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SPECIAL MEETING � �
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL ) (
DECEMBER 13 , 1993 ) (
MINUTES OF A SPE�g� MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT
WAS HELD ON �ONDA� DECE�g 1�� 1gg3 A� 6 : 00 P�t AT FRIENDSWOOD
� CITY HALL , COUNCIL CHAMBERS , 109 WILLOWICK , FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS ,
� . WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM :
MAYOR
MAYOR PRO-TEM
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
CITY MANAGER
CITY SECRETARY
EVELYN B , NEWMAN
KITTEN HAJECATE
MEL MEASELES
TOM MANISON
ED STUART
HAROLD RALEY
JANIS LOWE
AON COX
DELORIS MCKENZIE
MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER .
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH HIDELL ARCHITECTS REGARDING
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DESIGN OF NEW CITY HALL . MR . BILL HIDELL
AND MR . ED KEPNER PRESENTED A OVERVIEW OF OFFICE SPACE ON GROUND
AND SECOND FLOOR , PRESENTED A DRAFT OF ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING .
MR . HIDELL PRESENTED THE ROOF PLANS , USING A METAL SLOPE ROOF ,
ELIMINATING THE FLAT ROOF EFFECT . MA . HIDELL PRESENTED THE PLANS
FOR THE BALCONYtS ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITH OPEN TRELLIS EFFECT
FOR SHADE . COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE ROOF AND CONCURRED THEY
PREFERRED THE SLOPED EFFECT , BUT WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT COST AND
MAINTENANCE . MR . HIDELL STATED THE LIFE OF A METAL SLOPED WOULD
BE ABOUT TWENTY YEARS . MR . HIDELL EXPLAINED THE SITE HAS MOVED
OVER A LITTLE TO SAVE TWO LARGE TREES AND EXPLAINED THE BACK OF
THE PARKING LOT WILL BE ABOUT 150 FT . FROM THE SWIMMSNG POOL .
MR . HIDELL EXPLAINED THE MAJORITY OF THE PARKING WILL BE BEHIND
CITY HALL WITH PLANS FOR A FUTURE DRIVE TO CONNECT THE SWIMMING
POOL PARKING AREA TO CITY HALL . COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES STATED HE
FEELS THERE NEEDS TO BE A COVERED DROP OFF AT THE ENTRANCE TO
CITY HALL . MR . HIDELL STATED THERE IS A COVERED WALKWAY PLANNED
BUT NOT A DROPOFF . MAYOR NEWMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE ASKED
ABOUT ADDING A CENTENNIAL CLOCK TO THE FRONT OF THE BUTLDING .
MR . KEPNER STATED THE CLOCK WAS NOT BUDGETED BUT COULD CERTAINLY
BE LOOKED INTO . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE LOCATION OF THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THE TYPE OF SEATING AND VISUAL AIDES .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING USE OF THE OLD CITY HALL BY POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND CONTINUING TO HOLD COURT IN THE OLD COUNCIL
CHAMBERS , POSSIBLY MOVING OUT THE TABLES AND ADDING MORE CHAIRS .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING LOCATING LOCATING RESTROOM
FACILITIES AWAY FROM THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS , DISCUSSED PROPOSED
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COMMUNITY ROOM AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DUPLICATION OF SPACE IN THE
CITY , DISCUSSED THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING WILL BE ZONED ,
SECURITY FOR CASHIER , BUILDING STATTSTICS FOR MONTH SHOWS
APPROXIMATELY 100 PER MONTH , BUILDING SHOULD BE FOR CITIZENS NOT
DEVELOPERS/BUILDERS . MR . HIDELL HAS BEEN WOHKING WITH STAFF
REGARDING OFFICE SPACE , PLAN FOR GROWTH AND STORAGE SPACE . MR .
HIDELL STATED HE WILL HAVE A DRAFT BACK WITH ALL CHANGES
DISCUSSED FOR THE JANUARY 10TH MEETING . MAYOR NEWMAN THANKED MR .
HIDELL AND MR . KEPNER AND STATED COUNCIL IS LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE NEW PLANS AND THE NEXT MEETING .
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING MARY ' S CROSSING BRIDGE
OVER CLEAR CREEK . MR . GENE COOK , FRANK MARLOW AND RICHARD
RIVERON REPRESENTING IMPERIAL ESTATES , PRESENTED A SLIDE
PRESENTATION IN OPPOSITION TO THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO-LANE
CONCRETE STEEL BRIDGE ACROSS MARY ' S CREEK AT MARY � S CROSSING .
THE PRESENTATION PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN IN
EXISTENCE SOME 28 YEARS AND INSTALLATION OF THE BRIDGE WOULD
CREATE MORE PROBLEMS THAT IT WOULD SOLVE , CITIZENS ARE CONCERNED
WITH SAFETY BOTH BY VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS , NOISE FACTOR ,
AND FLOODING . MR . RICHARD RIVERON PRESENTED PETITIONS FROM
SECTION TWO . MS . NANCY ADAMS PRESENTED PETITIONS FROM SECTION 1 .
MR . JOE WARING , DESIGN ENGINEER WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION PRESENTED INFORMATION ON THE OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE
PROJECTS . MAYOR NEWMAN THANKED EVERYONE FOR BRINGING THEIR
CONCERNS TO COUNCIL AND THAT COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER THEIR
ACTION , TO SEE WHAT ACTION IT WOULD TAKE TO REVERSE COUNCIL
ACTION TO PROCEED AND IF THE $20 , 000 THE CITY HAS PAID COULD BE
REFUNDED .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGARDING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS . PLANNER DAVID HOOVER
PRESENTED TRANSPARENCIES WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PURPOSE OF
THE PDD WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE , THROUGH UNIFIED PLANNING
AND DEVELOPMENT , MORE EFFICIENT LAND USE , MORE SENSITIVE
TREATMENT OF NATURAL FEATURES , HARMONIOUS INTEGRATION OF DIVERSE
ACTIVITIES , AND CREATIVE URBAN DESIGN . MR . HOOVER REVIEWED THE
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND THE
TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT COULD BE IN A PDD . MR . HOOVER STATED
USES PERMITTED WITHIN ANY SPECIFIC PDD SHALL BE ENUMERATED IN THE
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE DISTRICT . MR . HOOVER STATED THIS CAN
BE ACCOMPLISHED BY REFERENCING EXISTING ZONING DISTRICTS , OR BY
COMBINING AND/OR ELIMINATING USES IN THOSE DISTRICTS . DISCUSSION
WAS HELD REGARDING COULD INCORPORATE MORE WALKWAYS/BIKE PATHS ,
CITY WOULD HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF PDD , EACH PLAT WOULD BE REVIEWED ,
DETENTION AND LANDSCAPING WOULD BE ADMINISTERED JUST LIKE ANY
OTHER ZONE , WOULD ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS , DISCUSSED
CONCERNS ABOUT SMALLER LOTS , REQUIREMENT FOR GREEN SPACE COULD BE
PUT INTO BYLAWS OF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION , WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT
TAX BASE , HOW WELL DO PDD AGE AND VALUE , WHEN LOOKING AT LARGE
ACREAGE FOR PDD , LOOK AT ACREAGE ADJOINING CITY LIMITS , HAVE T0
LOOK AT WHAT THE CITY WANTS TO OFFER � POSSIBLE SMALLER HOME FOR
YOUNGER FAMILIES AND IMPACT ON TAX BASE AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS .
MAYOR NEWMAN STATED THIS PROPOSAL NEEDS FURTHER DISCUSSION AND
REQUESTED PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO WORKSHOP AND BRING
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BACK A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL . MR . HOOVER SUGGESTED COUNCIL
AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBERS WRITE DOWN SPECIFIC
CONCERNS AND HE WILL RE-DRAF'T THE PLAN FOR REVIEW AT THE SPECIAL
WORKSHOP .
MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT
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� DELORIS MCKENZIE , RMC
_ , CITY SECRETARY
8 : 0 PM .
MAYOR ELYN B, NEWMAN