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SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 11 , 1991 '-
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
THAT WAS HELD ON THE 11TH DAX OF MARCH, 1991 AT 7 : 00 p,�[ AT
FRTENDSWOOD CITY HALL , COUNCIL CHAMBERS , 109 WILLOWICK, �
FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A
QUORUM:
. MAYOR PAUL• SCHRADER
MAYOR PRO-TEM FRANK FRANKOVICH ( ARR .7 : 10)
COUNCILMEMBER RON �RITTER
COUNCILMEMBER BOB W.ICKLANDER
COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART
COUNCILMEMBER HAROLD RALEY
CITY MANAGER RON COX
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS ARCHER
MAYOR SCHRADER THANKED EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP
MEETING ON CLOVER ACRES SUBDIVISION AND COWART CREEK WATERSHED
AND THE CLEAR CREEK REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL PLAN.
MAYOR SCHRADER RECAPPED THE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN CLOVER ACRES
SUBDIVISION AND COWART CREEK WATERSHED AND THE PROPOSED
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS TO ALLEVIATE THIS FLOODING .
A LENGTHX DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE PROPOSED INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENTS WITH REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT FROM CLEAR CREEK DAAINAGE
DISTRICT , BRAZORIA COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT �4 , BRAZORYA COUNTY,
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION AND PROPERTY
OWNERS , JAMES BAKER , MARK BAKER AND WESLEY BAKER .
REPRESENTATIVES FROM CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT, BRAZORIA
COUNTY , BRAZORIA COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT #4 , STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION AND THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD STATED THEY
ARE IN SUPPORT OF RESOLVING THE FLOODING PROBLEMS. VARIOUS
CaNCERNS WERE EXFRESSED REGARDING BRIDGES , BOX CULVERTS, WIDENING
DITCHES ON COUNTY ROADS 127 & 129 , CONDEMNATION & DAMAGES,
CULVERT CAPACITY, EQUALIZERS, STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
PRELIMINAAY STUDY AVAILABILITY , FUNDING TO BE � RECOMMENDED 1'0
ADMINISTRATION BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARMENT FROM DISCRETIONARY
FUNDS FOR STRUCTURES , REGIONAL DETENTION POND AND BLOCKAGES
DOWNSTREAM AND IN ROADSIDE DITCHES THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT .
MAYOR SCHRADER AND COUNCILMEMBERS DISCUSSED THE NEED TO DEVELOP
ALTERNATIVE PLANS IF THE PLAN TO UTIL12E THE BAKER PROPERTY IS
NOT FINALIZED . MAYOR SCHRADER AND COUNCILMEMBERS REITERATED
SUPPORT TO RESQLVE THE FLQODING PROBLEMS, THANKED THE STATE
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR ATTENDING THIS MEETING AND PLEDGING THEIR
SUPPORT IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM AND FOR PROVIDING THE
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PRELIMINARY STUDY AND A FUTURE WORKSHOP WAS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL
BTH.
MAYOR SCHRADER SUMMARIZED THE NiEETING , STATING THE �1R . BAKER HAD
NOW MADE HIS POSITION ON THE PROPOSAL CLEAR . MR. BAKER IS
OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT A DETENTION DITCH ACROSS HIS ,
PROPERTY . THE MAYOR SUGGESTED THAT T.HE• COUNCIL AND OTHER
AGENCIES REVIEW THE WINSLOW AND ASSOCIATES REPORT AND COSTS AND '
THE NEW STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORT. HE SAID TAAT PARTICULAR
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT COCLUSION „
THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SINGLE OPTZON WOULD NOT SOLVE THE
CLOVER ACRES FLOODING PROBLEM AND IN FACT THAT EVEN IF THE ENTIRE
PROJECT IS COMPLETED , IT MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE �
FLAT ELEVATION .
MR . JAMES BAKER , MR . GUS WENZEL , MR . JOE LOCKRIDGE , AND MR .
STEVE JOHNSON PARTICIPATED IN THE DISCUSSIONS .
A BRIEF RECESS WAS HELD AT THIS TIME .
PRESENTATION WAS MADE BY HARRI$ COUNTY F,LOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ,
MR . RICHARD KRAUS , P .E. , PLANNING DEPARTMENT MANAGER AND AL
FLORES , P .E . , PROJECT ENGINEER WITH •DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING
REGARDING STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAR CREEK REGIONAL FLOOD
CONTROL PLAN . MR . KRAUS REPORTED THIS PROGRAM BEGAN TWO YEARS
AGO WITH DEVELOPMENT OF BY-LAWS FOR THIS COMMITTEE AND THE
COMPLETION OF PHASE 1 IN DECEMBEK , 199Q AND WORK BEGINNING ON
PHASE II . MR . KRAUS REPORTED AFTER THE PROJECT IS PUT TOGETHER ,
THE ENTIRE PROJECT WITH MAPS AND MODELS THAT IS IN HARRIS COUNTY
WILL BE SUBMITTED TO FEMA AND THEN EACH ENTITY WILL SUBMIT THEIR
OWN MAP . MR . KRAUS STATED THE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR
DEVELOPERS TO PAY FOR THE REGIONAL PLAN . '
MAYOR SCHRADER AND COUNCILMEMBERS THANKED MR . KRAUS AND MR .
FLORES FOR ATTENDING AND PRESENTING THIS' .UPDATE ON THE CLEAR
CREEK REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL PLAN .
IN HON�R OF HIS HONOR ' S BIRTHDAY , EVERYONE JOINED IN SINGING
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND BIRTHDAY CAKE AND COFFEE WAS ENJOYED BY ALL.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9 : 30 PM.
� MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER
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DELOR S ARCHE , CMC
CITY SECRETARY
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