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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1990-12-03 Regular 385 REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 3 , 1990 MINUTE OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER , 1990 AT T : 00 PM WITH THE .FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER MAYOR PRO-TEM FRANK FRANKOVICH COUNCILMEMBER RON RITTER COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART COUNCILMEMBER HAROLD RALEY CITY ATTORNEY TODD STEWART CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS ARCHER ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDER . INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY PASTOR ROY SKEETER , FRIENDSWOOD FRIENDS CHURCH . MAYOR SCHRADER AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BENNY BAKER CALLED A JOINT DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT EITHER ORAL AND WRITTEN REGARDING REQUEST FOR ZONE CHANGE FOR ( 1 ) LAND USE CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO SPECIAL USE (DRILL SITE) FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT SOUTH & EAST OF INTERSECTION OF FM 528 AND SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY { 2} LAND USE CHANGE FROM SPECIAL USE ( DRILL SITE) TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ( SFR ) FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT SOUTH & EAST OF INTERSECTION OF FM 528 AND SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY. TED BOGREN REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY OWNERS , STATED THIS REZONING WOULD ALLOW FOR GREATER UTILIZATION OF THE PROPERTIES. HEARING NO FURTHER INPUT , THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED . **COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN MOVED TO APPROVE CONTRACT WITH DELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEYS PERDUE , BRANDON AND FIEDLER FOR COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES AND AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED ATTENDING NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES THIS WEEK IN HOUSTON, REPORTED ON ALLEGATIONS THAT PAINT AND DEBRIS WERE BURIED ON CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE PROPERTY , REPORTED THAT PHILLIPS PIPELINE HAS COMPLETED RELOCATION OF PIPELINE AROUND BRIO , REPORTED ON A MEETING WITH HEST WASTE REGARDING RECYCLING, COMMENDED POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR ACTION FOR CONTROLLING A TEENAGE PARTY , STATED DISAPPOINTMENT IN STORER CABLE TELEVISION RECENT LETTER ON INCREASE IN RATES, REPORTED ON CLEAR LAKE AREA COUNCIL OF CITIES MEETING WITH GUEST SPEAKER BILL OLSON SPEAKING ON REGULATIONS FOR CABLE TELEVISION. 1 86 COUNCILMEMBER BITTER THECABLE T T EXPRESSED HIS AGREEMENT WITH THE MAYOR AT WHATON THE ELEVISION SUBJECT AND REQUESTED MAYOR SCHRADER TO LOOK NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS TO OFFER ON THIS ISSUE. COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN REPORTED THE HERITAGE GARDENERS HOME TOUR AND OPEN HOUSE WAS SUCCESSFUL, REPORTED ALL OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR FM 2351 HAS BEEN APPROVED, REPORTED ON MEETING WITH PROPERTY OWNERS ON RIGHT OF WAY FOR FM 528 IN HARRIS COUNTY AND REPORTED MOST OF GALVESTON COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY HAS BEEN ACQUIRED. COUNCILMEMBER STUART REPORTED ON PROGRESS OF WINDSONG CROSSING AND WATER LINE BREAKS. G COUNCILMEMBER FRAHKOVICH REPORTED THAT LEAGUE CITY MAYOR ANNOUNCED THEY HAVE MADE A PROFIT FROM THEIR RECYCLING EFFORT HAS S. GINNY CHEEK AND BETTY MARX, RESIDENTS OF MERRIWOOD, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO PRESENT A PETITION EXPRESSING THEIR CONCER REGARDING THE CITY ALLOWING USE OF ARENA PARK BY N CONSTRUCTION TO PARK THEIR EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION BUILDING AND STORE THEIR MATERIAL FOR THE STREET PROJECT IN PROGRESS . ND SCHRADER REQUESTED CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH MS. MAYOR MARX FOR ASSURANCE THE PARK PROPERTY IS PUT BACK AS WAAND S MS. UTICON CONSTRUCTION BEING PAID . TO COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH REQUESTED CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGINES LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE PLANS FOR THIS AREA E AND POSSIBLY INCREAS CULVERTS FOR MORE FLOW. E CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON STATUS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT , IMPACT + STREET RECYCLING SCHEDULE AND UTILITY BILLING . REFUNDS: SURFACE WATER, MAYOR SCHRADER REQUESTED CITY MANAGER PROVIDE A STATUS REPORT FM 2351 DESIGN WORK AND SUNMEADOW DRAINAGE PROJECT, FORMAL ON LY REQUESTED UTICON CONSTRUCTION NOT BE PAID UNTIL ARENA PARK BACK AS WAS , SUGGESTED THE OLD SEWER PLANT PROPERTY ON FM 2357 IS BE USED FOR THE PARKING THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEXT PHASE O STREET PROGRAM, AND SUGGESTED A WO UTILITY WORKSHOP BE HELD ON THE BILLING PROBLEM. ITX COUNCILMEMBER RITTER STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANOTHER TWO MONTHS HISTORY OF UTILITY BILLING AS IS SET UP NOW. COUNCILMEMBER STUART STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY GO BACK TO BI-MONTHLY BILLING . **COUNCILMEMBER BITTER MOVED TO RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROPRIATION OF $2 , 500EFORMSCHOLARSHIPAFUNDSUS TO ALLOW COUNCILMEMBERS AND STAFF NEW FOCUS TAFF TO ATTEND THE NEXT US SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RALEY. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 2 **COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. R90-44 , A 3 8 7 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO ATTEST, RESPECTIVELY , A RATE ORDER RELATING TO SUSPENSION OF OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE TO BE CHARGED BY HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY WITHIN THE CITY . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . **COUNCILMEMBER STUART MOVED TO APPROVE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE T90-28 , AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , ORDINANCE NO. 87-6 , PASSED AND APPROVED THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL , 1987 , AND BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL WORK IN THE CITY , BY STRIKING ALL OF SECTION 3 . 01 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 3 . 01 , BY STRIKING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF SECTION 12 - 01 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECOND SENTENCE , AND BY STRIKING ARTICLE XIII IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW ARTICLE XIII ; PROVIDING THAT THE ELECTRICAL BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN MEMBERS PLUS THE CITY ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AS AN AD HOD MEMBER ; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 1990 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AS PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION ; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN $2, 000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 87-6 , AS AMENDED ; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE T90-32 , REZONING OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO 808 PENN DRIVE WAS PASSED AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNER . "COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH MOVED TO APPROVE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO . T90-34 , AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE BY ADDING TO SECTION 8-6 OF ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 8 OF NEW SUBSECTION C ; PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF A FEE OF ONE DOLLAR ( $1 . 00) PER MONTH , EFFECTIVE AS OF DECEMBER 1 , 1990 , TO BE ADDED TO EACH RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES BILL TO RECOVER THE COST OF PROVIDING RECYCLED GARBAGE SERVICES . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RALEY . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THERE WOULD NOT BE A COUNCIL MEETING ON DECEMBER 10TH . MAYOR SCHRADER INVITED EVERYONE TO ATTEND THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AT STEVENSON PARK ON DECEMBER 10TH AT 7 : 00 PM. **COUNCILMEMBER HITTER MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS , APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS WITH UNITED SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY INC . , APPROVAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL , RATIFY AND CONFIRM AUTHORIZATION FOR PARTICIPATION WITH SOUTHWESTERN BELL RATE STEERING COMMITTEE , APPROVE CANCELLATION OF WORKSHOP MEETING FOR DECEMBER 10TH AND MINUTES OF OCTOBER 8TH AND OCTOBER 15TH , 1990 3 388 AS AMENDED . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE YULETIDE CHRISTMAS PARADE NEXT SATURDAY AT 6 : 00 PM AND INVITED EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE. APPOINTMENTS TO THE ELECTRICAL WERE POSTPONED UNTIL DECEMBER 17TH MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER STUART SUGGESTED THE CITY SHOULD HAVE A POLICY TO NOT APPOINT MEMBER TO BOARDS AND COMMITTEES UNLESS THEY LIVE IN THE CITY. TODD STEWART PRESENTED UPDATE ON METROPOLITAN MOVING AND STORAGE AND REPORTED THEY HAVE REQUESTED WRIT OF JUDGMENT BE FILED AND REPORTED METROPOLITAN MOVING AND STORAGE HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY BUT THAT SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE SUMMARY JUDGEMENT. MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED HE WILL MAKE A PROPOSAL TO COUNCIL REGARDING THE SIGN ORDINANCE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH REPORTED THAT UNOFFICIALLY , THE GRANT APPLICATION TO TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WAS NOT ACCEPTED AND REPORTED CLOVER ACRES DRAINAGE PROJECT WILL BE ON THE NEXT COUNCIL AGENDA . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 8 : 25 PM 4 YOR PAUL W. SCHRADER Z ATT DEL013IS ARCHER , CMC CITY SECRETARY 4