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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1991-11-18 Regular 47 . , .� REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCTL NOVEMBER 18 � 1991 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETINC OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 18 , 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 COUNCILMEMHER RON RITgER COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES COUNCILMEMBER EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCTLMEMSER ED STUART COUNCILMEMBER FRANK FRANKOVICH CITY ATTORNEY ' JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DBLORIS ARCHER INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY MAYOR SCHRADER. , PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS LED BY CiJB SCO(3T TREVER. MAYOR SCHRADER PROCLAIMED TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1991 AS ��NATIONAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION DAY�� AND PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO LEE ANN BRIDGET FROM FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDBNT SCHOOL DISTRICT, PROCLAIMED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1991 AS "THANKSGIVING" DAY, RECOGNIZED THE DEDICATION OF JUDY HOWAAD, CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD DISPATCHER , IN LANDSCAPING OF CITY HALL FLOWER BEDS AND FOR RECEIVING THE DESIGNATION OF CITY HALL AS "BUSINESS YARD OF THE MONTH" BY COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD AND PRESENTED MABLE THACKER WITH A PROCLAMATION FOR "WORLD PEACE MQNTH'� FOR DECEMBER , 1991 • MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED THE CITY COUNCIL RETREAT HELA LAST WEEKEND WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND THAT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WERE DEVELOPED FOR TSE FUTURE OF THE CITY, REPORTED ON THE FAMILY OF THE YEAR AWARDS PROGRAM, NOTED THAT COUNCILMEMBER AITTER' S FAMILY WAS NOMINATED FOR A AWARD, REPOATED ON THE C.L . C. O. C. MEETING HELD LAST WEEK AND REPORTED ON THE DISCUSSZON HELD WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING CONSTRUCTION PLANNED FOR I3ASA RD. 1 , REPORTED ON RECESVING A RESPONSE LETTER FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DECLINING THE REQUEST TO 1 � -. 48 CHANGE THE NAME OF FM 528 TO W. NASA 1 , REPORTED ON THE BUILAING � REPORT FOR THE FIRST MONTH IN THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH BUILDING UP 66� , REPORTED SALES TAX DROPPED FOR THIS PERIOD, REPORTED ON SENDING A LETTER TO HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER EL FRANCO LEE REGA.RDING THE BARRIER WALLS AT FRANKIE CARTER RANDOLPH PARK, AND REPORTED ON HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH COUNCILMEMBER RALEY, RON COX w AND A PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON REGARDING SENDINC AID, , SPECIFICALLY MEDICAL ITEMS, TO THE SOVIET UNION AND ASKED ANXONE THAT IS INTERESTED IN PULLING THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER TO CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY. . COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVZCH REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE TOWN MEETING ANA REPORTED ON THE NEED FOR t DEVELOPMENT OF A PARKS MASTER PLAN , REPORTED ON ATTENDING A WORKSHOP AT THE TEXAS WATER COMMISSION AND LEARNED ABOUT NUMEROUS PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT COULD IMPACT THE CITY. COUNCI�MEMBER AALEY REPOATED ON ATTENDING� THE C.L.C.O.C. MEETTNG WITH THE MAYOR , COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES , CITY MANAGER RON COX, AND CDD JIMMIE THOMPSON AND LEARNED A GREAT DEAL ASOUT THE PROPOSED NASA RD. 1 PROJECT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FRESENTATION , REPORTED ON ATTEHDING A FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE PROCRAM AND THE GUEST SPEAKER WAS NOVELIST JUDITH MCNAUGHT, WHO IS A ROMANCE NOVELIST AND IS A FRIENDSWOOD � RESIDENT, REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE THANKSGTVING SERVICE ON THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 21 AT FRIENDS CflURCH AND REPORTED ON A PETITION BEING CIRCULATED BY MA . LEW FISHER REGARDING THE 33� PHONE SERVICE IN THE SOUTHER AREA OF FRIENDSWOOD. COUNCILMEMBER STUART REPORTED ON ATTENDING WITH THE CITY MANAGER, THE GROUND BREAKING CEREMONIES FOA CSAMPION INTERNATIONAL DE- INKING PULP MILL AT SHELDON AND AEPORTED THAT GOVERNER RICHARDS � WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER, REPORTED ON MEETING WITH TROOP u�5 FROM , THE WEBLO DEN �2 ON SUNDAY AT CITY HALL REGARDING GITIZENSHIP, REPORTED ON THE CLEAR CREEK REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL MEETING HELD LAST WEDNESDAY AND REPORTED THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 15 AND ATTENDED THE ANNUAL H.G.A.C. MEETING LAST WEEK AND WAS ELECTED AS ALTERNATE TO MAYOR VETA WINICK FROM DICKINSON � REPRESENTING SMALL CITIES UNDER 25 ,000 . COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN COMMENDED COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SHARING VALOABLE INFORMATION WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, REPORTED ON CONCERNS OF CITIZENS FROM WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION REGARDING TRAFFIC AND WORKERS PARKING ON THE MEDIANS AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR DIAMOND SHAMROCK, DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY A CITIZENS CONTINUALLY RARING LEAVES INTO THE STREET� CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED TH�RE WERE SEVERA� aRDINANCES THAT COULD BE APPLIED AND RECOMMENDED WHEN THIS OCCURS TO CONTACT THE CITY MANAGER OR THE EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINZSTERING THESE ORDINANCES. COUNCILMEMBER MEASLES REPORTED ON THE RECENT COUNCIL RETREAT AND STATED IT WAS VERY HENEFICIAL TO COUNCIL, REPORTED ON ATTENDING A MEETING LAST WEEK IN WEBSTER ON BAY AREA LAND DEVELOPME�T, REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE C.C.D.D. MEET�NG, REPORTED ON ATTENDING C .L.C.O. C. MEETING LAST WEEK REGARDING PRQPOSED CONSTRUCTION FOR 2 ° 3�_. /. 49 NASA . RD . 1 AHD URGED FRTENDSWOOD TO REQUEST THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MOVE FORWARD aN THE CONSTRUCTION PLANNED FOR FM 528 TO THE FREEWAY , REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PARKS BOARD TOWN MEETING HELD LAST WEEK , UPDATED COUNCIL ON THE PARKS PROJECTS , REPORTED THE TENNIS COURTS AT STEVENSON PARK NEEDED AESURFACING AND REQUESTED COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REVIEW FUNDING FOR THIS �. PROJECT. , ' COUNCILMEMBER RITTER REPORTED ON A DANGEROUS CURVE AT THE BRIDGE ON FM 2351 DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTI�N , REQUESTED CITY MANAGER TO h CHECK THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH IS SET AT 40 MPH AND SUGGESTED SOME TYPE OF EMERGENCY SIGNS BE PUT UP, REPORTED THE COUNCIL RETREAT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES REITERATED STRENGTHING COMMUNITY VALUES WITH EMPHASIS ON CHURCH, SCHOOL AND FAMILY AND THANKED THE MAYOR FOR THE PROCLAMATION ON WORLD PEACE MONTH . REVEREND MIKE LOGAN, SON LIGHT MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO PRESENT A INDEPTH REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS AND REQUESTED A PROCLAMATION REGARDING THIS PROGRAM. A JOINT DOCKETED PUBLI� �.�� TO RECEIVE COMMENTS, EITHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, REGARDING POTENTIALLY SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 309 COLONIAL , FURTHER DESCRIBED AS LOT 5 , BLOCK 6 , HERITAGE ESTATES, SECTION 2 WAS NOT HELD. CITY� MANAGER ADVISED HUD HAS STARTED REPAIRS AND HAS SECURED THE BUILDING. CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON BIDS GOING OUT FOR THE SUNMEADOW DRAINAGE PR4JECT, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT AND COMPENSATION/PAY PLAN BPDATE, DRUG POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ACQUISITION OF A TRAINED GERMAN SHEPHERD WHICH IS NAMED DUMAR . . MAYOR SCHRADER REPORTED CITY MANAGER RON COX AND POLICE CHIEF STOUT SPOKE AT THE GOMMUNITY PRAYER BREAKFAST ON SATURDAY AND DID A FINE JOB. COUNCILMEMBER RITTER SUGGESTED THE LIFE SAFETY CODE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE APPLICABLE CODES WITH CITY MANAGER ADVISING THE COMMITTEE IS IN THE PROCESS OF THIS REVIEW. COUNCILMEMBER RALEY ASKED WHEN WILL THE CHIGGER CREEK OUTFALL BE COMPLETED WITH CITY MANAGER �AND JIMMIE THOMPSON ADVISING IT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1993 • COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN ASKED IF ALL THE R .O .W. HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT WITH CITY MANAGER ADVISING THERE IS ONE MORE R . O.W. TO BE ACQUIRED . COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH ASKED WHERE THE TREES FROM THE FM 528 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HAVE BEEN RELOCATED T0, CITY MANAGER ADVISED HE WOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND REPORT BACK. MAYOR SCHRADER ANNOUNCED HE� IS PROUD TO REPORT HIS COMPANY IS INVOLVED IN MOVING THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE TO WASHINGTON , DC . 3 � V •�COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE THE WATERSHED BOUNDARY LINE OF DICKINSON BAYOU AND CHIGGER CREEK WATERSHED THAT HAS BEEN AGREED UPON BY CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND GALVESTON COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT #3 . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOU5LY. � MAYOR SCHRADER REQUESTED CITY MANAGER WORK WITH THE TWO ENTITIES � TO HAVE PERMANENT MONUMENTS INSTALLED . .� ��COUNCILMEMBER STUART MOVED TO DEFER COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPERS FOR THE RECYCLING PROGRAM BY BEST WASTE UNTIL JULY 1 , 1992 WHEN '�HE DE-INKING PLANT IS IN OPERATION . SECONDED BY COi3NCILMEMBER RITTER . , *�*COUNCILMEMBER RITTER MOVED TO TABLE THE MOTIQN TO DEFER COLLECTION aF NEWSPAPERS UNTIL CITY MANAGER CAN MEET WITH BEST WASTE TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF RENEGOTIATING TERMS FOR PROCESSING FEES FOR NEWSPAPEAS. SECONDED BY COUNGILMEMBER STUART. MQTION APPROVED 5-2. COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH AND COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN OPPOSED. �*COUNCILMEMBER STUART MOVED TO HAVE THE CITY MANAGER EXPLORE ALL POSSIBILITIES AVAILABLE TO AEVELOP A COMPOSTING PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MAYOR SCHRADER REQUESTED CITY MANAGER LOOK AT TWO STEPS OF A COMPOSTING PROGRAM WHICH ARE SCOPE OF WORK AND WHERE TO LOCATE A COMPOSTING FACILITY. ��COtJNCILMEMBER RALEY MOVED TO APPROVE MAXOR SCHRADER ' S APPOINTMENT OF EVELYN NEWMAN , CHAIRPERSON , dOYCE BAKER , MARY ELLEN BELLARDf MARC FABER , KITTEN HAJECATE, PHYLLIS LEE, JANIS LOWE , HUBERTA MORA , LILA RITTER , LAURIE WHITEHEAD AND ANN WOOD TO THE COMMITTEE TO PLAN CELEBRATION FOR THE "ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF FRIENDSWOOD" , AUTHORIZE THE COMMITTEE TO UTILIZE THE CITY SEAL AND OFFICIAL LOGO AND AUTHORIZE THE , COMMITTEE TO SELL MERCHANDISE UTILIZING THE CITY SEAL AND OFFICIAL LOGO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CELEBRATION, USING THE SAME PROCEDURE AS THE JULY �4TH COMMITTEE NOW USES. - SEC4NDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART . MOTION APPROVEA UNANIMOUSLY. *�COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE MAYOR SCHRADERS RE- APPOINTMENT OF JAN JORDAN TO POSITION 1 AND BENNY BAKER TO POSITION 5 AND THE APPOINTMENT OF HANS VAN DYKE TO POSITION 3 FOR THE PLANNTNG AND ZONING COMMISSION. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RALEY. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. �*COUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION N0 . R91 -53 , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCSL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS, URGING THE CONGRESS QF THE UNITED STATES TO APPROVE SENATE BILL 5-12 TO REVISE THE CABLE COMMUNICATION POLICY ACT OF 1984 , AND EXPRESSING GENERAL CONCERN ABOUT THE NEED FOR GREATER LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATORY AUTHORTTY. 4 _ _ _ � 51 SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH . MOTION APPROVED [JNANIMOUSLY . '��COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION N0. R91— 5�1 , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITX COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , ESTABLISHING LONG RANGE GOALS FOR THE CITY. ,, SECONDED $Y COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . ��GOUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN MOVED TO APPROVED SECOND AND FIIdAL READING OF ORDINANCE T91-31 , AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL OF ,k THE AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER � , 1991 BETWEEN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , FOR THE INSTALLATION , CONSTRUCTION , EXISTENCE , USE, OPERATION , AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS/ILLUMINATION AT THE LOCATION SHOWN ON EXHIBIT 1 , ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF , YN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOQD ; PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION OF SAID AGREEMENT: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . *+�COUNCILMEMBER RITTER MOVED TO APPROVE FIRST READING OF ORDINAI3CE N0. T91-33 � AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , ORDINANCE N0. 91-3r PASSED AND APPROVED THE �TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1991 , BY STRIKING ALL OF SECTIONS 1 AND 2 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR NEW SECTIONS 1 AND 2 TO PROHIBITII3G THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY A DEALER WHOSE PLACE OF BUSINESS IS WITHIN 300 FEET OF A RESIDENCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY ; PHOVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY ; AND CONTAINING OTIiER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RALEY . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER RITTER MOVED TO APPROVE. THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR FM 2351 SEWER SYSTEM RELOCATION AND FM 528 UTILITY RELOCATION , APPROVED SEIZED ASSETS , EXPENDITURES, APPROVED CHANGE ORDER N0. 1 TO FM 528 UTILITY RELOCATION CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $9 , 723 . 00 REQUESTED BY KNOX AND BRISCOE CONSTROCTION CO. , APPROVED CHANGE ORDER N0. 2 TO FM 2351 UTILITY RELOCATION CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $17 , 512. 50 REQUESTED BY DAVID WIGHT CONSTRUCTION CO. , INC. AND APPROVE MII3UTES OF REGt3LAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER u WITH CORRECTION NOTED AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER 8 & 9 , 1991 , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AWARDING THE BID FOR TWO PICKUP TRUCKS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND FOR WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT. ' SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCIL CaNVENED IN EXECUTIVE SE�STQ� TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6252-17 , TEXAS VERNON' S CIVIL STATUTES (g) APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT , EVALUATION , REASSIGNMENT , DUTIES , DISCIPLI23E , OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR TO HEAR COMPLAINTS OR CHARGES AGAINST SUCF� OFFICER OR EMPLOYER : A) ANNUAL EVALUATIOtd OF CITY MANAGER . COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTION TAKEN . 5 � � �*CdUNCILMEMBER NEWMAN MOVEA TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF CITY MANAGER AND TO INCREASE CITY MANAGER , RON COX SALARY TO $66 , 000 PER YEAR . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEAS�LES. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 11 : 00 PM. .3 MAYOR PAUL W. SCHRADER ATTEST : 1 . . DELORIS ARCHE , CMC CITY SECRETARY 6