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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1990-07-16 Special 303 SPECIAL MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL JULY 16 , 1990 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON JULY 16 , 1990 AT CITY HALL AT 6 : 30 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER MAYOR PRO-TEM FRANK FRANKOVICH COUNCILMEMBER RON RITTER COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDER COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON ACTING CITY MANAGER MELVIN MEINECKE ASSISTANT TO CITY SECRETARY JANE TOLLETT ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WERE COUNCILMEMBER HAROLD RALEY AND DELORIS ARCHER , CITY SECRETARY , RECUPERATING FROM NECK SURGERY. MAYOR SCHRADER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER . MAYOR SCHRADER INTRODUCED ROBERT C . DRENTH, PRESIDENT OF BEST WASTE SYSTEMS , INC . AND KAY EASTEP , REPRESENTATIVE OF BEST WASTE, SYSTEMS. MS. EASTEP PRESENTED A SLIDE PRESENTATION OF RECYCLING AND ANSWERED SEVERAL QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AND THE AUDIENCE. A CONTRACT WILL BE GIVEN TO COUNCIL AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE FOR CONSIDERATION OF A CURBSIDE RECYLING PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD . A DOLLAR FEE ON THE WATER BILL EACH MONTH TO EACH RESIDENT TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE WAS PROPOSED. CURB RECYCLING WILL HOPEFULLY START INITIALLY WITH THE RECYLING OF ALUMINUM, SOME PLASTICS , GLASS AND NEWSPAPER PRODUCTS AND AN INTENSE LEARNING PROGRAM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE FUNDAMENTALS AND IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AT LENGTH BETWEEN COUNCIL AND MS . EASTEP WITH THE ITEM BEING PLACED ON THE JULY 23RD AGENDA FOR ACTION. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ACCESS TO WINDEMERE ROAD BY RANCHO VIEJO RESIDENTS . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN STATED SHE HAD SPOKEN TO JOHN OLSON, CITY ATTORNEY , WHO FELT THE SUGGESTIONS SHE HAS FOR THE HOMEOWNERS WHOSE PROPERTY BACKED UP TO WINDEMERE ROAD WAS FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED. THE SUGGESTIONS ARE 1 ) KEYS BE MADE WITH A NUMBER ON EACH KEY AND HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS GIVEN A KEY - ASSIGNED BY NUMBER , 2) THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAVE ACCESS FOR MOWING, 3) THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ALREADY HAVE A KEY TO GATE AND 4 ) ONLY ONE LOCK BE ON THE GATE THEREBY REDUCING THE NECESSITY OF HAVE NUMEROUS LOCKS. COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN FELT BY GIVING THE HOMEOWNERS ACCESS , THE PARKS DEPARTMENT COULD MOW AS THEY NEEDED . COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE GATE MOVED BACK TO THE LAST LOT. 1 304 DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AT LENGTH. PAT ST. CRICQ AND LYNN WEBER , HOMEOWNERS IN RANCHO VIEJO, STATED THERE IS ALWAYS DUMPING AT THE GATE AT WINDEMERE ROAD AND THEY HAVE IT HAULED AWAY AND NEW TRASH IS DUMPED THERE AGAIN. COUNCILMEMBER RITTER FELT COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN 'S ANSWER IS A GOOD INTERIM SOLUTION WHICH MAY BE MADE PERMANENT WHEN THE SAND PIT ISSUE IS RESOLVED. COUNCILMEMBER ,, NEWMAN STATED SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ITEM ON JULY 23RD AGENDA FOR ACTION. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM 3 (TMRS) CONTRIBUTION RATE WITH PRESENTATION BY SERGEANT ANDY PETERSEN AND CINDY EDGE, REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT COMMITTEE . THE EMPLOYEES NOW HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE 5% AND THE CIT`. MATCHES THIS CONTRIBUTION . THE PROPOSAL IS TO BE 6% EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION AND A 1 . 5 MATCH BY THE CITY. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AT LENGTH BETWEEN COUNCIL AND ANDY AND CINDY . THIS ITEM WILL BE PLACED ON THE JULY 23RD AGENDA FOR ACTION . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE AND INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 125 PLAN WITH ROGER ROECKER , FINANCE DIRECTOR . THIS ITEM WILL PLACED ON THE JULY 23RD AGENDA FOR ACTION . DISCUSSION CONTINUED REGARDING THE 1990/1991 BUDGET REVENUES AND 1990/1991 BUDGET EXPENDITURES WITH DISCUSSION AT LENGTH BY ROGER ROECKER , FINANCE DIRECTOR , AND MELVIN MEINECKE, ACTING CITY MANAGER . MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 10 : 00 PM. 5�A 01 MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER ATTEST : 0LLETT ASS TANT TO CITY SECRETARY /JT 2