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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1988-03-21 Regular 3 9�3 REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL MARCH 21 , 1988 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MARCH 21 , 1988 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT C4NSTITUTING 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 MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE � INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL � MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER AND PAUL � MAAZ WERE APPOINTED TO THE FRIENDSWOOD AIRPORT COMMITTEE IN �r CONJUNCTION WITH CITY OF PEARLAND TO LOOK INTO A FEASIBILITY m STUDY ON CLOVERFIELD AIRPORT . MAYOR LOWE ANNOUNCED HE WAS APPOINTING COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER AS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE Q COMMITTEE . THE CITY OF ALVIN VOTED NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY . COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER REPORTED HE HAD CONTACTED MAYOR REID OF PEARLAND AND THAT COUNCILWOMAN STELLA ROBERTS AND TED SHANNON HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THIS COMMITTEE AND A MEETING WILL BE HELD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED AFTER THE RESIDENTS OF EL DORADO ATTENDED THE COUNCIL MEETING LAST WEEK REGARDING LUNDY AND EL DORADO , THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED JOHN GIBLIN FROM ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO , WORK WITH MAYOR LOWE ON HAVING THE CULVERTS REPLACED WHICH WAS COMPLETED FRIDAY AT A COST OF $1 , 579 . 01 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GALVESTON COUI3TY . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING ON SURFACE WATER WAS HELD LAST TUESDAY MORNING WITH COUNCILMAN PRIHODA , COUNCTLMAN LEE , CITY MANAGER , ENGINEERING AND HIMSELF ATTENDING . ENGINEERING IS PUTTING TOGETHER THE DATA DISCUSSED AND WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL NEXT MEETING . MAYOR LOWE REPORTED THE DEADLINE FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR CITY ELECTION IS MARGH 23 , 1988 AT 5 :00 PM . AND DRAWING FOR PQSITION ON THE BALLOT WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 5 : 15 PM IN THE CITY S�CRETARY ' S OFFICE . COUNCILMAN PRIHODA REPORTED A MEETING WAS HELD REGARDING THE ROAD PROGRAM WITH COiINCILMAN WICKLANDER , CITY MANAGER , FINANCE DIRECTOR AND HIMSELF ATTENDING AND DISCUSSED THE BEST METHOD TO USE TO ASSESS THE ROAD PROGRAT4 WAS TO USE THE PRESENT MAINTENANCE COST OF THE ROAD , CONDITION OF THE ROAD AND THE TRAFFIC . BASED UPON THOSE THREE CRITERIA THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION THE CITY COULD THEN DEVELOP ANOTHER FIVE YEAR ROAD PROGRAM. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REPOATED SHE HAD RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE ON WALDEN POND CONDOMINIMUMS FROM F . S .L . A . C . WHICH ADVISED THAT SIX OF THE BUILDINGS IN PHASE ONE ARE LOCATED AROUND WALDEN POND , FOUR OF THE BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED NEAR MARY � S CREEK WHICH FILLS THE POND . THE RENTAL MARKET FOR THESE UNITS IS VERY STRONG . PHASE TWO CONSISTS OF FIVE QUADRAPLE}C BUILDINGS CONTAINING TWENTY UN�x� AND S�X QUAARAPLEX BUZLAZNt�B WHICH ARE PRESENTLY BEZN(3 DEMOLISHED . THE FIVE BUTLDINGS ARE FORTY PERCENT COMPLETED . PHASE THREE HAS STREETS AND UTILITIES COMPLETED BUT NO BUTLDING ACTIVZ�'Y HAS BEEN S�'ARTED . COUNCILMAN N�WMAN QUESTIQNED THE BUILbING OUT OF THE FIVE BUILDINGS THAT ARE EXISTING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY FOR SOME 1 394 TIME AND THE HUILDINGS WERE NOT WEATHERED IN . COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REQUESTED THE CITY MANAGER TO LOOK INTO WHETHER OR NOT THE FIVE BUILDINGS COULD BE BUILT OUT . SANDRA MUSGROVE , CHAIRMAN 1g88 4TH OF JULY GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE PROGRESS OF THE 1988 bTH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE . THE THEME FOR THSS YEARS CELEBRATION WILL BE "AN OLD FASHIONED �TH" • AND THE EVENTS WILL BE CONTINUING SUCH AS THE PARADE , FIREWORKS , ETC . . THREE CHAIRMAN HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE MAIN PORTIONS OF THE uTH WHICH ARE , PARADE-DAVE SWINGMAN , DAY-GLORIA WEIDNER , AND � EVENING-LUCY WOLTZ WITH MANY OTHER SUB-COMMITTEE ' S BEING ASSIGNED . THE 1988 STEERING COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING TWICE MONTHLY AND THEN WILL BE MEETING WEEKLY UP TO THE 4TH AND WILL BE REPORTING TO COUNCIL ON A MONTHLY BASIS OF THEIR PROGRESS . MS . JAN HAKEN AND MS . BARBARA BROWN APFEARED BEFORE CO�NCIL REPRESENTING FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HEALTH SERVICE AND PRESENTED CORRESPONDENCE FROM SUPERINTENDENT TED THOMAS REGARDING AN AIDS FORUM . RON RITTER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY FOR COUNCIL POSITION 1 . MAYOR LOWE SUGGESTED COUNCTL ADOPT A POLICY WHICH WOULD ALLOW �' CANDIDATES INCLUDING INCUMBENTS , AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT OF THEIR CANDIDACY , THE OPPORTUNITY TO STATE THEIR POLITICAL PLATFORM FROM THE FLOOR WITH A FIVE MINUTE LIMIT . COUNCIL CONC�RRED WITH THE MAYOR ' S SUGGESTION AND REQOESTED THIS POLICY BE IN WRITTEN FORM . CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON THE STATUS OF STREET PROJECT IV , REPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD BRIDGE IS ON SCHEDULE AND SHOULD BE FINISHED LATE JUNE OR EARLY JULY , REPORTED THE UTILITY RELOCATION ON FM 518 I5 MOVING SLOWLY , REPORTED THE CITY RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM SERVICE ENTERPRISE TO THE TEN DAY DEMAND LETTER FOR REPAIRS TO THE ELEVATED WATER STORAGE , THEY DID� NOT SAY WHEN THEY WOULD DO THE REPAIRS AND � THEREFORE THE REPAIRS WILL BE DONE BY DUGGAN & SUTTON TANK SERVICE . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL WILL NEED TO CONVERT THE WATER TREATMENT FROM GAS CHLORINE TREATMENT AS THIS PRODUCT WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE . COUNCIL REQUESTED CITY MANAGER CHECK WITH OTHER ENTITIES SUCH AS CITY OF HOUSTON AND SEE WHAT CONVERSION THEY WILL BE USING AND THE CITY SHOULD PURSUE THE SAFEST METHOD . CITY MANAGER REPORTED NEW LIFEGUARD STANDS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND SHOULD BE INSTALLED NEXT WEEK . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE SWIMMING POOL WAS SCHEDULED TO BE PAINTED LAST WEEK , BUT DISCUSSION IS BEING HELD BETWEEN THE SUB- CONTRACTORS AS TO WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST AND IF ALL ELSE FAILS , THE CTTY DOES HOLD THE BOND . CITY MANAGER DISCUSSED THE FOREST BEND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE CIVIC AND FIRE STATION AND BUILDINGS AND ASKED IF ONE OR TWO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL COULD BE APPOINTED TO WORK WITH THAT BOARD . COUNCIL ASKED COUNCILMAN JORDAN IF SHE WOULD WORK WITH THE BOARD AS SHE HAD WORKED WITH THEM DURING ANNEXATION . COUNCIL ALSO ASKED FOR SOMEONE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH COUNCILMAN JORDAN . CITY MANAGER REPORTED THERE WILL BE A REPORT ON THE SURFACE WATER LINES AT THE APRIL 4TH MEETING . CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT PHILLIPS OIL COMPANY PLANS TO INSTALL A NEW LINE PARALLEL WITH MARY ANN AND WILL BE COMING TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL . CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON THE CONDITION OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MELVIN MEINECKE . COUNCIL REQUESTED CITY MANAGER TO LOOK INTO A R�PORT OF A VACUOM TRUCK AT FM 2351 AND CLEAR CREEK . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR HOLDING OF A �ENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 7 , 1988 WITH MAYOR LOWE ADVISING THE CITY ATTORNEY WOULD HAVE THIS RESOLUTION AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING . 2 � 395 DISCUSSION WAS HELD RECARDING REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF PENALTY AND INTEREST FOR KRISTIN A . MOORE , M. D . RANCHO VIEJO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 33 . 011 OF THE STATE PROPERTY TAX CODE , WAIVER OF PENALTIES AND INTEREST WITH MAYOR LOWE ADVISING THE CITY ATTORNEY HAD ADVISED THE CITY DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO WAIVER THESE COSTS , THEREFORE NO ACTION WAS TAKEN . ' �*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WICKLANDER TO ACCEPT THE CITY /� .� MANAGER ' S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE REQUEST FOR CITY WATER AND <<J�� SEWER SERVICE T� COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES (FRIENDSWOOD METALS & SPECIALTY STEEL CORPORATION) LOCATED OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS ON FM c 2351 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14 , SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21 AND REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 28 , 1987 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED . ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARRELL TO APFROVE CONSENT AGENDA FOR � PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED . � SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . (� MOTTON MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 7 : 55 PM. � m _�� ' f �1—c..�.'`"� Q MA R RALPH L . LOWE ATT T: � DELORIS MCKENZI ,� , C CITY SECRETARY