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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1989-05-08 Special SPECIAL MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY MAY 8 , 1989 COUNCIL 55 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MAY 8 , 1989 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: � � .. MAYOR MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER CITY MANAGER CITY SECRETARY PAUL SCHRADER JOE PRIHODA RON RITTER BOB WICKLANDER EVELYN NEWMAN PHYLLIS LEE JAN JORDAN ANNETTE BRAND DELORIS MCKENZIE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREND BILL STERLING . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THAT REVEREND STERLING HAS BEEN ELECTED AS SUFFRAGAN BISHOP OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF TEXAS AND WAS GIVEN A STANDING OVATION BY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE . BOY SCOUT TROOP #24� LED EVERYONE IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE . ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER PRIHODA TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R89- 17 , RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITIZENS AND THE CITY OF g� FRIENDSWOOD BY GLYNN LUNNEY AND SUPPORT HIS NOMINATION TO THE � BOARD OF REGENTS FOR UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED ENORMOUSLY . MAYOR PRO-TEM PRIHODA PRESENTED THIS RE50LUTION TO GLYNN LUNNEY AND STATED FRIENDSWOOD IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR ALL THAT HE HAS GIVEN TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND WISHED HIM THE BEST OF LUCK WITH THIS NOMINATION . MR . LUNNEY ACCEPTED THIS RESOLUTION THANKING EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT . MAYOR SCHRADER CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY REGARDING A PROPOSAL TO AMEND CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ORDINANCE 8�-15 , ZONING ORDINANCE - SIGN REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO REAL ESTATE SUBDIVISION SIGNS AND BUILDERS MODEL HOME OR MODEL HOME PARK . HEARING NO INPUT , MAXOR SCHRADER CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND STATED THE COUNCIL WILL BEGIN WORKSHOPPING THE SIGN ORDINANCE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 15 AND WOULD APPRECIATE INPUT AT THAT TIME . MR . BLAIR CHERRY WITH S . C . MANAGEMENT THAT MANAGES CAPTAINS CORNER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE FOR MERCHANTS AND COUNCIL ADVISED THEY WOULD CONSIDER THIS DURING THE WORKSHOP OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE . 1 L DAVE ZWINGMAN , CO-CHAIRMAN FOR THE 4TH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE PRESENTED COUNCIL WITH A STATUS REPOAT ON THE FESTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE 4TH OF JULY DAY AND NIGHT PROGRAM ADYISING THE THEME WILL BE A PATRIOTIC 4TH . LINDA YEAGER APPEAAED BEFORE COUNCIL AND THANKED THOSE THAT VOTED IN SATURDAY � S ELECTION � THANKING THOSE THAT SUPPORTED HER AND CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS . RALPH LOWE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL IN RESPONSE TO CORRESPONDENCE • .� SENT TO HIM BY MAYOR SCHRADER ASKING IF HE HAD ANY RECORDS ON BRIO . MR . LOWE ADVISED HE WAS SUBMITTING A LETTER STATING HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CITY RECORDS . MS. PEG HOUSTON FROM WEDGEWOOD SUBDIVISION ASKED COUNCIL IF DURING THE SURFACE WATER PROJECT WILL THE WATER TANK ON PENNYSTONE BE ENLARGED AND WAS ADVISED IT WOULD NOT BE ENLARGED . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD FOR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WITH COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER REQUESTING CITY MANAGER LOCATE $3 , 000 FROM OTHER FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT . DISCUSSION WAS F�ELD REGARDING THE FUNDS FROM THE SALE OF THE PARK LAND WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME . MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED THE WEEK OF MAY 14 THRU MAY 19 , 1989 AS "NURSING HOME WEEK" . MAYOR SCHRADER CONGRATULATED THE CITY SECRETARY , ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE DURING THE ELECTION PROCESS AND STATED THE COUNTING OF THE BALLOTS WEAE COMPLETED IN RECORD TIME . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER REITERATED THAT STATEMENT BY THE MAYOR REGARDING THE ELECTION PROCESS AND THANKED OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBERS JOE PRIHODA AND PHYLLIS LEE . COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER THANKED THE 1 , 390 VOTERS AND ESPECIALLY THANKED THE 959 VOTERS WHO VOTED FOR HIM. COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER REPORTED HE MET WITH ONE OF THE JOCK OIL DRIVERS THAT HAD ALLEGEDLY REPORTED DUMPING IN THE SAN JOAQUIN AREA FROM THE BRIO SITE AND STATED THAT 9�� OF THE WASTE WAS WATER AND THAT HE IS WILLING TO GIVE A STATEMENT TO THAT FACT COUNCILMEMBER LEE THANKED EVERYONE THAT VOTED IN THE ELECTION AND THOSE THAT VOTED IN SUPPORT OF HER . COUNCILMEMBER LEE READ A PREPARED STATEMENT AS OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER OUTLINING THE TRANSITION PROCESS AND THANKED THOSE THAT SHE HAS WORKED WITH AND THOSE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED HER . JUDY RAGLAND PRESENTED OUTGOING COONCILMEMBER LEE WITH LONG STEM YELLOW ROSES ON BEHALF OF THOSE MEP9BERS OF THE PARKS HOARD THAT HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH HER AND THANKED HER FOR A JOB WELL DONE . 2 JEAN WELCH PRESENTED COUNCILM�MI3L;R LFI; WITH A "HUG'� F'iZOM THE FAIENDSWOOD KIDS TO THE "PARK LADY" . COUNCILMEMBER PRIHODA THANKED EVERYONE HE HAS WO.RKED WITH AND STATED HE WOt1LD MISS EVERYONE AND THE MONDAY NIGHT MEETINGS . MAYOR SCHRADER CLARIFIED AND RECAPPED THE REPORT THAT APPEARED IN THE SOUTH BELT LEADER OF ALLEGED DUMPING IN THE SAN JOAQUIN AREA IN FRIENDSWOOD FROM THE BRIO SITE AND STATED HE IS F�LLOWING THIS CLOSELY AND HAS DISCUSSED THIS WITH HARRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY MIKE DRISCOLL AND THAT HARRIS COUNTY DID NOT TAKE STATEMENTS BUT HAS REFERRED THIS ISSUE TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT . MR . DRISCOLL RECOMMENDED THE CITY TAKE STATEMENTS AND MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED HE IS WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE THESE STATEMENTS . ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE RESOLUTION N0 . �3 R89-18 , CANVA.SSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ►�„ GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 6 , 1989 , FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS WHICH PROVIDED THAT 1 � 390 VOTES WERE CAST IN THIS ELECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING VOTES BEING CAST : CANDIDATE POSITION N0 . 2 BOB WICKLANDER LYNN CHATHAM BASKIND WRITE-INS CANDIDATE POSITION N0 . 4 PHYLLIS LEE ED STUART WRITE-INS CANDIDATE POSITION N0. 6 A. FRANK FRANROVICH LINDA YEAGER WRITE-INS VOTES RECEIVED 959 �+04 1 65�4 723 -0- 779 596 -0- THE FOLLQWING CANDIDATES WERE DULY ELECTED TO THE RESPECTIVE POSITIONS SHOWN : COUNCILMEMBER POSITION N0 . 2 , BOB WICKLANDER � COUNCILMEMBER POSITION N0. �1 , ED STUART AND COUNCILMEMBER POSITION N0 . 6 , A . FRANK FRANKOVICH . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . JUSTICE OF THE PEACE , JUDGE JIM WOLTZ ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO BOB WICKLANDER , ED STUART AND A . FRANK FRANKOVICH . MAYOR SCHRADER PRESENTED A PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION , NAME PLATES , OFFICIAL COUNCIL PORTRAIT AND A CITY FLAG TQ OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBERS PHYLLIS LEE AND JOE PRIHODA . A BRIEF RECESS WAS HELD AT THIS TIME FOR REFRESHMENTS FOR THE OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS . COUNCIL RE-CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AT THIS TIME . 3 57 � 1 i CITY MANAQGR REPOiiTED ON THG ST'f3FE1'S ANU 1)AAlNAGr PFiUJ�C1'S , CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS OF RED BALL MOVING ANU STORAGE VIOLATION , THE DAVID GLEN TRAFFIC PROBLEM , GROUND BREAKING FOR ANIMAL SHELTER AND CITY HALL ANNEX IS SCiiEDULED FOR MAY 10 AT 11 : 30 A .M AND 12 : 00 AND SID OPENINGS FOR SURFACE WATER TRANSMISSION LINE , 1989 STREET PROGRAM AND THE LIGHTING OF RENWICK PARK WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY MAY 9 . ' LENGTHY DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION WAS HELD REGARDING MEDIAN ' �° DESIGN ON FM 2351 FROM BLACKHAWK BOULEVARD TO I-45 WITH MR . JESSIE SALINAS FROM STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PRESENTING THE RECOMMENDATIOS FOR THE MEDIAN CUTS . � �*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE THE CURB AND s' GUTTER AND RAISED MEDIANS AS PRESENTED WITH ONE CHANGE FOR A CUT � AT THE BAYWOOD APARTMENTS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIM�USLY . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN REPORTED SHE HAS MET WITH HARRIS COUNTY HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATION AND WORKING WITH THEM TO GET THE MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT RAISED AND WILL AEQUEST MAYOR SCHRADER TO WRITE A LETTER SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT . . COUNCILMEMBER STUART REPORTED HE IS WORKING ON A MOWING PROBLEM IN POLLY RANCH AND WILL WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON THIS PROBLEM. CITY MANAGER THANKED THE CITY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW AGENDA NOTEBOOKS . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 9 : 00 PM. MAYOR� PAUL W. SCHRADER ATTE,9'$ : 0 DELORIS MCKENZ7�E , (�MC CITY SECRETARY� 4