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SPECIAL MEETING � �:
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL ,
OCTOBER 1u, 1991 '
MINUTES OF A SFECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL ,,
THAT WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 14 , 1991 AT .��QQ �!N AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY
HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 109 WILL4WICK, FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS WITH
, THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER
MAYaA PRO-TEM HAROLD RALEY
COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN
COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART
COUNCILMEMBER FRANK FRANROVICH
CITY MANAGER RON COX
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS ARCHER
ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WERE COUNCILMEMBERS RON RITTER AND MEL
MEASELES.
MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMEA MONDAY, OCTODER 1 �It 1991 AS "COLUMBUS
DAY" .
MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED THAT ABSENTEE VOTING WILL SEGIN OCTOBER
16 AND THAT A ABSENTEE POLLING PLACE FOR GALVESTON CODNTY VOTERS
WILL BE AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS FROM 8 : 30 A.M.
TO 5 : 00 P.M.
CHARLIE BEERE WITH WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC. PRESENTED A
OVERVIEW OF THE SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD INTERCEPTOR, LIFT STATI�N AND
FORCE MAIN , PROVTDED INFORMATION ON ALTEANATIVE ROUTES THAT WERE
5UGGESTED AND STUDIED. MR . HEERE ALONG WITH WITH STAFF
RECOMMENDED OPTION 2B FOR THE BEST OVERALL ROUTE FOR
- CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS THE PREFERRED SITE FOR THE LIFT STATION
AND FORCE MAIN , MR. BEERE REPORTED THE TOTAL COST OF
CONSTRUCTION IS APPROXIMATELY $2. 1 MILLION WITH AN ADDITIONAL
$338 ,000 IN ENGINEERING AND NON-CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND AN
ADDITIONAL $122 , 000 IN CONTTNGENCIES BRINGING THE TOTAL PROJECTED
ESTIMATED COST TO APPROXIMATELY $2.5 MILLION. IT WAS DETERMINED
COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE ACTTON REGARDING ACCEPTING PRELIMINARX
REPORT, AUTHORIZE WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROCEED AND
DETERMINE SCHEDULE FOA CONSTRUCTION FINANCING. COUNCIL REQUESTED
STAFF TO LOOK INTO THE SUGGESTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RITTER THAT
SOME DEVELOPERS MAY $E INTERESTED IN PAXING IMPACT FEES IN
ADVANCE IN ORDER TO LESSEN THE QVERALI. AMO(TNT THAT WQULD NEED TO
BE BORROWED THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS. STAFF HAS PREPARED AN
EXHIBTT WHICA SHOWS ALL OF THE PRQPERTY OWNERS IN THE PLANNING
AAEA . CITY MANAGER STATED AFTER COUNCIL APPROVES THE PRELIMII3ARY ,�,
REPORT, STAFF WILL MEET WSTH THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR , WHO WOULD
HELP US ON THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS, THE ENGTNEER AND ANY OTHERS
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WHO COULD AFFECT THIS PROCESS AND DETERMINE A REASONABL,F TIME
SCHEDULE FOR THIS PROJECT.
DISCUSSIOr1 �AS HFLn REGARDING ENTRANCE SIGNS AS RECOMMENDED BY
COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD WITH MAYOR SCHRADER REGOMMENDING THE
CITY PROCEED WITH PLACEMENT OF ENTAANCE� SIGNS ON FM 518 AT ��
ENTRYWAX POINTS FROM BOTH PEARLAND AND LEAGUE CITY. DISCUSSION
WAS HELD REGARDING THE RIGHT OF WAY NECESSARY WITH STAFF TO
DETERMINE AND IT WAS DISCUSSED TO CHANGE THE SIZE OF THE SIGNS ON
FM 51$ TO THE UNIFORM SIZE AS PLANNED FOR FM 2351 AND FM 528 . •�
COUNCIL REQUESTED STAFF TO CONTACT OTHER CI'TIES TO DETERMINE HOW
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ARE HANDLEA ON ENTRYWAY SIGNS. STAFF
ADVISED SIGNS ARE BEING PREPAREA FOR STEVENSON PAAK, PUBLIC
WORKS� S AND CITX HALL . COUNCIL REQllESTED THIS ITEM BE PLACED ON
THE NEXT AGENDA FOR ACTION.
PRESENTATION WAS MADE BY MELVIN MEINECKE , PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOA
AND KAZ HAMIDIANr UTILITY SUPERTNTENDENT REGARDING PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS. MR. MEINECKE REPORTED ON SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER
USAGE, STAEET PROGRAM AND THE I & I PROGRAM WHICH HAS A PROPOSED
COST 0� $3�� 300. MR. HAMIDIAN PRESENTED INFORMATION REGARDING
LIFT STATIONS , DISCHARGE DESTINATIONS, COMPARISONS OF EXCESS FLOW
AND PERCENT OF FLOW, LIFT STATYONS FLOW COMPARISONS AND REPORTED
ON A GOMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMPROVED RECORD KEEPING F�R THE MANHOLE
INSPECTIONS AND SMOKE TESTING PROJECT.
MOTION MAAE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOUANMENT 10 PM
-MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER
DELORIS A ER , CMC
CITY SECRETARY
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