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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1987-08-10 Special � � , - 30� SPECIAL MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 10 , 1987 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON AUGUST 10 � 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 ( ARRIVED 7 : 3d) COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAN BaB WICKLANDER CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE �'-'� MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THE CITY HAS RECEIVED TWO CHECKS FOR (� $92 , 000 THAT WAS TO GO TO FOREST BEND AND TO WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE � SUBDIVISION MUD DISTRICTS BASED ON APPLICATIONS MADE TO � ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SOME FOURTEEN YEARS AGO . m COUNCILMAN LEE REQUESTED COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS F�R Q APPOINTMENT TO THE HOUSTON PORT COMMISSION THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE HARRIS COUNTY MAYOR ' S AND COUNCILMEN ' S NOTICE OF MEETING AND STATED COUNCIL WILL NEED TO TAKE ACTTON NEXT MONDAY IN ORDER TO VOTE AT THE NEXT HCM&C MEETING . COUNCIL AGREED TO INVITE THE CANDIDATES TO APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL AT NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AND WILL BE ALLOWED FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL . MAYOA LOWE ANNOUNCED SOME MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ATTENDED THE CITY OF PEARLAND ' S OPEN HOUSE IN HONOR OF THE NEW CITY HALL . THERE WAS A VERY GOOD TURN OUT WITH VARIOUS MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE IN ATTENDANCE . PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIRMAN BENNY BAKER AND ADDRESSED JIM FIELDS REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION FOR VARIANCE ON RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR NEW SUBDIVISION . MR . BAKER REPORTED THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED BETWEEN BRIGADOON AND CHESTER LANE WITH LOTS VARYING IN SIZE ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY . MR . BAKER STATED THE PIECE OF PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS OVER A AALF MILE LONG , SOME 600 FEET , AND MR . FIELDS WANTS TO PUT A CUL-DE-SAC AT THE END OF IT WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED ACCORDING TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE . COUNCIL RECOMMENDED THAT A MEETING BE SET UP WITH COUNCIL , PLANNING AND ZONING AND THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO WORKSHOP THIS REQUEST . MS. KELLY WICKLANDER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO THANK COUNCIL FOR THE FLOWERS AND SUPPORT SHE RECEIVED DURING HER PARTICIPATION IN THE MISS TEXAS PAGEANT AND STATED SHE WILL GO BACK NEXT YEAR . ON BEHALF OF FINE ARTS COMMISSION PAUL SCHRADER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THREE MORE CONCERTS IN THE PARK ARE PLANNEED FOR THIS SUMMER . MR . SCHRADER ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 13 , THE EXCHANGE GROUP FROM WEST GERMANY WILL BE HERE IN FRIENDSWOOD AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO CONDUCT THE TEXAN ADOPTION CEREMONY AND WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST FRIENDSWOOD T-SHIRTS BE PROVIDED FOR THE 73 MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP . MAYOR LOWE REQUESTED C�UNCILMAN NEWMAN TO LOOK INTO THE REQUEST FOR T-SHIRTS AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BACK TO COUNCIL . GUSS WENZEL APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND ASKED HAD SOMEONE THREW UP A ROADBLOCK IN THE PROPOSAL FOR DRAINAGE FOR CLOVER ACRES? COUNCIL ADVISED MR . WENZEL THE CITY HAS A COMPLETED STUDY AND AS FUNDS IN THE PROJECT FOR A PORTION OF THIS PLAN AND THAT AS FAR AS THE CITY WAS CONCERNED THIS PROJECT IS ONGOING. -1- ` 308 � MAYOR LOWE READ A LETTER INTO THE RECORD TRANSMITTING EPA REIMBURSEMENT CHECKS IN THE AMOUNT $92 , 000 OF FOR WEDGEWOOD AND FOREST BEND MUD DISTRICTS FROM RICHARD KAMMERMAN WHO HAA WORKED ON THIS PROJECT FOR APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN YEARS . MAYOR LOWE STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO DO THE PAVING ON SHADWELL STREET AND THE 93 PARKING PLACES AT STEVENSON PARK AND REQUEST GALVESTON COUNTY PAY 1 /2 OF THE PROPOSED $80 , 000 PROJECT , DESIGNATE $26 , 000 TO THE , CLOVER ACRES DRAINAGE PROJECT AI3D DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL $26 , 000 �� FaR RENWICK PARK RENOVATIONS . COUNCIL STATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER THIS APPORTIONMENT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING . CITY MANAGER REPORTED A MEETING WAS HELD WITH GARY KRCH ABOUT THE LIFT STATION AT PUBLIC WORKS AND EVEN THOUGH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN THEIR APPROVAL OF THE LIFT STATION , MR . KRCH FEELS SO STRONGLY ABOUT THE SITUATIaN TfiAT HIS SUGGESTIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS . CITY MANAGER REPORTED SHE MET WITH STEPHEN PUHL LAST WEEK REGARDING THE TAKE SITE FOR THE GROUND WATER STORAGE TANK AND WILL BE GETTING SOME FIGURES TOGETHER FOR HIM. CITY MANAGER REPORTED SHE HAS TALKED TO HERMAN JOHNSTON TODAY REGARDING THE ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK AND REPORTED THAT MR . JOHNSTON HAS FOUND THREE CLIENTS FOR THIS TANK AND IS TALKING TO HIS ATTORNEYS REGARDING THE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY AND WILL SEND A LETTEA TO THE CITY OUTLINING A PROPOSAL FOR THIS TANK . CITY MANAGER REPORTED TRAX CONSTRUCTORS POURED 600 FT . OF CONCRETE SATURDAY AND WILL POUR ANOTHER 600 FT . TUESDAY ON FALLING LEAF . THERE HAS BEEN SOME DIFFICULTY GETTING MAIL IN THIS AREA THEREFORE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PURCHASE 37 MAIL BOXES AND TRAX CONSTRUCTORS WILL MOUNT ON POLES AND ONE HALF WILL BE PUT ON MISTY AND ONE HALF ON FALLING LEAF . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE POSITION OF PAID PARAMEDIC IS BEING HELD UP DUE TO DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS OF TWO MEDICAL ADVISORS AND AN AGREEMENT IS BEING WORKED OUT WITH GALVESTON COUNTY . CITY MANAGER REPORTED DISCUSSION IS BEING HELD WITH LEAGUE CITY REGARDING THE SHARED LIBRARY COMPUTER SYSTEM AND WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A LETTER FOR PRESENTATION TO LEAGUE CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING . ��u�;� MAYOR LOWE STATED HE HAD MET WITH CITY MANGER PAUL NUTTING LAST WEEK AND READ A PROPOSED STATEMENT OF INTEREST FOR COUNCIL ' S CONSIDERATION . COUNCIL CONCURRED WITH THE PROPOSED STATEMENT OF INTEREST AND AUTHORIZED THE CORRESPONDENCE BE SENT. MAYOR LOWE REQUESTED COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER WORK WITH LEAGUE CITY COUNCILMAN ED POOLE AND REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL . CITY MANAGER REPORTED A MEETING WAS HELD WITH TEXAS NEW MEXICO DWIGHT SPURLOCK AND LOCAL DEVELOPERS REGARDING THE CHARGES TO DEVELOPERS AND A CHANGE IN THIS POLICY WAS DEVELOPED AND WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION . THE DEVELOPERS WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS PROPOSAL . COUNCILMAN HARRELL ASKED IF WE HAVE FOLLOWED UP WITH A LETTER TO HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ON THE PRICE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THERE WAS A MEETING WITH H. C . F .C .DISTRICT JIM GREEN AND CITY STAFF AND A LETTER WAS SENT OFFICIALLY REQUESTING THIS SITE . DISCUSSION REGARDING FINANCING OF SUR�'ACE WATER SYSTEM WAS TABLED UNTIL NEXT COUNCIL MEETING . S?/ �*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION N0 . � t, R87-18 , GRANTING A LIMITED WAIVER OF ENCROACHMENT FOR AN EXISTING 1 b BUILDING LOCATED PART OF LOT 45 , BLOCK 2 , FOREST BEND SUBDIVISION , SECTION 5 � LOCATED AT 16918 CREEK� LINE DRIVE , LOCATED IN HARRI� COUNTY � TEXAB ; AND PROVIDINa OTHER MATERIAL RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �2r � � 309 DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING 1987-1990 FEDERAL-AID OFF-STATE SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM WITH COUNCIL ADVISING CITY MANAGER THE CITY WAS INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM BUT THERE WERE A L�T OF UNKNOWNS , SUCH AS HOW WOULD THE CITY FUND THE CITY PORTION OF $6� , 200 FOR A BRIDGE OVER MARY 'S CROSSING AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE INPUT FROM THE CITIZENS IN THIS AREA . , y A BRIEF RECESS WAS HELD AT THIS TIME. A 1987-1988 PROPOSED BUDGET WORKSHOP SESSION WAS HELD AT THIS TIME WITH THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTING THE PROPOSED BUDGET . COUNCIL REVIEWED THE BUDGET BASED UPON A . 695 TAX RATE , APPROVED A MAXIMUM OF �� MERIT AND STEP PAY FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND AGREED WITH THE CITY MANAGER THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FUNDS FOR A " COST OF LIVING RAISE FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES IN THE 1987- 1988 BUDGET. COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN � MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252-17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES ( g) � APPOINTMENT , EMPLOYMENT , EVALUATION , REASSIGNMENT , DUTIES , � DISCIPLINE , OR DISMISSAL OF A PUHLIC OFFICE OR EMPL�YEE , OR TO � HEAR COMPLAINTS OR CHARGES AGAINST SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. m COUNCIL RE-CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN . Q � MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 11 : 25 PM. � MA R RALPH L . LOWE ATT T : e 5 DEL RIS MCK NZ , CMC CITY SECRETARY -3-