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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1999-04-19 Regular /�`� � STATE OF TBXAS ) ( CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) ( ` COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( APRIL 19, 1999 MIN[TTES OF A REGULAR MBSTII3G OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COIINCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1999 AT 7:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COIINCIL CHAMl3ER5, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSSVOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITIITING A QUORIIM: MAYOR FiAROLD L. WHITAKER MAYOR PRO TRM JERRY ERICSSON COIINCILMEMBER KTTTEN HAJECATE COIINCILMEMBER TOM MANISON COIINCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY COIINCILMEMSER KIM BRIZENDINE COIINCILMEMSER MEL M13AS8LES CITY ATTORNBY KIM MICKELSON ACTING CITY MANAGER TERRY BYRD (FIRE MARSHAL) CITY SECRFsTARY DELORIS MCICENZIE MAYOR WHITARER CALLED T$E MEETING TO ORDER. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY PASTOR JOE ROHER, FROM FR2ENDSWOOD FRIENDS CHURCH. MAYOR VJHITAKER LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE IINITED STATES. MAYOR WHITAKER READ A PROCLAMATION HONORING FRIF3NDSWOOD HIGIi SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR WINNING THE STATFs ACADEMIC DECATHLON SEVEN CONSSCIITIVE YEARS. MAYOR WHITARER READ A PROCLAMATION HONaRING CLEAR BROOIC HIGH SCHOOL LATIN CLUB STiTDENTS FOR WINNING THE STATE JIINIOR CLASSICAL LEAGII33 COMPETITION. COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING LAST TIIESDAY WHERE JODY MCDONALD WAS THS GUEST SPEAKER, ATTENDED THE PLANNING AND ZONING MESTING WHERE DISCUSSION WA5 HELD REGARDING THE PARK DEDICATION ORDINANCS. COIINCILMEMBER BRIZSNDINF RI3PORTLD ON ATTENDING FOIIR DIFFERENT MEETINGS AND STATED THAT OTHER MSMBERS OF COIINCIL WILL REPORT ON THSM. COIINCILMEMBER MANISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CLEAR CREER INDEPSNDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT MEFsTING I�ND WILL SERVE ON A COMMITTEE REGARDING CONDITIONS OF SCFi00LS AND T33CHNOLOGY, ATTENDED THE REGION H WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING IN CONROE, ATTENDE3D THE DEDICATION OF IiELFsN'5 GARDEN DEDICATED BY WALTER HALL IN LEAGUE CITY, TS5TIFIED IN AIISTIN BEFORF THE COMMISSION FOR SOIL AND CONSERVATION FIINDING AND ATTENDED HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL (H-GAC) MEETING, CONGRATIILATED TIiE HERITAGE SOCIETY HOME TOUR WHICH WAS HELD SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND STATED THAT TODAY HE WAS IN AIISTIN TESTIFYING BEFORE 3 DIFFERENT COMMITTEES REGARDING H-GAC AND SOIL CON5ERVATION FUNDING. ' �,�. 5 " COIINCILMEMBER ERICSSON RSPORTED ON ATTENDING THE SCONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING , WHBRFF JIIDY MCDONALD SPORE ON ECONOMIC DLVELOPMENT, ATTFNDED THE FRIENDSWOOD INDEPFsNDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT JOINT MEETING, ATTENDED THE PIPELINE SAFSTY MEETING LAST SATURDAY AND REPORTED THAT THS COMMITTEE WALKED TFIE PATH OF THE 3 PIPELINE CORRIDOR. COIINCILMEMBER HAJECATFs' RSPORTED ON ATTTNDING TH8 HARRIS COIIN'TY MAYORS AND COIINCILS (H.C.M & C.) MBBTING, THE PRAYSR BREAKFAST DIIRING WHICH THE TOP TEN PERCSNT OF THE SENI�R CLASSES F'ROM FRIENDSWOOD AND CLEAR BROOR HIGH WERE HONORI3D, AND ATTSNDED TAE WESTWOOD & CLINS AIICTION/CARNIVAL DIIRING WHICH OVSR $30,000 WAS RAIS$D. COIINCILMEMBER DICREY READ A WRITTEN STATEMBNT REGARDING HER SERVICE ON COIINCIL THS ZAST E'IVE YLARS AND STATED TFiAT SHE HOPES TFIAT SHE I5 REMEMBERED FOR HER INTSGRITY, COIIRAGE AND DSDICATION TO THE PRINCIPLES IN WHICH SHFs BELIEVE5 SO STRONGLY AND THAT SHE WILL CONTINIIB TO DEVOTE HER TIME AND ENERGY TO FIIRTHER POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY, POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND OPSN GOVERNMENT. MAYOR WHITAKER REPORTED ON ATTENDING THS SCONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MESTING, THE FISD JOINT MESTING DIIRING WH2CH DISCIISSION WAS HELD REGARDING SAFSTY ON SIINSET AND THE CONSTRIICTION PROGRAM. MA. BOB BERTRAND, 16507 BOIIGAINVILLA, APPFsARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED MATERIAL REGARDING THE YEAR 2000 AND A Y2IC CITIZENS GIIIDE, RECOMMENDED A WORKSHOP FOR TFiE COt�i[JNITY ON PREPAREDNESS AND PIIBLIC MEEiTING WITH SPECIAL CITIZFsNS GROUPS TO ACT AS A SOIINDING BOARD TO PROVIDI3 INFORMATION TO THE CO1KM[77NITY AND CITY COIINCIL. MAYOR WHITAKER THANKED MR. BERTRAND AND STATED THAT HE WILL HAVT CITY MANAGER COX AND DIRSCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ROECKER MEET SVITH HIM REGARDING THIS MATTSR. CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON THE FCONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING THAT WAS AELD WITH JIIDY MCDONALD, DIRSCTOR OF THE NACOGDOCHTS ECONOMIC DSVSLOPMENT, AS SPEARER. MR. COX REPORTSD THAT A NIIMBER OF APPLICATIONS IiAVE BF3EN RPCEIVED FOR TFiE ECONOMIC DFsVELOPMSNT COORDINATOR POSITION. MR. COX REPORTED ON THE INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (ICMA) MEETING AND THE SESSION HE ATTENDED RELATED TO GOVERNANCE, A GENERAL TERM THAT ENCOMPASSES THE PROCESS OF COIINCIL GOVERNING BY SETTING POLICY AND THE ADMINISTRATION, TIiROIIGH THS CITY MANAGER ADMINISTERII3G TH8 POLICY. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED ON THE OPEN SPACE TASIC FORCE ANTD THAT THF MSMBERS WILL MEET OVER TIiFi NEXT 90 DAYS TO DISCIISS TAE IMPACTS OF OPEN SPACFs AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR P�LICY CHANGES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, OTHER COMMITTEES, AND THS CITY COIINCIL TO CONSIDER. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R99-16, A RESOLIITION ADOPTING RIILES OF PROCEDIIRE FOR TAE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PIIRSIIANT TO AIITHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 2-3 OF THE CODEs' OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS; AND REPEALING RESOLIITION NO. R89-32. AMENDMENT TO RIILE 2 AND RIILE 15. SECONDED BY COIINCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY. **COIINCILMEMBER BRIZfiNDINE MOVED TO APPROV'E ORDINANCS T99-12, AN ORDINANCE FINDING AND DSTSRMINING THAT PIIBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO LONGER REQUIRE ____...s._._,�.._,_..._....._._ ... . __...__... ...,....�—„--......_.. ��l � � THS CONTIN[TED £sXISTENCE OF A PORTION OF THAT CERTAIN 0.5796 ACRES BEING A , PORTION OF MTJSTANG ROAD DEDICATED PIIBLIC RIGHT OF WAY LOCATSD IN THE CENTRAL PARR SIIBDIVISION, LOT 3, BLOCK H, IN THS SARAH MCFCISSICR OR J. E. WILLIAMS LEAGIIS, GALVESTON COIINTY, TSXAS. SECONDED BY COIINCILMSMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY. **COBNCILMEMBER ERICSSON MOVSD TO APPROVE ORDINANCE T99-13, AN ORDINANCE OF TH8 CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AMENDZNG ORDINANCS NO. 84-15, SAID ORDINANCE NO. 84— 15 BEING TH& ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY GR�TTING A SPECIFIC IISE PSRMIT FOR A IISED MERCHANDISE STORE, LOCATED AT 108M, F.ARM TO MARICET ROAD 2351; PROVIDING A PSNALTY IN AN AMOIIN'P NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACA DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SF3VERABILITY. SECONDED BY COIINCILMEN�ER BRIZENDINE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY. **COIINCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH CORRECTION TO THE MARCH 15, 1999 MINIITES. A) PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS: 1. CENTENNIAL PARK MASTER PLAN WITH TAE SIXTH PAYMENT TO CARTER & BUI2GS5S, INC. FOR WETLAND DELINEATION SERVICES AND STORM DRAINAGE STIIDY DIIRING MARCH IN THE AMOIINT OF $2,051.55. THE PROJECT IS 36 PERCENT COMPLETE. SECOND PAYMENT TO CARTER & BIIRGSSS, INC. FOR PHASE i DEVELOPMSNT DESIGN SERVICES DIIRING MARCH IN THE AMOIINT O1� $2,868.24. TFiE PROJSCT IS TEN PERCEN'T COMPLETE. 2. ACTIVITY CSNT'ER RENOVATION WITH THE SFsCOND PAYMENT TO FROST CONSTRIICTORS, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIIRING MARCH IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,790. THS PROJECT IS 58 PERCENT COMPLETE. RETAINAGE IS FIVS PSRCBNT. FIFTH PAYMENT TO HALL/BARNUM ARCHITECTS FOR DESIGN SEs'RVICES DIIRING MARCH IN THE AMOIINT OF $797.60. ARCHITECTIIRAL SERVICES ARE 96 PERCBNT COMPLTTE. TOTAL PAYMENTS — $70,507.39. B) APPROVE AGREEMENTS FOR THE IISE OF TFi& MIINICIPAL SWIMMING POOL: 1. FRIENDSWOOD AREA SWIM TEAM (FAST) FOR COMPETITIVI's TEAM SWIMMING. 2. TRI—COIINTY YMCA FOR SWIMMING LESSONS. C) PROPERTY TAX REPORT FOR MARCH, 1999. D) MARCH 15 WITH CORRECTIONS, APRYL 1 AND 6, 1999. SECONDED BY COIINCILMEMBER MANISON. TFIE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY. A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOIIRN AT 7:50 P.M. MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER ATTEST: DELORIS MCRSNZIE, TRMC CITY SECRETARY