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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1988-01-11 Special 365 SPECIAL MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 11 , 1988 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT' � WAS HELD ON JANUARY 11 , 1988 AT CITY HALL AT 6 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUF9 : � ,t MAYOR RALPH L . L,OWE MAYOR PRO-TEM PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN JIM HARRFLL COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND ;�,CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE , �.�; ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS COUNCILMAN JORDAN AND COUNCILP�IAN ' WICKLANDER . T"� DISCUSSION SCHEDULED AT 6 : 00 PM REGARDING SIGN ORDINANCE CASE (� WITH BILLY STAGNER/WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE JEWELERS AND BOBBY � GARTER/KUSTOM PAINT AND INTERIOR , WAS CANCELED . � MAYOR LOWE CALLED T'HE M�ETING TO ORDER A'P 7 : 00 PM FOR THE PURPOSE � OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING . Q MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED T'HE ANNUAL CHAP9BER BANQUET WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY JANUARY 16 , 1988 AND URGED EVERYONE TO ATTEND . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED COUidCIL P4ET WITH PLANNING AND ZONING LAST WEEK TO ��IORK ON A SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMFNT PAOBLEM , MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THE CORP OF ENGINEERS F1ILL P�lEET WITH CITY OFFICIALS ON FEBRUARY 8TH AT T'FiE FR]:ENDSWOOD I,If3RARY T'0 PRESENT AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS ON CLEAR CREEK PROJECT . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED COUNCILMAN LEE IS WORKING WITH HIM UN TfiE PROJECT AND � COUNCILMAN LEE REPORTED THE PRELIMINARY PLANNING HAS BEGUN AND A LIST OF THOSE TO SEND INVITATIONS TO IS BEING COMPILED FOR THE MEETING . COUNCIL WILL P�EED TO VOTE NEXT WEEK TO CHANGE THE MEETING TIME FROM 7 : 00 PM TO 6 : 00 PM ON FEBRUARY 8TH TO ALLOW COUNCIL TO ATTEND . MAYOR LaWE REPORTED COUNCILMAN JORAAN IS OUT ILL AND COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER IS OUT DUE TO BUSINESS COMMITMENTS AND UNABLE T� ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS EVENING . COUNCIL�4AN NEWMAN REPORTED SHE HAS RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM A RESIDENT ON IMPERIAL DRIVE REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT THIS STREET WOULD BE FIXED THIS WEEK . COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPORTED SHE ADVISED THIS RESIDENT THAT PLANS WERE FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO WORK ON THIS STREET AS SOON AS WEATHER PERMITS . MS . MARLENE MORGAN APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE "976" PORNOGRAPHIC TELEPHONE MESSAGES AND URGED COUNCIL TO SUPPaRT THE BLOCKING OF THIS NUMBER . PAUL SCHRADER ANNOUNCED HIS PLANS TO FILE FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AT THE APPROPRIATE 7'IME . CITY MANAGER REP�RTED THAT COUNCILMAN LEE ASKED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE PROPOSED CLOVER ACRES DRAINAGE AND PRESENTED A BRIEF RECAP OF THE PAST EVENTS. CITY MANAGER REPORTED SHE HAD SPOKEN WITH FRANK FRANKOVITCH OF THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT REGARDING THE STUDY AND HE ADVISED FIE WILL BE MEETING WITH BRAZORIA COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT FOR TEiEIR INPUT AND THEN WILL SET UP A MEETING FOR THOSE INTERESTED . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE SEWER LINE RELOCATION ON FM. 518 IS MOVING ALONG VERY NICELY . CITY MANSGER PRESENTED AN UPDATE ON STREET PROJECT IV AND STREET PROJECT V . THE AMOCO GAS LINE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE MAYOA AND BY AP90C0 AND AFTER COST ESTIMATE IS DETERMINED AND IF THE ESTIMATES ARE IN THE 1 366 RANGE THE MAYOA IS AUTHORIZED 7'0 APPROVE , TFiE CHANGE OADER WIIaI. BF ISSU�D . CITY MANAGCR PRESENT'I?U SUl1l9AIiY C)F rXPrNllJ1'UAL;S ON 'i'f1F COUNTY ROAD PRUJECTS F'OR WINDSUNG , WINUWUUll , WINUCR�F'K , OAK VIS1'A DRIVE AND PINE DRIVE AND ADVISED COUNCIL THE PROJECT IS OVER BUDGET BY APPROXIMATELY $35 , 0�0 . THE 1987 AUDIT IS SCHEDULED TO BE FINISHED BY JANUARY 28 . THE PAPERWORK TO FILE FOR ABATEMENT FROM THE PAYMENT MADE TO THE IRS HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE AUDITOR AND MAILED TOMORROW . PRESENTED A REPORT , ON THE PAPERTRAIL ON INTEREST EARNED ON THE ROLLOVER ESCROW FIIidD THAT COUNCILMAN JORAAN WAS ABLE TO GET FOR THE CITY . COUtdCILFiAN PRIHODA REQUESTED THE CITY MANAGER TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF �y WHISPEAING PINES BRIDGE AND AEPORT BACK TO COUNCIL . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PRESENTATION BY MAYOR LOWE ON PROPOSED LOCATED OF SURFACE WATER SUPPLY LINES AND FINANCING . MAYOR LOWE RECOMMENDED A COMPARISON ON THE COST � S HE HAS PRESENTED AND THE COST ' S T'HE STAFF HAS PR�PARED ON THE TWO SITES IN QUESTION . MAYOR LOWE READ CORRESPONDENCE INTO THE RECORD FROM CITY OF IiOUSTON DA'PED JANUARX 1 1 , 1 988 IN RESPONSE 'I'0 CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD CORRESPONDENCE DATED DECEP9BER 16 , 1987 REGARDING PAYMENTS BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WITH 8 . 1 � FINANCING FOR CAPITAL COST SHARING PROJECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST WATER PURIFICATION PLANT . FRANK ILDEBRANDO , WITH UNDERWOOD NEU�I�US ADDRESSED COUNCIL REGARDING THIS FINANCING PROPOSAL AND STATED f�E FELT T'HE CITY COULD GO OUT FOR IIOND FOR LESS THAN THE 8 . 1 � FINANCIPJG AS PROPOSED OR THE TEXAS WATER C01�9MISSION WILL LEP1D FUNDS LESS THAN THE 8 . 1 � . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING FINANCING THE SURFACE WATER PROJECT . FRANK ILDEBRANDO BRIEFED COUNCIL ON A REQUEST THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE COUNCIL TO PASS A RESQLUTI4N TO HELP SOLVE A S�1ALL PRODLE41 IN REGARDS TO THE ESCROW ACCOUNT THAT WAS SET UP ON THE REFUPIDING BONDS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO ON ONE OF THE 108 BOND ISSUES�� WHICH WAS SUBJECT TO A CALL FEATURES . THE CALL FEATURE WAS PUBL'ISHED IN ERROR AND THE ALLIED BANK . HAS CONTINUED TO PAY �N THOSE BONDS EV�N THOUGH THE CASH WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO THEh9 . THE CASH IS IN THE ESCROW ACCOUNT AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALLIED BANK OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS . ALLIEU BANK HAS AGREED TO GO AHEAD AND PAY THE BOND HOLDERS ACCORDING TO THE CALL FEATURES AND ACCEPT THE PAYMENTS FROM THE ESCROW ACCOUNT IN THE YEARS TO COME . THIS REQUEST IS BEING MADE BY UNDERWOOD NEUHAUS AND MCCALL PARKHURST ON BEHALF OF ALLIED BANK TO PROVIDE A RESOLUTION ALLOWING ALLIED BANK TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION AT NO COST TO THE CITY . ��'MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN IiARRELL 'I'0 ACCEPT' CITY MANAGER � RECOMMENDATION TO AtJTHORIZE MAYOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR /�� JANITORIAL SERVICES . � SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . CITY MANAGER REPORTED SHE COULD NOT RECOt�IMEND THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND TFiE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PU$LIC TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION OFF THE STATE SYSTEM LOCATED AT BAKER ROAD AT COWART CAEEK AND MARY � S CROSSING AT MARY � S CREEK DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BRIDGE AT BAKER ROAD IS BASICLY .USED BY EXXON AND THEY SHOULD INCUR THE COST AND THE BRIDGE AT MARY � S CREEK WOULD HAVE TO BE BUILT TO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SPECIFICATIONS AND THE CITY ' S SHARE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $6� , 200 . AFTER DISCUSSION WAS HELD , NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY COUNCIL . ��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILr1AN LEE TO AUTHORIZE LEASE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND THE FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USE OF �'HE PLAYTNG FIELDS Otd THE WESTWOOD �/��^j ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS AND THE FM 528 SITE . Q SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF HAL TAYLdR AS CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF AbJUSTMENT ANb DAVID O � BRI�N , �'1�� III AS ALTERNATE MEMBER . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL . MOTION APPROVEA UNANIMOUSLY . 2 36� CITY MAPJAGER PRESFN'TE;U MAYOR ANU COUNCIL WI'PH IiANDUUT'S CONL'I:RNTNG 1986- 1987 END—OF—YEAR BUDGET REPORT FOR REVIEW FOR DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK . ��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TU APPROVE CHARTER REVIF.W � COMMITTEE REPORT AS PRESENTED WITH THE DELETION OF SECTION b . 01 , �QQ D . , 2 AND AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORAINANCE . VQ SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . . , *�'MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED WITH CORRECTION TO PAYMENT TO F{OHAN COr1PANY TO $2 , 068 . 42. �Q/Dp� SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . t90TI0N APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �O COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSIO[d IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252-17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES (g) APPOINTMENT , EMPLOYMENT , EVALUATION , REASSIGNMENT , DUTIES , DISCIPLINE , OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYEE , OR TO HEAR COMPLAINTS OR CHARGES AGAINST SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE . T"'� COUNCIL RE—CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH N� ACTION TAKEN . � � MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 11 : 00 PM. � _ . �► -�C1"l�v�'� m Q MAYOR R LPf� L . LOWE ATTEST : O C ELORIS MCKE Z � , MC ITY SECRETARY