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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1996-04-29 Special 883 S'.T�TE OF TEXAS ) t CI.T.Y OI' FRIENDSWOpD ) ( COi7NTIE5 OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) { APRIL 29, 1996 MINU�'ES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1996 AT 6:30 P.M. A7' THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 �OUTH FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: F«...,...� . MAYOR EVELYN B. NEWMAN I MP.,YOR PRO TEM JANIS LOWE COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE CGUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES CGUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON COUNCILMEMBER MEL AUSTIN COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE MAYOR NEWMAN CALI�EA THE MEETING TO ORDER. NIAYOR NEWMAN PROC:LAIMED MAY 2, 1996 AS "NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYEI2." **COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. A) APPROVE CHANG]? ORDERS TO THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: 1. SUNSET LANE BICYCLE LANE.; 2. MANHOL�E REHABILITA`PION. B) APPROVE HIRING FIFTH CONSULTANT FOR PIPELINE TSSUES PROJECT. C) APPROVE REQUEST FROM CHAMBER OF' COMMERCE FOR BANNER PERMIT MAY 13, THROUGH MAY 20, 1996. D) CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANY DRILLING PERMIT. E) APPROVE P1�1'MENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS.. 1. 1992 STREET IMPRO�IEMEt�T PROGRAM (GALVESTON COUNTY) WITH PAYMENT TO REDLAND STONE PRODIICTS C0. FOR 708 TONS OF ASPHALT USED DURING THE THIRI7 PHASE OF ,��,--, CONSTRUCTION ON MELODY LANE IN THE AMOUNTS OF $9,2387.50 AND $12,085.33 RESPECTIVELY. 2. STADIUM LANE ASPHALT OVERLAY •- PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,;287.15 TO GALVESTON GOUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENfi USED ' ON STADIUM LANE FROM FM 2351 TO MARY ANN, INVOICE DATED FEBRUARY 15, 1995. 3. MANHOLE REHABILITATION - THIRD PAYMENT TO D. E. WILLIAMS CQNTRACTING CU. , INC. FOR MANHOLE REHABILITATION FROM APRIL 1 THROUGH APRIL 11, 1996, IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,396.49. THE PR.OJECT IS 91 PERCENT COMPLETE. PAYMENT TO INDUSTRIAL INTERNATIONAL INC. FOR MATERIALS IN THE AMOUNTS OF $534.24, $809.95 AND $1,777 RESPECTIVELY. 4. INFILTRATION AND INFLOW ANALYSIS - FINAL PAYMENT TO ROY F. WESTON, LNC. FOR SEWER EVALUATION STUDY DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 29, 1995 THROUGH JANUAR�Y 31, 1996. THE PROJECT IS 100 PERCENT COMP'LETE. THIS PAYMENT IS FOR CHANGE ORDER #1 APPROVED ON MARCH 25, 1996. 5. RANC�:fO VIEJO SANTTARY SEWER AND LIFT STATION - SIXTH PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF �7,767.48 TO WAYNE SNIITH ANI� ASSOCIATES FOR DESIGN ENGINEERING ON SEGMENTS A,. B, C AND D OF THE RAN(."HO VIEJO SANITARY S�WER AND LIST STA`1'rON DURING MARCH. THE PR�LIMINARY AND DESIGN PHASES ARE 100 PERCENT I;UMPLETE. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED FROS�I 1992 CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION PRO�EEDS. THTS ]?ROJECT IS ABOUT TO BE AD'VERTIS�D WITH BID OPENIPtG S�HED.ULED FOR M�Y 21. TOTP�L CONSENT AGENDA PAYMENTS. $70,246.00 SECONDED E,X �OUNC:ILMEMBEl� I��ANISON. THE MO�ION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 884 TOWN MEEZ'ING MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED THE TOWN MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. MAYOR NEWMAN REMINDED EVERYONE OF EARLY VOTING AT. CITY HALL 8 TO 5 AND 8 TO 5 ON SATURDIaY, APRIL 27TH. MAYOR NEWMAN STA�'ED THERE ARE PROPOSED PLANS FOI2 QUAIL CRQSSING APARTMENTS ON FM 2351 BEHTND FOOD LION BUI:LDTNG AND THERE ARE A LOZ' OF CONCERNED CITIZENS HERE TONIGHT AND REQUESTED CITY MANAGER TO REPORT ON' THE PROPOSED APARTMENTS. I I CITY MANAGER RON COX ADVISED QUAII� CROS5ING APARTMENT PLANS H�VE BEEN BEFORE I PLANNING ANA ZONING BUT NO BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED. MR. COX ADVISED THE DEVELOPERS OF THE PROJECT HAVF APPLIED TU H.U.D. FUNDING AND WERE REQU2RED TO HAVE A PLAN BEFORE THEY COULD FILE THEIR APPLTCA.TION TO H.U.D. MR. COX FURTHER REPORTED THE PROJrCT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN LOW R�NT BUT THAT WITH H.U.D. FUNDING, A LIMITED NUMBER OF' APARTMENTS COULD HAVE SUBSIDIZED RENT. MR. COX REPORTFD THE PROJECT PLANS ARE NOT SGHEDULED ON THE NEXT PLANNING AND ZQNING AGENDA AND MAY BE CONSIDERED IN JUNE AND THAT THE PROPOSED 400 UNIT COMPLEX IS A FAIRLY EXTENSIVE PROCESS 7'0 BE APPROVED. MR. RON RITTER, REPRESENTTNG HOMEOWNERS IN WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, ADDRESSED NUMEROUS CONCERNS WITH THE PROJECT SUCH AS HIGH DENSITY, DRAINAGE, PARKING, TRAFFIC, HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS, LEGAL CONCERNS, ONLY ONE WAY IN AND OUT OF THE PROJECT, FIRELAN�S, FTRE PROTECTIQN, P�2E-APPLICATION PROCESS, GREEN SPACE AND ADDRESSED THE EXISTT.NG ORDINANCES �I3AT WILL ALLOW PROJECTS OF THIS CALTBER AND URGED COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AMENDING THESE ORDINANCES TO STOP �HESE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND ASKED FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF. � MAYOR AND COUNCIL REQUESTED CITY MANAGER TO DIRECT STAFF AND PLANNING AND ZON2NG TO TABLE ACTION UNTIL THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN REVIEW THf? LEGAL ASPECTS OF THTS PROJECT. � THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF CITIZENS THAT EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS WITH THIS PROJECT AND WITH THE CITY PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THIS TYPE 0� PROJECT. COUNCIL DISCUSSED AMENDING ORDINANCES TO AZLOW COUNCIL AI'PROVAL OF ALL `°"l MULTI-FAMILY PROJECTS AND EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH EXISTING ORDINANCES AND ANNOUNCED THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARTNG SCHED�TLED ON MAY 2 ON HEIGHT REGULATIONS. � �� 885 THE TOWN MEETING CONTINUED WITH DISCUSSION REGARDING DRAINAGE, COMMERCIAL ZONING, PARKS, AND EXXON PIPELINE UPDATE. A MOTION WAS MADI� TO ADJOURN AT 9:40 P.M. , J G<��a•,/ ,��.��NiG��c,� MAYOR Et. LYN B.��VEWMAN �._._.,. ATTEST: � � DELORIS MCKENZIE, TRMC CITY SECRETARY �I i i' �,__:_, , �..__., , .