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REGULAR MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL -
NOV EMBER 3 , 1986
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRI�NllSWOOD CITX COUNCIL THA'I.'
WAS HELD O,N NOVEMBER 3 , 1986 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 Phl WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRE5ENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR RALPH L. LOWE �
MAYOR PRO—TEM JAN JORDAN
COUNCILMAN JIM HARRFLL
COUNCILMAN � PHYLLZS LEE
COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWr'IAN
COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA
COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER
CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON
ACTING CITY MANAGER MELVIN MEINFCKE
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT BOBBIE HENRY
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
� INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY MAX KILBOURN, FRIENDSVJOOD I�7ETHODIST
� CHURCH .
� MAYOR LOWE URGED EV ERYONE TO GET OUT AND V OTE TOP'iORROW.
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CY, MAYOR LOWE REPORTED HE ATTENDED A BUSINESS NIANS BREAKFAST SUNDAY
C't IN GALVEST(JN AT THE SAN LUIS HOTEL AND SPOKE ON THE SURFACE WATER
PROGRAM THE CITY IS INVOLVED IN. GEORGE MITCHELL WAS II�]
� ATTENDANCE AND WAS QUITE INTERESTED IN THE PLAN THAT IS BEING
PROP05ED AND WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLV ED. THERE IS A SURFACE WATER
MEETING PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER 15, 1986 AT THE HARRIS/GALVESTON
SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT BUILDING AT 7 : 00 P.M. . AND THAT REG ARNOLD
WITH THE WATER COMMISSION, THE MAYOR OF PASADENA AND JOP1 VANDEN
BOSCH, HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS DIRECT012 TNDICATED THEY WOULD BE
ATTENDING THIS MEETING.
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED THAT CIiRIS HARTUNG WITH RALPH
ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATES CALLED AND WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITIi
COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON NOV EAIBER 10, 1986 AT 6 : 00 P.M. TO
PRESENT REPORTS ON POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY MANAGERS
POSITION.
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED HE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS
THE SURFACE WATER PROGRAM WITH DOUG MATTHEWS, CITY MANAGER OF
GALV ESTON, WHO HAS ADVISED THAT THE CITY OF GALV ESTON HAS
AUTHORIZED THE GALVESTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE UP TO
18 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY OF WATER FROM THE SOUTH EAST HOUSTON
WATER PLANT.
COUNCILMAN NEWMAN ANNOUNCED THAT ON NOV Er�iBER 15, 1986 THE
SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE HAS PLAI�]NED A FRONTIER DAY AT JONES
HANGAR FROM 10 : 00 A.M TO 5 : 00 P.M. , PARKILdG WILL BE PRCNIDED AT
THE FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL WITH BUSES TRANSPORTING EVERYONE TO
THE HANGAR DUE TO LACK OF PARKING FACILITIES AND THE HERITAGE
MU5EUM WILL ALSO BE OPEN THAT DAY FOR TOURS . ALSO, AN ADOPTION
CEREMOIQY WILL BE HELD FOR THOSE THAT WERE NOT BORN IN THE STATE
OF TEXAS.
AMBULANCE CHIEF ROBERT MCKAY APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND
PRESENTED A REQUEST FOR A PAID PARAMEDIC WHICH WOULD COS'.I'
APPROXIMATELY $31,500 PER YEAR BUT THAT THIS YEAR IT WOULD BE FOR
ONLY SEVEN MONTHS AS IT WOULD BE AT LEAST FEBRUARY BEFORE
EVERYTHING COULD BE FINALIZED. COUNCIL STATED THEY WERE IN FAV�R
OF THIS PROPOSAL AND STATED THIS ITEM WOULD BE PLAC�D ON THE
AGENDA FOR ACTION AT NEXT WEEKS COUNCIL NIEETING.
CHAr1BER OF COMMERCE RETAIL M�RCHAPZTS COMMITTEE APPEARED BEFORE
COUNCIL TO PRESENT A SKIT ANNOUNCING THE YULETIP�IE FESTIVAL WHICH
WILL BE HELD TIiE FIRST WEEK IN DECENIBER WITH A PARAD� BEING HELD
ON DECEMBER 6, 1986 AT 6 :30 P.M. .
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COUNCILMAN E]11RItrLL LEFT THE COUNCIL ME�TING AT THI5 TIM1�.
CHUCK TALBOT AND PAUL FRONZEK APPEARED BEFOR� COUI4CIL TO REMIND
EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SESQUICENTENNIAL HISTORY BOOK
BEING PREPARED AT THIS TIME. TfiERE WILL BE RF:PRESENTATIVES �I' _
THIS COMMITTEE AT CITY HALL ON SATURDAY TO HELP ANYONE NEEDING
A5SISTANCE TO PUT THEIR HTSTORY TOGETHER IN ORDER TO BE INCLUDED
IN THIS HISTORY BOOK.
CHUCK TALBOT ANNOUNCED THAT THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE FALL HAUL A
DAY WILL BE HELD ON NC7VEMBER 14TH AND 15TH WITH BEST WASTE
PRCJVIDING CONTAINERS WHICH WILL BE PLACED IN STL'�IENSON PARK. THE
COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD HAS HAD' BLUE PRINTS DRAWP� UP FOR JONrS
HANGAR PARICING WHICH WILL INCLUDE GENERAL CLEANING UP AND
LANDSCAPING. THE "KEEP THE WOOD IN FRIENDSWOOD" PROGP,AM IS
SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 21, 1987 AND 7 , 000 TREES HAV E BEEN ORDERED.
THE , COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD ?S ALSO LOOKING AT WAYS TO DRESS
UP TFiE ENTRANCES INTO FRIENDSWOOD SUCH AS THE ENTRANCES INTO
CLEAR LAKE. TH� COMA'IUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD WILL ALSO HAV E A FLOAT
IN THE YULETIME FESTIVAL PARADE.
A'!S. JANET KANE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST AN
INVESTIGATION INTO A PERSONNEL MATTER WITH COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
THE CITY ATTORIdEY TO MEET WITH MS. KANE AND REVIEW HER PERSONNEL
FILE AND REPORT BACK TO COUI�iCIL THE FINDINGS .
MR. GARY LANDRY REPRESENTING ANNALEE HOMEO[��NERS ASSOCIATION
APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST THE STATUS OF THE BUSINESS
THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED IN THE FRONT OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE
ACTING CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT BUILDING INSPECTOR HAS BEEPJ
INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY AND AI7VISE A
PERMIT I5 REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A DRIVEWAY. THE ACTING
CITY MANAGER STATED HE LOOKED AT THIS PROPERTY AND THAT AT THIS
TYME AN ENTRANCE TO THE nUSINESS COULD NOT BE LOCATED ON Fh9 518
DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.
FRANK WEBB REQUESTED THE CONSTRUCTION BARRELS AT THE
INTERSECTION TO FM 51$ AND CHELSEA ON THE RIGHT HAND SIUE BE
MOVED AS IT IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WHEN A CAR IS ATTEMP`I'ING TO
TURN ONTO FM 518 . ACTING CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT HE WOULD LOOK
I NTO TH I S r1ATTER.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROV E RESOLUTION R86-
/� 16 OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD APPROVING AN AGREEMEIVT BETWEEN TfiE
��, \(�� STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD FOR TH� INSTALLAZ'ION,
�T� CONSTRUCTION, EXI5TENCE, USE, OPERATION AND f�lAINTENANCE OF
CERTAIN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS/ILLUMINATION LOCATED AT FN12351
AND HOPE VILLAGE ROAD.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA. MOTION APPRW ED UNANZMOUSLY.
ACTING CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE FIV E LOTS LOCATED IN POLLY RI�PICH
HAVE NOT BEEN CLEANED UP AT THI5 TIf�fE. THE FIRE NIARSH�L DIll
MEET WITH THE OWNER AND THE OWNER ACKNOWLEDGED THE LOTS NEEDED TO
B� CLEANED UP AND THAT HE WOULD TRY TO GET THIS ACCOP7PLISHED.
COUNCIL ADVISED THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH HAVING
THESE LOTS CLEANED UP AND PLACING LIENS AGAINST THE PROPERTY AS
ALLOWED BY THE WEED ORDINANCE .
�� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO AUTHORIZE THE
� .�� ADV ERTISING FOR BIDS FOR DEPOSITORY CONTRACT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILr1AN LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOU5LY.
ACTING CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION TO INCREASE THE CITY' S PARTICIPATION IN THE
EMPLOYEES TI�1R5 SERVICE CREDITS WITH COUNCIL ADVISING THEY WILL
TAKE THIS UNDER CONSIDERATION NEXT BUDGET YEAR. COUNCIL
CONCURRED WITH THE ACTING CITY MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION TO UPDATE
THE TMRS SERVICE CREDITS AND AUTHORIZE AND ORDINANCE BE PREPARED.
��v` **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO CALL PUBLIC HEARINGS , �% '�
"��iFOR CONSIDERATION TO ANNEX TRACT' S IV AND V LOCATED NORTH OF `
CLEAR CREEK IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS OUT OF THE JOHN DICKZNSON
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SURV EY, AIISTRACT 15 FOR MONDAY, NOV EMBER 17 , AT 7 : 0 0 AND I�'OR
TU�SDAY, NOV EMBER la, 19a6 AT 5 : 00 P .M. AND AUTI�ORIZE TH� ACTING
CITY MANAGER PREPARE A SERVICE PLAN. �
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROV ED UNANIP90USLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILhIAN WICKLANDER TO AUTHORIZE TH� O
ACTING CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY PRCPARE AMENDMENT OF`� �
THE DIS—ANNEXATION ORDINANCE ON THE SECOND READING TO INCLUDE �
4 ,464 FEET OF ROADWAY ON FM 528 THAT IS IN THE CITY LIMITS. . ,,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRC7VED UNANII�IOUSLY.
**NIOTION WAS P�ADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO CONCUR WITH THE CITY
MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION ACCORDING TO MEMO 86-18 TO APPROV E l�r
EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT WATER WELL #�2 A5 SOON AS POSSIBLE IN OkDER
THAT THE CITY IS NOT WITHOUT ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY IN CASE OF AN ���
EMERGENCY SUCH AS FIRE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLAIdDER. MOTION APPRW ED UNANIMOUSLY.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING MC7VING THE DOG POUND BUILDING TO
THE BACK OF THE SIX ACRE PUBLIC WORI{S PROPERTY NEXT TO THE CREEK .
A CONTRACTOR THAT HA5 THE CAPABILITIES TO MOVE THIS BUILDING WILL
� BE AT PUBLIC WORKS IN THE MaRNING AT 10 : 30 TO DISCUSS THIS
(� POSSIBILITY. THE ESTIMATED COST TO A10V E THIS BUILDING IS $4,000 .
� COUNCILhTAN HARRELL RETURNED TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AT THIS TINIE.
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m COUNCILMAN PRIHODA ASKED WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PROPOSAL TO
Q RENOV ATE THE GREEN TANK AT PU}3LIC WORKS FOR THE DOG POUND WITH
MAYOR LOWE ADVISING THEY WOULD LOOK AT THI5 POSSIBILITY TOI�IORROW
ALSO.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPRW E ORDINANCE E86—
24 AMENDING SECTION 3-36 OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE BY
PRWIDING FOR IMPOUNDMENT FEES FOR ANIr1ALS CAUGHT RUNNING AT
LARGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $7.50 PER DAY OR PART THEREOF PLUS $7_Q . O�
FOR THE FIR5T IMPOUNDMENT, $20. 00 FOR TH� SECOND IP4POUNDNIENT AND
$30 .00 FOR THE THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT IMPOUNDt•IENTS; PRC7VIDING A
PICK UP CHARGE QF $26 . 00 FOR COLLECTION OF ANIMAL5 RUNNING AT
LARGE BETWEEN 5 : 00 P.M. AND 8 : 00 A.M. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY AND ALL
DAY 5ATURDAY'S AND SUNDAY'S; PR(7VIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO
THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;
AND PRCNIDING A PENALTY OF $200 . 00 FOR EACEI DAY OF VIOLATION OF
ANY VIOLATION HEREOF.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANINIOUSLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO ACC�PT TH� FIRE
CHIEF 'S RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE BID FOR ONE P1EW C1�B AND ��
CHASSIS FOR THE FRIENDSWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BAYOU '�
CITY TRUCK SALES FOR $18,50$.13 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
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**NIOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO AUTHORIZE GOING OUT � ;
FOR BIDS FOR BOX AND REAR END FOR THE FIRE TRUCK . '`(',"
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRCJVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**NIOTION WAS r1ADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWP4AN TO APPROVE � CHANGING
MEETING TIME FOR THE DECEMBER l, 19$6 COUNCI.L MEETING FROM 7 : 00
P .M. TO 8:00 P.M. TO ALLOW COUNCIL PARTICIPATiON IN TIiE YULETIP�IE
FESTIVITIES .
S�CONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL. MOTION APPROVED UNANINIOUSLY.
**r�i0TI0N WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPRCN E THIRD AND FINAL
READING OF ORDINANCE T86-20 AMENDING SECTION 8-6 OF ARTICLE ONF
OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE, BY STRIKING THEREFROt�i
ALL OF SUBSECTION A AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SUBSECTION A;
PROVIDING NEW RATES FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OI�' GARBAGE,
TRASH, AND REFUSE WITHIN THE CITY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISTONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIV E
DATE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE. MOTION APPRUVED UNANIMOUSLY.
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**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMIIN WICKLANU�R TO APPRWL�. L�IRST
READING OI' ORDINANC� T86-23, PROiVIDING FUIt THE UISAIVNLXA'I'lON OF
` CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND FROM THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES OF TI3E CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL. MOTION APPROVED UNANINIOUSLY.
*�NIOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILr1AN HARRELL TO APPRW E THE CONSENT
AGENDA TO PAY CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESEIJTED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIr10USLY. . ,,
ACTING CITY MANAGER REPORTED EXTENSION OF MERRIEWOOD STORNI SEWER
SHOUL BE READY TO GO OUT FOR BIDS NEXT WEEK, THE POLICE '
DEPARTMENT HAS ARRANGED A DEMONSTRATION OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND INVITED COUNCIL TO ATTEND, THE PETROMAT
FOR THE ASPHALT UVERLAY PROJECT HAS BEEN ORDERED AND TH�
CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE STARTING IN ABOUT A WEEK, THE SWIMNIING POOL
IS h9CJVING ALONG, THE WEAKENED WALL OF THE POOL HAS BEEN LOOKED AT
BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND HAS BEEN APPROV ED AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS
AGREED TO PLACTNG A THREE YEAR BOND TO THE CITY TO GUAftANTEE THIS
WALL, IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAV E WATER PUT INTO THE POOL NEXT WEEK
WITH COUNCIL ADVISING THEY 4d0ULD LIKE TO BE NQTIFIED WHEN TH�
POOL IS FILLED, MAYOR LOWE STATED POSSIBLY THE CITY SHOULD HAV E
SOMEON� HIRED TO HELP WITH THE TREES AT THE SLaIMMING PUOL AREA.
THE OXNARD WATER LINE IS COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR CLEAIV UP . MAYOR
LOWE STATED HE WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH JUDGE HOLBROOK AND
COr1r9ISSI0NER CROWDER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY REIMBURSING
THE CITY FOR THE COST OF MOVING THE WATER LINES F'OK �i'HE
CONSTRUCTION ON FM 518 . THERE IS A WATER LEAK AT HOPE VILLAGE
WHICH RESULTED IN A WATER BILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $6 ,521 . 57 , MAYUR
LOWE REQUESTED BOBBIE HENRY AND WATER DEPARTMENT STAFF MEET WITH
HOPE VILLAGE AND TRY TO WORK THIS PROBLEM OUT AND REPORT BACI: TO
COUNCIL.
COUNCIL CONVEN�D IN EXECUTIV E SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN
MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252-17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES (g)
PERSONNEL.
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COUNCIL RE—CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTION
BEING TAKEN.
,�� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUI�CILMAN NEWMAN TO RE—APPOINT GLENN CR�SS
,a� TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR A TWO YEAR TERP�1 WHICH
WILL EXPIRE NOVEMBER, 1988.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPOINT DAVID HANSON TO
`� THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMI�II5SION FOR A TWO YEAR TERM 4VHICH WILL
'S� EXPIRE NCIVEMBER, 1988 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HAFtRELL. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMDUSLY.
MOTION WAS MADE AND APPRUVED TO ADJOURN AT 9: 45 PM.
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AIAYOR ALPH L. LO�dE
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CITY SECRETAR
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