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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1995-01-09 Regular , 595 I i • STATE OF TEXAS ) ( CITY OF FRIENDSWOQD ) ( ��"" COUNTY OF GALVESTON�HARRIS ) ( JANUARY 9, 1995 ) ( MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1995 AT 6:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 109 WILLOWICK, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A . QUORUM: MAYOR EVELYN B. NEWMAN • MAYOR PRO-TEM TOM MANISON COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES COUNCZLMEMBER ALINE DICKEY COUNCILMEMBER JANIS LOWE CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE � MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORI)ER. COUNCIL CONVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE W}�TH THE TEXAS i GOVERNMENT CODE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 55.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS AND SECTION , 55.071, PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION. i "° COUNCIL RE-CONVENED TN OPEN SESSION AT 7:00 P.M. WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN. INVOCATIOI�T WAS GIVEN BY FATHER TOM HUHN, MARY QUEEN CATHOLIC CHURCH. NEWLY-ELECTED COUNTY COMMISSIONER ED :�TUART LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MAYOR NEWMAN ACCEPTED THE RESIGNA�PION OF COUNCILMEMBER ED STUART AND PRESENTED HIM WITH A PLAQUE HONORING HTS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY AS A COUNCTLMEMBER AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS CONGRATULATED HIM ON HIS �� ELECTIQN AS COUNTY COMMI5SIONER FOR PI2ECINCT 4. COUNTY COMMZSSIONER ED STUAR`r STATED THAT HE ATTENDED HIS FIRST COMMISSIONERS' MEETING TODAY WHEREBY HE PRESENTED A PROPOSAL FOR A PAY PLAN AND REPORTED THAT HE ATTENDE:D A ROAD PLANNING MEETING. COUNZ'Y COMMISSIONER STUART STATED THAT IT IS AN HONOR TO REPRESENT FRIENDSW001D AS THE LAST II TIME FRIENDSWOOD WAS REPRESENTED ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WAS IN 1921. COMMISSIONER STUART ALSO STATED THAT THE FIRST TIME A REPUBLICAN WAS ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WAS 1876. COMMISSIONER STUART STATED THAZ' HE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED SERVING ON THE COUNCIL AND URGED COUNCIL TO CONTINU]E THE CONCRETE ' STREET PROGRAM. MAYOR NEWMAN PROCLAIMED JANUARY 9, 1995, AS "HAROLD AND RUTH FINK" DAY AND � CONGRATULATED THEM ON CELEBRATING THEIR FIFTIETH WEDDING ANNIVE:RSARY. � L`"" MIN19/KSS03 • 596 MAYOR NEWMAN PRF;SENTED A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR 1993-1994 AUDIT TO ROGER ROECKER, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. MR. ROECKER THANKED MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND ]:NTRODUCED HIS KEY STAFF MEMBERS, MS. CINDY EDGE, ACCOUNTING AND UTILITY BILLING SERVICES SUPERVISOR AND MS. LYNN BUCHER, FINANCE OFFICER. • -� COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ANNOUNCED THE CENTENNI.AL STREET BANNERS, KICKING OFF , THE CENTENNIAL 'YEAR, WIZL . BE PLACED AT MAJOR AREAS TN THE CITY BEGINNING � TOMORROW, JANUA]ZY 10, 1995, ATTENDED THE GALVESTON COUNTY SWEARING IN CEREMONIES FOR NEWLY-ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SALUTED NEWLY-ELECTED COUNTY COMMISSIONER ED STUART, REPORTED THAT SHE HAS BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND THE TEXAS INAUGURATION IN AUSTIN NEXT WEEK FOR THE SWEARING IN OF NEWLY-ELECTED GOVERNOR BUSH 7�ND OTHER OFFICIALS. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ANNOUNCED THAT ' SHE WOULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION TO COUNCIL POSITTON #6 IN THE UPCOMING MAY ELECTION. COUNCILMEMBER D=CCKEY REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE LAST PLANNING AND ZONING CONINIISSION MEETING AND REPORTED STAFF WILL IMPLEMENT A WRITTEN REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER NLANISON REPORTED THAT HE ALSO ATTENDED THE GALVESTON COUNTY 'SWEARING-�IN CER�MONIES WHICH WERE W�LL ATTENDED AND FRIENDSWOOD WAS WELL REPRESENTED. COUNCILMEMBER M]3ASELES WISHED EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO VOTE IN THE SALES TAX ELECTION. COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED THAT THE ACT.IVTTIES BUILDING COMMITTEE HAS MET REGARDING RENOVATIOIJS TO THE ACTI'VITIES BUILDING AND EVERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RENOVATIONS TO M21KE THE BUILDING USEABLE FOR THE -"- SENIOI2S AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE. MR. CHUCK JACOBSON, CHAIRMAN OF CLEAR LAKE TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM APPEAREI) SEFORE COUNCTL. TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THE PI,AN. MR. JACOBSON STATEL) . THAT THE BUDGET FOR THE CLEAR LAKE TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IS SET e-�T $137,500 FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND THAT H.G.A.C. WILL FUND FIFTY PERCENT OF THE BUDGET IOR THE SECOND YEAR. MR. JACOBSON ELABORATED ON SERVICE AREAS, IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, PROPOSED STAFFING AND STATED C.L.T.P.P. IS REQUESTING LETTERS O:E' SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATTON. MR. BERT BALZER, SUPERINTENDENT FOR BF20WN AND ROOT FOR THE TXDOT F.M. 528 WIDENING PROJECT FROM HARRIS COUNTY LINE TO I45, INTRODUCED THE TEAM FROM BROWN AND ROOT THAT WILL BE WORKING UN THIS PROJECT. MR. BALZER REPORTED THAT THIS WIDENING PROJECT DOES NOT GO INTO THE OVERPASS. COUNCILMEMBER MI�ASELES REPORTED THAT THE OVERPASS IS A SEPARATE CONTRACT AND REPORTED TH7: PLAN IS TO BUILD AN OVERPASS TO ROUTE AROUND WEBSTER AND WILL HAVE SIX LANES. COUNCILMEMBER I)ICKEY REPORTED THE ROAD PROJECT 5CHEDULE GOES UNTIL JANUARY 1996. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ASKED IF THE AREA BY THE NEW SCHOOL WILL BE FINISHED BY SEPTEMBER, WITH MR. BALZER ADVISING, YES IT WILL BE COMPLETED. t� L MIN19/KSS03 � 597 ,COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE ASKED WHY THE BRIDGES ARE DESIGNED TO HOLD WATER ON THE ROADWAY LEADING UP TO THI; SRIDGE WITH MR. BALZER STATING TXDOT'S DESIGN :CS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ROADWAYS TO BE RETENTION AREAS. �..L_- CITY MANAGER RON COX REPORTED ON THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW CITY HALL AND STATED THAT THE WORK IS PROGRESSING AND THAT THE SECOND FLOOR IS READY FOR CONCRETE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE COLD WE:ATHER, THIS HAS BEEN DELAYED. HE ALSQ STATED THAT THE PLUMBING IS BEING INSTAI,LED FOR THE REST ROOM� STORM DRAINS, AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM AND THAT THE DECKING IS BEING PLACED ON THE ROOF IN ANTICIPATION OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE STANDING SEAM METAL ROOF, AND THAT THE FIRST FLOOR BRICK SHOULD GO UP SOMETIME AFTER THE SECOND FLOOR CONCRETE IS POURED. CITY MANAGER COX ALSO REPORTED ON THE FALL/WINTER RETREAT AND THAT THE APPROACH FOR THIS YEAR'S RETREAT :IS DIFFERENT IN DESIGN AND I:NTENT THAN TFiE SPRING RETREAT WHERE CONCENTRATION IS ON BUDGET ISSUES AND STATED THAT THE FALL/WINTER RETREAT IS MORE OUTWARD LOOKING, BRINGING THE CC�UNCIL TOGETHER TO LOOK INTO THE FtTTURE AT WHERE THEY COLLECTIVELY WANT THE CITY TO GO AND GIVING STAFF GENERAL DIRECTION, BASED ON GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT ARE ADOPTED, FROM WHTCH THE BUDGET WORK PROGRIIM IS DEVELOPED AND COUNCIL ATTEMPTS TO FUNb THE VARIOiTS PROJECTS THAT COME ABOUT. CI'PY MANAGER COX � ALSO REPORTED ON THE DISCUSSION SURROUNDING THE FORMAT FOR THE FAI,L/WINTER RETREAT AND THAT SOME ADJUSTMENTS MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR COUNCII� AND THE STAFF AND THAT THE TIME AND EFFORT GIVEI� BY COUNCIL TO THIS EFFORT =CS APPRECIATED, A5 WELL AS THE TNTERACTION. CITY MANAGER COX PROPOSED Z'HAT THE STAFF PARTICIPATE WITH COUNCIL DURING THE RETREAT AND ALSO PROPOSED THAT BETWEEN THE STAFF AND COUNCIL, THERE ARE PROBABLY SEVERAL "GLOBAL" (NOT "NUTS & BOLTS"} ISSUES THAT ALL SHOULD BE AWARE OF AND DISCUSS, AND Z'HAT THERE WILL ' D WITH COUNCIL AND ' �.__� BE A SHARING OF THOSE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIE I ASKED COUNCIL TO ADD THEIR OWN PRIOR TO THE RETREAT AND THAT THERE WILL ALSO BE A FACILITATOR WHO WILL MONITOR AND GUIDE THE EFFORT. **COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY MOVED TO AWARD BID 94-25, CONCESSION STAND OPERATIONS AT RENWICK SPORTS TO FR:CENDSWOOD LITTLE LEAGUE. SECONDED BY COUNCI�MEMBER MEASELES. `.rHE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. '�*COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO TABLE ORDINANCE 94-22, SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PLANNING AND ZON'ING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FOR PROPE:RTY LOCATED AT 806 S. FRIENDSWOOD DR. , 2.23 ACRES OUT OF LOT 12, BLOCK 3, FRIENDSWOOD SUBDIVISION, GALVESTON CQi7NTY, TEXAS FROM OLD BUSINESS DISTRICT (OBD) TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRIC;T MAP OF THE CTTY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE N0. 84-15; AND CONTAINING PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY', AND TO RE-OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 5-0. ' COUNCILMEMER LOWE ABSTAINED. **COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF ORDINANCI� 95-1, FIRST READING OF AN ORDTNANCE APPROVING THE PLANNING AND ZON7NG COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FOR PROPE]RTY LOCATED AT � 307 E. EDGEWOOD (F.M. 2351) , 0.48?. ACRES, PART OF LOT 4, FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (SFR) TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) AMENDING THE �---- 20NING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE D10. 84-15; AND MIN19/KSS03 598 � CONTAINING OTHER PROVISTONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDTNG A PENALTY; AND PROVIDTNG FOF2 SEVERABILITY. '" SECONDED BY HAJE(:ATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER LOWE MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTED: A) PFIYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS; 1) 1994 SIDEWALK PROGRAM WITH FINAL PAYMENT ESTIMATE NUMBER FOUR, TO HIGH TECH CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC. FOR RETAINAGE ON CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,374.25. THE PROJECT INCLUDES SIDEWAI�KS ON FM 518 FROM E. SPREAT�ING OAKS TO FM 2351 AND WHISPERING PI�TES TO SHADWELL; B:RIARMEADOW AT CLINE PRIMARY; BLACKHAWK BOULEV'ARD FROM EDENVALE ON THE �OUTH SIDE TO EXISTING DRIVEWAY AT APARTMENTS, aN THE NORTH SIDE FROM SHADY OAKS LANE WEST TO TIE INTO THE EXISTING SIDEWAI�K AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE FROM SHADY OAKS LANE WEST TO WEDGEWOOD PARK PARKING LOT; A SMALL SECTION ON HIBISCUS LANE FROM FRIENDSWOOD LTNK ROAD TO TIE INTO THE EXI;3TING SIDEWALK. THE PROJECT IS 100 PERCENT COMF'LETE; 2) 1992 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (GALVESTON COUNTY) WITH PAYMENT TO GULF COASm ZIMESTONE, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,685.83 FOR 592.9 TONS OF I�IMESTONE USED ON MELODY L,ANE, INVOTCES IN THE AMOUNT OF $125.92, $1,123.76, $1,593.38, $1,097.10, $1,410.02, AND $335.65 RESPECTIVELY. MATERIALS USED TO CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION OF MELODY' LANE FROM WINDING ROAD TO TANGLEWOOD; AND PAYMENT TO SQUTHWEST LIMESTONE, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,384.25 FOR 48.57 TONS OF COLD MIX USED ON MELODY LANE, INVOICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $639.69 AND $690.56 FOR A TOTAL OF $7,070.08. 3) NEW CITY HALL W:ITH PAYMENT TO HIDELL ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES IN THE A�'�OUNTS OF $3,360.00 AND $694.61 RESPECTIVELY FOR A TOTAL OF $4,054.61 DURZNG NOVEMBER, 1994. THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE I5 33 PERCENT COMPLETE's; AND PAYMENT TO HTS, INC. FOR TESTING SERVICES ON NEW �� CITY HALL CONST:RUCTION DURING NOVEMBER, 1994 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,241.00. TESTING SERVICES ARE ESTIMATED 73 PERCENT COMPLETE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT BEING � $5,295.61. 4) RENOVATION OF NEW LIBRARY :EACILITY, WITH PAYMENT OF $1,860.00 TO LAKEY ELECTR:CC FOR INSTALLATIONS OF ADDITIONAL LIGHTTNG AT NEW LIBRARX FACILITY. THE :LIGHTING CHANGES WERE MADE ,AFTER CONSTRUCTION WAS CQMPLETED BY THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR; THEREFORE, THE FIXTURES WERE PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM AND INSTALLED BY THE ELECTRICAL SUB-CONTRACTOR. 5) SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD WATERLINE (1) WITH SECOND PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF �12,720.00 TO WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES ]�OR ENGINEERING ON SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD WATERLTNE DURING DECEMBER 1994. DESIGN ENGINEERING IS 80 PERCENT 'COMPLETE.6) SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD WASTEWATER DIVEKSIONS, WITH FOURTH PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,800.00 TO WA.YNE SMITH AND ASSOCIATES FOR DESIGN ENGINEERTNG ON SOUTH ' FRIENDSWOOD WAS`PEWATER DIVERSIONS PROJECT DURING DECEMBER 1994. DESIGN '�, ENGINEERTNG IS 30 PERCENT COMPLETE. 7) BLACKHAWK WWTP ULTRAVIOLET DTSINFECTION SYSTEM WITH THIRD PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $131,700.00 TO GULF COAST WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS AT THE BLACKHAWK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. PAYMENT IS 52.47 PERCENT 0�' THE JANUARY ESTIMATE; ON THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CASH FLOW SCHEDULE AS REVISED , DECEMBER 5, 1994. CONSTRUCTTON INCLUDES AN ULTRAVIOLET DI5TNFECTION SYSTEM, GRAVITY FILTERS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PLANT IMPROVEMENTS. TOTAL CONSENT AGENDA PAYMENTS WERE $164,792.94; B} 1. ACCEPT,ANCE OF BID 94-23, A NEW PICKUP TRUCK FOR. THE WATER AND SEWER DEP�RTMENT, THE LOW BID BEING SUBMITTED BY RON CARTER FORD, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,897.$5; 2) ACCEPTANCE OF BID 94-24, 1995 WATER AND SEWER SUPPLIES AS FOLLOW5, INDUSTRTAL INTERNATIONAL ' (GROUP I - $2,531.12, GROUP III - $5,251.16, GROUP IV - $971.22, GROUP V � - $4,785.33, GROUP VI - $4,865.10); ROHAN COMPANY (GROUP TI- $2,408. 15) ; 0 & R UTILITIES (GROUP I - $2,648.97, GROUP II - $2,058.27, MIN19/KSS03 599 GROUP ITI - $6,086.73, GROUP IV - $591.22, GROUP V - $5,715.21, GROUP VI - $4,588.03, GROUP VII - $141.36) C) ACCEPTANCE OF 1994 SIDEWALK PROJECT FOR CONTRACTOR'S ONE-YEAR MAINTENANCE TERM, THE PAYMF.NT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AUTH012IZED THE FINAL PAYMENT OF RETAINAGE TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR � THE STDEWALK. THIS ACTION REPRESENTS ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT FOR THE ONE YEAR MAINTENANCE PERIODS; D) RATIFY AND CONFIRM APPLICATION FROM LITTLE LEAGUE ASSOCIATION TO PLACE A BANNER ACROSS FM 518 JANUAlZY 2 TO JANUARY 7, �----- 1995; E) RATIFY AND CONFIRM EXTENSION OF CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT THROUGH MARCH l, 1995; F) APPROVAL OF PROPERTI' TAX ADJUSTMENT; G) MINU'I'ES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NIOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 8:45 P.M. � MAYOR E LYN B. NE ATTEST: � � D LOR S MCKENZIE, TRM CITY SECRETARY � � �-- MIN19/KSS03