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SPECIAL MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 2p , 1gg3
MINUTES OF A SP • 7A� MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
THAT WAS HELD ON MONbA,y� SE��$ ��
FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL , COUNCIL CHAMBER�� � �� �'`'�"'" AT
FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT1CONSTITUTI�NGCKA
QUORUM:
MAYOR
MAYOR PRO-TEM
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
CITY MANAGER
ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY
EVELYN B. NEWMAN
KITTEN HAJECATE
MEL MEASELES
TOM MANISON
ED STUART
HAROLD RALEY
JANIS LOWE
RON COX
LINDA THORNTON
MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH HALL AND MERRIMAN REGARDING DESIGN OF
ATRIUM BUILDING FOR LIBRARY AND COST ESTIMATES . MR . BILL HALL
INTRODUCED HIS STAFF AND PRESENTED A OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT WITH
A SLIDE PRESENTATION. MR . HALL EXPLAINED THE SLIDES PRESENTED
PHASE 1 WITH A ESTIMATE FROM FRETZ CONSTRUCTION OF $�83 , 000 BASE
PRICE WITH A 10$ CONTINGENCY WITH PHASE TWO CONSISTING OF THE
PARKING WHICH WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $62 , 000 . MAYOR , COUNCIL ,
STAFF AND MR . HALL REVIEWED PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTS OUTLINING THE
FLOOR PLANS AND DESIGNS AND THE RELATED COSTS. APPROVAL aF THE
DESIGN WILL BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA ALONG WITH AUTHORIZING
HALL/MERRIMAN TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT
AND TO GO OUT FOR BIDS .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH JIM REINHARTSEN, PRESIDENT OF CLEAR
LAKE AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ( CLADEF) . MR .
REINHARTSEN INTRODUCED MARKETING DIRECTOR LAURA VAN NESS AND
PRESENTED A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE WORK OF THE FOUNDATION . MR .
REINHARTSEN PRESENTED STATISTICAL DATA REGARDING THE INVOLVEMENT
BY THE FOUNDATION AND THE BENEFITS TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD By
THIS INVOLVEMENT. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE PENDING
CONTRACT WITH MR . REINHARTSEN RESPONDING TO THE QUESTIONS BY
COUNCIL AND ADDRESSED THE BENEFITS FOR RENEWAL OF THIS CONTRACT .
THE CONTRACT WILL BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR COUNCIL
ACTION .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH THE COUNSELING BOARD REGARDING LOCATION
OF THE COUNSELING SERVICES BUILDING. CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNSELING
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BOARD , MS . LOANA ZEITLER AND OUTGOING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAM
BARTON ADDRESSED LOCATION OF THE BUILDING AND STATED THE BOARD
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BUILDING KEPT ON SHADWELL STREET .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE BUILDING WITH A AEVIEW OF THE
COST TO AELOCATE THE BUILDING , USE OF THE LITTLE LIBRARY OR TO
BUILD A NEW BUILDING . COUNCILMEMBSA MANISON SUGGESTED A BUILDING
BE BUILT �N THE SHADWELL PROPERTY WITH VOLUNTEEA LABOR .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THIS PROPOSAL WITH MEMBERS OF
COUNCIL IN EAVOR OF THIS S�GGESTION . MS . BAATON RESTATED THE
BOARDS CONCERN REGARDING THE NEED FOR A PRIVATE LOCATION .
COUNCILMEMBER LOWE DISCUSSED THE LIABILITY INSURANCE ISSUE AND
REQUESTED CITY MANAGER DISCUSS WITH CITY ATTORNEY FOR HIS
OPINION .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH d . T . DUNKIN REGARDING FARKS AND OPEN
SPACE MASTER PLAN . PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR JON BRANSON
INTRODUCED MR . J . T . DUNKIN FROM J . T . DUNKIN AND ASSOCIATES , INC
AND REPORTED THE MASTER PLAN IS COMPLETE , HAS BEEN APPROVED BY
THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AND IS READY FOR COUNCIL TO
AFPROVE . MR . DUNKIN PRESENTED THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE MASTER
PLAN AND PRESENTED A OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING PARKS AND THE
NUMBER OF PARKS RECOMMENDED . COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE PARKS IN
PARTICULAR , DISCUSSED THE PROPERTIES IN HARRIS COUNTY , SALES TAX
POTENTIAL AND RETENTION PONDS . SEVERAL CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES
WERE MADE TO THE PLAN AND WILL BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT THE PLAN BY RESOLUTION .
MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 10 : 25 PM.
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MAYOR ELYN B . NEWMAN
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DELORIS MCKE ZIE ,��MC
CITY SECRETARY
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