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SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 9 , 1992
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT
: WAS HELD ON MONDAY , NOVEMBER 9 , 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
COUNCILMEMBEA ED STUART
COUNCILMEMBER HAROLD RALEY
COUNCILMEMBER FRANK FRANKOVICH
CITY MANAGER RON COX
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
MAYOR NEWMAN REMINDED EVERYONE THAT SATURDAY IS FALL HAUL A DAY
AND THAT CONTAINERS WOULD BE PLACED IN STEVENS�N PARK.
MAYOR NEWMAN ANNOUNCED THAT COUNCIL WOULD BE ATTENDING A RETREAT
AT SOUTH SHORE HARBOUR TO DEVELOP GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR
1992/ 1993 .
A JOINT MEETING WITH CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT SUPERVISORS
WAS HELD REGARDING THE CITY ASSISTING CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE
DISTRICT IN PLANNING AND FINANCING OF IMPROVEMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER
FRANKOVICH EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO DO JOIN FLOOD CONTROL
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY AND REPORTED THAT TEXAS WATER
DEVELOPMENT BOAAD HAS A NUMBER aF FINANCE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE AND
SUGGESTED C . C . D .D . PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE TO SHOW THE DRAINAGE
PROJECTS CURRENTLY PLANNED .
MR . CHARLES HOOKS , SUPERVISOR WITH C . C . D .D . STATED CHIGGER CREEK
PROJECT IS NOT A FINANCIAL PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE
LENGTH OF TIME TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS .
MR . HOOKS REPORTED THE DRAINAGE PROJECTS ARE WELL OVER 50�
COMPLETED ON ALL CREEKS EXCEPT FOR CLEAR CREEK . MR . HOOKS
REPORTED HE HAS SPOKEN TO TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD REGARDING
FINANCING AND REVIEWED THE APPLICATION PROCESS. MR . HOORS STATED
C . C . D .D . DOES NOT NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME .
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING DEVELOPING A SENIOR
CITIZEN PROGRAM WITH MS. BETTY MILLER , MS . JULIE PENROD GLEN, MR .
PAUL STAFF , MR . JOE LOCKRIDGE AND MR . ANDY KNIGHT. MS . MILLER
OUTLINED A PROGRAM BASED ON 30 PARTICIPANTS, FIVE DAYS A WEEK ,
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SIX HOURS A DAY , WILL NEED A BUILDING TO MEET IN , UTILITIES ,
BUILDING MAINTENANCE , MEALS , A CENTER MANAGER SIX HOURS A DAY AND
A DRIVER FOR 56 HOURS PER DAY FOR PICK UP . MS . MILLER REPORTED
FOR FEDERAL DISTINCTION AS A SENIOR CENTER , MUST BE OPEN 6 DAYS
A WEEK AND OPEN TO ALL SENIORS OVER 60 . MS. MILLER RECOMMENDED AN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED . MAYOR NEWMAN STATED THIS
APPEARS TO BE A GOOD PLAN AND STATED THE SENIORS COULD USE THE
LIBRARY FACILITIES WHEN THE LIBRARY MOVES . MS. GLEN STATED LOCAL
FUNDING FOR A CENTER MANAGER AND A DRIVER WILL BE BUDGETED IN
199u AND COULD PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIAL FUNDING IN FEBRUARY AND
COULD PROVIDE A VEHICLE IN 1993 • MR . STAPP STATED THE SENIORS
JUST NEED A MEETING PLACE AT THIS TIME . MR . LOCKRIDGE STATED THE
CITY IS WAX BEHIND IN THE SENIOR PROGRAMS AND REPORTED THAT
FRIENDSWOOD HAS OVER 2200 SENIORS.
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING FOURTH OF JULY STEERING
COMMITTEE PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR CORPORATE SPONSORSHTP , PROPOSED
REVISIONS TO BY-LAWS AND PROPOSED DAY FOR OBSERVANCE OF
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION - 1993 • THE GUIDELINES FOR CORPORATE
SPONSORSHIP WERE DISCUSSED AND A FEW CHANGES WERE MADE WHICH
INCLUDED A SECOND SPONSOA LEVEL OF FUNDING . CpUNCIL DISCUSSED
PLACEMENT OF CORPORATE SPONSORS SIGNS OR BANNERS . IT WAS
DISCUSSED THAT THE uTH OF JULY PARADE WOULD BE HELD ON MONDAY ,
JULY 5TH , WITH POSSIBLY AREA CHURCHES HAVING A PROGRAM ON JULY
�TH AND THE GATHERING WOULD BE HELD ON SATURDAY , JULY 3RD .
COUNCILMEM$ER STUART STATED HIS CONCERN WITH BUDGET CONTROL AND
WAS ASSURED BY THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE THE CHANGE IN THE BY-
LAWS THAT PROVIDE FOR A TREASURES WILL ELIMINATE PREVIOUS
PROBLEMS .
MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 9 : 15 PM.
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EVELY B . EWMAN
MAYOR
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. DELORIS MCKEN IE , C
CITY SECRETARY