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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1998-07-20 Regular 1325 STATE OF TEXAS ) � CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD } ( COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/FiAFtR2S ) ( JIILY 20, 1998 ) ( MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 20, 1998, AT 7:00 P.M. , AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CFiAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORIIM: MAYOR FiAROLD L. WHITAKER MAYOR PRO TEM JERRY ERICSSON COUNCILMEMSER KITTEN HAJECATE COUNCILMEMSER TOM MANISON COUNCILMEMBER KIM BRIZENDINE COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY COUNCILMEI�ER MEL MEASELES CITY ATTORNEY KIM MICKELSON CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY PASTOR DENNIS OWENS FROM THE NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH. BOY SCOUT TROOP 870, SPONSORED BY BAY AREA CFiRISTIAN CHURCH, LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE UNITED STATES. MAYOR WHITAKER AND BILL FINGER, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COI�IISSION CALLED A JOINT DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER, TO RECEIVE CONIl�IENTS EITHER OR.AL OR WRITTEN, REGARDING THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 84-15: A) TO AMEND SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ORDINANCE #293, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 400 WOODLAWN, FRIENDSWOOD ISD, FROM SPECIFIC USE PERMIT/SCHOOL TENNIS COIIRTS AND BIIS BARN TO SPECIFIC IISE PERMIT/NEW MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITY. SAM SWART, REPRESENTING BAY ARCHITECTS, APPEARED BEFORE COLTNCIL AND EXPLAINED THE BXPANSION AND REMODELING OF THE TFtANSPORTATION FACILITY, INCLUDING THE NEW DETENTION POND, THE PRE-ENGINEERED ONE STORY METAL BIIILDING, SCREENING, NEW I,ANDSCAPING, AND STATED THAT THERE WILL NOT BE BIIS REPAIRS AT THIS SITE. Na2. RON SOLKA, REPRESENTING THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATED NEXT TO THE PROPERTY, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS CONCERNS WITH DRAINAGE AND FENCING. 2�2. JEFF TIMME, 401 DAVID, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS HIS CONCERNS REGARDING THE RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE SHORT TERM USE OF THE FACILITY AND USE OF THE FACILITY IN THE FUTIIRE. � 1326 MR. STEVE FORBES, 401 MYRA, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL 3�ND EXPRES3ED HIS CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPERTY AND STATED THAT THIS FACILITY SHOIILD BE LOCATED WHERE THE BIISES ARE MAINTAINED. MR. RANDY BOEDING, 407 MYRA, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT HE COULD NOT GET INFORMATION FROM CITY HALL, ASKED FOR A DELAY OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, EXPRESSED H25 CONCERNED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TRAFFIC. MR. LARRY BURKE, 408 WOODLAWN, EXPRESSED HIS CONCERNS OVER THE FENCING BEING REMOVED AND ASKED IF THIS WAS A DONE DEAL. MR. CURTIS WILSON, REPRESENTING FISD, APPEARED BEFORL COUNCIL AND EXPLAINED THAT WHILE THE JUNIOR FIIGH IS CURRENTLY BEING RENOVATED, THE PROPERTY AT 400 WOODLAWN WILL BE USED AS A TEMPORARY OFFICE BUILDING, STATED THE FENCE IS DOWN AND THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY WILL REMAIN AT THE SAME LOCATION, AND I�N'PICIPATES MORE METAL BUILDINGS BEING USED WITIi THE CONTINL7ED GROWTH OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. MS. CARLA TIBETS, 211 WOODLAWN, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND EXPRESSED IiER CONCERNS REGARDING TIiE AESTHETICS OF THE METAL BUILDINGS, STATED THAT AN ADD ON MAKES MORE SENSE, IS CONSCIOUS OF GROWTH AND THE NEED FOR MORE BU5SES, IS CONCERNED ABOUT MORE TR.AFFIC, AND STATED THAT A BRICK BUILDING IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH TIiE AREA. T�t. EDDIE KIRKMAN, 406 WOODLAWN, APPEARED SEFORE COUNC7L AND STATED THAT HE FEELS THE AREA IS LAND LOCKED, 1►ND THAT THIS IS NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR THIS FACILITY. MR VERNON DOWLING APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT HE WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN OF THE LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR THIS FACILITY WITH TIiE GROWTH OF FISD. MR. DENNIS DOWLING, 403 DAVID STREET, SENT A LETTER OPPOSING LIGHT INDUSTRY IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND STATED THE FACT THAT THE OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY WILL BE THE FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (FISD) DOES NOT ALTER TFiE FACT THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT ALLOW OTHER TYPES aF COMMERCIAL COMPANIES TO BUY LAND IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONSTRUCT A TRAILER REPAIR FACILITY AND FIIRTFIER STATED THAT TFiE PROPER LONG TERM PI,AN FOR THE FISD IS TO MOVE THIS ENTIRE SCHOOL BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO A LOCATION ALREADY ZONED FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS. DISCUSSION CONTINUED REG3�RDING EXPANSION, ANY OTHER AVAILABLE PROPERTIES, INGRESS �1ND EGRESS, FLEET SIZE, PARKING, TRANSPORTATION NEEDS FOR FISD AND REVENUES. COUNCILMEIyIDER MANISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING TFiE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD REGION Ii MEETING WHICH WAS HELD AT THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S PIIBLIC UTILITY BUILDING, A2+TD THE ASSOCIATION OF MAYORS, COUNCILMEMSERS, AND COMMISSIONS (AMCC) MEETING AT TEXAS A & M IN COLLEGE STATION. COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON STATED HE WAS OUT OF TOWN LAST WEEK FIGHTING FIRES IN CHILDRESS, STATED HE REVIEWED THE WORKSESSION WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND IS UP-TO-DATE ON THE CITY ISSUES. � 1327 COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED ATTENDING THE AMCC MEETING AND ON TFIE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MEETING ON OPEN MEETINGS/OPEN RECORDS, STATED THAT CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE RECEIVED NATIONAL ELECTION CREDENTIALS AND READ A LETTER OF APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON FOR ELECTION ASSISTANCE, REPORTED THAT SHE ATTENDED THE VISION 2020 MEETING REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 312�TD WILL ATTEND THE MEETING SPONSORED BY "ONE NATION UNDER GOD, A CALL TO REMEMSR.ANCE" WHERE AUTHOR DAVID BARTON WILL SPEAK ABOiTT "AMERICA' S GODLY HERITAGE" AT 7 :30 IN THE FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AIIDITORIIIM. COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES REPOI2TED ON ATTENDING THE AMCC MEETING AND ATTENDED A MEETING ON AMENDING THE CITY CHARTER WORK AND ASKED THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW THE MATERIAL FROM THIS SESSION. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED THAT SHE WAS ABSENT FROM THE GALVESTON COUN'fY MAYORS AN'D COUNCILMEN'S MEETING BIIT WAS RE-ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT, ATTENDED THE CLEAR LAKE TF2ANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP MEETING REGARDING LONG R.ANGE PLANNING, THE AMCC MEETING WHICH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, AND REPORTED THAT TFiE SUMMARY JUDGEMENT HEARING WITH EXXON WILL BE HELD DURING THE NEXT 30 DAYS. COUNCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT MEETING, ASKED EVERYONE TO KEEP INFORMED AS TO TFIE NEXT VISION 2020 MEETINGS, STATED THERE WERE 60 ATTENDEES BUT COULD USE MORE, AND REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROJECT WHICH WILL BE FIELD ON JULY 22, 23, AND 31. MAYOR WHITAKER REPORTED ATTENDING THE VISION 2020 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEET2NG AND URGED EVERYONE TO ATTEND,AND ATTENDED THE HEARING REGARDING THE EXXON SiJMMARY JUDGEMENT, AND WISHED DAN ILLERICH HAPPY BIRTHDAY. MS. KATHY HALE, 902 APPLEWOOD, REPRESENTING THE THOROUGHFARE COI�Il+3ITTEE, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND ASKED THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND THANKED COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY, CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZTE AND HER STAFF, KATHLEEN SENG AND LINDA THORNTON FOR THEIR COOPERATION, THANKED DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MIKE HODGE, AND CONIl�f2TTEE MEMBERS ZEKIE MCVE=GH, BILL FINGER, AND CHAIR OF TIiE CO�fITTEE BECKY MCCULLOUGH AND STATED SFiE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND BECKY MCCULLOUGH FOR CONSIDER.ATION FOR A COI�iITTEE APPOINTMENT. IrIIt. FRANK WEBB, 207 STONEHENGE, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT HE HEARD A RUMOR THAT THE RECYCLING DONATION ON HIS WATER BILL IS GOING TO FUND THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT RETIREMENT FUND AND �1ND ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION AS TO WFiAT THESE FLTNDS WILL BE USED FOR. MR. JOE HALE, PRESIDENT OF THE EL DOFiADO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL REGARDING THE DRAINAGE IN THIS SUBDIVISION AND PRESENTED A 3 PHASE APPROACH FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT, STATED THAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR BASIC CITY SERVICES AND ASKED COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. MR. MIKE MCCLELL�IND, 83 EL DORADO, APPEAI2ED BEFORE COUNCIL AND STATED HE SUPPORTS THE DRAINAGE REQUEST FOR EL DORADO SUBDIVISION AND ASKED COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THIS REQUEST DURING THE BUDGET MEETINGS. � 1328 CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED THAT HE APPROVED CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,700 FOR THE RELOCATION OF AN EXISTING 12 INCH FORCE MAIN. 2�2. COX ALSO REPORTED THAT MELVIN MEINECKE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, REQL7ESTED TIiE CITY OF HOUSTON REMOVE THE SIIRFACE WATER RESTRICTOR WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO PEAK BETTER ON SURFACE WATER, AND TAKE MORE THAN THE 3 MGD, AND REPORTED THAT THE VISION 2020 WORKSHOP HELD AT THE FRIENDSWOOD CHURCH FRIENDS CENTER WAS SUCCESSFUL AND REMINDED EVERYONE THAT THE NEXT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON JULY 28 AT 6:30 AT THE SAME LOCATION. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED ON TFIE FOLLOWING FISD/CITY ACTIVITIES; JOINT USE AGREEMENT, THE LAND EXCHANGE, THE MEETING ON CONSTRUCTION ISSUES, AND THE JOINT MONTIiLY MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ASKED IF THE WATER WELL WAS FIXED WITH DIRECTOR MEINECKE ANSWERING THAT IS WAS FIXED AND WILL BE ON LINE WEDNESDAY. COUNCILMEMSER DICKEY ASKED AFTER THIS, WOULD WATER RATIONING SE REMOVED WITH THE CITY MANAGER RE3PONDING THAT THE STAFF WILL REVIEW THIS SITUATION IN 2 TO 3 WEEKS. COUNCILMEt�ER DICKEY ASKED IF THE SCI CONTR.ACT WITH SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY PROJECT WAS COMPLETE WITH DIRECTOR MEINECKE RESPONDING THAT IT WAS 50 PERCENT COMPLETE ON ONE SIDE, DISCUSSED ACCESS DRIVEWAYS WITH COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY SUGGESTING THAT IN THE FUTURE, HE LOOK AT THE CONTRACTS. COUNCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE ASKED ABOUT THE CHANGE ORDER ON THE SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY PROJECT, AND ASKED WAS TFIE FORCE MAIN EXISTING OR DID NO ONE ANTICIPATE THIS LOCATION WITH DIRECTOR MEINECKE RESPONDING THAT THIS WAS NOT PICKED UP IN THE PLANS. MAYOR PRO TEM ERICSSON CONGRATULATED MR. MEINECKE ON HAVING THE FORESIGHT TO HAVE THE RESTRICTOR REMOVED. **COUNCILMEt�ER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R98-23, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIiE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTIaN OF THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE COMPONENT OF THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS RECOIvII�SENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COD4yiISSION, SAME TO BE A PART OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEI�ER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R98-24, A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS AND GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, ADOPTING A JOINT AGREEMENT ON DISASTER RE-ENTRY PI,AN. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEI�ER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R98-25, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF THE NASA ROAD ONE SCENIC DISTRICT AND THE ESTABLISFII�SENT OF MINIMUM REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF SIGNS WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS1 AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEA5ELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T98-23, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE PL�.NNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECONII4IENDATION REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR PR�PERTY LOCATED AT 17231 BLACKHAWK BOULEVARD, SKYHAWK (FORMERLY SEAHAWK) APARTMENTS, 12.597 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF UNRESTRICTED RESERVE "H" , BLOCK 17, SECTION 3, FOREST BEND SUBDIVISION, �. 1329 FiARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-HIGH DENSITY (MFR-H) FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT/MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-HIGH DENSITY APARTMENTS (SUP/MFR-H APARTMENTS) , AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 84-15i AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION HEREOFj AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEt�ffiER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY. **COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE TFiE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 8. APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO PERSONNEL POLICY REGARDING ACCRUED BENEFITS AND ITEM D. AUTHORIZE CONTRACT WITH RAUSCHER PIERCE REFSNES, INC. T� CONSULT WITH TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO OBTAIN FUNDING FOR WASTE WATER PROJECTS. PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS: l. SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY STREET IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE F�URTH PAYMENT IN THE AMOUN'T OF $89, 894.73 TO SCI CONSTRUCTORS, INC. , BID 98-1, AND THE PROJECT IS 62 PERCENT COMPLETEp FIFTEENTH PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,161.97 TO CLAUNCH 7 MILLER, INC. FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES DURING JUNE, THE CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION PHASE IS 60 PERCENT COMPLETE AND CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION IS 45 PERCENT COMPLETE1 FIRST AND SECOND PAYMENTS TO TOLUNAY-WONG ENGINEERS, INC. FOR MATERIALS TESTING DURING MAY AND JUNE IN THE AMOUNrS OF $2, 651 AND $448. TOTAL CAPITAL PAYMENTS WERE $96,894.73 . 2. ACT2VITY CENTER RENOVATION WITH THE FIRST PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,132.33 TO HALL/BARNUM ARCHITECTS FOR DESIGN SERVICES DURING JUNE, ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES ARE 27 PERCENT COMPLETE. C. AUTHORIZE WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES TO PROCEED WITH ENGINEERING ON WATER PRIORITY PROJECTS AT FM2351/BLACKHAWK. E. AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENT FROM MICHAEL AND BARBARA FOWLER FOR A FIVE FOOT SURFACE DRAINAGE EASEMENT NEAR MURPHY ROAD. F. AUTHORIZING REMAINING A PART OF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST ENTEX. G. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNi'Y AATD FVFD FOR FIRE PROTECTION IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF HARRIS COUNTY. H. PR�PERTY TAX REPORT FOR JUNE, 1998. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED LJNANIMOU5LY. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE PERSONNEL POLICY REGARDING ACCRUED BENEFITS: CASH OUT ALL ACCRUED VACATION AMOUNTS OVER TAE CIII2RENTLY ALLOWED M1�XIMLTM OF 80 HOURSj CASH OUT ALL ACCRUED "FLOATING HOLIDAYS" OVER EIGHT HOTJRSj INCREASE THE MAXIMUM CARRY OVER OF VACATION TO THE AMOIINT THE EMPLOYEE MAY ACCRUE BASED ON TIME WITH TIiE CITY; ANY VACATION OR "FLOATING HOLIDAYS" ACCRUED OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED FOR THE EMPLOYEE WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE TRANSFERRED TO SICK LEAVE UP TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SICK LEAVE, OTHERWISE IT WILL BE LOST. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION PASSED 6-1 WITH COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY OPPOSED. � 1330 **COUNCILMEMSER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTRACT WITIi RAUSCHER PIERGE REFSNES, INC. TO CONSIILT WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO OBTAIN FUNDING FOR WATER/WA3TE WATER PROJECTS. SECONDED BY COIINCILI�:I+�ER HAJECATE. THE MOTION PASSED 6-1 WITH COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY OPPOSED. A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 9:15 P.M. MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER ATTEST: C� DELORIS MCKEN IE, C CITY SECRETARY �