HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1988-09-19 Regular 465
REGU�AR MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL ,
SEPTEMBER 19, 1988
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT . .�
WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1988 AT CITY HALL AT 7 :00 PM WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QU�RUM:
' MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER
MAYOR PRO—TEM JOE PRIHODA
COUNC3LMEMBER RON RITTER
COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDER
COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMEMBER PHYLLIS LEE
COUNCILMEMBER JAN JORDAN �
CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON
CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND
'i""I CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
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� INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY MAYOR PAUL SCHRA,DER.
� MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM WENT INTO
m OPERATION LAST WEDNESDAY IN PREPARATION FCR HURRICANE GILBERT AND
'Q STATED EVERYTHING WORY.ED WELL. MAYOR SCHRADER STATED HE WOULD
LIKE TO ESPECIALLY RECpGNIZE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
RUSSELL WILLIAMS WI�O FLEW HOME FROt�I VACATION IN LAS VEGAS TO
DIRECT THIS OPERATION. AT THIS TIME MR. WILLIAMS PRESENTED A
RECAP OF THE PREPARATIONS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS. MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL
MEETING LAST FRIDAY AND PASSED AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE REGULATING
PRICE GOUGING AND ALSO RATIFIED A CONTRACT WITH BUTCH BLOODWORTH
FOR EMERGENCY CLEAN UP AS NEEDED. MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTID THE
CITY OF HOUSTON WILL BE HOLDING A MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 20TH
REGARDING THE PROPOSED H.L.& P. RATE CASE.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THANKED THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM, MAYOR
SCHRADER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF STAFF FOR A JOB WELL DONE DURING
THE PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE GILBERT.
DR. BILL JONES APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE Z�NING ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES DOCUMENTS BE PRESENTED TO
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR A� PUD ZONING PRIOR TO A
PUBLIC HEARING BEING CALLED. DR. JONES ASKED COULD THE CITY GO
AHEAD AND HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO LET THE OWNER KNOiW WHERE THE
CITY STANDS? COUNCIL DID NOT TAKE ACTION ON THIS REQUEST.
MR. JOE LOCKRIDGE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL REGARDING THE SWIMMING
POOL FENCING REQUIREMENTS IN ORDINANCE #41 AND REQUESTED AN
ALLOWANCE BE GRANTED UNDER THE GRAPIDFATHER CLAUSE AS THE SWIMMING
POOL ON HIS PROPERTY WAS BUILT PRIOR TO ANNEXATION. COUNCIL
REQUESTED THE CITY ATTORNEY RESEARCH THE MATTER AND ADVISE
COUNCIL.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ORDINANCE NO. 87-6 , ELECTRICAL CODE
WITH HOMEOWNER JERRY PFLEEGER ADDRESSING THE PORTION OF THE
ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES A MASTER ELECTRICIAN TO PULL A PERMIT.
AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MR. PFLEEGER, ELECTRICAL BOARD CHAIRMAN GUY
FISH, ELECTRICAL B�ARD MEMBER BILL SAVARD AND COUNCIL IT WAS
AGREED BY EVERYONE TO REVIEW THE ORDINANCE AND BRING THE ISSUE
BACK UP AT THE OCTOBER lOTH COUNCIL MEETING. ,
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO DESIGNATE THE �/J�
FRIENDSWOOD JOURNAL AS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR ONE YEAR. ��r�n
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 1f
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO SUSPEND RULE 11, �'
RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR CITY CDUNCIL M ��ETINGS FOR THZS MEETZNG. L
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**MOTION WAS MADL F3Y COiJNCILMEMIi�R WICKLANDLR TO APPROVE F'IRST
READING OF ORDINANCE NO. T88-9, APPROVING RATE SCH�DULES TO BE
CHARGED BY TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY IN THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR SCHEDULES, CONDITIONS,
SEVERABILITY; REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
/� **MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO APPROVE THE CITY
i� ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGERS REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO . ,,
� p(� EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC . FOR
0 �� ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR SURFACE WATER CONVERSION PROJECT SUBJECT
TO APPROVAL BY STAFF AND CITY ATTORNEY AND RE-SUBMIT TO COUNCIL
FOR RATIFICATION.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
**MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION
�� N0. R88-25, AUTHORIZING TEIE MAYOR TO EXECUTE, AND TFlE CITY
I/ SECRETARY TO ATTEST A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
gAND THE CLEAR LAKE AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ' FOR
CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITH CHANGES AS
RECOMMENDED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
MAYOR SCHRADER ESTABLISHED AND APPOINTED KEN GILBREATH, CLAUDIE
PETTIGREW, LYNN BUCHER, CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND, COUNCILMEMEiER
NEWMAN AND HIMSELF TO THE LIBRARY DATA PROCESSING COMMITTEE.
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CITY MANAGER PRESENTED REPORT ON MEETING BY TEXAS NEW MEXICO
REPRESENTATIVES WITH HOMEOWNERS ON LEISURE LANE REGAFtDING MOVING
POWER LINES AND ALSO REPORTED ON EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE AS
REQUESTED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER.
**MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 8: 35 PM.
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MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER i
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DELORIS MCKEN E, MC
CITY SECRETARY