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CONTINUATION OF A SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 29 , lggg
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING THAT WAS RECESSED FROM MEETING OF �
AUGUST 28 ,� 1989 , OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON
AUGUST 29 , 1989 AT CITY HALL AT 6 : 30 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING . • .,
PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR
MAYOR PRO-TEM
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
CITY MANAGER
CITY SECRETARY
PAUL W. SCHRADER
RON RITTER
BOB {��ICKLANDER
EVELYN NEWMAN
ED STUART
JAN JORDAN
FRANK FRANKOVICH
ANNETTE BRAND
DELORIS ARCHER
MAYOR SCHRADER CALLED THE RECESSED MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT THIS
TIME .
CONTINUATION OF THE 1989/ 1990 BUDGET WORKSHOP WAS HELD AT THIS
TIME WITH DISCUSSION REGARDING TAE PARKS DEPARTMENT , A SUGGESTION
WAS MADE TO CHANGE READING METERS EVERY OTHER MONTH , ELIMINATE
PURCHASE OF A TRUCK BY MOVING SECOND READER TO PUBLIC WORKS ,
TRANSFERRING VEHICLE TO PARKS , AIR CONDITIONING AT LEAVESLEY
PARK , CITY HALL AIR CONDITIONER AND 1776 PARK WAS DISCUSSED WITH
COUNCIL CONCURRING NOTHING SHOULD BE DONE THIS YEAR DUE TO THE
CONSTRUCTION PLANNED IN THIS AREA .
LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING SWIMMING LESSONS THRU THE
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD VERSUS Y .M. C . A . .
#�'MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH TO APPROVE CITY POOL �
DEPARTMENT MANAGE SWIM LESSONS BASED UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ,
PARKS BOARD . �
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN .
�*MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO TABLE THE MOTION FOR FURTHER
REVIEW.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART . MOTION APPROVED .
MAYOR SCHRADER , COUNCILMEMBERS JORDAN AND FRANKOVICH OPPOSED .
COUNCIL REQUESTED PARKS DEPARTMENT LOOK AT USERS FEES FOR ALL
FACILITIES AND A RECOMMENDATION BE BROUGHT BACK FOR COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION .
**MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART TO CALL A DOCKETED PUBLIC 'oD
HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 1989/ 199a BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER 11 , 1989 , l�
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER . MOTION APPROVED ��
UNANIMOUSLY .
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FINANCE DIRECTOR ROGER ROECKER PRESENTED OPTIONS ON WATER RATE
INCREASE WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH .
COUNCILMEMBER STUART STATED HE QUESTIONED BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR
COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES , RECOGNIZING TAX ASSESSOR AND
DELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEY HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND STATED HE
FELT THE SALES TAX SHOULD BE INCREASED TO $575 , 00� . ' ��
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING RENOVATIONS TO CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS , JAIL CELLS AND OFFICE FOR CITY SECRETARY .
' �+�MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO APPROVE RENOVATIONS OF
8� JAIL CELLS AND PROVIDING A OFFICE FOR THE CITY SECRETARY .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER . MOTION APPROVED
UNANIMOU'SL.Y .
CITY MANAGER ADVISED $63 , 000 WHICH WOULD COVER THE JAIL CELLS ,
CITY SECRETARY � S OFFICE , ROOFING AND AIR CONDITIONING.
1� �*MOTTON MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO AUTHORIZE CUTTING
S� $12 , 000 FROM PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR PURCHASE OF TRUCK .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART . M�TION FAILED . COUNCILMEMBERS
RITTER , WICKLANDER AND STUART FOA THE MOTION .
�n3 ��MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMSER JORDAN TO BUDGET $5 , 000 THIS YEAR
1� AS A BEGINNING FUND FOR A PROJECT FOR PURCHASE OF PLAYGROUND
�� EQUIPMENT AT STEVENSON PARK .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED
UNANIMOUSLY .
CITY MANAGER ASKED IF ANYONE HAD ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FIRE
FIGHTERS AND SUGGESTED AGAIN THAT INVESTIGATE A PAID FIRE CHIEF
WHICH COULD ACTIVELY RECRUIT DAY TIME PEOPLE , COULD BE LOOKING AT
TRAINING , THE CITY WOULD BE MUCH BETTER SERVED AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WOULD HAVE SOMEONE THAT COULD REPRESENT THE VOLUNTEER EFFORT AND '
STILL PROTECT THE CITY ' S FINANCIAL INTEREST . MAYOR SCHRADER AND
COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED THEY FEEL THIS TYPE OF RECOMMENDATION
SHOULD COME FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT .
�0,�. *�'MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH TO REDUCE PART TIME
�b EMPLOYEE FUNDING BY $1 , 000 AND TO REDUCE COST OF COPIER IN CITY
SECRETARY ' S BUDGET .
MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF SECOND .
/� *�MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO INCREASE WATER RATES TO
Q PROVIDE kPPROXIMATELY $353 , 323 IN REVENUES .
� SECONDEI) BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
COUNCIL DISCUSSED LOOKING AT COMMERCIAL AND INDiJSTRIAL USER RATES
AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING .
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MAYOR SCHRADER COMMENDED STAFF FOR A GOOD JOB AND COMMENDED
COUNCIL FOR A JOB WELL DONE IN ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES WHICH WAS
NOT AN EASY JOB TO D0 .
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 11 : 00 PM .
MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER' ��
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DEL RIS ARCH R , CMC
CITY SECR�TARY
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