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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1988-01-04 Regular 359 REG�LAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL JANUARY �1 , 1988 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT � WAS HCLD ON JANUARY 4 , 1988 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: • � MAYOR RALPH L . LOWE MAXOR PRO—TEM PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWI�IAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILN4AN BOB WTCKLANDER (ARR . 8 : 40 ) CITY ATTORNEY JOHtd OLSON ACTING CITY MANAGER DUANE HENGST CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE � INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCILP�AN JIM fiARRELL . � � MAYaR LOWE ANNOUNCED CITY MANAG�R ANNETT'E BRAND ' S FATHER PASSED � AWAY SUNDAY AND THAT Sf1E IS OUT OF TOWN ATTENDING 7'HE FUN�RAL AND m THAT THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH HER . Q MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THAT COUNCIL WILL P4EET WITH PLANNING ANU ZONING COMMISSION THIS THURSDAY AT 7 : 00 PM TO WORK ON A DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED HE I�AS TALKED TO THE CORP OF ENGINEERS REGARDING THE CLE�R CREEK PROJECT AS THE PACE ON THIS PROJECT SEEMS VERY SLOW . THE CORP HAS AGREEU TO COME TO FRIENDSWOOD ON FEBRUARY 8 TO PRESENT AN UPDATE OP� ACTIVITIES ANU PROGRESS THAT MAY HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE JUNE 30 , 19£36 . COUNCILMAr] JORDAN ANNOUNCED SHE PLANS TU FIL,E FOA RE—ELECTION TO POSITION 5 . COUNCILP9AN NFWMAN REQUESTED THE CITY SECAETARY PREPARF A LETT'ER OF APPRECIATION FOR TfiE NIAYOR ' S SIGNATURE TO FIRST AMERICAN TITLE FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE ON THE LAKE LETZERICH PROPERTIES AT NQ COST TO THE CITY . MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED HE WILL F'IL� FOR RE—ELECTION TO T'HE �9AYORS POSITION . DON BEETH APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL REGARDING THE LAWSi1IT FILED AGAINST THE CITY IN REGARDS 'I'0 TH� SIGtd �RDINANCE AND URGED THE COUNCIL TO MEET WITH THE PLAINTIFF ' S , THEIR ATTORNEY AND THE CITY ATTORNEY. COUNCIL THANKED rlR . BEETH FOR HIS PRESENTAI'ION AND STATED THIS MATTER WOULD BE TAKEP� INTO CONSIDERATION . FRANK WEBB PUBLICLY Z'HANKED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTING WHEN HIS SISTER—IN—LAW PASSFD AWAY LAST WEEK . ACTING CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON THE PROGRESS OF STREET PROJECT IV AND STREET PROJECT V . MAYOR LOWE ASKED t�IALCOLM COLLINS WITH COENCO , FiOW THE NEW CONTRACTOR ON STREET PROJECT IV WAS DOING IN REGARDS TO THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS THE PAST CONTRACTOR ON THE JOB HAD . MR . COLLINS STATED THE NEW CONTRACTOR IS DOING A FINE JOB AND THERE DOES NOT SEEt9 TO BE ANY PROBLEMS . A LENGTHY DISCUSSIOP� WAS HELD REGARDING PROPOSED LOCATION OF SURFACE WA�ER SUPPLY LINE . CTTY ATTORNEY REPORTED E�E HAS SPOKEN WYTH MIKE MAACOTTE FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON REGARDING THE 7 . 1� FINANCING LETTER AND MR . MARC07'TE ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTO�i BUT STATED FRIENDSW�OD SHOULD PROCEED WITH THE LETTER OF INTENT . 1 360 A LENGTlIY DISCUSSION FOLLOWFI) W]:'1'H COUNCII� ANU S7'AF'F Ill?U11F1DING POSSIBLE LOCATIDNS FOR THE SURF'ACE WA'i'ER SUPF'LY LINE . MAYUR LUWE REQUESTED CODNCIL TO AUTHORIZE HIM TO DISCUSS PURCHASING A NEIGHBORHOOD LOT FOR THE TAKE TANK A�1D TO WORK WITH COENCO ON COST AND TO ALLOW COUNCIL�9AN NEWP4AN TO WORf: IrIITH HIM ON REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS . COUNCIL FXPRESSED COPaCFRNS AS TO WHAT THE NEIGHBORS WOULD THINK ABOUT A TANK SITE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND > THE COST FOR A COMPARISON OF MAYOR LOWE ' S PROPOSAL AND ST'AFF ' S PROPOSAL . ' .9 COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ARRIVED AT THIS TIME . THE DISCUSSION OF THE LOCATION QF SURFACE WATER LINE WAS TABLED UNTIL NEXT WEEK AND r9AY0R LOWE AND COUNCILriAN 2dEWMAN WILL WORK ON THE REAL ESTATE PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL . DISCUSSION REGARDING �lUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES WAS T'ABLED UNTIL NEXT MEF1'ING . '�*MOTION I�IAS MADE BY COUNCILP4AN HARRELL 'I'0 APPROVE ACTING CITY �/�� P4ANAGER RECOt9MENDATION TO APPROVE APPLICATION SOFTFIARE MAINTENANC� AGREEMENT WITH MSGI . SECONDED $Y COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . P90TION APPROVED UNANIl40USLY . ��MaTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO APPROVE �tGTING CIZ'Y P9ANAGER RECOMMENDA'I'ION TO AUTliORIZE RET90V�L OF ELEVAI'ED 7'ANK n LOCATED BEHIND CITY HALL AND AUTHORIZE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJFCT �G��Q� BE TAKEN FROM WATER AND SEWER FUND AS AN UNBUDGETED ITEM V SECONDED BY COUNCILr9AN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . DISCUSSION WAS TABLED REGARDING AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONSTRUCTION AND r1AINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND THE STATE DEP�IRTMENT �F FIIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR REF�ABILI7'ATION OF'F THE STATE SYSTEM LOCATED AT BAKER ROAD AT COWART CREEK AND MARY ' S CROSSING AT MARY ' S CRFEK . DISCUSSION WAS TABLED CONCERNING 1986- 1987 ENU-OF-YEAR BUDGET REPORT . DISCUSSION WAS TABLED REGARDING CHARTER REVIEW REPORT . **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL�4AN WICKLANDER TO DESIGNAT'E ELECTION RUN-OFF DATE TO BE THE THIRD SATURDAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION ON �j THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY . ,(�� SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED . COUNCILMAN JORDAN � OPPOSED. *�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED . �/�� SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN . MOTIOtd APPRUVEU UNANIMOUSLY . � COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252-17 , TEXAS VERNONS CTVIL STATUTES (e ) SEEKING ATTORNEY � S ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION , SETTLEMENT OFFERS . COUNCIL RE—CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTION BEING TAKEN . �*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN TO RA1'IFY AND CUNFI.RM LEGAL ACTION BY THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH APPROPRIAI'E LEGAL ACTION BY THE CITY IN THE CASE OF BILLY STAGNER , DBA �/ WEDGEWOOD VILLAGF JEWELERS , ET AL , ETC . VS . CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD �(� AND STATED IT IS NOT THE INTENT �F Tf�E CITY TO FIGHT A COURT �S BATTLE , OUR INTENTION IS TO WORK WITH THE CITIZENS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR PROBLEMS ARE AND STATED THAT PROCEDURALY THE ATTORNEY HAS TO FILE BY WEDNESDAY OR LOSE RIGHT TO APPEAL FOREVER . WHAT THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO DO IS SIT DO�dN AND TALK WITH THE CITIZENS AND DISCUSS THE PARTICULAR tJEEDS THEY HAVE A2dD THAT EVERYONE HAS THE ATTITUDE THAT THEY WANT TO COMPROMISE AND BE FAIR AND THAT ITS BEST DONE AROUIdD A P9EETING 1'ABLE RATHER THAt1 2 ,�....._.. ____ 361 IN COURT . SECUNI)TD I3Y COUNC7I.,�1Atd I,}?}: . �4U1'101d APPNOV[;1) (INAN1Mt)tl�LY . DISCU5SION WAS HELll REGARUING SETTING UP A MEETING N�XT MONDAY AT 6 : 00 PM WITH THREE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND �4R . STAGNER ANU I�1R . CARTER TO DISCUSS THE SIGP7 ORDINANCF ISSUE . COUNCILr1AN PRIHODA STATED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE , WOULA LIKE TO F:EFP THE MEETING INFORr1AL WITH ONLY THE PARTIES INVOLVEU AND T'HE IMl9EDIATE • COUNCIL AND KEEP OUT THE ATT'ORNEY ' S AT THIS TIMF . COUNCIL�fAN JORDAN LEFT AT THIS TINIE . y COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSIOt� ACCORDING TO TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES ( g) APPOTNTMENT , ET9PLOYMENT , EVALUATION , REASSIGNMENT , DUTIES , DISCIPLINE , OR DISrfISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYEE � OR TO HEAR COrlPLAINTS OR CHARGES AGAINST SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE . COUNCIL RE—CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH NO ACT'ION BEING Z'AKEN . MOTION WAS rtADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN . � �'� (� MAYOR R'ALPH L .~ L�WE � � AT S . � m ' Q ELORIS MCKENZI , CMC CITY SECRETARY