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CITY OF FRIENDSWOQD ) (
STATE OF TEXAS ) �
LOTINTIES OF GALVESTON�HARRIS ) (
MARCH 18, 1996 ) (
MINUTES OF A REGIILAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCZL THAT WAS HELD
ON MONDAY, MARC1� 18, 1996 AT 6:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, 910 5„ FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIE;NDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOZLOWING
PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
�_.,; MFIYOR EVELYN B. NEWMIIN
� MAYOR PRO TEM JANIS LOWE
COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE
, COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON
CQUNCILMEMBER MEl� Ai3STIN
�OUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY
C:ITX MANAGER RON COX
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
COUNCILMEMBER ME:G MEASELES WAS ABSENT FROM THE MEETING.
MAYOR NEWMAN CAI,LED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
COUNCIL CONVENEll INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE T�XAS
GOVERNMENT CODE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.072—DELIBERATION REGARDING RR•AT,
PROPERTY. �
COUNCIL CONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 7:15 P.M. WITH ACTION TAKEN LATER
IN THE MEETING.
PASTOR RALPH HC)BRATSCHK REPRESENTING THE HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH GAVE THE
INVOCATION.
MAYOR NEWMAN LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE QF TEXAS.
i MAYOR NEWMAN REPORTED THE DICK DAUGIRD COOKING TEAM F'IRST FUND RAISER WAS
I SUCCESSFiJL WITH .APPROXIMATELY 400 A'FTENDI�IG AND REPORTED ON THROWING OUT THE
FZRST PITCH FOR A NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE IN FRIENDSWOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE I2EPORTED THE FIRST ANNUAL FUND RAISER FOR THE DICK
DAUGIRD COOKING TEAM NETTED $10,000 TO HELP REPLACE SOME OF THE COOKING
EQUIPMENT THAT I5 USED TO SUPPORT MANY COMMUNITY EVEN�S.
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COUNCILMEMBER M1�NISON REPORTED ON ATTF,NDING THE TEXAS PARKS BOARD QF
REGIONAL COUNCILS MEETING, THE GALVESTON MAYORS' & COUNCILMEN'S ASSOCIATION
� MEETING HOSTED AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HAI�L, AND THE OPENING OF THE JETER
FUNERAL HOME.
COUNCILMEMBER AtJSTIN REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PIPELINE SAFETY REVIEW
COMMITTEE MEETING REGARDING THE EXXON PIPEZINE ISSUES AND REPRESENTED THE
CITY AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES ON FRIDAY OF THE VIETNAM MOVING WALL WHICH
WAS A SOMBER, EMOTIONAL EVENT.
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COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING,
REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. , SERVED ON THE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE
COMMITTEE, ATTENDING A FEMA MEETINC AND DISCUSSED THE POLICY REGARDING
CITIES LOCATED IN MORE THAN ONE CQUNTY AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT COIINTY
POLICIES BE CHANGED IN DECLARING EMERGENCIES AND REPORTED ON THE GALVESTON
COUNTY MAYORS' AND COUNCILMEN'S ASSOCIATION MEETING HELD AT FRIENASWOOD CITY
HALL WITH GUEST SPEAKER GARY TRIETSCH, DISTRICT MANAGER FOR TE�XAS UEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION.
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COUNCILMEMBER LOWE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE THIRD AND ]aINAL ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S ADVISORY COUNCIL AND FRESENTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S NEW HANDBOOK
ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
MEETING WHERE SHE SER�IED AS VICE-CH��IR OF THE PLJBLIC SAFETY CQMMITTEE AND ° "
WILL CHAIR THE JUVEN2LE JUSTICE COMMITTEE NEXT YEAR, REPORTED MEETING WITH
THE NATIONAL SAFETY TRANSPORTATION BOARDS REGARDING PIPELINE SAFETY,
ATTENDED THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE P:LPELINE SAF'ETY
COMMITTEE MEETING AND ANNOUNCED A PU]3LIC MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 25,
7.996 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND REPORTED THE RAILROAD
COMMISSION HAS GRANTED A FORMAL HEARING REGARDING THE EXXON P]:PELINE PERMIT,
CONGRATULATED ALL PRIMARY CANDIDP,TES THAT WERE ELECTED, REPORTED ON
ATTENDING THE DAUGIRD FUNDRAISER, THE GALVESTON COtJNTY MAYORS' AND
COUNCILMEN'S .AND CENTENNIAI, MEETINGS, COMPLIMENTED THE CHAMESER ON �HE NEW
DIRECTORY, APPJ,AUDED THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD FOR ACTION NOT TO
MOVE THEIR OFFICES, AND ANNOUNCED 'PHERE WOULD BE AN "OPERATION KICK IT"
PROGRAM ON DRUGS AND CRIME WHICH WILI,�BE HELD AT TI3E FRIENDSWQOD JUNIOR HIGH
ON MARCH 27, 1996 AT 7:Q0 P.M.
MR. LEO REITAN, REPRESENTZNG THE HERITAGE ESTATES HOMEOWNER.S ASSOCIATION,
PRESENTED A PETITION OPPOSING THE SALE OF LOTS 14 & 6 IN F3LOCK 5 ON THE
BALLOT AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PARK P]ROPERTY.
MR. WILLIAM SHERIDAN, RESIDENT OF' HERITAGE ESTATES FOR 20 �t'EARS, APPEARED
BEFORE COUNCTL TO OPPaSE THE SALE OF THE PARK PROPERTY ��IJD STATED THE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WILL CONTINUE MAINTEATANCE.
MR. NTIKE REBESCHER, REPRESENTING THE SAN JOAQUTN HOMEOWNERS AS5�CIATION,
PRESENTED A PETITTON REQUESTING SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY BE REPAIRf,D AND POSSIBLY l`��m'
WIDENED. MR. REBESCHER REPORTED �.'HERE ARE THREE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS
REPRESENTED REGARDING THIS CONCERN. THERE WERE A NUMBER ��F SAN JOAQUIN
RESIDENTS ATTENDING IN SUPPORT OF THE PETITION.
MS. DAISY PALMER, REPRESENTING THE 'T.'EXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE IN'PERGOVERPIMENTAL
RISK POOL, PRESENTED THE CITY WITH A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF' $7,083.76 FOR
WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND EQUITY REFUND. ,
CITY MANAGER RON COX REPORTED YOUTH SPORTS DAY CELEBRATION AND PARADE WHICH
IS TO BE HELD ON MARCH 30, 1995. CITY MANAGER COi� ALSO REPQRTED QN THE TCI
CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATI:ONS AND A MEETING HE ATT]?NDED SPQNSORED
BY TCI CABLE FQR THE BAY AREA CITIES. MR. COX STATED THAT TCI HAS RECENTLY
FILED A NEW RATE CASE ON A NEW F'ORM 1240 WHICH WAS REVIEWED BY REED-STOWE
AND OLSON & QLSON. 'FHE SIGNIFTCANT CI3ANGE, MR. COX �TATED, I� THAT THE RATE
CASES V�ILL BE FTLED ANNUALLY FRQM NOW ON AND THAT TCI IS ASKING FOR AN
INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT $8.42 TO THE PROPOSED $9.85, AN INrREASE OF $1.43
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�ER CUST.OMER OF 16.9 PERCENT. �ITY MANAGER COX ALSO REPORTED ON CHANGE
ORDER #2, FOREST BEND FORCE MAIN EXTENSION AND THAT THE CHANGE ORDER, IN THE
AMOUNT OF �1,417.50 FOR ADDITIONAL SODDING HAS BEEN APPROVED BY MR. COX IN
�CCORDANCE WITH PO'LICY AND THAT FINAL PAYMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT
HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL.
COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED ABOUT THE CITY MUNICIPAL BITILDING ASBESTOS REPORT
WITH THE CITY MANAGER ADVISING JON BRAN�ON IS WORKING ON THIS BUT THE CITY
HAS V�RY LITTLE EXPOSURE.
COUNCILMEMB�R DI:CKEY ASKED ABOUT THE EMERALD CIRCLE DRAINAGE ISSUE AND HOW
MANY SURVEYS HAVE $EEN PREPARED AND HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT TO DATE WITH THE
CITY MANAGER ADVISING THE CITY IS FOLLOWING THE SAME PLAN AGREED Ta ON
� FEBT2UARY 29 WITH I1 SMALL AREA STILL TO BE RESOLVE:D.
COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ASKED IF THE CITY HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH 'THE EMERALD
CIRCLE HOMEOWNERS AND DID THE CITY GO BACK OUT AND RE-SURVEY WITH THE CIfiY
MANAGER ADVISING THE CITY DID NOT RE-SURVEY BUT RECAL�ULATED THE PLAN THAT
WA5 AGREED UPON TO SOLVE THE DRAINAGE I?RO}3LEM AND STATED THE IMPROVEMENTS
ARE ALL ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THE RESIDENTS WILL PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS.
**COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE A�TION REGARDING EXECUTION OF
AMENDMENT #8 TO ORIGINAL WSA AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 1, 1991 FROM WAYNE 5MITH
& ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE DESIGN,. BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE ENGINEERING
FOR REHABILITATION OF AN 18" GRAVITY SANI:TAF2Y SEWER LOCATED ON SHADY OAKS IN
THE AMOUNT OF $17,500.
SECONDED $Y LOUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMEMBER MANIS�N MOVED TO APPROVE ACTION REGARDING EXECUTION OF
�MENDMENT #9 TO ORIGINAL WSA AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 1, 1991 FROM WAYNE SMITH
& ASSOCIATES TO PERFORM EVALUATION OF SAI�fITARY SEWER SERVICE TO WHITCOMB AND
AREA PROPERTY SOUTHEAST OF FM 528 IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION FAILED 3 TO 3.
k*COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY MOVED TO TABZE ACTION REGARDING PLACEMENT OF A
'�� PROPOSITION ON THE MAY 4 BALLOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING VOTER APPROVAL TO
� SELL LOT 6, BLOCK 5 AND LOT 14, BL�CK 6 IN HERITAGE ESTATES SUBDIVISION,
� I GALVESTON COUNTY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOT:ION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY MOVED TO T.ABLE ACTION REGARDING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT
WITH CLAUNCH & MILLER, INC. , TO UPDATE; THE CITY'S LAND-USE ASSUM�TIONS,
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, AND IMPACT FEES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MO`PION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE T96-7, AN ORDINANCE
KNQWN AS "AMENDMENT II", AMENDING CITY OF F'RIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINANCE N0.
94-13, PASSED AND APPROVED SEPTEMBER 19, 1994 AND BEING AN ORDIN.ANCE ,
APPROVING AND AL)OPTING THE CITY'S GENERAIG BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994/1995;
PROVIDING AMENDMENTS TO SUCH BUDGET; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO
THE SUBJECi.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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**COUNCILMEMBER MANIS�N MOVED TC APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
T96-8, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF F12IENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINANCE N0.
85-22, AS AMENDED, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEP4BER, 1985, AND
BEING AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY THE RIGHT,
PRIVILEGE, AND FRANCHISE TO CONDUCT AN ELECTRIC UTILITY BUSINESS WITHIN THE
CITY, BY STRIKING ALL OF SECTION 7 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW
SECTION 7; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY, AS CONSIDERATION FOR USE OF
THE CI�TX'S STREETS, EASEMENTS AND I2IGHTS-OF-WAY, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO T4V0
PERCENT (2�) OF THE GROSS RECEIP�.CS FROM THE SALE OF �LECTRICITY WITHIN THE
CITY; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DTCKEY.
**MOTION WA5 MADE BY' COUNCILMEMBER LOWE TO AMEND THE EFFECT?VE DATE TO MAY
1, 1996 OR AS SOON THEREAF'TER. --
SECONDED BY COUNCTLMEMBER DICKEY. THE MOTIOV PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
***MAIN MOTIQN, AS AMENDED, APPROVED UNANIMOUSI,Y.
�*COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDTNANCE T96-9, AN ORDINANCE
KNOWN AS "AMENDMENT 1" AMENDING CTTY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINANCE N0.
95-17, PASSED AND APPROVED SEPTEMBER 18, 1995 AND BETNCI AN ORDINANCE
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY'S GENERAL BUDGET FOR FIBCAL 'YEAR 1995/1996;
PROVIDING AMENDMENTS TO SUCH BUDGET; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO
THE SUBJECT.
SEGONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
X�COUNCILMEMBER LOWE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM D, MINUTEB OF I�IARCH 4, 7, AND 11, 1996: A) PAYMENT OF
CAPITAL PROJECTS; l. SUNSET DRI`lE BICYCZE PATH WITH PAYMEN7' IN THE AMOUNT
OF $519.Q0 TO PARADIGM CONSULTANTS, INC. , FOR GEOTECHNICAL :>TUDY OF SUNSET
�RIVE BICYCLE PATH DURING JANUARY 1996; 2. 1996 CONCRETE STR:EET TMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM WITH PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $870.50 TO PARADIGM CONSULTANTS, INC. ,
FOR GEQTECHNICAL STUDY OF MUSTANG DRIVE DURING JANUARY 1996; 3. FOREST BEND
LIFT STATION FORCE MAIN WITH THIRD AND FTNAL PAYM�NT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$13,745.27 TO VICON SERVICES, INC. , FOR CONSTRUCTICN OF FOREST BEND LIFT
STATION FORCE MAIN DURING FEBRUARY 1996, PAYMENT INCLUDES CHANGE ORDER #2
FOR 4,050 SQUARE FEET OF SOLID SODDING, THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETEI7 JANUARY
25, 1996 AND WAS FUNDED FROM 1995 CER.TIFICATE OF OBLIGATION PROCEEDS. TOTAL
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CONSENT AGENDA PAYMENTS. B. DISPOSITION OF' BID NO. 96-2, SUNSET DRIVE
BICYCLE LANE, TFiE TOTAL PROJECT IS FOR E�500 FEET OF LANE TO BE CONSTRUCTED
ON THE WEST SIDF: OF THE PAVEMENT , AND THE RECOMMENDED BID WAS SUBMIfiTED BY
SCI CONTRACTORS, INC. , IN THE AMOUNT OF $34,000; C) PROPERTY TAX REPORT FOR
FEBRUARY 1996.
*'�SECONDED BY COl'JNCILMEMBER DICKEY. MOTION APPRQVED UNANIMOUSLY.
***COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY MOVED TO TABLE MINUT�S OF MI-�RCH 4, 7, AND 1i, 1996.
;-�--�� SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
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�I MOTION WAS MADE AND PASSED TO ADJOURN AT 9:35 P.M.
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MAYOR ELYN B NEWMAN
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DELORIS P4CKENZ E, T C
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