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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1996-05-13 Special 891 STATE OF TEXAS ) ( CITY OF FRIENDSV�f00D ) ( , COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( MAY 13, 1996 Nt.INUTE5 OF A SPECI.AL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, MAY 13, 1996 AT 5:45 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, 910 S. i�RIENbSW00D DRIVE, FRIE23DSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRES�NT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: ``°'' MAYOR EVELYN B. NEWIKAN MAYOR PRO TEM JANIS LOWE COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE GOUNCILM�EMBER- JERRY ERICSSON COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON C.OUNCILMEMBER MEL AUSTIN COUNCILMEMBEF2 ALII3E DICKEY CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE MAYOR NEWMAN CAL:LED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COUNCIL CONVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCOI2DANCE WITH SECTION 551.071, CONSULTATION WITFI ATTORNEY CONCERNING PENUING OR CONTEMPI.,ATED LITIGATION. COUNCIL RECONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 6:45 P.M. DISCUSSION WAS E(ELD REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH CITY MANAGER COX PROVIDING A RECAP OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN. MR. COX STATED THE PROPOSED PLAN HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE �?LANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF STAFF AND J.T. DUNKIN AND ASSOCIATES OVER THE LAST YEAR. MR. COX REPORTEI� THE PLAN HAS UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE REVIEW BY PLANNTNG AND ZONING AND COUNCIL HAS REVIEWED THE DOCI7MENT ON AUGUST 14 AND NOVEMBER 13, 1995. MR. COX .3TATED THE LAST TIME COUNCIL REVIEWED THE PI.,AN, MOST OF THE TIME WAS SPENT REVIEWING THE THROUGHFARE COMPONENT OF THE PLAN. MR. COX I STATED THIS WORK SESSION HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY llEDICATED TO COVER ONLY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BUT �OItNCILMEMBER LOWE REQUESTED OTHER ITEMS BE DISCU�SED AT THIS MEETING AND EXPRESSED I3ER CONCERN THAT COUNCIL NOT MOVE E'ORWARD WITH , THE REVIEW UNTIL PLANNING AND ZONING HAS LOOKED AT ALL THE USES DESZGNATED WITHIN THE VARIOUS ZOI�ES. MR. COX STATE�7 EA�H ZONE OF THE CITY HAS WITHIN IT A LIST OF PERMITTED USES; I�IOST COMMOI�tI,I� THE PERMITTED USE TABLE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS USED TO LEARN AND GUIDE WIiAT USES CAi�I TAKE PLACE, MR. COX STATED THEI2E IS ONE ADDITIONAL kZE�'ERENCZ, WHICH IS THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSTFICATION (SIC) MANUAL OF 1972 WHICH IS ALSO A GUIDE AND IS REFERENCED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THE SIC MANUAL LISTS MANY USES WITHIN A ZQNING CLASSI�'IC�TION THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE ON THE PERMITTEI7 USE TABLE. MR. COX STATED COUNCILMEMBER LOWE CONTENDS THE SIC MANUA'L SHOULD BE CLOSELY REVIEWED AND THE LISTS OF PERMITTED USES REVISED PRTOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL WORK ON THE PLAN. MR. COX STATED COUNCILMEMBER LQWE`S REASONING IS THAT WE MUST FIRST BE I�� AGREEMENT AEiOUT WHAT USES N1AY BE ALLOWED IN A ZONE BEFORE WE CAN DETERMINE 2F THAT ZONE MIGHT BEST SE LOCATED ZN THE OVERAI,L PT,AN EOR THE CITY. MR. COX STATED THE SEWER MASTER PLAN, THROUGHFARE �?LAN, PARK MASTER PLAN, AND PHASE ONE DRAINAGE PLAN WILL MAKE 892 THE MAJOR COMFONENTS OF THE COMPRE,HENSIVE PLAN WHICH WILL BE �N OVER.ALL PLAN FOR THE CITY. COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE PLAN, THE NEED TO REVIEW CERTAIN PORTION5 ��'�D�BRO SUCH AS THE THROUGHFARE PLAN, ZaNING PLAN, TYPES OF BUSINE��SES, BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT BUSINESSES,N�'�'��DI ZONING R V EW THRO J H�Hp�P�� pF BUS I N E S S E S D E S I R E D, H A V E P L A N FURTHER DEFINE COLLECTOR STREETS, THROUGHFARE S A F E T Y I S S U E S, � COMPATIBILTTY WITH SUBDIVISIONS. DISCUSSION WAS HELD �G�R� OWNER�ALONG THE ENTRYWAY/0�RLAY BEING SENT COUNCIL DISCUSSING ALL PROPE CERTIFIED NOTICES OF THE pED BEFORE�HOLDINDIA PUBLIC WHE��IN+UDISCUSSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS FINALIZ AN INFORMAT� COMMITTEE RE ONS'`rAS �,OSSIBLE WITHE COUNC�M I`'lBER LOWE SOPPOSED ITO THE PUBLIC HEARING AS SO GOING FORWARD UNTIL P��COUNCID D�RECTED STAFF ITO PROCEED�WITH THEU PUBZIC TI�E COMP12EHENSIVE PLAN• HEARING AS 500N AS LEGALLY POSSIBLY. DISCUSSION TiVAS HELD REGARDING ZONING ISSUES WITH ��UDISCUSSEDCHEIGHT MULTIFAMILY �ROJECTS ARE NOT SENT TO COUNCIL I'OR APPROVAL, REGULATIONS WITH A TWO STORY COIM�ITN,�AANONDBACK�TOD COUNCILGTO�AMEND �HF�ZONING pLANNING AND ZONING FOR A RE ORDINANCE AND REQUESTED PLANNING AN'D ZONING TO PROCEED EXPEDITIOUSLY. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE WORDTNG ON F� A�QWZ�H aTHEI NSC�RI'PTION, THE MAJORITX OF COUNCIL CONCURI2ING TO MOVE FRIENDSWOOD INCOF2PORATED 18HITECTS99JINC�. ��ND DEDICA D�DECEMB��IOGER 99 D Cl2'Y �ECRETARY, HIDELL AI2C COUNCIL DIRECTED STAF'F' TO PROCEED WITH ORDERING THE PLAQU�' DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARD��PR�D CSITEN PLAN SAND TDI�CUSS�D ILOOKING �AT REVIEWING THE LATEST AND U NUMBER OF SOCCER DEVELOPING IN PHASE5, THE LOCATION AND NUMaER OF SATHROOMS, FIELDS AND THE NEED FOR MOR N BOARDZIS SCHEDUL'ED�T0�REVDEWC THE PRELIMINARY THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATI CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR �HE CENTD NN��P�� BOARD HTORCONSID�'sR THE SUGGESTIONS SCHEDULED FOR P4AY 16 AND ASKE THAT WEFtE MADE AT THIS MEETING. �y� �ISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING BAY AREA BQULEVARD, THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, AND THE� STREET BEING TURNED OVER `i'0 iHE CITY. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING COST TO MOW THE MEDIANS, DIFF�RENT TYPES OF LOW MAINTENANCE PLANTS WHICH WOULD LOHT3?R MAINTENANCE COST, �1ND COUNCIL SUGGESTED TF3E CITY MANIXGER CHECK WITH TXDOT TO SEE IF THIS IS FEASIBLE AT THIS POINT. COUNCIL ALSO DISCUSSED THAT THE CITY HAS PAID $30,000 TOWARDS THE BAY AREA BOULEVARD "PASS" PROGRAM WHICH IS REFUNDABLE IF THE PROJECT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD. �..... A MOTION WAS MADE AND PASSED TO ADJOLIRN AT 9:40 P.M. ' MAYOR E LYN B. EWMAN ATTEST: s : r � DELORIS MCKENZ E, TRM CIT1' SECRETARY , ,�_�.. i !I �