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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1997-01-06 Regular 1041 CTTY 0� FRIENDSWOnD } ( STATE OF TEXAS )( COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) { JANUAFtY 6, 1997 ) ; MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE F'RIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD JANUARY 6, 1997 AT 6:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 �. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: ,-�-, ` � MAYOR EVELYN B. NEWMAN � � NIAYOR 1'RO TEM J�1NIS LOWF I �� COUNCTLbIEMBEI2 KITTEN HAJECATE uOUNCILNIEMBER JERRY ERICSSON COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON COUNCILMEMBER MEL AUSTIN CITY ATTORNEY JO�iN OLSON CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY WAS ABSENT FROM THE MEETING. MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COUNCIL CONVENED INTO SPECIAI, SESSION AT 6:00 P.M. I INTERVIEWS WITH CANDIDATES FOR THE INVESTMEN� COMMITTEE AND THE FOURTH OF JU�,Y STEERING C,OMMITTEE WERE CONDUCTED WI�H ACTTON TAKEN LATER IN THE MEETING. MAXOR NEWMAN CALLED THE REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. p PASTOR RICHARD ROZIKA, REPRESENTING CROSSR�ADS CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. -°^�-, MAYdR NEWMAN LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO -THE STA'FE OF TEXAS AND TO THE I UNITED �TATES. I I A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR NEVdMAN AND PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIR BBNNY BAKER 'FO RECEIVE CONINIENT, EITHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, REGARDTNG REQUESTING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF APARTMENT CQMPLEX WITHIN THE PROPOSED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PROPERfiY DESCRIBED AS , 8.1064 ACRES (MORE OR LESS) , OUT OF ANNALEA, WHITEHALL SUBDI.VTSION. CAR.Y �•iASKELL, VICE PRESIDENT OF KINGSPARK/WHITEHALL SUBDIVISION H.Q.A. , APPEAfZED BEFORE COLTNCZL AND STATED THE OBJECTIONS BY THE HOMEOWNERS. BUCK HAUSMAN, PRESIDENT OF HAUSMAN INTERESTS AND PROPERTY OWNER, PRESENTED A PLAN WITH MINOR CHANGES SUCF3 AS THE NAME OF THE SUBDIVISION TO BE STONEHENGE, THERE ,WILL BE AN $ FOOT PRIVACY F'ENCE WITH A 4 FOOT fiRELLIS SIMTLAR IN DESIGN TO OTHER HAUSMAN PROJECTS IN TC3WN, THE PROJECT WILL BE TWO-STORIES TALI�, THERE WILL BE AN ENTRANCE AND ExIT ON RIVERSIDE AND CHELSEA, AND THERE WILL BE 152 UNITS. ,-�TM, i ' 1042 MR. RON DUMPHR�ES, MR. CHRIS`POPHER SMITH, MR. GEORGE WEBB, MS. AMY DUNN, MS. LISA GONSALES, MS. JULIE BUSH, MR. WILLIAM BYNUM, MS. CH�RYL' COLEMAN, MS. �'RANKIE aANTORO, MR. CHRISTOPHEF2 SMITH '�1ND MR. FRANK WEBB SPOKE IN OPPOSITION OF THE PROJECT REGARDING PLACEMENT OF SIGNAGE, TNCREASE IN TRAF'FIC, DRAINAGE, RENTAL PROP�RTY, INCREASE IN NOISE, TNCRFASE OF SCFi00L TAXES AND STATED THAT THE CIVIC CLUB OFFICERS DO NOT REPRESENT THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCTATION. ,.. ,... . MR. BUCK HAUSMAN STATED THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM CLOSING THE EXIT ON CHELSEA. , ; MR. FRANK WEBB APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT THE CTVIC CLUB OFFICERS DO NQT REPRESENT THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. �,,�- COUNCILMEMBER LOWE STATEn THAT THE:RE ARE ORDTNANCE THAT ADDRESS LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE. , . BENNY BAKER, CHAIR OF P & Z STATED THAT THE HEARING WAS FOR INPUT AND NOT FOR DEBATE. CTTY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON AGREED WITH BENNY BAKER. NANCY GREEN STATED PLEASE DO NOT DO WHAT YOU WOULDN'T DQ TO YOiJRSELF'. KATHY REINGIGE ASKED WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE TO STOP COMING BACK EVERY 90 DAYS. CHRISTOPHER SMITH ASKED IF WRITTEN COMMENTS ALLOWED AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT THEY COULD LEAVE OPEN THE PROVISION Ta ACCEPT WRITTEN COMMENTS. MR. HAYNES ASKED 2F THIS COULD BE PUT ON THE BALLOT TO CHANGE `.CHE ORDINANCE. I CITY ATTORNEY STATED THAT THIS WOUI'�D NOT BE BINDING ON COUNCIL. � �w......,i BENNY BAKER STATED THAT P&Z WILL KEEP A WRITTEN PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN UNTIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1997 AT 5:00 P.M. CAROL BAILEY A5KED IF THERE IS AN :IMPACT STUDY ON TRAFFIC. HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENT, THE JOINT PUSLIC HEARING WAS• CLOSED AT 8:35. MAYOR NEWMAN PRESENTED TO MAYOR PRO TEM LOWE AN APPRECIATION AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR BEING CHAIR OF THE PUI3LIC SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION STEERING COMMITTEE. MAXOR NEWMAN STATED THAT THE CZTY SECRETARY HAS BEEN INVITED TO TEACH ELECTION LAW AT THE '�EXAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATIQN QN JANUARY 29TH IN AUSTIN AND ALSO PRESENTED CITY SECRETARY MCKENZIE THE I.I.M.C. ACADEMY �'OR ADVANCED EDUCATION AWARD. i 1043 MAYOR NEV7MAN REPORTED THAT THE PAPERS HAV'E BEEN EXECUTED FOR THE SPORTSPARK, ATTENDED THE NASA FUNCTION HELD OVER THE �iOLIDAYS, ATTENDED THE HARRIS COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILS' MEETING AND THAT WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR, HER CALENDAR IS ALREAD�' rILLING UP WITH MEETINGS AND FUNCTION�. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ASKED HOW TO REVAMP THE ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS, AND SUGGESTED PERHAPS HAVE A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. ,-��,«. CITY ATTORNEY OLSON STATED THAT PLANNING AND. ZONZNG AND COUNCIL SHOU dPEN-MINDED DURING PUBLIC HEAR�NGS AND STATED PLANNING AND ZONING AND COUNCIL DO NOT KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS PRIOR TO THE PU$LIC HEARING. COUNCZLMEMBER AUSTIN REPOR2ED THAT HE HAD A QUIET TIME POLITICALLY OVER THE HOLIDAYS BUT HECTIC' SOCIALLY. HE STATED THAT HE ATTENDED THE CLEAR CREEK DRAIN�IGE DISTRICT CHRISTMAS PARTY AND WISHED EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR. COUNCILMEM$ER MANISON REPORTED THAT HE ATTENDED THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL MEETING, THE CLEAR LAKE AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING AND ON DECEMBER 19, THE HARRIS COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILS' MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER ER:CCSSON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE H.C.M & C MEETING, AND THAT HE MET WITH JOE GON2AI,ES, THE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS MATTERS COULD FOSSIBLY REDUCED TO WRITING AND HAVE STAFF I RESPOND. GOUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE SAME MEETINGS, ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY PRAYER BREAKFAST AND STATED THAT IT IS FRUSTRA2ING ATTENDING THE ZONING PUBLIC HEARING AND NOT GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT. THERE WERE NO COMMUNICATTONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND COMMITTEES. CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON PRESENTED THE FINAL RET'ORT AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS r-�-. TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD CHARTER FOR THE MAY BALLOT. CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON THE EXPANSION OF THE SOUTHEAST WATER PURIFICATIO�I PLANT (SEWPP) AND ALTERNATIVE EXPANSION OF PRODUCTION CAPACIT�' AND THE REDUCTION OF THE COST FOR THE CITY FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS I1LTE:f2NATIVE EXPANSION. MR. COX REPORTED THAT THE PHASE II LIBRAR� CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS ESSENTIALLY COMPLETF; AND HAS ISSUED THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION; CHANGE ORDER N0. 2 WAS F4I2 CLEAN-UP ITEMS IN TH� ' AMOUNT OF $1,432; AND CHl-YNGE ORDER N0. 3, REPRESENTEI7 A DEDUCTION OF $97.00 FOR A CREDIT ON HARDWARE WHICH WAS NOT NEEDED. MR. COX REPORTED ON THE EXTENSION OF THE PROJECT TIMELINE FOR 30 DAYS FOR SANITARY SEWER SERVICE TO RANCHO VIEJO. M}�. COX REPORTED THAT THE HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM POLICY PREPARED BY MARTHA GILLETT, HUMAN RESOURCES/RICK MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR HAS BEEN PREPARED. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED ON THE TLXAS COALITION OF CITIES ON FRANCHISED UTILI:TI�S ISSUES, THE ABC'S OF THE ELECTRIC INDt3STRY, THE MUNICIPAI, TECHNOL'IGY AND TELECOMMUNICATION WORKSHOP, THE FCC RULING IN FAVOR. OF CITIES, THE RECENT PUC DECISION ON TNP COMMUNITY CHOICE AND THE RAILROAD � COMMISSTON OF TEXAS AND EXXON PIPELINE. COUNCILMEMBER LOWE GAVE KUDOS TO CITY MANAGER COX FOR HANDLING LEADERSHIP ISSUES REGARDING THE UTILITIES AND FOR G�TTING THE INFORMATION TO COUNCIL. .�.M, � 1044 COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ALSO ASKED ABOUT SIGNAGE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, WITH POSSIBLY TWO SIGNS. CITY MANAGER COX STATED THAT HE WILL CHECK INTO THIS. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE FOURTH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE, THE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THIS COMMITTEE WERE MARK CLARK, CATHY HOLBROOK, CHARLES LETT, DAVE MCCULLOUGH, DAN MORGAN, NICOLE MORGAN, GREG MYER5 AND MICHAFL WHITTENBURG, THE TERMS OF THE THOSE REAPPOINTED WILL BE FROM NOVEMBER 1996 TO NOVEMBER 1998. THE APPOINTMENTS WERE NEILS A. AALUND, THOMAS BOUGHTON, C. ALAN DENNY, PAUZ JURY, WAYNE BLAYLOCK AND THOMAS RIVES. THE TERMS OF THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE NOVEMBER 1996 TO NOVEMBER 1997. IN ADDITION, LUCY WOL�Z WILL SERVE AS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIAISON TO THE COMMITTEE. � -�� SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER LOWE MOVED TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS OF BOB BOZSKA, PAUT� MAAZ AND CHRIS PEDEN TO THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE FOR TWO YEARS TERMS FROM JANUARY, 1997 TO JANUARY, 1999. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE T97-1, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINAITCE N0. 84-15, AS AMENDED, ORIGINALLY PASSED AND APPROVED THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1984, AND BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY CHANGTNG THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF A CERTAIN 3.2840 ACRE TRACT OF LAND F'ROM COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER (CSC) Tq PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT N0. 2, SAID 3.2840 ACRE TRACT ALSO BEING LQTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK 1, PATIKWOOD CROSSING 5UBDIVISION, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLA55IFICATION OF A CERTAIN 1.650 ACRE TRACT OF LAND FROM PLANNED UNI`.P DEVELpPMENT DISTRTCT N0. 1 (PUD#1) TO PLANNED UNIT DEVE'LOPMENT DISTRICT N0. 2 (PUD#2) , SAIB PUD #1 HERETOFORE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE N�. 86-14, PASSED AND APPROVED THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1986, AND BEING AN ORDINAN'CE CREA.TING SAID PUD #1 OUT OF 1.3.3288 ACRES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRIENASWOQD RETIREMFNT CENTER, AND BY GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE QF SAID PUD #� FOR "BOARD AND CARE" PURPOSES; PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USE, F�ROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABLITY, AND PROV:CDING A PENALTY ��• OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF AIdY PROVISIOI� HEREOF. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWE. THE MOTION WAS PASSED UNANIMOUuLY. **COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. A) PAYMEN'I' OF CAFITAL PROJECTS. 1. 1996 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM — SECOND PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,151.50 TO EEI PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR 2,734 FEET OF DITCH EXCAVATION ALONG MEI,ODY LANE FROM F.M. 2351. THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEI�fENT PROGRAM IS 42 PERCENT COMPLETE. 2. OLD CTTY PARK REST ROOMS — SECOND PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,550.00 TO FRO'ST CONSTRUCTORS, INC. , FOR CONSTRUCTTON OF REST ROOMS DURING NQVEMBE�. THE PROJECT IS 55 PERCENT COMPLETE. 3. FRIENDSWOOD SPORTSPARK — PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,945 TO C. L. DAVIS & COMPANY FOR BOUNDARY SURVEY AND PAYNIENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,675 TO ENVIROTEST INC. FOR PHASE T ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT. 4. PHASE II LIBRARY RENOVATIONS — THIRD PAYMENT TO FROST CONSTRUCTORS, INC. , FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE :II RENOVATIONS THROUGH NOVEMBER 1996. THE � 1045 PROJECT IS 99 PEI�CENT COMPLETE. RETAINAGE REMAINS AT 10 PERCENT. 5. SHADY OAKS SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION - SIXTH PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 41,795.33 TO WAYNE SMITH & �1Su0CIATES FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES DURING OCTOBER 1996. ENGINEERING SERVICES ARF NOW COMPLETE. 6. RANCHO VIEJQ SANITARY SEWER AND. LIFT STATION •- FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH PAYMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,2'13.03 TO WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES ON SEGMENTS A,B,C,D,E, OF THIS PROJECT DURING NOVEMBER. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING ON SEGMENTS A,B,C, AND D TS 74 PERCENT COMPLETE. TOTAL CONSENT AGENDA PAYMENTS WERE $76,812.36. B) DISPOSITIDN OF BII� 1. BID N0. 96-23: ��.,...�, FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER - LOW BID OF $292,183 SUBMITTED BY GENERAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND FOUR AL,ARM FIRE EQUIPMENT. 2. BID N0. 96-20: PICKUP FOR WATER/SEWER TO MCREE FORD IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,034.75. C) MINUTES OF � NOVEMBER 4, 11, 18, 22 AND DECEMBER 2 AND lb, 1996. SECONDED BY COUN(:ILMEMBER LOWE. THE MOTION WAS PA5SED UNANIMOUSLY. A MOTION WAS MAD�: AND PASSED TO ADJOURN AT 9:45 P.M. � �/ EVELYN B. EWMAN, YOR i ATTEST: I� DELORIS MCKENZ E, RMC CITY SECRETARY � �,..