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REGULAR MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
MAY 21 , 1990
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT
WAS HELā¢ ON THE 21ST DAY OF MAY , 1990 AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER
MAYOR PRO-TEM FRANK FRANKOVICH
COUNCILMEMBER RON RITTER
COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDER
COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART
COUNCILMEMBER JAN JORDAN (ARE . LATE)
CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON
CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND
ASSISTANT TO CITY SECRETARY JANE TOLLETT
ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS CITY SECRETARY DELORIS ARCHER .
INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREND DENNIS OWEN , NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY
OF GOD .
MAYOR SCHRADER REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE RUN-OFF ELECTION FOR
POSITION FIVE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY MAY 26 AND ANNOUNCED ABSENTEE
VOTING ENDS TUESDAY MAY 22ND AT 5 : 00 PM.
MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED FINAL PAYMENT FOR THE MILLION GALLON
WATER TOWER WAS RECEIVED TODAY FROM PITTSBURG TANK AND TOWER .
MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THIS IS CITY MANAGER ANNETTE BRAND ' S
LAST MEETING, STATING HE HAS ENJOYED WORKING WITH HER AND WISHED
HER SUCCESS IN COLORADO.
MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED HE ATTENDED HIS 5TH DAUGHTER ' S
GRADUATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ON SATURDAY AND WAS
INVITED TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT BUSH AND TO RIDE IN THE
PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE TO THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES.
MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED MONDAY , MAY 21 , 1990 AS "PALS PROJECT
DAY" IN RECOGNITION OF THE LATCH KEY PROGRAM , MEETING THE NEEDS
OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES .
MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED FRIDAY , JUNE 1 , 1990 AS "PROJECT
GRADUATION DAY" AND PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO BARRY WEST AND
DIANE SCOTTI , FROM CLEAR CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT .
MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED THE WEEK OF MAY 21-28 , 1990 AS "BUCKLE
UP TEXAS WEEK" AND PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO FRIENDSWOOD
POLICE CHIEF STOUT .
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COUNCILMEMBER HITTER ENCOURAGED CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
NEWSPAPER AND ALUMINUM RECYCLING AND ADVISED THE RECYCLING
CONTAINER LOCATED BEHIND FIRE STATION NO . 1 WAS 60% FULL ON
FRIDAY .
COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ANNOUNCED TWO OF HER CHILDREN GRADUATED FROM
COLLEGE LAST WEEK AND A STUDENT RESIDING WITH THE NEWMAN' S WILL
BE GRADUATING FROM FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL NEXT WEEK.
COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ANNOUNCED SHE ATTENDED THE WESTWOODICLINE
P .T. O . LUNCHEONS WHERE A RECAP OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS PAST YEAR
WERE PRESENTED .
COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ANNOUNCED NUMEROUS CITIZENS HAVE CONTACTED
HER AND PROVIDED INFORMATION REGARDING CLOVER FIELD AIRPORT .
COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ADVISED SHE MET WITH FOUR INTERESTED
PARTIES ON SUNDAY REVIEWING CONCERNS COUNCIL HAD AND ADVISED
INTERESTED PARTIES ARE MEETING WITH CITY OF PEARLAND TONIGHT .
COUNCILMEMBER STUART ANNOUNCED HIS DAUGHTER RECEIVED HER MASTERS
DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON THIS MONTH.
COUNCILMEMBER STUART STATED THE RECYCLING COMMITTEE NEEDS TO LOOK
INTO RECYCLING OF OLD BATTERIES , TIRES , ETC .
MR . CURTIS POST APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF
APPROXIMATELY 300 RESIDENTS OF SUNMEADOW SUBDIVISION AND
PRESENTED A PETITION TO COUNCIL REGARDING DRAINAGE , FLOODING , AND
SEWERAGE BACKUP AND ASKED ABOUT FUNDS ALLOCATED TO DISTRICT 61
FOR SEWER MANHOLE REHABILITATION PROJECT.
MAYOR SCHRADER ADVISED A DETAILED LETTER WOULD BE SENT REGARDING
THE FUND ALLOCATION FOR SEWER MANHOLE REHABILITATION PROJECT .
COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN ARRIVED AT THIS TIME .
CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON THE CONVERSION OF UTILITY BILLING TO
READING EVERY OTHER MONTH , ESTIMATING THE MONTH NOT READ ,
REPORTED ON THE STATUS OF THE STREET PROGRAM, ADDRESSED THE
SUNMEADOW DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND STEPS TAKEN BY THE CITY ,
DISCUSSED DRAINAGE PROJECTS IN GENERAL AND PRIORITIES , RELOCATION
OF WATER AND SEWER LINES ON FM 2351 AND REPORTED UNDER ORDINANCE
300 , APPROXIMATELY 5 SIGNS WILL BE POSTED "NO PARKING THIS SIDE
OF STREET" EAST SIDE OF CEDARWOOD BETWEEN WEST CASTLEWOOD AND
STONESTHROW.
COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN COMMENTED ON THE RECENT HIGH WATERS AND
NOTED THE SIX-FOOT DEEP DITCH ALONG GREENBRIAR , IN FRONT OF THE
HIGH SCHOOL , WAS TOTALLY SUBMERGED UNDER WATER AND RECOMMENDED
SOME TYPE OF MARKERS BE PLACED TO INDICATE WHERE THE EDGE OF THE
ROAD IS .
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"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH TO APPROVE REQUEST FROM
PHILLIPS PIPELINE FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT , OPERATE AND MAINTAIN
SI9 ( 6 ) PIPELINES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER . MOTION APPROVED.
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO APPROVE AWARD OF BID FOR
JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR CITY FACILITIES TO QUALITY JANITORIAL
INC . IN THE AMOUNT OF $2154 .00.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING EXCHANGES OF LAND IN THE
VICINITY OF CASTLEWOOD AND SESQUICENTENNIAL SWIMMING POOL WITH
TOM BURKE AND TED BOGREN ADDRESSING THIS SUBJECT .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO REFER THIS MATTER TO CITY
ATTORNEY AND PARKS BOARD FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION AT THE
JUNE 4TH COUNCIL MEETING.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION FROM
CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE PAYMENT AS SUBMITTED FOR POLICE
DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL FOR COMP TIME EARNED BUT NOT PREVIOUSLY
RECORDED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH . MOTION APPROVED .
COUNCILMEMBERS WICKLANDER , STUART, AND NEWMAN OPPOSED .
FINANCE DIRECTOR , ROGER ROECKER , PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR APRIL .
MAYOR SCHRADER RECOMMENDED THE LIFE SAFETY CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE
MEET AND PRESENT A FINAL REPORT TO COUNCIL.
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO APPROVE CALLING A SPECIAL
MEETING TO CANVASS THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 26TH RUN-OFF ELECTION
ON MAY 29TH AT 7 .00 PM AND TO LIMIT THE AGENDA TO THIS ITEM ONLY .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO APPROVE AMENDMENT OF
RESOLUTION NO. R90-19 , APPOINTING MARGE GEORGE AS JUDGE FOR
PRECINCT 378 AND APPOINTMENT OF REVEREND NORMAN FRY TO THE
CENTRAL COUNTING STATION RESOLUTION COMMITTEE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION AS
SUBMITTED FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON REVISIONS TO
ORDINANCE NO . 84-15 , SUBSECTION K OF SECTION 8 , BEING THE
PROVISIONS OF CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ORDINANCE NO. 323 , AS AMENDED ,
SIGN ORDINANCE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION FAILED
COUNCILMEMBERS STUART , WICKLANDER , AND RITTER FOR THE MOTION .
MAYOR SCHRADER , COUNCILMEMBERS NEWMAN , JORDAN , AND FRANKOVICH
OPPOSED .
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**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBERS JORDAN THAT PAGE 13 OF THE PROPOSED
SIGN ORDINANCE REVISIONS, THAT ORIGINAL LANGUAGE UNDER PORTABLE
SIGNS , SECTIONS A A B, BE PUT BACK IN PLACE AND SUBSTITUTE
LANGUAGE BE DELETED (TO BEGIN A GRADUAL PHASE OUT OF PORTABLE
SIGNS. )
MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF SECOND .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO ACCEPT PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION WITH SOME CHANGES TO THE SIGN
ORDINANCE TO BE MADE BY COUNCIL AT A LATER TIME.
MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF SECOND .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HITTER TO ACCEPT PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION WITH AMENDMENT TO CHANGE FLAG POLES TO
VERTICAL STAFFS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN .
"**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO
WITHHOLD ALL CHANGES ON PAGE 13 : TO BE DEBATED ON AS A SEPARATE
ITEM.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO TABLE DISCUSSION ON THE
SIGN ORDINANCE UNTIL THE JUNE 4TH MEETING BEFORE SWEARING IN OF
NEWLY ELECTED- COUNCILMEMBER FOR POSITION FIVE.
SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART. MOTION APPROVED.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BAKER ADDRESSED COUNCIL
REGARDING P A Z RECOMMENDED REVISION TO THE SIGN ORDINANCE .
CHAIRMAN BAKER STATED THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE HELD FOR PUBLIC
INPUT AND THESE PROPOSED REVISIONS ARE THE RESULTS OF THE INPUT
AND TOTAL REVIEW BY THE SEVEN MEMBER PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION. CHAIRMAN BAKER FURTHER STATED EVERYONE WAS NOT IN
TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE EXISTING SIGN ORDINANCE NOR WILL
EVERYONE AGREE WITH THE PROPOSED NEW SIGN ORDINANCE BUT STATED
THIS REVISED SIGN ORDINANCE IS COMPROMISE.
**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO APPROVE FIRST READING OF
ORDINANCE T90-14 , AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION
OF PROPERTY BEING A TRACT OF LAND KNOWN AS 12. 9946 ACRES OF LAND ,
BEING A PORTION OF LOT 3 OF "BEREAN BAPTIST SUBDIVISION" LOCATED
ON FM 528 , FROM COMMUNITY SHIPPING CENTER TO SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENCE ; AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAY OF THE CITY AS
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 84-15 ; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCIL CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN
MEETINGS LAW 6252-17 , TEXAS VERNON ' S CIVIL STATUTES ( f) PURCHASE ,
EXCHANGE , LEASE . OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY ( g) APPOINTMENT ,
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EMPLOYMENT , EVALUATION , REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR
DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE , OR TO HEAR COMPLAINTS
OR CHARGES AGAINST SUCH OFFICE OR EMPLOYEE : (A) DISCUSSION OF
RIGHT OF WAY ON FM 528 (B) DISCUSSION WITH EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM
FOR REPLACEMENT OF CITY MANAGER ( C ) DISCUSSION REGARDING INTERIM
CITY MANAGER .
COUNCIL RE-CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTION ,
TAKEN.
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH RALPH ANDERSEN AND ASSOCIATES FOR EXECUTIVE SEARCH
FOR CITY MANAGER .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCIL CONCURRED THAT COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER
WICKLANDER WOULD WORK ON THE RIGHT OF WAY ON FM 528 AND BRING
BACK A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL.
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN TO REMOVE THE SIGN ORDINANCE
FROM THE TABLE .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION CONTINUED REGARDING REVISIONS TO THE SIGN
ORDINANCE AS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO ACCEPT THE SIGN ORDINANCE
FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WITH AMENDMENTS AS
DESCRIBED , IN PARTICULAR THE CHANGE FOR FLAG POLES TO VERTICAL
STAFF, CHANGE ON PAGE 13 TIME FRAME FOR PHASE OUT OF PORTABLE
SIGNS , CHANGE TIME FOR POLITICAL SIGNS FROM 45 DAYS TO 30 DAYS
AND OTHER AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE AND ACCEPTED THAT PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION PRESENTED .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH. MOTION APPROVED
COUNCILMEMBER STUART AND COUNCILMEMBER RITTER OPPOSED .
"MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MELVIN MEINECKE AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION FAILED. MAYOR
SCHRADER , COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN, COUNCILMEMBER JORDAN AND
COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH OPPOSED .
MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOU AT 11 : 00 PM.
MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER
ATTE
DE OR S ARCHER , OR
CITY SECRETARY
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