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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1989-04-03 Regular 39 RFGULAR MGETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY CUUt�CIL APRTL 3 , 1989 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL ME�TING OF TIiE F'HIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON APRIL 3 , 1989 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 Pr1 WITH THE _, : FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER MAYOR PRO—TEM JOE PRIHODA � ,; COUNCILI�IEMBER RON RITTER COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDER COiJNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWP4AN COUNCILMEMBER PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMEMBER JAN JORDAN CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER . MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED WEEK OF APRIL 9 — 15 , 1989 AS "NATIONAL VICTIPi RIGHTS WEEK" . MAYOR SCIiRADER ANNOUNCED THE YOUTH BASEBALL OPENING DAY PARADE AND CEREMONIES WERE ENJOYED BY APPROXIMATELY 3000 AND CONGRATULATED PARKS AND RECREATION COORDINATOR JON BRANSON FOR A JOB WELL DONE . MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED THAT ON SATURDAY , THE COMNIUNITY APPEARANCE HOARD DID LANDSCAPING ON ONE OF THE MEDIANS AS AN EXAr1PLE AS TO WfiAT CAN BE DONE AND SALUTED DAVE P9CCULLOUGH , CARL SMITH , GENE ELLEN SMITH AND MARY BROWN FOR THE NICE JOB THEY DID . MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED THAT LAST WEEK HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON A CIVIC LEADER TOUR TO COLORADO TO VISIT A NUMBER OF AIR FORCE BASES AND SAW HOW SOrIE OUR F10tdEY IS BEING SPENT ON DEFENSE AND FROM WHAT HE COULD SEE WAS BEING SPENT VERY WELL . MAYOR SCHRADER STATED ON ECONOP4IC DEVELOPtiENT WHEN PAUL MAAZ APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND TALK�D ABOUT UPDATING THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BY—LAWS AND AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH CITY ATTORNEY HE ADVISES THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIOid SHOULD STAND AS IT IS AND WILL BE PRESENTING ANOTHER ORGANIZATION WHICH WILL BE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMl9ITTEE . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER REPORTED ABOUT COMPLAINTS REGARDING LOUD NOISES FROM A PARTY AND AFTER CFIECKING WITH DISPATC$ER LEARNED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REALLY DOES NOT HAVE AN ORDIAIANC� WITH ANY TEETH WHEN THEY GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE THIS TYPE OF PROEiLEA1 AND REQUESTED CITY MATIAGER TO CHECK T� SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED HE ATTENDED THE CLEAR CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING DISCUSSING WHETHER TO TRANSFER 6TH GRADERS FROI�! THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL TO THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL , THERE WERE A NUr9BER OF PAREI�TS FROM WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE IN ATTENDANCE AND Ar! PLEASED TO REPORT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DID VOTE TO CONTINUE THE 6Tfi GAADE CHILDREN AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT YEAR . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED HE JUST WAfJTED TO t9AKE COUNCIL AWARE HE HAS RECEIVED A NUMBER OF CALLS FR0�7 CITIZENS OF WEDGEWOOD VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEW SUBDIVISION OPENING INTO WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED HF ALSO ATTENDED THE YOUTH SOFTBALL OPENING DAY CEREMONIES AND ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE JOP1 BRANSON ON AN OUTSTANDING JOB . COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER STATED HE ALSO RECEIVED CALLS FROM RESIDENTS OF WEDGEWOOD EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER TIiE PROPOSED NEW SUBDIVISION . 1 40 COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN REPORTED SHE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE CALLS REGARDING THE ,GRAFFITI ON CAS1'LrW00D AA]U MAYUR SCII]�ADF,R ADVISED A LETTER HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO TI�B OWNERS UF 1'lIE PROPERTY . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN REPORTED SHE HAS BEEN MEETING jaITH TAX COLLECTOR ALTA CARBONNE REGARDING EXEMPTIOfd F'OR OVER 65 . COUNCILMEPIBER LEE ALSO CONGRATULATED EVERYONE ON THE SOFTBALL ' OPENING DAY PARADE AND CEREMONIES AND REMINDED EVERYONE OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY WILL BE HELD NEXT t40NDAY FOR THOSE THAT • ,j WILL BE PARTICIPATING . COUNCILMEMBER PRIHODA REPORTED HE ATTENDED THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING LAST TfiURSDAY AND THERE 4tAS A LARGE GROUP OF WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE CITIZENS IN ATTENDANCE IN OPPOSITION OF OPENING OF THE STREETS INTO THE NEW SUBDIVISION . MR . ROBERT MOTT , DELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEY PRESENTED COUNCIL WITH THE QUARTERLY TAX REPORT . MR . JOHN JOSPEH REPRESENTING POLLY RANCH fl�MEOWNERS ASSOCIATION APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL REQUESTING STATUS ar� PILOTS RE9UEST FOR TAX EXEMPTION OF AIRCRAFT USED FOR PLEASURE . DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH ROBERT MOTT AND CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON RECAPPING TI�E STATE TAX LAWS REGARDING THIS MATTER AND COUNCILMEi��BER PRIHODA STATED HE WOULD PLACE THIS ITEM ON NEXT WEEKS AGENDA FOR ACTION . GALVESTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHPISON �1PPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A $6 , 000 CFIECK TO FRIENDSWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE CHIEF RICK MCFEE FOR FIRE PROTECTI�N IN UN— INCORPORATED AREAS . MS . LODA BELL WAS INTRODUCED BY TOM BURKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF OVER 200 SENIOR CITIZENS TO PRESENT PETITIONS REQUESTING HIGHER HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF $25 , 000 . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN REPORTED SHE HAD SPOKEN TO THE TAX COLLECTOR REGARDING THIS MATTER AND THERE ARE aVER 500 SEDIIOR CITIZENS Oid THE TAX ROLL AND TO INCREASE THE EXEMPTION FROM $10 , 000 TO $20 , 000 FOR THOSE OVER 65 WOULD LOWER THE TAXABLE INC0t9� TO THE CITY BY $29 , 000 . COUNCILMEI�IBER NEWt4AN STATED SHE WOULD PLACE THIS ITEr4 ON THE AGENDA FOR COUNCIL ACTION AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING . BILL WHEELER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL REGARDING ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS WHEREBY HOMEOWNERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PULL PERMITS FOR ELECTRICAL WORK IN THEIR FIOME . T1AY.OR SCHRADER REFERRED MR . WHEELER TO THE ELECTRICAL BOARD WHICH WILL r4EET THIS THURSDAY TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE . COUNCIL REQUESTED CITY MANAGER TO ADVISE HOW MANY I�IASTER ELECTRICIANS ARE LICENSED WITH THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD . JOHN CAMP FROt9 STORER CABLE TELEVISION APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED RESPONSE THE BILLING PROBLEMS TfiAT HAVE BEEfd EXPERIENCED IN FRIENDSWOOD AND STATED ANYONE HAVING ANY PROBL�r7S SHOULD C�NTACT HIM OR THE OFFICE AND ALSO REPORTED HE DELIVERED AN UNCERTIFIED FINANCIAL REPORT TODAY . BENNIE BAKER , PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIRMAN PRESENTED RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSI0t1 NOT TO OPEN THE STREETS IN WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION AS REQUESTED BY HARRIS COUNTY . I�IAYOR SCHRADER STATED THIS ITEM WOULD B� ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR COUNCIL ACTION . CITY MANAGER PRESENTED UPDATE ON STREET PROJECTS AND SURFACE WATER , REPORTED DOG POUND BIDS AND SEVIER LINE AT COWART ' S CREEK WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW AND AVAILABILITY OF GALVESTON COUNTY STREET . �� '*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEriBER JORDAN TO APPROVE SENDING LETTER 3p� OF SUPPORT FOR EQUITY IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE TO SUP�EME COURT . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . 2 4 � #�MOTION MADE DY COUNCILf-fEt4BER RITTEFt TO TABLE THE nBOVE MOTION FOR FURTIiER REVIEW . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEM�3EI2 WIL'KL�I�]UI3}Z . MU'1'ION nPPROVEll . MAYOR SCIiRADER , COUNCILMEMBER LEE AND COUNCILP9�P4BER JORDAN UPPUSED . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REVISION OF ORDINANCE CONTROLLING .. OVERNIGHT PARKING OF r40TOR VEHICLES WITHIN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WITH CITY MANAGER RECOi9MENDING STEPS TO BE TAKEN FOR THIS REVISION . COUNCIL DISCUSSED T'HE NEED TO ESTABLISH PARKING ON CERTAIN STREETS AND ALSO DISCUSSED THE FACT THERE IS ALREADY � .� AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKING AND SHOULDN ' T THE CITY LOOK AT STREETS TO BE EXEMPTED . COUNCILP�EMBER RITTER WILL WORK WITH CITY MANAGER ON LIST OF STREETS TO BE CONSIDERED IN WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING CITY SERVICES TO P4URPHY—��ILLS SUBDIVISION WITH COUNCILtiEMBER fJEWt1AN RECOt4t9ENDING ASSESSMENT FOR WATER AND SEWER FOR THOSE THAT NEVER PAID UP FRONT IN THE APSOUNT OF $1 �4 . 00 PER LINEAR FOOT . CITY ATTORNEY ADVIS�D CITY COULD NOT ASSESS AFTER THE FACT BUT WOULD REVIEW THE r9INUTES AND POLICY IN EFFECT TO SEE IF A IMPACT FEE COULD BE CHARGED . THIS ITEM WILL BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR ACTIOid . '�*MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILI�IEMBER LEE TO ACCEPT THE CITY �_qf� SECRETARY 'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTt•SENT OF ELECTION JUDGES , �O�I ALTERNATE JUDGES , CENTRAL COUNTING STATION PERSONNEL AND RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE FOR CITY ELECTION Otd MAY 6 , 1989 . SECONDED BY MAYOR SCHRADER . �*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO TABLE THE ABOVE Pi0TI0NG%�a� UNTIL APRIL 10TH MEETTNG FOR FURTHER REVIEW . � SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PRIHODA . MOTIOid APPROVED . MAYOR SCHRADER , COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN APdD COUNCILr1EMBER LEE OPPOSED . �'�MOTION P4ADE BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONbJ�/�� R89-11 , AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AP�D AGREEMENT � BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRIEtdDSia00D AND TEXAS COMP4ERCE FiANK� FRIENDSWOOD AS DEPOSITORY FOR CITY ACCOUDITS . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NSWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NE4iMAN TO APPROVE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE T89- 1 , AN ORDINANCE ALTERIiJG THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEFiICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 6701D , VERNON ' S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES , UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION , TO �15 M . P . H . ALONG F .M. 2351 FROM THE BRAZORIA/GALVESTOPI COUNTY LINE TO SUNSET , TO 40 M. P .H. AI.ONG F .M. 2351 FROt9 SUNSET TO ONE—TENTH MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE HARRIS/GALVESTON COUNTY LINE , AND TO 45 M . P . H . ALONG F .M. 2351 FROM ONE—TENTH MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE HARRIS/GALVESTON COUNTY LINE TO BEAMER ROAD , ALL SAID PORTIONS BEING LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS ; PROVIDING FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SIGNAGE ; PROVIDING IT UPJLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO OPERATE A VEHICLE IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED MAXIMU�1 SPEED ; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FRO THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE . SECONDED BY COUNCILME1�iBER RITTER , hi0TI0N APPROVED . COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN OPPOSED . **MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA FOR PAYr�ENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED . SECONDED BY COUP�CILHiEMBER LEE . MOTIOPJ APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF' 3-20-89 WERE CORRECTED AND APPROVED . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TQ ADJOURN AT 9 : 2 M. � � AYOR PAUL W . SCHRADER A , , DELORIS MCKE E , MC CITY SECRETARY .c3