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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1997-09-15 Special 1167 STATE OF TEXAS )( CIZ`Y OF FRIENDSW�OD )( COtJZ�1TIES OF GALV�S7.'ONfHARItIS )I SEPTEMBER 15, 19'97 )( MINUTES OF A SP]3CIAL MEETING OF THE FRIF,NDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 1y, 1997, AT 6:30 PM, AT k'RIENDSW�OD CIfiY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOQD DRIUE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING ----� PRESENT CONS�TTU'I'ING A QUORUM: � MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER . l i MAYOR PRQ TEM ALINE DICICEY � COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON COUNCILMEMB�R MEI, AUSTIN COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES �:ITY ATTO�tNEY KIM MICKELSON CITY MANAGER RON COX C'ITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZI� COUNCILMEMB$R ERICSSON WAS ABSENT. MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. **COUNCILMEMBER HA.JECA'FE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T97-17 - AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE ]�ISCAL YEAR 1997/98; MAKT.NG APPROPRIATIOI�TS FOR THE CITY FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR AS REFLECTED IN SAID �UDGET, AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CIERTAIN PI20VISIONS REI�A�ING TO THE SUBJECT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMB�R MANISON. COUNCIT�MEMBER DICKEY SZ'ATED SHE HAD SOME QUESTION REGARDING LIBRARY FUNDS WITH CITY MANb1GE]�2 STATZNG THAT THE BOARD PROVIDES A LIST FOI2 EXPENDITURES. ��i ****COUNCILMEMB�R DI'CKEY MOVED TO AMELVD THE BUDGET TO PROVIDE $500,000 FOR ; CENTENNIAL PARK. SECONDED BY COUNC�LMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION FAILED 2-4. WITH MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILMEMBERS HAJECATE, MANISON, AND MEASEZ.,ES QPPOSED. ****COUNCILMEMBE]� DICKEY MOVED TO AMEND THE DRAINAGE BUDGET TO INCREASE FUNDTNG FROM $30,000 TO $100,000 FOR CONTF2AC�� SERVICES. . SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMB�R AUSTIN. THE MOTION FAILED 2-4 WTTH MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILMEMBERS HP,JECATE, MANISON AND MEAiELES OPPOSED. ****COUNCILMEMB�l2 DICKEY MOVED TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO INCREASE IT BY $75,000 TO FUND THE REPLT�CEMENT OF COWARDS CREEK SEWER L�NE SECTI.ON. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION FAILED 2-4 WITH MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILMEMBERS H.AJECATE, MANI30N, AND MEAS�LES OPPOSED. �***COUNCILMEMB�R DICKEY MOVED TO AMEI�TD THE BUDGET TO INCREA.SE THE STREET PROGRAM BUDGET $500,000 TO FUND SAN JOAQUIN BOULEVARD AND $500,000 TO FUND MAGNOLIA/MERRIEWOOD. II1 I - u.��...n....... ...........�...wa.....�.-J.s,...s_.._'�___... ... . 1168 SECONDED BY �OUNCILMEMB�R AUSTTN. THE MOTION FAILED 2-4 WITH MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILMEMSERS HAJECATE, MANISbN, AND MEASELES OPPOSED. COUNCIS,MEMBER AUSTIN ASKED WHAT THE LOGIC WAS WITH MOVZNG SAN JOAQU2N FROM THE BOTTOM OF THF �,IST TO THE TdP AND STATED THAT ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS COUNCIL DOEB NOT KNOW ABOUT THE f3UDGET SUCH AS �HE MT5 INCREASE LEVEL FOR EXISTING POSITION TO A SUPERVI�ORY POSITION AND THE USF' OF CONTRACT SERVICES; THE WATER AND SEWER STUDY FUNDED AT $50,000 FOR SURFACE WATER CAPACIZ'Y FOR 2010, INE'LOW AND INF'ILTRATION HAS NO DOLLARS F[INDED WITH THE CURRENT CONTRACT COMPLETED WITH $13,000 LEFT OVER, SPE.CIAI, TRAII�FING FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAD FUNDELI �'OR TRAINING FOR JOE GONZALES, �LUS ADDITIONAL FUNDS IF HE IS USED DURING RETREAT, AND ADDITIOZdAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR LEAVESLY PARK AI2E NEEDED WITH $1G,420 AI,LOCAZ'ED FOR MAIN7.'ENANC��. �---- *�*****COUNCILMENiBER AUSTIN MOUED TO AMENp THE. BUDG�.T TO INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR THE MTS DEPARTMENT BY $15(7,000 FOR A SYSTEMS UP-GRADE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY. THE MOTION FAILED 2-4 WITH MAYOR WHITA�£ER AND COUNCILMEMBERS HAJECATE, MANISQN, AND MEASELES OPPQSED. ******COUNCILMEMHER AUSTIN MOVED TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO UN-FUND $50,000 FOR A WATER ANU SEWER CAPACITY STUDY AND N�T FUND THIS UNTIL THE YEAR 2005 AND USE THE FUNDS FOR QTHER PROJECTS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY. THE MOTION FAILED 2-4 WITH MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILMEMBERS HAJECATE, M�ANISOI�,. AND MEAS�LE'S OPPOSED. *'�****COUNCII,MEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TO AMEND THE BUDGET T.0 FUtdD $50,000 FOR INFLOW AND INFILTR.ATION, STORM WATER ]PIPING AND MANHOLE COVER ]?ROJECTS. SECONDEI7 BY COUNCILMEMEER DIC�EY. THE' MO�ION FAILED 2-4 WITH MAY�R WHTTAKER AND COUNCILMEMBERS HAJECATE, MANISON, AND MEZ�S�LES OPPOSED. ******COUNCILMEMBER AiISTIN MOVED TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO ELIMINATE SPECIAL TRAINING FROM MA'YOR AND CO[1NCIL`S BUDG�T FOR JOE GQNZAL:�S,. MANA�EMENT TRAINING. SECONDED BY �OUNCILMEMBER DI�REY. THE MOTION FAILED 2-4 WITH MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILM�MBERS HAJECATE, MANISON, AND MEAS�L�: OPPOSFD. ; ******COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TQ AMENI� THE BUDGET TO FUi>TD $60,000 FOR � ,-- ROOF REPAIR AND ADDTTI'ONAL PARKING SPACES AT LEAUESI.EY PARK. SECONDED BY COUNCZLMEMBER DICKEY. TI-�E MQTI��I FAILED 2-4. WITH M�4,YQR WI�ITAI�ER AND COUNCIT,MEMBERS HAJECA�.'E, MANISCJN, AND MEASE'LE5 OPPOSED. ******COUNCILMEMBER AUSTTN MOVED TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO REDUC� THE �PERATING BUDGET 7.2 PERCENT TO $10,400,Q00 AND MOVE $700,OOQ INTO SERVZC'ES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY. THE MOTION FAZI;ED. 2-4 WITI3 MAS�OR WHITAKE13 AND COUNCILMEMBERS HAJECATE, MANISON, AND MEASELES OPPOSED. h�ririY•k*etic�� IN MOTTC7N TO APPRQ'VE ORDINIIN�CE 97-17 F1�SSE1� 4-2 t�IITH COU23CILMEMBER5 AUSTIN AND DICKEY OPPOSED. **COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROUE ORDINANCE N0. T97-1�, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMEN�, LEVY, AND. COLL�GTION OE' AD V11LOI�EM. TAXES OF THE CITY OF E'RTENDSWOQD, TE�A�, F'OR THE �AR 1997 AND FOR EA�H YEAR THEREAF'TER UNTIL JTHERWISE PROVIDED; PROVIDING THE DA�E QN Wf�dICH SUCH TAXES SHALL BE DUE AND PA`IABLE; PF�OV�DING. FOR PENP.LZ'Y AND TNTERES'r ON ALL T�ES � , 1169 NOT TIMELY PAID; AND REPEAI.�ING ALL ORDTNANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES ZN CONFLICT HEREWITI3. THE TAX RATE IS $ .5961 WTTH $.q6$5 FOR DEBT SERVICE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION PASS�D UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER MANIS.ON MOVED TO APPROVE ORT�INANC� NQ. T97-18, AN ORDINAN�E. PROVIDING , FOR TFiE ASSESSMENT, LEVY, AND COLLECTIQN OF AD VALOREM TAXES OF' THE CITY OF FFtIENDSW00D, 'FE�AS, FOR `CHE YEAR 1997 AND FOR EACH YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVID�D; PROVIDING THE DATE ON WHI.CH SUCH TAXES SHALL BE nUE AND PAYABLE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND INTEREST ON ALL TAXE$ � NOT TIMELY PAID; AND REPEALING ALL ORDZNANCES AND PARTS OF (7RDINANC�S IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. THE TAX RATE TS $.5961 WTTH $.5276 TO FUND MAINTENAN�E ' AND OPERATION EXPENDITURES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECA�E. THE MOTIOL� PASSED UNANIMOUS�Y. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME. DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD (CAB) REGARDING THE USE OF RECYCLTNG FUNDS ANp USE OF A PROPOSED LOGO FOR CAB. SUSIaN HOOD, CHAIR OE' CAB, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND ASKED COUNCIL TO LET THE CITIZENS 5AY WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH THE I2ECYCLING REFUNDS WITH A SURVEY. SHE SUGGESTED RECYCLTNG CANS FOR EV`ENTS IN THE PARKS, AND REPORTED ON SCHOOZ PROJECTS SUCH AS WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY RECREATION GRANT FOFt DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACRE OF NATURAL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER, COULD HAVE THIS ALSO AT OTHER SCHOOLS, STATED 5HE HAS ASKED MOODY GPiRDENS FOR A MATCHING GRANT, COULD PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION FOR LANDSCAPING, MORE INFORMATION ON HOUS�HOLD WASTE, HOLD WORK:SHOPS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, CQULD PUT RECYCLING FUND TO WORK. COUNCILMEMB�R HAJEC�I..TE STATEI� SHE HAS SPOKEN TO THE SCH�OL BOI�RD REGARDING PROJECTS AND THA`.0 THE HIGH SCHOOL IS RECYCLING. COUNCILMEMBER MEAS�ZES SUGGES'EED A 1�ECY.C:LZ�I6 F2EFUND SIIRUEY AND HAD TFiOUGHT ABOUT THE WATER BILL AND THAT. IT COULD BE S'�AMPED "YES" OR "NO" ON RE�URN r----�. BILL A5 �'0 WHAT ':CHE HOMEOWNER PREFERS T� DO WITH THE REFUND. CITY MANAGER COX STATED THAT HE THdU�H7.' 2`HIS WAS FEASSBLE OR THE SURUEY COULD BE INSERTED IN THE NEW�PAPER AND POSSIBI,Y USE UOLUNTEERS TQ S�AMP THE WATER BILLS WITH SUSAN HOOD STATING CAB ME'.MBERS WOULD HELP. COUNCTLMEMBER ME,ASELES ASKED IF THE F'iJNDS WOULD GO TO CAB WITH MAYOR WHITAKER S•TATING THAT A D�CISION HAS NOT BEEN MADE. THE CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL WAS TO PLA.CE TH� SURVEY ON THE WATER BILL AND POSSIBLY PUT A E'I�YER IN THE NEWSLETTER EXPI�I�NTNG THE PURPOSE. MS. HOOD ALSO S7'ATED THAT CPaB HAS CHOSEN A LEAF FOR A LOGO TO PROI�lOTE CAB WITH rOUNCIL DISCUSSING CAB USING THE LOGO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY'S LOG�. THERE WAS A CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL �0 APPROVE. DISCUSSION WAS FiELD REGARDIN� THE P�OPOSED PARK DEDICATION ORDINANCE WITH COI�IMUNITY SERVIC:�S. DIRECTOR JON BRANSON PRESENTING A REU�EW REGARDING PARK FROJECTIONS AND TIMING l�ROM ?�lASTER PARK AND OPEN SP�� PLAN, REVIEi�TED NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS FI.,I�N� A MAP OF FRIENDSWOOLI WITH ELEUEN AREAS ID�NTIFIED, DEPICTED AREAS Iu NEIGHBORHE�OI7S THAT 1VEEDED PARKS, REUIEWED FUTURE . .. . 1170 NEIGHBORHOOD PARK ANALYSIS AND ME�TING THE NUMBER OF PARKS PROPOS�D IN THE MASTER PARK PLAN AND THE PARIi DEDI(:ATION ORD�NANCE WOU�,D B� PART OF THE ZONING AND PI,ANNING PROCES5 TO REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO PROVTDE PARK SPACE, AND SHOWED SAMPLE ORDINANGES FROM COLLEGE STATIaN AND LEA�UE CITY. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY RETURN�D A'� THIS TIME. DISCUSSION CONTINUED REGARDING DEVEI,OPERS FUNDING MAINTENANG'E AND/OR CITY MAINTENANCE, �UBDTVTSION OF PARKS, AND DEVELOPER CREDIT FOR ALTERNA�E P2aI2K 5PACE, THIS IS NOT AN IMPACT FEE, DISCUSSED THAT AUTHOI�IZED cTAFF PRE�ARE A DRAFT ORDINANGE FOR �OUNCIL'S REVIEW. DISCUSSZON WAS HF,LD REGARDTNG SEXUALI�Y ORIENTED BUSZNESSEB (SOB'S) ORDINANCE WITH CITY ATTORN�Y MICKELSON STAT2NG THAT CITIES CANNOT EXCLUD� ADULT BUSINESSES FROM CTTY LIMITS, AND THAT THE ARAFT ORDINAN�E SHE PRESENTED IS BASED ON LICENSING AND REGULATIONS, PRESENTED AN ORDINANCE FROM LONGVIEW PROHIBITING NUDTTY IN ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE ALCOHOL I5 SOLD AND STATED THAT THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT TOOL zN CONJUNCTION WITH STXUALI,Y ORIENTED BUSINESSES, EXCL[JDES VIDEOS, SELLING ADULT MATERIAL, COULD BE A SEPARATE CHAPTER OF TAE CODE, ALLOWED BY A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT BY ZO�IING, AND EXP7�AINl3D THE STEPS IN THE PROCESS AND SUGGE5TED COUNCIL COULD ADOPT A MORATORIUM ON SOB'S BY RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE AS A TEMPORARY I�IEASURE. MS. MICKEL��ON ALSO STATEI� THAT THE SECOND STEP WAS A LAND USE STUDY. COUNCIL'S CONS�NSUS WAS TO ADOPT A MORATORIUM ORDINAN�E AND INS2'RUCTEI� STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE NEXT MEETING. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING RECONIlKENI��ITZON5 E'RQM THE PERMITTED USE TABLE COMMITTEE QN AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE WITH COUNCZL REVIEW�NG PLANNING AND ZONING COMMTSSION CHAIR BILL FING�R'8_ MEMO, AND DISCUSSED LANDSCAPE AND SCREENTNG REQUIREM�NTS, COMMUNI'I'Y SHOPPING CENT]?.RS, AND REVIEW EACH YEAR, REVISIONS TO PARKS AND AGRTCULTURAL DISTRICTS AND THE DEFINITI0�1 OF PUD'S. COUNCIL REACHED A CONSEN�US ON THE PROPOSED PERMITTED USE TABLE UP TO THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS AND WILL BEGIN THE NEXT REVIEW WITH PUD DISTRICTS. V-�-J A MOTION WAS MADE AND, PASSED TO ADJOURN AT 10:00 P.M. . MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAK�R ATTEST: 5� � DELORIS MCKEN�IE, TRM CITY SECRETARY ;,.�,. ... .. . � � � _ � � _._..i