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SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 16 , 1991
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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITX COUNCIL THAT
WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBEA 16 , 1991 AT 7 : 00 PM AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY
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HALL , COIINCIL CHAMBERS, 109 WILLOWICK, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS WITH
THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER
MAYOR PRO-TEM HAROLD RALEY
COUNCILMEMBER RON RITTER
COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES
COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMEMBER EA STUART
COUNCILMEMBER FRANK FRANKOVICH
CITY MANAGER RON COX
CITY SECRETARX DELORIS ARCHER
MAYOR SCHRADER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND WELCOMED MEMBERS
OF THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED SEPTEMBER 27 , 1991 AS "AMERICAN
BUSINESS W�MEN�S ASSOCIATION-ALVIN AREA ACHIEVERS DAY" AND
PRESENTEA THE PROCLAMATION TO MARY ELLEN BRUCE AND PAOCLAIMED
SEPTEMBER 17-23, 1991 AS °CONSTITUTION WEEK" .
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING CLOVER ACRES DRAINAGE
PROJECT FOLLOWING A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE PROJECT AND A TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE REPORT BY COMMUI3ITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR JIMMIE
THOMPSON. MR. THOMPSON REPORTED NO ACTION WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE UNTIL THE RIGHT OF WAY BE MORE DEFINED. AFTER
MUCH DISCUSSION� IT WAS DETERMINED A COMMIT.TEE OF COUNCILMEMBERS
NEWMAN , STUART AND MEASELES WILL MEET WITH THE BAKERS REGAADING
RIGHT OF WAY NEEDED FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES AND WILL WORK TO OBTAIN
A WRITTEN COMMITMENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED BY
MRS. MOORE REGARDING A THIRD PIECE OF LAND INVOLVED IN ORDER TO
AEACH THE CREEK, WITH MRS. MOORE ADVISING THE PROPERTY OWNER IS
MR . KEVIN GREAGAN. IT WAS DISCUSSED THE PAOPERTY IS IN BRAZORIA
COUNTY AND THAT COMMISSIONER PLASTER IS WILLTNG TO WORK WITH THE
CITY IF THE RIGHT OF WAY IS OBTAINED. MAYOR SCHRADER STATED HE
WOULD WRITE TO MR. GREAGAN REGARDING RIGHT OF WAY FOR THIS
PROJECT.
A LENCiTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING SUN MEADOW DRAINAGE
PROJECT WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JIMMIE THOMPSON REPORTIi3G THE
PLANS ARE READY TO GO OUT TO BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN DORAL CODRT AND SUN COURT IN SUN
MEADOW SUBDIVISION AND THAT THE EASEMENT DOCUMENTS ARE BEING
PREPARED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AT THIS TIME AND THAT NEGOTIATIONS
FOR EASEMENTS ARE OHGOING FOR EASEMENTS FOR THE UNDERGROUNA
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DRAINAGE SYSTEM FROM SUN MEADOW TO THE WINDSONG DITCH. CLEAR
CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT CHAIRMAN HOOKS STATED THE CORPS PERMIT
FOR CHIGGER CREEK, WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED, IS FROM WINDSONG TO
BLUDWORTH' S PROPEATY WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY. TWO MILES AND WILL
TAKE AT LEAST TWO YEARS. MR. HOOKS STATED THEY COIILD START ON THE
HIGH WATER $Y-PASSES WHICH WOULD TAKE ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AND THAT ,;
THE RESIDENTS OF WINDSONG WANT THE WATER METERED. MAYOA SCHRADER ,
STATED THIS PROJECT SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AS PLANNED.
A LENGTHX DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT .�
BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , AND THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE
DISTRICT (ESTABLISHING STORMWATER DRAINAGE R•EVIEW PROCEDURES AND
SETTING PROVISIONS FOR PLAT REYIEW AND SIGNING OF PLATS) .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING CLARIFICATION OF REVIEW PROCESS,
OVERLAPPING JURISDICTION AND INDIRECT DISCHARGE IN CCDD QUTFALL
FACILITY AS 5TATED IH SECTION THREE ON PAGE THREE OF THE
AGREEMENT. IT WAS AGAEED TO NAVE CITY ATTORNEY PREPARE A NEW
DOCUMENT WITH CLARIFICATION FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE SEPTEMBER 23
COUNCIL MEETING.
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE CHIGGER
CREEK/DICKINS4N WATERSHED BOUNDARY. MAYOR SCHRADER SUGGESTED A
INDEPENDENT SURVEY BE CONSIDERED IF THE ISSUE CAN NOT BE
RESOLVED BY THE CCDD AND GCDD N0. 3 • AFTER CONSIDERA$LE
DISCUSSION AS TO HOW TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, IT WAS AGREED THAT
CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND GALVESTON COUNTY DRAINAGE
AISTRICT N0. 3 WOULD DRAW THE BOUNDARY ON A MAP, HAVE APPROV�D BY
THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS , THEN OFFICIALLY SIGN THE BQUNDARY MAP
AS TO THEIR AGREEMENT AND THEN. HAVE GALVESTON COONTY SET THE
WATERSHED BOUNDARY LINE AS D�TERMINED.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PROPOSAL FROM CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE
DISTRICT REGARDING HOLAING JOINT ELECTIONS. AFTER DISCUS5ION
REGARDTNG THE FEASTBILITY OF JOINT ELECTIONS, IT WAS DETERMINED
THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY SECRETARY WOULD REVIEW AND PREPARE
RECOMMENDATION AS TO PROCEDUAES NECESSARY TO HOLD JOINT
ELECTIONS. MAYtiR SCHAADER STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS
EFFORT EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE FISD SCHOOL DISTRICT. CCDD
CHAIRMAN HOOKS CONCURRED WITH MAYOR SCHRADER AND SUGGESTED A
JQINT LETTER BE SENT RECOMMENDING THIS PROPOSAL BE CONSIDERED .
MAYOR SCHRADER STATED THIS ISSUE WOULD BE PLACED ON TNE NEXT
AGENDA F�R ACTIQN BY COUNCIL.
MOTION MADE ANA APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 9 : 25 PM.
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AYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER
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DELO IS ARCHE , CMC
CITY SECRETARY
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