUESTS FROM IRELAND
THE OFFICIAL SESQUICENTENNIAL R .T . R .T . TEXIDILLO T-SHIRTS .
MAYOR LOWE REPORTED HE DISCUSSED WITH REG ARNOLD WITH THE TEXAS
WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD , THE PLAN FOR FINANCING OF SURFACE WATER
PROJECT AS PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD DURING A RECENT
MEETING ATTENDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN , COUNCILMAN PRIHODA , CITY
OF HOUSTON , PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JON VANDEN BOSCH , GUEST OF THE
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND MAYOR LOWE . MAYOR LOWE 5TATED THE PLAN
IS FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD TO BORROW APPROXTMATELY $3 MILLION
DOLLARS AT APPROXIMATELY 7 . 6� INTEREST WITH ONLY INTEREST BEING
PAID THE FIRST THREE YEARS , TO BUY IN TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON
SOUTH EAST WATER PLANT AT ELLINGTON FIELD . THE TEXAS WATER
DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS VERY INTERESTED IN MEETING WITH SURROUNDING
CITIES TO MAKE THIS SAME FINANCIAL PLAN AVAILABLE , THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD WILL PUT TIiIS MEETIt3G TOGETHER AS SOO.N AS POSSIBLE .
' RICHARD HIXON APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST COUNCIL ALLOW
HIM TO PLANT SEVEN OAKS TREES IN STEVENSON PARK AS A MEMORIAL TO
THE ASTRONAUTS OF THE CHALLENGER WHO LOST THEIR LIVES , AS A
PROJECT FOR HIS EAGLE SCOUT REQUIREMENTS . MAYOR LOWE REQUESTED
COUNCILMAN PRIHODA AND COUNCILMAN LEE TO MEET WITH MR . HIXON AND
WORK ON THE PLANS FOR THIS PROJECT .
MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED HE WILL BE ATTENDING A LUNCHEON WITH VICE
' PRESIDENT BUSH IN BEAUMONT THIS WEEK AND REQUESTED A SMALL
PICTURE OF "AND TOUCHED THE FACE OF GOD" FROM ARTIST LAURIE
WHITEHEAD TO PRESENT TO THE VICE PRESIDENT . "
MS . VERA SMART APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE ANNALEA
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO EXPRESS CONCERN FOR THE PROPOSED
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE LOCATED ON THE THREE LOTS IN FRONT
OF THE ANNALEA SUBDIVISION ON FM 518 AND MARY ANN WHICH WERE
ZONED COMMERCIAL . MS . SMART STATED THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IS
FORMALLY GIVING NOTICE THAT THE MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO
PROHIBIT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THESE THREE LOTS ON FM 518 AND
MARY ANN AND TO FORMALLY GIVE NOTICE OF INTENT �TO PRESERVE THE
yNTEGRZTY OP THE RESIDENTIAL STATUS OF ANNALEA SUBDIVISION AND
PRESENTED A PETITION TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD REQUESTING THE
CITY TO LOOK INTO ACQUIRING THESE LOTS AS GREEN SPACE WITH THE
POSSIBILTTY OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS TO
LANDSCAPE AND MAINTAIN .
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MS . CATHY CLAMPIT APPEARED HEFORE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF SENATOR •
CHET BROOKS , CHAIRMAN OF THE "SAVE THE BATTLESfiIP TEXAS" STATE +
COMMITTEE , TO ANNOUNCE THERE WILL BE A FUNDRAISING "REPUBLIC OF
TEXAS" BALL HELD IN FRIENDSWOOD ON SEPTEMBER 20 , 1987 WITH "
PROCEEDS TO GO TOWARDS THE RESTORATION OF THE BATTLESHIP .
LAURIE WHITEHEAD WHO HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO PAINT "A TRIBUTE TO
THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS" PRESENTED A HRIEF HISTORY OF THE BATTLESHIP
BEGINNING WITH THE BUILDING OF THE BATTLE SHIP IN 1909 ,
COMMISSIONED INTO THE U . S. NAVY IN 191 � , FLAG SHIP IN WORLD WAR I .
AND WORLD WAR II , FIRST BATTLESHIP T0 CARRY AIRCRAFT , WAS MOST .
DECORATED OF ALL BATTLESHIPS IN THE U .S . NAVY AND WAS DE-
COMMISSIONED IN 19�8 AND GIVEN TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AFTER TEXAS
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN 1948 GATHERED MONEY AND SAVED THE BATTLESHIP ,
FR4M BEING DESTROYED AT THAT TIME . �
��,y*�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD
� SUPPORT THESE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS .
p SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
TOM BURKE WITH THE RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE APPEARED BEFORE
COUNCIL TO PRESENT RECOMMENDATIONS ON AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING
AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES .
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA TO PRESENT
V RECOMMENDATIONS FROM RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE ON AMENDING THE
�y ZONING AND SUHDIVISION ORDINANCES TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
� INVOLVED WITH THESE ORDIN�NCES FOR A THIRTY DAY REVIEW AND THEN
Q� PRESENT THE FINDINGS BACK `,�0 COUNCIL IN FINAL RECOMMENDED FORM .
\ SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WIC;(LANDER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
FRANK ILDEBRANAO WITH UNDERWOOD NEUHAUS APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS PROCEDURES FOR ADVANCED REFUNDING BOND ISSUE AND TO
REQUEST COUNCIL CALL A SPECIAL MEETING ON JULY 24 , 1986 AT 5 : 00
PM FOR THE PURPOSE OF FORMALLY APPROVING THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE
BOND ISSUE .
MR . LEWIS FLORES AT 304 AVONDALE , REQUESTED A DIFFERENT BASE ;
OTHER THAN THE TAR AND MATERIAL THAT IS BEING PLACED ON MARY ANN �
STREET BE CONSIDERRD IN THE JOINT CIT'!/ COUNTY PROGRAM . �
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER RESPONDED A MEETING IS SET WITH
COMMISSIONER CROWDER 4ND ALL STREET REPAIRS WILL BE DISCUSSED AND
A REPORT WILL BE GIVEN TO COUNCIL NEXT WEEK .
��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO APPRQV� THE CITX MANAGER ' S
� RECOMMENDATION TO aWARD THE BID FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WATERLINE
� ALONG OXNARD LANE TO LOW BIDDER , EISERER CONSTRUCTION IN THE
�,Q AMOUNT OF $13 , 902 . 97 CONTINGENT UPON REVIEW AND CONFIRMATION BY
� COENCO ENGINEERING THAT THIS LINE IS NEEDED AND FITS IN TH'�
MASTER PLAN .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
�**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO CALL A PUBLIC
� HEARING FOR THE 1986-1987 PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED USE OF
OREVENUE SHARING FUNDS FOR AUGUST 18 , 1986 .
� SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
CITY MANAGER PRESENTED VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES REGA.RDING RELOCATION '
OF HUMANE FAGILITIES . CITY MANAGER REPORTED HE HAS HAD SOME ,
DISCUSSION WITH GALVESTON COUNTY S . P .C . A . REGARDING TEMPORARY
HOUSING OF FRIENDSWOOD ' S ANIMALS AND THEY WILL CHARGE $17 . 50 PER
ANIMAL FOR THREE DAYS , AFTER THE THREE DAYS THE ANIMAL BELONGS TO
S . P .C . A . TO TRY AND ADOPT OUT , IF THE ANIMAL HAS TO BE
QUARANTINED , THE CHARGE WOULD BE THE $17 . 50 FOR THREE DAYS AND
THEN $5 . 00 PER DAY THEREAFTER AND THE DISTANCE TO THEIR
FACILITIES IN SAN LEON IS TWENTY MILES ONE WAY . CITY MANAGER
REPORTED HE HAD SPOKEN TO THE CITY OF PEARLAND REGARDING THEIR
FACILITIES LOCATEb ON HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH AT t4A�NOLIA DRIVE
APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES ONE WAY , PEARLAND WOULD CHARGE $6 . 00
PER DAY PER ANIMAL FOR THREE DAYS AND EUTHANASTA WOULD BE $6 . 00
PER ANIMAL . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE ESTIMATED COST TO BUILD NEW
FACILITIES IS $�7 , 000 . COUNCIL DISCUSSED AMENDING THE HUMANE
ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE PICK UP FEES TO $30 . 00 AND CHARGES OF
$� . 00 PER DAY TN LINE WITH WHAT THE CITY OF PEARLAND TS CHARGING .
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�*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO ACCEPT RECOMMENDAI'ION FROM
CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT LIEUTENANT RUSSELL WILLIAMS PROPOSAL DATED Q,Q�
JULY 10 , 1986 REGARDING PLACEMENT OF 300 K .W. AUXILIARY POWERfO
GENERATOR AT WATER WELL N0 . 5 •
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA TO TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED „f_
EXCAVATION ORDINANCE TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR REVIEW �-b�P'
AND THEN TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION TOI ,
COUNCIL .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD AEGARDING CLARTFICATION OF ORDINANCE
REGULATING OVERNIGHT PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS WITH COUNCIL
ADVISING CITY MANAGER TO ENFORCE ALL ORDINANCES THAT ARE IN
EFFECT .
COUNCILMAN JORDAN ARRIVED AT THIS TIME .
DISCUSSION CONTINUED REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF OVERNIGHT
PARKING WAS HELD WITH COUNCIL AGREEING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON A
TI WORKABLE AND ENFORCEABLE AMENDMENT OF THE OVERNIGHT PARKING
(� ORDINANCE .
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Ur ��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WTCKLANDER TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACT WITH BEST WASTE SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE /�
� AN INCREASE IN SANITATION RATES . �I�'
Q SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENTS WERE NOT
COMPLETED BUT WILL HAVE THEM AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL REVIEW NEXT
WEEK .
��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR A REPEAT OF A PORTION OF �p
LOT 6 , BLOCK 4 FRIENDSWOOD SUBDIVISION FOR A SITE PLAN FOR A1���g
STRIP CENTER .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
DISCUSSION WAS REGARDING DESIGNATION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOODS
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER WITH REPRESENTATIVES FRaM THE REPORTER NEWS
APPEARING BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST CONSIDERATION . ACTION WAS
TABLED UNTIL NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO ALLOW THE JOURNAL TO APPEAR
BEFORE COUNCIL AND TO REVIEW THE LEGALITIES OF THE OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER DESIGNATION .
*�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING REQUEST TO REZONE A g�
PIECE OF PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH SIDE FM-528 BETWEEN THE PARK AND 7,^
WINDING WAX ( 12 . 7 ACRES) FROM MFR-L AND CSC TO SPECIFIC USE-PUD ��
FOR A RETIREMENT CENTER AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT
A REZONING ORDINANCE .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION
RE-APPOINTMENT OF RICHARD C�NWAY , MARY JO URBANI , BERNARD L . 1
MILSTEIN , BRUCE AUSTIN , JR . AND LARRY M. MIGMEREY AND RESpLUTION 1r��!
RE-APPOINTMENT OF MAY BRUCE , W . R . FURLEY , PAUL R . YOUNG , SCOTT `t'J
SCHRADER , AND LEE A . HUTTON , JR . AS MEMBERS TO THE GALVESTON
COUNTY UNITED BOARD OF HEALTH .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
*�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE
CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED .
SECONDE� BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED �UNANIMOUSLY .
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CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE PAINTING OF THE INSIDE OF THE ELEVATED
WATER STOAA(3E ZS ALMOST COMPLETE , SHQULD BE READY TO PUT WATER IN
NEXT WEEK , PUMPIN(3 AND PIPIN(3 WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT TWO WEEKS ,
SMALL LEAKS WERE FOUND IN THE TANK AND WERE WELDED BY THE
PAINTING CONTRACTOR AT NO CHARGE NO THE CITX , THE PAINT
CONTRACTOR STATED IT WOULD SAVE THE CITY MONEY IF THE SECOND
ELEVATED WATER STORAGE WAS SAND BLASTED AND PAINTED WHILE ON THE
GROUND , ESPLANADE ON FM-518 WILL BE PUT BACK '�AS WAS'� PRIOR ,TO
CONSTRUCTION , CITY MANAGER REPORTED STATE HAS NOT CHANGED OPINION
REGARDING MEDIAN, CUTS FOR THE PROPOSED CITY HALL WITH COUNCIL • .»
ADVISING THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE �1RCHITECT REGARDING
THIS MATTER , STREET PROGRAM IS ONGOING , THE COUNTY HAS SURFACED
SKYVIEW AND SUNNYVIEW AND STARTED TODAY PUTTING FLYASH INTO N .
SHADOWBEND , WORK STARTED ON SEDORA AND EXTENSION OF FALLING LEAF
WITH PROBLEMS BEING EXPERIENCED WITH BASE ON THESE TWO STREET ,
COUNCIL DISCUSSED SOFT SPOTS ON S . SHADOWBEND WITH COUNCILMAN
WICKLANDER REPORTING THEY ARE PULLING ALL SOFT SPOTS AND PUTTING .
ADDITIONAL LIMESTONE ON THESE AREAS , COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REQUESTED
THE CITY MANAGER TO LOOK INTO A HUMP IN THE ASPHALT ON FALLING
LEAF IN FRONT OF THE HARVEY HOUSE AND THE SWIMMING POOL IS
PROGRESSING AS PLANNED .
COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ACCORDING TO TERAS OPEN
MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252- 17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES ( g)
PERSONNEL .
��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO APPROVE MAYOR LOWE � S
�� APPOINTMENT OF BILL FUSS , HARRIETT CHANEY , CARMAC TAYLOR , ED
` � HARRIS AND DICK CONWAY TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION .
��v�� SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 10 : 30 PM.
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