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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1999-07-26 Regular i � �� STATE OF TEXAS ) ( CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) ( COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) ( JULY 26, 1999 ) ( MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 26, 1999 AT 7:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER MAYOR PRO TEM MEL MEASELES COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE COUNCII.MEMBER JERRY ERICSSON COUNCII�MEMBER TOM MANISON COUNCII�MEMBER KIM BRIZENDINE COUNCII.MEMBER LARRY TAYLOR 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 NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH. MAYOR WHITAKER LET THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE UNITED STATES. COUNCIi�MEMBER TAYLOR LEFT THE ROOM AT THIS TIME. MAYOR WHITAKER AND CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BILL FINGER CALLED A JOINT DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARII3G TO ORDER TO RECEIVE CONIt�NT, EITHER ORAI, OR WRITTEN, REGARDING REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT-RESIDENTIAL, (SUP-RESIDENTIAL) FOFZ PROPERTY LOC.ATED AT 1212 WINDING WAY, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS FROM PLANNED UNIT DISTRZCT (PUD) . MS. EVELYN NEWMAN, 502 FAI,LING LEAF, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST. NO ONE SPOKE IN OPPOSZTION. HEARING NO FURTHER INPUT, THIS PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. COUNCII�MEMBER TAYLOR RETURNED TO THE ROOM AT THIS TIME. COUNCILMEMSER MANISON LEFT THE ROOM AT THIS TIME. MAYOR WHITAKER AND CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COIII�IISSION BILL FINGER CALLED A JOINT DOCKETED PUBLZC HEARING TO ORDER TO RECEIVE COIvIlr1ENT, EITHER ORAI� OR WRZTTEN, REGARDZNG REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT-DRY CLEANERS (SUP-DRY CLEANERS) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT FM 528 (MANISON CON1f�RCIAL LOT 6) PROPOSED MANISON COMI�RCIAL PARK, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMN]ERCIAL (NC) . MR. KENT BALLARD, AGEI3T FOR THE APPLICANT, INTRODUCED MR. PETER CHOW ON BEHALF OF PHOENIX CLEANERS, PLANT ARCHITECT QUINN NGO, AND DOANSY ASSOCIATE JULIE DOAN, ENVIROMENT.SWEET WATER COMPANY JONATHAN PONTEL, WHO PROVIDED INFOFIMATION REGARDING ._...�.,.._...,�...,...� .._.__...._.��,. _........_...__ _...-____�. /h��'�t CLEANING ON SITE, AIR MONITORING, CLOSED CYCLE DRYING, EPA REQUIREMENTS, DISPOSAL OF SOLVENT, VENTS ON ROOF, AND ROLL UP DOORS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD. NO ONE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION. HEARING NO FURTHER INPUT, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. COUNCII,MEMBER MANISON RETURNED TO THE ROOM AT THIS TIME. COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE T.M.L.ASSOCIATION OF MAYORS, COLJNCILMEMBERS AND COMMISSIONERS (AMCC) HELD IN LUBBOCK AND ATTENDED A SEMINAR ON YOUTH, ATTENDED THE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING, THE BAY AREA TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP MEETING, THE TRI COUNTIES STATE ADDRESS GIVEN BY CONGRESSMAN LAMPSON DURING THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LUNAR LANDING, CONlP1ENDED COUNCII�MEMBER MEASELES ON EARNING 54 ACCREDITED HOURS ATTENDING SEMINARS AT TML, AND WZSHED CITY MANAGER COX AN EARI�Y HAPPY BZRTHDAY. COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON REPORTED ON ATTENDING HARRIS COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILS {H.C.M 6 C. ) MEETING DURING WHICH THE OZONE AIR EFFECTS WERE DISCUSSED, ATTENDED THE GALVESTON COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILS (G.C.M.� C. ) MEETING, THE HOUSTON- GALVESTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS MEETING WHERE AIR QUALITY ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED, THE GALVESTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING, AND REPORTED THAT HE HAS BEEN VISITING BUSINESSES, DEVELOPERS, AND OWNERS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DISCUSSING BUILDING ISSUES AND CONCERNS. COUNCII.MEMBER MANISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE T.M.L. AMCC MEETING, WITH ONE SESSION ON UNITS OF GOVERNMENT AND JOINT CONTRACTS, THE H.C.M. & C. MEETING, THE G.C.M & C. MEETING WITH PLANS TO HOLD A TRI-COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILS MEETING WITH H.C.M. & C. , G.C.M.&C. AND BRAZORIA COUTY CITZES HELD IN WEBSTER FOR A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BY FRANK STURZEL WHO IS WITH.TML, AND ATTENDED THE PORT OF HOUSTON ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTING H.C.M S C. COUNCII�MEMBER BRIZENDINE DID NOT GIVE A REPORT. COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE AMCC IN LUBBOCK, AND ATTENDED A 3- DAY SESSION ON HOW TO BE A BETTER COUNCII,MEMBER, ATTENDED OTHER SEMINARS, ATTENDED THE BAY I�REA TRANSPORTATION MEETING REGARDING AIR QUALITY CONCERNS, REPORTED ON FISD NEWSLETTERS AND SCHOOL CLOSINGS ON DIFFERENT RADIO STATIONS AND SUGGESTED TO THE CITY MANAGER THIS INFORMATION BE PLACED ON THE FRIENDSWOOD STATION, WITH THE CITY MANAGER STATING THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN ARRANGED. COUNCII�MEMBER MEASELES REPORTED ON ATTENDING SOME OF THE SAME MEETINGS SUCH AS THE G.C.M. & C, AND THE AMCC IN LUBBOCK, VIEWED COMMCTNITY GARDENS, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY LOOK INTO A SIMILAR PROJECT, ATTENDED THE BAY AREA TRANSPORTATION STATE OF THE CITIES MEETING, DURING WHICH GALVESTON COUNTY .NDGE YARBROUGH, HARRIS COUNTY JUDGE ECKELS, AND BRAZORIA COUNTY JUDGE WILEY PRESENTED INFOF2MATION REGARDING THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT AND THE GRAND PARKWAY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES. MAYOR WHITAKER REPORTED THAT IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE SAME MEETING, HE ATTENDED THE BLACKHAWK ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AND REPORTED LEAGUE CITY HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN PURCHASING CAPACITX IN THE PLANT AND STATED 50 PERCENT OF CAPACITY IS BEING USED AT THIS TIME AND SUGGESTED A FUTURE WORKSHOP TO DISCUSSS THIS WYTH COUNCIL, AND ATTENDED FISD REGULAR MEETINGS WITH DISCUSSION REGARDING FACILITATING JOINT PROJECTS, NEEDS AND CONCERNS. MAYOR WHITAKER PRESENTED PLAQUES TO MR. KEN GILBREATH WHO HAS SERVED ON THE LIBRARY _. �� � � BOARD FOR 24 YEARS, AND MR. GEORGE STROUHAI, WHO HAS SERVED 17 YEARS, AND THANKED BOTH FOR THEIR ACTIVE AND FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THE LIBRARY BOARD. CITY MANAGER COX PRESENTED THE FIVE STAR AWARD FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1999 TO MS. PEGGY BUSSEAR, A MEMBER OF THE LIBRARY STAFF. HER NOMINATION READ THAT SHE IS A GREAT ASSET TO THE LIBRARY, HER STORY TIMES ARE GREAT, AND SHE IS REALLY MOTZVATING THE CHILDREN TO GET INTO READING. CITY MANAGER COX ZNTRODUCED MS. KAREN CAPPS, THE NEWLY HIRED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR. CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON THE Y2K INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 2, AND SEPTEMBER 16, REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS MEETING. THIS GROUP WILL MEET REGULARLY TO DETERMINE WAYS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT EMERGENCIES AROUND GALVESTON COUNTY, AND COORDINATE THE INFORMATION FLOW DURING TIMES OF EMERGENCIES. MR. COX REPORTED THAT MAYOR WHITAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY STAFF MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER CITIES IN THE AREA AT THE INVITATION OF GALVESTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER KEN CLARK TO DISCUSS SEVERAL ROAD PROJECT THE COUNTY CAN HELP THE CITY WZTH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAI� YEARS. ALSO DISCUSSED WAS THE POSSIBZLITY OF UTILIZING THE COUNTY' S PURCHASING BIDS THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED THAT A MEETING WAS HELD WITH LEAGUE CITY AND PEARLAND REPRESENTATZVES TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED ROUTE OF BRITTANX SAY THROUGH THE THREE CZTIES. **COUNCIL�MEMBER BRIZENDZNE MO�IED TO APPROVE AUTHORIZING MUSTANG ENGINEERING TO CONDUCT AN ENGINEERING DESIGN REVIEW OF THE EXXON PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION. SECONDED BY COUNCII�MEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCII�MEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR REFUSE COLLECTION, DISPOSAL SERVICES AND RECYCLING COLLECTION. SECONDED BY COUNCII�MEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY **COUNCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. R99- 22, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ADOPTING RATES FOR RESZDENTIAL AND COMD�RCIAL SERVZCES RELATING TO THE COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY **COUNCII,t�MBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T99-11 - SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE 71MENDING APPENDIX C OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE, SAZD APPENDIX C BEING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 84-15, AS AMENDED, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE 19T" DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1984, AND BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION b.l OF SECTION 7.R. 9. , ENTRYWAY OVEFtLAY DZSTRICT RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS, BY REVISING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BERMS ON RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ALONG ENTRYWAY CORRIDORS; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCII,MEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCII.I�MBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T99-18, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF E'RIENDSWOOD, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 84-15, PASSED AND APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 19, 1984, A1�ID KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDII3ANCE OF THE CITY, BY AMENDING THE CHANGE OF ZONING OF LOT G, BLOCK 19, FOREST BEND SUBDIVISION, SECTZON 3, TO SPECIFIC USE - SCHOOL TO ALLOW EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES � TO BE CONSTRUCTED, ANA IMPOSING CONDITIONS; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. i� �� **COUNCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE T99-20, AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOD�IENDATION AND APPROVING THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 401 WEST EDGEWOOD DRIVE, 4 . 6212 ACRES, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-LOW DENSITY (MFR- L) , TO: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (SFR) , AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 84-15; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCII�IEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED U13ANIMOUSI�Y. **COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED EXCLUDING ITEM C- ACCEPT STREETS, UTILITIES AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES FOR FRIENDS KNOLL SUBDIVISION FOR THE CONTRACTOR' S ONE YEAR MAINTENANCE PERIOD. A. PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS - 1. CENTENNIAL PARK MASTER PLAN WITH THE NINTH PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $290.84 TO CARTER & BURGESS, INC. FOR WETLAND DELINEATION SERVICES DURZNG JUNE . THE PROJECT IS 54 PERCENT COMPLETE. THE FIFTH PAYMENT IN THE AMQUNT OF $14,396.75 TO CARTER & BURGESS, INC. FOR DESIGN DEVELOPME2IT SERVICES DURING JLTNE. THE PROJECT IS 34 PERCENT COMPLETE_ 2. ACTIVITY BUZLDING RENOVATION WITH THE EIGHTH AND NINTH PAYMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $794 . 69 TO HALL/BARNUM ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DURING MAY AND JUNE. CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES ARE COMPLETE. TOTAL PAYMENTS WERE $15,481. 69. B. DISPOSITION OF BID NO. 99-5; OPERATION OF CONCESSION STAND FOR FRIENDSWOOD SPORTSPARK - FM 528 @ MOORE ROAD - NO BIDS WERE RECEIVED. D. APPROVE APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOZNTMENTS TO COMMITTEES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS FOR GROUP A. E. AUTHORIZE A CITATION BE ISSUED AND A PUBLIC HEARING BE SCHEDULED FOR A POTENTIALLY SUBSTANDARD BUILDING LOCATED AT 807 PENN DRIVE. F. PROPERTY TAX REPORT FOR JL1NE, 1999. G MINUTES OF JULY 1 AND 12, 1999. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON MOVED TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM C - ACCEPT STREETS, UTILITIES AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES FOR FRIENDS KNOLL SUBDIVISION FOR THE CONTRACTOR' S ONE-YEAR MAINTENANCE PERIOD AND TO APPROVE EXECUTION OF ESCROW AGREEMENT BY MAYOR. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. A MOTION WAS MADE A23D APPR0�7ED TO ADJOUf2N AT 8:15 PM. MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER ATTEST: DELOR25 MCKENZIE, TRMC CITY SECRETARY .