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SPECIAL MEETING
F.RIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 11 , 1990
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD
ON THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 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 HAROLD RALEY
ACTING CITY MANAGER MELVIN MEINECKE
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS ARCHER
INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREND JOE ROHER, FRIENDSWOOD FRIENDS CHURCH.
MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED JUNE 11, 1990 AS 'NIKKI LAKE DAY' IN RECOGNITION
OF HER SELECTION AS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT.
MAYOR SCHRADER RECOGNIZED SERGEANT RAY THOMAS FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE
D. A.R. E. PROGRAM AT LANDDOLT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED HE HAS INVITED CITIZENS OF WEDGEWOOD SUBDIVISION
TO ATTEND A MEETING ON JUNE 14TH AT CITY HALL REGARDING THE PROPOSED
REZONING AT FM 2351 AND BLACKHAWK.
MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THERE WOULD BE A "POP'S CONCERT' , HOSTED BY
FRIENDSWOOD FINE ARTS COUNCIL, ON SUNDAY AT STEVENSON PARK IN HONOR OF
FATHER'S DAY.
COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN REPORTED SHE IS WORKING WITH REPRESENTITIVES FROM
HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER EL FRANCO LEE'S OFFICE REGARDING RIGHT OF WAY
FOR FM2351.
FINANCE DIRECTOR ROECKER PRESENTED A RECAP OF BUDGET AMENDMENT II FOR THE
CITY'S 1989 - 1990 GENERAL BUDGET. FINANCE DIRECTOR ROECKER REPORTED A
TOTAL PAYMENT OF $63,673.28 WAS PAID FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMP TIME,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
MS. MELINDA WASSON ADDRESSED COUNCIL REGARDING PROPOSED CITY OF GALVESTON
RESOLUTION ON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS AND PRESENTED HISTORY ON
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
MR. RICHARD JACKSON, PRESIDENT OF SUNMEADOW SUBDIVISION HOME OWNERS
ASSOCIATION APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND ADDRESSED THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN
SUNMEADOW SUBDIVISION, THE CARTOON, PORTRAYING FLOODING IN SUNMEADOW
SUBDIVISION THAT APPEARED IN THE FRIENDSWOOD JOURNAL, FLOOD INSURANCE-FEMA
PROGRAM, AND COWART'S CREEK PROJECT BY CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
UNAPPROVED
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MS. JANIS LONE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONCERNS BY THE LOWE
FAMILY REGARDING STATEMENTS IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER BY COUNCILMEMBER
FRANKOVICH REGARDING AN ILLEGAL WATERSHED TRENCH BEING BUILT ON LOWE
PROPERTY BY G.C.D.D. 43. MS. LOWE REQUESTED THESE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS
REGARDING THIS ACTION BE ANSWERED; IF NOT, THE LOWE FAMILY WILL REQUEST
COUNCIL ACTION AND APPOL06Y REGARDING THIS MATTER.
**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART TO REJECT HVAC PROPOSAL AND PREPARE BID
SPECIFICATIONS FOR TWO-FIVE TON AIR CONDITIONING UNITS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REQUEST FROM GALVESTION COUNTY FOR MICROWAVE
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ANTENNA AND INTERIOR SPACE AT CITY HALL WITH NO
ACTION BEING TAKEN AT THIS TIME.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION SUBMITTED TO TEXAS
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE REGION 14 FROM CITY OF GALVESTON URGING THE TEXAS
LEGISLATURE TO AMEND THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE TO RESTRICT CENTRAL
APPRAISAL DISTRICTS FROM RAISING PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS; FACILITATING THE
ABILITY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO APPEAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT
AND PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL TAXING UNITS MORE REPRESENTATION AND CONTROL OVER
APPRAISAL DISTRICTS. N❑ ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THIS TIME WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
STUART AND NEWMAN VOLUNTEERING TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT AND BRING A REPORT
BACK TO COUNCIL.
**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R90-23, A
RESOLUTION OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL URGING THE CONGRESS OF THE
UNITED STATES TO REVISE THE CABLE COMMUNICATION POLICY ACT ❑F 1984, AND
EXPRESSING GENERAL CONCERN ABOUT THE NEED FOR GREATER LOCAL GOVERNMENT
REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING "SAND PIT LAKE' WITH MAYOR SCHRADER ADVISING
OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY HAS CHANGED HANDS FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
CITY, TO GALVESTON COUNTY PARKS BOARD, THEN TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND
RECREATION FOUNDATION AND NOW THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE SOLD. MAYOR
SCHRADER STATED, THE QUESTION ARISES, DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY INTEREST IN
ACQUIRING THAT PROPERTY, PRINCIPALLY FOR A POSSIBLE SOURCE OF DRINKING
WATER, SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE? MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED THE LAKE IS
APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET DEEP AND CONSTITUTES SOME 45 ACRES AND HOLDS IN
EXCESS OF 750 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING
SALES PRICE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY, AND
POSSIBLE WATER SOURCE AND OR PARK PROJECT. COUNCIL REQUESTED ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE SAND PIT FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT MEETING.
**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO REFER UPGRADE OF TOWER ESTATES FORCE
MAIN TO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCILMEMBER STUART ASKED HAD THE CITY EMPLOYED A NEW WATER AND SEWER
SUPERINTENDENT? ACTING CITY MANAGER ADVISED YES, APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS
AGO AND STATED A WRITTEN MEMO WOULD BE SENT ADVISING COUNCIL OF THIS
EMPLOYMENT.
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A LENGTHLY DI."CUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING DICKINSON BAYOU/CHIGGER CREEK
WATERSHED A.4 MOORE ROAD DRAINAGE. M5. PENNY BURKE COMMISSIONER OF
GALVESTON COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 3 INTRODUCED INFORMATION ON THE
DRAINAGE DITCH IN QUESTION, INTRODUCED SURVEYOR FREDDIE 60RMERLY AND
CHAI°'MAN GALVESTON COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 3, GLEN BOX, WHO PRESENTED
6�'rPORTING DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THIS PROJECT AND THE WATERSHED AREA.
COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH PRESENTED AFFIDAVITS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
THAT DIFFERED FROM INFORMATION PRESENTED BY GALVESTON COUNTY NO. 3. MAYOR
SCHRADER STATED POSSIBILY TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WOULD HAVE TO
INTERPERTATE THE WATERSHED BOUNDARIES. COMMISSIONER PENNY BURKE STATED
GALVESTON COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 3 IS STATISFIED WITH THE WORK BEING
DONE ON THIS DRAINAGE PROJECT AND IF THE MATTER IS UNABLE TO BE RESOLVED
AND IF COUNCIL STILL HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER, THE DRAINAGE
DISTRICT HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO REVIEW BY TEXAS WATER COMMISSION.
**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO REFER THIS DRAINAGE PROJECT AND
QUESTIONS OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WATERSHED TO CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE
DISTRICT AND GALVESTON COUNTY DISTRICT NO. 3 TO RESOLVE.
SECONDED BY CQUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
LENGTHLY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE CASTLEWOOD PROPERTIES AND PARK
GRANT. CQUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH REPORTED HE HAD SPOKEN TO TEXAS PARKS AND
WILDLIFE REGARDING THE CASTLEWOOD PROPERTY AND STATED THE PARK ROAD WAS
BUILT PARK GRANT FUNDS IN 1984 AND THEREFORE, THE ROAD COULD NOT BE USED
FOR PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS, MAYOR SCHRADER REQUESTED THIS INFORMATION BE
PROVIDED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR REVIEW. COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED THE
BURKE'S HAD MADE A GENEROUS OFFER TO THE CITY REGARDING EXCHANGING OF
PROPERTIES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ROADWAY AND STATED HE FELT THE CITY
SHOULD REVIEW THIS OFFER.
**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO SUBMIT PLOT PLAN OF CASTLEWOOD
PROPERTIES TO CITY ATTORNEY FOR REVIEW WITH CITY ENGINEER.
SECONDED BY CQUNCILMEMBER STUART. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION BY MAYOR SCHRADER TO APPROVE FILING A LETTER OF REQUEST FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD IN FRIENDSWOOD REGARDING APPLICATION TO TEXAS
WATER COMMISSION FOR WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT AT 16805 HWY 35, PEARLAND,
TEXAS WITH DISCHARGE INTO COWART CREEK AND CLEAR CREEK.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO SET THE COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR JULY
9TH AND 23RD AS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND JULY 16TH AS A SPECIAL
MEETING.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION BY MAYOR SCHRADER TO APPROVE RESOLUTION ADOPTING RULES OF
PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN ARTICLE THREE OF THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS.
SECONDED BY CQUNCILMEMBER RALEY.
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***MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO ADD TO PAGE
FOUR, RULE SEVEN, ALL DATA FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS BE SyIBMITTED BY NOON
THURSDAY AND NO HANDOUTS BY STAFF AT COUNCIL MEETINGS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER. MOTION APPROVED SIX TO UnE—
MAYOR SCHRADER OPPOSED.
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***MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO CHANGE Ru�LE
17 THAT SPECIAL MEETINGS HELD THE SECOND MONDAY EACH MONTH BE WORKSHOP
SESSIONS ONLY AND NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER. MOTION APPROVED SIX TO ONE. g
COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH OPPOSED.
***MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO ADD TO RULE
B THAT SPECIAL CALLED MEETINGS, OTHER THAN THE SECOND MONDAY, WILL HAVE
SET AGENDAS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY CALLING MEETING WITH BE
SOLE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AGENDA FOR THAT MEETING.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
****MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST FROM
COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ON 1.0030
ACRES BEING A PART OF 11.4003 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF LOTS 15 AND 16, BLOCK
5, FRIENDSWOOD SUBDIVISION AND AUTHORIZE ORDINANCE TO BE WRITTEN.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED
FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONE
CLASSIFICATION CHANGE FOR 3.5 ACRES AT OAK AND 518, RESERVE L, POLLY RANCH
SUBDIVISION FROM NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL FOR
THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1990.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND ACTION REGARDING
APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CITY MANAGER WAS NOT HELD AT THIS TIME.
MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 9: 15 PM.
MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER
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DELORIS ARCHER, CMC
CITY SECRETARY