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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1988-02-15 Regular , �. ; �`: � 3'7 9 REGUGAR MEGTING FRIENDSWOOb CITY CUUNCIL F'EBRUARY 15 , 1988 MSNUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 15 , 1988 AT CITX HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: ' MAYOR RALPH L . LOWE • ,, MAYOR PRO-TEM PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY GARY TALIFERRO . � MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED THERE WOULD BE A FiEETING ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY (� 23RD AT PEARLAND CITY HALL WITH P9EMBERS OF FRIENDSWOOD , ALVIN AND � PEARLAND CITY COUNCIL , MEMBERS OF F . A . A . AND HOUSTON GALVESTON �r AREA COUNCIL OF CITIES TO CONSIDER ACQUISITION �F CLOVERFIELD m AIRPORT AND ENCOURAGED COUP�CIL TO ATTEND THIS MEETING . Q MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THE FRANCHISE TAX FOR HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $8$ , 7�I�J WHICH IS A LITTLE MORE THAN BUDGETED . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED HE HAS CONTACTED MAYOR PRO-TEM ED POOLE WITN LEAGUE CITY AND A MEETING HAS BEEN SET UP TO DISCUSS " CLdSING WINDEMERE ROAD AND A REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK FOR COUNCIL CONSIDEAATION . �9AYOR LOWE STATED THE CONTRACTOR WHO HAS THE Ft�1 518 CONTRACT WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO OB�'AIN THE DIRT FROM THE ROAD IF THE CITIES DO AGREE TO CLOSE WINDEi�IERE ROAD . COUNCILMAN LEE THANKED EVERYONE WHO HELPED LA.ST MONDAY WITH THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT MEETING fiELD AT THE LIBRARY WITH TfiE CORPS OF ENGINEERS MAKING A PRESENTATION . COUNCILMAN LEE THANKED MAYOR LOWE FOR PUTTING THE MEETING TOGETHER WHICH PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT. CHllCK WILSON ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY FOR RE-ELECTION AS GALVESTON COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR . A RESIDENT FROf4 THE SOUTHBEND SUBDIVISION APPEARED BEFORE COU'NCIL TO ASK FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ' S ENDORSEMENT OF THE PETITION FOR COMPLETE CLEANUP OF THE BRIO SITE . MAYOR LaWE RESPONDED BY ADVISING HE DID INVITE SOME TWELVE PRP ' S OF THE BRIO SITE TO ATTEND THE MEETING TONIGHT BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE TO THE INVITATION . . AFTER DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL , IT WAS AGREED TO INVITE MR . LARRY WRIGHT WITH E�iVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO ATTEND A SPECIAL MEETING NEJCT MONDAY NIGHT TO BRING EVERYONE UP TO DATE AS TO WHAT "PARTIAL CLEAN UP�' VS "TOTAL CLEAN UP" MEANS . CITY SECRETARY WAS INSTRUCTED TO TELEFAX THE LETTER REQUESTING MR . WRIGHT ATTENA THYS MEETING . MR . FARL LAIRSON WITH EARL LAIRSON AND COMPANY PRESENTED THE 1986 -1987 CITY AUDIT WHICH COUNCIL DISCUSSED WITH MR . LAIRSON ANA MINOR CLERICAL ERRORS WERE NOTED WHICH WILL BE CORRECT�D . COUNCIL ACCEPTED THIS AUDIT AND THANKED MR . LAIRSON FOR A JOB WELL DONE . � 380 , , BCNNY BAKER , PAST �HAIRMAN 0[' TE(B 11TEi Q[' JULY STEEitINC COh7�1IT1'E:G REPORTED THE COMMITTEE IS DOWN T'0 SIX VOLUNTF;EHS AND TIME IS ::�;,. SLIPPING AWAX AS FAR AS PREPARING FOR THE 198$ �TH OF JULY E.VENTS AND ASKED FOR COUNCIL ASSISTANCE TQ RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. COUNCILMAN LEE WHO SERVED AS COUNCIL LIAISON FOR 1987 STEERING , COMMITTEE , STATED POSSIBLY LO�KING AT' VARIOUS OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE CITY , SUCH AS A SMALLER PARADE , THE LACK OF A PARKS ' COORDINATOR IS A PROBLEM AND POSSIBLY THE CITY COULD HIRE A COORDINATOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR POSSIBLY THE CITY COULD � •� CONTRACT IN SOME MANNER WITH THE CHAMBER TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 4TH OF JULY . COUNCILMAN LEE STATED SHE HAS SPOKEN TO CHAMBER PRESIDENT LINDA YEAGER ABOUT THIS POSSIBILITY AND MS . YEAGER � RESPONDED THE CHAMBER WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER THIS POSSIBILITY . IT WAS AGREED UPON BY COUNCIL FOR COUNCILMAN LEE TO LOOK INTO THIS POSSIBILITY AND IiJTO C4MMITTEE MEMBERS ON A LOIdG TERM BASIS AND REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL . MAYOR LOWE RECOGNIZED MEMBERS OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 445 ATTENDING THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS EVENING TOWARDS EARNING THEIR CITIZENSHIP MERIT BADGES . COUNCILMAN LEE LEFT THE COUNCIL CHAP9BERS AT THIS TIME . CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A STATUS REPORT Otd STREET PROJECTS IV AND V AND REPORTED THEY ARE ON LINE . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE BRIDGE ON FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD IS ON LINE AND THE COMPLETION DATE IS STILL LATE JULY QR EARLY AUGUST . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THERE WAS A r�INOR I'IRE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON SATURDAY DUE TO FAULTY WIRING WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY STAFF . CITY MANAGER REPORTED LAST WEEK IT WAS AGREED TO PLACE A SHARED AD IN THE JOURNAL AS PROMOTIONAL FOR THE CITY BUT THAT THE CHAMBER AND F . I .D . C . OPTED OUT OF THE AD AND THEREFORE SO DID THE CITY . CITY MANAGER REPORTED SfiE HAD SPOKEN TO DICK GAY REGARDING " ADDING A METER TO MUD 55 BID AND THAT MR . GAY STATED THAT HOUS�'OId HAD A PROBLEM WITH PLACING THE METER AT THE PROPOSEA LOCATION AND THAT THEY WOU��D LIKE TO SEE THE METER PLACED CLOSER TO ' FRIENDSWOOD CITY LIMITS . MR . GAY STATED THIS REQUEST WAS REALLY RECEIVED TO LATE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BID BUT THAT WHEN THE BID IS RECEIVED ANJ AWARDED , THE CONTRACTOR COULD BE REQUESTED TO GIVE THE CITX A PRICE AND MR . GAY ESTIMATED THE PRICE COULD BE $15 , 000 TO $20 , 000 OR COULD GO AS HIGH AS $20 , 000 TO $30 , 000 AND ASKED THAT COUNCIL BE ADVISED THAT THE CITt WOULD BE TAKING A BIG CHANCE IN DOING THIS AS THE METER MAY BE LOCATED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN THS PROPOSALS WE HAVE HAD IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS BUT THAT THE CITY STILL HAS THIS OPTION WHEN 7'HE CITY BOILDS THE LINE COULD STILL GO IN AND PUT THE METER AND VALVE IN THE SAME LOCATION AND MR . GAY BELIEVES THIS WILL Bi's A CLEANER OPTION SINCE THE LOCATION OF THE CITY LINES HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AT THIS TIME . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER ASKED THE CITY PfANAGER REQUEST MR . GAY SEND A LETTER OUTLINING ALL OF THE ABOVE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION . COUNCILr�AN LEE RETURNED TO THE COUNCIL C'iAMBERS AT THIS TIME . ,��f �*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN �ICKLANDER TO APPROVE �'j'�j AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE LICENSE AGREEMENT TO GRANT USE OF '�«��MiJNICIPAL POOL BY CREEK SWIM ASSOCIATIQN DBA FRIENDSWOOD AREA SWIM TEAM. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��j� *�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLAA�DER TO APPROVE AUTHORIZING ""r� MAYOR TO E%EGUTE LICENSE AGREEMENT TO GRANT USE OF MUNICIPAL POOL BY GREATER HOUSTON AREA Y .M. C . A . . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �� •�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO ACCEPT CITY MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION TO DENY PROPOSAL FOR ADJUSTI�4ENT OF EXXON ' S 20" PIPELINE AT THE MARY ANN—P'M51 $ INTERS�CTION AND TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ADVISE EXXON BY LETTER . 3ECONDED , BY COUNCTLMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . � � „....._ _ � 38I �+�MOTION WAS MADE BY C.O(INCILMAN WICKLANDER TO AUTHORIZE A TEN DAY DFMAND LETTER FOR WARRAAJTY WORK �3E SENT T� SEHVICG rN'1'ERPRISE � CORPOR�ITION AND BANKAUPTCY COUlZ1' FOR REPLACEMENT OC ONE EXPANSION Qr JOINT AT WATER WELL ��5 AND IF T'HAT TEN DAY DEMAND FOR REPAIRS IS � t7 . NOT MET , AUTHORI�� THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREE�7ENT WITH DUGGAN & SUTTON WATBR TANK SERVICE TQ DO THE NECESSARY REPAIR WORK IN TF1E AMOUNT' OF $4 , 950 . SECONDED BY COUNCILP�AN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ' A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ENTERING INTO A FINANCING • .; AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON FQR SURFACE WATER . �''��90TION WAS MADE BY COUidCILMAN WICKLANDER FOR MAYOR LOWE TO RESPOND TO CITY OF HOUSTON JON VANDEN BOSCH REGARDING APPROVAL OF ENTERING INTO A FINANCING AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF HOUSTON TO PAY ','�J� INTEREST ONLY ON EACH $300 , 000 PAYMENT DUE QUARTERLY WITH TEiE `�� INTEREST RATE TO BE 8 . 1� AS SUBI�tITTEA BY CITX OF HOUSTON FOR � FINANCING OF SiJRFACE WATER PROJECT . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . '�'�MaTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN TO APPROVE RERUEST FOR WAIVER OF PENALTIES AND INTEREST F�R ROBERT AND BEVERLY GILES IN �7 S"� ACCORDANCE WITH SECZ'ION 33 • 011 OF THE STATE PROPERTY TAX CODE , /� (3} WAIVER OF PENALfiIES AND INTEREST . � $ (� SECONDED BY COUNCILr1AN WICKLANDER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . � **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL T'0 APPROVE RESOLUTION N0 . � R88-4 , AUTHORIZING USE OF UtdMARKED VEHICLES FOR THE PURPOSE OF Q PERFORMING OFFICIAL DUTIES AND AUTHORIZING LICENSE PLATES AS REQUIRED . `�� SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . *'�MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILPfAN HARRELL TO APPROVE RESOLUTIOIJ N0 . R88-5 , AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF H . G . A . C . 50/50 GRANT FOR CRIMINAL j JUSTICE FUNDS . � / $8 SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILr4AN NEWMAN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION N0 . R88-6 , A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING WEDNESDAY , FEBR[3ARY 24 , 1988 AS �� "GO TEXAN” DAY IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL�9AN NEWMAN TO APPROVE THIRD READING OF ORDINANCE T88-1 , ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PORTION qF FM 2351 WITHIN THE CORPOR�ITE LIMITS ��/� OF FRIENDSWOOD AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF . � SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE . MOTIOPJ APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING 8- 10 , AND SPECIAL MEETING $-11 -87 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED . *�`MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL 7'0 APPROVE THE CONSENT�/ AGENDA FOR PAYMENT OF CAPI1'AL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED . '� SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOtJSLY . COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSIOiJ ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW ARTICLE 6252- 17 , TEXAS VERNONS CIVIL STATUTES ( g) PERSONNEL — FINANCE OFFICER CArIDIDATE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT MATTERS . COUNCIL RE—CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 9 : 57 PM. � � ----�__.__ L�`z�`"�_ MA OR RALPH L . 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