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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1989-03-20 Regular 35 REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL MARCH 20 , 1989 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT ^ WAS HELD ON MARCH 20 , 1989 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE . .� FOLLOWING PRESENT C�NSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER CITY SECRETARY PAUL SCHRADER RON RITTER EVELYN NEWMAN PHYLLIS LEE JAN JORDAN DELORIS MCKENZIE ABSENT FROt9 THE MEETING WERE P4AYOR PRO—TEM JOE PRIHODA , COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDER AND CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND . INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THE CITY MANAGER IS OUT WITH THE FLU . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD LAST WEDNESDAY FOR THE OFFICIAL RE—OPENING OF FM-518 WITH JUDGE HOLBROOK , COMMISSIONER JOHNSON AND REPRESE2dTATIVES FAOM THE HIGHWAY , CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES , AND STAFF PARTICIPATING . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED SOP9E COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CITIZENS REGARDING PAYMENTS TO STORER CABLE TELEVISION AND RECAPPED THE PAYMENT METHOD AS SET OUT IN THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND ALSO STATED THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS WITH REPORTS BEING SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED AND THIS ITEM WILL BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION . MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED MARCH 2OTH AS RHETT PERRY DAY IN HONOR OF HIS BEING SELECTED TO THE U . S . COLLEGIATE CHOIR AND PRESENTED HIM WITH A PROCLAMATION WITH RHETT STATING HE WOULD BE TOURING 7 COUNTRIES WITH APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 80 SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND WOULD APPRECIATE ASSISTANCE WITH FUiJDING FOR THIS TRIP . MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED MONDAY , APRIL 17TH AS ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS GOLF TOURNAMENT DAY AND PRESENTED PROCLAMATION TO REPRESENTATIVES FROP9 ARC . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN THANKED COUNCIL AND FRIENDS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP DURING HER HUSBAND CHRIS � S STAY IN THE HOSPITAL . COUNCILMEMBER LEE ANNOUNCED THERE WILL BE A STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY FOR THE SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS SPONSORED BY THE CITY ON MONDAY APRIL 10TH AND ASKED COUNCIL AND STAFF TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT . PAUL MAAZ , PRESIDENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND REPORTED SEVERAL MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD REGARDING � NEW DIRECTION FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THAT NOW EXISTS , TO GET THE CORPORATION OFF CENTER AND REFORM , TO GET SOME NEW MEMBERS AND SOP4E NEW INTERESTS SUCH AS TAX ABATEMENT . THE MEETINGS HELD HAVE NOT BEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPr9ENT CORPORATION MEETINGS BUT MEETINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM THE VARYING TAXING ENTITIES IN AND AROUND FRIENDSWOOD . MR . MAAZ SUGGESTED A BOARD BE APPOINTED COMPOSED OF PIAYOR SCHRADER , PRESIDEPdT OF THE F . I . S . D . SCHOOL BOARD , PRESIDENT OF THE C . C . S . D . , REPRESEI�TATIVE FROM CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT , T0t4 MANISON AS REPRESENTATIVE TO CLEAR LAKE AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION , CHAMBER PRESIDENT , CHAIRMAN OF PLANNING AND ZONING PLUS � MEMBERS SELECTED BY THE BOARD , INCLUDING THE EXISTING FEDC BOARD MEMBERS AS 3 OF THE � MEMBERS . MR . MAAZ STATED F'RIENDSWOOD NEEDED TO MOVE 36 FORWARD TO BE READY FOR TAX A$ATEMENT HY ADOPTING A RESOLUTION ALLOWINa TAX ABATEMENT AND BY APPOIN'PING TI1L' BO�RU �S SUGGGSTED . MAYOR SCHRADER STATED HE WILL HAVE TfIE CI'1'Y AT'TORNEY RCVIEW TI�E POSSIBILITY OF THIS RE-STRUCTiJRE TO THE BOARD SUCH AS TERMS OF OFFICE AND APPOINTMENT METHOD . MR . EARL LAIRSON PRESENTED THE FY1987- 198� AUDIT REPORT TO . COUNCIL AND BRIEFLY RECAPPED THE AUDIT . MAYOR SCHRADER THANKED ` MR . LAIRSON FOR HIS REPORT AND STATED COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ' REVIEW THE AUDIT AND WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE AUDIT AFTER THIS � .3 REVIEW . MAYOR SCHRADER STATED COPIES OF THE AUDIT WILL BE ON FILE WITH THE LIBRARY AND THE CITY SECRETARY ' S OFFICE . DISCUSSION REGARDING REVISION OF OADINANCE CONTROLLING OVERNIGHT PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITHIN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WAS DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT COUNCIL MEETING . l�o� �*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE TO APPROVE EXECUTION OF � � LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND CREEK COMr4UNITY ASSOCIATIoN , dba FRIENDSWOOD AREA SWIM TEAM (FAST) , FOR USE OF CITY POOL . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . **MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE TO APPROVE EXECUTION OF �j�lOq LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND FRIENDSWOOD � INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USE OF CITY POOL . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��MOTION MADE BY CO.UNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO APPROVE EXECUTION OF f LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND GREATER HOUSTON a ba AREA YMCA FOR USE OF CITY POOL . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED . COUNCILMEMBER LEE OPPOSED . COt3NCIL REQUESTED THIS CONTRACT BE REVIEWED AT A EARLIER DATE NEXT YEAR . ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO AWARD BID FOR DEPOSITORY � $q CONTRACT TO TEXAS COMMERCE BANK-FRIEPJDSWOOD . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . **MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE �4AYOR SCHHADER � S PROPOSAL FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DRUG PREVENTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE �fep AND APPOINTMENT CARL SMITH AS CHAIRMAN , JIM WOLTZ , JEANETTE d � SHERIDAN , TANI TRAVER , FRIENDSWOOD COUNSELOR , STUDENT FROM F . I . S . D . , C . C . I . S . D . COUNSELOR , STUDENT FROM C . B . H . S . , EX- OFFICIO MEMBER , CAROLYN WRIGHT , SECRETARY . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLX . ACTION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION JUDGES , ALTERNATE JUDGES , CENTRAL COUNTING STATION PERSONNEL AND RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE FOR CITY ELECTION MAY 6 , 1989 WAS DEFERRED UPdTIL NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AT THE RERUEST OF COUNCILMEMBER PRIHODA . tg/b� *�MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TU APPROVE REAPPOINTMENT OF � �� STEVE JOHNSON AND DR . TOM SULLIVAN ANll THE APPOINTP9ENT OF DAVID 0 ' BRIEN , III AS REGULAR MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTF•9ENT . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R89- ��l��j 12 , A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE , AND THE CITY � SECRETARY TO ATTEST TO A RATE ORDER RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITY RATES TO BE CHARGED BY HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER WITHIN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND DELETING SECTION SECTION 2 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMQUSLY . GD�� *�MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R89- 13 , APPROVAL OF GALVESTON COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT AERIAL SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . r40TIUN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . 37 ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEr4BER NEWMAfJ TO APPROVE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDTNANCE T88-21 , AlJ �RDINANCE� AML'NDINC, 'rt�r CODF, OF' ORDINAN�CES OC' THE CITY UF F'RIENUSWOOD , TEXAS , BY STRIKING THEREFROM ALL OF ARTICLE II OF CfjAPTER 3 ANU SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 3 ; PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE K�EPING AND LTCENSING OF ANIMALS ;_. : PROVIDING DEFINITIONS ; ESTABLISHING 'I'HE POWEHS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY � S HUMANE aFFICERS ; PROVIDING FOR RABIES VACCINATIONS ; ' PROVIDING FOR LICEN�ING AND PERPIITTTNG FEES ; PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR REGULATING , QUARANTINING , IMPOUNDING , CONTROLLING , AND. � ,� DISPOSIi3G OF DANGEROUS OR RABID ANIMALS ; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO KEEP WILD OR EXOTIC ANIMALS ; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO ABANDON OR DUMP ANIMALS ; PROVIDING FOR CARRYING OF LIABILITY INSURANCE BX OWNERS OF DANGEROUS AI3IMALS ; DECLARING A PUBLIC NUISANCE ; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT ; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED �2 , 000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF ; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY ; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH ; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF 3-6 WERE CORRECTED AND APPROVED AND MINi3TES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF 3—� 3 , � 989 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED . COUNCILMENSBER NEWMAN ASKED WHY HAS CONSTRUCTION HALTED ON WHISPERING TRAILS? MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED CORRESPONDEidCE HAS BEEPd RECEIVED FROM STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REGARDING FM 2351 AND A MEETING WILL BE SET UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE . EVERYONE WAS REMINDED THERE WILL BE A CITY HOLIDAY FRIDAY , MARCH 4TH IN OBSERVANCE OF GOOD FRIDAY . MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 7 : 55 PM. MAYOR PAUL W . SCHRADER ATT � DEL RYS MCKE ZI , CMC CITY SECRET RY