HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1997-05-12 Special 1105 CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ){ , STATE OF TEXAS )( COUNTIES OF GAI,VESTON/HARRIS )( MAY 12, 1997 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETYNG OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCSL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 1997, AT 5:30 P.M. AT FRI�NDSWOOD CITY HALZ COUNCIL CFIAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: i�_°�' MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER ; MAYOR PRO TEM JANIS LOWE ' COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE COUNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSON COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON COUNCTLMEMB�R MEL AUSTIN COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY CTTY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COUNCIL CqNVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, PURSUANfi TO SECTION 551—q71, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY CONCERNING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION; A SETTLEMENT OFFER; OR A � MATTER IN WHICH 'PHE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY REQUIRES IT, SECTION 551.074 — PERSONNEL ISSUES — POLICE DEPARTMENT. COUNCTL RECONVENED INTO SPECIAL SESSION AT 7:15 P.M. WITH NO ACTION TAKEN FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY LEFT AT THIS TIME. � " , **COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTI�N R97-15, �ANVASSING THE � RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A REC:OUNT OF TAE BALLOTS CAST FOR G COUNCIL POSITION 6: MEL MEASELES — 1,735 VOTES; SHERIE WARMINSKI — 1,559 VOTES WITH NO CANDIDATE RECEIVING A MAJORITY VOTE. SECONDED BY COUNCII,MEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION PASSED 6-0. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R97-16, CAI,LING A SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION FOR MAY 31, 1997, FOR COUNCIL POSITION 6. SEGONDED BY COUNCILNlEI�IBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION PASSED 6-0. **CQUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE TFiE CITY MANAGERS APPOINTMENT. OF ' MIKE HODGE TO THL POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SECQNDED BY COUNC'ILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION PASSED 6-0. DISEUSSION WAS HLLD REGARDING THE JOINT AGRE�'lENT WITH FRIENDSWOOD IND�PENDENT SCHO(�L DISTRTCT (FISD) FOR TH� IIS� OF CENTENNIAL PARK. COMMUNITY SERVICI'sS DIRECTOR BRAN50N PRESENTEI7 A DRAFfi AGREEMENT REGARDING FISD JOINT USE O7? CENTENNIP;L PARK. DISGUSSION WAS. HEARD REGARDING THE DRAFT AGREEMENT, PARKIlQG, BALL FIELDS, LIGHTING, CQNCESSION STAND, UTILITY BILLS, TENNIS COURTS, PIJRCHASING THE PROPERTY, AND COST TO THE CITY. ,--�-, �: � � I: 1l-� �I....... ...�.... «... ........ ...... . .... .... ..."... .. . , ...._._....�..,,....«.n.......e...r..<._.... ... � 106 COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY RETURNED AT TFiIS TIME. CITY MANAGER COX GAVE A RECAP REGARDING THE METROPOLITAN TRANS�'ORTATION PLAN (MTP) AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE 1998-200U TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMFNT PROGRAM (TIP) . DISCUSSION WAS HEARD REGARDING R.O.W. , IN KIND DONATIONS, AND ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APP]'.,ICATION FOR FUNDTNG FOK �� PROJECT TO RECONSTRUCT FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD/WHISPERING PINES FROM ITS IN'.'�ERSECTION WTTH FM 518 TO A POINT 450 FEET NORTHEAST OF ITS INTERSECTION hTITH BLACKHAWK BOULEVARD (FRIENDSWOOD CITY LTMITS) THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S 1998 TRANSPORTATIQN IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM(TIP) �S,PTD ADOPTING A RESOLU�ION AUTHORIZING .APPL�CA.TION FOR FUNDING FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW MAJOR THOROUGHFARE BETWEEN FM 528 AND FM 2351 THROUGH THE TEXAS ' DEPAR3'MENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S 1998 TRANSFOR�ATION TMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP) . �_._; D2SCUSSION WAS HELD WITH CITY MANAUER COX PRESENTING RECOMMENDATI'ONS FOR A POLICY FOR TAKE-I�OME VEHICCI�ES AND CAR ALLOWANCES FOR THE CITY MANAGER, CITY SECRETARY AND SOME DEPARTMENT HEADS. A LENGTHY DISCiJSSI�N WAS HEI.,D REGARDING PUBLIC WORKS AND THE POLTCE DEPARTMENT TAKE-HOME VEH:LCLES. THIS TTEM WILL BE PLACED ON THE N�XT AGEND�,. A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO AAJOURN AT 9:25 P.M. �� �� �� �� ��� �� . � MAYOR HAROLD L. WHIT R ATTEST: .+"� , DELORIS MCKENZIE, TRMC � CITY SECRETARY ..___� `.� .. I