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STATE OF TEXAS ) (
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) (
COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) (
DECEMBER 6, 1999 ) (
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1999 AT 7:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HAI.L 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
COUNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSON
COUNCII�MEEMBER TOM MANISON
COUNCII�MEMBER KIM BRIZENDINE
COUNCILMEMBER 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 CITY MANAGER COX.
MAYOR WHITAKER LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE UNITED
STATES.
COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CHAMBER LUNCHEON, THE ROTARY
LUNCHEON, THE CLEAR LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (CLAEDF) LUNCHEON HONORING
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE NICK Z,AMPSON, AND REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE CH7IMBER' S
14TH ANNUAL LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11T", AND STATED THAT SHE
PLANS ON ATTENDING THE EMPLOYEE CHk2ISTMAS PARTY THIS FRIDAY.
GOUNCZI,MEMBER ERICSSOI3 REPORTED ON ATTENDII3G THE CLAEDF LUNCHEON, AND THE
FRIENDSWOOD COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING HELD DECEMBER 1ST AND A
REVIEW OF THEIR COURSE OF ACTION. ,
COUNCII,MEMBER MANISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CLAEDF MEETING, THE CHAMBER
LUNCHEON, THE REGION H WATER BOARD LUNCHEON WHERE SENATOR LINDSEY SPOKE REGARDING
WATER SUPPLY, AND ATTENDED THE PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY ADVISORY MEETING REGARDING
WIDENING AND DEEPENING THE CHANNEL.
COUNCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE DID NOT MAECE A REPORT.
COUNCIII�MBER TAYLOR REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE CHP.MBER LUNCHEON, THE TEXAS
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE CONFER.ENCE (TML) HELD IN DALLAS, WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCZL,
STATED THAT THE PROPOSED OWNERS OF THE DRY CLEANING PLANT ON FM518 (PHILLIPS
STATION) BACKED OUT DUE TO COMMUNITY BACKLASH AND THE CONTROVERSY, � CHALLENGED
THE CITIZENS OF FRIENDSWOOD TO BRING FORTH IDEAS REGARDING THE VACANT PROPERTY.
COUNCII�MEMBER MEASELES REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE COMMUNITY PRAYER BREAKFAST
HONORING REVEREND NORMAN FRY, REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE GREEN WASTE RECYCLING,
ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING LAST TUESDAY AND STATED THAT ON
JANi7ARY 22T7D THERE WILL BE A TREE GIVE-AWAY, REPORTED ON THE ANNUAL TbII� CONFERENCE
AND ATTENDED A MEETING REGARDING LAND USE PLANNING AND THE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
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MEETING ON SATiTRDAY, AND REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETINGS AND
STATED THAT THEY AF2E WORKING ON A GLARE ORDINANCE.
MAYOR WHITI,I�R REPORTED THAT HE ATTENDED A JOINT FISD MEETING DURING WHICH UPDATES
ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WERE DISCUSSED, EMERGENCY MA2QAGEMENT ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED
AND REAFFIRMED EXPANDED SCOPE OF CENTENNIAL PAFtK PHASE I, AND COORDINATION WITH THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT DARE PROGRAM, ATTENDED A MEETING WZTH MR. COX, MELVIN MEINECKE,
AND KAZ HAMIDIAN WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND PARTICIPANTS REGARDING THE SOUTHEAST
WATER PI,ANT, AND STATED THAT A WORKSHOP WILL BE SCHEDLILED IN JANtJARY REGARDING THE
PLANT EXPANSION.
THERE WERE NO COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC NOR COMMITTEES.
CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED THAT THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD HAS RECEIVED A GRANT FROM
THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOF2, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DNISION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,484 FOR
A CRIME VICTIM'S ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE FUNDING IS FOR A TOTAL OF 3 YEARS AT THIS
SAME LEVEL, AND WILL BE USED PRIMARILY TO PAY THE SALARY OF AN INDNIDUAL FOR THrS
WORK. MS. LISA VOYLES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO FILL THIS POSITION. THE CITY IS
REQUIRED TO MATCH F'UNDING WITH $9,516 IN CASH, AND $6,722 TN KIND SERVICES BRINGING
THE TOTAL PROJECT TO $60,734 ANNUALLY. MR. COX REPORTED THAT TIME WARNER CABLE
HAS NOTIFIED THE CITY THEY AFtE PLACING A NOTICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS TO NOTIFX THEM OF
'ti" ANY UNBURIED CABLE CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE IN THEIR HOMES. MR. COX REPORTED ON THE
TERMINATION OF THE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED LJI�IDER
HB 1777. THE NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORDINANCE IN PLACE IS DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. WORK WILL CONTINUE TO GET A LICENSE AGREEMENT FINALIZED
FOLLOWING ACTION BY THE PUC TO SET THE ACCESS LINE FEES E'OR THE CITY. MR. COX ALSO
REPORTED ON THE ACCESS LINE FEE ALLOCATIONS AND THAT THE FORMS TO THE PUC DECLARING
ANNUAL INCOME FROM OUR PRIMARY PROVIDER, SWB, HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. IN ADDITION,
THE PUC HAS BEEN TOLD THAT THE AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND TWO
ADDITIOlQAL CLASSES OF CONIldERCIAL CUSTOMERS WILL BE A RATIO OF 1:1:1. MR. COX ALSO
REPORTED THAT THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT (CCDD) AND GALVESTON COUNTY
DRAINAGE DISTRICT #3 (DD#3) ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON AN AGREEMENT FOR CCDD TO ASSUME
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONS RESPONSIBILITY FOR DD#D. IT IS ANTICIPATED AN
AGREEMEI3T BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES MAY BE COMPLETED IN 3ANUARY 2000.
COUNCIII�4EMBER HAJECATE QUESTIONED HOW THE $60,000 FOR THE CRIME VICTIM'S ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM WILL BE USED, WITH MR. COX STATING THAT IT WILL GO FOR EQUIPMENT, SA7�ARY,
AND TRAINING AND THAT THE SALARY FOR THIS POSITION WILL BE $30,000.
COUNCII,MEMBER MEASELES ASKED IF THE ACCESS LINE FEE REDUCTION WILL MEAN A LOSS OF
REVENUE TO THE CITY WITH CITY MANAGER COX STATING THAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DISTIRBUTE
ACROSS LINES, THE CITY SHOULD LiOT LOSE REVEIICTES, THAT THERE WILL BE MORE LINES THIS
YEAR, THE ACCESS FEE WILL REMAIN CONSTANT AND WILL REFLECT INCOME WITH GROWTH.
**COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE AUTHORIZING A SANITARY SEWER EVALUATION
OF PANHANDLE I�REA (MELODY LANE, NORTHERN CITY LIMITS, DIXIE FARM ROAD, BEAMER ROAD
AND FM 2351) BY WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES.
SECONDED BY COUNCII,MEMSER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCTLMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R99-35, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING
AN ANNEXATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECONDED BY COUNCII�MEMHER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
*COUNCII�MBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R99-36, A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTION TO
PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS IN CERTAIN LITIGATION;
MAKING FINDINGS AND PROVIDING PARTICIPATION.
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SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES.
***COUNCIZ.MEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R99-36 WITH AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 3, AMENDING SECTION BY INSERTING "IN CONCEPT FOR 25 YEARS".
SECONDED BY COUNCII�MEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
****THE MAIN MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCII�MEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T99-46, SECOND AND FINAL
READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
84-15, SAID ORDINANCE NO. 84-15 BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY , BY
GFLANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR TOWNHOMES BEING DESCRIBED AS IAT ONE, BLOCK ONE
OF THE SUNMEADOW SUBDIVISION, A 45 ACRE TRACT IN GALVESTON COUNTY, BEING
MUNICIPAI,LY KNOWN AS 202, 204, 206 AND 208 WEST CASTI.E HARBOUR DRIVE; AND I2�OSING
CERTAIN CONDITIONS; PROVIDING A PEIIALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH
DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF; A2dD PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
SECONDED BY COUNCII,MEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION PASSED 6-1 WITH COUNCII,MEMBER
BRIZENDINE OPPOSED.
**COUNCII�MEMBER TAYLOR MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. T99-48, FIRST READING OF AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX C OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE, SAID APPENDIX C BEING
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 84-15, AS 1�1MENDED, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE
19� DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1984, AND BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY CHANGING
THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND FROM COMMUNITY SHOPPING
CENTER (CSC) TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) ; BEING LOCATED AT 4426 D. , F.M.
2351, LOT SIXTY-FOUR (64) OF THE HOIDALE AND COFFMAN ADDITION, HARRIS COUNTY,
PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH
DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMEMBER BRIZENDINE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDI2dANCE NO. T99-49, FIRST READING OF
AN ORDIIIANCE OF THE CITY 84-15 BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY GRANTING
A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A PAINT AND BODY SHOP, LOCATED AT 4426 D. , F.M. 2351, LOT
64, HOIDALE-COFPMAN ADDITION, HARRIS COUNTY; IME�OSING CERTAIN CONDITIONS; PROVIDING
A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY
PROVISION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
**NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON ORDINANCE NO. T99-50, FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING A PERMIT AND CONSENT TO PG&E GAS TRANSMISSION, TEXAS CORPORATION, PG&E GAS
TRANSMISSION TECO, INC. AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO
MAINTAIN, USE AND OPERATE CERTAIN NATURAL GAS AND/OR NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
TRANSMISSION PIPELINES ALONG, ACROSS, AND UNDER PUBLIC PROPERTY AND RIGHTS OF WAY
IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
**COUNCII,MEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. A.
PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS - l. CONCRETE STREET PROJECT XII IN THE AMOUNT OF
$66,067. 65. B. DISPOSITION OF BIDS - W. BID 99-15: RENOVATIONS OF FIRE STATION
2 TO ALBERTO' S PAINTING INCLUDING ALTERNATED 1,2,3,AtID 5, IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,064.
ALTERNATE 4 WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE FVFD PERSONNEL. 2. BID 99-16: CITY HALL
BAI.CONY RENOVATIONS TO ARTEAGA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCLUDIIdG ALTEE2I�IATES 1 AT�ID 2 IN
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $173.457. C. APPROVE SALE OF TANKER #2 IN THE AMOUNT OF
$37,000 BY FRIENDSWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO FRESNO VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT. D. APPROVE CONTRACT WITH CLAUNCH & MILI�ER FOR 24" SANITARY SEWER LINE
ON COWARDS CREEK. E. APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN CANDEE TO CObIlVliJNITY AND ECON�ffC
DEVELOP'MENT CO2VIIvI2TTEE TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF BYRON ALLEN, THROUGH JUI.Y 2000.
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ACCEPT STREETS, DRAINAGE, AND UTILITIES ZN SECTION II AUTUMN CREEK SUBDIVISION FOR
THE CONTRACTOR' S ONE—YEAR MAINTENANCE PERIOD. APPROVE BA2INER PERMIT APPLICATION
FOR FRIENDSWOOD GIRLS' SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION SPRING REGISTRATION JANUARY B-15, 2000.
H. MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 15, 1999.
SECONDED BY COL3NCI7�MBER MANISON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
A MOTSON WAS MADE AND APPROt7ED TO ADJOURN AT 8:18 PM.
MAYOR HAROLD L, WHITAKER
ATTEST:
DELORIS MCKENZIE, TRMC
CITY SECRETARY
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