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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1989-09-18 Special 133 SPECIAL MEETING , FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 18 , 1989 , ,¢ MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18 � 1989 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYDR PAUL SCHRADER MAYOR PRO-TEM RON RITTER COUNCILMEMBER B08 WICKLANDER COUNCILMEMBER EVELXN NEWMAN COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART COUNCILMEMBER JAN JORDAN COUNCILMEMBER FRANK FRANKOVICH CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND CITY SECRETARX DELORIS ARCHER INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREND CLARK HEAD , EASTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH . MAYOR SCHRADEft PROCLAIMED SEPTEMBER 18 , 1989 AS '�LAURA GOUNAH DAY�' IN RECOGNITION OF HER AWARD RECEIVED FOR QUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS 9- 1- 1 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR AND PRESENTED MS . GOUNAH WITA A PROCLAMATION . GOMMUNICATIQNS SUPERVISOR MS . BETSY DIGGINS PRESENTED A BRIEF HISTORY OF MS . GOUNAH � S ACCOMPLISMENTS AND RECOGNITTON FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS 9- 1 - 1 ASSOCIATION . MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED SEPTEMBER 30 , 1g89 AS "TRI-COUNTY FIELD DEDICATION DAY FaR THE Y .M.C . A . " AND PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO Y .M. C . A. DIRECTOR , BETH STUSS. MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED SEPTEMBER 22 , 1989 AS �'SENIOR CITIZEN ' S DAY" AND RECOGNIZED OFFICEHS FROM THE VILLAGE ON THE PARK RETIREMENT CENTER ASSOCIATION AND PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVE . IT WAS ANNOUNCED THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION HELD ON SEPTEMBER 22 , FROM 2: 00 TO 5 : 00 IN RECOGNITION OF ONE YEAA ANNIVERSARY OF VILLAGE ON THE FARK AND EVERYONE WAS INVITED TO ATTEND . MAXOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED SEPTEMBER 22 , 1989 AS THE "40TH ANNIVERSARY" OF THE AMERICAN BUSINESS WQMEN ' S ASSOCIATION AND PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM A . B. W.A . . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THIS YEAR IS THE 200TH ANNIVERSAAX OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS PARTICULAR WEEK IS CONSTITUTION WEEK IN THE UNZTEA STATES AND TO REMEMBER THAT IN 1 3 4 , �r� � THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WE HAVE MOUNTED IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS FULL SIZE REPLICAS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS ON PARCHMENT WHICH WERE DONATED BY CONGRESSMAN JACK BROOKS . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUI3CED THERE WILL BE A TWO Pi3BLIC HEARINGS ON ZONING REQUESTS ON THURSDAY AT 6 : 30 PM. MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THERE WILL BE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT ON WEDNESDAY AT � : 00 PM AT THE FLOOD GATE AREA . �g MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED ALL OF THE REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR HURRICANE CHANTAL WERE TURNED DOWN AND STATED HE DOES PLAN TO APPEAL TI�IIS DETERMINATION . MAYOR SCHRADER CONGRATULATED COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER AND TOM MANTSON ON RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE GALVESTON COIINTY PARKS BOARD . MAYOR SCHRADER STATED IT IS TIME OR RE-APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH HIM TO SEE HIM AFTER THE r1EETING. COUNCILMEMBER RITTER REPORTED THAT TEXAS CITY RECEIVED A $127 , 000 GRANT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHICH WAS RECEIVED FROM UNITED STATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR A LONG RANGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR TEXAS CITY AND STATED THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK INTO AND WOULD REQUEST THE CITY MANAGER LOOK INTO THIS . COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER STATED THAT MR . B. T . SEARS WAS ALSO RE- APPOINTED TO THE GALVESTON COUNTY BEACH AND PARKS BOARD AND STATED THAT FRIENDSWOOD AND PRECINCT THREE ARE THE ONLY CITY AND PRECINCT THAT HAS TWO REPRESENTATIVES. COUNCILMEMBER STUART ANNOUNCED THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ARE HAVING SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SESSI�N IN BEAUMONT ON OCTOBER 27TH AND DR . DON STEBBONS THE ECONOMIST WITH TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY AS GUEST SPEAKER AND QUOTED DR . STEBBONS AS SAYING "THE BEST SOURCE OF WORKABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IDEAS FOR ANY COMMUNITY COMES FROM THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY" , THIS SESSION MAY BE GOOD FOR SOMEONE TO ATTEND . COIINCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH ALSO SPOKE ON THE TEXAS CITY GRANT AND PASSED ON TO THE CITY MANAGER AND ALSO STATED THE TEXAS AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICE HAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL COME OUT AND DISCUSS PLANNING ECQNOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY AND WILL HELP YOU DEVELOP STRATEGIES SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND STATED HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH PLACING A PHONE CALL AND zNVITING THESE PEOPLE DOIJN TO MEET WITH US . MAYOR SCHRADER REQUESTED THIS INFORMATION BE PASSED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAIRMAN PAUL MAAZ . MR . JOE PERRONI APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS HE IS IN FAVOR OF THE CITY GIVING SWIM LESSONS AND URGED COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS PROPOSA L, . 2 135 MS . BETH STUSS , DIRECTOR OF AREA Y .M . C . A . ADDRESSED COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF Y .M.C . A , CONTTNUING THE SWIM LESSON PROGRAM AND URGED COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS PROPOSAL . r9S . JERRI WALSH APPEAREA BEFORE COUNCIL AND STATED ON BEHALF OF - ' D . A . R . PRESIDENT NONA PHILLIPS , WANTED TO THANK THE CITY FOR , ALLOWING WANDERING TRAIL TO BE RENAMED AS ABSOLM ISSOM FOR ONE WEEK IN RECOGNITION OF ANCESTORS OF ABSOLM ISSOM WHO RESIDE ON WANDERING TRAIL . ' �9 MAYOR SCHRADER STATED A MOTION IS ON THE TABLE REGARDING SWIMMING LESSONS AND ASKED FOR A MOTION TO HAVE THE MOTTON REMOVED FROM THE TABLE FOR DISCUSSION . �*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICS TO REMOVE FROM THE 1�3 TABLE HIS MOTION TO HAVE THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT OPERATE SWIM � LESSONS , y� SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN ( IN ORDER TO ALLOW DISCUSSION . �� MOTION APPROVED . COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH REPORTED HE HAD POLLED A NUMBER OF CITIES REGARDING THEIR POOL OPERATTONS AND LEARNED MaST OF THEM WERE OPERATSNG IN THE RED EXCEPT FOR WEST UNIVERSITY DUE TO THE POOL BEING COVERED BY POOL BUBBLE . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN STATED SHE IS IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING THE Y .M . C . A . CONTINUE WITH THE SWIM LESSONS AND LET THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CONTINUE WITH THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IMFLEMENTED THAT HAS BEEN ENJOYED BY THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY . COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH STATED THAT WEST UNIVERSITX SPOKE VERY HIGHLY OF JON BRANSON AND THAT THEY FELT HE COULD HANDLE THE SWIM PROGRAM THEREFORE HE FEELS LET THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HANDLE THE SWIM LESSONS . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED HE CONCURRED WITH COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN AND STATED LET THE PARKS DIRECTOR CONTTNUE WITH THE PROGRAMS AND HAVE TIME TO DEVELOP OTHER PLANS . COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN REQUESTED Y .M. C . A . DIRECTOR BETH STUSS TO OUTLINE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PROGRAM WITH MS . STUSS BRIEFLY OUTLINED AND ALSO MENTIONED THE INSURANCE COVERAGE . COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH STATED THE OTHER CITIES SURVEYED PARTICIPATED IN THE T .M.L . INSURANCE PROGRAM AND THEY SAW NO INCREASE. IN THE INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND STATED THE COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARKS BOARD ANA THE CITY TAKE OVER THE SWIM PROGRAM. MAYOR SCHRADER STATED THERE HAS BEEN A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARKS BOARD TWO YEARS IN A ROW THAT THE CITY TAKE OVER THE SWIM PROGRAM AND WITH A $60 , 000 DEFICIT IN THE OPERATION OF THE SWIMMING POOL , THE CITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THE TAXPAYERS WITH THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS WE CAN BUT ALSO MAXIMUM 3 3 6 �-�� EFFICIE;NCY AND STATED HE IS IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY RUNNING THIS PROGRAM. COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH SUGGESTED IF WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE POOL WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE AS MAC TAYLORS SUGGESTED TO COVER THE POOL IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE POOL YEAR ROUND INSTEAD - OF THREE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND THEN COULD GENERATE EXTRA , REVENUES TO OFFSET THOSE LOSSES . COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN STATED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT , THE LIBRARY , ' �' THE PARKS SYSTEM DOES NOT GENERATE PROFIT , IT WAS NOT EXPECTED THE SWIMMING POOL WOULD GENERATE PROFIT , IT WAS DONE FOR CIVIC REASONS . MAYOR SCHRADER STATED WHEN THE SWIMMING POOL WAS UNDER DISCUSSION , THAT THE INTENT WAS THAT THE POOL WOULD PAY FOR ITSELF AND TAXPAYERS DOLLARS WOULD NOT GO INTO THE SWIMMING POOL , IT WAS BASED ON THAT PREMISE , IF IT WASEN ' T , A LOT OF COUNCIL WOULD NOT HAVE VOTED FOR IT , I ASSURE YO[i . /y �*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH TO HAVE CITY PARKS I"� DEPARTMENT PROVIDE SWIMMING LESSONS AT THE SESQUICENTENNIAL POOL . � SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION FAILED . COUNCILMEMBERS JORDAN AND FRANKOVICH FOR THE MOTION . /� �*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH TO HAVE Y.M. C . A . �J"I CONTINUE PROVIDING SWIMMING LESSONS AT THE SESQUICENTENNIAL POOL FOR THE NEXT YEAR . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED . COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH OPPOSED . COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN REQUESTED CITY MANAGER AND PARKS DIRECTOR REVIEW COST FOR A COVER FOR THE POOL IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE POOL YEAR ROUND . COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER STATED HE FEELS THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE ROUTED THROUGH THE PARKS BOARD . CITY MANAGER REPORTED SOME FUNDS HAS BEEN COLLECTED BY A GRQUP HEADED BY MAC TAYLOR FOR THE POOL IN ORDER TO BE UTILIZED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS . CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON CAPITAL PROJECTS, 5URFACE WATER , STREET PROJECTS , WATER FOR MURPHY LANE , POLICE DEPARTMENT FOLLOW-UP ON PECK ' S ROOFING COMPANY TRUCK ON DEEPWOOD , TRAFFIC MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES PHOTOGRAPHY RADAR , INFORMATION ON FALSE ALARM ORDINANCE , . STATUS ON METROPOLITAN MOVING AND STORAGE WITH MEMO FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND REPORT ON REGEIPT OF LAWSUIT FROM CITY SECRETARY , WEEKLY SUMMARY ON CODE ENFORCEMENT , FIBERGLASS SEWERLINE AT COWART ' S CREEK AND REPORT ON FIRE MARSHAL ENFORCEMENT - PAINTING BOOTHS . �*MOTI0I3 BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN Ta APPROVE ORDINANCE N0 . 89-13 , AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING TI�E CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1989-90 ; MAKING 4 � 137 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY FOR SUCH FTSCAL YEAR AS REFLECTED IN SAID BUDGET ; AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SIIBJECT . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . *�**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO AMEND THE MOTION TO A AMEND THE PROJECTED MAYOR AND COUNCIL TRAVEL EXPENSES BY $2 , 000 17 AND MISCELLANEOUS BY $1 , 000 . 9 SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART . MOTION APPROVED . , 9 COUNCILMEMBERS FRANKOVICH , JORDAN AND NEWMAN OPPOSED . COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN STATED FOR THE RECORD THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY CUT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL BUDGET SUBSTANTIALLY BEFORE TONIGHT. **�*MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO AMEND THE MOTION TO -� PUBLISH THE NEWSLETTER TWICE A YEAR AND CUT THAT BUDGET BY f�� - �a , 000 . �q ' SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER . MaTION APPROVED . MAYOR SCHRADER AND COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH OPPOSED . **�'�MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAH TO REDUCE POOL EXPENSES �� BUDGET BY $3 , 000 AND REDUCE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BUDGET BY $3 , 655 . � SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . #*MAIN MOTION TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AS AMENDED APPROVED 5-2 . COUNCILMEMBERS RITTER AND STUART OPPOSED . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED HE DID NOT VOTE FOR THE BUDGET DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE FEELS THAT IT WAS NOT ONLY THIS YEARS BUDGET THAT WE HAD TO ADDRESS BUT THE FOLLOWING TWO YEARS THAT SHOW DEFINITE DEFICIT AND EARLY ON WE KNEW WE HAD TO COME UP TO A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT , WE WERE ABLE TO CUT $550 , 000 OF COSTS OUT OF THE BUDGET , WE ADDED SOME REVENUE , BUT BETWEEN THE TWO WE REALLY ARE NOT MAKING THE END ROADS AGAINST NEXT YEARS BUDGET THAT WE NEED TO MAKE , WE ' VE ADDED PERSONNEL AT A TIME WHEN WE REALLY NEED TO LOOKING VERY HARD AT HOLDING OUR COSTS IN LINE AND THAT ' S THE PRIME REASON HE VOTED AGAINST THE BUDGET , FEELS THERE IS SOME EXCESS IN THE BUDGET THAT WE COULD HAVE CUT OUT , WE DID NOT HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF TIME TO WORK ON IT . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED HE THOUGHT THE COUNCIL AND STAFF DID A EXCELLENT JOB WITH THE TIME FRAME THEX DID HAVE TO WORK ON IT , BUT DO FEEL THERE IS MORE NEEDED THAT WILL MAKE THE JOB JUST THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT NEXT YEAR . COUNCILMEMBER STUART ECHOED COUNCILMEMBER RITTER ' S STATEMENT AND STATED HIS CONCERN REGARDING ROAD PROGRAM, STATED COUNCIL DID NOT GBT THE BUDGET ON AUGUST 1 � ACCORDING TO THE CHARTER AI3D THE CHARTER REQt3IRES THAT THE EXPENDITURE NOT EXCEED THE REVENUES AND COUNCIL HAD TO CUT SOME $750 , 000 AND WOULD HAVE MUCH PREFERRED TO HAVE THE BUDGET BALANCED AND THEN IF THERE WERE ADDED ITEMS THEN THEY COULD BE ADDED SEPARATELY AND PERHAPS THIS CAN DO BE DONE NEXT YEAR . 5 38 � � � MAYOR SCHRADER STATED THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE BEING ADDED DURING THE 1989/ 1890 BUDGET YEAR . ONE OF THEM IS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF PAST REFUSAL TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EXPAND TAX BASE , IN FACT THE CITY HAS HAD A REPUTATION FOR NOT WANTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT . IN ADDITION OF THIS POSITION IS IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO EXPAND THE TAX BASE . THE OTHER TWO POSITIONS BEING ADDED ARE DAYSHIFT FIREFIGHTERS . � THIS COVERAGE IS LONG OVERDUE AND WILL PAY FOR ITSELF IN THE LONG RUN . **MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0. 89- 1 �4 , AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT , LEVY , AND COLLECTION OF AD VALOREM TAXES AT THE RATE �F $ . 695 CENTS PER 100� VALUATION FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , FOR THE YEAR 1989 AI3D FOR EACH YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED ; PROVIDTNG THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH TAXES SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE ; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND INTEREST ON ALL TAXES NOT TIMELY PAID ; AND REPEALING ALL ALL ORAINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MOTIOIJ APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REMOVAL OF DISMANTLED ELEVATED WATER ST'ORAGE FROM FISD PROPERTIES WITH COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER REQUESTING THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT AGENDA . � �'�MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO ACCEPT MAYOR SCHRADER ' S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF DAN ILLERICH , KEN HONNEL , Q� BILLIE STAGNER , RICK DICKSON , CLIVE JACKSON , TIM MCGRATH , JIM 0 ' BENTLEY AND FIRE MARSHAL VANCE RILEX AS EX OFFICIO NON VOTING MEMBER . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . � ��MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA a,� FOR FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AND AMENDMENT OF ZONING ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ASKED CITY r1ANAGER IF THERE WILL BE A TOUR OF THE COMPLETED DOG POUND WITH CITY MANAGER ADVISING THERE WILL BE A RIBBON CUTTING. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 8 : 55 . MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER A E DEL RIS ARCHER , CMC CITY SECRETARY 6