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SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 13 , 1990
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT
WAS HELD ON THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST , 1990 AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER
COUNCILMEMBER RON RITTER
COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDER
COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART
ACTING CITY MANAGER MELVIN MEINECKE
ASSISTANT TO CITY SECRETARY JANE TOLLETT
ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WERE COUNCILMEMBER HAROLD RALEY AND FRANK
FRANKOVICH AND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS ARCHER .
MAYOR SCHRADER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER WITH NO EXECUTIVE
SESSION BEING HELD AT THIS TIME.
MAYOR SCHRADER STATED THE CANDITATES FINAL REPORT IS DUE 7/ 16/90
IN CITY SECRETA-RY ' S OFFICE.
MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THE AIR CONDITIONER BIDS WILL BE OPENED
TUESDAY , AUGUST 21ST AND ALL OF COUNCIL CONCURRED MEETING PRIOR
TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 27TH TO AWARD THE
BID .
MAYOR SCHRADER STATED HE READ A REPORT FROM THE TEXAS RESEARCH
COUNCIL ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES AND FOUND FRIENDSWOOD , WHICH
IS ONE OF FOUR CITIES INCLUDING ALVIN , LEAGUE CITY AND LAKE
JACKSON . THE REPORT FOUND FRIENDSWOOD SHOWING THE LOWEST TOTAL
COST OF SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY , LOWEST REVENUES PER CAPITA ,
LOWEST EXPENDUTURES PER CAPITA AND THE LOWEST NUMBER OF CITY
EMPLOYEES.
COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER STATED HE HAD HEARD FROM RESIDENTS
REGARDING THE RECYCLING PROGRAM AND WERE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE
OUT OF AREA STEALING THE SPECIAL CONTAINERS AND STATED HE IS
COMING BACK TO COUNCIL WITH A PROPOSAL TO MAKE THAT ILLEGAL.
COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN INQUIRED FROM MELVIN MEINECKE , ACTING CITY
MANAGER , REGARDING THE STATUS OF FORREST VIEW AND FAIRDALE.
MELVIN MEINECKE STATED IT WILL BE COVERED IN 'THE CITY MANAGERS
REPORT.
COUNCILMEMBER STUART STATED HE MET WITH ROGER ROECKER , FINANCE
DIRECTOR , GREG KUNKEL OF EMS , AND JIM ROBERTSON OF FRIENDSWOOD
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT REGARDING EMS FEES AND FELT IT WAS A
VERY GOOD MEETING AND THEY REALIZE THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM THE
FEES.
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COUNCILMEMBER STUART ANNOUNCED THE REPORT FROM DANNENBAUM
ENGINEERING REGARDING THE CLEAR CREEK STEERING WATERSHED
COMMITTEE IS ALMOST COMPLETE AND PRESENTED TWO VOLUMES TO
COUNCIL . ONE COPY IS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND OTHER IS
HYDRAULIC BASELINE AND REPRESENT $400 , 000 . 00 OF STUDY . ONE COPY
WILL BE IN THE CITY SECRETARY ' S OFFICE AND THE OTHER COPY TO
JIMMY THOMPSON , COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR . COUNCILMEMBER
STUART WENT ON TO STATE THAT PHASE TWO STUDY IS NOW BEING APPLIED
FOR THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND IS ON THEIR
SEPTEMBER 20TH AGENDA AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM THE ENTITIES TO
BE PRESENT WHICH WOULD MAKE APPLYING FOR THE FUNDING EASIER .
COUNCILMEMBER RALEY STATED HE HAS HEARD MANY POSITIVE COMMENTS
FROM RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE CURB RECYCLING
WHICH WILL COME INTO BEING IN FEBRUARY , 1991 .
COUNCILMEMBER RALEY ANNOUNCED HE HAS VIEWED "NEW FOCUS" VIDEO
FROM CHIEF STOUT WHICH WAS VERY REVEALING AND ENTHUSIATIC ABOUT
BEHAVIOR AND DRUGS IN TEENAGERS AND IS IN HOPES TO HAVE THIS
PROJECT BE OF USE IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD .
COUNCILMEMBER RALEY STATED HE HAD READ MR . FITZGERALDS LETTER OF
AUGUST 8TH IN WHICH HE STATED HAD NO JURISDICITION OF DRAINAGE
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS FRIENDSWOOD AND COUNCILMEMBER RALEY
STRESSED WE NEED TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE CITY NOW.
COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH STATED HE WALKED THE ROOF OF FIRE
STATION NO. 1 LAST FRIDAY AND HE WILL HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BACK
TO COUNCIL WITH SOME PRODUCTS FOR REVIEW.
COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH SAID HE FELT IT VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE
CITY TO REVIEW MAP OF THE CLEAR CREEK WATERSHED PLAN AND MAKE
SURE THERE IS NO CONTROVERSEY AND FINALLY TO HAVE JIMMY THOMPSON ,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR , TO REVIEW THE PLANS AND COMPARE
TO PRIOR MAPS TO MAKE SURE OF THEIR ACCURACY AND MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL.
LARRY OUTLER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS LAUREL FIELD
SUBDIVISION REGARDING THE PLANTING SCREEN. HE FELT THE
INFORMATION HE WAS GIVEN WAS NOT APPROPRIATE FROM THE ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT AND MAYOR SCHRADER STATED HE WOULD SEE THE LETTER HE
REQUESTED IS PUT ON CITY STATIONARY .
FRANK WEBB STATED TO COUNCIL HE FELT THE VOLUNTARY ONE DOLLAR
EACH MONTH WAS ALRIGHT WITH HIM BUT WHERE ARE THE MONIES GOING TO
THE CITY?
ED BEGRETTI RESIDENT IN SUN MEADOW SUBDIVISION ,APPEARED BEFORE
COUNCIL TO STATE THE NEW DITCH UPSTREAM IN SUNMEADOW AND IS THERE
SUCH A DITCH GOING IN? COUNCILMEMBER RALEY STATED HE KNEW OF THE
LETTER AND THE DITCH CAN BE SEEN ALONG MOORE ROAD.
GRACE EDWARDS APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO STATE SHE FEELS FLYERS
SHOULD BE SENT TO ALL RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF
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MEETINGS ON DRAINAGE AND A CITY WIDE DRAINAGE PLAN NEEDS TO BE
EXPEDITED IN ORDER TO HAVE ALL OF THE CREEKS AND PLANNED
DEVELOPMENTS BE COORDINATED AND CONTAIN THE WATER RUNOFF .
MAYOR SCHRADER STATED THE QUESTION WAS RAISED AS TO WHERE THE
WATER WOULD COME FROM TO DUMP IN TO THE DITCH TRAVERSING MOORE
ROAD . THERE IS A BREAK IN THE WATERSHED BETWEEN CHIGGER CREEK
WATERSHED AND DICKINSON BAYOU WATERSHED SOMEWHERE AND AS A RESULT
THIS MATTER HAS BEEN REFERRED TO TEXAS WATER COMMISSION AND THEY
HAVE SPOKEN TO OFFICIALS IN GALVESTON COUNTY WHO IN TURN WROTE A
LETTER TO THE TEXAS WATER COMMISSION STATING IT WAS NOT IN THEIR
JURISDICTION AND IN THE VIEW OF MAYOR SCHRADER THAT PUTS IT BACK
INTO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TEXAS WATER COMMISSION AND THE CITY
COUNCIL SHOULD ASK WHERE THE BOUNDARY EXACTLY IS .
RICHARD JACKSON APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO STATE TO COUNCIL THE
SUN MEADOW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WOULD CONSIDER TAKING
$10 , 000 . 00 FROM THE SUN MEADOW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FUND FOR
THE $50 , 000 PROPOSED FOR DORAL AND SUN COURT AND THERE WILL
BE STRINGS ATTACHED AND HE WOULD LIKE THE SERVICE OF THE SECOND
OUTFALL TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF YEAR AND MR . JACKSON WENT
ON TO STATE THE RESIDENTS IN SUNMEADOW FEEL THE MOORE ROAD ISSUE
NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AT LENGTH .
AT THIS TIME , COUNCIL RECESSED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION , 7 : 30
PM.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6252-17 ,
TEXAS VERNON ' S CIVIL STATUTES ( g) APPOINTMENT , EMPLOYMENT,
EVALUATION , REASSIGNMENT , DUTIES , DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A
PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE , OR TO HEAR COMPLAINTS OF CHARGES
AGAINST SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE - (A) REPLACEMENT FOR CITY
MANAGER .
THE COUNCIL MEETING RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AT 8 : 40 PM WITH NO
ACTION BEING TAKEN.
MAYOR SCHRADER STATED THE PROPOSED WATER SAFETY ORDINANCE TO
ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC WATER
WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY AND TO ALL WATERCRAFT
NAVIGATED OR MOVING ON THE PUBLIC WATER WILL BE PLACED ON THE
NEXT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION IN ORDER TO RECEIVE MORE
INFORMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER RITTER FELT THE ORDINANCE MAY BE PLACING SOME
RESTRICTIONS AGAINST THE YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH USE
THE CREEKS .
"MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH TO APPROVE THE ROUTE OF
SUN MEADOW SUBDIVISION DIVERSIONARY DRAINAGE CHANNEL ROUTE
ALTERNATE NO . 2 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RALEY . THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS.
AFTER DISCUSSION , COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH STATED HE IS GOING TO
ATTEND MEETING IN KEMAH REGARDING THE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FOR
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .
MAYOR SCHRADER STATED TO COUNCIL HIS SUPPORT AND HE HOPED TO GAIN
THAT OF COUNCIL FOR RESOLUTION NO . 90-01 OF THE HARRIS COUNTY
MAYORS ' AND COUNCILS ' ASSOCIATION REQUESTING THE HOUSTON
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY TO HOLD A NEW ELECTION ON THE RAIL
ISSUE AND THEY ALL CONCURRED EVEN THOUGH THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD
IS NOT IN THE METRO AREA .
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING PROPOSED 1990/1991 BUDGET
EXPENDITURES.
**MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO APPROVE $2, 800 . 00 TO THE
NEW FOCUS PROGRAM FOR 100-150 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART .
***MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION
TO $1 , 800 TO THE NEW FOCUS PROGRAM.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RALEY . THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS.
****MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED , APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER WICKLANDER TO APPROVE $4 , 000. 0 TO
BE PLACED IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET INCREASE FOR AN AUDIT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART. THE MOTION WAS UNANMOUS. .
**MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART TO APPROVE THE COUNCIL
BUDGET CUTS AND INCREASES DATED AUGUST 9 , 1990 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RALEY . THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS.
**MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER TO APPROVE POLICE
DEPARTMENT VEHICLES AT $13 , 500 . 00 .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN. THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS.
MAYOR SCHRADER REMINDED COUNCIL THEY WILL MEET EARLY AUGUST 27 AT
6 : 45 PM TO AWARD THE BID ON THE AIR CONDITIONER FOR CITY HALL .
MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 10 : 00 PM.
AYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER
ATTEST :
J TOLLETT
A ISTANT TO CITY SECR TARY
/JT
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