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SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 12 , 1992
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD
CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON MONDAY , OCTOBER 12 , 1992 AT 7 : 00 P • M•
AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL , 109 WILLOWICK, FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , WITH
THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR EVELYN B. NEWMAN
MAYOR PRO-TEM MEL MEASELES
COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE
COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON
COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART
COUNCILMEMBER HAROLD RALEY
COUNCILMEMBER FRANK FRANKOVICH
CITY MANAGER RON COX
ASSISTANT GITY SECRETARY LINDA THORNTON
MAYOR NEWMAN PROCLAIMED SUNDAY , OCTOBER 18 , 1992 AS "HERITAGE
DAY" IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD .
MR . DALE JONES WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE PRESENTED
INFORMATION REGARDING FOURTH OF JULY ACTIVITIES . DISCUSSION WAS
HELD REGARDING THE TYPE OF CELEBRATION , WHETHER TO USE "BIG NAME"
ENTERTAINMENT OR MORE LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT, WHETHER TO ACQUIRE
CORPORATE SPONSORS TO OFFSET THE ADDED COSTS OF ACTIVITIES ;
WHETHER TO CHARGE A SMALL GATE PRICE FOR THE EVENING
ENTERTAINMENT ; AND WHETHER TO SEEK A SMALLER OVERALL BUDGET.
AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP , IT WAS DETERMINED
THE COMMITTEE SHOULD DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND SUBMIT TO COUNCIL FOR
CONSIDERATION . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE BUDGET WITH
STAFF ADVISING THE COMMITTEE WILL BE DISCUSSING AND WILL MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS. MAYOR NEWMAN STATED THE BY-LAWS NEED TO BE
CHANGED TO BE REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMITTEE AND NEEDS TO BE ADOPTED
BY COUNCIL . IT WAS DETERMINED THE GUIDELINES FOR CORPORATE
SPONSORSHIP AND THE REVISED BY-LAWS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT
COUNCIL MEETING MR . JONES INTRODUCED THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN
ATTENDANCE . MAYOR AND COUNCIL EXPRESSED APPRECIATION TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR HANDLING THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR STEVENSON PARK
WITH PARKS AND RECREATION CHAIRMAN PENNY BURKE DETAILING SEVERAL
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING , RELOCATION OF COUNSELING
CENTER , A PAVILION , RESTROOMS AND MOVING THE STEVENSON LOG CABIN
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TO THE PARK ALONG WITH THE HERITAGE MUSEUM . DISCUSSION WAS HELD
REGARDING THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS WITH COUNCIL DISCUSSING COSTS
FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS , BUDGETED PROJECTS AND REQUEST FOR A TREE
SURVEY . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING RULES FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS
SHOWS IN THE PARK. MAYOR AND COUNCIL THANKED PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMITTEE FOR WORKING ON THIS PROJECT .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING 1991 EDITIONS OF THE STANDARD
BUILDING CODE , STANDARD MECHANICAL CODE , STANDARD PLUMBING CODE ,
STANDARD GAS CODE , STANDARD UNSAFE BUILDING ABATEMENT CODE , AND
STANDARD FIRE CODE WITH BUILDING CODE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND
APPEALS CHAIRMAN TOM BURKE PRESENTING THE PROPOSED CODES AND
AMENDMENTS . DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH COUNCIL REVIEWING THE CODES
WITH STAFF . CITY MANAGER DISCUSSED THE AMENDMENT TO THE PLUMBING
CODE FOR WATER CONSERVATION . AFTER DISCUSSION , IT WAS DETERMINED
TO PRESENT THE CODES FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCIL AT THE NEXT COUNCIL
MEETING .
�*MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 9 : 50 PM.
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MAYOR ELYN B . NEWMAN
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DELORIS MCKEN IE , CMC
CITY SECRETARY