HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1997-10-13 Special 1187
STATE OF TEXAS ) (
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) (
COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) (
OCTOBER 13, 1997 ) (
MINUTES OF A SP]3CIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD
ON OCTOBER 13, 1.997 AT 6:30 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
910 S. FRIENDSWQOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT
CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
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�' M11YOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER � r
M7�YOR PRO TEM ALINE DICKEY
COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE
CQUNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSON
COUNCILMEMBER MEL AUSTIN
C:ITY MANAGER RON COX
CTTY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
COUNCILMEMBERS M7�.NTSON AND ME.ASELES WERE ABSENT FROM THE MEETING.
MAYOR WHITAKER C1�LLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE HAZ�IRDOUS CARGO ROUTE. SUSAN HOOD,
REPRESENTING TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR7.'ATION (TXDOT) , APPEARED BEFORE
COUNCIL AND GAVE AN EXPLANATION ON HOW ROUTES ARE SELECTED, TRAFFIC STUDIES,
PRESENTED A MAP SHOWING ROUTES BETWEEN HIGHWAY 288 AND I-45, AND STATED THAT
TXDOT WAS PUBLISHING GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNATING HAZARDOUS CARGO ROUTES.
DISCUSSION CONTINUED REGARDING THE HAZARDOUS CARGO ROUTE, WHAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT CAN DO REGARDING HAZAR.DOUS MATERIALS GOING THROUGH THE CITY, '
FEDERAL LEGISLAT:CON CHANGES, TRAINING, FUNDING, AND FEDER.AL GUIDELINES.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE PROPOSED TREE ORDINANCE. MR. BILL FINGER,
CHAIR OF THE PLP.NNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND MR. TOM BURKE, A MEMBER OF
, � THE TREE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO EXPLAIN THE CHANGES
IN THE WORDTNG ��F THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. DISCUSSION CONTINUED REGARDING
THE TREE ORDINA�TCE AND ENFORCEMENT. MAYOR WHITAKER ASKED COUNCIL FOR A
CONSENSUS ON THE CHANGES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THESE PF20VISIONS.
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DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE PERMITTED USE TABLE WITH A REVIEW OF
PLANNED UNYT DEVELOPMENTS. DTSCUSSION CONTINUED 12EGARDING SUBDTVISION
_ REQUIREMENTS, ZONTNG CHANGES AND CHANGES TO THE PERMITTED USE TABLE THROUGH
OBD PAGE 24 WITH THE REVTEW TO CONTINCTE AT A LATER DATE.
A MOTION WAS MADE AND PASSED TO ADJOUI2N AT 9:20 P.M.
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