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• STATE OF TEXAS ) (
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) (
COUN'PIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) (
' OCTOBER 5, 1998 ) (
MINUTES OF A RLGULAR I�ETING OF THE FRISNDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD
ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1998, AT 6:30 P.M. , AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOb, T�XAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING
PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKI3R
MAYOR PRO TEM JERRY ERICSSON
COUNCILMEI�ffiER KITTEN HAJSCATE
COUNCILI�I�ER ALINE DICK73Y
COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELSS
CITY ATTORNEY KIM MICKI3LSON
CITY M7�INAGER RON COX
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKSNZIE
ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WE3RB COUNCILMEMBSRS MANISON AND BRIZENDINI3.
MAYOR NTHITAKER CALLED THS M8I3TING TO ORD13R.
MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILMEI�IDER ERICSSON PRESENTSD AWARDS TO THOSE STUDSNTS
THAT PARTICIPATED IN THL FIRE PREVENTION POSTER CONTEST.
A RECESS WAS CALLFsD AT THIS TIME.
COUNCIL CONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 7:00 P.M. .
A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.
MAYOR WHITAKSR LSD TH8 PLI3DGB OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE
UNITED STATES.
COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES REPORTED ON ATTENDING THS PLANNING ANV ZONING
MEETING, AND REPORTED ON THS CONII+IITTEE R13TREAT PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 26, 1998.
COUNCILMEMBER DICKSY REPORTED ON ATT$NDING THE CLEAR LAKS TRANSPORTATION
PARTNERSHIP MEETING DURING WHICH A UNIFORM LANDSCAPING PROGRAM WAS PRESF3NTED.
COUNCILMEMSER ERICSSON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PARK SIIBDIVISION
HOMEOWNERS'S ASSOCIATION MELTING DURING WHICH FLOODING WAS DISCUSSED,
ATTENDI3D THE VISION 2020 MEETING, AND REPORTED THAT HE IS GLAD THAT THE
PIPELINE SAFETY COMMITTEE IS MEETING AGAIN.
COUNCILMEI�ffiER HAJECATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE SEPTEMBER 30 TOWN HALL
MEETING DURING WHICH SENATOR BUSTER BROWN AND SENATOR MIKE JACKSON SPORE ON
TRANSPORTATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, NASA FUNDS, AND SAFE3TY.
MAYOR WfiITAKSR REPORTED THAT HS MET WITH THE PIPELINE CO1�i2TTEE AND THSY
WILL BEGIN WORK ON GOALS AND OBJFCTIVBS, AND REPORTED THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MANISON WAS ATTBNDING THE ALAMO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMLNTS LEGISLATIV$ MEETING
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�� REGARDING WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION AND THAT COUNCILMEMBBR MANISON WILL BE
A SPEAKER AT THIS MSETING, AND RBPORTED THAT COIINCILMSI�BR BRIZENDINE WAS
OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS.
CAROL JONES, EXECIITIVS DIRECTOR OF TH8 CHAMBER OF CObII��RCE, APPEARED BEFORS
COUNCIL AND INTRODIICED MEMBSR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MS. JONES ALSO
DISCUSSED HOW THE CHAMBER HBLPS BUSINESSES IN THE CO1�1'UNITY BY PROMOTING
LOCAL SPENDING, STATED TIiE CHAMBER HAS DONS AN SXCF3LLENT JOB REPRESENTING
THE COMMUNITY, STATED A CONCERN WITH THE EMPTY BUSINESS BUILDINGS AND THAT
THE COUNCIL SHOULD LOOK AT HOW TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES, AND TH}3 CHAMBER
URGED EVI3RYONE'S SUPPORT OF LOCAL BUSINSSSES.
CITY MANAGER COX RBPORTED ON THE CLEAR CREER DRAINAGE DISTRICT DUSCUSSIONS
AND THAT THL REVISED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND ORDINANCE SHOULD BE READY FOR
THE OCTOBER 19 AGENDA, REPORTED THAT THE PIPBLINE SAFETY COMMITTEE IS
MBETING AGAIN IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE GOALS OF THE COMMITTEE TIiEY HAD IN
ADDITION TO THOSE RSLATED TO THE BXXON PIPELINS. MR. COX STATLD THAT SIX OF
THE SEVEN ORIGINAL CO1rRriITTEE MEMBERS HAVE AGREED TO SERVE AGAIN. THOSE SIX
ARE BEN MALSK, MARY BETH EDEEN, RALPH BLAUGH, ROBERT BLUDtiVORTH, CLAYTON
STEVENS, AND DAVIS TOWNS$ND. MR. COX ALSO R$PORTED ON THE DEVELOPMENT
REVIEW COI�SITTI3E AND THAT THIS CONII�tITTEE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO STREAMI�INE
THE DEVSLOPMENT AND PERMITTING PROCESS.
**CODNCILMEMSLR HAJ}3CATI3 MOVED TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR SBTTLEMENT OF CIIRRSNT
R.ATS ORDRR TO TCI CABLEVISION OF HOUSTON, INC.
SECONDED BY CODNCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROV]3D UNANIMOUSLY
**COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY MOVED TO DSNY REQUEST FOR STAY OF CURRBNTLY ORDERED
RATES TO TCI CABLEVISION OF HOIISTON, INC.
SECONDBD BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVI3D UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMErIDER HAJECATE MOVSD TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R98-31, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, REQUESTING LBGISLATIVE ACTION PRgSERVING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY TO SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS THROUGH COOPERATIVE
PURCHASING PROGRAMS.
SECONDBD BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMErffiER HAJSCATE MOVBD TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R98-32, A RESOLUTION OF
TIiE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD DESIGNATING COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY AS
REPRESENTATIVE AND COUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON AS AN ALTERNATE FOR
HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1999.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVSD UNANIMOUSLY.
NO ACTION WAS TAICEN REGARDING ORDINANCE NO. T98-30, FIRST READING OF AN
ORDINANCE OF THL CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFSR OF
THE FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, CABLL TgLSVISION FRANCHISE FROM TCI TKR OF HOUSTON,
INC. TO TEXAS CABLE PARTNI3RS, L.P. ; PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE IN ACTUAL WORKING
CONTROL FROM TEXAS CABLE PARTNBRS, L.P. , TO TIME WARNER CABLE; PROVIDING FOR
A CHANGE IN CONTROL FROM TELE-CONII�SLTNICATIONS, INC. TO AT&T CORP; IMPOSING
CERTAIN CONDITIONS FOR CONSENT; PROVIDING FOR OTAER MATTERS RELATED TO THS
SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVFsRABILITY.
**COUNCILMEMBER HAJ$CATE MOVED TO APPROVI3 THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
A) AUTHORIZE RENEWAL OF CONTRACT WITH FRIENDSWOOD CHAMBER OF COI�lERCE IN
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, THE AMOUN'P OF $5,000 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S$RVICSS. B) APPROVE SANNER
, PERMIT APPLICATION FOR F'RILNDSWOOD INDEPENDSNT SCHOOL DISTRICT RI3D RIBBON
' WEEK ON OCTOBER 26-31, 1998. C) MINUTES OF STPTEI�ER 14, 21 IIND 28, 1998.
SECONDSD BY COUNCILME'I�IDER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 7:48.
MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER
ATTEST:
DELORIS MCKENZIE, TRMC
CITY SECRETARY
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