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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1998-07-06 Regular 1317 STATE OF TEXAS ) ( CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) ( COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( JULY 6, 1998 ) ( MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 6, 1998, AT 6:00 P.M. , AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY fiALL COUNCIL CHAMSERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER MAYOR PRO TEM JERRY ERICSSON COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON COUNCILMEI�IDER KIM BRIZENDINE COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY COUNCILMEI�ER MEL MEASELES CITY ATTORNEY KIM MICKELSON CITY M3INAGER RON COX ASSISTANP CITY SECRETARY LINDA TFiORNTON CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE WAS ABSENT FROM TIiE MEETING. MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER COUNCIL CONVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 551-071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY CONCERNING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATIONj A SETTLEMENT OFFERj OR A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY REQIIIRES IT. COUNCIL RE-CONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 7:00 WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED. MAYOR WHITAKER LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE UNITED STATES. MAYOR WFiITAKER, AND BILL FINGER, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CO2�i2SSION, CALLED A JOINT-DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE CO2�NTS EITHER OR.AL OR WRITTEN REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A) REQUEST FOR ZONE RECLASSIFICATION CHANGE FOR TRCT I, 3.7363 ACRES AND TR.ACT I2, 4.3785 ACRES OF LAND, PORTIONS OF CAMP MANISON LOCATED IN GALVESTON COUNTY, FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (SFR) TO NEIGHSORHOOD COMBHERCIAL (NC) . COUNCILMEMBER NIANISON LEFT THE ROOM AT THIS TIME. MR. KENT BALLARD, 1505 CAROLINA, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF TFIE ZONING CFiANGE AND MR. DENNIS ROSSI, 1519 REGENCY, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND OPPOSED THE ZONING CHANGE. HEARING NO FURTHER COMt�NTS, TIi2S PORTION OF THE PUSLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. � � 1318 HEARING NO FIII2THER CObII�NTS, THIS PORTION OF THE PIIBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. COUNCILMEMBER MANISON RETIIRNED TO THE ROOM AT THIS TIME. MAYOR WHITARSR, AND BILL FINGER, CHAIR OF THE PLAPTNINC3 AND ZONING COI+Il�SIS3ION, CALLED A PUBLIC IiEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE COh�NTS, EITHER ORAL OR WRITTEN REGA.RDING THE FOLLOWINGs B) AMI:NDMENTS TO CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD CODE OF ORDINANCES, APPENDIX A-SIGNS. MS. JADTICE FRANKIE, 102 IMPERIAL, APPEARED BBFORE COUNCIL TO DISCIISS TFiIS AMENDMENT. t�t. FRANK WEBB, 207 STONEHBNGE, APPEARED BEFORI3 COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THIS CF7ANGE. HEARING NO FIIRTHER COMbILNTS, THIS PORTION OF TFIE PIIBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. MAYOR WHITAKER, AND BILL FINGER, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, CALLED A PUSLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE CO2�II2ENTS EITHER OR.AL OR WRITTEN REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: C) AN AMENDMENT TO THE PERMITTED USE TABLE REGIILATING ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. HEARING NO CO2�SENTS FROM THE PIIHLIC, THIS PORTION OF THE PIIHLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED MAYOR WHITAKER, AND BILL FINGER, CHAIR OF THE PL7INNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CALLED A PIISLIC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE COD4�NTS, EITHBR ORAL OR WRITTEN, RBGARDING THE FOLLOWING: D) AMENDMENT TO PERMITTED IISE TABLE REGIILATING PERSObIAL CAR$ HOMES. MS. JANICE FRANKIE 102 I2�ERIAL, 2�t. FR1lNK WEBB, 207 STONEHENGE, AND MS. CAROL DERN, 1907 DE SOTO, APPEARED BEFORE COIINCIL IN SIIPPORT OF THE 11MENDMENT. HEARTNG NO FIIRTHER COt+4�NTS, THE PIIBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 7:25 P.M. COIINCILMEMBER MEASELES REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE SIIDGET RETREAT, THE FIOIISTON/GALVSSTON AREA COIINCIL (H-GAC) WORKSHOP FOR NEWLY-ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS, TFIE PLANNING 1�TD ZONING MEETING DURING WHICIi THE ENTRYWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WERE DISCIISSED AND A SLTB-COMMITTEE WAS APPOZNTED TO LOOK AT THE ENTRYWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT ORDINANCE. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY EXPLAINED THAT THE FLAGS WERE FLYING AT HALF MAST AT CITY FiALL IN HONOR OF TFiE PASSING AWAY OF FORMER MAYOR RALPH LOWE, GAVE _ COMMENTS ON WHAT HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE CITY, AND OFFERED SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THE LOWE FAMILY. COIINCIT�MF'MRER BRIZENDINE REPORTED �N ATTEND2NG THE HABITAT FOR HIIMANITY FOUNDATION MEETING YN HONOR OF THE SECOND HOIISE TIiAT WILL BE CONSTRIICTED A2JD INVITED THE CITIZENS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN VOLIIN'PEERING IN THIS PROJECT TO CALL MARGE FISTER AT 482-8664. � ljly COIINCILMEMBER NS�NISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE HARRIS COIINTY MAYORS AND COLTNCILS' MEETING (HCM&C) , THE PRAYER BREAKFAST AT FRIENDSWOOD IINITED METFIODIST CEiIIRCH, THE HOII5TON/GALVESTON 5IIBSIDENCE DISTRICT 2�ETING, THE CLEAR LAKE AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (CLAEDF) MEETING, A MEETING WITH BRAZORIA COUNTY COMMISSION JACK HARRIS REGARDING A FIINDING GRANT, THE REGION H WATER BOARD MEETING, ATTENDED THE "GATHERING", STATED TFiAT IT WAS A WONDERFIIL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL, AND THANKED JON BRANSON, TFiE STAFF, AND THE VOLIINTEERS FOR ALL THEIR WORK. COIINCILMEMBER ERICSSON REMINDED EVERYONE ASOUT THE DONATION TO TIiE FRIENDSWOOD VOLUNT$ER FIRE DEPARTt�NT EMS IN MEMORY OF RALPH LOWE, REPORTED ON THE FIINER.AL SERVICES I�ND EXTENDED CONDOLENCES TO THE LOWE FAMILY. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT HE WILL BE OIIT OF TOWN ON MILITARY DUTY BECAIISE OF THE FIRES IN CHILDRESS, REPORTED ON HOW MJ1NY FIRES HAVE OCCURRED IN TEXAS P.ND THE EVACIIATZON PROCEDIIRES, AIID WISHED MAYOR WHITAKER A HAPPY BIRTFmAY. COIINCILMEMBER HAJECATE GAVE HER CONDOLENCES TO THE LOWE FAMILY, TFiANKED THE FOIIRTH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE, CONGRATIILATED CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE WH� WON THE CIiAMBER OF COMl�RCE FOIIRTH OF JULY TRUCK RAFFLE, STATED SHE WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ATTENDED THE BENEFIT HOSTED BY FRANKIE S1INTORO FOR TEiE 16 IIKRANIAN CITIZENS TO HELP TFiEM RETURN TO THEIR HOMES AND STATED IF 31NYONE WOIILD TO LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION OR HELP IN ANYWAY, TO CONTACT FRANICIE SANTORO AT 996-5631. MAYOR WHITAKER TEi�INKED COUNCIL FOR THEIR COMt�NTS REGARDING FOFtMER MAYOR LOWE, GAVE HIS CONDOLENCES TO THE LOWE FAMILY, STATED AE ATTENDED TEiE HABITAT FOR HIIMANITY MEETING, THE FOIIRTH OF JULY CELEBRATION, AND ASKED CITY MANAGER COX TO THANK DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES JON BRANSON AND THE STAFF FOR THE EXCELLENT JOH TFIEY DID ON TFiE FOURTH. MR. BRIAN MI7RPHY, 105 W. CASTLEWOOD, APPEARED BEFORE COIINCIL REGARDING STEVENSON PARK AND PARKING LOT PROBLEMS, ASKED COIINCIL TO HAVE SHEAR PLEASURE PLACE BIISHES AT THE BACIC OF THEIR PARKING LOT TO KEEP TRAFFIC FROM CUTTING THROUGH, AIJD ASKED COIINCIL FOR SIGN5 IN REFERENCE TO PARKING. MR. RON BRENNAN, 912 OAK VISTA COURT, APPEARED BEFORE COIINCIL AND TFiANKED TFZE CITY FOR THE GREAT JOB ON THE MELODYWOOD DITCH. MR. CAROL DEAN, 1907 DESOTO, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO LET COUNCIL ICNOW THAT NOT ONE SINGLE CO1��NT WAS MADE ABOIIZ' VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE VISITING FRIENDSWOOD AND STATED TIiE CITY SHOULD HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED WE IiOSTED THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON TFIE Fi-GAC WORKSHOP AND THAT HE AND MAYOR WHITAICER WERE PRESENTERS, STATED THEY MET WITH SOME 50 NEWLY-ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SFiARED SOME OF THE METHODS IITILIZED WITH OIIR COUNCIL TO SHARE INFORMATION, WORKING TOGETHER, I�ND COMING TO DECISIONS. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED ON TFiE COIINCIL/STAF'F BIIDGET RETREAT, TIiE MANDATORY WATER RATIONING, THE GATHERING, AND THE VISION 2020 STR.ATEGIC PLAN. **COL7NCILMEMBER ERICSSON MOVED TO APPROVE ORDIPiANCE T98-18, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COb4tISSION RECO�SENDATION REGI�RDING THS ZONI2IG CH�NGE REQUEST FOR 0.8181 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON F.M. 528 ADJACENT TO THE SOCA RATON SIIBDIVISION FROM COt�itJNITY SHOPPING CENTER r 1320 (CSC) TO NEIGHBORHOOD CO2�RCIAL (NC) , AMENDING THE 20NING DISTRICT Ml1P OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 84-15t AND CONTAI2JING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATINC3 TO THE SIIBJECTI PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOIINT NOT TO EXCEED $2,Q00 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF AI3SC PROVISION EiEREOFj AND PR�VIDING FOR SBVERASILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCILI�:I�ER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOUSLY. **COIINCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE T98-19, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FRIBNDSWOOD, TBXAS, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW CHAPTER 60j PROVIDINC3 FOR THE REGULATION OF SEXIIALLY-ORIENTSD BIISINESSES LOCATED WITFiIN TFIE CITY LIMITS OF TH8 CITYj PROVIDING DEFINITIONS7 REQIIIRING LICENSESj PROVIDING FOR FEES� PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONSj PROVIDING FOR APPEALSJ PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF AN AMODNr NOT TO EXCEED $4,000, CONFINEMENT IN JAIL FOR A TERM 230T TO EXCEED OIZE YEAR, OR BOTIi, FOR VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOFj PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES I13CONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITAj �ND PROVIDSNG FOR SEVERABILITY. SECONDED BY COIINCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE. TIiE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY. **COIINCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TQ ,APPROVE ORDINANCE T98-20, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE FINDING AND DETERM22JING THAT PIIBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECSSSITY NO LONGER REQIIIRE THE CONTINIIED EXISTENCE OF A PORTION OF THAT CERTAIN FORTY FOOT WIDE DEDICATED PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED OVER AND ACROSS BIIRGESS SCIBDIVISION OF SECTION SIX, B.S. & G. SIIRVEY, GALVESTON COIINTY, TEXAS. SECONDED BY COIINCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOIISLY. **COTJNCILMEI�ER HA,JECATE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDIPIANCE T98-21, SECOND READING OP AN ORDIIJANCE APPROVING THE PLANNING AND 20NING COMMISSION RECO2�NDATION REGARDING THE ZOIIING CHANGE REQUEST FOR pROPERTY LOCATED AT 1100 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE A2JD SHADWELL LANE, 1.4717 ACRE TR.ACT, LOTS 1, 2, 3, AND 4, WOFFORD ADDITION NO. 1, GALVESTON COIIN'rY, TEXAS, FROM: CO2�JNITY SHOPPING CENTER (CSC) TO: OFFICE (OPD) 3�MENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE N0. 84-15r AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SLTBJECTj PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOIINT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACEi DAY OF VIOLATION HEREOFj AND PROVIDING FOR SEVER118ILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCILMENNiBER BRIZENDINE. THE MO�ION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOIISLY. **COIINCIL2�h�ER BRIZENDINE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE T98-22, SECOND READING OF AN OR.DINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 221, WFiICH AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 84-15, PASSED AND APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 19, 1984, AND KNOWN AS TAE ZODiING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY AMENDINC3 TIiE CHANGE OF ZONING OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED AT 702 GREENBRIAR TO SPECIFIC IISE-SCHOOL TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL EDIICATIOPIAL FACILITIES TO BE CONSTRUCTED, REQIIIRING LI�NDSCAPINGJ AN'D PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF AN'Y PROVISION IiEREOF. SECONDED BY COIINCILMEMSER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOIISLY. **COIINCILMEI�ER HAJECATE MOVED TO AFPROVE ORDINANCE N0. T98-23, FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF TH8 CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE PLANNING 1�TD ZONING CO2�iISS20N RECOI�IENDATION REGARDING THE REQIISST E'OR A . SPECIFIC IISE PSRMIT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 17231 BLACKHAWK BOIILEVAFtD, SKYHAWK (FORMLRLY SEA�iAWK) APARTI�NTS, 12.597 ACRE TRACT OF I�AND OIIT OF UNRISTRICTED RESERVE "H", BLOCK 17, SECTION 3, FOREST BEND SIIBDIVISION, HARRIS COIINTY, TEXAS, MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-HIGH DENSSTY (MFR-H) ROR A � _.� _..,._____,.�..�._.�. ......�........ _�._..._. _ ._ ._. ._ 1321 SPECIFIC IISE PERMIT/MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL—HIGH DENSITY APARTMENTS (SIIP/MFR—H APART'MENTS) , AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDI2IANCE NO. 84-15� AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SLTBJECTs PROVIDING A PENAI,TY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION HEREOFI AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. SECONDED BY CODNCILME�ffiER MANISON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOIISLY. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. A. PAYMENT OF CAp2TAL PROJECTS: 1. SAN JOAQIIIN PARKWAY STREET IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE FOURTEEIQTH PAYMENT IN TFiE AMOIINr OF $7,629.15 TO CLAIINCFi & MILLER, INC. FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES DURING MAY, 1998. THE CONSTRIICTION .ADMINISTRATION PHASE IS 45 PERCENT COMPLETE. CONSTRIICTION OSSERVATION IS 38 PERCENT COMPLETE. 2. MELODYWOOD ESTATES CONCRETE DITCH WITH THE FINAL PAYMENT IN THE AMOIINT OF $4,000.00 TO HADDOCK CONSTRIICTION CO. , INC. FOR CONSTRIICTION OF A CONCRETE PILOT CHANNEL BETWEEN MELODYWOOD ESTATES AND VILLAGE GREEN SUBDIVI$ION. THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE.. B. APPROVE CO�RCIAL SITE PLAN FOR #3 OAK DRIVE. C. MINUTES OF MAY 18, JUNE 1, JIINE 4, JIINE 5, JIINE 8, J'IINE 15, AND JUNE 29, 1998. SECONDED BY COU23CII,MEMBER NlA2IISON. TFiE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOIISLY. A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 8 10 P.M. MAYOR FiAROLD L. WHITAKER ATTEST: , LINDA THORNTON ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY r _._.�....�_,��. __..____._