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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1998-11-16 Regular 11/16J98 . - 1 3 � � . STATE OF TEXAS } ( CITY OF P'RIBNDSWOOD ) ( ' COLTNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( NOVSI�ER 16, 1998 ) ( MINUTBS OF A RBGULAR MSBTING OF THB FRIBNDSWOOD CITX COIINCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEI�ER 16, 1998, AT 5:30 P.M. , AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAI�ERS, 910 S. FRISND5WOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRSSENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKBR MAYOR PRQ T�NI JBRRY BRICSSON COIINCILt+�IDBR KITTEN HAJECATE COIINCILI�I�IDER TOM MANISON COIINCILMEI�SAER KIM BRIZBNDINE COUNCILI�MB$R ALINE DICREY CITY MANAGBR RON COX CITY S$CRSTARY DELORIS MCICENZIS COIINCILMEI�BR MEASELES AND CITY ATTORNEY MICKELSON WERE ABSENT FROM THE MEETING. MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE WORKSLSSION TO ORDSR. DTSC[TSSION REGARDING FDNDING OF' PROPOSBD CAPITAL INII�ROVEMBNTS PROJBCTS (CIP) WITH FINANCIAL ADVISOR, FRANK ILDEBRANDO OF DAIN RAIISCHER. CITY MANAGER COX PRESENTED A OVERVIEW OF THE CIP. DIREGTOR OF ADMINISTRATTVE SSRVICBS ROGER ROECICER PRSSENTSD A RBVIEW OF THE FINANCB PLAN AND TH8 TOTAL DEBT SBRVIC� TO MATURITY, THE TAX D$BT SERVICFs TO MATIIRITY AND THE RBVENUE SSRVICE TO MATURITY. MR. ILDEBRANDO REVIEWED THE FINANCIAL POSITION F012 ODTSTI�NDING DEBT, TIiE NEW T.AX SIIPPORTED BONDS, BOND R.ATING, BXPLAINED RATING CATEGORIES, BOND INSURANCE, FINANCING ALTERNATIVES FOR TEXAS CITIES, TAX BONDS, REFUNDING BONDS, CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, ANPICIPATION NOTES, CONTRACTURAL OBLIGATIONS, LEASS PURCHASIPiG FINANCING, FINANCING USING NON—PROFIT CORPORATIONS, REVIEWSD A CHART SHOWING A SCENAR20 OF NEW TAX SUPPORTSD BONDS, TODAY'S MARKFsT, REVIEWED N8W RTVSNVE SUPPORTED BONDS AND REVIFWED REVENUE DEBT SERVICE CAPACITY WITH A PROPOSED SEWEFt RATTs INCREASS. COIII�ICIL COBIVBNED INTO I3XECIITIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCS WITFi TFTE TEXAS GOVERTiMFNT CODE, PIIR3IIAN'P TO SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS — CITY MANAGER'S ANNIIAL SVALIIATION. COiJNCIL RECONVENBD INTO RSGIILAR S$SSION WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE I�ETING TO ORDER. TSE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREND ROY SKEETER, RBPRTSENTING FRISNDSWOOD FRIENDS CHIIRCH. , CUB SCOIIT PACIC 350 SPONSORED BY TFIE CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS L7s'D THE PLSDGS OF ALLSGIANCE TO THE STATS OF TEXAS AND TO THS ITNITED STATES. 1 11j16/98 _ � 3 � � COIINCILMEMBSR DICR$Y REPORTBD ON ATTSNDING THE GALVESTON COUNCIL OF MAYORS AND COIINCILI�N ((3.C.M.& C.} MSSTING DIIRING WHICH THE TBXAS DSPARTI�NT OF r TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTATIVE SPOKE ON THE I-45 CORRIDOR, ATTSNDED THE HOUSTON/GALVBSTON ARSA COUNCIL ANNIIAL HOME—RIILE CAIICIIS, RSPORTSD SH$ WAS RF—SL]3CTED TO S$RVE REPRESENTING 29 HOI�—RIILE CITILS WITH A POPIILATION DNDER , 25,000 AND ATTENDED THE LAND CONSERVATION TRUST MEETING THAT WAS HELD IN FRI$NDSWOOD RSGARDING CONSERVING OPEN SPACE. COIINCILMEbffiER BRIZENDINB RBPORTED ON ATTBNDING THE FRI$NDSWOOD/ALVIN, PEARLAND HABITAT FOR HUMIINITY MEETING AND THAT THE SECOND PROaTPlCT HAS BSBN STARTED. COIINCILMEMSLR BRIZ$NDINE STATED IF ANYONE IS INTERESTBD IN VOLUNTSERING THSIR TIME, LABOR OR MONEY, TO CALL MARGE FEISTER. COUNCILML�L+IDSR MANISON REPORTED ON ATTBNDING THE LAND CONSSRVATION TRUST MESTING AND STATBD THAT THERS WAS A FINS SPEAKER THERE WHO PRSSSNTED A LOT TO THINK ABOIIT, REPORTBD ON ATTENDING THS G.C.M & C. , THE PIPELINS SAFETY MEETING, THS WATERS DAVIS SOIL CONSSRVATION MEETING, THS CLBAR LAKS AREA SCONOMIC DEVSLOPMENT FOUNDATION MEETING, AND TOURED THB CITY AND BLACKHAWK SBWSR PI,AN'P WITH DR. RSBUCR, WHO IS ON THE REGION H WATER BOARD COI�iITTEE, At�TD CITY MANAGER COX. COIINCILMSMB$R SRICSSON RSPORTED ON ATTBNDING M[TCH OF THE SAMS MEETINGS r,ND REPORTSD ON ATT$NDING THS G.C.M & C. MEETING, ATTENDSD THE FRIENDSWOOD ECONOMIC AND DEVSLOPMENT COI�IITTBE MSETING AND STATSD THAT HF3 RECEIVED A COPY OF THE VISION 2020 RRPORT TODAY WHICFI IS AVAILABLL TO TfIS PLTBLIC, �!N'D ALSO ATTENDED THE LAND CONSERVATION TRIIST MEETING. COIINCILI�I�ER HAJSCATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE G.C.M & C. MSETING THE PR.AYER BREARFAST LAST SATURDAY, REMINDED EVERYONR OF THS CHRISTMAS HERITAGE DAY HOME TOIIR TO BE HELD THIS SATURDAY AND SIINDAY, AND THS FRISNDSWOOD FSAST HELD BY THE FRI$NDSWOOD CONDTE�CTION AT THE FRIENDSWOOD FRIENDS CHiJRCH AND STATED THAT VOLIINTSERS ARE WSLCOME. MAYOR WHITAKER PROCLAIMSD TUBSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1998 AS "NATIONAL COI�iUNITY BDIICATION DAY IN FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS". MS. • LEANNA BRIDGSTT, DIRECTOR OF COI�II�1T]NITY EDIICATION RECEIVED TH8 PROCLAMATION. CITY M1INAGER COX REPORTED TAAT TSRRY BYRD, FIRB MARSHAL/E��RG$NCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, HAS COMPLSTIiD THE PROF33SSIONAL DEVF.LOPMSNT SSRIES OF TH8 SMLRGSNCY MANAGSMENT INSTITUTE. THIS STATE-3PONSORED PROFSSSIONAL Dl3VELOPMENT PROGRAM IS TAE PRIMARY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR E'MERGSNCY M1�INAGEMENT IN THS STAT13. MR. COX RFs'PORTED THAT NOTIFICATION HAS BFsSN SSNT BY JOHN IVEY OF ALBERT HALFF ASSOCIATSS THAT FRISNDSWOOD IS AMONC3 24 TSXAS CITIES THAT WILL BE THE SIIBJECT OF A SPECIAL STUDY FiJNDED BY I�ND FOR FEMA. THIS STUDY IS A COMPREHSNSIVS CO�NITY ASSESSMENT TO ASSESS FLOOD PLAIN NiANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WITH THE GOAL BEING TO DEVELOP A FLOOD LOSS MITIGATION PROGRAM. MR. COX ALSO REPORTSD THAT THE LAURA RECOVERY CENTER FOUNDATION AND THE FRIENDSWOOD POLICL DSPARTMENT HAVE EI�ARKED ON A JOURNEY TOGSTHSR TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCS TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN OF ALL AG$S ON PREPARING THEM FOR ' LIVING IN OUR SOCIETY. RECENTLY, SEVER.AL ELECTED AN'D OTHER KEY COMMZJNITY LEADERS MET WITH DR. RICHARD AUSTIN AT THE LAURA RECOVERY CENTSR TO DISCIISS THE AGENDA FOR A WORKSHOP TO BE HELD. 2 11/16/98 'j� D� + **COUNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSOI3 MOVED TO AFPROVE FIRST REAAING OF ORDINANCE NO. T98-38, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIEND5WOOD, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 98-30, ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 2, 1998, AND BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, CABLE TELEVISION FR.ANCHISE FROM THE TKR OF HOUSTON, INC. , TO TEXAS CABLE PARTNERS, L.P. , BY # STRIKING ALL OF PARAGR.APH (g) OF SECTION 3 OF SAID ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTING TIiEREFOR A NEW PARAGRAPH (g) ; BY RENUMBERING PARAGR.APH (i) OF SECTION 3 OF SAID ORDINANCE TO PA.RAGRAPH (j) ; BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH {i) TO SECTION 3 OF SAID ORDINANCE; BY STRIKING ALL OF SECTION 4 OF SAID ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 4; BY STRIKING ALL OF SECTION 5 OF SAID ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 5; REQUIRING PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CITY OF THE INTENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP ENTITIES TO INCLUDE THE CITY WITHIN THE PROVISIONS OF THE SOCIAL CONTRACT FOR TIME WARNER CABLE; RETAINING THE CITY'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE CABLE EQUIPMENT RATES; REQUIRING THE P.ARTNERSHIP'S AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES TO THE CITY AND SUBSCRIBERS AND TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN PERFORMANCE-RELATED STANDARDS ON OR BEFORE SPECIFIED DATES; PROVIDING FOR OTHER OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVER.ABILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCTLMEMBER DICKEY. THE MOTTON WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM B-l. A. PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS - 1. SAN JOAQCTIN PARRWAY STREBT IMPROVEMENT WITFI THE EIGHTH PAYMENT IN TFiE AMOUNT OF $48, 669.51 TO SCI CON5TRUCTORS, INC. THE PROJECT IS 94 PERCENT COMPLETE. RETAINAGE IS FIVE PE�RCENT. 2. ACTIVITY CENTER RENOVATION WITH THE THIRD PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNP OF 53,067.61 TO HALLJBARNUM ARCHITECTS FOR DESIGN SERVICES DURING SEPCTEMBER. ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES ARE 68 PERCENT COMPLETE. TOTAL PAYMENTS ARE $51,737.12. B. DISPOSITION OF BIDS. BID NO. - 2. BID 9 8-8: SWI1�iING POOL YLASTERING REJECTED. BID I30. 9 8-9: ROOF SYSTEMS-PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND ACTIVITY BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 558,750 TO JACO CONSTRUCTION, INC. APPROVE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN FOR MAINLAND MARKETING AT PILGRIMS POINT SUBDIVISION ON WINDING WAY. D. APPROVE BANNER PERMIT APPLICATION FOR FRIENDSWOOD CHAMBER OF CONII�iERCE DECEMBER 7-14, 1998 TO ADVERTISE HOLIDAY PARADE. PROPERTY TAX REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1998. MINU'PES OF NOVEMBER 2 AND 9, 1998. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEI�ER BRIZENDINB. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM B. 1 OF THE CONSENT AGEPIDA - SID NO. 98-7 - TRUCFC MOUNTED FTYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR IN THE AMOUN'.P OF $164,950 FROM HI-WAY EQUIPMENT COMPANX WITH A LEASE/PURCHA3E RATE OF 5.34 PERCENT FOR FIVE YEARS. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY. THE MOTION WA5 APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. A MOTION WAS MADE ANn APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 8:25 P.M. MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER ATTEST: DELORIS MCKBNZIE, TRMC CITY SECRETARY