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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1987-05-11 Special 253 SPEGIAL MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL MAY 11 , 1987 _: MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCTL THAT WAS HELD ON MAY 11 , 1987 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE � ., FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM : MAYOR RALPH LOWE ( ARRIVED LATE) MAYOR PRO-TEM � PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN ( ARRIVED LATE) COUNCILMAN JSM HARRELL COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE T"I MAYOR PRO-TEM LEE PROCLAIMED WEEK OF MAY 11TH AS "NATIONAL (� NURSING HOME WEEK" AND "NA7'IONAL POLICE WEEKrr , � **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICRLANDER TO APPROVE ADVERTISING � OF BIDS FOR 16 CUBIC YARD DUMP TRUCK FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT. m SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . Q PAUL SCHRADER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO ANNOUNCE THE FINE ARTS COMMISSION PLANS FOR CONCERTS IN THE PARK WITH VARIOUS BANDS AND ENTERTAINMENT WHICH WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY EVENINGS FROM 7 : 00 TO 9 : 00 PM AT STEVENSON PARK . BILL GRAHAM APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST THE CITY LOOK INTO THE WATER DEPOSIT POLICY AS HE RECENTLY MOVED BACK TO FRIENDSWOOD AND HAD TO PLACE ANOTHER DEPOSIT RATHER THAN ALLOWING HIS HISTORY OF CREDIT WITH THE CITY BE SUFFICIENT . CITY MANAGER WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE POLICY , POSSIBLY ACCEPTING LETTERS OF CREDIT AND ALSO THE LENGTH OF TIME DEPOSITS ARE HELD BY THE CITY . KEN HOPPE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL ANA INTRaDUCED HIS DAUGHTER JANICE HOPPE TO ANNOUNCE SHE HAS BEEN SELECTED TO THE AMERICAN ALL STAR DANCER 'S PERFORMING TOUR WHICH WILL GO TO RUSSIA AND FINLAND AND WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AS GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND WOULD LIKE SOME SOME MEMENTOS FROM FRIENDSWOOD TO GIVE AWAY . COUNCILMAN NEWMAN IS TO WORK WITH MS . HOPPE TO PUT TOGETHER SOME TYPE OF GIVE AWAY ON HER TRIP . MAYOR LOWE ARRIVED AT THIS TIME . PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CHAIRMAN , JUDY RAGLAND ANNOUNCED THE SESQUICENTENNIAL POOL WILL OPEN OFFICIALLY ON SATURDAY MAY 16 , WITH CEREMONIES BEGINNING AT 12 : 00 NOON . COUNCILriAN NEWMAN MODELED HER "OLD FASHIONED SWIM SUIT" THAT COUNCILMEMBERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE BEING URGED TO WEAR FOR THE "OFFICIAL" JUMP II3 . THE POOL WILL BE OPEN FOR FREE SWIMMING FOLLOWI�fiG THE CEREMONIES . , COUNCILMAN JORDAN ARRIVED AT THIS TIME . **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO ADOPT RECOMMENDED POLICIES FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CONCERIVING USE OF Q� SESQUICENTENNIAL POOL BY GROUPS AS PRESENTED BY PARKS AND p��8 RECREATION BOARD CHAIRMAN , JUDY RAGLAND , SUBJECT ,TO CITY ATTORNEYb REVIEW OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ORDINANCE . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL . MOTION APPRQVED UNANIMOUSLY . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING POLICY FOR THE USE OF CITY PR�PERTY WHICH WAS PROMPTED BY THE REQUEST FROM WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE HOMEQWN�AS ASSOCIATZON REQUESTING US� qF THE PIIBI,IC AQDR�SS �IN�#�Y`2 ) 1�1��3��ila!W ��I��Y��i� �I�y11k� !kfl1�� 1�lt� ��1 Ft��d�� 3�€� �it��!'�� n 1 �� 254 � � � *NMOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO AMEND T}�E COUNCILI � TRAVEL POLICY AS ADOPTED ON APRIL 27 � 1987 TO ALLOW COUNCIL � ATTEND THE FALL AND SUMMER TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETINGS AND UP TO TWO TRIPS TO AUSTIN PER COUNCILMEMBER . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . - ��**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO READ "UP ' TO TWO TRIPS TO AUSTIN PER COUNCILMEMBER ON CITX BUSINESS" . � ,, SECONDEA BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN . MOTTON APPROVED 6-1 . COUNCILMAN WICKLANAER OPPOSED . +�'��MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED 6-1 . COUNCILMA23 WICKLANDER OPPOSED . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PIT BULL DOGS AND EXISTING DOG ORDINANCE WITH COUNCILMAN JORDAN EXPRESSING CONCERN WITH THE RECENT ATTACKS IN FRIENDSWOOD . COUNCIL EXPRESSED. THE SAME � CONCERN AND STATED THE ORDINANCE AND ALL DATA THAT HAS BEEN GATHERED SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT MEETING . AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION , COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER RECOMMENDED NO ACTION BE TAKEN REGARDING RESOLUTION EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CITIES FROM SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT JQRISDICTION . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING OBTAINING SURFACE WATER FROM GALVESTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY WITH NO ACTION TAKEN . COUNCIL DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF ISSUES RELATIVE TO SURFACE WATER , SUCH AS A 2�4 INCH LINE FROM BAYBROOK MALL , USING THE SAME ENGINEER AS MUD 55 WHICH IS DICK GAY , MOVING THE TAKE POINT FROM BAY AREA BOt1LEVARD SITE TO BEHIND THE LIFT STATION AT MUD 55 AND USING TEAGUE HARRIS FOR PRESENTATION OF APPLICATION FOR FUNDING BY TEXAS WATER COMMIS5ION . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING CONTRACT WITH CITY OF HOUSTON FOR SURFACE WATER WITH CCUNCIL AGREEING TO RECESS THIS COUNCIL MEETING UNTIL TUESDAY A7' 4 : 00 PM TO MEET WITH ENGINEER DICK GAY . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED YIE MET WITH PEARLAND CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING AND THEY ARE V �RY INTERESTEA IN JOINING WI'1'H US ON THE SECOND TAKE POINT SOMis'TIME IN THE YEAR OF 1990/ 1991 AND MAY BE INTERESTED IN BUYING INTO THE WATER PLANT AND IF THEY DIA THAT THEY MAY PAY HALF OF THE COST OF THE WATER LINE COMING ACROSS BEAMER ROAD TO FM 518 . DISCUSSION WAS TABLE�) REGARDING STATUS OF LETTER ENTERING INTO AGREEMENT WITH BOND ��OUNSEL VINSON AND ELKINS , IF NECESSARY , AUTHORIZE MAYOR PRO—TEM TO EXECUTE LETTER OF AGREEMENT AND POSSIBLY RECINDING PRIOR ACTION ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITH COUNCIL ADVISING CI7'Y MANAGER TO AISCUSS THIS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BRING BA(,K A RECOMMENDATIQN FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AT THE NEXT MEETING , CITY MANAGER STATED SHE WOULD COMPOSE A LETTER ASKING IDENTIc;:AL QUESTIONS OF VINSON AND ELKINS AND THE BOND FIRM FROM DALI:�AS IN REGARDS TO BOND COUNSEL FOR SURFACE WATER PR�JECT . , DISCUSSION REGARDING :LMPLEMENTATION OF CITY ATTORNEY ' S OPINIQN ON , ;�P�OINTMENT TO COMMITTEES WAS TABLED UNTIL NEXT MEETING . � �6 �*MOTION WAS MADE EY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA TO CALL A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH PLANN]:NG AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR LAND USE APPLICATION FROM COr;MUNITY SHOPPING CENTER TO COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER — SPECIFIC 1, 5E — STORAGE BEHIND REEDS RESTAURANT ON E .EDGEWOOD FOR JUNE s , 1987 . , SECONDED HY COUNCILM��.N JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . CITX MANAGER REPaRT1�D THERE WILL BE A MEETING TO DISCUSS CLOVER ACRES AT 7 : 30 PM AT "HE LIBRARY WITH THE HOMEOWNERS , THERE WILL BE A MEETING WITH T1:E DRAINAGE DISTRICT ON MAY 19 AT 10 : 00 AM ON C�,QVER ACfl�� D A M1�F�� SF'� IJ� W��'� �� '�A�'E HIGHWAY ��A��'1��N�' �N ��I� t �.t��►�� E�� '� �lA�i��f� ��A�� 't3Elt� A}4E PROHLEM9 AT THE �AND PTT ON WTNDEMERE AND THE CTTY 2 255 ATTORNEY ADVISES THE CITY IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY WAY AND THE CITY CAN NOT SPEND MONEY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY . THE CITY ATTOANEY WILL REVIEW THE STIPULAT�ONS OF THE BOND . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE GALVESTON COUNTY PARKS BOARD WILL BE ATTENDING THE ROTARY MEETING AT CAMP MANISON ON WEDNESDAY , MAY 20, 1987 AND WOULD BE WILLING TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM FRIENDSW�OD TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP THE SAND PIT FOR PARK AREA . CITY MANAGER REMINDED CQUNCIL OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SWIMMING POOL ON SATURDAY AND REMINDED COUNCIL TO WEAR THEIR OLD FASHIONED SWIMMING SUITS . . COUNCILMAN JORDAN LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME . , COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER DISCUSSED WITH COUNCIL THE NEED TO SUBMIT ITEMS THE AGENDA FOR FOR THE R�TREAT PLANNED FOR THE FOR MAYOR , CITY COUNCIL , CITY MANAGER AND CITY SECRETARY . COUNCIL AGREED TO SUBMIT THESE ITEMS BY MAY 20 � 1987 • MAYOR LOWE REQUESTED CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH HIM REGARDING HOLDING A RECEPTION WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE WATER PLANT . T-� COUNCILMAN PRIHODA STATED THE CHARTER REVIEW COP4MISSION WAS (� LOOKING INTO APPOINTMENT TO COMMITTEES AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE � COUNCIL TABLE DISCUSSION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY � ATTORNEY � S QPINION ON APPOINTMENT TO COMMITTEES UNTIL AFTER THE m CHARTER COMMISSION FINISHES THEIR REVIEW OF THE CHARTER AND MAKES REGOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL . Q MAYOR LOWE SERVED ON THE NOMINATING COA4MITTEE FOR HARRIS COUNTY MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN ASSOCIATION AND REPORTED THE OFFICERS OF THIS ASSOCIATION WERE VERY HIGH ON FRIENDSWOOD AND ON COUNCILMAN LEE FOR HER PARTICIPATION AS SECRETARY/TREASURER TO THIS BOARD . MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THAT TRAFFIC SIGNALS WILL BE INSTALLED AT FM 528 AND CYPRESS POINT AND WINDING WAY . MOTION WAS MADE AN APPROVED TO RECESS THIS MEETING UNTIL TUESDAY AT 4 : 00 PM. p��--�,�C,t�--� MAYOR RALPH L . LOWE . � DELO IS MCKENZ E , MC CITY SECRETARY ,