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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1997-05-05 Regular 1101 CITY OF FRIENDSWC)OD )� STATE OF TEXAS )� COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS )( MAY 5, 1997 )� MTNUTES OR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIE:NDSWOOD CI�Y COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD pN MAy 5, 1997 AT 7:00 P.M. AT FRIENSDWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WXTH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: , I M1�.YOR EVELYN B. NEWMAN I M75,YOR PRO TEI�I JANIS LOWE ', i C(�UNCILMEMBER KITTEN HA.TECATE C�UNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSON C�JUKCILMEMBER TOM MANISON COUNCILMEMBER MEL AUSTIN COUNCII�MEMBER ALINE DICKEY CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRE.TARY DELORIS MCKENZIE MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED `i'HE MEETING TO ORDER. REVEREND MIKE MCALLISTER, REPRESENTING THE CHURCH OF CHRIST, GAVE THE INVOCATION. MAYOR NEWMAN LEI� THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE `PO THE STATE OF 'PEXAS AND TO THE UNITED STATES. MAYOR NEWMAN CALLED `I.'HE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING TCI (�ABLEVISI'ON'S FCC FORM 124q FILTNG; MAXIMUM PERMITTED PER SUBSCRIBER PER tdONTH BASIC CABLE SERVICE RATES ALLOWED TO BE CHARGED BY TCI CABLEVISI�N. �--�� CITY MANAGER COX EXPLAINED THE RF.ASON F'OR THE PUSLIC HEARING AND THAT THE CITY IS NOT HAPPY WITFI THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND THE FIBER OPTIC ISSUE. JILL MACK OF T.CI STATED THAT TCI IS BET.NG MORE RESPON5IVE AND IS VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE TURN AROUND OF THE COMPANY, AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO GIVE BETTER SERVICE AND HOPE THE CITY WI:LL STICK WI�Fi THE COMPANY DURING THE UPGRADING. MR. GEORGE WAT'.L'LE STATED THAT CABLE WARNER PROVIDES A GREATER NUMBER OF CHANNELS AND IS STILL OPEN TO OTHER CABLE COMPANIES COMING TO TOWN. DISCUSS�ON WAS IiELD BY COUNCIL REGARDING THE UPGRADE TO DIGITAL COMPRESSION, THE INCREASE IN CABLE RATES, THE CONVER`�OR BOX, AND `i'HE ADI�ITSONAL COST FOR THE BOX. HEAF2ING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC WAS CLOSED AT 7:25 P.M. **COUNCILMEMBEI2 MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 97-10, AN ORDINANCE REJECTING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR BASIC SERVICE TIER CABLE PROPOSED BY TCI CENTRAL, ZNC. , D/B/A/ TCI CABLEVISION OF HOUSTON, INC. , AND FINDING SUCH , 1102 PROPOSED RATES UNREASONABI;E; ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM F�ERMITTED PER SUBSCRIBER PER MONTH BASIC CABLE? SERVICE RA2'ES OF TCT CENTRAL, INC. , D/B/A/TCI CABLEVISION OF HOUSTON, INC. , COMMENCING ON JUNE 1, 1997; AND SETTING FORTH OTHEI2 PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. SECONDED BX COUNCILMEMBER AUSTTN. ***COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY MOVED TO AMENll THE MOTION FOR THE RATI's TO REMAIN AS IS, AT $10.14, UNTIL . �UCH TIME AS S�RVICE IS BROU�HT II�TO C()MPLIANCE WI'�H THE TCI CON�RACT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWE. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIrROUSLY. ****MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED, PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMENIBER LOWE THANKED THOSE THAT WORKED ON HER CAMPAIGN A1ND STATED THAT HER SERVICE ON COUNCTL HAD ITS MOMENTS, SOME GOOD, SOME BAUo AND WAS DISMAYED AS THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION, AND STATED THAT :LE' ANYONE HAS QUESTIONB, SHE IS AVATLABLE TO ANS'WER. SHE STATED SHE RAN A GOOD CAMPAIGN, RAN ON THE ISSUES AND THANKED EVERYONE THAT VOTED, SHE TRIELI HER HARDEST, AND THANKED EVERYONE FOR THE OPPOR`I'iJNITY TO SERVE THEM AND THY�NRED 7.'HEM FOR THE MEMORIES. COUNeILMEMBER DICI�EY REPORTED ON AT7'ENDING THE CLEAR LAKE TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEETING, THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING REGARDING 20 FAOT S�REETS IN SUBDNISION FOR SINGLE FAMILY :RESIIfEN7'TAL-ESTATES, AND IS LOOK:LNG FORWARD TO ATTENDING THE PARTNERS IN EDUCATION DAY AT F.I.S.D. , AND THE GALVES�ON COUNTY MAYORS ANU COUNCILMEN'S ASSOCIATION MEETING ON MAY 14TH. COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN REPORTED ON ATTENDING TH�SE IdEEETING A1>ID STATED THE SPEAKERS FlERE GOOD. _ COUNCILMEMBER MANISON REPORTED OI� ATTENDING C.L.A.E.D.F. "��EP I� SOLD" Mk,ETING LAST THURSDAY AND WILL AT`PEND THE MEETING IN WASHINGTON REGARnING FUNDING FOR THE SPACE PROGRAM, SP�.NT THE REST OF HIS TIME CAMPAIGNING, IS SORRY THE ISSUE OF THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT' LAW SUIT 'WAS BROUGHT UP DURING TfiE ET.,ECTION BUT THIS IS 1NOW SEHZND HIM AND HE IS READY TQ MOVE FORWARD. i COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON REPOR`PED ON SPENDING THREE DAYS IN Y�USTIN FOR AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MEETING AND STAx`ED HE r,F.ARNR'i� A LOT, FFtIENDSW00D HAD THEIR SPRING SPARKI�E DAY LAST WEEKEND WHICH WAS VERY SUCCESSFULe COUNCILMEMBER HAJECA2'E STATED THAT SHE IS GLAD TO BE SEA� ON COUNCIL, ATTENDED THE C.L.A.E.D.F. CONVENTION CENTER KICK-OFF, AND LAST WEEK ATTENDED THE ANNUAI, TML RISK POOL INSURANC:E CONEERENCE. CHRIS PEDEN, CANDIDA2'E FOR PQSITION 3, THANKED EVERYONE WHO HELPED IN HIS CAMPAIGN, HAD A GOOD CLEAN CAMPAIGN, AND WILL. CONTINUE TO ATTEND COQNCIL MEETINGS, AND WANTS THE CITY TO R.EMAIN THE PLA�E TO LIVE AI�D WORSHIP AND CONGRATULATEb COUNCIT�MENIBER MANI'SON ON HIS RE-ELECTION. MEL MEASELES THANKED EVERYQNE THAT VOTED AND APPRECIATES EVERYONE°S EFFORT AND STATED THAT THERE WILL. BE A RUN OFF FOR POSITION 6 ON MAY 31, 1997. _.....; I ' . 1103 • MAXOR NEWM�IN PROCLAIMED MAY, ].997 AS BICYCLE FRIENDLY MONTH AND THE WEEK OF MAY 5-9, 1997 AS FRIENDSWOOD CH�IIMBER OF COI�?RCE WEEK. � *�COUNCILMEMBER DYCKEY MOVED TO APPROVE REaOLUTION R97-12, CANVASSING TH� RETURN AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE G�NERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 3, 1997, FOR THE PUF2POSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR ANI) TWO (2) COUNCILME?MBERS FOR THE CITY OF FRTENDSWOOD. FOR THE POSITION OF' MRYOR: JANTS LOWE RECEIVED 1,165 VOTES; HAROLD L. WHITAKER RECEIVED 2,494 VOTES; WALTIIt CHAMPION RECENED 51 ,--� VOTES. FOR COUNCILMEMBER POSITION ONE: KITTEN HAJECATE RECENED 2,321 VOTES. FOR COUNCILMENIDER POSITION THREE: W. CHRIS PEDEN RECEIVED 1,630 VOTES; TOM MANISON RECEIVED 1,925 VOTES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECA2'E. THE MOTION PAS�ED UNANIMOUSLY. i **COUNCILMF..�ISER �-IAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOI;UTION R97-13, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 3, 1997, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE (1) COUNCILMF.MBER TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF COUNCIL POSITION SIX. SHERIE WARMINSKI RECEIVED 1,559 VOTES; RICKI "DOC" MORSE RECE.IVED 219 VOTES; AND MEL P. MEASELES RECEIVED 1,734 VOTES. THE OFFICIAL CI�INVASS 0�' THE RETURNS OF THE SPECTAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 3, 1997 REELECTS THAT IN THE RACE FOR CO�TITCILMAN—POSITION NO. 6, NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED A MAJOR7CTY VOTE AND THAT THE TV+10 GANDIDATES RECENIN� THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES FOR SUCH POSITION ARE SHERIE WARMINSI�I AND MEL P. MEASELES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION PA5SED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER UICKEY MOVED TO APPROVE RE�OLUTION R97-14, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DE�LARING THE RESULTS OF A SPECTAI, ELE.CTION HELD ON MAY 3, 1997, REGARDING TWENTY TWO (22) PROPOSITIONS REI�TING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF 7.'HE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WITH PROPOSITION N0. 4 FAILING, AND AT'T' OTHERS PASSING. I SECONDED BY COUNCTLMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOT:CON PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMEM$ER HAJECATE APPLAUDED tdAYOR NEWMAN FOR HER TEN YEARS AS A COUNCILMEMBER AND FIVE YEARS AS MAYOR AND, STATED THAT MAYOR NEWMAN HAS BEEN — A WONDERFUL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY AND PRESENTED THE MAYOR WITH HER � GAVEL THAT SHE USED DURING HER TERM AS MAYOR WHICH WAS FRAMED IN A SHADOW ' BOX FRAME WITH A PLAQUE DEPICTING HER 15 YF�ARS OF SERVICE. COUNCILMEMBER TO]K MANISON READ A FAX FROM PAST MAYOR PAUL SCHRADER CONGRATUI,ATING TH]? MAYOR ON THE COMPLE.TION OF HER TERM. MAYOR NEWMAN STATEI7 THAT SHE WILL MISS TI�E 3TAFF WITH WHOM SHE WORKED WZTH FOR SO MANY YEARS, HER WORK WITH THE SCHOOL AND CHILDREN, VOLUNTEERING, AND THAT SHE IS SO l?ROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISFII�lENTS OF THE. SCHQOL, PROUD OF THE COMMUNIZ'Y AND PR,OUD OF ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND THAT I5 HAD BEEN A PRTVILEGE TO BE MAYOR. THE PAST YEARS HAVE SEEN WONDERFIIL, AND EUN, AND ICNEW THAT HER WORK MAD� A DIFF'ERENCE,. KNEW IT MATTERED, HAD THL SUPPORT OF FAMILY AND THAT 3ERVING THE COMMUNITY WAS TRULY A BLESSING AND THA� GOD T,Rn HER TO THIS POSITION. I GALVESTON COUNTY JttDGE JAMES YARBRO�JGH THANKED MAYOR NEWMAN FOR HER SERVICE NOT ONLY FOR THE CITIZENS BUT FRO�! GALVE�TOPt COUNTY. JUDGE YARBROUGH THEN ADMINISTERED THE OATH QF OFFICE TO COUNCII�MEMBER HAJECATE, COUNCILMEMBER MANISON, AND NEWLY—ELECTED MAYOR HAROLD L. WHTTAKER. ,�•—, ; 1104 MAYOR WHITAKER STATED THAT HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH JUDGE YARBROUGH AND THAT EVELYN NEWMAN IS A HARD MAYOR TO FOLLOW. MAYQR WHITAKER ALSO �TATED THAT IT IS AN HONOR AND A RESPONSIBILITY TO BE ELECTED MAYOR, WANTS TO BE A MAYOR FOR EVERYONE, WANTS TO LEAD AND EMPOWER AND PLEDGED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF INTEGRITY, WANTS TO DEVELOP THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF UNITY, IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKTNG WITH EVERYQNE, AND SAID, "GOD BLESS YOU" . A MOTION WAS MADE AND PASSED TO ADJOURN AT 8:20 P.M. WIZ'H A RECEPTION �'OLLOWING. MAYOR E YN B. WMAN ATTEST: c . f" . DELORIS MCKENZIE, T CITY SECRETARY �.._� �