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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1989-04-17 Regular � 47 REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL APRIL 17 , 1989 . MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON APRIL 17 , 1989 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE � .� FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM : MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER MAYOR PRO-TEM JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMEMBER RON RITTER COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDER COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMEMBER PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMEMBER JAN JORDAN CITY ATTQRNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MAYOR SCH�ADER PROCLAIMED SATURDAY , APRIL 22 , 1989 AS THE ANNIVERSARY aF "EARTH DAY" . MAYOR SCHAADER PROCLAIMED "PROFESSIONAL SECRETARY WEEK" AND TO SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZE THE EXCELLENT WOAK OF ALL THE SECRETARY ' S EMPLOYED IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THAT ABSENTEE VOTING BEGAN THIS MORNING AND WILL GO THRU MAY 2ND . MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP GROUP MET SATURDAY AND WILL BE PRESENTING SOME ITEMS TO COUNCIL AT THE NEXT MEETING CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A ECQNOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE �1AKE UP OF THAT COMMITTEE . COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER REPORTED HE HEARD FROM F . A .A . THIS AFTERNOON AND THE CLOVERFIELD AIRPORT PROJECT SHOULD BE FUNDED BY THE END OF THE MONTH AND FEELS THIS RESPONSE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE TRIP TO WASHINGTON RECENTLY BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN AND HTMSELF . COUNCILMEMBER L�E ANNOUNCED THREE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ATTENDED THE GRAND RE-OPENING OF FRIENDSWOOD COUNTRY CLUB AT SUNMEADOW AND STATED THE COUNTRY CLUB WAS HOSTING A GOLF TOURNAMENT WITH 36 TEAMS AND THE FUNDS RAISED WILL GO TO THE ASSOCIATED FOR RETARDED CITIZENS. 48 � MR . LOU BARINKA WITH EPA PRESENTED A SUPERFUND SITF UPDATE ON BRIO REFINING AND DIXIE OIL YA�CESSORu �17'ES ST'A1'ING TI1F CUNSI?N'1' DECREE FOR BRIO 1�AS BEEN SIGNED ANU IS PRESENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE , STATED THE DISMANTLING SHOULD BEGIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND PRESENTED COPIES OF DOCUMENTATION ON THIS UPDATE . Nt1MER0US QUESTION WERE ASKED OF MR . AARINKA REGARDING THE _. DISMANTLING OF THE EQUIPMENT , LOSS OF VALUE OF HOMES , SOIL TESTING , WATER TESTING AND THE BALLFIELD ADJACENT TO BRIO BY ' COUNCILMEMBER AND CITIZENS . • ., MR . TOM LAY , CHAIRMAN OF SIGN aRDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE PAESENTED PRELIMTNARY REPORT FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION . MAYOR SCHRADER THANKED TOM , COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND TWO STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS REPORT . A LARGE GROUP OF SENIOR CITIZENS ATTENDED THE COUNCIL MEETING IN SUPPORT OF INCREASING THE OVER SIXTY FIVE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WITH MS . LODA BELL SPEARING FOR THE GROUP IN URGING COUNCIL APPROVAL OF TIiIS PAOPOSAL . �*MOTIQN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION �� Q N0 . R89-15 � ESTABLISHING A TAX EXEMPTION ON RESIDENT HOMESTEADS � OF INDIVIDUALS 65 OR OLDER ; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SOBJECT WHICH INCREASES THE EXEMPTION FROM $10 , 000 TO $25 , 000 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MR . FRANK FRANKOVICH APPEARED BEFOHE COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCED HE IS RUNNING FOR POSITIQN �6 . �I�� MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER PRIHODA TO APPROVE RESOLUTION N0 . R89-14 , ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL #82 "PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM TAXES CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY NOT USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES" . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��MOTION MADE BX COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO REFER REQUEST FOR REVISION OF SECTION 16 (TEMPORARY REAL ESI'ATE 5UBDIVISION SIGNS) Q OF THE SIGN REGULATION CODE TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND "I REQUEST CHAIftMAN TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND TO AUTHORIZE CITY SECRETARY TO PUBLISH A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CITY COUNCIL AT THE FIRST MEETING POSSIBLE . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWt9AN TO REMOVE FR�M THE ��Q TABLE DISCUSSION REGARDING WATER AND SEWER SERVICES FOR MILLS , ' MURPHY AND BRIARMEADOW . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING WATEA AND SEWER SERVICES FOR MILLS , MURPHY AND BRIARMEADaW. ��/ **MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO ACCEPT THE CITY gq MANAGER 'S INFORMATION TO CHARGE $1 , 250 AS A SERVICE UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH IMPACT FEE POLICY ADOPTEU 1986 ON CQNDITION THAT �� ----- / � UPON REQUEST FOR WATER , THE CITY MANAGER ADVISE COUNCIL OF THE REQUEST AND ADVISE IF' FUNDS ARF. AVAILAI3LR 1'0 b0 S0 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . M01'ION FAILED . MAYUR SC!]RflDER , COUNCILMEMBER RITTER , COUNCILI�IEMBER WICKLANDER AND COUNCILMEMBER PRIHODA OPPOSED . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ABSTAINED . **MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE Z'0 APPR�VE THE CITY ATTORNEYS ALTERNATIVE PLAN , THAT THE CITY WILL PUT THE {�ATER LINE IN AND ' AT THE PROPERTY OWNER ' S EXPENSE , BASED UPON THE SERVICE UNIT COST �/� ; UP TO THE FOURTH LOT , THEN THE CITY WILL SEEK , IF LEGALLY AUTHORIZED , TO COLLECT AND REIMBURSE THE SERVICE UNIT COSTBUT IF WE ARE NOT LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO DO SO TFiEN THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE PUTTING IN THE SERVICE AZ' THEIR OWN COST . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ABSTAINED . CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON THE 1989 STREET PROJECTS , UPDATE ON SURFACE WATER PROJECT , MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL STATUS , DRAINAGE IN WINDING WAY ESTATES SUBDIVISION , CONSTRUCTION IN HERITAGE PARK ADJACENT TO WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE , CAPIT'AL IMPROVEMENT PLAN/IMPACT FEES AND EMPLOYEE COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS . COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER ASKED IF WE ARE FINISHED WITH THE LEISURE LANE MEDIAN WITH CITY MANAGER ADVISING IT IS FINISHED AS FAR AS SHE KNOWS . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAtJ STATED IT DOESN ' T APPEAR TO BE GRADED PROPERLY AND IS NOT REAL ATTRACTIVE . C�UNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER ASKED IF THE CITY 7S PLANNING ANY DRESSING OF THE DITCHES WITH CITY MANAGER STATING THE DITCH�S WILL BE DRESSED . COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER STATED THAT A MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPARMENT ADVISED HIM OUR INSPECTOR FOR TERMITES AND ETC . FOUND TERMITES IN THE N0 . 1 FIRE STATION AND THE INSPECTOR ADVISED HE HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS ON WORKING WITH COORDINATION WITH CITY PEOPLE AND HIMSELF AS FAR AS APPLICATION CONCERNS WHICH WOULD PROBABLY SAVE THE CITY 25 TO 30� OF WHAT A NORMAL FUMIGATION WOULD COST AND SUGGESTED THE CITY MANAGER GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM . MAYOR SCHRADER STATED THAT ON LEISUAE LANE THERE IS A LOW PLACE AND THAT THE COUNTY IS SUPPOSED TO COME AND TAKE CARE OF . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER SUGGESTED THE SCHEDUL,E FOR T'HE BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS BE MOVED UP POSSIBLY INTa JULY . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REVIVING THE WRITTEN SCHEDULE THAT TODD STEWART DEVELOPED WHEN HE WAS WITH THE CITX AS IT WORKED VERY WELL . CITY MANAGER PRESENTED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 1988-1989 • COUNCIL STATED THEIR THANKS FOR AN EXCELLENT REPORT. COUNCILMEMSER JORDAN SUGGESTED AN ADDITIONAL COLUMN BE ADDED TO SHOW YEAR TO DATE BUDGET . **MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO ACCEPT CITY MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD BID FOR ANIr1AL IrlPOUNDMENT FACILITY TO g(�IBe T. E. BURKE CONSTRUCTION FOR A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF �58 , 326 AND � 7 TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR •SCHRADER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ANIMAL IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY . 5Q - SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . � •*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER LF.E T'U ACCEFI' CIT'Y MANAGEHS 8�' RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD BID FOR RENOVATIUN OF CI7'Y HALL ANNEX TO �q T .E . BIIRKE CONSTRUCTION FOR A TOTAL PROJECT CO5T OF $68 , 317 . 56 ARD AUTHORIZE MAYQR SGHRADER TO EXECUTE CONTR�CT FOR RENOVATIONS OF CITX HALL ANNEX. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEM$ER NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ' �� MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO REMOVE FROM THE � ,3 f� TABLE DISCUSSION REGARDING AWARD OF BID FOR SANITARY SEWER LINE AT COWART ' S CREEK . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . #*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO ACCEPT CITY MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT BIDS RECEIVED FOR SANITARY SEWER LINE AT g gq COWART ' S CREEK DUE ,TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS AND AUTHORIZE REBIDDING THE PROJECT . SECO�DED BX COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��MOTION MADE BY MAYOR SCH$ADER TO APPROVE NOTIFICATION TO STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION OF FRIENDSWOOD ' S a �� CONCURRENCE WITH THE MEDIAN CUTS AS PROPOSED ON FM 2351 WITH DUE GONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO THE FRIENDSWOOD BUSINESSES LOCATED ON FM 2351 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . DISCUSSION WAS NOT HELD REGARDING S . B. 1463 EQOITY IN SCHOOLS AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA . ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO APPROVE JANUARY , FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 1989 REPORTS FROM TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . g� ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE TO APPROVE TEXAS MUNICIPAL /� LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL . SECOMDED BY CaUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MINUTES OF APRIL 3 AND APRIL 10 , 1989 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 9 : 50 MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER ATT : . � DEL RIS MCK ZIE � CMC CITY SECRET RY