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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1998-07-13 Special 1323 STATE OF TEXAS ) ( CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) ( COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( JULY 13, 1998 ) ( MINUTE5 OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON JULY 13, 1998, AT 6:30 P.M. , AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE COUNCILMEI�ffiER TOM MANISON COUNC2LMEI�ER KIM BRIZENDINE COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES CITY MRNAGER RON COX ASSISTANr CITY SECRETARY LINDA THORNTaN MAYOR PRO TEM ERICSSON AND CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE WERE ABSENT FROM THE MEETING. MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. DISCIISSION WAS FiELD REGARDING FUNDING OPTIONS FOR WATER/SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. MELVIN MEINECKE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, EXPLAINED TFIE NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS AND FUNDING OPTIONS. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE MAJOR TFiOROUGHFARE PLAN OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BILL FINGER, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION EXPLAINED THE PLAN. MIKE HODGE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN COIYIIdITTEE MEMBER BECKY MC CULLOUGH ALSO OFFERED COr�NTS. DISCIISSION WAS HELD REGARDING PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE PERMITTED USE TABLE NEIGHBORHOOD COI�iERCIAL DISTRICT(NC) . SILL FINGER, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, MADE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE LIMITING OF PERMITTED USES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMF:RCIAL ZONE (NC) AND TFIE PERCENTAGE OF SPACE TO BE USED FOR OFFICE PURPOSE. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING 7�MENDMENTS TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE INCLUDING TIGHTENING THE PAR}1METERS OR DEFINITIONS OF WHEN MODIFICATIONS MAY NOT BE GRAN'PED SY THE CObII�IIS3I0N, REQIIIRING A SIIPER M�70RITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION IN ORDER FOR A MODIFICATION TO BE GRANTED, AND ASSESS A FEE TO RECOVER TFiE ADDITIONAL COSTS IN PROCESSING THE REQUEST FOR A MODIFICATION. DISCIISSION WAS HELD REGAR.DING VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. CHIEF OF POLICE JARED STOVT EXPLAINED THE PROGRAM AND STATED TFiIS WILL BE A PAY AS YOU G� PLAN ON All VEHICLES EXCEPT PATROL CARS. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING EMPLOYEE SENEFITS POLICY AND TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM (TMRS) . CITY M�NAGER COX AND DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES EXPLAINED THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS POLICY CHANGES: CASH OUT ALL ACCRUED VACATION AMOUNTS OVER TIiE CURRENTLY ALLOWED MAXIMUM; CASH OIIT ana 1324 ALL ACCRUED "FLOATING HOLIDAYS" OVER EIGHT HOURSs INCREASE THE MAXIMUM CARRY OVER OF VACATION FOR ANY EMPLOYEE TO TFiE AMOUNP THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCRIIE AT THE TIME; ANY VACATION OR "FLOATING HOLIDAYS' ACCRUED OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED FOR THE EMPLOYEE WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE TRF►NSFERRED TO SICK LEAVE UP TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SICK LEAVE, OTHERWISE IT WILL BE LOST. ALSO DISCUSSED WAS THE Z't�t5 INCREASING THE BENEFIT TO THE 7 PERCENT/2:1 R.ATIO WITH 20 YEAR RETIREMENT. A MOTION WAS M�DE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 9:34 P.M. OR HI�ROLD L. WHITAKER ATTEST: C DE ORIS MCKENZIE, TRM CITY SECRETARY ' �