HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1999-05-03 Regular � �53
STATE OF TEXA5 ) (
' CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) (
COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) (
MAY 3. 1999 ) (
MINLTTES OF A REGIILAR MBFTI23G OF THS FRISNDSWOOD CITY COII23CIL THAT WAS HELD ON
MONDAY, MAY 3, 1999 AT 7:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COIINCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S.
FRIENDSWOOD DRIVS, k'RIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITIITING A
QIIORIIM:
MAYOR HAROLD L. WHYTARFsR
MAYOR PRO TEM JERRY liRICSSON
COIINCILMEMBER RITTFsN HAJTCATE
COIINCILMFsMBER TOM MANISON
COIINCILMSNIBBR RIM BRIZENDINE
COIINCILMEMBF3R ALINB DICICEY
COIINCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES
CITY MANAGER RON COX
CITY S&CRETARY DELORIS MCRSN'ZIF3
MAYOR WHITAKER CALLFD THS MEBTING TO ORDER.
THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY RSVEREND MIICE MCALLISTER, REPRESENTING THE CHIIRCH OF
CHRIST.
MAYOR WFIITAKER LED THS PLEDGE OF ALLSGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS F►ND TO THE IINITED
STATES.
COIINCILME'NIBER MEASELES REPORTED ON ATTFsNDING THE TEXAS MIINICIPAL LBAGIIS LEGISLATIVE
MEETING IN AUSTIN AND ATTENDED TIiE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) BUY
OIIT PROGRAM, ATTENDFsD THE F.V.F.D. ANNUAL BANQIIET AND THE COMI�itTNITY APPEARANCE
BOARD MSETING
COIINCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE REPORTED ON ATTENDED THE OPEN SPACE TASR FORCE MEETING,
THTs CAREER TECHNOLOGY PRSSENTATIONS HONORING THE STDDENTS, ATTENDED TFIE CLEAR CREEK
DRAINAGE DISTRICT MEETING AND THE DEDICATION OF FIOMETOWN BANR FRISNDSWOOD.
COIINCILMEMBSR REPORTED THAT HE ENJOYED HIS CRIIISE AND WAS GLAD TO BE BACK IN
FRIENDSWOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON RSPORTED ON ATTENDING THE GALVESTON COIINTY COMMISSIONERS
COURT MEFTING REGARDING THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT, AND TIiE STAR—STEPPERS PERFORMANCE
GIVEN ON 5IINDAY BY A WONDERFIIL GROIIPS OF LADZES AGES 5 TO 14.
COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATB REPORTED ON ATTE23DII3G THE F.V.F.D. BAISQIIET, AND ATTENDED TIiE
SENIOR CITIZEN5 COIINTY—WIDE LDNCHEON HOSTED BY FRIENDSWOOD WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY
APPROXIMATELY 300 CITIZENS.
MAYOR WHITAKER REPORTED ON ATTENDING THFs PRESS CONFERBNCE GIVEN BY THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND THL FEMA OPEN SESSION REGARDING THE FEMA BIIY OIIT
PROGRAM.
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MAYOR WFIITARER PRESENTED COIINCILMEMBER DTCKEY WITH A PLAQIIE IN APPRECIATION OF IiER
FIVE YFARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF FRI}3NDSWOOD.
COIINCILMEMBSR HAJECATE THANKED C017NCILMEMBER DICKEY FOR AER SERVICE TO THE CITY.
COIINCILMEMBER MEASELES THANKSD COIINCILML'l�ER DICKEY FOR HER DEDICATION TO THE CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD AND STATED THAT NOW SHE WOIILD BE ABLE TO HAVS MORB TIME WITH FIFR
FAMILY.
COIINCILMEMBER MANISON STATED THAT THE HOIISTON—GALVESTON ARF3A COIINCIL WOULD BE
12ECOGNIZING COIINCILMEMBER DICICEY FOR HER SI.'sRVICE ON THE BOARD.
GALVESTON COIINTY JUDGE JAMES YARBROIIGH ADMTNISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO
COIINCILMEMBER JERRY ERIC5SON AND NEWLY ELFsCTED COUNCILMENIBER LARRY TAYLOR.
COIINCILMEMBER EFtICSSON THANICED EVERYONE FOR THBIR SIIPPORT AND LOOKS FORWARD TO
5ERVING ANOTHER THRE13 YEA.RS.
COIINCILMEMBER LARRY TAYLOR TFIANKED THFs MAYOR, FELLOW COIINCILMEMBERS, AND FELLOW
CITIZENS FOR THEIR SIIPPORT AND READ A Y�IRITTEN STATEMENT AND STATED HE IS LOOKING
FORWARD TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 7:25.
A RECEPTION WAS HELD FOLLOWING THE MEETING.
MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKFsR
ATTEST:
DELORIS MCKENZIE, TRMC
CITY SSCRETARY
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