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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1998-01-15 Regular \tt�.�,,;,.,,,. e � �.... STATE OF TEXAS � � CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD � � COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( JANUARY 5, 1998 � � MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1998, AT 7:00 P.M. , AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CFi1�MBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR MAYOR PRO TEM � COUNC 2 LMEMSER COUNC 2 LMEMB ER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER CITY SECRETARy MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED. iiA.ROLD L. WHITAKER ALINE DICKEY KITTEN HAJECATE JERRY ERICS50N TOM MANISON MEL AUSTIN MEL MEASELES KIM MICKELSON RON COX DELORIS MCKENZIE MAYOR WHITAKER LED PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. MAYOR WHITAKER AND BILL FINGER, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE CO2�iENT, EITHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ZONING CFiANGE: REQUEST FOR 304 W. EDGEWOOD FROM MULTI—FAM=LY RESIDENTIAL—LOW TO MULTI—FAMILY—GARDEN HOME DISTRICT. MR• HAROLD BENSON AND MS. LORNA ZEITLER APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND EXPLAINED THE REZONING REQUEST, DISCUSSED ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY, AND THE DECREASE OF DENSITY. MR. LEDBELT HICKS, WHO LIVES NEXT TO THE PROPERTY, APpEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND EXPRESSED FIIS CONCERNS REGARDING DRAINAGE AND THE QUALITY OF THE CONSTRVCTION OF HOMES. MS. CONNIE BAILEY, 205 PRAIRIE WILD, APPEARED BEFORE C�UNCIL AND EXPRESSED HER CONCERNS WITH CHILDREN CROSSING THE STREET, DRAINAGE, AND SUGGESTED A FENCE BE BUILT TO RUN THE LENGTH OF THE PROPERTY. MR. & MRS. BILL RUPPLE, LIVE OAK STREET, APpEARED SEFORE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT TFi�Y FiAU NO PROBLEM WITH THE DRA,INAGE IN THE AREA AND WERE SATISFIED WITH THE HOUSING BUT HOPED THE BUILDER WILL ADDRESS DRAINAGE DiJRING CONSTRUCTION. COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE STATED THAT SHE FiOPED EVERYONE FLA,D A GOOD HOLIDAY SEASON AND WAS GLAD TO BE BACK. I22% e �_.�.�.�.�..�..�� 1228 COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON WISHED EVERYONE A HAPpY AiEW YEAR AND REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL (H/GAC) SOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON DECEI�ER 16, THE HARRIS COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCIL'S (H.C.M. & C.) MEETING ON DECEMBER 18, AND REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE CO2�SI7NITY APPEAItANCE BOARD TREE GIVE-AWAY WHICH WILL BE HELD JANUARy 17, 1998 AT TEXAS COMMERCE BANK ON F.M. 518 . COUNCILMEMBER MIaNISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE H/GAC BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 16 DURING WHICH THEY PASSED THE BUDGET AND STATED THAT TFIIS BUDGET RANKS NUMBER 1 IN THE UNITED STATES REGARDING BUDGET AND ACTIVITIES, REPORTED THAT NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR TIiE ELECTION OF OFFICERS l►ATD BALLOTS WILL BE SENT SOON, ATTENDED TIiE H.C.M. & C. MEETINC�, ATTENDED THE BALES INTEFtMED2ATE "PIONEER DAYS" CELEBRATION, AND ATTENDED THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS IN AUSTIN. COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN REPORTED THAT THE BRIO SITE TASK FORCE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 12, 1998, HAS BEEN CANCELLED, ATTENDED THE iI.C.M & C. MEETING, RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING STORM DRAINAGE MODELING SOFTWARE IS THE Si�ME THAT CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT IS PUTTING TOGETHER NOW, ATTENDED THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT MEETING IN DECEI�ER 1�TD REPORTED THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS ON THE TABLE. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CANCELLED THE LAST MEETING, STATED THAT SHE HAD A WONDERFUL EiOLIDAY SEASON �ATD WISHED EVERYONE A HAPpy NEW YEAR. COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE WISHED AN EARLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY. COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES REPORTED THAT HE ATTENDED A LOT OF THE SAME MEETINGS AND STATED THAT HE HOPED THAT EVERYONE iiAD A HAPPy HOLIDAY SEASON AND THAT HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO 1998. MAYOR WHITAKER STATED THAT HE ENJOYED BEING WITH FAMILY DURING THE HOLIDAYS, ATTENDED THE SAME MEETINGS AND WISHED EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY 2N 1998 AND TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE PROGRESS. CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON THE SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY BICYCLE LANES AND THAT MIKE IiODGE, DIRECTOR OF CO2�SUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SUGGESTED THAT TWO LANES COULD BE STRIPED, BUT NO SIGNAGE PLACED TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE BICYCLE LANE DESIGNATION, AND THE ADDITIONAL COST OF STRIPING WOULD BE $1,500. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED THAT MIKE HODGE, IN ADDITION TO HOLDING A MASTERS DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTR.ATION AND BEING A REGISTERED ENGINEER, IS NOW A REGISTERED SURVEYOR. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED ON THE TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER (TNP) COMPANY TR.ANSITION PLAN UPDATE AND STATED THAT THE ARTICLE REGARDING THAT TNP REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH TFiE PUC TO IMPLEMENT A RATE REDUCTION THAT APPEARED IN THE DECEMBER 31, 1997 FRIENDSWOOD REPORTER NEWS WAS OVER OPTIMISTIC AND PREMATURE ON TFIE REPORTER NEWS' PART, AND THAT THE ONLY PARTY AGREEABLE TO TNP'S PROPOSAL IS THE PUC STAFF. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED THAT TNP IS NOW ATTEMPTING TO BACK AWAY FROM A FEBRUARY 1997 AGREEMENT THAT SET TEMPORARY R.ATES FOR MAY 15 AND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EFFORT ON TFiEIR PART TO DELAY REFUNDS TO THE RATEPAYERS IN FRIENDSWOOD. MR. COX STATED THAT THE CITIES OF THE GULF COAST COALITION ARE BEING ATTACHED BY THE PUC STAFF 1229 REGARDING RATE CASE EXPENSES AND THAT IT SEEMS NEITHER TNP NOR THE PUC IS INTERESTED IN ALLOWING THE CITIES THEIR FULL LEGAL RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CASE. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED THAT A SMALL GRANT FROM FEMA FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,250 HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR HURRICANES PAMPHLET WHICH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE SPRING NEWSLETTER. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED ABOUT THE FEMA RULING ON DISASTERS FOR TWO-COUNTY CITIES WITH CITY MANAGER COX STATING THAT HE HAS RECEIVED NO NEW NEWS AND WILL CHECK WITH CONGRESSMILN NICK LAMPSON'S OFFICE. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY STATED THAT SHE WILL FOLLOW UP WHEN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES MEETS IN MARCH IN WASHINGTON. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED FIOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT REGARDING TNP WITH CITY MANAGERS COX STATING THAT HE WILL HAVE ACL^OUNI'ING PREPARE AN UPDATE. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED ABOUT THE ESTIMATED BID DATE REGARDING THE SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY WITH MR. COX STATING THAT IT IS ON HIS DESK FOR HIS SIGNATURE BUT THAT HE FEELS THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME DISCUSSION AS TO SPENDING FUNDS IN LIEU OF THE EXXON CASE AND STATED THAT SOME COUNCILMEMBERS ARE CONCERNED WITH PROCEEDING WITH THE SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY BUT THAT IF COUNCIL IS READY, HE WILL PROCEED. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED WHEN WILL THIS PROJECT GO OUT FOR BID. COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON STATED THAT WHO KNOWS WHAT THE COST FOR LEGAL EXPENSES WILL BE FOR THE EXXON CASE AND THAT IT MAY NOT BE PRUDENT TO SPEND FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THEN HAVE TO BORROW MONEY. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY STATED THAT COUNCIL IS PREPARED TO SPEND $500, 000 BUT ONLY HA�IE SPENT $300, 000 SO FAR AND THAT SHE IS OPPOSED TO NOT PROCEEDING WITH THE SAN JOAQUIN PROJECT. MAYOR WHITAKER STATED THAT HE THINKS COUNCIL NEEDS TO REVIEW THIS ISSUE AND THAT NO MONEY WAS BUDGETED FOR OUT SIDE LEGAL EXPENSES. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED ABOUT HOUSTON LIGHT & POWER STREET LIGHTS WITH CITY M1IPTAGER COX STATING THAT HE WILL CHECK ON THIS AND GET A REPORT. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED HOW MANY TOTAL STREET LIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ALSO ASKED IF THE CLEAN-UP ON MUSTANG ROAD HAS BEEN COMPLETED WITH CITY b1ANAGER COX STATING YES. COUNCILMEMBER MEASELE5 STATED THAT THE STREET LIGHT WORK ON BLACKHAWK IS FINISHED AND LOOKS GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER MANISON REPORTED THAT HE FEELS THAT THE SAN JOAQUIN BIKE LANE NEEDS TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM WITH THE CITY M1iNAGER STATING THAT COUNCIL COULD DO A CFiANGE ORDER TO INCLUDE THE SIKE LANES. COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES STATED THAT BECAUSE FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (FISD) PURCHASED THE PROPERTY ACROSS FROM SAN JOAQUIN, HE P'ELT THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO HAVE A BIKE LANE FOR SCHOOL ROUTES. COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN STATED THAT MIKE HODGE HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THAT HE IS NOT RECEIVING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AS BEFORE. COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN REPORTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT R.AINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND, HE WAS OUT IN THE CITY AS WAS MAYOR WHITAKER AND ASKED ABOUT CONSTRUCTION ON OAK VISTA WITH CITY MANAGER COX STATING THAT TNP IS SCHEDULED TO RELOCATE UTILITY WIRES THIS WEEK. COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN ASKED MIKE HODGE TO LOOK AT 1230 IF SOME OF THE TALLOW TREES NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT, AND STATED IT APPEARS THE OUTFALL IS WORKING FINE. COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN ALSO COMMENTED ON THE ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN THE HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL QUOTING MR. COX REGARDING THE EXXON LAWSUIT WITH MR. COX STATING THAT HE WAS NOT SURE AS TO HOW TFiE QUOTE WAS RELEVANT TO HIS INTERVIEW. **COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ZEKIE MCVEIGH AND TOM BURKE AND THE APPOINTMENT OF HARLESS BENTHUL TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THEIR TERMS TO ENDING JULY, 2000 AND ROBERT J. BERTRAND TO THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF RONNIE EUBANKS WHICH WILL END JULY, 2000. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. ***COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY MOVED TO TABLE THESE APPOINTMENTS FOR INTERVIEWS OF PROPOSED CANDIDATES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION PASSED 4-3 WITH MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILMEMBERS MEASELES AND MANISON OPPOSED. **COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED APPROVE RON DECKER AS A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IiND GARY iiARRIS AS AN ALTERNATE ME2+ffiER. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. **CQUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0. T97-23, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COI+�IISSION RECOMMENDATION A27D APPROVING TFiE ZONING CiiANGE REQIIEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE 500 BLOCK OF EAST PARKWOOD, 3 . 82 ACRES, PART OF LOT 16, VOSS SUBDIVISION, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM MULTI-FAMILY RESIDLNTIAL-GARDEN HOME DISTRICT (MFR-GFiD) ,TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (SFR) , I►MENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED SY ORDINANCE N0. 84-15j AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A PENALTYj AND PROVIDING FOR SEVER.ABILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER r1ANISON MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T97-24, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING TFiE PLANNING �1ND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMDSENDATION REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT WINDING WAY AND F.M. 528, 4 .4061 ACRES OUT OF LOT 25, V03S SUBDIVISION, GALVESTON COUNrY, TEXAS, FROM MULTI-FAMILY RE3IDENTIAL-LOW DENSITY (MFR-L) , TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT-CHIIRCH (SUP-CHURCH) , AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 84-15i AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECTt PROVIDING A PENALTYj AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN ORDINANCE N0. T97-25, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A 0.6365 ACRE TRACT IN THE JAMES E. PERRY AND EMILY AUSTIN LEAGUE, Alll, OUT OF LOT l, MELODY PLAZA I SUBDIVISION ON MELODY LANE AT EAST EDGEWOOD, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXA5, PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT (PUD) FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT-RESIDENTIAL/DESIGN STUDIO (SUP-RESIDENTIAL/DESIGN STUDIO) , AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF TFiE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE N0. 64-151 AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECTj PROVIDING A PENALTYt AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON . THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. � **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 20, 1997. A. PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS: l. SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY STREET IMPROVEMENTS WITFI THE EIGHTH PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,478.18 TO CLAUNCH & MILLER FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES DURING NOVEMBER. GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES, SURVEYING AND PRELIMINA.RY ENGINEERING ARE COMPLETE. THE DESIGN PHASE IS 95 PERCENT COMPLETE. 2, COWARDS CREEK 24" SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT WITH PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $14, 931. 00 TO WHITELAK, INC. FOR REPLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET OF SEWER LINE IN THE EASEMENT AT 607 W. SPREADING OAKS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT AND IS NOT BUDGETED. B. DISPOSITION OF BIDS: l. BID NO. � 97-21, DIAMOND COACH FOR SENIOR PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF i $48,776. TFIIS ; PROJ,ECT WAS FUNDED BY GALVESTON COUNI'Y. THE COUN',CY HAS BUDGETED $40,000 FOR � THE BUS. THERE IS ONE REDUCTION IN THE BID AMOUNT AND SOME DONATED FUNDS TO � HELP OFFSET THE DIFFERENCE. COUNCIL APPROVAL WILL RESULT IN A NEED TO USE CONTINGENCY FUNDS FOR AN AMOUNT OF $7,207.35. 8ID N0. 97-22, SOMER5ET 50UND WALL CONSTRUCTION TO ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $171,311. SID NO. 97-23, 1998 WATER/SEWER SUPPLIES. C. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 20, NOVEMBER 17, DECEMBER 8 AND DECEMBER 15, 1997 WITH CORRECTIONS TO THE OCTOBER 20, 1997 MINUTES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION WAS MADE AND PASSED TO ADJOURN AT 8:05 P.M. �....--' �, YOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER ATTEST: � DELORIS MCKENZIE, TRM CITY SECRETARY 1231