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SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 23 , 1993
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY . AUGUST �3,� 1qq� g� 5 : 00 p .M. AT
FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL , COUNCIL CHAMBERS , 109 WILLOWICK , WITH THE
FOLLOWiNG PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR
MAYOR PRO-TEM
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
CITY MANAGER
CITY SECRETARY
EVELYN NEWMAN
KITTEN HAJECATE�
MEL MEASELES
TOM MANISON
ED STUART
HAROLD RALEY ( ARR . LATE)
JANIS LOWE
RON COX
DELORIS MCKENZIE
ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS COUNCILMEMBER HAROLD RALEY .
MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER .
**COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
WITH SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY CONCERNING THE EXTENDED
SEAVICE AREA (DOCKET 11253 ) .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD CONCERNING PROPOSED FYg3-9u
OPERATING BUDGET FOR CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WITH MAYOR AND COUNCIL �
CITY MANAGER , CITY SECRETARY AND DEPARTMENT HEADS .
CITY MANAGER RON COX PROVIDED A UPDATE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS
BASED ON THE LAST MEETING WITH COUNCIL . MR . COX REVIEWED VARIOUS
�" �OUNTS AND FUND AVAILABILITY . AT THIS TIME , COUNCIL DISCUSSED
� H STAFF VARIOUS DEPARTMENT REQUESTS SUCH AS WATERLINES ON
BLACKHAWK AND ELDORADO AND WILDERNESS TRAILS , WATER CONSERVATION ,
HOW MANY TIMES TO PUBLISH THE NEWSLETTER , EMS BILLING AND
POSTPONING LAKE FRIENDSWOOD . CITY MANAGER STATED IF THE LAKE
FRIENDSWOOD PROJECT IS POSTPONED , THE PROPOSED REVENUES AND
EXPENDITURES WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE BUDGET .
COUNCILMEMBER HAROLD RALEY ARRIVED AT THIS TIME .
COUNCILMEMBERS STUART AND LOWE HAS WORKED WITH STAFF AND
PRESENTED A LIST OF EIGHTEEN ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED . A LENGTHY
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED WITH COUNCIL DISCUSSING THE LIBRARY , SPORTS
COMPLEX , MOVING THE COUNSELING CENTER , LAKE FRIENDSWOOD , LOCATION
OF NEW CITY HALL , SIDEWALKS AND BIKE TRAILS , CABLE FRANCHISE FEE ,
TAX INCREASE , STREET PROGRAM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEMBERSHIP ,
SEWER RATES , OTHER FRANCHISE RATES , COST OF LIVING INCREASE ,
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BUILDING MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN , SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM ,
COMPUTER STUDY , FIRE HYDRANT PROGRAM, COMPOSTING PROGRAM, FAX
MACHINE , CANOE RACE , ENTRANCE SIGNS , DUMP TRUCK , RENWICK PARK
FENCE , SUNMEADOW DRAINAGE , REPLACEMENT OF MARY � S BRIDGE ,
AND AMBULANCE FEES .
CITY MANAGER RON COX REQUESTED COIINCIL TO PRIORITIZE THE FIRST
TEN OF THE LIST OF ITEMS FOR ADDITIONS TO THE BUDGET AND TO
PROVIDE THEIR PRIORITIES IN WRITING BY WEDNESDAY FOR THE NEXT
MEETING WHICH WAS SET FOR AUGUST 30TH.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS REGARDING
BILLING FOR EMS SERVICES WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT/EMS REPRESENTATIVES
MARK GARVIN , GREG KUNKEL AND RICK MCFEE PRESENTING ALTERNATIVES
FOR FUNDING . DISCUSSION FOLLOWED WITH COUNCIL DISCUSSING USER
FEES , SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, ADDING ADDITIONAL COLLECTION TO
WATER BILL AND TO UTILIZE THE NEWSLETTER TO REQUEST FUNDING.
BIRTHDAY CAKE AND BIRTHDAY COOKIE FOR CITY SECRETARY DELORIS
MCKENZIE WAS ENJOYED BY EVERYONE.
MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 8 : 25 PM .
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MAYOR E LYN B. NEWMAN
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DELORIS MCK NZI , TRMC
CITY SECRETARY