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SPECIAL MEETING ,
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 8 , 1988
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T9INUT�S OF A SPECIAL P4EETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT
WAS HELD OPd FEBRUARY 8 , 1988 AT CJTY HALL AT 6 : 00 PM WITH THF
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUt�7 :
MAYOR RALPH L . L04�E
MAYOR PRO—TEM PHYLLIS LEF
COUNCILP4AN JIP1 HARRELL
COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN
COUIdCILr4AN EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMAPI J0� PRIHODA
COUNCILT4AN BOB WICY.LANDER
T'� CITY �9ANAGER Af1NETTE BRAPID
� CITY S�CRETARY DELORIS r1CKEN7,IE
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Ur MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED fiE C�SLT WI'I'H JUDG� RAY HOLBROOY. AND UTHFR
m MAYORS AT COLL�GE: OF THE MAIIdLAND REGARUING THE ESTABLISI3MEN7' OF
� A COUNTY WIDE ECOTdOP4IC DEVELOPr1ENT .
MAY.OR LOWE ANNOUNCED THERE WILL BE A PIEETING REGARDING Z'HE CLUVER
FlELD AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 23RI� AT 7 : 30 P .M . AT PEARLAAID CITY HAL,L
AND L1ITH REPRESENTATIVES F'ROt4 r . A . A , H . G . A . A . , ARFA h9AY0RS I�ND
COUNCIL NIEMBERS AND INTEItESTED CITI7ENS ATTENDSNG .
P�SAYOR LOWE REPORTED THAT COUTdCILrfAN PZEWMAN ATID HIMSELF PiET WITH
THE CITIZENS OF RAidCHO VIEJO REGARDING PROBLFMS IiJ THAT AREA �PdD
THAT VARIOUS OPTIONS ARE BEING LOOKED INTO AP1D THAT OIdG OPTIOiJ IS
TU MAKE WINDEMERE STREF,T INTO A HOLDII�G DITCH AND TFIAT JUDGE
HOLBROOY NUR LBAGUE CITY A4AXOR LArIB OBJECTED TO THIS OPTI:OId AIJD
THAT FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE CONDUCTED APJD EROUGHT BACK TO
COUNCIL .
CITY MANAGER REPORTFD THE OWDI�RSHIP OF WINUEME}3E RUI1D F�AS NUT
BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME Ai1D WOULD RE�JUIRF� FURT'H�R RESEARCH
BY STAF'F AND POSSIBLY AN ON THE GROUND SURVEY . COUNCIL
RECOP9MENDED CITY r1ANAGER CONTIPdUE TO D£TFRMIN� OWNERSHIP E3UT NUT
TO EXPEND FUNDS AT THIS TIME THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THE COUNTY
WOULD ASSIST IN SOP•4� OF TH� EIdGINEERING RE�IUIRED TO DETEAMIPIE
04�PdERSHIP . COUNCILP�IAN PRZHODA SUGG�STED THIS COULD BE A JOINT
EFFORT BETWEEN FRIFNDStia00D , LEl�GUE CITY AidD GALVES'I'ON COUNTY .
COUNGILMAN WICY.LANDER ST'ATED HE HAS BEEN 410RKING OId THIS
DETERMINATION ANU W1LL T]EET WITFi GALVESTOPI COUPITY COP�IPIISSIONER
AND WITH LEAGUE CITY AND WILL ADVISE COUNCIL P1EXT P1�ETIPIG .
CLIVE JACKSON APP�ARFD BEFORE COUNCIL TO AAIidOUNCE HE IS A
CANDIDATE FOR CONSTABLE PRECINCT 8 .
CITY MANAGER REPORT Otd THE STAT'US OF R�AD PROJECT IV AND V AP�D
PRESENTED !1 CHANGE ORDER FOR PROJECT IV IN TFIE AMOUIIT OF �260 .
CITY hIANAGER REPORTED THAT CHELSEA LANE WILL BE OPENED NEXT WEEK
AND THAt1 BRANDYWINE WOULD f3E CLUSEU FOR A DAY' OFt TWO m0 K�}�Y THAT
CONSTRUCTION GOING . CITY h1ANAGER PROPOSED THE CITY PIIRTICIPATE
IN A JOItdT PROt�lOTIONAL COMMUNITY AD WITH THE CEiAMBER OF CQt�9A1ERCE
AND COMMUNITY BANK IN THE JOURNAL NEWSPAPFR WHICF3 WOULD COST THE
CITY APPROXIMATELY $320 . COUNCIL HAD PJO OBJECTIONS TO THIS
PROPOSAL .
*�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL�7AN LEE TO APPROVE MAXOR LOWE ' S
A.PPOINTMENT/RE—APPOINTMENT OF 4TH OF JULY STEERING COf'It�IITTEE FOR a8
1988 AS PRESENTED . l��
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWr9AN . t�OTION APYROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
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M� �*MO'I'ION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JORUAN AUT'HORIZING PURCI�ASE UP'
��'1 �AMERICAN INFORMATION SY.STEMS , INC . FOR THE AIS- 115 CENTRALIZED
OMR VOTING SYSTEM THRU CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATIONS AND THEN PLACE
IN THE 1988/89 BUDG�T TO PAY OFF CERTIFICATE OF OIILIGATIONS AS
RECOMMENDED BY COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL�4AN LEE ANU COUNCILMAN JORDAN .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . l40TION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . _
*�MOTION WAS MADE BY CDUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REGARDING APPROVAL FOR . ,
USE OF COUNCIL CEIAMBERS FOR TUESDAY MARCH 8 , 1988 AS POLLING
�/�PLACE FOR THE REPUBLICAPI PRIMARY :
SECONDED BY COUIICILMAN. HARRELL . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
*�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILZ4AN HARRELL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT
3f��AGENDA FOR APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF CAPIZ'AL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED
� AND ADDING APPROVAL OF PAYMENT FOR BEACfi CONTRACTORS IN THE
Al40UNT OF $119 , �58 . 06 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILr4AN WICKLAidUER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
MS . TRACY SUGASTI REPRESENTING THE SOUTHBEND COl7MUNITY PRESENTED
A PETITION FOR COUNCIL SUPPORT OF THE TOT'AL, CLEAPd UP OF BRIO
SITE . MAYOR LOWE SI�GGESTED REQUESTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIfJN
AGENCY AND THE POSS::BLE RESPONSIBLE PARTY ' S BE INVITED TO ATTEND
THE NEXT COUtdCIL MEE';ING TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER .
FRANK URBANIC ANNUUNCED HE A'I'TENDED A POLITICAL RALLY WITH
SECRETARY OF STATE JACK RAINS RECENTLY AND THAT t4R . RAINS ASKED
THAT BEST WISHES BE EXTENDED TO EVERYONE IN FRIENDSWOUD .
COUNCIL CONVENED IN' EXECUTIVE SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN
MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252- 17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES { g)
APPOINTMENT , Er�PLOYMENT , EVALUAZ'ION , REASSIGNMENT , DUTIES ,
DISCIPLINE , OR DISMISSAL OF A PUDLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOXEE , OR TO
HEAR COMPLAINTS OR CHARGES AGAINST SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE .
COUNCIL RE—CQNVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN . !
MOTION HIADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 7 : 20 P .M.
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P4AY RALPH L . LOWE
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ELORIS MCK Z E , MC
ITY SECRETARY