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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1990-04-09 Special 251 SPECIAL MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL APRIL 9 , 1990 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL , 1990 AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM : MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER MAYOR PRO-TEM RON RITTER COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART COUNCILMEMBER JAN JORDAN (ARR .LT) COUNCILMEMBER FRANK FRANKOVICH (ARR .LT ) CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS ARCHER ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDER . INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCILMEMBER RON RITTER . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER CALLED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT 'S MEETING AND HAS REQUESTED CLOVERFIELD AIRPORT FEASIBILITY STUDY BE TABLED UNTIL NEXT WEEK . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED HE HAS BEEN ASKED TO SERVE ON THE HOUSTON ECONOMIC HOST SUB-COMMITTEE , STATING THAT SOME FRIENDSWOOD CITIZENS HAVE ALREADY VOLUNTEERED AND THAT ANYONE WISHING TO VOLUNTEER TO WORK ON THIS PROGRAM TO CONTACT HIM. MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED SATURDAY WAS OPENING DAY FOR YOUTH BASEBALL SEASON , STATING THE PARADE WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL , STATING THAT OVER 890 AREA YOUTH ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND COMPLIMENTED JON BRANSON ON DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB COORDINATING THIS EVENT. MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THE RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD FOR THE LIBRARY COMPUTER SYSTEM, VERY EXCITING, VERY USEFUL TOOL FOR THE CITIZENS OF FRIENDSWOOD AND THAT SYSTEM CAME IN ON TRACK . MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED APRIL 9-14 , 1990 AS "MUSTANG BAND WEEK" . MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED APRIL 22 , 1990 AS "EARTH DAY" . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER ALSO COMPLIMENTED JON BRANSON AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT , COMMENDING THEM ON A JOB WELL DONE FOR THE OPENING YOUTH BASEBALL SEASON. COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED THE PARADE WAS WELL ATTENDED , STATING THIS IS A GOOD PROGRAM FOR OUR YOUTH 'S AND THANKED THE COACHES FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT . 1 252 COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED THE LIBRARY STAFF DID AN EXCELLENT JOB BRINGING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ON LINE AND RECOGNIZED TODD YEAGER FOR THE EXCELLENT JOB HE DID ON THIS PROJECT. COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ALSO COMPLIMENTED THE OPENING YOUTH BASEBALL PARTICIPANTS AND THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONIES FOR THE LIBRARY COMPUTER SYSTEM . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ALSO ANNOUNCED CLOVERFIELD AIRPORT HELD OPEN HOUSE OVER THE WEEKEND . COUNCILMEMBER STUART STATED HE WAS ON COUNCIL WHEN THE LIBRARY WAS BUILT , THEREFORE , THE COMPUTERIZATION OF THE LIBRARY IS VERY SPECIAL TO BE INVOLVED WITH . COUNCILMEMBER STUART ALSO STATED THE YOUTH BASEBALL OPENING SEASON CEREMONIES WERE ENJOYED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE . COUNCILMEMBER STUART REPORTED ON A PROBLEM IN POLLY RANCH WITH A BUILDER LEAVING DEBRIS ON THE JOB SITE AND MUD ON THE STREETS WHICH IF NOT CLEANED UP WILL DAMAGE THE ASPHALT . COUNCILMEMBER STUART ADVISED HE HAS REQUESTED CITY MANAGER , COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND BUILDING OFFICIAL TO LOOK AT PUTTING PROCEDURES TOGETHER TO REQUIRE BUILDERS TO KEEP THE STREETS AND BUILDING SITES CLEAN , USING THE LIEN PROCESS IF NECESSARY AND ASKED THIS BE COMPLETED IN ONE MONTH . MAYOR SCHRADER STATED THE NUISANCE ORDINANCE SHOULD APPLY TO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. FRANK WEBB APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND STATED COACHES AND YOUTH BASEBALL PLAYERS WORKED ON THE BASEBALL PLAYING FIELD 'S UNTIL EARLY IN THE MORNING TO GET THE FIELD 'S SHAPED UP IN ORDER TO PLAY BALL ON SATURDAY AND WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THOSE PARTICIPANTS. ENTEX MANAGER ROY BAKER , APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE RATES FOR ENTER CUSTOMERS IN THE AMOUNT OF . 12 CENTS AND PRESENTED A LENGTHY PRESENTATION ON THE ANALYSIS . MAYOR SCHRADER ADVISED MR . BAKER THE CITY WOULD TAKE THIS RATE CHANGE UNDER ADVISEMENT . STEVE STOCKMAN APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE RUN-OFF FOR HIS CANDIDACY FOR U .S . CONGRESS 9TH DISTRICT. COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH ARRIVED AT 7 : 30 P .M . - CHARLIE ORGAN APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUESTED FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE TO MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-MEDIUM, 5-6 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT BRIAR CREEK AND FM 528 , GIVING EXAMPLES OF OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREAS . COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN ARRIVED AT 7 : 35 P .M. . CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON SURFACE WATER PROJECTS , CONTRACT 3 AND CHANGE ORDER FOR HOLLOWAY CO . , INC . FOR EXTENSION OF CONTRACT ADDITIONAL 20 DAYS, WALDEN POND APARTMENTS , ORDINANCE 300 FOR INSTALLATION OF 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT SIGNS ON NORTH SUNSET DRIVE , FM 2351 TO CITY LIMIT LINE AND CITY LIMIT SIGN ERECTED AT BOUNDARY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND PEARLAND , REPORTED ON TAP FEES 2 253 ESCROWED , FLYER FROM QUAKERS LANDING AND POSSIBLE REVISION OF 1990-91 BUDGET SCHEDULE . MAYOR SCHRADER REQUESTED COUNCIL RECEIVE A COPY OF FLYER FROM QUAKERS LANDING AND STATED THIS NEEDED LOOKING INTO . MAYOR SCHRADER STATED HE AGREES WITH COUNCILMEMBER BITTER REGARDING MOVING THE BUDGET SCHEDULE UP . MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER REQUESTED THE AGENDA ITEM ON CLOVERFIELD AIRPORT FEASIBILITY STUDY BE TABLED FOR ONE WEEK . MAYOR SCHRADER STATED THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK IS ALREADY FILLING UP AND THE CLOVERFIELD ITEM WILL BE PLACED AFTER THE IMPACT FEE ITEM . COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH ADVISED THERE 13 A NEW DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION DEPARTMENT AND SUGGESTED A COPY OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY BE SENT FOR REVIEW . COUNCIL CONCURRED WITH THIS SUGGESTION . "MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO TABLE PRESENTATION OF CLOVER FIELD AIRPORT FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR ONE WEEK . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . "MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO APPROVE AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION R90- 10 , APPOINTMENT OF MRS . CYNTHIA HEARN AS ELECTION JUDGE FOR PRECINCT #61 DUE TO RESIGNATION OF PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED JUDGE . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . "MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . "MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH TO APPROVE PLANNING AND ZONE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION TO DENY ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE TO MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-MEDIUM, 5-6 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT BRIAR CREEK AND FM 528 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . A BRIEF RECESS WAS HELD AT THIS TIME TO ENJOY CAKE AND COFFEE IN HONOR OF COUNCILMEMBER STUART ' S BIRTHDAY . MEMBERS OF THE MUSTANG BAND ARRIVED AT THIS TIME AND MAYOR SCHRADER PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION OUTLINING THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BAND TO THE MEMBERS PRESENT . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT M . fi MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER AxE T 1 J,4 DELORIS ARCHER , Cmc CITY SECRETARY