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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1993-10-11 Special . . .:.x�....� 363 SPECIAL MEETING � � FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL ) ( OCTOBER 11 , 1993 ) ( MINUTES OF A SPE_ ._ CIA� MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDA�� OCTpg�R ,u� 19Q� g� 6��0 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 ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER CITY SECRETARY EVELYN B . NEWMAN KITTEN HAJECATE MEL MEASELES TOM MANISON ED STUART HAROLD RALEY JANIS LOWE TODD STEWART RON COX DELORIS MCKENZIE MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING INTERACT COUNSELING SERVICE CONTRACT WITH MIKE HAVENS , PAM BARTON FROM INTERACT , AND COUNSELING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN LORNA ZEITLER PRESENTING BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE SERVICES PROVIDED . COUNCILMEMBER RALEY REVIEWED THE AREAS OF CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND RESPONDED TO BY INTERACT WITH DISCUSSION REGARDING LIABILITY INSURANCE , USE OF THE COUNSELING BUILDING AND DESIGNATION OF THE SHADWELL PROPERTY AS PARK PROPERTY. CITY ATTORNEY STATED HE WOULD CHECK TO SEE IF COUNSELING FALLS UNDER THE TORT CLAIMS ACT , AND STATED THE CITY COULD CONSIDER INCLUSION OF THE CITY ON INDIVIDUAL THERAPIST POLICIES WHICH COULD PROVIDE GENERAL COVERAGE OR THE CITY COULD REQUIRE COVERAGE GREATER THAN $1 MILLION OR THE CITY COULD CONSIDER ADDITIONAL COVERAGE UNDER TML INSURANCE COVERAGE . CITY ATTORNEY WILL REVIEW THE INSURANCE POLICIES BEFORE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION OF AN AMOUNT AND IF NEEDED . MAYOR NEWMAN STATED THE CITY ATTORNEY IS REVIEWING THE SHADWELL PROPERTY , AND IF DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY F�R PARKING AT THE PARK ELIMINATES USE BY THE COUNSELING CENTER . COUNCILMEMBER RALEY STATED THERE APPEARS TO BE A DIP IN PERCENTAGE OF USE IN THE TWELVE YEAR HISTORY . HE SUGGESTED COUNCIL BE AWARE OF THIS DECLINE IN USE , SUGGESTED THIS MAY BE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ON SHADWELL STREET AND SUGGESTED COUNCIL LOOK AT PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES . COUNCILMEMBER LOWE SUGGESTED LOOKING AT PAYMENT FOR PER SESSION BASIS DUE TO THE DECLINE IN USAGE . COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ASKED IF MIKE HAVENS WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH A FULL TIME JOB. MR . HAVENS ASSURED COUNCIL HE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AS REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT. PAM 3fi4 BARTON STATED SHE WOULD PREPARE A NEED ' S ASSESSMENT WITH COUNCILMEMBER LOWE STATING SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHAIRMAN ZEITLER PREPARE A FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH MORE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MORE EFFICIENT REPORTING METHODS . SHE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE A POLICY FOR USE OF THE COUNSELING BUILDING . MS . BARTON STATED THE INTERACT STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TO MAKE EFFICIENT USE OF THEIR TIME WHICH HAS ENABLED INTERACT TO KEEP THE BUDGET VIRTUALLY THE SAME FOR THE LAST ELEVEN YEAAS . CITY MANAGER RON COX STATED THE CITY ATTORNEY IS REVIEWING HOW TO HANDLE CONTRACTUALLY THE JOINT U5E OF THE COUNSELING BUILDING . MAYOR NEWMAN THANKED EVERYONE FOR THEIR INPUT AND STATED UNTIL THE CONTRACT IS SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED , THE CONTRACT WOULD BE CONSIDERED ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR HOUSEHOLD COMPOSTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART INTRODUCING MS . SHARON ROOS , WHO MADE A PRESENTATION ON A PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE COMPOSTING TO THE COMMUNITY . MS . ROOS STATED SHE WILL PREPARE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHICH WILL OUTLINE HOW THE PROGRAM WILL WORK . MAYOR NEWMAN STATED FUNDS HAVE BEEN BUDGETED FOR THIS PROGRAM AND REQUESTED COUNCILMEMBER STUART TO WORK WITH MS . ROOS TO PROVIDE FOR A CONTRACT FOR THIS PROGRAM AND AT WILL BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO REVIEW PLANNER DAVID HOOVERS RECOMMENDATION FOR MAIN STREET AND ENTRYWAY OVERLAY , MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES RESTRICTION . FOLLOWING MR . HOOVERTS PRESENTATION FOR MAIN STREET AND ENTRYWAY OVERLAY , MR . HOOVER REQUESTED COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS , AND IF THEY HAVE ANY CONCERNS TO CONTACT HIM OR SUBMIT THEIR CONCERNS IN WRITING AND THEN THIS RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE SENT TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR REVIEW . MAYOR NEWMAN SUGGESTED COUNCIL SUSMIT CHANGES IN TWO WEEKS TO CITY MANAGER AND REQUESTED PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SUBMIT A LIST OF SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS . PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIRMAN BENNY BAKER STATED HIS CONCERNS THAT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS WITH MORE RESTRICTIpNS AND STATED , "DOES THE CITY WANT TO DO THIS"? A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES WITH PLANNER DAVID HOOVER PROVIDING INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL REGARDING THE "MPC" . MR . HOOVER STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE COUNCIL CONSIDER AMENDING THE ZONING ORDTNANCE , REMOVING THE PROVISION FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND ALLOWING FOR MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES WITH LOT SIZES FROM 80 TO 85 ' . FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION , COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE MERITS OF A MPC AND AGREED TO THE MERIT OF THIS TYPE OF CHANGE . MAYOR NEWMAN STATED WITH A MPC , LOTS WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO BELOW 80 ' AND THE CITY WOULD ACQUIRE AMENITIES SUCH AS SCHOOLS , PARKS , AND ETC . . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE FACTS THAT CITY HAS SEVERAL 100 , 400 AND 700 ACRE TRACTS OF LAND THAT COULD APPLY TO MPC . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES RESTRICTIONS WITH PLANNER DAVID HOOVER REVIEWING THE DRY AREAS 365 THAT EXIST AND THE POSSIBILITY OF RESTRICTING ALCOHOLIC SALES BY ZONING AND REPORTED HE FEELS THAT THE ONLY AREA THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE WOULD BE THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND HE REPORTED HE LOOKS FOR TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO LOBBY TO CHANGE THE ZONING LAWS TO PROVIDE FOR ZONING FOR RESIDENTIAL BUFFERS . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ANNEXATION OF AREAS ENCOMPASSED By MUD �t55 AND BAYBROOK MUD �i1 WITH COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON MAKING THE PRESENTATION ON THIS PROPOSAL . COUNCILMEMBER MANISON REPORTED HE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE LAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS AND HAD MENTIONED THIS PROPOSAL TO COUNCIL AT THE COUNCIL JUNE RETREAT . COUNCILMEMBER MANISON STATED HE HAS WORKED WITH THE STAFF AT HGAC , CITY PLANNER HOOVER , AND SEVERAL CITY OF HOUSTON COUNCILMEMBERS TO OBTAIN SOME OF THE VERY PRELIMINARY MATERIAL BEFORE COUNCIL AT THIS MEETING . COUNCILMEMBER MANISON STATED THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY TO ACCOMPLISH ANNEXATION BEFORE JANUARY 1 , 1994 . DISCUSSION WAS HELD BY COUNCILMEMBERS WITH COUNCILMEMBER STUART AND LOWE EXPRESSING CONCERN REGARDING FINANCES , TAXES , POPULATION , TAX EXEMPTIONS , TAX RATES , AND INDEBTEDNESS . THEY FEEL IT WOULD PREMATURE TO BE DISCUSSING THIS WITH HOUSTON AND NEED MORE INFORMATION FROM MUD 55 FIRE DEPARTMENT. COUNCILMEMBER STUART STATED HE HAS SIXTEEN WRITTEN QUESTIONS HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANSWERED BEFORE CONSIDERING THIS ANNEXATION . COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES STATED HE HAS TALKED TO SOME OF THE CITIZENS LIVING IN THIS AREA AND THEY SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL , AND ASKED ABOUT TAX RATES AND IF ANNEXATION WOOLD RAISE FRIENDSWOOD TAXES . COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE STATED SHE SUPPORTED OBTAINING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. COUNCILMEMBER RALEY STATED HE SUPPORTING CHECKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS ANNEXATION AND STATED THE PEOPLE IN HERITAGE PARK HAVE ESSENTIALLY NO POLICE PROTECTION . MAYOR NEWMAN SUGGESTED IF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS , TO SUBMIT THEM TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CITY SECRETARY . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 9 : 50 PM. _�i?�_�_�___'�. MAYOR VELYN B . NEWMAN AT ST : c DELORIS MCKENZIE , TRMC CITY SECRETARY