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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1987-06-01 Regular 265 REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL JUNE 1 , 1987 - MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THA� , WAS HELD ON JUNE 1 , 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 WICKLANDER CITY ATTaRNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND T..+ CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE � INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY SUSAN DOIRON . � � MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED HE WELCOMED THOSE PARTICIPATING IN TH� FIRST CL� SWIM MEET WHICH WAS HELD SATURDAY IN THE SESQUICEN ENNIAL C[ SWIMMING POOL . MAYOR LOWE STATED IT APPEARS THERE IS A PARKING PROBLEM AT THE POOL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LO�KING INTO PAINTING CROSSWALKS ON CEDARWOOD . MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED HE WILL MEET WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JACK RAINS THIS THURSDAY TO REQUEST MR . RAINS BE THE PARADE MARSHAL DURING THE �4TH OF JULY PARADE WHICH HAS BEEN PRE-ARRANGED BY FRANK URBANTC . . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED HE ATTENDED THE TRI-CITIES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING LAST THURSDAY . MAYOR LOWE ANNOUN�ED A RELIEF FUND FOR SARAGOSA TORNADO VICTIMS HAS BEEN SET UP AT COMMUNITY BANK WITH CHAIRMAN DEBBIE TO.DD REPRESENTING COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD AND PAUL MAAZ AS CO- CHAIRMAN AND THE TEXAS CITY CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES AL50 INVOLVED . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THAT PECOS COUNTY JUDGE BILL PIGMAN WILL COME TO FRIENDSWOOD TO ACCEPT DONATIONS FOR THE SARAGOSA VICTIMS . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED HE MET LAST FRIDAY WITH COMMISSIONER RON CROWDER , CITY MANAGER , PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR REGARDING GALVESTON COUNTY REIMBURSING THE CITY FOR RELOCATIQN OF UTILITY LINES FOR WIDENING OF FM 518 WITH COMMISSIONER CROWDER ADVISING FUNAS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL NEXT B[3DGET . MAYOR LOWE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY PAVING SHADWELL STREET IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PARKING AT STEVENSON PARK .. COUNCILMAN JORDAN ANNOUNCED THE CLEAR LAKE AREA COUNCIL OF CITIES WILL MEET WEDNESDAY JUNE 10 , 1987 AT 7 : 30 AT THE CLEAR LAKE AREA CHAMBER OFFICE TO DISCUSS THE CLEAR LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND WOULD LIKE AS MANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ATTEND AT POSSIBLE . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ANNOUNCED HE PLANS TO ATTEND THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE SEMINAR AT CITY EXPENSE IN EL PASO AT THE END �F THE MONTH . COUNCILMAN JORDAN , COUNCILMAN LEE , COUNCILMAN PRIHODA , COUNCILMAN HARRELL ANA CITY SECRETARY REPORTED THEY WOULD ALSO BE ATTENDING THIS SEMINAR . � MAYOR LOWE PROCLAIMED TH� WEEK OF JUNE 1 THRU 6 , 19$7 AT '�MANAGEMENT WEEK" IN FRIENDSWOOD AND PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO MR . RON HAMIL . 1 zs� A JOINT �DOCKETED PUBLIC' HEAAIN(3 WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOIi LOWE AND BY PLANNING AND ZONTNG CHAIRMAN BENNY BAKER TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT BOTH WRITTEN AND ORALLY REGARDING REQUEST FOR REZONING FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 200 EAST EDGEWOOD ( CYPRESS PLAZA) FROM COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER TO SPECIFIC USE - STORAGE . PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIRMAN BENNY BAKER STATED THE REQUEST HAD BEEN MADE BY KIM REED IN ORDER TO PLACE 25 ST�RAGE UNITS , 12 X 30 , BEHIND REEDS RESTAURANT LOCATED ON FM 2351 . . ,, RECEIVING NO INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC , THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS ADJOURNED . PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIRMAN HENNY BAKER ADVISED COUNCIL fiHE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD BE DEDICATING APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF EVERY PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING TO WORK ON A MASTER PLAN . COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252- 17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES ( f) PURCHASE , EXCHANGE , LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY . COUNCIL RE-CONVENED IN OPEN SESSIQN WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTION BEING TAKEN . ,fi ��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO ��^ ENTER INTO AN EARNEST MONEY CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES � � OWNED BY MR . AND MRS . TRUCKS LOCATED BEHIND CITY HALL , NOT TO EXCEED $60 , 000 INCLUDING CLOSING COST . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . LIBRAAY BOARD CHAIRMAN KEN GILBREATH RECOMMENDED THIS PROPERTY BE UTILIZED BY THE LIBRARY WHICH WILL REPRESENT IMMEDIATE RELIEF BY THE ADDITIONAL USE OF 1 , 066 SQUARE FEET . ,Q�� *'�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO AUTHORIZE COENCO ENGINEERING TO FINALIZE ENGINEERING FOR CLOVER ACRES g� DRAINAGE IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $�4 , 064 WITH THE POSSIBILITY � OF THE STATE AND THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT SHARING IN THIS COST . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA . MOTION APPROVED Ui3ANIM0USLY . CITY MANAGER REPORTED SHE HAD MET WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND THEY ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE CITY ON THIS PROJECT BUT WANT TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE PICTURE . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PAVING AND PARKING SPACES ON SHADWELL STREET IN COOPERATION WITH GALVESTON COUNTY WITH AN APPR�XIMATE C08T OF $75 TO $80 THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH THE PQSSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY FUNDING $25 , 000 THIS YEAR AND $ 15 , 000 NEXT YEAR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF USING CO ' S TO PAY THE REMAINDER FOR PAVING OF SHADWELL ALONG WITH THE COST TO DO CLOVER ACRES . DISCt3SSI0N WAS HELD REGARDING WHETHER THIS FROJECT COULD BE ADDEA TO THE STREET PROJECT IV CONTRACT . COUNCILMAN PRIHODA STATED HE HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH DOING THIS AS THE CITIZENS ARE ALWAYS BEING TOLD THE CITY IS STAYING WITH THE STREET PROGRAM AS PLANNED . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER STATED THERE WOULD BE A MEETING THURSDAY MORNING AT 8 : 30 A .M. TO REVIEW THE STREET PROGRAM AND CqNSIDER UPDATTNG . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ALSO STATED THAT STREET PROJECT IV CAME IN AT OVER THE ESTIMATED BUDGET FIGUAE WHICH MAY ELIMINATE THE OTHER PROJECTS PLANNED . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE CQNTRACT WITH BEST WASTE IS UP FOR RENEWAL ON JULY 1 AND THAT BEST WASTE PROPOSES A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT BEGINNING NOVEMBER , 1988 WITH THE SAME RATES . CITX MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE CITY STAY WITH BEST WASTE AND ENTER INTO THE FIVE YEAR CONTRACT . COUNCIL CONCURRED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION AND AUTHOAIZED THE CONTRACT BE PREPARED . CITY MANAGER REPORTEA THE SAND PIT HAD BEEN CHECKED AND THAT NO SLOPING HAD BEEN DONE . CITY MANAGE REPORTED SHE MEET WITH THE GALVESTON COUNTY PARKS BOARD LIAISON TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES OF DEVELOPING THIS AREA FOR A COUNTX PARK . COUNCILMAN PRIHODA STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER WORK ON THIS AS COUNC�L LIAISON. CITX ATTORNEY WAS REQUESTED TO CHECK WITH THE 2 INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING THE BOND FOR SLOPING OF THE SAND�PIT . CITY MANAGER REPORTED SHE HAS BEEN WORKING ON POLICY FOR DEPOSITS FOR WATER AND SEWER , LOOKING AT LENGTH OF DEPOSITS , PAST RECOAD WSTH THE CITY , LETTER OF CREDIT AND POLICY FOR REALTORS AND REQUESTED THE CITY ATTORNEY PREPARE THE ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT . IN ACCORDANCE WITH DICK GAY + S CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING FOR SUAFAC.E WATER � THE DESIGN WqRK IS BASICALLY COMPLETE. MAYOR LOWE REQUESTED MR . GAY TO HOLD UP AS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SITE FOR THE TAKE TANK . MAXOR LOWE REPORTED HE IS WORKING WITH JIM GREEN FOR RIGHT OF WAY ALON.G HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DRAINAGE DITCH . �Y DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH THE FRIENDSWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES WITH NO ACTION BEING TAREN . THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS INSTRUCTED TO RE-DO THE CONTRACT AND PLACE QN THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING . MAYOR LOWE REQUESTED MALCOLM COLLINS GIVE THE COUNCIL AN UPDATE ON THE ELEVATED WATER STOAAGE . MR . COLLINS STATED HE HAD TRIED TO COHTACT HERMAN JOHNSTON AND JUST RECENTLY WAS ABLE TO REACH DON IN HIS OFFICE AND HE STATED THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE LABORATORY TO BEGIN WORKING ON THE FOUNDATION SaIL TEST IN ORDER r"I TO GET STARTED ON . THE LABaRATORY CALLED ANA WILL BE OUT NEXT � WEEK TO BEGIN TESTING AND WERE ADVISED THE SITE WAS STAKED . AS � SOON AS THE LABORATORY TEST ARE RECEIVED BY HERMAN JOHNSTQN , THE Ur FOUNDATION DESIGN WORK WOULD BEGIN AND THEN WOULD HAVE A CREW m READY TO GET ON THE PROJECT . MR . COLLINS ADVISED THEti CHANGE ORDER HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED BACK FROM HERMAN JOHNSTON . Q CITY MANAGER REPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE 4�300 , THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC SURVEY AT THE SWIMMING POOL AND THE RECOMMENDATION I5 THAT CROSSWALKS BE PLACED AT WEST CASTLEWOOD AND CEDARWOOD , SPEED LIMIT BE REDUCED FROM 30 MPH TO 20 MPH FROM THE INTERSECTION SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE TO 160 FEET WEST OF CEDARWOOD � NO PARKING BE ALLOWED FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE TO APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET WEST OF CEDARWOOD ALONG BOTH SIDES OF WEST CASTLEWOOD . COUNCIL FEELS LOOK INTO PARKING ON THE SIDE OF CASTLEWOOD AWAY FROM SWIMMING POOL . CITY MANAGER TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER FURTHER . �*MQTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA TO MOVE FROM THE TABLE AND ACCEPT THE CITY MANGER AND CITY ATTORNEY ' 3 RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS FROM BOND COUNSEL VINSON AND ELKINS AS ACCEPTED ON APRIL 27 , 1987 WITH FEE SCHEDULE DATED MAY 27 , 1987 , ENTERING INTD AGREEMENT WITH BOND COUNSEL FOR SURFACE WATER APPLICATION . �j�p SECONDED HY CQUNCILMAN LE� . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 8 � COUNCILMAN NEWMAN LEFT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THIS TIME . *�MOTION MADE BX COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R87- 13 , A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM TE%AS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD . /0� SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL . M�TION APPROVED UNANIMOU5LY . �� COUNCILMAN NEWMAN RETURNED TO THE MEETING AT THIS TIME . COIINCILMAN JORDAN READ A PREPARED STATEMENT INTO THE RECORD , STATING THAT "APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO I OFFERED TO SERVE AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD IN SELLING BONDS FOR CONVERSION TO SURFACE WATER , I HAD PLANNED TO PERFORM THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS AT NO CHARGE TO THE CITY DUE TO RECENT CONTROVERSY I BELIEVE IT IS NO LONGER IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OR MYSELF TO CONTINUE ON THIS BASIS . SINCE I HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION AND ADVISE TQ PATE ENGINEERING FOR THE CITY ' S APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT $OARD IT IS MX FEELING THAT SUCH DATA SHOULD BE RETAINED AND USED BY PATE ON THE CITY ' S BEHALF IN ORDER NOT TO DELAY THE PROCESS . HOWEVER , AT THIS POINT AND THIS WOULD BE FOR NEXT WEEK 'S AGENDA , I WOULD SUGGEST THE CITY SHOULD CONTRACT WITH A FzNANCIAL ADVISOR FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES" . 3 268 COUNCIL REQUESTED THE CITY MANAGER LOOK INTO PROPOSALS FROM � FINANCIAL ADVISORS . , DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT WITH HARRIS CQUNTY, MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT N0 . 55 , FOR CONSTRUCTION , FINANCING , AND MAINTENANCE OF A SHARED WATER LINE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY STATING HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRAFT OF THE CONTRACT AND WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE DOCIIMENT AND WOULD BE PREPARE TO DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL AT THE NEXT MEETING . " � **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA TQ RECOMMEND PERDUE , Ip�� BRANDON AND FIELDER AS DELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEY . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING AMENDING THE DOG ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISING HE WOULD WORK WITH THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND CITY PROSECUTOR AND WILL REPOAT BACK TO COUNCIL AT THE NEXT MEETING. LENGTHY DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSAL TO RELOCATE THE FRANK J . BROWN HERITAGE MUSEUM IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST BY MRS . PATSY MOORE , PRESIDENT OF THE HISTOAICAL SOCIETY . THE HISTOATCAL SOCIETY IS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE MOVE , SETUP AND LANDSCAPING WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY WOULD THEN TAKE OVER THE MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING . THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WOULD WANT TO CONTINUE TO USE THE MUSEUM FOR THE ACTIVITIES THEY PRESENTLY SPONSaR ; TOURS , SOCIAL EVENTS , ETC . COUNCILMAN LEE AGREED TO LOOK INTO THIS , PROPOSAL AND AEPORT BACK TO COUNCIL . ��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE THE MAYORS �(�� APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER A COUNCIL LIAISON FOR THE �YOUTH NEEDS OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTBE . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . DISCUSSION REGARDING CONFORMANCE OF SEWER ORDINANCE 79-23 , RESOLUTION N0 . 13-80 AND THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF BILLING CHARGES FOR SINGLE COMMERCIAL , MULTZ-FAMILY AND MULTI-COMMERCIAL WAS TABLED UNTIL NEXT AGENDA . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED FROM � WILDERNESS TRAIL HOMEOWNER ' S ASSOCIATION REQUESTING IMPROVEMENT OF WILDERNESS TRAIL WITH COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER RECOMMENDING A LETTER BE SENT ADVISING THE STATUS OF THE ROAD AT THIS TIME AND ADVISING THE HOMEOWNERS THEY MAY APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER IF THEY WOULD LIKE . **MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA TO APPROVE FIRST READING OF �� AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13-56 OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE � TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN OR AROUND ANY PUBLIC AREA DESIGNATED F4R SWIMMING PURPOSES; AND PROVIDNG A PENALTY OF ANY AMQUNT NOT TD EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ( $1 , 000 . 00 ) . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �*MqTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO APPROVE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE WATER RATIONING; DESIGNATING CERTAIN ALTERNATING DAYS FOR WATERING LAWNS AND GARDENS; AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY . SECqNDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL . MOTIQN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . **MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED , SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION OF AMOUNTS BY CITY MANAGER . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXAS OFEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252-17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES ( f) PERSONNEL . COUNCxLMAN N�WMAN AND COUNCILMAN JORDAN LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS x�Mg . 4 ._...� COUNCIL RE-CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH N.0 ACTION BEING TAKENV'7 MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 11 : 15 PM . ' � • 4f Q�W MA OR RALPH L . LOWf . T . DELORIS MCKENZIE , CMC �' CITY SECRETARY � � � � m � Q I