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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1987-04-13 Special (2) 241 SPECIAL MEETING " FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL APRIL 13 , 1987 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON APRIL 13r 1987 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE . ,� FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR RALPH L . LOWE MAYOR PRO-TEM ' PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAN BOB WTCKLANDER CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAlJD CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE �'-'+ MAYOR LOWE STATED THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS GONE OUT FOR � BIDS FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT FM 528 AND WINDING WAY , FM 528 AND � CYPRESS POINT AND FM 528 AND SAN JOAQUIN . � MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THERE WOULD BE A MEETING OF THE GULF COAST m WASTE AUTHORITY ADVISORY BOARD AT BLACKHAWK PLANT ON TUESDAX AT Q 10 : 00 A .M. TO DISCUSS CHARGES AND METHOD OF CALCULATI�N OF CHARGES TO USERS . COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED SHE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE WALDEN POND PROJECT AND WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH THE CITY SECRETARY AS TO WHAT IS RECOMMENDED TO BE DONE TO GET THIS AREA CLEANED UP AND WILL PRESENT A REPORT TO COUNCIL AT THE NEXT MEETING . COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED SHE WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD THE PROPERTY THE CITY IS LOOKING INTO AS ADDITIONAL PAR,K GROUNDS AND WILL PRESENT A REPORT TO COUNCIL AT THE NEXT MEETING . REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FRIENDSWOOD FILLIES DRILL �'EAM APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST COUNCIL DESIGNATE THE FILLIES DRILL TEAM AS GOOD WILL AMBASSADORS FOR THE CITY . THE FILLIES HAVE HEEN ACTIVE FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS AND WOULD LIKE TO GONTINUE . COUNCIL REQUESTED THE CITY MANAGER CHECK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE LIABILITY TO THE CITY AND PLACE THIS ITEM ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR C�NSIDERATION . ANN WAGNER WITH COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO ANNOUNCE THE SPRING SPARKLE EVENT ON MAY 1 AND MAY 2 WITH BEST WASTE PARTICIPATING BY PLACING CONTAINERS AT STEVENSON PARK . AT THTS TIME , MS . WAGNER PRESENTED EACH MEMBER �F COUNCIL A BROOM , DECORATED BY LARY �S FLORIST , TO ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO PARTICIPATE TN THIS EVENT . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PRESENTATION OF CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD FINANCIAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 , 1986 , WITH CITY MANAGER ADVISING SHE HAD CONTACTED MR . KEN PADGITT , AUDITOR , AND HE STATED HE WA5 NOT READY TO PRESENT THE REPORT AS HE HAD NOT RECEIVED COMPLETE INFORMATION FROM UNDERWOOD NEUHAUS OR FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY . CITY MANAGER STATED SHE HAD CONTACTED THE CITX ATTORNEY AND THAT HE WILL SEND HIS INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY . COUNCILMAN JORDAN STATED THAT UNDERWOOD NEUHAUS SENT THEIR SECOND COPY OF INFORMATION LAST SATURDAY . THE ORIGINAL COPY OF INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE AUDITOR FROM UNDERWOOD NEUHAUS WAS SUBMITTED TO THE AUDITOR IN DECEMBER , 1986 . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ADVERTISING OF BIDS FOR PORTABLE BUILDING FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH NO ACTI�N TAKEN . CITY MANAGER REPORTED SHE WAS LOOKING AT LEASE PURCHASING THIS BUILDING FOR NINETY AAYS . COUNCIL REQUESTED CITY MANAGER CHECK WITH THE CZTY ATTORNEY TO SEE IF THE CITY CAN ENTER INTO THIS .._.....r-..+--,..._ 242 TYPE OF SHORT TERM LEASE AGREEMENT WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ASKED IF OTHER ALTERNATIVES HAD �EEN LOOKEU AT WITH THE CITY MANAGER ADVISING SHE FEELS THE ADDTTIONAL SPACE WILL STILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE NEW CITY HALL IS BUILT . DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH THE ARCHITECT CONCERNING CITY HALL PLANS WITH THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL CONCURRING TO CHANGE THE UPSTAIRS ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE PORCH AND TO MAKE CHANGES AS RECOMMENDED BY CITX MANAGER IN DOWNSTAIRS OFFICES . AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR GROWTH, COUNCIL ASKED � ,, THE ARCHITECT IF THE DOWNSTAIRS WINGS ON EACH END OF THE BUILDING COULD BE EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET? THE ARCHITECT STATED THIS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED AND WOULD ADD APPROXIMATELY 1 , 500 SQUARE FEET . COUNCIL ADVISED THE ARCHITECT TO PROC.EED WITH RE- DRAWING THE PLANS WITH THESE CHANGES FOR COUNCIL ' S REVIEW AT THE APRIL 27TH COUNCIL MEETING . THE ARCHITECT STATED IF COUNCIL APPROVES THE NEW PLANS ON THE 27TH OF APRIL , IT WOULD TAKE APPRQXIMATELY SIX WEEKS TO RE-DRAW THE COMPLETE SET OF PLANS , FOUR WEEKS TO FINALIZE �THE PLANS AND APPROXIMATELY FIVE WEEKS TO BID THE PROJECT . COUNCIL STATED THEY WOULD LIKE T0 SEE THE TIME FRAME REDUCED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THIS PROJECT . PRESENTATION WAS MADE BY DUANE HENGST REGARDING THE OPTIONS FOR THE HUMANE FACILITY . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING SELECTION �F BEST ALTERNATIVE AND POSSIBLY AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISING OF BIDS FOR SUCH FACILITY WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN . COUNCILMAN JORDAN LEFT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THIS TIME . *�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO PROCEED WITH APPLICATION TO TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR FINANCING OF � n� SURFACE WATER SYSTEM WITH THE OPTION TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT �F THE 'v APPLICATION BY COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED 6-0 . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO BEGIN WORK WITH ENGINEER FOR DESIGN OF SURFACE WATER SYSTEb1 WITH THE CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL TO HAVE AN IN-HOUSE WORKSHOP WITH STAFF , MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND PATE ENGINEER 'S TEAGUE HARRIS . COUNCILMAN JORDAN RETURNED TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THIS TIME . n� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO ACCEPT THE CITY HIANAGER ' S .�� RECOMMENDATION FOR RE-ORGANIZATION OF CITY DEPARTMENTS . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �1 �*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO APPROVE RESOLUTION �r 1 Rs7-10 , APPROVING THE AERIAL SPRAYING OVER FRIENDSWOOD FOR THE �� ABATEMENT OF MOSQUITOES BY GALVESTON COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT . SECONDED BY COUNCTLMAN HARRELL . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . n� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO APPROVE CHANGING THE �� DATE OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 20 TO � APRIL 27 , 1947 DUE TO THE EASTER HOLIDAYS . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE SIGNS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE FLAGS AT STEVENSON PARK HAVE BEEN MOVED . THE DEMOLITION OF THE SEWER TREATMENT PLANT IN IMPERIAL ESTATES HAS BEEN STARTED . THE SIDEWALKS AT JONES HANGAR ARE READY TO POUR WITH WEATHER PERMZTTING . THE DESIGN OF THE HEADWALL AT DITCH 114 AND BLACKHAWK BOULEVARD IS UNDER WAY AND TRAFFIC HAS BEEN DIVERTED TO ONE LANE . DISCUSSION HAS BEEN HELD WITH JON VANDEN BOSCH AND MIKE MARCOTTE REGARDING A SLIGHT AMENDMENT OF THE SURFACE WATER CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON TO INDICATE A SECOND TAKE POINT AT DIXI� FARM ROAD AND BEAMER WITH HOUSTON BEING AGREEABLE . , 243 COONCILP4AN HARRELL ASKED IF THE CTTY MANAGER IIAD RL:CLIVCll FURTH}�.ft INPUT FROM JIM GREEN , HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTHUL REGARllING RESPONSIBILITY FOR DITCH 11 �1 AND BLACKHAWK? CITY MANAGER ADVISED SHE HAS NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MR . GREEN AT THIS TIME BUT PLAN TO CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS THE DESIGN IS COMPLETED TO DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL RESP�NSIBILITY TO REBUILD THIS HEADWALL . MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT . ,, AGENDA FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING 'OF MARCH 16 WERE CORRECTED AND APPROVED AND MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF MARCH 30 , 1987 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED . MOTION WA5 MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 11 : 00 PM . _�� '�-' _ �- MAY R RALPH L . LOWE T'� �' � � � • Ur DELO IS MCKENZ E , C m CITY SECRETARY Q