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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1994-06-20 Regular .. . . . ,:..____ _.. _ - -__ _ _ _ _,. .. 487 STATE OF TEXAS ) ( < CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) ( # � COUNTY OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( ; JUNE 20 , 199�► t � MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY,i JUNE ,�Q� 1qq�} � � : oo ,� AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL , COUNCIL CHAMBERS , 109 WILLOWICK , FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR EVELYN B . NEWMAN MAYOR PRO-TEM TOM MANISON COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY COUNCILMEMBER JANIS LOWE CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER . INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREND EARL CANTRELLE WITH FRIENDSWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS LED BY COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART. ; ` MAYOR NEWMAN PRESIDED OVER THE SPECIgj� $��Q�,��Q�j, AND ADOPTION � % CEREMONIES AS "TEXANS" FOR OFFICIALS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC WITH THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR ZNTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE UNITED STATES ENERGY ASSOCIATION HOSTED BY HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY . MAYOR NEWMAN PROCLAIMED JUNE AS "SCLERODERMA" AWARENESS MONTH AND SATURDAY JUNE 25 , AS "VOLUNTEER PRIDE DAY" FOR THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE WITH CAB MEMBERS DOROTHY STUART AND WANDA MURPHY PRESENT TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION AND URGED EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CLEAN UP OF FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE . MAYOR NEWMAN PROCLAIMED SATURDAY , JULY 16 , 199� AS "ED STUART DAY" IN HONOR OF HIS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BEING SHOT DOWN IN GERMANY AND BEING TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR . MR . JERRY ERIKSON , TITLE ??????? , RESPONDED TO THE PROCLAMATION FOR COUNCILMEMBER STUART BY SUGGESTING COUNCILMEMBEA STUART BE 488 HONORED IN THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE AND ANNOUNCED THERE WOULD BE A RECEPTION HONORING COUNCILMEMBER STUART ON JULY 16TH . COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK , ATTENDED THE COUNCIL/STAFF ALL DAY RETREAT LAST WEEK , TOURED THE HOUSTON SOUTH EAST WATER PURIFICATION SITE LAST WEEK , ANNOUNCED SHE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL , REPORTED ON THE SENIOR CITIZEN ' S MEETING HELD TODAY , REPORTED THE SENIOR ' S ARE REQUESTING A NEW VAN AND ARE DEDICATED TO RAISING $ 10 , 000 WITH VARIOUS FUND RAISERS AND REPORTED THERE IS $17 , 000 LEFT IN THE BUDGET FOR SIDEWALKS , WHICH IS PLANNED TO COVER AS MUCH AREA AS POSSIBLE . � COUNCILMEMBER MANISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE REGULAR MONTHLY H . G . A . C . MEETING AND STATED IT APPEARED THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR BIKE PATHS , WHICH THE CITY HAS REQUESTED FUNDING FOR TWO BIKE PATH PROJECTS . COUNCILMEMBER STUART REPORTED ATTENDING THE TAXPAYER RESEARCH COUNCIL MEETING IN LA MARQUE LAST THURSDAY WITH GUEST SPEAKER SHERIFF JOE MAX TAYLOR SPEAKING ON JAIL OVERCROWDING AND REPORTED SHERIFF TAYLOR INVITED GROUPS OF SIX OR MORE TO TOUR THE JAIL . COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED SHE TOURED THE HOUSTON SOUTH EAST WATER PURIFICATION PLANT AND VOLUNTEERED TO HELP COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD WITH THE CLEAN UP OF FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE ON SATURDAY . • COUNCILMEMBER MANISON ANNOUNCED THAT COUNCILMEMBER DICKEX ' S FATHER IS IN THE HOSPITAL AND ASKED EVERYONE TO KEEP HIM IN THEIR PRAYERS . COUNCILMEMBER LOWE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE BLACKHAWK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MEETING , STATED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE INFLOW AND INFILTRATION PROGRAM WHICH IS AN EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE PLAN, REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CITY OF HOUSTON MEETING ON THE H. L . &P RATE INCREASE WITH ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR ROGER ROECKER , REPORTED ON THE TEXAS NEW MEXICO RATE INCREASE MEETINGS , REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE TAXPAYER RESEARCH COUNCIL MEETING , ANNOUNCED SHE WILL BE ATTENDING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE MEETING IN AUSTIN ON FRIDAY AND REPORTED SHE WILL ATTEND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES SMALL CITIES ADVISORY STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING IN ST LOUIS NEXT THURSDAY . MAYOR NEWMAN ANNOUNCED THE GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT WILL HOLD A MEETING ON THURSDAY AT 2 : 00 PM AT TEXAS CITY HALL TO PRESENT THE BUILDING PLANS FOR THE CAD BUILDING WHICH WILL REQUIRE A VOTE BY ALL TAXING ENTITIES IN JULY . COUNCILMEMBER STUART ANNOUNCED THE DIRT WORK ON THE NEW CITY HALL BEGAN TODAY -- THE NEW CITY HALL IS FINALLY ON THE WAY ! 489 MASTER JIM CURRY , A TWELVE YEAR OLD AT FRIENDSWOOD JUNIOR HIGH , APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS INLINE SKATING IN THE CITY STREETS AND PRESENTED A PETITION TO COUNCIL TO CHANGE ORDINANCE 300 , SECTION 8 TO REQUEST COUNCIL TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW INLINE SKATING . CITY MANAGER RON COX ADVISED HE HAS REQUESTED CHIEF OF POLICE JARED STOUT TO REVIEW THIS REQUEST AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL . MASTER CURRY ASKED CITY MANAGER RON COX , HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION? CITY MANAGER RON COX ADVISED HE WOULD DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH CHIEF STOUT AT THE STAFF MEETING ON TUESDAY MORNING . MS . JULIE WIER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO URGE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE THE COUNSELING CENTER CONTRACT . MS . WIER STATED SHE HAS BEEN IN COUNSELING SINCE JANUARY AND WOULD REQUEST COUNCIL TO CONTINUE THE CONTRACT . MR . CHARLES �ILLER WITH CHUCK MILLER FORD , RESPONDED TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS PLAN TO REPLACE THE SENIOR CENTER ' S VAN , BY STATING HE WOULD PROVIDE A VAN TO THE SENIORtS AT COST . MR . CHARLES MILLER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO MAKE AN IMPASSIONED PLEA REGAADING THE HANDLING OF VICIOUS DOGS , PROVIDING INFORMATION ON A RECENT VICIOUS ATTACK ON HIS DOG BY TWO NEIGHBORHOOD DOGS . MR . MILLER STATED HE WAS ADVISED BY A HUMANE OFFICER THAT ONE DOG WOULD BE DESTROYED AND ANOTHER WOULD BE GIVEN TO SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS . MR . MILLER URGED THE COUNCIL TO LOOK TNTO THIS POLICY AS THESE DOGS HAVE KILLED A SMALL POODLE RECENTLY AND COULD HAVE EASILY HAVE ATTACKED A SMALL CHILD . MAYOR NEWMAN THANKED MR . MILLER FOR BRINGING THIS ISSUE TO COUNCIL ' S ATTENTION AND ADVISED THE CITY WOULD REVIEW THE POLICY ON HANDLING VICIOUS ANIMALS AND STATED THE LEASH LAW IS TO BE ENFORCED . CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING ON SPORTS COMPLEX PR�PERTY BY ENVIROTEST FOR PHASE I , CITY HALL PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING HELD ON JUNE 13 , 1994 , LIBRARY RENOVATION - FINAL WALK- THROUGH JUNE 13 , 1994 , COUNCIL/STAFF PRE-BUDGET PLANNING RETREAT HELD ON JUNE 15 , 1994 AND NEGOTIATIONS TOWARDS SETTLEMENT OF THE TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER RATE CASE . COUNCILMEMBER STUART ADVISED THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT THE NEW LIBRARY BUILDING NEEDS TO BE RESET AND STATED THE LAWN APPEARS TO HAVE A LOT OF CRABGRASS . CITY MANAGER RON COX STATED HE BELIEVED THE CRABGRASS IS IN THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY AND NOT THE LIBRARY LAWN . COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED WHEN THE COMPLETION DATE OF THE NEW LIBRARY IS SCHEDULED WITH CITY MANAGER RON COX ADVISING THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN GIVEN AN ADDITIONAL WEEK TO COMPLETE THE PUNCH LIST AND TO FINALIZE THE CARPET ISSUE . COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ASKED IF THE CITY HAS REQ�ESTED ADDITIONAL TIME ON THE CONTRACT WITH THE WEST ' S FOR PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX WITH CITY MANAGER RON COX RESPONDING HE HAS DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE WEST ' S , ADVISING IT WILL BE 490 APPR�XIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE CONTRACT IS READY FOR EXECUTION . MAYOR NEWMAN ANNOUNCED "THE GATHERING" WILL BE HELD ON JULY 3RD AT ARENA PARK AND THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WILL BEGIN AT 8 : 00 AM , THE PARADE AT 10 : 00 AM , WITH A PATRIOTIC THEME "SALUTING GREAT AMERICAN HEROES" , AND GROUND BREAKING FOR CITY HALL AT 12 : 00 , FOLLOWED BY FESTIVITIES IN STEVENSON PARK INCLUDING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ON TWO STAGES . MAYOR NEWMAN ANNOUNCED THE NIGHT PROGRAM WILL BEGIN AT 7 : 00 PM AT THE FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM WITH ENTERTAINMENT AND LASER AND FIRE WORKS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 9 : 05 AND END AT 9 : 30 PM . COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ANNOUNCED THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A BOOTH IN STEVENSON PARK ON THE �TH OF JULY FOR PRE-SALE ORDERS FOR THE HISTORY BOOK AND WILL BE SELLING PINS AND POSTERS , WITH LAURIE WHITEHEAD AVAILABLE TO AUTOGRAPH THE POSTERS . ��COUNCILMEMBER HAJEGATE MOVED TO APPROVE ASSIGNMENT OF COUNSELING SERVICES PROGRAM TO BAY AREA CONSULTATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF FY 1993- 1994 , EFFECTIVE JULY 1 , 199� . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING CONTRACT WITH 9AY AREA CONSULTATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF FY 1993- 199� , EFFECTIVE JULY 1 , 1994 . *#�#COUNCILMEMBER MEASLES MOVED TO CALL THE QUESTION , TO CEASE FURTHER DEBATE . MOTION FATLED 3-� . COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE , COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY , COUNCILMEMBER LOWE AND COUNCILMEMBER STUART OPPOSED . A LENGTHY DISCUSSION CONTINUED REGARDING CONTRACT WITH BAY AREA CONSULTATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF FY 1993- 199� , EFFECTIVE JULY 1 , 199� . **#�**MAIN MOTION APPROVED 4-3 WITH COUNCILMEMBERS DICKEY , LOWE AND STUART OPPOSED . �*COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION R94-2� , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , GALVESTON/HARRIS COUNTIES , REQUESTING THE HARRIS COUNTX COMMISSIONERS COURT TO COLLECT AN ADDITIONAL . 15 CENT FEE ON EVERY ADMISSION TO THE SAM HOUSTON RACE TRACK AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANISON . MOZ'TUN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . **COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSE�� NDA AS PRESENTED : A ) �gYMEHT Q� �g�ITAy �.,$QJECTS 1 ) 1992 COUNTY STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 2 ) 199� STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 3 ) BRIARMEADOW STORM SEWER 4 ) RENOVATION OF NEW LIBRARY FACILITY 5 ) NEW CITY HALL 6 ) SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD WASTEWATER DIVERSIONS 7 ) SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD INTERCEPTOR 8 ) CITY HALL IMPROVEMENTS A ) RATIFY AND CONFIRM INITIAL PAYMENT B) FINAL PAYMENT B) DISPO�ITIO� Q� BIDS A ) BID 9�-16 ; PURCHASE LIMESTONE BASE MATERIALS IN THE AMOUNT OF $9 • 54 PER TON AWARDED TO GULF COAST LIMESTONE B) BID 9�- 18 ; CD 491 ROM NETWORK FOR CITY LIBRARX AWARDED TO VIP SYSTEMS , INC . IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 14 , 875 C ) AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH HTS , INC . , TO PERFORM MATERIALS INSPECTION SERVICES FOR NEW CITY HALL BUILDING AND PAVILION D ) ACCEPT UTILITIES IN POLLY RANCH SECTION 6 FOR DEVELOPER ' S ONE-YEAR MAINTENANCE PERTOD F,) ACCEPT WATER , SEWER AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN PARKWOOD CROSSING SUBDIVISION FOR CONTRACTOR ' S ONE-YEAR MAINTENANCE PERIOD F ) AUTHORIZE TEXACO PIPELINE INC . , TO ADJUST ITS WEST COLUMBIA TO TEXAS CITY 8-INCH PIPELINE TO ACCOMMODATE THE WIDENING OF FM 528 G) AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH MASONIC LODGE FOR USE OF THEIR PARKING AREA BY CITY H ) AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH D&G ENTERPRISES FOR OPERATION OF , CONCESSION STAND AT RENWICK PARK I } AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH DNII . ENTERPRISES , INC . , TO MOVE LrBRARY EQUIPMENT TO NEW LIBAARY ` FACILITY J ) ESTABLISH COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR JULY 1994 K ) APPROVE PROPERTY TAX ADJUSTMENTS L ) MINUTES . ' SEC�NDED BY C�UNCILMEMBER LOWE . MQTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 9 : 15 PM. J �� yx<z _ MAYOR ' EVELYItf B. NEWMAN AT ST : . , DELORIS MCKEN IE , T . R .M. C . CITY SECRETARY ,