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SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 2 , 1992
� MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT
WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 2 , 1992 AT 6 : �0 PM AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY
HALL , C.OUNCIL CHAMBERS , 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 ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON
CITY MANAGER RON COX
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY PASTOR RALPH HOBRATSCHK , HOPE LUTHERAN
CHURCH . .
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS LED BY PASTOR RALPH HOBRATSCHK .
MAYOR NEWMAN ADMINISTERED THE QATH Q� QFFICE TO JEANIE MCHUGH ,
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBER .
MAYOR NWMAN PROCLAIMED SATURDAY , NOVEMER 1 � , 1992 AS "FALL HAUL A
DAY" .
MAYOR NEWMAN REPORTED OVER 3200 EARLY VOTES HAVE BEEN CAST IN
FRIENDSWOOD IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND URGED EVERYONE TO
VOTE ON TUESDAY .
COUNCILMEMBER STUART REPORTED ON A ARTICLE ON PRIVITAZATION FROM .
GALVESTON COUNTY TAX RESEARCH COUNCIL AND ON A ARTICLE BY STATE
AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER RICK PERRY ON NEWSPRINT BEING MADE OUT
THE THE PLANT KNEF .
COUNCILMEMBER MANISON REPORTED HE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL SOIL AND
CONSERVATION MEETING ALONG WITH STATE LEGISLATURES AND
DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD REGARDING THE SCHOOL FINANCE ISSUE ,
REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PARKS BOARD MEETING WITH CONSULTANT J .
T . DUNKIN PRESENTING UPDATE ON THE PARKS MASTER PLAN AND REPORTED
ON ATTENDING A TENACO GAS PIPELINE SAFETY MEETING IN ALVIN.
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COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE THANKED CITIZENS THIS WEEK FOR INPUT ON
SEVERAL ISSUES BEFORE COUNCIL AND URGED EVERYONE TO VOTE .
MR . WESLEY PATTERSON APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS HIS
OPPOSITION TO THE ZONING REQUEST UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR A MINI
GOLF PROJECT.
MS . TAMERA SMITH APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO
THE MINI GOLF PROJECT AND PRESENTED A PETITION WITH 292
SIGNATURES .
MAYOR NEWMAN AND PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIRMAN BENNY BAKER CALLED
A pQCKETED pUBLIC $EARING �Q ORDER g� 7 :00 p�j TO RECEIVE PUBLIC
INPUT EITHER ORAL OR WRITTEN REGARDING THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS :
A ) ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE FOR 2. 9902 ACRES OF LAND OUT
OF LOT 21 OF THE HOIDALE AND COFFMAN SUBDIVISION , LOCATED
NORTHEAST OF THE CORNER OF FM 2351 AND MELODY LANE FROM
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ( SFR ) TO COMMERCIAL SHOPPING
CENTER ( CSC) .
MR . PAUL DEPHOUSE , APPLICANT FOR THE REZONING REQUEST, APPEARED
BEFORE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THE REZONING .
MR . R . L . PRINGLE AND MR . FRED CHRISTLEY APPEARED IN SUPPORT OF
THE REQUEST .
MR . CAROLTON ALLEN , APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A
PETITION IN OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING REQUEST .
MR . BILL OGDON , MS. JO ANN OGDEN , MS . JACKLYN ALLEN , MR . HENRY
TOUT, MR . BILL LANDOC AND MR . BARRY RADELIFFE APPEARED IN
OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING REQUEST .
HEARING NO FURTHER INPUT, THIS PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS
CLOSED .
B) ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE FOR LOTS � AND 5 OF BLOCK 2 OF
HARVEY AND STOUT SUBDIVISION , MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 312
SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE , FROM OLD BUSINESS DISTRICT ( OBD)
TO OLD BUSINESS DISTRICT-SPECIFIC USE ( BED AND
BREAKFAST) .
MR . JESS WILLIAMS, APPLICANT FOR THE REZONING , APPEARED BEFORE
COUNCIL TO REQUEST THE REZONING AND STATED THE BROWN HOUSE WILL
BE PRESERVED TO MAINTAIN A PART OF HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF
FRIENDSWOOD .
MAYOR NEWMAN READ CORRESPONDENCE INTO THE RECORD FROM JOE
TENNISON AND MECHELLE FEY FROM BAYOU GARDENS FLORIST IN SUPPORT
OF THE REZONING REQUEST .
HEARING NO FURTHER INPUT , THIS PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS
CLOSED .
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C ) ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE �OR 10 . 2895 ACRES OF LAND OUT
OF RESERVE A OF THE PARKWAY SUBDIVISION , LOCATED OFF FM
528 AND WINDING WAY DRIVE FROM MULTI FAMILY RESIDENCE -
MEDIUM DENSITY-PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (MFR-M PUD ) TO
MULTI FAMILY RESIDENCE - GARDEN HOME DISTRICT (MFR-GHD) .
MR . PETER GORMAN , APPLICANT AND DEVELOPER FOR THE PROJECT
APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO REQUEST THE REZONING . MR . GORMAN
STATED THERE WOULD BE TWO ENTRANCES , THE HOMES WOULD RANGE FROM
$110 TO $1 �0 THOUSAND , LOCATED ON TWO TRACTS OF LAND AND THERE
WOULD BE 60 UNITS , 6 PER ACRE .
MR . BO BEAL APPEARED IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR REZONING .
HEARING NO FURTHER INPUT , THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED BY MAYOR
NEWMAN AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BENNY
BAKER .
MR . TOMMY COOPER , MR . BOB BRIDGES , MR . TOM SYLVAN , MS . LINDA
LEMON , MR . BERNIE PETERSON AND MR . PAUL WASHECHECK APPEARED IN
OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING REQUEST FOR THE MINI GOLF PROJECT .
CITY MANAGER REPORTED THIS MEETING MARKED HIS TWO YEAR
ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY , REPORTED ON THE INFILTRATION AND
INFLOW STUDY REPORT, EMPLOYEE EVALUATION SYSTEM UPDATE , THE
STREET PAVING PROGRAM FOR 1992-1993 AND THE EPA REQUIRED SAMPLE
LEAD COPPER TESTING OF SOME 60 HOMES THIS YEAR AND THEN 30
SAMPLES THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
COUNCILMEMBER STUART EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE FM 518 AND FM
528 INTERSECTION . CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE
WORKING OVER THE WEEKEND TO SPEED UP THE INTERSECTION WORK.
COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES ASKED ABOUT THE WIDENING PROJECT FOR
SUNSET TO INCLUDE BIKE PATHS AND WOULD LIKE TO 5EE THE PATHS
LISTED IN THE STREET REPORT . CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE BIKE PATH
IS INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT .
COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH ASKED THE STATUS OF CLOVER ACRES
DRAINAGE AND REQUESTED THE CITY START SOME PLANNING FOR THIS
PROJECT.
MAYOR NEWMAN REPORTED A MEETING WILL BE HELD WITH THE MAYOR AND
CITY MANAGER OF PEARLAND AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS WERE DISCUSSED .
COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH REQUESTED THE CITY EVALUATE SOME OF THE
STREETS PLANNED FOR OPEN DITCH AND CURB AND GUTTER FOR DRAINAGE
IMPACT . STAFF RESPONDED THE IMPACT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND WILL
EVALUATE AFTER THE SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED .
��COUNCILMEMBER STUART MOVED TO APPROVE ADOPTION OF FIVE YEAR
PROGRAM STREET PROGRAM WITH STAFF TO SELECT PRIORITY STREETS
ANNUALLY , SUBJECT TQ CHANGE .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
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*�COUNCILMEMBER STUART MOVED TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION FROM
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN OF KWIK
KAR OIL AND LUBE , 1001 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE .
��COUNCILMEMBER STUART MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE T92-18 ,
APPROVING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND
SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE ZONING
CHANGE REQUEST FOR PROPERTY BEING 10 . 35 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR
LESS , BEING RESERVE E , POLLY RANCH ESTATES, GALVESTON COUNTY ,
TEXAS FROM MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-MEDIUM TO SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL ; AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE N0 . 8u-15 ; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RALEY . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
��COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0 . T92-20 ,
FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ,
AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A 1 . 040 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED OUT OF
THE J . R . WILLIAMS LEAGUE LOCATED AT 1410 EAST WINDING WAY IN THE
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION
FROM COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT TO SPECIFIC USE - MINI
GOLF ; APPROVING SITE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO , DESCRIBING SAID
1 . 0�0 ACRE TRACT OF LAND ; AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP
OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 8u-15 ; AND CONTAINING
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT , WITH AMENDMENTS
REGARDING HEIGHT OF LIGHTING , SIDEWALKS IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY ,
DRIVEWAY ACCESS, VISUAL SCREEN , NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AND
HOURS OF OPERATION AND WITH COUNCIL HAVING THE OPTZON TO CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE PROJECT .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
��COUNCILMEMBER STUART MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0 . T92-21 , AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FRIENDSWOQD CITY CODE BY STRIKING
THEREFROM ALL OF SUBSECTION A OF SECTION 8-6 OF ARTICLE I OF
CHAPTER 8 AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SUBSECTION A ;
PROVIDING RATES FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF
GARBAGE , TRASH , AND REFUSE WITHIN THE CITY ; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE OF DECEMBER 1 , 1992 •
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
•�COUNCILMEMBER RALEY MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0. T92-22 , AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , BY STRIKING THEREFROM ALL OF ARTICLE II OF
CHAPTER 8 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW ARTICLE II OF
CHAPTER 8 ; PROVIDING THAT THE PRESENCE OF JUNK VEHICLES
CONSTITUTES A NUISANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT THEREOF ;
PROVIDING FOR NOTICE TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OF REMOVAL OF A JUNK VEHICLE ;
PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS ; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOIINT NOT
TQ EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ( $200 . 00 ) ; AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER STUART . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
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**COUNCILMEMBER STUART MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT 9GENDg AS
PRESENTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM B , CONTRACT WITH INTERACT
COUNSELING AND CONSULTATION , INC . , WHICH IS TO BE TABLED FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A) PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS 1 ) PARKS
MAINTENANCE BUILDING 2) 1992 GALVESTON COUNTY STREET PROGRAM 3 )
FM 2351 SEWER LINE RELOGATION � ) SUNMEADOW LIFT STATION
REHABILITATION AND E) MINUTES OF 9-25 AND 10- 1 , 1992 .
COUNCILMEMBER FRANKOVICH REPORTED THE WATER RESOURCE BILL WAS
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT WAS INCLUDED
ALONG WITH OTHER ONGOING PROJECTS .
MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 9 : 15 PM.
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