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5TATE OF TEXAS � (
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ? ( ,
COIINTIES OF C�ALVBSTON/HARRIS ) (
APRIL 20, 1998 ),(
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD
ON MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1998, AT 7:00 P.M. , AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNGIL
CFiA�IDERS, 910 5. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING
PRESENT CONSTITUTING A Q[70RUM:
MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER
MAYOR PRO TEM JERRY ERICSSON
COUNCILI�I�ER KITTEN HAJECATE
COUNCIL2�I�ER TOM DSANISON
COIINCIL�ER MEL AU5TIN
COIINCILMEI�ER ALINE DICKEY
COUNCILMEI�ER MEL MEASELES
CITY ATTORNEY RIM MICKELSON
CITY M}1NAGER RON COX
. CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
MAYOR NTHITAKER CALLBD THE MEETING TO ORDER.
THE INVOGATION WAS GIVEN BY FORMER COUNCILMEI�ER Dft. HAROLD RA.LEY,
REPRESENTING TAE FRIENDSWOOD FRIENDS CHURCH.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE UNITED STATES WAS
LED BY BOY 5COUT TROOP 452.
MAYOR WHITAKER PROCLAIMED APRIL ].9-25, 1998, "NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK" AND
DIRECTOR OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY, MARY PERRONI, RECEYVED THE
P ROCLAMI�TION.
MAYOR WHITAKEFt PROCLAIMED APRIL 19-25, 1998, "NATIONAL VOLLTNTEER WEEIC" AND
KATHLEEN HOLT AND FORMER COUNCILMEPIDER JIM HARREL RECEIVED THE PROCLAMI�TION:
MAYOR WHITAKER PROCLAIMED APRIL 20, 1998 AS CASA DAY - COURT APPOINTED
SPECIAL ADVOCATB FOR CHILD ABIISE, AND MARJORIE HOFFMAN AND JUDY SHATTUCK
RECEIVED THE PROCLAMATION.
MAYOR WHITAKER PROCLAIMED MAX 2, AS HANGAR SQUARES SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL
JUBILEE A23A JOHN AND JO ANN CRISTE RECEIVED THE PROCLAMATION.
CITY MANAGER RON COX PRESENTED FRIENDSWOOD POLICE CHIEF JARED STOUT THE FIVE
STAR AWARD FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1998. CFIIEF STOUT WAS NOMINATED BY
SEVER.AL MEMBERS OF HIS OWN DEPARTMENT FOR HIS COMPASSION, THOUGHTFULNESS,
AND THE EXTRA EFFORT CHIEF 5TOUT WENT TO ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN OF GARY
EDWARDS WHEN TFiEY WERE INVOLVED IN A RECENT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
DUE TO BECOMINC� ILL, CONNIE ELSTON, DIRECTOR OF THE CLEAR LAKE
TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP, DID NOT APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL TO MAKE A
PRESENTATI023.
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COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION'S MEETING OF APRIL 9 AND APRIL 16, ATTENDED NC7MEROUS FiOMEOWNER
ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, I�ND STATED .THAT COUNCIL SHOULD LOOK AT A POLICY ON TfiE
MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS.
COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE TRI-COUN'TY CFiAMBER MEETING
WHERE CONGRESSMAN TOM DELAY SPOKE, ASKED ABOUT INTERNET SALES TAX, �1ND
REPORTED ON ATTENDING TIiE CLEAR LAKE TF2ANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP MEETING
DURING WHICFi THE SCENIC ROUTE ON NASA ROAD ONE WAS DISCUSSED.
COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CLEAR LAKE TR1�INSPORTATION
MEETING DURING WHICH HIKE AND BIKE TR.AILS ALONG NA5A ROAD ONE WERE
DISCUSSED, ATTENDED THE SOCCER MEETING REGARDING FACILITIES, ATTENDED THE
CHAMBER MEETING, TIiE LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERLOCAL MEETING FOR SERVING THE
CLEAR LAKE AREA, AND ATTENDED THE PRAYER BREAKFAST.
COUNCILMEMBER M13NI50N REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE WATERS DAVIS SOIL
CONSERVATION MEETING, THE CLEAR LAKE AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
MEETING REGARDING THE "KEEP IT SOLD" PROGRAM FOR NASA FUNDING THE SPACE
STATION, THE SAM HOUSTON RECLAMATION DISTRICT MEETING HELD AT CAMP MANISON,
AND THE HARRIS COLTNTY MAYORS 7�7D COUNCIL'S MEETING.
COUNCILMEMSER ERICSSON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT MEETING, TFIE COMPREFIENSIVE PLAN WORKSIiOP, AND WAS APPOINTED TO
THE NOMINATING CONIDSITTEE FOR THE FiARRIS COUNTY MAYORS AND' COUNCIL'S MEET2NG
AND MAYOR RUSSELL APPLEBE FROM MORGANS POINT WAS NOMINATED AS
SECRETARY/TREASURER.
COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE TRI-COUNTY CHAMBER
LUNCHEON, THE PRAYER BREAKFAST, THE WESTWOOD/CLINE AVCTION DURING WHICH
$40, 000 WAS RAISED, THE FRIENDSWOOD VOLZ7NTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNTJAL
BANQUET, THE CFiAMBER'S NETWORK BREAKFAST, AND REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE
SPRING STORYTELLING PROGRAM WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 1776 PARK ON APRIL 26,
BEING SPONSORED BY FRIENDSWOOD CObII�![TNITY EDUCATION, FISD, THE COMMUNITY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE CFiAMBER OF CObII�RCE, AND
STATED SHE HAS BEEN NAMED HONORARY CHAIR OF "FRIENDSWOOD'S BIG HEARTS
LOCK-UP" BENEFITING MUSCULAF2 DYSTROPY, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 30 AT THE
PASTA COMPANY, REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WHICH WILL BE
HELD AT CITY HALL ON MAY 7, AND ANNOUNCED THAT HURRICANE PREPAFtATION GUIDES
ARE AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL OR AT THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
MAYOR WHITAKER ANNOUNCED THAT HE T00 HAS BEEN BUSY THE5E LAST TWO WEERS
ATTENDING MOST OF THE SAME MEETINGS.
CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING DDRING WHICFI THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED PROPOSALS FOR A
CONSULTANr TO PROVIDE A STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD. MR. COX REPORTED THAT AFTER DISCUS5ION BY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, ONE PROPOSAL FROM KENNETH BALK & ASSOCIATES WAS SELECTED AND AN
INTERVIEW SCHEDULED, AND THAT COUNCIL HAS BUDGETED $53, 000 FOR THIS EFFORT.
MR. COX ALSO REPORTED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PARKS ELEMENT � STATED
THAT THE PLAN WILL HAVE TO BE REVIEWED AND AMENDED BEFORE ADOPTION.
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COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED IF THE MOR.ATORILJM REGARDING TAE FOREST
SL7BDIVISION LTTIL2TY PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED WITH CITY MANAGER COX STATED
IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED FOR THE TFiIRD SECTION ONLY, THAT THE SECTION HAS THE
PROPER WATER PRESSURE FOR FIRE, AND THAT THERE IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH TIiE CITY OF PEARI.I+ND IN' CASE FRIENDSWOOD NEEDS THEM. COUNCILMEMBER
DICKEY ASKED ABOUT THE CO2�3ERCIAL BUSINESS COMPLAINTS, THE PERMYTTING
PROCESS, STATED THAT TFiE COMM[TNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO HELP
BUSINESSES GET PERMITS WIHT MR. COX RESPONDING THAT HE WILL SET UP A MEETING
TOMORROW WITH THE STAFF AI3D SOME COt��RCIAI, BUSINESSES THAT HAVE PROBLEMS,
AND STATED THAT THE PERMITTING PROCESS DOES TAKE TIME BUT TTiIS ENSURES THE
LEVEL OF QUALITY.
**COUNCZLMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE AU'TFIORIZING CONTRACT WITIi TEXAS
PARKS 3�.ND WILDLIFE COMMISSION FOR TEXAS RECREATION AND PARKS ACCOUNT FUbiDS
FOR RENOVATIOIdS TO THE ACTIVITY BUILDING.
SECONDED BY COCTi�iCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION WAS APPRQVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COT]21'CILMEI��ER AUSTIN MOVED TO APPROVE AUTHORIZING HALL/BARNTJM TO PREPARE
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR RENOVATIONS TO THE ACTIVITY BUILDING.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WA5 APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
NO ACTIQN WAS TAKEN REGARD�NG RESOLUTION R98-13, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, GALVESTON/HARRIS COUN'!'IES, SUBMITTING NOMINATION TO THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR 1998/1999
FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM. �
**COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R98-14, A RESOLUTION OF
TFIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THE L1�1ND USE ELEMENT OF THE PROPOSED COMPREHEN5YVE PLAN', AS
RECOMbIENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMIS5ION, SAME TO BE A PART OF THE
CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SECONDED BY COLTNCILMEMBSR HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMEIrffiER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0. T98-1, SECOND
READING OF AN ORDINANCE AM�NDING APPLNDIX C OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE,
SAID APPENDIX C BEING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 84-15, AS
AMENDED, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE 19TH DAY OF NOVE2�ER, 1984, AIdD BEING THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION F. , PARAGR.APH 4, "CSC,
COMMVNITY 5HOPPING CENTER DISTRICT" BY ADDING LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY HOW
ALLOWABLE OFFICE USES ARE TO BE CAI,CULATEDj BY AMENDING SUBSECTION J. , "PUD,
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, GENERAL PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION" OF SECTION 7t
AMENDING SUBSECTION K. , "RSC, REGIONAI, SHOPPING CENTER, GENER.AL PURPOSE AND
DESCRIPTION" OF SECTION 7 BY STRIKING THE ENTIRE SUBSECTION; AMENDYNG
SUBSECTION P. , "PERMITTED USES, " PARAGRAPH 5 OF S�CTION 7, STANDARD
INDUSTRIAL CLAS52FICATION BY STRIKING THE PRESENT REFEl2ENCE AND SUBSTITU'TING
A NEW REFERENCE THEREFORs REVISING SUBSECTION P.2 OF SECTION 7, THE
PERMITTED USE TABLE, THEREOF BY STRIKING THE COLUMNS HEADED SFR, MFR-GHD,
MFR-L, MFR-M, MFR-H, MIiR, C5C, OBD, PUD, RSC, A-1, LI, I, BP, AND
SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR NEW COLUMNS HEADED SFR AND SFR-E, MFR-GHD, MFR-L,
MFR-M, MFR-H, MHR, C5C, OBD, PUD, A-1, LI, I, BP; AMENDING SUBSECTION I.
"LI�NASCAPING AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS, PARAGRAPH 2 . , "PERIMETER
I,AI3DSCAPII3G A23D SCREENI23G" SUB-PARAGRAPFI A. , OF SECTION 8 BY REPLACING THE
FIRST SENTENCEf PRQVIDIIIG OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDII3G A
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PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY
PROVISION HEREOFj AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
SECONDED BY COIINCILME2�ER AIISTIN.. THE MOTION WA3 APPROVED UNANIMOIISLY.
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**COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T98-8, SECOND READING
OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE
APPROVAL OP' THE AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 20, 1998, BETWEEN THE STATE OF TEXAS
AND TFIE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, FOR THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRIICTION, EXISTENCE,
USE, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 5IGNAL/LIGFiT2NG AT THE
LOCATION(S) SHOWN ON EXHIBIT l, F.M. 518 AND SHADOWBEND, ATTACHED HERETO AND
MADE A PART HEREOF, IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOODf PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION
OF SAID AGR$EMENT.
SECONDED BY COiTNC2LMENIDER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOUSLY.
**COIINCILI�I�ER AIISTIN MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0. T98-9, SECOND READING
OF AN ORDINANCE I�,MENDING THE CODE OF ORD2NANCES OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS, BY ADDING TO CHAPTER 6 TFIEREOF A NEW ARTICLE II, PROHIBITING NUDITY
IN CONID�RCIAL ESTABLISF�NTS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AT WHICH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SERVED, OFFERED FOR
SALE FOR CONSVMPTION ON SUCH PREMISES, OR AT WHICH TFiE CONSUMPTION OF
ALCOIiOL IS PERMITTED; SFsTTING OUT PROIi2BITED ACTIVITIES; DEFINING PROHIBITED
NUDITYj PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNr NOT TO EXCEED $2, 000 FOR EACH DAY
OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOFj PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSEj PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL OF ANY ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; �Lt�TD PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. '
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0. T98-10, SECOND
READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AMENDING ORDINANCE N0.
86-6, WfiICH AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 84-15, PASSED AND APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 19,
1984, ANDKNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY AMENDING THE CHANGE
OF ZONING OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED AT 1206 WINDING WAY FROM
SPECIFIC USE — CHTJRCH TO SPECIFIC USE CHURCH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITY; 11ND
PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOZTNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF
VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEI�ER AUSTIN. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. •
**COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T98-11, SECOND
READING OF AN ORDINANCE �NDING CHAPTER 50 OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY DELETING TFiE PRESENT DEFINITION OF M�SILE HOME AND
REPLACING IT IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH A NEW DEFINITION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITYj PROVIDINC3 FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
$2,000 PER DAYj AND PROVIDING FOR OTEiER RELATED MATTERS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCILMENIDER MEASELES LEFT THE ROOM AT THIS TIME.
**CODNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T98-12, SECOND
READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING CERTAIN BASE RATE CREDITS F1ND A CHANGE IN
ACCOUNr2NG PROCEDURES FOR HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFORt APPROVING A MOST FAVORED NATION PROVISION1 FINDING
AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAWj AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEA'IDER MANISON. THE MOTION PASSED 6-0.
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COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES RETURNED TO THE ROOM AT THIS TIME.
**COUNCILME2+lHER HAJECATE MOVED . TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T98-13, FIRST
READING OF AN ORDINA27CE OF T�FiE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ALTERING THE
PR=MA FACIE SPEED LIMIT5 ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
TEXAS T1tANSPORTATION CODE SECTION 545.356, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING
AND TRAFFIC INVE5TIGATION, UPON CERTAIN 5TREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OF PARTS
THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, AS SET OUT
IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR
THE VIOLATION OF THI5 ORDINANCE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEI�ER AUSTIN. TFiE MOTYON WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILOMEi�ffi'LR MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
A. PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS: SOMERSET SO'(TND WALL WITH THE SECOND PAYMENT
IN THE AMOUNr OF $108,813.00 TO RQADWAI' CONSTRUCTION INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF A SOUND WALL, BID 97-22. THE PAY APPLICATION REPRESENTS 100 PERCENT
COMPLETION. FIVE PERCENT RETAINAGE REMAINS. 2. SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY
PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT WITH THE FIRST PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,959.95 TO
SCI CONSTRUCTORS, INC. , BID 98-1. THE PROJECT IS FOUR PERCENT COMPLETE.
RETAINAGE IS 10 PERCENT. B. DISPOSITION OF BID 98-2, BREATHING AIR
COMPI�ESSOR TO EOUR AI,ARM FIRE EQUIPMENT IN THE AMQUNT OF 36,368. C.
APP120VE AGREEMENTS FOR U5E OF THE MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL - l. FRIENASWOOD
AREA SWIM TEAM (FAST) FOR COMPETITIVE TEAM SWIMMING; 2. TRI-COUNTY YMCA
FOR SWI2�IIvIING LESSONS. D. APPROVE CHANGING THE MEETING DATE FOR THE FIRST
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN MAY FROM THE FIRST MONDAY, MAY 4, TO THE FIRST
TUE5DAY, MAY 5, ACCORDING TO ELECTION LAW. E. PROPERTY TAX 12EPORT FOR
MARCH 1998. F. APPROVE MINUTES OF MARCH 23 ANA APRIL 6, 1998.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLX.
A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADJOURN AT 8 :02 P.M.
MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAK
ATTEST:
DELORIS MCKENZIE, RMC
CITY SECRETARY