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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1996-11-18 Regular 1023 �TATE OF TEXAS r*_TY OF FRIENDSWOOD COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS NOVEMBER 18, 1996 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD NOVEMBER 18, 1996 AT 7:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CON5TITUTING QUORUM: •- MAYOR EVELYN B. NEWMAN ' MAYOR PRO TEM � JANIS LOWE ! COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE , COUNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSON � COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY � CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON � CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE COUNCILMEMBER MEL AUSTIN WAS ABSENT FROM THE MEETING. MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. PAT SPRINGER REPRESENTING FRIENDSWOOD FRIENDS CHURCH GAVE THE TNVOCATION. $OY SCOUT PACK 442 LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. COACH VAN METER FROM FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND COACHES AND MEMBERS OF THE TENNIS, CROSS COUNTRY, FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR OUTSTANDING SUCCESS DURING THE FALL SEMES.TER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. MAYOR NEWMAN PROCLAIMED NOVEMBER 19, 1996 AS "NATIONAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION ��'I DAY". ON HAND TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION WERE LEANNA BRIDGETT AND JACKIE ; ALLEN FROM FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. � COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE HOUS�ON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL (H-GAC) MEETING WHERE COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY WAS RE-ELECTED TO THE BGARD AND COUNC'ILMEMBER MANISON APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR TO THE WATER DAVI5 • CONSERVATION CQMMISSION ALONG WITH TOM REID, MAYOR OF PEARLAND. COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE AL50 REPORTED ON ATTENUING THE TML CONFERENCE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, AND WISHED COUNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSON A HAt'PY BIR'PHDAY. COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING, MET WITH CITY MANAGER COX REGARDING THL VEHICLE POLICY, AND STATED THAT HE WAS A GUEST READER AT WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY. COUNCILMEMBER MANISON ATTENDED A RECEPTION HONORING PAST SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AT FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL THIS rVENING AND STATED THAT HE WAS HONORED AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND SUPERTNTENDENT, ATTENDED THE T.M.L. CONFEREN(,E IN CORPUS AND STATED THAT THE CONFERENCE WAS A MOST 1024 VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND REPORTED ON ATTE;PJDTNG THE H-GAC MEETING WHICH WAS A FINE MEETING. MAYOR NEWMAN REPORTED THAT COUNCILNiEMBER AUSTIN'S DAUGHTER Wi4S INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT TFiIS EVENING AND HE WAS TAKING HER TO THF HOSPITAL FOR STITCHES IN HER HAND AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT'S ME�ETING. . COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED ON ATTENDING H-GAC AND EXPLAINED WHAT THIS ORGANTZATION PROVIDES AND STATED THAT SHE IS PROUD TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, REPORTED THAT THE TML CONFERENCE IN CORPUS WAS TERRIFIC, THAT THERE WERE GREAT SPEAKERS AND ENJOYED EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICTALS AND CONGRATULATED OUR SPORTS TEAMS AND REMTNDED EVERYONE. OF THE GALVESTON COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCIL'S MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY. � COUNCILMEMBER LOWE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE TML CONFERENCE AND SAID THAT THIS IS THE SECOND LARGEST CONVENTION IN THE STATE AND THAT THERE WERE FOUR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT TOOK THE PERSONALITY QUIZ AND WERE "RED" PERSONALITIES AND STATED THE �ONFEFtENCE WAS EXTREMELY EDUCATIONAL. MAYOR NEWMAN REPORTED THAT SHE ALSO ATTEIIDED THE TML CONFERENCE AND THAT SHE WAS VERY HONORED TO HAVE SERVED ON THE TML RESOLUTION COMMITTEE. MR. DAVID SMITH, REPRESENTTNG THE FRIENDSWOOD ROTARY CLUB WHICH IS A 50 MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF MEN AND WOMEN, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TQ THANK THE MAXOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR 5UPPORT OF THE ROTARY CLUB AND PRESENTED A DONATION TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,500 WHICH WILL BE USED FOR NEW TABLES AND A BAR-B-CUE PIT FOR STEVENSON PARK. MR. SMITH ALSO INTRODUCED THE ROTARY MEMBERS WI-IO WERE PRESENT. MR. TOM DOWDY REPRESENTING TI3E SUMERSET SUBDIVISTON, PRESENTED TWO LETTERS FROM THE CITY REGARDING THE SUBDIVISION FENCE AND QUESTIONED THE HANDLING OF THIS MATTER BY THE MUNICIPAL COURT PROSECUTOR. THIS MATTER WII,L BE REVIEWED BY MAYOR NEWMAN. CAROL JONES, DIRECTOR OF THE FRIE2�TDSWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INTRODUCED THE I CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS AND ASI{�D COUNCII� TO APPROVE TF3E CONTRACT F'OR ONE MORE I �'EAR. ., COUNCILMEMBER ERICCSON RECOMMLNDED THAT THE CHAMBER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WORK TOGETHER .AND SHARE THEIR STUD�ES AND EXPENSES. RAL�PH BLAUGH REPORTED THAT E}{XON FILED A NEW APPLICATION FOR A NEW LINE TO BE BUILT ALONG THE SOUTHERN ROUTE AND URGED COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THIS ROUTE ANU EXPLAINED THE DENSITY STUDIES. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE EXPRESSED HER CONCERNS REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL AND PROTFCTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE MEETINGS, THE SOCIAL LAWS, THE PIPELINE CORRIDOR, AND STATED THAT FFtIENDSW00D HAS SPENT A CONSTDEI7ABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WONDERED HOW MUCH MORE DOES FRIENDSWOOD HAVE TO FIGHT. COUNCTLMEMBER LOWE APPLAUDED THE BOFIRD BUT STATED THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO TAKE A RATIONAL STAND. � i 1025 MR. FRED KRCH APPEARED FOR BEFORE COUNCTL AND STATED THAT FRIENDSWOOD IS A KILLING FIELD FROM THE NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS THAT HE HAS READ, EXPRESSED HIS CONCERNS THAT EXXpN PIPELINE MEET THE SAFETY CRITERIA, AND THAT FRTENDSWOOD NOT SPEND ANY MORE .TAX DOLLARS IN FIGHTING EXXON. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE RESPOND$D THAT FRIENDSWOOD I5 NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF ICILLING, AND THAT F`RIENDSWOOD HAS GAINED TREMENDOUS GROUND IN THE PIPELINE SAFETY ISSUES. CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND STATED THAT THE CITY'S PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLTC SAFETY. MR. COX COMMENDED TERRY BYRD, FIRE MARSHAL, AND HIS STAFF AND ALL OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS� FOR TAKING THE PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THIS PLAN . SERIOUSLY AND COMPLYING WITH ALL THE STATE STANDARDS. MR. COX+ ALSO REPORTED THAT FOR THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE FINANCE DIVISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT POR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING. MR. COX REPORTED THAT COUNCILMEMBER LOWE, TEXAS CITY CITY SECRETARY TOM PEDERSEN AND HE HAVE BEEN MEETING THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEK WITH PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE RECENT FILING OF THE TEXAS NEW MEXICO POWER CQMPANY RATE CASE AND S�'ATED THAT THE PURPOSE O�' THE MEETING IS TO SEEK COMMON GROUND FOR SETTLING THE CASE. SO FAR, MOSZ' OF THE PARTICIPANTS, EXCEPT. THE INDUSTRIAL CUSTQMERS, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND COMMON GROUND AND DISCUSSION WILL CONTINUE. MAYOR NEWMAN TFiANKED FIRE MARSHAL TERRY BYRD FOR fiHE COMPLETED EMERGENCY PI,AN AND STATED THAT HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB. COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE AND COUNCII,MEMBER ERICSSON ALSO THANKED TERRY BYRD FOR THE KEY RATE STUDY. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE STATED THAT THE CITY SECRETARY NEEDS TO ADVERTISE FOR MEMBERS OF THE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE AND THE FOURTH OF JULY STEERING COMMIT�'EE AND STATED THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ENERGY AUDIT ON CITY BUILDINGS. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE, ASKED ABOUT THE SCHEDULE. FOR THE AUCTION OF FURNITURE AND THE VEHICLES AT THE POLTCE DEPARTMENT. CITY MANAGER COX - � STATED THAT HE WTLL PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ASKED ABOUT THE DONATION FROM THE ROTARY CLIIB AND ASKED MAYOR NEWMAN AND DAVID SMITH OF THE ROTARY <:LUB TO CLARIFY WHAT THE DONATION OF $5,500 WAS �INTENDED FOR. DAVID SMITH STATED $2,000 WILL GO FOR THE BAR-B-CUE PIT AND $3,500 WILL GO FOR TEN TABLES FOR THE PAVILION AND STATED IF FUNDING IS OVER THIS AMOUNT, THE MONEY C:AN BE MOVED AROUND AND THAT THE ROTARY CLUB IS LOOKING FOR A LONG-TERM COMMI'i'MENT FOR STEVENSON PARK. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A PIPELINE MEETING IN TEXAS CITY WITH TERRY BYRD ATTENDING AND SAID THE DISCUSSION WAS REGARDING THE PIPELINE ISSUE AND WANTS �HE CITIZENS TO KNOW THAT COUNCIL IS TAKING A VERY RESPONSISLE VIEW AND WAS SURPRISED THAT EXXON WAS NOT LIVII�G UP TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY THAT THE CI'I`Y IS AND DISAPPOINTED AT THIS DEVELOPMENT. COUNCILMEMBER DICK�Y STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT SURPRISED AT EXXON'S ACTION AND STATED THAT THE PRESS WAS NOTIFIED BEFORE COUNCI:G WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE NEW � PLICATION TO '.CHE RAILROAD COMMI.SSION. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKEp A80UT 1026 THE MEMBERS OF STAFF IN ATTENDANCE SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES. **COUNCILMEMBER LOWE MOVED TO TABLE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL TO EXECUTE A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF GITY PROPERTY BETWEEN THE CITY QF FRIENDSWOOD AND DANIEL GAGE, SHEAF2 PLEASURE, 904 S. FRIENDSWOOD. SECOFIDED BY COUNCILMEMSER ERICSSON. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER LOWE MOVED TO TABI�E ACTION REGARDING VEHICLE ALLOWANCE AND TAKE HOME POLICY. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. A) 1. EAGLE� LAKES STREET DRAINAGE WITH FIRST PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,315.00 TO CONCRETE RAISING CORPORATION-OF TEXAS ON THE SECOND CONTRACT TO RAISE STREETS IN EAGLE L�KES SUBDIVISION TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE. WORK PERFORMED DURING OCTOBER INCLUDES LOCATIONS. ON LAKESIDE, PARKVIEW, EAGLE T,AKFS DRIVE AND BROOKSIDE DRIVE. 1. CENTENNIAL PARK PHASE I GRADING AND DRAINAGE - SECOND PAYMENT TQ DIINKIN SIMS STOFFELS, INC. FOR LANDSGAPING ARCHITECTURAL SER�IICES AND REIMBURSAl3LE EXPENSES ZN THE AMOU'NT OF $10,000 AND $10.50 RESPECTIVELY. THE PRO�.TECT IS 32 PERCENT COMPLETE. 3. MA.NHOLE REHABILITATION - FINAL PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,026.20. 4. RANCHO VIEJO SANITARY SEWER AND LIFT STA�.CION - PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,350.00 TO BROWN AND GAY ENGINEERS, INC. FOR RE-STAKING SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT THROUGH WESTBROOK SECTION ONE. TOTAL CONSENT AGENDA PAYMENTS WERE $42,701.70. B) RATIF'Y DELET:CON OF ASSISTANT TO CITY MANAGER PO$ITION FROM THE FX96-97 CI�Y BUDGET. C) APPROVE A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE FRIENDSWOOD CHAMBER OF COI�Il�lERCE. D) CLARIFY APPOINTMENTS AND ' REAPPOINTMENTS TO SENTOR CITIZENS AI)VISORY COMMITTEE AND TO APPOINT BOB HELMS, JEAN BILDERBACH, GINGER SP�1DE AND MAE COLSON TO TWO-YEAR TERMS, AND BETTY DE GRANDE, ED SPELIS, AND MARVIN HOLBROOK TO A ONE-YEAR TERM. TF3EY WILL BE DUE FOR REAPPOINTMENT NEXT �YEAR FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS. E) APPROVE EXECUTION OF EARNEST MONEY CONTRACT FOR FRIENDSWOOD SPORT5PARK. UPON SIGNING THE AGREEMENT, STAFF WILL PROCEED WITH THE SURVEY AND PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF' THE :PROPERTY. F) BANNER PERMIT FOR FRIENDSWOOD LITTLE 'LEAGUE FOR THE PERTOD OF JANUARY 6 THROUGH 11, 1997, TO ANNOUNCE BASEBALL REGISTRATION. G) PROPERTY TAX REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBEk, 1996. H) MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 23, 30, OCTOBER 7 AND 21, 1996. �- - SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSI,Y. A MOTION WAS MADE TO ADJOURN AT 9:1.5. � � � � r/P./'��-t".� MAYOR LYN B. �EWMAN ATTEST: � D LORTS MCKENZIE, RMC CITY SECRETARY ,..�_�