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STATE OF TEXAS ) (
CTTY OF FRIENDSWOOI� ) (
COUNTTES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( •
5EPTEMBER 4, 1997 ) (
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIZ THAT WAS HELD
ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 AT 7:Q0 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, COUNCIL
CF3AMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE
r°°'�� FOLLOWING PRESENT �ONSTI2'UTING A QUORUM:
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; I MAYOR HAROLD L. WHIfiAI�R
� MAYOR PRO TEM ALINE DIC�{EY
COUNCILMENIBER KITTEN HAJECA7.'E
COUNCILMENlBER JERRY ERICSSON
COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON
COUNCILME,MBER MEL AUSTIN
COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASEtiES
CITY ATTORNEY KIM T�ICKELSON
CITY MANAGER RON COX
CITY SECRETARY DE.Z,ORIS MCI�NZIE
MAYOR WHITAKER AI�D BILL FINGER, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIOiQ,
CALLED �HE JOINT DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE INPUT, EI�R
ORAL OR WRITTEN REGARllING Z`HE FOLLOWING:
TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDIHANCE 84-15,
PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPYY�fEENT AND MAIN'�ENANCE
OF A LIST OE QUALIFIED TREES.
TOM BURKE, MEMB�R OF THE PLANNING AND ZOI�ING C0�3MISSIOL3, AND ALSO A MEMBER
OF THE TREE ORDII3ANCE COMMITTEE, PRESENTED 'i`fiE BACKGR�UND ON THE STUDY FOR
TfiIS ORDINANCE A2�D EXPLATNED THE MARE UP QF `i'HE COMMITTEE. MR. BURKE STATED
THI5 ORDINANCE L)OES NOT ADDR�SS DEFINITIONS, PREVENTS CUTTING QF MA2U�E
,����'� NATIVE TREES, MA.KING ENTRYWAY INTO THE CITY MOR:E PLEASING AND WILI� HAVE A
` j MINIMAL IMPACT.
SUE LANG, 1810 N. MISSION CIRCLE, A MEMBER OF THE TREE ORDINANCE
COMMITTEE, APPEA]�ED BEFO�E GOUNCIL ANA STATED THAT THE COMMITTED WORKED
DIZIGEN`�LY TO DF;VELOP THE ORDINANCE, GONSIDERED EROSION, TEMPERATIIRE AND
ALSd WORKED WITH THE STATE EORESTER TO DEVELOP LISTS OF TREES ON THE A & B
. LISTS, AND ENCOURAGED COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THE LISTS ADID ADOET THE ORDINANCE
SECAUSE IT IS I�'IPQRTANT T� 'I`HE CITY.
HEARING NO F'URTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLTC, THIS POR�ION OF THE PUBLIC
HEARIN� WAS CLOSED.
MA,YOR WHTTAKER AND CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION' BILL FINGER
ASKED FOR PUBI,IC COMMENT EITHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, REGARDING THE FOI,T.;OWING:
REQUEST OF EXXON PIPELINE COMPANY FOR A SPECIEIC USE
PERMIT FOR A 50' PERMANENT PIPEZ:LNE �ASEMENT. TNITIAT�
USE IS NEW 16" ETHANE TRANSMISSION PIPELINE.
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MR'. GEORGE G. PERSYN, MANAGER, ENVIRONMEN'.PAL, REGULATORY AND OIMS COMPLTANCE
DEPARTMENT, EXXON PIPELINE COMPANY, APPEARED BF..F'ORE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND REQtTESTED TH?S DATA BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD.
CITY ATTORNEY KIM MICKELSON SUBMITTEI� THAT THE �'RANSCRZPT F'R(�Iyt THE JIINE 5,
1997 NIEETING REFLECTING THE FIRE MARSHAL, C2TY'S APPRAISER, AND EXPERT
WITNESSES BE CONSIDERED A PART OF THE RECORD.
P�R. PERSYN �AVE A BACKGROUND ON THE PROPOSED PIPELINE AND STAT�D THAT EXXON
PLANS TO BUILD A 6 TO 7 MZZE PIPEI,INE AS FAR AWAY AS PO�SIBLE FROM
RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND THAT THE PIPELT.NE HAS STATE OF THE ART F'EATURES. THE
NEW ROUTE WILL BE LAID PRIMARILY IN RIGHT-OF-WAYS OF TFIE THOROUGHFARE PLAN, � .` ,
DISCUSSED THE DEPTH OF THE LINE ADJACENT TO THE THREE CLOSEST RESIDENCE5 AND
AT CREEK LINES, SPECIAL CONDITIONS, AND STA'�ED 'I'HAT EXXON IS COMMITTED TQ
BUILDING A SAFE PIPELINE.
MR. DONALD CLAYCOMB, MR. GLENN CRESS, MR. WAYAIE HALE, MR. GARY HARRIS, MR.
BOB MCCORMICIC, MS. MARGARET LINJME�2, MS. TAMERA BEAUBOEUF, MS. MARY PRUDE,
MR, WILLIAM MTTCHELL, NIl�. ROBERT DOSS, MS. LOIS CARELOCK, MR. TONY BANFIELD,
MR. BILL ROTH, MR. F, M. HOLBROOK, MR. THOMAS SEE, MR. RON DECKER, MR. RICK
GANTLY, MS. DEBBIE GANTLY, MR. CLYDE MINER, MR. JAN HARGRAVE, MR. SCQTT
MCCULLOUGH, MS. MARY YOUNG, MS. JAN'IS LOWE, MS, JOY WOODLAWN, MR. JAMES
MANLEY, MR. STEVE JOINER, MS. KAREN BLACK, AND MR. GEORGE BO:FYSUL APPFARF.T�
BEFORE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING THE •EXXON' PIPELINE AND
THE O�HER PIPELTNES, EFFECTS ON HOMEnWNERS, PROPERTY VALUES, SAFETY ISSIIES,
PRESERVATION OF TREES, LECAL FEES, FINANCIAL RISK TO THE CITY, TAXES,
DEVELQPERS, ZONING, SUGGESTED OTHER LOCATIONS, SOME URGED TO CONTINUE
NEGOTIATIONS, ASI�ED ABOIIT `�`fiE BILLS03�iFtD QN THE 6I0 LOOP, EMINENT DOMAIN,
ERRORS ON THE APPLICATION, AND RIGHT OF W11Y.
HEAR2NG NO F[JRTHER CO�NTS, THE PUBLIC HEAR�N� WAS eLOSED.
A MOTION WAS MADE AND PASSED TO ADJOURN AT 9:20 P.M.
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MAYOR HAROLD L. WHIT It
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D LOR S MCKENZIE, TRM
CITY SECRETARY