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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 2001-01-22 Regular A 1712 STATE OF TEXAS )( CiTY OF FRIENDSWOOD )( COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS )( JANUARY 22, 2001 )( NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2001 A7 6:00 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 COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN BRIZENDiNE COUNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSON COUNCILMEMBER TRACY GOZA COUNCILMEMBER LARftY TAYLOR COUNCILMEMBER MEL MEASELES CITY MANAGER RON COX CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE , MAYOR PRO TEM KIM BRIZENDINE AND CITY ATTORNEY MICKELSON WERE ABSENT FROM THE MEETING. MAYOR WHITAKER AND THE COUNCILMEMBERS CONVENED INTO A WORK SESSION ON THE USE OF THE LAPTOP COMPUTERS. MAYOR WHITAKER CALLED THE REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY PASTOR RALPH HOBRATSCHK FROM HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH. MAYOR WHfTAKER LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE UNITED STATES. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS - COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES REPORTED THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID NOT , MEET LAST THURSDAY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO QUORUM AND RESCHEDULED THE MEETING TO THIS THURSDAY, REPORTED ON ATTENDING 7HE CHAMBER BANQUET AND STATED THE CHAMBER DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, ATTENDED THE PRAYER BREAKFAST, REPORTED THAT SATURDAY WAS THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD (CAB) "TREE-GIVE-AWAY" AND THERE ARE STILL SOME TREES LEFT AND IF ANYONE WISHES TO HAVE A TREE, CONTACT ONE OF TNE MEMBERS OF THE CAB. COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR REPOR7ED ON ATTENDING THE CHAMBER'S 37T"ANNUAL BANQUET THAT WAS WELL•ATTENDED, AND REPORTED ON PARTICIPATING IN THE FRIENDSWOOD LITTLE LEAGUE TRY•OUTS ON SATURDAY. COUNCILMEMBER GOZA REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE HARRIS COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILMEMBERS ASSOCIATION MEETING. AND ALSO A7TENDING THE PRAYER BREAKFAST LAST SATURDAY. COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMfC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, THE GALVESTON COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILMEMBERS 1 /22/Ol 1713 MEETING, THE HARRIS COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILMEMBER MEETING, THE CHAMBER BANQUET, THE CLEAR CREEK CORPS OF ENGINEERS MEETING WITH THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER COX AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MIKE HODGE REGARDING THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT DURING WHICH DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING HOUSES IN THE FLOOD PLAIN,THE NUMBER OF NON-STRUCTURAL REMEDIES INCLUDING BUY OUT AND ELEVATION,AND REPORTED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD MARCH 15T"AT THE FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL BUT ALSO STATED THE DATE MAY CHANGE. COUNCILMEMBER KiTTEN BftIZENDINE REPORTED ON ATTENDfNG THE GALVESTON COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCILMEMBERS MEETING THAT WAS HOSTED BY THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AT CITY HALL AND COMMENDED CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE AND STAFF FOR THE FINE JOB THEY DID � �. PREPARING FOR THIS MEETING, ATTENDED CITY EMPLOYEE FRANK MORRIS' RETIREMENT ^*. � LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AS UTILITY SUPERVISOR WITH THE PUBLIC � :� WORKS DEPARTMENT, REPORTED GALVESTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPOINTED CITY SECRETARY MCKENZIE TO THE GALVESTON COUNTY ELECTION TASK FORCE, AND REMINDED EVERYONE OF DICK DAUGIRD'S LIGHTHOUSE FUND RAISER WHICH WILL BE HELD MARCH 3RD AT MARY QUEEN CHURCH. MAYOR WHITAKER REPORTED THAT MAYOR PRO TEM KIM BRIZENDINE WAS OUT OF TOWN, AND REPORTED THAT COUNCILMEMBER KIM BRIZENDINE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE GALVESTON COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT SUNSET COMMITTEE WITH COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES SERVING AS AN ALTERNATE AND REPORTED ATTENDING MANY OF THE SAME MEETfNGS MENTIONED. � COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND COMMITTEES MR. BILL FINGER, REPRESENTING THE MAINSTREET TASK FORCE, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO PRESENT AN UPDATE AND OUTLINED THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILiTY AND GOALS, DISCUSSED RE- DEVELOPMENT, MIXED USE, MULTI-STORIES, MULTI FUNCTIONAL BUILDINGS, REPORTED A WORKSHOP WAS HELD WITH DOWNTOWN ORGANIZATIONS, REPORTED THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF THE VARIED PROPERTY SIZES, REPORTED ON A 5-STEP PROCESS, REPORTED ON VISITING THE CONROE DOWNTOWN RE-DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING ON AND STATED THE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS RE-DEVELOPMENT IS THA7 CONROE IS THE COUNTY SEAT AND THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS ALREADY DEFINED, AND DISCUSSED THE MARKET RESEARCH ACTIVITY SURVEY, DATA GATHERING, RANDOM MAIL OUT, RETURN RATE, FOCUS GROUPS, AND REPORTED THAT THE RESULTS OF 7HE SURVEY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN LATE MARCH AND A PLAN WfLL BE 4� � PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN LATE SUMMER. ` ` : � � DR. NORBERT HERZOG, 2008 SHULTE LANE, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION REGARDING THE REZONING� OF FM 528, AND STATED HE APPRECIATES THE EFFORTS AND COURTESIES EXTENDED, BUT STILL HAS GREAT CONCERNS, DISCUSSED VISION 2020 REGARDING THIS AREA BEING REZONED BUSINESS PARK, CONCERNED WITH THE PROPOSED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING AND THE NEGA7IVE IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY, STATED THE DATA DOES NOT SUPPORT THE HYPOTHESIS, ASKED COUNCIL TO USE LOGIC AND COMMON SENSE AND ASKED THAT THE PROPOSAL BE SENT BACK TO PLANNING AND ZONING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. MR. JOE HA�E, 22 EL DORADO, APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS HIS CONCERNS REGARDING THE REZONING ON FM 528 AND STATED THIS HAS BEEN A RURAL AREA AND FOR THE LASS 10 YEARS, STATED THAT A GOOD JOB HAS BEEN DONE CONTROLLING GROWTH TO THIS AREA, BUT STATED WHERE VISION 2020 OUTLINED WHERE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL IS TO BE BUILT NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBLE, THE AREA IS GROWING AND DEVELOPING, AND STILL HAS SOME NEEDS, URGED COUNCIL TO LOOK AT AREA CITIES AND THEIR MlSTAKES, WANTS THIS TO BE A WlN WlN FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE CITY. 1 /21/O1 � 1714 MR. JOE DESONIS, 418 OAK VISTA, APPEARED SEFORE COUNC{L AND THANKED THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE SIDEWA�KS IN FRONT OF THE BROWN HOUSE AND STATED THIS WAS A VERY FAST JOB, GREATLY APPRECIATES THE WORK ANQ THE SIDEWALKS WERE NEEDED TO CONTINUE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF MAIN STf�EET. MR. DEBONIS PROPOSED TO PROVIDE A NEW YORK HOT DOG PARTY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AND CONGRATULATED COUNCILMEMBER GOZA ON HIS ELECTION AND STATED HE WILL SUPPORT HIM AS LONG AS HE VOTES NO ON DRY CLEANERS. CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON THE TEST QF THE FIRST GALL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION� SYSTEM AND DISCUSSED THE REPORT GENERATED AFTER THE TEST WAS CONDUCTED. FIRE MARSHAL TERRY BYRD SENT A TEST MESSAGE TO ALL SCHOOL CAMPUSES, NURSING HOMES AND RETIREMENT HOME FACILITIES IN THE C17Y. IN ADDITION, THE TEST MESSAGE WENT TO THE SYSTEM'S "YELLOW"ZONE WHICH IS THE AREA EITHER SIDE OF CLEAR CREEK THROUGH THE ENTIRE CiTY. IN A SPAN OF 14 MINUTES, 859 CALLS WERE MADE, AND 40 PERCENT RESPONDED BY PRESSING "1" ON THE PHONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED. MR. COX REPORTED TNAT THIS WAS A GOOD RESPONSE FOR A TEST,A FEW ADJUSTMENTS STILL NEED TO BE MADE, BUT THE SYSTEM WORKS VERY WELL. MAYOR WHITAKER STATED THAT NO ONE SY5TEM IS SUFFICIENT AND THAT IS WHY THREE SYSTEMS, SIRENS, FIRST CALL, AND 1650 AM RADIO, HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON STATED ACTUALLY THERE ARE FOUR SYSTEMS - THE ADDiTIONAL � MUSTANG CHANNEL. COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES DISCUSSED THAT CALLER I.D. SHOWS UP "UNKNOWN" FOR THESE CALLS. CITY MANAGER COX RESPONDED THAT THEY ARE LOOKING INTO HOW TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY ALERT OR SOMETNING OTHER THAN "UNKNOWN". *�`COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH GALVESTON COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AND ABA7EMEfVT SERVICES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN BRIZENOINE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. �`*COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN BRIZENDINE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT #17 WITH WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES FOR A WATERLINE REPLACEMENT FOR TOWER ESTATES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. RESOLUTfON *�*COUNCI�MEMBER KITTEN BRIZENQINE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION N0. R2001-02; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ADOPTING THE GROUND WATER REDUCTION PLAN DATED JANUARY 2001 AS PREPAREQ BY K�OTZ ASSOCIA7ES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ORDiNANCES *�`COUNClLMEMBER KITTEN BRIZENDlNE MOVED TO APPROV�ORDINANCE N0.T2001-03, SECONQ AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEEQ LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF Q 545.356, 7EXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OF PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDiNG A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT LESS THAN $1 AND NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ....,...._...........�.,--• ----- _....,...ti.. .__�.........�...�_�.....�--- -__„_..�..,.�,w.M...�.�...w�..._... _.. .�»._...,_,._._. 1/21 /O1 1715 *�`COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON MOVED 70 APPROVE ORDINANCE N0.T2001-04, SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS,AMENDING APPENDIX C OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE, SAID APPENDIX C BEING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,TEXAS ORDINANCE N0. 84-15, AS AMENDED, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE 19T" DAY OF NOVEMBER 1984, AND BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY BY GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MIXED•USE COMMERCIAL SITE, LOCATED AT 313 E. EDGEWOOD, LOT 4, BLOCK 9, FRIENDSWOOD SUBDIVISION; IMPOSING CERTAIN CONDiT10NS; PROVIDiNG A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VI�LATION OF AN PROV(SION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN BRIZENDINE. THE MOTION WASAPPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. �� COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR LEFT THE ROOM AT THiS TIME. '' ` �. .� *-�`COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0.T2001-05, SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX C OF THE FRIENDSWOOD C17Y CODE, SAID APPENDlX C BEING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINANCE N0. 84-15, AS AMENDED, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE 19T" DAY OF NOVEMBER 1984, AND BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND FROM OFFICE PARK DISTRICT(OPD)TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DiSTRICT(PUD); GRANTfNG A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SUP) FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL USES; SAID PROPERTY BEING LOCATED AT 1100 S. FRIENDSW00D DRIVE, LOT 1, BLOCK 1 OF COWARDS CREEK OFFICE PARK; PROVIDING FOR THE ,� AMENDMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOU(VT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION PASSED 5-0. COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR RETURNED TO THE ROOM AT THIS TIME. �`-�`�COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE N0.T2001-06, FIRST READING OFAN ORDINANCE AMENDiNG APPENDIX C OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CiTY CODE, SAID APPENDiX C BEING CITY OF FRIENDSWOQD, TEXAS, ORQINANCE N0. 84-15, AS AMENDED, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE 19T" DAY OF NOVEMBER 1984, AND BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY CHANGING THE ZON�NG CLASSIFICATION OFAPPROXIMATELY 218.94 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, FROM SINGLE FAMILY RES{DENTIAL DISTRICT (S�R) TO A MIX OF SUSINESS PARK DiSTRICT (BP) (AN AREA 0� APPROXIMATELY 62.226 ACRES)AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT(LI)(AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 156.714 ACRES); SAID PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ALONG W. PARKWOOD AVENUE (FM 528); { PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR .- � SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AfV AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. **COUNCI�MEMBER KITTEN BRIZENQINE MOVED TO TABLE ORDINANCE T2000-06, REZONING OF 218.94 ACRES OF LANQ ALONG FM 528. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEASELES. THE MOTION PASSED 4-2 WITH MAYOR WHITAKER AND COUNCILMEMBER GOZA OPPOSED. �`*COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN BRIZENDINE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA A5 PRESENTED. A. PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS. 1. PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY ADD1T10N WITH PAYMENT !N THE AMOUNT OF $1,Q81.90 TO HA�L/BARNUM ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHlTECTURAL SERVICES. B. DISPOSITION OF BID N0. 2000-16: MOWING MAINTENANCE TO CORNERSTONE MAINTENANCE FOR THE MOWING OF MEDIANS, RIGHTS OF WAY, AND CITY PROPERTY IN THE AMOUNT 0� $92,394. C. ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOREST, SECTION 9 �OR THE COiVTftACTOR'S ONE- YEAR MAINTENANCE PERIOD. D. PROPERTY TAX REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2000. E. MINUTES OF 1/21/Oi . 1716 JANUARY 8, 2001. SECONDED QY COUNCILMEMBER GOZA. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ADJOURN AT 8:25 PM. MAYOR HAROLD L. HITAKE ATTEST: � C i . DELORIS MCKENZIE, RMC CITY SECRETARY