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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1987-12-14 Regular 355 REGt1LAR MFFTING FRIENDSWUOD CITY CUUNCtL DECEMBER 14 , 1987 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSW�OD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON UECEMBER 14 , 1987 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUZ'ING A QUORUM: MAYOR RALPH L . LOWE . ,, r1AY0R PRO-TEM PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL COUNCILMAN JAN JURDAN COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCiLMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAf1 BOB WICKLANDER CITY ATTORNEY JUHId OLSON CITY MANAGER ANNETTE� BRAND CITY SECRETARY DELOR7S MCKENZIE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCILhiAN F�ARRELL . T'� MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGH`I'ING AND CHRISZ'MAS � PARADE WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL AND ON BEf1ALF OF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE (� TO WISH EVERYON� MERRY CHRISTMAS APID tiAPPY NEW YEAR ANU THANKED ur THE E�9PLOYEES FOR THEIA EFFORTS TfiROUGIi UUT THF; YEAR . m COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED SH� HAS TALKED 'I'0 THE MANAGrMENT FIRP7 a RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WALDEN POND PROJECT AND THEY EIAVE ASSIGiJED SOMEONE TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT AND LAST TUESDAY , REPRESENTATIVES TOURED THE PROJECT AND REPORTED T'HEY HAVE DEFINTTE PLANS TO CLEAN ~ UP THE PROJECT BEGINNING THE FIRST OF JANUARY . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER STATED Tf#AT LAST WEEK HE ANNOUNCED HE WAS THINKING ABOUT RUNNING FOR COUNTY COP9MISSIONER PHECINCT THREF AS A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUi10E THAT HE IS CIRCULATING A PETITION FOR NOMINATI�N FOR THIS POSITION AT THIS TIME . *�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMArI JORDAN TO APPROVE SUSPENDING RULE N0 . 1 OF RESOLUTION N0 . R87- 15 , RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING , TO ALLOW A REGULAR COUNCIL MEE�'ING BE CALLFll FOR THIS DATE , IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 18 , SUSPENSION UF RULES OF PROCEDURE . SECONDED BY COUNCILP9AN NEWMAN . APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . PAUL SCHRADER APPEARED BEFaRE COUPICIL REPRESENTING THE HEROIC SERVICE COMMITTEE WHICH CONSISTED OF CARL �4URRAY , CITY MANAGER , PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND HIMSELF . MR . SCHRADER REPORTED THE COP9MITTEE WOULD LIY,E TO RECOMP9END THE HEROIC SERVICE P4EDAL BE PRESENTED IN A FOAMAL CEREMONY BY CITX COUNCIL TD EriPLOYEES , CITIZENS OR VISITORS UPON SELECTTON BY A SCREENING COMMITTEE . MR . MURRAY HAS PREPARED A DESIGN FOR THE MEDAL AFTER RESEARCHING THE EARLY BEGINNING OF FRIENDSWOOD AND INCORPORATING THE FIGLEAF , STAR AND A LARGE C TO STAND FOR COURAGE , TO BE PLACED UN RED , WHITE AND BLUE RIBBON FOR PRESENTATION . �9R . SCHRAD�R STATED THE COST OF THE MEDALS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY �7 . 55 AND PLAQUES WOULD BE ROUGHLY $ 100 AFTER TFiE ONE TIME COST' OF $250 TO SET THE DIE . MR . SCHRADER ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE , REQUESZ'ED COUNCIL TO CONSIDER APPROPRIATING $600 TOWARDS THIS PROJECT . COUNCIL THANKED THIS COMMITTEE FOR THEIR RESEARCH AND STATED THEY WOULU CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL . BENNY BAKER , CHAIRMAN PLANNING AND ZONING COMP9ZSSION APPEAREU BEFORE COUNCIL TO PRESENT PROPOSAL FaR DEVELOPMENT OF 20 ACRES , KNOWN AS FIELDS SUBDIVISIOPd LOCATED AT EAST CASTLEWOOD . MR . BAKER STATED THE PROPERTY IN FRONT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD REQUIRE REZONING FROt4 AN EXCESS OF 300 FT . DEEP COl7MERCIAL TO 200 FT . DEEP , WHICH 7'HE OWNERS HAVE NO OBJECTION T0 . MAYOR LOWE SUGGESTED THE COUNCIL P4EET WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THE FIRST MEETING IN JAP�UARY TO HELP WURK ON THIS PROJECT. COUNCIL CONCURRED WITH MAYOR LOWE AND AGREED TO MEET ON JANUARY 7 , 19�8 AT 7 : 00 PM . � 1 ��. __ ....__ 356 BENNY HAKER �UGGES'I'�;D CUUNL'l.i, CO1JS] 1)rlt A FRUJF;(:7' 'TO RllflN 'I'III. -- CHRTS9'MAS TREES WITH THE GTTY , F'I.RE llEYAR'1'h1EtJ'1' AN1� CUUN'i'Y }3H;1NG INVOLVED . MAYOR LOWE RET9INDED MR . BAKER OF' THE REQUIR�MEIdT5 REGARDING OPEN AIR BURNING . COUPdCILtdA1J WICKLAPIDER SUGGESTED TF]E CITY LOOK INTO THE GALVESTON PLAN "SAVE THF. UUNES" AND SEE IF BEST WASTE COULU HELP BY PRUVIDING DUt1PS7'ERS AT A CONVEPJIENT SITE . � MAYOR LOWE AT THIS TIME INTRODUCED T9R . BOB CRITENDON , TEXAS WATER � .� DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND ASY.ED MR , CRITENDON TO ADDRESS 7'HE USE OF PVC PIPF. FOR THE PROPOSED SURFACE WATER PROJECT . MR . CRITENDON STATED THAT DUCTILE IRON PIPE , CONCRETE CYLINDER PIPE , AND PVC PIPE ARE CURRENTLY THE P705T COMi40NLY USED PIPELINE MATERIALS FOR WATER TRANSMISSION LINES . EACfi MATERIAL HAS ITS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES . MR . CRITENDON STATED TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOAFtD DOES NOT RECOt9MEND ANY OF THE P4ATERIALS OVER THE OTHERS � ALL THREE MATERIALS ARE SATISFACTORY . PROJEC7'S FUNDED WITH THE WATER DEVELOPMENT FUND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY USED ALL THREE TYPES OF PIPE . MR . CRITENDON SZ'ATED THAT SHOULD T'HE CITY RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE WATER DEVELOPTIENT FUIJD , THE USE OF PVC PIPE WITH A DIMENSION RATION OF 25 ( DR25 ) AfdD A PRESSURE RATIiJG OF 165 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCf� ( PSI—PR- 165 ) WOULD t3E ACCEPTABLr . MAYOR AND COUNCIL THANKED MR . CRITEND01� FOR THIS VERY INFOR�9A7'IVE PRESENTATION . COUNCIL TOOK A BRIEF RECESS AT THIS TIME . CITY MANAGER REPORTED STREET PRUJECT IV AND STREET PROJEC'I' V ARE M�VING ALONG IN ACCORDANCE WITH T}iE CONTRACTS . CITY �9ANAGER PRESENTED INFORMATION REQUESTED BY COUNCILMAN PRIHODA REGARDING GROWTH OF EMPLOYEES . COUNCILP9AN NEWPQAN ASKED CITY TiANAGER WHAT PROCEDURE SHOULD BE USED REGARDING STREET LIGIiT POLICY WITH CITY MANAGER ADVISING REQUEST SHOULD BE 1�9AKE TO THE CITY AND THEN THE REQUEST IS THEN PASSED ON TO THE LIGHT COMPANY . COUNCILTIAN HARRELL ASKED HOW ARE THE STREET PROJECTS RUNNItJG ACCORDING TO THE BUDGET WITH CITY MANAGER ADVISING THE INFORr4ATI0N IS NQT , AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME BUT ADVISED THE STREET PROJECTS ARE NOT ' OVER BUDGET . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PROPOSED LOCATION OF SURFACE WATER SUPPLY LINE , FINAPJCING OF SURFACE WATER SiTPPLY LINE AND OTHER WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL PROJECTS *�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAPJ WICKLANUER TO AUTHO�IZE STAFF TO PREPARE COST ESTIMATE ' S ON PVC PIPE — 14" LINE WITH 18" TAKF, PIPE AND DR25 , 100 & 150 AND FIBERGLASS PIPE , DETERMINE COST ESTIMATE ON RIGHT—OF—WAY (MAYOR LOWE WI;,L ASSIST ) AidD TO OBTAIN COST TO PURCHASE SITE FROP9 CUC IN WRITING . SECONDED BY COONCILP4AN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNA]VIMOUSLY . ��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAtJ WICKLANDER TO APPROVE ALLUCATIOt� OF FllNDS RECEIVED RFLATIVE TO RESTRUCT'URIidG T'HE E�SCHOW �CCOUNT OF THE CITIES SERIES 1986 AEFUNDING BONLiS IN THE A�OUNT OF $48 , 000 AND ADDITIONAL $2 , 000 FROM GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT TRANSFERRED TO CITY HALL ACCOUNT F�R A TOZ'AL OF $50 , OQ0 PAYMENT TO h1UD 55 FOR PAYMENT FOR SHARED WATERLINE TO COVER �NGINEERItdG AND OT'HER RELATED COST AFTER CLEARANCE WITH BOND COUtdSEL . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LER . P70TION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . DISCUSSION REGARDING OFFER OF PROPOSED PARKLAND 'TO T'HE CITY BY REGENCY ESTATES H0�4EOWNERS ASSOCTATION WAS TABI�ED UNTIL NEXT MEETING IN ORDER TO ALLOW STAFF TO LOOK INTO THIS PRQPOSAL WITH THE PARKS BOARD . , DISCUSSION REGARDING 1986- 19a7 END—OF YEAR BUDGET REPORT WAS TA}3LED UN1'IL NEXT MEETINC� . DISCUSSION REGARDING CHl1RTER REVIE4J REPORT WAS TABLED UNTIL NEXT MEETINQ WITH MAYOR LOWE REQUE3TIN(3 CpUNCIL TO REVIEW ANU f3F PREPARED TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSALS . 2 _............___.._..,_.__ • *�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUI�CILMAN HARRFLL TO APPROVE THE CONSENTJ� ` AGENDA FUR PAYMFNZ' OF CAPI:1'lIL, PROJLCI'S AS PRESF?N7'L;D . SECONllED HY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MUTTON APPRUVEU UNl1NIMUUSLY . MAYOR LOWE ABSTAINED . MINUTES OF JUNE 15 , JUNE 22 , JUrlE 23 , JULY 6 AND JULY 16 , 19�7 WEAE APPROVED AS PRESENTED . COUNCIL CUNVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ACCORDING TO T�XAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252- 17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES ( e ) . a SEEKING ATTORNEY ' S ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO PENDING OR CONTEMPLAI'ED LITIGATION , SETTLEP9ENT OFFERS ( g) APPOINTMENT , EMPLOYriENT , EVALUATION , REASSIGNl�IENT , DUTIES , DISCIPLINE , OR DISMISSAL UF A PUBLIC OFFICE OR EI�iPLOYEE , UR TO HEAR C0�1PLAINTS OR CHARGES AGAINST SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE . COUNCIL RE—CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION 4JITH THE FOLLOWING ACTION TAKEN . COUNCILMAN JORDAN LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME . ��'MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO �UTHORIZE THF, h1AY0R �"I TO NEGOTIATE COST FOR RELOCATING AMOCO PIPELIPIES IN CONNECTION � WITH BTREET PROJECT V , NOT TO EXCEED $20 , 000 . � � SECONDED COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MQTION APPROVED UNANIi�O[iSLY . � �#MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN LEE TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO EXECUTE m LETTER OF INTENT WITH THE CITY UF HOUSTON FOR FINAtJCING OF Q SURFACE WATER PROJECT WITH INTEREST ONLY BEING PAID BASED IIPON THE 7 . 1 � AS PROPOSED . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WICKLAPdDER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMUUSLY . MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 11 : 25 PM. ---—— ___—_��Z-'c�.r� MAYOR ALPH L . LOWE ATTEST: ��— G — DELORIS MCKE ZI , C CITY SECRETARY