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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1997-08-04 Regular 1143 CITY OF FRIENDSWQOD ) ( STA2E OF TEXAS )� COUNTIES OF CAI.,VESTON/H�IRRIS )( , AUGUST 4, 1997 ){ MINUTES OF A REExULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, AUGU:3T 4, 1997, AT 4:00 P.M. AT FRIEI3DSWOOD CIfiY HP.L,.L COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWI23G PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: NIAYOR HAROLD L. WHI`�AKER NI��YOR PRO TEN! ALINE DICKEY COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE CUUNCTLMEMSER JERRY ERICSS�N C(�UNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON (ARR. 6:25) C()UNCILI�'fEMBER MEL AUSTIN (ARR. 5:40) COUNCILMEMBEIZ MEL MEASELES C:CTY ATTQRNEY KIM MICKEZSON C2TY MANAGER RON CQX CtTY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE MI�YOR WHITAKER C1�LLED THE MEEmIN6 TO ORDER. A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE 1997/1998 BUDGET ANI? THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RETIREMENT FUND, UPGRADING AND MODERNI7.�TION OF EQUIPiKENT, AMBIILANCE BILLING, REVENUES, CREATING TWO NEW POSITIONS IN CITY STAF'F AND FUNDS IN EMERGEN4Y RESERVLS. MAYOR WHITAKEA ASKED EACH COTJNCn.MNMBER TO SUBMIT ITENIS FOR THE PROJECTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE BUDGET. THE NEXT BUDGET WORKS�iOP MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 11 AT 4:00 P.M. C�UNCIL CONVENEI) INTO EXECUTIVE S�SSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, PURSUANT TO BECTION 551.071, CONS'JLTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDINC3 OR CONfiEMPLATED LITIGATION. ,�~� COUNCIL RECONVENFD INTO REGULAR SESSION WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. SERGEANT DWAYNE ROUSE OE' THE FRIENDSWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT GAVE THE II3VOCATION. MAYOR WHITAKER LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIAN�E TO THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. ?41AYOR WHITAKER AND CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MR. BILT� FiNGER, CALLED A. DOCKE`i'ED PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE INPUT, EI`I.'HER ORAL OR WRITTEN :REGARDING REQUEST FOR REZONING 0.6749 ACRES IN THE 200 BLOCK I OF EAST EDGEWOOD FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (8F'R) TO OFFTCE PARK �', DISTRICT (OPD) . MR. AL LENTZ OF LENTZ ENGINEERING, REPRESE,�`ITING THE OWNERS, SPOKE FOR THE PROJECT V�THICH W:ILL BE THE OFFICES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HEAIaQUARTERS OF CERVELL HOMES. �--^. . ; r•� _�...__._ . .. . _. .. ... v,.,.,�:-,w:t��;.:,�,,::........ ...... . :. ..... ...... .. . ... ,. .... .... .. , , . . . . � . .,. ;.,,,. 1144 MR. JEFF PAYSON, OWNER AND BUILDER QF THE PROJECT, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. MR. DAN ILLERICH ASKED TF THIS REZONING WAS FOR ONE LOT AND WOULD SUGGEST THE AREA BE RE-ZONED PUD TO ALLOW CITIZEN INPU� INTO THIS DEVEI�OPMENT. HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE PUBL:LC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 7:30 P.M. COUNCTLMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED ON ATTENDTNG THE TEXAS MU:NICIPAL LEAGUE {TML) RISK POOL MEETING. COUNCTLMEMBER ERICSSON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE. TNLC, ASSOCIAZ'ION OF MAYORS, �� COMMISSIONER5 AND COUNCILMEMBERS (AMCC) MEETING LAST WEEK, i�1TTENDED THE BUDGET MEETINGS, AND STATED THA� IT LOOKS LIKE THE TAX RATE W:CI.L BE BELOW 60 CENTS, AND THAT COUNCIL IS DxSCUSSING INCREASING THE VOLUNTAFtY CONTRIBUTION ON THE WATER B2LL FOR THE FIRE DEPI�RTMENT. COUNCILMEMBER MANISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CI,EAR LAKE AREA ECONOMIC DEVEZOPMENT FOUNDATION MEETING (GZAEDF} AND THAT CLAEDF REPOR7.'ID THE HIGHESfi HOME BUILDING PERMITS IN THE HOUSTON AREA - 22 PERCENfi, WERE IN CLEAR LAKE, ATTENDED THE CLEAR CREEK WATERSHED :PUBLIC HEARING WHERE THE12E' WAS A LAF2GE TCTRN OTJT THERE IN OPPOSITION TO THI.� PROJEC�, AND ATTENDED THE T.M.L. AMCC MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER AUS`�TN REPORTED ON' ATTENf3ING THE TML AMCC ME�TING, AND HEAI7D THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RULINGS ON I,EGAL ISSUES FOR HOME RULE CITIES, ANp REPORTED THAT CLEAR LAKE AREA TRANSPQRTATION PAR'.£NERSH2P IS F.►DOPTING A SIGN ORDINANCE. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE TML AMCC MEETING IN WACO, AND WHIL� THERE ATTENDED A BREAKFAST WHERE THERE WAS A ROtTND T�1BLE DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY ISSUES, AND REMINDFD COUNCIL OF THE TML REGION 14 MEETING ON AUGUST 14, 1997 AT SOUTH SHORE HARBOR, REP�RTED ON TH� BUDGE;T PROCESS, AND INVTTED ALL THE CITIZENS TO ATTEND ANU PARTICIPATE. COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES OFFERED SYMPATHY TO COUNCIL MEMSER MANISON IN THE' LOSS OF HIS BROTHER, WISHED CITY MANAGE�t COX A HAPPY BIR�.'HD�Y, REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CLEAR CREEK CORP PROJECT MEETING, THE SIGN ORDINANC$ COMMITTEE FINAI, REVIEW, THE BICYCLE ADVISORY CQMMITTEE MEETING AND THAT THERE ARE VACANCIES ON THIS GOMMITTEE THAT NEED FILLIN6, ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETTNG WFiERE DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE REFUNB OF RECYCLING DOLLARS AND REQUESTED COUNCZL TO CONSIDER THIS RE.'E'UND GO TO TH� COMMiJNITY APPEARANG"E BOARD. MAYOR WHITAKER REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CLEAR CREEK FLOOD C;ONTRQL PROJECT MEETING AND THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER MEETING PLANNED AND HOPEFtILLY IT WSLL BE HELD IN FRIENDSWOOD AND ENCO�TRAGED EVERY�NE TO ATTEND AS THT.S PROJECT WILL IMPACT EVERYONE IN FRIENDSWOOD AND IS VITALLY IMPORTANT. MR. DAN ILLERICH APPEAI2ED BEFORE COUNCIL REGRADING THE CLFAR CREEK' CORP PROJECT AND ASKED IF FRIENDSWOOD WILL ADOPT A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THSS PRC�JECT, AND ASKED ABOUT PROPER7,'Y FOR DETENTION P01VD� AND ASKED WHAT GOOD ARE THESE PONDS AND STATED HE IS IN OPPOSITION OF MULTIPLE DETENTIQN PONDS. .,�., r`' 1145 NIS, SUSIE WILLI�MS, THE NEW OWNEi�5 OE' TH�; BROVZN HOUSE, APPEARED BEFORE CQUNCIL AND STA�PED THAT THE BRQWL�T HOU�E WILL I30 LONGFI� BE A BED AND BREAKk'AS.T, IS COI�CERNED THAT THE MOST HISTORIC SUII;I)ING IH FRIENI�SWE70D WTLL BE BESIDE A CAR WASH, AND IS CONCERI�D WITH THE OPERATION OF THIS CAR WASH. � �lR. GREG HUGHE� ��.PPEARED BE.F'�RE COUN�I� ANI� STATED THAT SUPER WASFi HAS OVER . 500 FACILITIES, MOST IN THE NORTH, AND S'PRON�LY BEL�EVES THAT THEY WILL BE GOOD NEIGHSORS, THAT �HE CAR WASHES ARE ALL IN OPERATION TODAY, AND REPORTEI7 ON THE CONCERNS REGARDING THE NOISE LEVEL.. „ r----�, CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON THE MEETING WITH SAN JOAQUIN HOA C3N THE PARKWAY PROJECT AND THAT THIS PR0,3ECT IS BEING WELL RECEIVED BY THE CTTIZENS IN THE AREA, AND REFORTED THAT TEXAu PI�RKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTI�IENT SENT A LETTER TO THE CITY STATING THAT STEVENSON PARK, RENWICK PARK AND OLD CITY PARK THEY HAVE INSPE�TED A}ZE BEING MAINTAINED VERY WELL. MR. COX REPORTED ON SPEED HUMP5 AND THAT 0�� THE ORIGINAL APPLZCANTS, SIX AREAS WERE APPROVED AND ONLY TWO OF THOSE HAVE SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED INFC3RMATION TO FUI,LY QUALIFY AND THAT HE WILZ APPRQVE TWO INSTALLATIONS OF' THE HUMPS, ONE ON WINDSOR DRIVE AND THE OTHER OIJ IMPERZAL DRIVE, REPOI2TED THAT THE CITY IS PRO-ACTIVE IN FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION AND RECEIVED AN 8 RATING, THAT ONLY ABOUT 22 CITIE'S IN THE NATION HAVE A RATING OF 8 AND THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON A RESOLUTION FOR TH:E CORP PROJECT TO PRE5ENT AT TFiE NEXT MEETING. � MAYOR WHITAKER ASKED ABOUT THE OTHER FOUR STREETS RECOMNIENDED FOR SPEED HUMPS WITH CITY MANAGER COX RESPONDING THAT THEY DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER DIC:KEY ASKED ABOUT THE TEXAS NEW MEXTCO (TNR) FILTNG WITFi CI�Y MANA�ER COX STATTNG THAT THE COALITION IS N�T YET P17EPARED TO MAKE A FULL RECOMMEND�TION, THEY NEED ADDITIONAL INFQRM��TTO�I TO MAIi� A F2EC01�II�IENpATTON WITH COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKING ZF THIS WOULD BE SOON AND CITY MANRGER COX RESPONDENG, YES, AND WOULD BE EFFECTIVE MA� 15 OF THIS YEAR OR TNP COULD APPEAL. COUNCZLMEMBER DICKEY ASKED �1BOUT THE SUN�ET BII6E TRAII� AND THAT VEHTCLES ARE USING THTS WITH CITY MANAGER COX RESPONDING THA.T MOST VEHICLE `'�"'�' USE IS AROUND MAIL BOXES. COIINEILMEMBFR DICKEY ASRED ABOUT SUNSET AND CASTLEWOOD REALIGN�IEN� WITH CITY MANA6ER COX RESPONAING THAT CONCRETE WAS POURED SATURDAY' AND RE-STRIPING ZS PZAN[tED. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED ABOUT THE FM 2351 TRAFFIC SITUATIO�t WITH THE CITY MANAGER RESPQNDING THAT A REQUEST TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN MAD� BUT HE HAS NOT HEARD BACK BUT WII�L FOLLOW UP. *�COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TO APPROVE THE COPR�IERCIA,L 5ITE PLAN FOR EAGI,E TRANSMTSSIQ�I I,.00ATED ON FM 2351 ADJACENT TO BFti1�KEMl�STERS. SECO23DED BY CQUN�7CLMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MO�ION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBEl� M1�SELEB MO�ED TO APP1�OFtE TfiE CO�R£IAL SITE PLAN• FOR SUP�R CAR WI�SH- LOCATED �4T �. FRIEND�WOOD DRIVE I�D�A�EI�2 T0 TFi� BROWN HQt�aE. SECONDED BY CQUNCIZ�MEMBER ALISTIN. TFiE MOTION PASSED 6-1 WITH CQUNCILMEMBER DICKEY OPPOSEI7. *xCOUN�ILMEMBER DICICEY MOVED. TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGTNDI�. AS PI2ESEN�EII. A) PAYMENT OF CAPIT}1L PROJECTS - NONE. B) ACCEPTANEE. OF WINDSOR. ESTATES, SECTION l, FOR TE�[E CON�I2I�TOR'S ONE Y�R MATI3�ENAN�E PERIOD. C) APPROUAL OF STREET BA,.'�I4ER PERMIT APPLI.CATI�NS �'OR �'HE CHAMBER OE' CONIlN�RCE FALL TRADE �_� � .;;;; ,,; ,: 1146 THROUGH OCTOBER 5, 1997. C) APPROVE EXECUTION OF SF�SONAL CONCESSIQN STAND AGREEMENT WI.TH F'RIENDSWOOD CHIEFB FOCTSALL ASSOCTATION. U) APP.OINTM�NTS �4 BICXCI,E ADVISORY COMMITTEE — CHOICE KIN�HEN AND TESSILYNN KN�EI�I� AS REGUL�AR MEMBERS, BARBARA FAWGETT AS AN ALTERNATI's MEMBER. E) MINUTES OF JUNE 5, AND 30, AND JULY 7, 14, 21, 1997. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. , � A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 8:20 P.M. . . MAYOR HAROLD L. WH T ATTEST: "".__a� � • DELOR S MCKENZIE, TRMC CITY SECRETAItY � y„� � i j-. � , �� � � . � �� ., ' i ' • 'ii� � �