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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1991-07-15 Special 487 , ,t SPECIAL MEETING h CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD JULY 15 , 1991 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOA CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON JULX 15 , 1991 AT 7 : 00 PM AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL � COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 109 WILLOWICK, FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER MAYOR PRO-TEM HAROLD RALEY COUNCILMEMBER RON RITTER COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART COUNCILMEMBER FRANK FRANKOVICH CITY ATTORNEY TODD STEWART CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS ARCHER INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREND MICHAEL LOGAN, SON LIGHT MISSION CHURCH . MAYOR SCHRADER LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED THE WEEK OF JULY 14 - 20, 1991 , AS "SPACE WEEK" AND PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO BILL KELLY. MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED THE JUNE BUILDING REPORT INDICATED BUILDING IS AHEAD OF 1990 BY 38 . 9% , E . P.A. HAS ANNOUNCED A PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE WILL BE OPENED ON FM 518 AT DIXIE FARM ROAD ANA THANKED THE MANY VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF THAT WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE THE 4TA OF JULY CELESRATION SO SiiCCESSFUL. COUNCILMEMBER RITTER ALSO THANKED EVERYONE FOR HELPING WITH THE �}TH OF JULY AND THANKED THOSE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES THAT WERE HONORED AND REPORTED ON RECEIVING NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS REGARDING STATUS OF CLOVER FIELD AIRPORT. MAYdR SCIiRADER ANNOUNCED TAERE WOULD NOT BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON CLOVER FIELD AIRPORT AS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED. COUNCILMEMBER RITTER ACKNOWLEDGE THE DONATION FROM THE DAWSONS FOR NEEDED R . O.W. FOR THE FM 528 WIDENING PROJECT AND ASKED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE PETITION ON 209 STANLEY COURT, 1 488-. ,.. s ` COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES EXTENDED SYMPATHY TO THE WILLIAMS FAMILY IN THE RECENT LOSS OF THEIR SON STACY AND ANNOUNCED THERE WOULD BE A BLOOD DRIVE TUESDAY AT THE FIRE STATION, THANKED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF FOR THE �4TH OF JULY AND REPORTED RECEIVING COMPLAINTS ON EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE FIRE TRUCKS AND SPEEDING BY A '° MOTORCYCLE OFFICER DOWN THE PARADE ROUTE , AND REPORTED ON , ATTENDING THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE CLEAR LAKE COUNCIL OF CITIE5 WITH A PROGRAM ON WETLANDS AND RECOMMENDED THE CITY ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO PROTECT WETLANDS. a COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN SUGGESTED A LETTER BE SENT FROM COUNCIL TO THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WORKED ON THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND TO THE RAGTOPS FOR PROVIDING CARS AND THEATER UNDER THE STARS FOR � THEIR PERFORMANCE AT THE NIGHT PROGRAM AND REQUESTED STAFF LOOK AT THE SIGNAGE FOR THE CLOSING OF SPREADING OAKS . COUNCILMEMBER STUART STATED HE WAS HONORED TO BE A PART OF THE �TH OF JULY EVENING PROGRAM HONORING ALL VETERANS , REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CLEAR CREEK REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE DANNEBAUM ENGINEERING PRESENTED MAPS SHOWING FLOOD PLAIN, WETLANDS AND BRUSHLANDS AND REGIONAL DETENTION SITE FOR FLOOD CONTROL AND REPORTED THERE WOULD BE A MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 11 AT 7 : 30 PM AT PEARLAND CITY HALL WHERE THE MAPS WILL BE ON DISPLAY . COUNCILMEMBER RALEY STATED HE ENJOYED THE �4TH OF JULY PARADE AND FESTIVITIES BUT WAS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENING PROGRAM DUE TO A FAMILY TRAGEDY , REPORTED ON A CONFERENCE CALL BY MEMBERS OF THE CLOVER FIELD AIRPORT COMMITTEE AND F.A. A . AND STATED THERE APPEARS TO BE A NEW DIRECTION AND REPORTED A MEETING WILL BE HELD AT A MEETING ON JULY 16 AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL TO DISCUSS THE OPTIONS AND THEREFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JULY 29 WILL NOT BE HELD , REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON LIBRARIES AND STATED THE CONFERENCE WAS VERY INFORMATION AND THAT THE TEXAS DELEGATION WAS VERY STRONG . ' COUNCIL.MEMBER FRANKOVICH THANKED THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND REQUESTED COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS BE ALTERNATED TO BEGIN FROM POSITION ONE TO POSITION SIX. COUNCILMEMBER RITTER REQUESTED ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON CLOVER FIELD AIRPORT CONFERENCE CALL. COUNCILMEMBER RALEY STATED THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT F. A.A . IS LOOKING FOR A AIRPORT FROM A BROADER PERCEPTIVE, LOOKING AT A MORE REGIONAL CONCEPT AND REPORTED F. A.A. IS TO SET UP A MEETING WITH GALVESTON COUNTY , BRAZORIA COUNTY , AREA CITIES, H. G. A . C . AND STATE AGENCIES TO DISCUSS THE VARIOUS OPTIONS. ROBERT MOTT, DELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEY PRESENTED THE QUARTERLY • STATUS REPORT FOR DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTIONS AND LAWSUITS. KEN GILBREATH, CHAIRMAN, LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESENTED A INDEPTH REVIEW ON ONE—YEAR OF COMPUTERIZATION OF THE FRIENDSWOOD 2 � � • LIBRARY AND GROWTH IN SERVICES WITH A PROPOSAL OF ADDITIONAL SPACE . CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON STATUS OF INSURANCE BIDS, SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD SEWER UPDATE , PROJECTED STARTS FOR TRACT HOME BUILDERS, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUDGET WORK SESSION SCHEDULE AND SUN MEADOW DRAINAGE PROJECT. **COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH MOVED TO APPROVE DISPOSITION OF CITY PROPERTY LOCATED AT FM-2351 AND CLEAR CREEK AND AUTHORIZING THE FRIENDSWOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO ADVERTISE AND NEGOTIATE FOR USE OF SAID PROPERTY AS A RESTAURANT, SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON RESOLUTION NQ. R91-3� , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST, RESPECTIVELY, AN INTERLOCAL CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN SAID CITY AND THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR THE JOINT REVIEW OF DRAINAGE PLANS FOR NEW SUBDIVISIONS LOCATED WITHIN SAID DISTRICT. COUNCILMEMBER STUART SUGGESTED A WORKSHOP SESSION TO DISCUSS THIS CONTRACT . *#COUNCILMEMBER STUART MOVED TO APPRO�E RESOLUTION N0. R91 -36 , A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO ATTEST AN ORDER RELATING TO THE DENIAL OF A REQUEST BY TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY TO INCREASE RATES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. MOTION APPROVED 6- 1 . COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES OPPOSED . *�COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN MOVED TO APPROVE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE T91-19 , AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND CHANGING THE ZO�ING CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BEING A TRACT OF LAND KNOWN AS 2 . 28g$ ACRES OF LAND OUT OF FOREST CREEK SUBDIVISION� TRACT I-RESERVE A; LOCATED ON FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD , ONE BLOCK FROM OXNARD LANE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL , AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY QRDINANCE N0. 8�-15 ; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . *�COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE T91-20 , AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIDN AND CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BEING A TRACT OF LAND KNOWN AS 1 . 0001 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF FOREST CREEK SUBDIVISION, TRACT II-RESERVE A ; LOCATED ON FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD, ONE BLOCK FROM OXNARD LANE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE N0. 84-15 ; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. / • ' SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . *�COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH MOVED TO APPROV� SECOND AND FINAL ORDINANCE N0. T91-21 , AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CODE OF ETHICS GOVERNING CONDUCT OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS; PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500 FOR VIOLATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES . *��COUNCILMEMBER RITTER MOVED TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO PROVIDE FOR SAME LANGUAGE IN SECTION 5. 02 AS IT APPEARS IN SECTION 5. 03 . \ � SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RALEY . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. *�*�MAIN MOTION , AS AMENDED, APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. *�COUNCILMEMBER RITTER MOVED TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED FOR A) PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS B) RESOLUTION R91- 32 , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A DEPOSITORY CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND TEXAS COMMERCE BANK-FRIENDSWOOD D) APPOINTMENT JULIE HARDIN WICK TO FRIENDSWOOD COUNSELING CENTER ADVISORY BOARD E) MINUTES OF JULY 1 , 1991 AS CORRECTED AND WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM C) AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND FINE ARTS COUNCIL FOR ACTION AT A LATER DATE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 8 : 3 / MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER AT T • > DEL RIS ARCH R , CMC CITY SECRETARY