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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1991-06-03 Regular 467 REGULAR MEETING '' FRIENDSW�OD CITY COUNCIL , JUNE 3 , 1991 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETTNG OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT '' WAS AELD ON THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE , 1991 AT 7 : 00 PM AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, COUNCIL� CHAMBERS, 109 WILLOWICK , FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER MAYOR PRO-TEM FRANK FRANKOVICH COUNCILMEMBER RON RITTER COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART COUNCILMEMBER HAROLD RALEY CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS ARCHER INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREiND NORMAN FRY. BOY SCOUT TROOP 318 LED THE PLEDGE OF ALL�GSANCE . MAYOR SCHRADER AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMTSSION CHAIRMAN BENNY BAKER CALLED A JOINT DOCRETED PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE INPUT EITHER ORAL OR WRITTEN FOR THE FOLLOWING: A) REQUEST FOR ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE FOR 2. 2$9� ACRES OF LAND OUT OF FOREST CREEK SUBDIVISION , TRACT I , RESERVE A , LOCATED ON FRIENASWOOD LINK ROAD , ONE SLOCR FROM OXNARD LANE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER (NC) TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE (SFR) . B) TO RECEIVE INPUT EITHER ORAL OR WRITTEN REGARDING REQUEST FOR ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE FOR 1 . Q01 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF FOREST CREEK SUBDIVISION , TRACT II - RESERVE A , LOCATED ON FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD ONE BLOCK FROM OXNARD LANE. FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ( NC ) TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ( S�R,) . MIKE KINDRED SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF THE REZONING` FOR TRACT 1 AND TRACT IT . HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS , THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED . MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED JUNE 1-NOVEMBER 3� : 1991 AS "GULF HURRICANE SEASON" AND FRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO LUCY WOLTZ , REPRESENTING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND PROCLAIMED WEEK OF JUNE 3-8 , 19g1 AS "MANAGEMENT WEEK" . 468 � MAYOR SCHRADER RECOGNIZED CAROLYN WRIGHT AND GLENDA MCDONALD WHO WERE PRESENTED THE "KEY" TO THE CITY LA�T WEEK IN RECOGNITION FOR THE TIME AND DEDICATION TO THE DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM AND PROJECT PROM. MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THE SECOND READING OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE � WILL BE ON THE AGENDA FOR JUNE 17TH, PARKS AND RECREATION HAS PUBLISHED THEIR SUMMER SCHEDULE , Y.N.O. C . PROGRAM STARTED THIS ' WEEK , CORRESPONDENCE WAS SENT TO LEGISLATURES IN SUPPORT OF THE SPACE STATION FREEDOM, REPORTED ON CLOVER FIELD AIRPORT AND ., STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST NOTICES OF AIRPORT COMMITTEE MEETINGS BE POSTED IN ALL THAEE CITY HALLS AND MEETINGS BE HELD AT ONE OF THE CITY HALLS. CaUNCSLMEMBER RITTER FORMALLY CONGRATULATED COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES ON BEING ELECTED TO POSTTION �2 AND RECOGNIZED PAST CONTRIBUTIONS OF BQB WICKLANDER OVER THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS, PUBLICLY THANKED CARQLYN WRI�HT AND GLENDA MCDONALD ON REGEIYING THE KEY TO THE CITY AND SETTING EXAMPLES FOR MANY TO FOLLOW AND RESPONDED TO MAYOR SCHRADER ' S STATEMENT ON CLOVER FIELD AIRPORT . COUNCTLMEMBER MEASELES ALSO RECOGNIZED BOB WICKLANDERS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITX ; REPORTED THE RED CROSS SHELTER IS PREPARED FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON AND URGED CITIZENS TO PREPARE NOW BY ACQUIRING NEEDED SUPPLIES , REPORTED ON ATTENDING T.M.L . REGION 1u MEETING LAST WEEK WITH COUNCILMEMBER STUART, CITY MANAGER AND CITY SECRETARY AND ANNOUNCED THE LIONS CLUB WILL BE HOLDING A FUND RAISER THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN RECOGNIZED BOB WICKLANDERS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, IN PARTICULAR THE "PAY AS XOU GO STREET PROGRAM" , WELCOMED COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES AND THANKED THOSE THAT WORKED AND SUPPORTED PROJECT PROM. COUNCILMEMBER STUART REPQRTED ON ATTENDING GALVESTON COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILMENS ASSOCIATION MEETING LAST WEEK WITH MAYOR SCHRADER , REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE T .M.L . REGION 1 � MEETING LAST WEEK AND REPORTED THE SPEAKER , JACK FLOYD , PROVIDED A VERY INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM ON INSURANCE. COU.NCILMEMBER RALEY WELCOMED COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES , ASKED ABOUT THE. REPAIRS TO THE BUILDING BY STOP N GO AT SUNMEADOW AND THANKED BOB, WICKLANDER FOR HIS WORK ON COUNCIL. GOUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH CONGRATULATED COUNCTLMEMBER MEASELES ON HIS ELECTION TO POSI�ION �2 AND EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE EROSION OF THE SIDES OF THE BANKS OF THE DETENTION POND ON FM 528 AND ASKED IF THE SANKS HAD BEEN HYDRO-MULCHED . MAYOR SGHRADER PROCLAIMED THE WEEK OF JUNE 2-S , 1991 AS TMTEACHER 'THANK-YOU ' WEEKTM AND PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO F . I .S.D , SUPERINTENDENT TED THOMAS AND PRESENTED MR . THOMAS WITH A PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF HIS RETIREMENT AND HIS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROCLAIMED JUNE 1 �TH AS "TED THOMAS DAY" IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD . 469 ARTIST LAURIE WHITEHEAD PRESENTED TO �HE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD A ARTIST PROOF OF HER QUINTO CENTENARIO PAINTING AS A THANK YOU T4 THE CTTY FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT FaR TRANSPORTING HER PAINTING TO THE MARITIME MUSEUM FOR A SHOWING. MS. WHITEHEAD ANNOUNCED SHE HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS TO DO THE OFFICIAL '� PAINTING OF WELCOMING BACK THE TROOPS TO TEXAS AND UNVEILED HER PAINTING "TEXAS SALUTE TQ OUR TROOPSTM THAT SHE IS WORKING ON . MS. PENNY BURKE , CHAIRMAN PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD , �" APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL ALONG WITH NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF THE PARKS BOARD AND PRESENTED THE PROPOSED STEVENSON PARK MASTER PLAN WHICH WAS DESIGNED BY GALVESTON COUNTY BEACH PARKS BOARD PLANNING DIVISION AND THE ESTIMATED COST IS APPROXIMATELY $365 TO $375 THOUSAND . MS. BURKE REPORTED THE PARKS BOARD IS LOOKING AT 1776 PARK AND ALSO LOOKING AT CONNECTING ARENA PARK WITH STEVENSON PARK. MAYOR SCHRADER SUGGESTED THE PARKS BOARD PREPARE A PRIORITY LISTING FOR A THREE � YEAR PERIOD AND STATED THE COUNCIL WOULD VOTE ON THIS PROPOSED PLAN. COUNCILMEMBER STUART AAVISED THE ROTARY CLUB IS LOOKING FOR A PROJECT TO FUND AND WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THE PARKS BOARD . COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH SUGGESTED A WORKSAOP MEETING BE HELD . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER SUGGESTED THE PARKS BOARD LOOK AT THE POSSIBIL:ITY OF LINKING THE CITY PARK FACILITTES, POSSIBLY WITH BIKE OR WALKING PATHS. CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON CABLE TV FRANCHISE TAX , REVISIONS TO BUILDING COAES, ENGINEERING SCHEDULE FOR SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD SEWER PROJECT , POTENTIALLY SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE , UPDATE ON SON LIGHT MISSION AND STATED STAFF HAD GAINED A GREAT DEAL FROM OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER BOB WICKLANDERS EXTENSIVE TENURE ON C�UNCIL AND STATED HIS LEADERSHIP WILL BE MISSED . COUNCILMEMBER RITTER REQUESTED A BRIEFING ON THE STANDARD BUILDING CODES , EXISTING VERSUS REVISED AND SUGGESTED THE CITY PUBLISH INFORMATTON ON HURRICANES FOR THE NEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE MOVED INTO THIS AREA . MAYOR SCHRADER ASKED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE PAYPLAN WITH CITY MANAGER ADVISING THE PAYPLAN NEEDS REVISING AND THAT POSSIBLY THIS COULD BE WORKED ON DURING THE BUDGET SESSIONS . �*GQUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH MOVED TO APPROVE MAYOR SCHRADERS APP4INTMENT OF COUNCILMEMBER RALEY AS MAYOR PRO-TEM FOR 1991- 1992 : SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE MAYOR SCHRADERS APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL LIAISONS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND FUNGTIONS : SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �*COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN MOVED TO APPROVE CITY MANAGERS RECOMMENAATION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF 0 . 2589 ACRES OF LANA AT 37 WILDERNESS TRAIL 'AND AUTHQRIZE EXECUTION OF DEED : SECONDED BY COUNCILMEM$ER RALEY. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ! 470 ��COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN MOVED TO APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF MS . JANIE HONEYCUTT TO THE PARKS & RECREATION BOARD AND COUNCILMEMBER STUART TO THE GALVESTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION STUDY COMMITTEE. SECONDED BY CO�NCILMEMBER RALEY . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . �. ��COUNCILMEMBER RALEY MOVED TO APPRQVE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE N0. T91-18 , AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING ` CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BEING A TRACT OF LAND KNOWN AS 17 . 0u9�1 ACRES OF LAND, BEING ALL OF RESERVE "H" , REPLAT OF POLLY RANCH ,, ESTATES SUBDIVISION FROM SPE�IFIC USE-UTILITIES TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL , AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE N0. 84-15 ; AND CpNTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. . SECONDED BX COUNCILMEMBER S�UART . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOtISLY . ��COUNCILMEMBER RITTER MOVED TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED FOR AWARD OF BID FOR PURCHASE OF DISPATCH CONSOLE FOR COMMUNICATTONS TO I .W.L . COMMUNICATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF �29 , 258 . 50 , FOR AWARD OF BID FOR PURCHASE OF 1 �1 VARIOUS MOBILE PORTABLE RADIOS AND 6 SINGLE UNIT RAPID CHARGES FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO I .W.L. COMMUNICATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $12 , 295 . 50 , FOR AWARD OF BID FOR PURCHASE OF AUMP TRUCK FOR PUBLIC WORKS TO BAYOU CITY FORD TRUCR SALES IN THE AMOUNT OF $27 ,003 •fll AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 20 & MAY 28 , 1991 AS SUBMITTED . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT : 20 PM. MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRAAER ATTEST : DELO IS ARCH R , CMC CITY SECRETARY � _,,.__.,_w�_____..._��._,._...._ __...___. _ ..__....._.___.._