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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1987-11-16 Regular , , 349 REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 16 , 19g7 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT ' WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 16 , 1987 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM : . ,, MAYOA RALPH L . LOWE MAYOR PRO—TEM PHXLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL COUNCILMAN Jl1N JORDAN COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCIL�4AN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILN3AN BOB WICKLANDER CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND CITY SECRETARX DELORIS MCKENZIE � INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BX COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL . � MAXOR LOWE WELCOMED STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COUNCIL MEETING FROM (� SAN JACINTO COLLEGE . �"� MAYOR LOWE REPORTED LAST r10NAAY AN UI�USUAL EVENT TOOK PLACE AND � RECOGNIZED TWO SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE , LAURIE WHITEHEAD Q AND KITTEN HAJECATE AND ASKED THEY REPORT ON THIS EVENT . MS . WHITEHEAD ANNQUNCED THAT THANKS TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , SHE WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON , D . C . AS FRIENDSWOOD ' S REPRESENTATTVE ALONG WITH KITTEN HAJECATE AtdD 1�IAYOR LOWE TO ATTEND A GALA EVENT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE CIiALLENGER CENTER— MISSION CONTINUES . MAYOR LOWE PROCLAIMED SATURDAY , N01/EMBER 21 , 1987 AS "ROBBIE LUCHT DAY" IN FRIFNDSWOOD . P9R . AND MRS . LUCHT ACCEPTED THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF ROBBIE WHO F�AS BEEN IN A COP9A FOR OVER 4 YEARS AND INVITED EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE "ROBBI� LUCHT DAY" FUND RAISING FESTIVITIES TO BE HELD AT THF FRIENDS CHURCH ON SATiIRDAY BEGINNING AT 12 : 00 NOON . PAUL SCHRADER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL �1ND REPORTED ON RESEARCH FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNITY SIGN . MR . SCHRADER INTRODUCED REPRFSENTATIVE FROM NATIQNAL DISPLAX SYSTEMS WHO PRESENTED A PACKAGE PROPOSAL FOR A COMMUNITY SIGN WHICH COULU BE PATU FQR BY ADVERTISERS AND THEN COULD $E DONATED TO THE CITY . THE SIZE OF THE PROPOSED SIGN WILL BE 1 �# ' 6" HIGH WITH ADVERTISING SPACE OF 2 ' 7" WITH A TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 68 SQ . FT . FOR A TOTAL COST OF $29 , 000 . COUNCIL STATED THEY WOULD REVIEW THIS PROPOSAL AP�D ALSO REVIEW AREAS FOR LOCATION . MR . STACX LACY , PRESIDENT OF TEXAS COMMERCE BANK APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO PRESENT A CHECK IN TfiE AMOUNT OF $48 , 293 . 00 AS THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOODS PROFIT FROt4 THE RE—FINANCING OF THE 1986 BOND SERIES AS PROVIDED BY COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING RECOMMENDATION OF PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD PRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN JUDY RAGLAND FOR FACILITY USAGE FEES WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN . MAYOR LOWE APPOINTED COUNCILMAN LEE AND COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO WORK WITH THE PARKS COMMITTEE REGARDING TFiESE CHARGES AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BACK TO COUNCIL . CITY MANAGER AND STAFF PRESENTED A REPORT O,N THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF SURFACE WATER SUPPLX LINE WITH A LENGTHY UISCUSSION FOLLOWING WITH COUNCIL AUTHORIZING MAYOR LOWE TO W4RK WITH STAFF pN THIS PAOJECT . 1 350 A LENGTHY PRESENTAZ'ION WAS MADE BY FI�ANK ILUE�RANUO WI'I'H UNDERWOOD NEUHAUS REGARDING THE SURFACE WATER BOND ISSUE WITH MAYOR , COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER DISCUSSING THE VARIOUS OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE CITY TO FINANCE THIS PROJECT WIT'H NO ACTIQN BEING TAKEN . �*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE THIRD R�ADING OF ORDINANCE T87-28 , AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMTTS DURING . ;, CONSTRUCTTON ON FM 518 WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS �F FRIENDSWOOD AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOI.ATION THEREOF . SECONDED HY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTIOII APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . � ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER T'U APFROVE THIRD READING , OF ORDINANCE T87-29 , AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING 1'HE CITY LIMITS OI' THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , TO INCLUUE ALL LAtJD AREA 4dITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS AND IIOUNDARIES A?�D ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ALL OF THF AREA 4�ITHIN SUCH LIMITS AND BOUIJDI�RT�,S ; APPROVING A SERVICE PLAN FOR ALL OF TFIE AREA WITHIN SUCH LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES ; AND PROVIDING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITX CLAUSE . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �*MOTION MADE BY COUt1CIL�9AN WICKLANDER TO APPROVE THIRD AEADING OF ORDINANCE T87-30 , AN ORDINANCE PRflVIDING FOR THE DISANNEXAT7.ON OF CERTAIN TRAGT OF LAND FROM THE CORPORATE BOOidD/1RIES OP' Z'HE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . **MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA FOR , � � PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED AND ADDING PAYMENT T0� -` � ' BUILDERS SQUARE IN TH� AMOUNT OF $836 . 79 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANI�40USLY . CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO PROBLEP7S WITH STREET PROJECT IV AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NEW CONTRACTOR . LIf9E WORK IS BEING COMPLETED ON STREET PROJECT V AND THE PROJECT IS WAY A�IEAD OF SCHEDULE . RELOCATION OF UTILITY LINES ON FM 518 WAS BUDGETED FOR $90 , 000 BUT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $ 120 , Q00 DUE TO THE NEW STATE LAW ON TRENCHING . CITY MAtaAGER PRESENTED PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORMS USED BY CITY OF I�OUSTON FOR PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS AND ASKED IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO USE THESE FORMS . COUNCIL STATED IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO INITIATE SOME FORM OF EVALUATION AND COULD ADD COMMENTS FROM HOMEOWNERS . COUNCIL SUGGEST'ED PLACING ON THE AGENDA FOR RECOMMENDATION AT THE NEXT MEETING . CITY MANAGER AND ROBERT MCKAY FROM THE AMBULANCE DIVISION REPORTED TO COUNCIL THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO COP9PLETE THE CONTRACT WITH GALVESTOIJ COUNTY FOR A PAID PARAMEDIC . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER SUGGESTED A MEETING BE SET UP FJITH CITY MANAGER AND ROBERT MCKAY TO WORK QN THIS PROJECT . CITY MANAGER REPORTED SHE AT'TENDED A FUTURE OF TEXAS CONFERENCE LAST FRIDAY . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ASKED CITY MANAGER ABOUT THE LET'TER TO ROPJ CROWDER REGARDING THE PAVIt1G OF THE PARKING LOT AT THE LII3RARY AND ASKED WAS THIS BEING ADDED ON THE STREET PAVING FROGRAM? CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT COUNCILMAN HARRELL ASKED COULD T'HE PARKING LOT F3E PAVED WHILE THE COUNTY WAS DOING PAVING IN THE CITY AND THEREFORE A LETTER SIGNED BY THE MAYOR WAS SENT ASKING THE PARKING LOT BE PATCHED . PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR STATED HE WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDIIJG THIS WAS THE STRTP ALONGSIDE THE BUILDING AND HAD DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE COUNTX SUPEAINTENDENT . DUE TO THE CONFUSION QF WHAT WAS BETNG REQUESTED THE CITY MANAGER WAS ASKED TO RECIND THE LE�'TER OF REQUEST APID HAVE COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER CALL COMMISSIONE�i CROWDER 'TO RESOLVE THE CONFUSION . MAYOR LQWE ASKED FOR A REPORT ON THE I . R . S . MATTER . CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT THE CITY PAID TIiE $40 , 000 PENALTY AND INTEREST TO STOP ONG�ING CHARGES AI3D THEN Z'HE CITY WILL AFPEAL AS THE CITY HAS DOCUMENTATION OF PAXMENTS Tf�AT WERE NOT RECEIVED BY I . R . S . . MAYOR LOWE ASKED THE CITY PQANAGER TO CHECK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARAING THE LEGALITY OF THE CITY PAYING THE $�40 , 000 AND THE CITY MANAGER AAV�S,EI? SN� AID NOT HAVE A �RQ$I��M WITH THIS P�Yri�ta� , 2 351 Mt�Y01� Lt)WE I�FCUP7�41:PJllf?D A COUNC.I.L t,C)MT9I.'I"1'k,F P;VAI..1.111'I'L; Tl1P, PEREORMANCE;S OF 'I'HC CI'1'Y M1�N�GGft ANI) '1'}�E C1'1'Y SECRL"I'ARY ANU APPOINTEU COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER , COUNCILMAN LEE AND COUNCILriAN HARRELL TO THIS REVIEW COMMITTEE . MOTION MADE TO ADJOURN �1T 10 : 45 YP9. � � , L.i'� ----�,(/ !^!�- ,, MA OH RALPH L . LO��fE . ` d�� D LORIS t7CKE ZIE , C CITY SECRETARY � � � � m Q