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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1996-06-16 Regular 1125 CITY OF FRIENDWOUD ) ( STATE OF TEXAS ) ( COUNTIES OF GALV}�STON/HARFtIS ) ( JUNE 16, 1996 ) ( MINUTES OF A RE(�ULAR MEETING OF THE FRTFNDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1997, AT 6:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 5. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESEN'P CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: ,,.,, ' ' MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER ' MAYOR PRQ TEM ALINE DICKE� COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE ClJUNCILMEMB�R JERRY ERICSSON C(JUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON COUNCII,MEMBER MEL AUSTIN CITY ATTORNEY JOHN OLSON CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE COUNCILMEMBER MF.��S�LES WAS ABSENT FROM THE NiEETING. MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COUNCIL CONVENED INTO EXECiJTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, PURSUANT 'r0 SECTION 551.071 — CONSULTATION WITH ATTQRNEY CONCERNING PENDING OR CONTE:MPLATED LITIGATION; A SETTLEMENT OFFER; OR A MA.TTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY REQUIRES IT AND SECTION 551.074 — PERSONNEI� MATTERS. COUNCTL RE—CONVEI�IED INTO REGULAR SESSION WI�Fi NO ACTION TAKEN. REVEREND DENNIS OWENS, REPRESENTING THE NEWLIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. �--�, MAYOR WHITAKER LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEE7'ING, THE JOINT MEETING WITH EXXON, THE LAURIE WHITEFi�A� APPRECIATION DAY, AND THE CITY EMPLOYEF'S SALUTE TO FORMER MAYOR EVELYN NEWMAN WHICH WAS HELD AT THE PAVILION. �i COUNCILMEMBER EFtICSSON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CONIl�3UNTTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMM:LTTEE MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER MANISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE MEETING WITH EXXON, THE NATIODIAL ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS UPDATE, THE WATERS DAVIS SOIL CONSERVATION MEE�CING, AND THE C.L.A.E.D.F. "KEEP IT SOLD" MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT MEETING.. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED ON ATTFsND:ING THE PARKS. AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING, THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGrE DISTRICT MEETING AND PRESENTED r� . ' - -�--... _..._.,_.... , ..._ ... , .. .�-..__ - . .�, n, .,.��.T-� ---- - �._._....,., ,_...._ ._,....- _ ...L___ �._....,..�.. ...,.:.. . _._. _ _ 1126 INFORMATION REGARDING A 33-ACRE DETENTION POND, ATTENDED THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING WITH THE SUBMITTED SIGN ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE'S FINAL REPORT. ' MAYOR WHITAKER REPORTED IN ADDITION TO THESE MEETINGS, �ITTENDED, WTTH COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES,AN ALL DAY ORIENTATION FOR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS AT CITY HALL. COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY MADE A PRESENTATION OF A DESK SET TO F'ORMER COUNCTLMEMBER JANIS LOWE AND THANKED HER FOR HER REPRESENrATION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ON THE NATIONAL, STATE AND I.�OCAL LEVELS ON BEHALF OF THE COi3NCIL AND THE COMMiJNITY. .__� COUNCILMEMBER KIT.TEN HAJECATE PRESENTED MS. BENETTA WELLS AN ORCHZD CORSAGE AND MAYOR WHITAKER PRESENTED MS. WELLS WIZ`H A PROCLAMATIOI� IN CELEBRATION OF MS. WELLS' 100TH BIRTHDAY. DAN KEY, FIRE CHIEF OF THE FRIENDSWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESENTED TO COUNCTL A GHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,000 FROM GALVESTON COUNTY FOR FIRE PROTECTION IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS. FR.ANK WEBB APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT HE SUPPORTS THE CREATION AND THE APPOTNTMENTS TO 7'HE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND REF'ORTED THAT THE TWO C.P.A. 'S THAT RAN FOR COUNCIL ARE WYLLING TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. SIDNEY ALBRITTON, CHAIR OF THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REPORTED �N TEH SUMMER BIKE RIDE WHICH IS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28 AND INVITED THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO PARTI.CIPATE. DAN MORGAN, REPRESENTING THE FOURTH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE, REPORTED THAT THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION WILL BE "CELEBRATING COMMUNITY PRIDE" AND THAT THE GRAND MARSHAL WILL BE FORMER MAYOR EVELYN B. NEWMIIN. A DIGNITARY SREAKFAST W�LL BE HELD AT $:00 A.M, , THE PARAI)E, WHICI3 WILL BEGIN AT HERITAGE STREET AND F.M.518 WILL START AT 10:Q0 �.M. AND MAYOR � , WHITAKER WILL GTVE A WELCOME SPEECH AT 11:45 A.M. AT '.CHE GAZEBO IN STEVENSON PARK. THERE WZLL BE �� SHUTTLE AT 6:45 P.M. FROM CAMP MANTSON �__,_, CAMP GROUNDS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM, THE ENTERTAINMENZ' PROGRAM WIZ,L BEGIN AT 7:00 P.M. AND FIRE WORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO START AT 9:12. MR. MORGAN URGED EVERYONE TO USE THE SF3UTTLE, BUT IF DRIVING, CAUTIONED THAT DRIVERS OBSERVE THE "NO PARKING 5IGNS" IN THE SURROUNDING SUBDIVISION. MAYOR WHITAKER THANKED THE COMMITTF..E FOR ALL THEIR HAL2D WORK. CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON THE TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER (TN'P) RATE FILING JULY 1 DEADLINE AND STATED THAT TNP HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT MEET THE DEADLINE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARF R�QtIIRED TO DO SO AS STIPULATED IN THE ORDINANCE ALREADY ADOPTED BY TFiE COUNCILS OF TEXAS CITY, ALVIN, AND FRIENDs^WOOD. MR. COX STATED THAT MAYOR WHITAKER WILL WRITE A LETTER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED ON THE COTJNCIL/STAFF BUDGET RETREAT WHICH WILL BE HELD JUNE 30, 1997 AND THAT THE EMPHASIS TH15 YEb1R WILL BE TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF EFFICIENCY, THE OPERATIN6 BUDGET, AND THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPRO�IEMENT� PROGRAM. .. I 1127 COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC FLOW AT F.M. 2351 AND F.M. 518 WITH MR. COX RESPONDTNG CHTEF OF POI�ICE JARED STOUT IS REVIEWING THIS SITUATION AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH MR. PINKSTON O�' THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) . COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED THAT CHIEF STOUT BRING BACK THE TNFORMATION TO COUNCIL BEFORE TXDOT IS NOTIFIED. MR. COX STATED THAT HE DOES NOT WANT TO DELAY TH:IS PROJECT AND WILL GIVE COUNCIL A REPORT HOW IT WAS RESOLVED. COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN STATED THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE TNP CAN NOT MEET THE r'��`� DEADLINE WITH MR. COX RESPONDING THAT TNP HAS NOT SAID THEY CAN, SO THE ; � CITIES WERE PUT ON NOTICE. . i **COUNCTLMEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TO APPROVE ESTABLISHING. A CITIZEN'S BUDGET COMMITTEE AND APPOINTING THREE MEMBERS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBEA DICKEY. DAN ILLERICH APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THIS COMMITTEE AND ASKED WHY APPOTNT C.P.A. 'S, AND STATED THAT HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THIS RECOMMENDATION, I�EELS THAT THIS IS JUST AN EXTRA LAYER OF BUREAUCRACY, THE MAYOR AND STAFF WERE ELECTED TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, THE CITY HTRED THE STAFF` TO PREPARE THE BiIDGET, AND WHAT PARTICIPATION WOULD CITIZENS HA�TE AND STATED THAT HE IS VERY MUCH AGAINST THIS COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY RESPONDED THAT TH=CS COMMITTEE WOULD MERELY BE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.. COUNCILMEMBEI2 AU5TTN STATED THAT THE CITY USED �0 HAVE A BUDGET COMMITTEE AND THAT HE WOULD BE AGAINST ANOTHER LAYER OF BUREAUGRACY. HE STATED THAT THIS COMMITTEE WOULD REPORT BACK TO THE CTTIZENS TN CONCISE LANGUAGE THAT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND FEELS THAT THTS WOULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNTTY T� COMMUNICATE TO Z'HE CITIZENS AND ALSO BE A TOOL FOR THE S�AFF TO FUR2'HER COMMUNICATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER MANISON STATED THAT HE IS AGAIPiST THIS , COMMITTEE, THAT � �! COUNCILMEMBERS AF2E ELE.CTED OF'FICIALS, COUNCTL DIRECTS STAF'F' TO PREPARE THE BUDGET, AND THAm IT IS A M�NDATE OF THE CHAR�ER THAT COUNCIL REVIEW THE � PROPOSED BUDGET. MR. MANTSON ALSO STATED THAT ANY CITIZEN MAY COME IN AND OBTAIN ANY INFORNFATION WANTED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON RESPONDED THAT ANY COMMITTEE WOULD OPERATE UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THE PUBLIC WOULD BE INVITED. THE CITY HAS CQMMITTEES FOR MOST OTHER THINGS ANU THIS CONINIITTEE WOULD BE FOR ' CLARIFICATION, INSIGHT, AND MONI.TORING, BUT COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON STATED THAT HE PLANS TO REQUEST TO Z'ABLE THIS COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER CLARIF'ICATION OF THE COMMITTEE'5 RESPONSIBILITY. COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE STATED THAT SHE WOULD SUPPORT COUNCII�NlENIBER ' ING OF THIS COMMITTEE. ERIC SSON STABL MAYOR WHITP,KER REPOR2'ED THAT THE CITY WOULD APPRECIATE INPUT FROM ANYONE, AND THE BUDG�T PFtOCES'S IS THE RESPOt�SIBII�ITY OF THE MA`�IOR, COUNeIL, AND CTTY STAFF AND OPPOSED THTS MOTION. ._,.� i • r:. „.� ,_ ., _. ..... � ...� .. .� .......,_ . . 1128 ***COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON MOVED TO TABLE THIS MOTION UNTIL THE PURPOSE OF THIS CQMNiITTEE IS CLARIFIED. SE.COND�D BY COUNCTLMEMBER HAJECATF. THE MOTION FAILEll WITH MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILMEMB�RS MANISON AND DICKEY' OPPOSED. ****THE MAIN MOTION FAILED WTTH MAYOR WHI�AKER AND COUNCILMEMBERS HAJECATE AND MANISON OPPOSED. **COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TO TABI,E APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPQTNTI�IENfiS TO BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMI.SSIONS '.r0 ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICS�O�I. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOLISLY. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTIQN 97-24, A RESOLUTIQN OF THE CITY OF �'RIENDSWOOD, _ TEXAS, GALVE,STON�HARI2I$ COU'N�PIE$� ADOPTING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OF �'HE CI�Y OF FRIENDWOOD, TEXP;S; AND REP�ALING RESO�,UTION 96-18 PURStIANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN ARTICLE III OF THE CHARTFR OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOU�LY. **COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION N0. R97-26, A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOnD, TEXAS AND GALFTESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, ADOPTING A JOINT AGREEMENT ON JURISDICTIONAL NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY/DISASTER EVENTS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THr MOTION PASSED' UNANIMOUSI.,Y. �*GOUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPRO�TE THE CONSFzNT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. A. PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS - l. MANHOLE REHABILITATION WITH THE THIR1� PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,460.65 TO D. E. WILLIAMS . CONTRACTING COMPANY INC. , FOR WALL SEALZNG 16$ VERTICAL FEFT OF �SANHOLES FROM NlAY 9-27. THE PROJECT IS 21 PERCENT COMPLETE, BUT HAS BEEN D�I,A`�'ED DUE TO INGLEMENT WE�ITHER. TOTAL CON"SENT AGENDA PAYMENTS WERE $$,460.65. B. DISPOSITION OF BID 97-12 - 8-INCH VIATERLINE EXfiENSIQN, WINDSONG SUBDIVTSION TO 4VTLDFRNESS '.FRAII.,S AWARDELI 'TO DAVID T��IGH'Y' CONSTRUCTTON COMPANX, INC IN THE ?�MOttNT OF $78,580.?0. C. RESOLU'PION R97-25 - AUTHORIZING �TGNATURES ON �ITY'S BANK P.GC�UNTS AT TEXAS COMMERCE BANK FOR � CONSOZIDATED, F'AYP,OZL, CIP IA'IPACT F'EE FUrTD AND CONTRACT RETAIN�IGE "�` ACCOUNTB, D. �'PRQV� FIRE PROTECTI�N AGREEMENT' WITH �-TARR]:S COUNTY. E. PROPERTY TAX REPORT FdR THE M�NTH OF MAY, 1997. SECONDED BY �OUNCILMEMBER MANISON. Tt�E MOTION PASSED UNANIM.OUSLY. A MOTION WAS MADE A2�D PASSED TG ADJOtTRN AT 8:0 , P.M. � ` =-irY��: ?ip:.riOL?� ;�. ?�?ITAZ{I+ ATTES`T_'° . � � '� 1 R"� T., ��'�{��Ti_r __�_�t'r��s j 'ii�lvi,” `�.'L`�1' ��Rk.�'T�h`� . �