HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1987-12-07 Regular 353
REGULAR MEFTTNG
FRI,ENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
DECEMBER 7 , 1987
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT
WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 7 � 1987 AT GITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH 7'HE
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTTTUTING A QUORUM: �
MAYOR RALPH L . LOWE . ,A
MAYOR PRO—TEM PHYLLIS LEE
COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL
COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA
COUNCILFiAN BOB WICKLANDER
CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON
CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS COUNCILt9AN JAN JORDAN .
� INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL .
� MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THE REASON COUNCIL MEE'I'ING IS BEING HELD AT
� THIS TIME IS TO ALLOW COUNCIL MEP4BERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TREE
(� LIGHTING CEREMONIES AT 7 : 00 PM AND URGED EVERY�NE T� ATTEND .
m MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED HE DID MEET WITH THE GULF COAST WASTE
Q DISPOSAL AUTHORITY AND THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS AND THEY FBEL THERE
WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE SEWERAGE THIS YEAR AND THAT
THERE IS A PROPOSED b� SALARY INCREASE .
COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED THE WALDEN POND CLEAN UP PROGRAM IS
STILL BEING WORKED ON . THE WALDEN POPaD PROJECT WAS TURNED OVER
BY F . S . L . I . C . TO F .A .D .A . WHICE� HAS MOVED TO ATLANI'A ANA f1AVE NOT
BEEN REACHED AT THIS TIME . THE CITY ATTORNEY SUGGESTED
CONTACTING OUR CONGRESSMAN FOR HELP IN WORKING WITH F . A .D . A . IN
GETTING THIS PROJECT CLEA[3ED UP . THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT
THE CITY COULD NOT SPEND CITY FUNDS TO CLEAN UP THIS PRUJECT .
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED THAT ON DECEr4BER 1 , HE P4ET WITH
THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIAI'IOt� OF RANCHO VIEJO AND THEX FiAD S�ME
RUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED PARK OFF WINDEMERF RUAD ,
INSTALLATION OF DEAD END STREET SIGNS AT THE ENTRANCE , SPEED
LIMIT SIGNS ON $OTH STREETS , INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS AND
DRAINAGE . THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PASSED TO CITY MANAGER AND
SHE HAS ALREADY WORKING ON THESE CONCRRNS :
COUNCILr1AN WICKLANDER REPORTE.� T}IAT Otd FRIDAY HE MET WITH P•9R .
JOHN HAMILTON , EXECU7'IVE AIRECT'OR OF 'I'HE TEXAS CONSERVATION
FOUNDATION IN AUSTIN , AL JOF�'1�SON , �SSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TEXAS
PARKS AND RECREATION , IP�C . AND PAT HALLISEY , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF GALVESTON COUNTY BEACH PARK BOARD , REGARDING THE T'RANSFER OF
THE LETZERICH PROPERTY FROM THE SPECK FOUNDATION TO THE TEXAS
PARKS AND RECREATION , INC . . THE TRANSFER LOOY.S VERY PRQMISING
AND GALVESTON COUNTY IS PURSUING DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY
INTO A COUNTY PARK .
COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ANNOUNCED HE IS CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT THREE AND WILL MAKE A FIt3AL
DECISION IN TWO WEEKS .
CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE RAIN HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS ON STREET
PROJECT IV , THE CONTRACTOR IS PUMPING WATER AND DRYING OUT AND
GETTING READY TO SET FORMS AND COULD POUR FRIDAY . , STREET PROJECT
V IS MOVING ALONG WITH CONGRETE BEING CURED OI� MAGNOLIA BY THE
POST OFFICE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING
CUftED AT THIS TIME . THE PRELIr1INARY PLANNING FOR THE NEXT
UPCOMING STREET PROJECT HAS HEGUN WITH A �9EETING BEING HELD WITH
TfiE PEOPLE ON LEISURE LAND AND CLEAR CREEK DRIVE AND THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THE DRAWINGS FOR t�ORE SPECIFIC DETAILS . THE
CONSTRUCTION SIGNS FOR THE FRIENDSWOOD LINK BRIDGE ARE UP AND THE
CONSTRUCTION WILL START DECErfBER 14 . A MEETINC WAS HELU WITH
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COUNCILMAN WTCKLIINUER , DR . HFAAN , AUf�Efl1' MCKAY AND CITY MANAGER
AND ALL AGREED TO ADVERTISE E'UR A PAZU PARAMEU7C . THE
APPLICATION FOR A GRANT WAS NOT AWARDED FOR DRUG PREVENTSON FOR
FRIENDSWOOD WITH MOST OF THE GRANTS GOING TO COUNTY AGENCIES .
CITY MANAGER STATED THE CITY NEEDED TO DETERMINE UISTRIBUTION �F
FUNDS FOR THE SLUGS WHTCH MUCf� BE SPENT WIZ'HIN 30 UAYS .
COUNCILMAPJ JORDAN SUGGESTED TRANSFERING INTO THE PAYROLL ACCOUNT '
AND THEN OTHER MONIES CpULU BE TRANSFERED OUT . COUNCILAfAN
WICKLANDER SUGGESTED TRANSFERRING INTO ROAD FUND . AFTER � ,,
DISCUSSION IT WAS DECIDED TO T'AKE ACTION ON THIS ALLOCATION AT
THE NEXT MEETING . CITY MANAGER RECAPPED PAYMENTS TO I . R . S . AND
THE PENALTY AND INTEREST CHARGES AND REPORTED THE CITY IS WORKING
WITH THE I . R . S . TO REGAIN TH� FUNDS THAT WAS PAID IN TO SZ'OP THE
PENALTY AND INTEREST BEING CHARGED . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ASKED
THE CITY MANAGER TO REPORT ON THE RELOCATIOtJ OF WATER LINES ON FM
518 WITH THE CITY MANAGER ADVTSING AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN
BROUGHT IN AS CITY STAFF WAS PULLED OFF WORK ON STREET PROJECT V
TQ DO EMERGENCY RELOCATION OF WATER AND SEWER LINES .
LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PROPOSED LOCATION OF
SURFACE WATER SUPPLX LINE AND FINANCIPIG OF SURFACE WATER SUPPLY
LINE AND OTHE�i WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL PROJECT'S , WITH CITY STAF'F
PRESENTING PLANS THAT WERE WORKED ON BY MAYOR LOWE , PUBLIG WORK.S
DIRECTOR , ENGINEERING AND UTILITY SUPERVISOR . CITY ATTORNEY
ADVISED HE MET WITH PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JON VAN DEN BOSCH
REGARDING A 7 1 !2 y6 FINANCF PLAN WITH THE CITY OF HQUSTON AND HAS
DRAFTED A LET'TER OF AGREEl9ENT FOR THE COUPaCILS CONSIDERATION AND
THE MAYORS SIGNATURE IF APPROVED . THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED OTHER
FUNDING NEEDS TO $E OBTAINED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR RIGHT OF
WAY , TOWER ESTATES LINE FOR THE SPORTS COP9PLEX AP]D �4UD 55 WILL BE
GOING OUT FOR BIDS FOR TfiE SHARRD LTNE TO BE AWARDED EARLY
JANUARY AND REQUESTED APPROVAL TO CHECK WITH FR�NK ILDEBRANDO ,
UNDERWOOD NEUFiAUS REGARD.ING REGARDING THE IPIPACT UN THE BUDGET .
��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCII�T9AN HARRELL TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENUA
FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMUUSLY .
MAYOR LOWE LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME .
MAYOR PR—TEM PHYLLIS LEE PRESIDED OVER THE I�9EETING AT TH1S TIME .
COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCQRDANCE WITH TEXAS
OPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252-17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES
( g) APPOINTMENT , EMPLOYMENT , EVALUATION , REASSIGN�9EN7' , DUTIES ,
DISCIPLINE , OR DISMISSAL 4F A FUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE , OR TO
HEAR COMPLAINTS OR CHARGES AGAINST SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE ( e )
SEEKING ATTORNEY ' S ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED
LITIGATION , SETTLEMENT OFFERS .
COUNCIL RE—CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN .
DISCUSSION REGARDING 1986-1987 END-OF-YEAR BUDGET REPQRT WAS
TABLED UNTIL NEXT MEETING .
DISCUSSION REGARDING CHARTER REVIEW COMt�1ISSI0N REPORT AND
POSSIBLY CALLING CHARTER REVISION ELECTION WAS TABLED UNTIL NEXT
MEETING .
MINUTES WERE TABLED UNTIL NEXT MEETING .
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 7 : 05 PM.
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MAYOR RALPH L . LOWE
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DELORIS MCKE ZI � C
CITY SECRETARY
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