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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1996-09-30 Special 995 STATE OF TEXAS } ( CITY OF FRIENDSWUOD ) ( COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( SEPTEM$ER 30, 1996 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CI`�Y COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AT THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QLfORUM: • � "� MAYOR EVELYN B. NEWMAN MAYOR PRO TE:M JANIS LOWE COUNCILMEMBE:R KITTEN HAJECATE COUNCILMEMBE:R JERRY ERICSSON COUNCTLMEMBE:R TOM MANISON COUNCILMEMBF:R MEL AUSTIN COUNCTLMEMBP:R ALINE DICKEY FINANCE OFF7:CER LYNN BUCHER DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE 5ERVICES ROGER ROECKER CITY MANAGEF; RON COX CITY SECRETI�IRY DELORIS MCKENZIE MAYOR NEWMAN CALI,ED THE MEETING TO ORDER. **COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE T96-18, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1996/97; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR AS REFLECTEI) IN SAID BUDGET, AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PRdVISTQNS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. SECQNDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. DISCUSSION WAS HE:LD REGARDING THE BUDGET AND THE REVISIONS PRESENTED. COUNCILMEMBER AU�TIN REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM CITY MANAGER COX �..._, AND CLARIFICATION OF THE INCREASES AND DECREASES PRESENTED IN THE BUDGET. CITY MANAGER COX EXPLAINED THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE BUDGET REGARDING THE S�?WER RATE, THE TAX RATE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, COUNSELING SERVICE, OPERATIGN AND MAINTENANCE AND DEPARTMENT BUDGETS. FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING FIRE STATION #2 RENOVATIONS, BUNKER GEAR WASHER, T-BALL FIELDS, MANHOLE REHA�3IL'ITATION, SIDEWALKS, VEHICLES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE AUTOMOBILE: POLIC�, STREE� LIGHTS, MOWING CONTRACTS, SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES, AMBUI,ANCE CHASSIS, OVERTIME, AN INTE;RNAL MANAGEMENT REVIEW, AND THE CAR ALLOWANCE POLICY. COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN PRESENTED TWELVE SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS TO THE 1996/97 BUDGET WITH DISCTISSION FOLLOWING. ***COUNCILMEMBER LOWE MADE A MOTION TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN WHICH ARE 1. ACCEPT THE SALARY PLAN IN THE BUDGET WITH A FREEZE ON WAGES AND HIRING UNTIL A SALARY PL•AN IS RELEASED BY COUNCIL. 2. ACCEPT BUDGETED OVERTIME AMOUNTS AND HOURS WITH A FREEZE ON ALL OVERTIME PAYMENTS UNTIL REL:EASED BY COUNCII,. 3. ACCEPT --�-. , 996 BUDGETED FUNDS FOR COUNSELING CENTER WITH A FREEZE ON EXPENDITURES OVER $8,000 UNTIL FUNDS RELEASED BY CQUNCTL. 4. ACCEPT PURCHASE OF ALL RECOMMENDED VEHICLES IN BUDGET WITH A FREEZE QN PURCHASING THE VEHICLES UNTIL RELEASED BY COUNCIL. 5. ACCEPT THE BUDGET INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR LIBRARY FINES IMPROVEMENTS WTTH A FREE�E ON ALL EX�?ENDITURES FOR IMPROVEMENTS UNTIL RELEASED BY COiJNCTL. 6. ACCEPT THE BUDGET WITH $5,000 APPROPRIATED FOR SPRTNKLER SYSTEMS, FREE7ING EXPENDITURES AND CONTRACTING UNTIL RELEASED BY COUNCIL. 7 . ACCEPT BUDGET WITH $1,000 AF'PROPRIATED FOR RENOVATIONS TO FIRE STATION #2 N07' TO BE CONTRACTED UNTIL FUNDS RELEASED BY COUNCIL. 8. ACCEPT THE BUDGET WITH $9,000 ALLOCATED TO THE PURCHASE OF A BUNKER GEAR WASHER, FROZEN AND NOT TO B.E PURCHASED IINTIL FUNDS RELEASED BY COUNCIL. 9. ACCEPT THE BUDGE:T WITH FUNDING FOR 2 ADDITIONAL� PATROL OFFICERS, NOT TO BE HIRED UNTIL AUTHORIZATION IS GIVFN BY COUNCIL. 10. ACCEPT THE BUDGET INCLUDING ALL CAR ALLOWANCES FREEZING CAR ALLOWANCE __. , PAYMENTS UNTIL RELEASED BY COUNCIL. 11. ACCEPT THE BUDGET WITH FULL PROPOSED FUNDING FOR EACH DEPARTMENT, FREEZING EXPENDITiJRES AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1996 UNTIL QR UNLESS RELEASED $Y COUNCIL. 12. ACCEPT THE BUDGET WITH $5,000 FUNDING FOR A MANAGEMENT k�EVIEW OF THE CITY, NOT TO $E CONTRACTED UNTIL RELEASED BY CQUNCIL. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEN!$ER DICKEY'. THE MOTION PASSED 6-1 WITH COUNCILMEMBER MANISON OPPOSED. 7:35 — TOWN MEETING MAXOR NEWMAN CALLED THE TOWN MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:35 F.M. A PRESENTATION WAS MADE BY ERNIE CONNER, EXECUTTVE DIRECTOR, GALVESTON PORT AUTHORITY, REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE GALVESTON PqRT ON GALVESTON COUNTY TNCLUDING THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOQD AND THE "HAR$OR FEST" PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 19, 1996. MR. CONNER PRESENTED SLTDES ON TFiE PQRT FACILTTIES. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING FRIENDSWOOD SPORTS PARK LOCATE:D ON F.M. 528 AND CENTENNIAL PARK TO BE LOCATED ON F.M. 518. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITX SERVIC�S �'ON BRANSON GAVE A PRESENTA�PION WITH SLIDES OF THE MASTER PI,AN FOR CENTENNIAL PARK AND DISCUSSED OPTIONS ALSO. COMMENTS IN FAVOR AND IN OPPOSITION WERE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING TH� CENTENNIAL PARK. ,_,.,�, **COUNCZLMEM�iER IiAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE T96-19, A�I OP,DINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT, LEVY AND COLLECTION OF AP VALOREM TAXES OF THE CITY QF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, FOR T:HE YEAR 1996 AND F(JR EACH YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED; PROVIDING THE AATE ON WHICH a�(JCH TAYFsS SHAI�L BE DUE AND PAYABLE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND INTEREST ON ALL TAXES NOT TIP�ELY PAID; AND P�EPEALING ALL ORDTNNACES AND PARTS OE' ORDINANCES IN (]ONFLICT HEREWITH. THE TA�� R.ATE OF $.1084 FOR DEBT SERVICE AND A TAX RATE �F $.49Ei1 TO FUND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION EXPENDITUF�ES, AND ALL AD VALOREM TAXFS LEVIED HEREBY, IN T�IE TOTAL AMOUNT 0�' $.6045 CENTS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANI�O�d. TIiE MOTION PASSED UNANIMQU�LY. � ��....., I 997 DISCUSSION WAS HE:LD REGARDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COST. COMMENTS FROM TH:E PUBLIC WERE HEARD REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, FUNDING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. A MOTION WAS ,MADE� AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 9:25 P.M. , . , ,�f � �"1zrl�a•J_ r /� ��.�� MAYOR E LYN B. EWMAN ATTEST: . � EL IS MCKEN IE, RMC CITY SECRETARY , �,.._.� �