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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 2014-05-05 Regular 05/05/14 4279, STATE OF TEXAS )( CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD )( COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS )( MAY 05, 2014 )( MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON MONDAY, MAY 05, 2014, AT 5:30 PM AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S., FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT, CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: MAYOR KEVIN HOLLAND MAYOR PRO-TEM BILLY ENOCHS COUNCILMEMBER STEVE ROCKEY COUNCILMEMBER JIM HILL COUNCILMEMBER PAT MCGINNIS COUNCILMEMBER JOHN SCOTT(Arrived at 5:35 PM) COUNCILMEMBER CARLGUSTAFSON CITY ATTORNEY ARNOLD POLANCO CITY MANAGER ROGER ROECKER DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY MICHELLE PEREZ REGULAR SESSION Mayor Holland called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by Pastor McCauley Austin with Friendswood Baptist Church. ' Mayor Holland led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and to the State of Texas. I COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Larry Brown, Friendswood resident, addressed Council and stated he owns a general contracting company based in the City of Friendswood. He further stated he noticed agenda item 14 was to awardl Jamail & Smith Construction, LP, the contract for improvements to the Sportspark, legal notices have not, been posted on the City's website, there are specific requirements from the state in regards to design build contracts, does not appear that the requirements have been adhered to, would like to know why,' local contractors in Friendswood were not contacted, and hopes Council and Staff will do the right thing. Melanie Reyes, Friendswood resident, addressed Council and stated she is the President of Friendswood Animal Advocates and a volunteer at Friendswood Animal Control. The partnership of Friendswood Animal Advocates and Friendswood Animal Control has helped the animal control facility to rank as one of the premier animal facilities in the Gulf Coast region, and the partnership has been able to maintain over a 90% adoption rate. Ms. Reyes highlighted three factors that drive the success of the shared partnership, growing strength of the Friendswood Animal Advocates organization, numerous services the Fund For Animals provides to aid in the costs of animal adoptions, veterinary services, and supplies, and the ability of Friendswood Animal Control to have Lisa Bragg as a progressive facility manager. The Friendswood Animal Advocates look forward to a continued partnership with the City of Friendswood and Friendswood Animal Control. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Holland asked if anyone would like to speak regarding the Executive Session. No one spoke. ' `*Councilmember McGinnis moved for Council to convene into Executive Session to receive legal advice. Seconded by Councilmember Enochs. The motion was approved unanimously. I 05/05/14 4280 Council convened into Executive Session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, pursuant to Section 551.071 — Consultation with attorney regarding pending or contemplated litigation (Wight Realty ' Interests, Ltd. vs City of Friendswood). RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION Council reconvened into Open Session with no action taken later in the meeting. WORK SESSION Mayor Holland opened the discussion regarding an update on Bond funded capital projects. Assistant City Manager Morad Kabiri stated the library project architectural design plan contract was awarded in March, Staff has had several meetings with the architect regarding the project, Fire Station design contract for professional services has been postponed until the June Council meeting, Sportspark improvements contract for professional services is an action item later on tonight's agenda, a professional services contract does not.require Staff to go out for a bid, a contract for Centennial Park improvements for field and parking lot lighting should be brought to Council at the June or July Council meeting, some fencing work has begun at Lake Friendswood, access to the lake still needs to be determined, all street projects will be combined into one contract. Discussion took place between Mayor, Council, and Staff regarding an engineering study for the current fire stations' viability, Council should receive the engineering study within the next month. For Staff to follow the bid process in regards to the Sportspark improvement project a 40 to 45 day delay would occur, facility at the Sportspark needs to be up and running as soon as possible, vital need for girls youth softball, and Fire Station No. 3 paving dimensions were given. The City Attorney stated the City is in compliance regarding the contract for professional services for the Sportspark improvements, action items on the current agenda are for engineering and project management services only, purchase of material , and the construction portion of the projects will go out for competitive bid at a later date. Mayor Holland opened the discussion regarding amending the Utility Services contract with West Ranch Management District. Assistant City Manager Morad Kabiri introduced John Hammond with Friendswood Development Company (FDC) who presented a PowerPoint presentation regarding the West Ranch Management District update, and history was given. In September 2004, the 765 acres of West Ranch was rezoned and the preliminary conceptual plan was approved by the City, with consent from the City in June 2005 the West Ranch Management District was legislatively created, August 2005 the West Ranch Management District and the City entered into the initial Utility Services contract which provided for the construction and financing of specific facilities to benefit the City and the District. The Utility Services contract capped the tax rate, debt and bond term of the District, and approved the conceptual land plan and qualified facilities for West Ranch. In July 2007, West Ranch celebrated the grand opening of home sales, December 2009 FDC deeded the District the 47.3 acre nature park on Bay Area Boulevard adjacent to the Blackhawk Treatment Plant, a parking lot and trailhead was constructed on site, and the facility is maintained by the District for all residents of the City. Between 2007 and 2010, FDC deeded the District the 62.6 acre park along Chigger Creek, a playground, trailhead, walking path and dock were constructed. The District and the Homeowner's Association (HOA) maintain this facility for all residents of the City. In June 2008, the first amendment to the Utility Services contract was approved by Council which amended the approved land plan to realign Falcon Ridge Drive and allowed the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) to handle minor plan modifications. In April 2009, the District deeded 1.3 acres to the City as an addition to Centennial Park. The second amendment to the Utility Services contract was approved by Council in August 2009 which facilitated the acceleration of the construction and completion of West Boulevard and Falcon Ridge Drive. The accelerated construction allowed improved accessibility and traffic safety to align with the opening of a Friendswood Independent School District (FISD) middle school. In August 2010, the third amendment to the Utility Services contract was 1 approved by Council which facilitated the installation of the traffic signal at the intersection of FM 518 and West Boulevard, added 20.7 acres of out tracts into the District, increased maximum home count to 1,540, resolved the land planning issues on Sierra Madre Drive and West Viejo Drive, and the need for a 05/05/14 4281 traffic signal was driven by a safety issue for the school traffic exiting onto FM 518. In August 2013, the. taxable value within the District reached $222,511,993. When the District was created in 2005 the total value at build out was estimated to be$306,610,000. With less than 40% of the homes built, over 72% of the initial estimated value has been'created. The current estimate of value at build out is $491,896,OOOf 60% above original projections, the average home value is $368,020. When the District was created the City indicated the break-even value for a home was $267,000. The residential neighborhoods and amenities north of FM 518 have been completed, residential development south of FM 518, west of West Ranch Boulevard, and north of Brittany Bay Boulevard is completed with home construction estimated to be completed by late 2015, residential construction will start east of West Boulevard in the summer of 2014 with home construction continuing through 2020. FDC is currently platting the 10 acre school site at the intersection of West Boulevard and Pleasant Hill Drive which the District will donate to FISD: Although the District has been approved for up to 1,540 homes, current plans are for roughly 1,30d homes. Council will consider the fourth amendment to the Utility Services contract as an action item. The amendment would facilitate the dedication of land to the City for a public parking area and trailhead to serve Lake Friendswood. FDC would construct and landscape the parking lot and trailhead on the dedicated land, and construct a bathroom/picnic shelter on the City property. The parking facility and trailhead would be constructed early 2015, and park improvements could be completed during the summer of 2015 or when the City constructs its improvements to the park, facilitate the relocation or modification of the Texas New Mexico electrical power lines within the proposed Brittany Bay Boulevard right-of-way, and increase the cap to add the above qualifying facilities and the increased construction costs of the approved qualified facilities, primarily the completion of West Ranch Boulevard and Brittany Bay Boulevard. The Utility Services contract imposed a tax cap on the District of $0.65 per $100 of valuation, the 2014 tax rate of$0.65 is projected to decrease to$0.46 by 2018 and continue to drop. Discussion took place between Mayor Holland, Council, and Staff regarding that the West Ranch homeowners will notice a tax rate decrease, one more bond issuance could be allowed, residents have ' been charged the maximum tax rate allowed in order to pay down the debt quicker. i With concurrence of Council, Mayor Holland moved to Agenda Item 10, Communications from Committees and Special Reports. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMITTEES AND SPECIAL REPORTS Keep Friendswood Beautiful (KFB) Chair Sherry Goen gave the annual report. Ms. Goen stated KFB had a successful year, did not win first place at the Governor's Community Achievement Awards but have placed second and third the last four years, will continue to submit an application and continue in their efforts to keep Friendswood beautiful. An application was submitted for a Keep Texas Beautiful award honoring Friendswood Community Services Department, took first place, department members will be honored at a luncheon at the Keep Texas Beautiful conference during the summer. KFB continued throughout the year to improve their projects and programs, had a shredding truck and a-waste component at Spring Sparkle and Fall Haul, worked with several Eagle Scouts on projects dedicated to cleaning up properties around the City, youth groups worked with the Adopt-a-Highway program and the Adopt-a-Bed project in Stevenson Park, reached out to Friendswood Independent School District (FISD) and Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD) to present educational programs. The solar light project with additional funds from the City will be completed with the addition of 10 more lights around the jogging trail at Stevenson Park. KFB is currently discussing and planning entrance signs to the City with the placement of the two new signs on Bay Area Boulevard and FM 518 coming into Friendswood from League City. KFB is also working on median planning for FM 2351 and Friendswood Drive to provide the City with the necessary consistency to enhance a visitor's and/or citizen's passage through the City of Friendswood. KFB recently approved the plan for the downtown medians and will implement the design for the median across from Stevenson Park, the plan calls for removal of some of the plants and new ' plants to be added. KFB board member, Todd Mendenhall and his company will donate labor and plants to complete the median thus providing the pattern for the other medians, and as funds become available the pattern will continue down Friendswood Drive. Volunteers are the workhorses of KFB, volunteers work tirelessly to improve the City. In 2013, volunteers contributed 3,398 hours calculating to a savings to 05/05/14 4282 the City of $74,756 based on the standard rate for volunteers in this country. Community sponsors graciously donated $31,048.50 (both cash and in-kind donations) for KFB projects, events, and programs. ' Ms. Goan thanked Council for their continued support. With concurrence of Council, Mayor Holland moved to Agenda Item 7, Special Recognition and Acknowledgements. SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS City Manager Roger Roecker presented the Five Star Spirit Employee Award. The Five Star Spirit Award is awarded each quarter to an employee who has exhibited the five characteristics on which the award is based — Courteous, Competent, Reliable, Professional and Enthusiastic. The recipient for the first quarter of 2014 is Maggie Townsend, Administrative Clerk in Municipal Court, who has been with the City since December 2007. Ms. Townsend has been nominated several times in the past several months by citizens and others that have had to use the Court's services. All of the nomination forms have mentioned how friendly and capable she has been. The City Manager thanked Ms. Townsend for her hard work. Administrative Clerk Maggie Townsend stated she is proud to work for and represent the City of Friendswood, and is honored to receive the Five Star Spirit Employee Award. With concurrence of Council, Mayor Holland moved to Agenda Item 11, City Manager's Report. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Roger Roecker reported that this year's Spring Sparkle event was a huge success. There ' was record attendancd with 755 cars and trucks coming through the gates. Progressive Waste Solutions reported to have hauled away almost 33 tons of compacted waste, 59 tons of roll off waste, and 6 tons of metal box waste. Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District reported removing 80 cubic yards of green waste. TriStar Shredders destroyed 11,000 pounds of paper. A new electronic recycling service was added to the semi-annual cleanup event. Electronic Recyclers International picked up 20 pallets of computers, monitors, and other electronics for recycling. The garage sale was also a success bringing in $950. All proceeds from the garage sale benefit the beautification of City facilities and parks. The items that were left over were taken to Goodwill. Bay Area Wildlife Rehab picked up animal habitat items that were donated to benefit the injured wild animals that make their home in Friendswood's green space. The City Manager reported that this year's Mitch and Artha Wright Concerts in the Park Series began on May 2, 2014, and will continue every Friday night during the months of May and June. Concerts will take place at Stevenson Park in the Gazebo. All concerts will begin at 7:00 PM and end at approximately 9:00 PM. The first concert of 2014 featured the Friendswood High School Jazz Combo and the Clear Brook High School Jazz Band. On subsequent evenings, attendees can look forward to Jazz, Rock, Bluegrass, Zydeco, Big Band, and Classic Rock music. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, refreshments, dinner or snacks and be ready to sit back and enjoy an evening of fun and family entertainment brought to you by the City of Friendswood's Community Services Department. Everyone is eligible for give-a-ways and door prizes, vendors will be selling kettle corn, hot dogs, and snow cones as well. If anyone is interested in being a sponsor or providing a door prize, please contact the Community Services Department. The City Manager reported that on May 26, 2014, at 10:00 AM a Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the Veteran's Memorial adjacent to Friendswood City Hall. The ceremony will feature patriotic songs and music, a tribute to the flags, and a special guest speaker. All local veterans are invited to attend and come together for a group photo at the close of the ceremony. For additional information, call the City of ' Friendswood Community Services Department. The City Manager reported that each year the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the National 05/05/14 42831 I Weather Service, Emergency Management Coordinators, and officials with local jurisdictions join together to recognize Hurricane Preparedness Week. This year May 25, 2014, through May 31, 2014, has been' designated as Hurricane Preparedness Week in Texas. On May 30, 2014, Chief Nim Kidd, Assistant Director with the Texas Division of Emergency Management has invited Mayor Holland and Emergency', Management personnel to attend a one-day showcase and exercise as part of Hurricane Preparedness Week to highlight state response assets. This year's event will be at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston on Friday, May 30, 2014. Since 2012, the showcase and exercise has provided a very. effective means to highlight the emergency management community's response capabilities and resources to the media, legislators, and their staff. This is an excellent time to remind our residents to familiarize themselves with the zip code evacuation zones and the designated evacuation routes. It is also imperative to encourage the general public to make plans for what they would do before and after a storm, double check emergency supply kits for themselves, for persons with functional and access needsf and for their pets. The latest edition of the City's newsletter, Focus on Friendswood, provides sample Hurricane Plan Checklists to assist citizens in making their preparations. Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Coordinator, Terry Byrd, and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Staff have been busy with their hurricane preparedness efforts for the 2014 hurricane season. The Emergency Management Coordinator attended the 2014 National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida in April; and Staff members will attend the 2014 Texas Emergency Management Conference in San Antonio May 12, 2014 through May15, 2014, to receive training in several specialized areas of disaster preparedness! The OEM will host the Annual City-Wide Hurricane Preparedness Meeting on May 20, 2014, at 2:00 PM at the Public Safety Building with contractors, school districts, service providers, utilities, and other cities, along with Mayor Holland, Councilmembers, and City Staff to discuss their particular hurricane preparedness plans for the coming season. In addition, the OEM Staff will be scheduling meetings with the functional needs facilities (nursing homes, senior living facilities, etc.) and with the faith-based organizations to discuss their preparedness plans. The OEM Staff continuously reviews and updates the City's Emergency Management Plan as required by the State, along with updating the Debris Management Plan. Contracts are in place for emergency services, debris monitoring and food services',. The debris disposal contracts were brought before Council for consideration and approved at the Marcti Council meeting. The City Manager commended Staff for being proactive in leading the City's efforts in training, coordinating meetings with the public, hardening facilities, and continually helping the City to be ready to deal with the next catastrophic event that comes our way. I Mayor Holland recessed the meeting at 7:00 PM and reconvened the meeting at 7:05 PM. JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS No Joint Public Hearing was held regarding a zone classification change request from Planned UnIt Development (PUD) Ordinance No. 2004-13 to Community Shopping Center (CSC) and Single Family Residential (SFR) at 3801 FM 528, being a total of 135.778 acres: Tract 1 from PUD to SFR: 123.20 acre tract of land situated in the Sarah McKissick Survey, Harris County, Texas, Tract 2 from PUD to CSC: 3.197 acre tract of land situated in the Sarah McKissick Survey, Harris County, Texas, Tract 3 from PUD to CSC: 9.4 acre tract of land situated in the Sarah McKissick Survey, Harris County, Texas. I Mayor Holland and Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Mark McLean called a Joint Public Hearing tl order to receive comments from the public, both oral and written, regarding the zone classification change request for a tract of land containing .5965 acres; being Reserve H, Block 17 of Forest Bend Section 3, Harris County, to change from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to Neighborhood Commercial — Specific Use Permit(NC-SUP)to allow NAICS Use No. 4413 Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores. Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Mark McLean asked if anyone would like to speak in favor of or in opposition of the request. ' Bobbie Jones, Friendswood resident, asked if the request was for multiple stores, and Chair McLean answered the request was for one building and one store. Ms. Jones asked if there was currently a building on the property, and Chair McLean answered no. 05/05/14 4284 Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Mark McLean adjourned the Planning and Zoning Commission's portion of the Joint Public Hearing to the upstairs conference room. Mayor Holland left Council's portion of the Joint Public Hearing open. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Jeremy Magnuson, Friendswood resident, addressed Council and stated he was representing Friendswood Rotary Club, has come to their attention the City is building a mini pavilion by the Splashpad expansion. The Friendswood Rotary, in exchange for the naming rights of the pavilion, would like to donate $10,000 to the City of Friendswood, would like this to be placed on the agenda for the June Council meeting. ACTION ITEMS *`Councilmember McGinnis moved to approve disposition of Bid No. 2014-03 for the construction of paving improvements on Whispering Pines Avenue/Friendswood Link Road, award to David Wight Construction Company, and authorize the appropriation of funds of$4,576,751.50. Seconded by Councilmember Rockey. The motion was approved 5-2 with Councilmembers Rockey and Gustafson opposed. Discussion took place between Mayor, Council, and Staff regarding the history of the project, initial bids were 20% higher than funds originally appropriated for the project, had to be rescoped to three lanes, work on the bridge and paving has been minimized, sidewalks will be on both sides of the bridge, paving costs have increased, all lanes could be turned to exit lanes in the case of evacuation, the suggestion was made to separate the contract approval and the approval on the scope of work. ***Councilmember Rockey moved to amend the main motion to divide the action item into two decisions, ' one regarding the scope of work to be done, and the second being the construction vendor. Seconded by Councilmember Enochs. The amended main motion failed 2-5 with Mayor Holland and Councilmembers Hill, Enochs, McGinnis, and Scott opposed. Discussion took place between Mayor, Council, and Staff regarding the fact that two decisions have different intents, one being to approve lowering the scope of work, another being the approval of the bid. Councilmember Rockey stated he believed the items should be approved separately, Councilmember Enochs stated he agreed with Councilmember Rockey, Mayor Holland and Councilmember Hill stated they believed the items should be approved together. **Councilmember Scott moved to approve authorizing Staff to develop amendments to the Downtown District requirements related to non-conforming structures. Seconded by Councilmember Rockey. The motion was approved unanimously. Discussion took place between Mayor, Council, and Staff regarding Staff developing amendments to the Downtown District requirements related to non-conforming structures, current requirements for Downtown District is eight foot brick paved sidewalks along with two benches and two lights, side street requirements are nine foot landscape areas and six foot sidewalks, question at hand is should sidewalks be required and if so where should they be required. At the last Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting the commission discussed if sidewalks should be optional on some of the side streets. P&Z will come to Council soon with a recommendation regarding amendments to the Downtown District requirements. Mayor Holland stated the intention of the Downtown District requirements was to have the amenities on the major thoroughfare and the auxiliary streets would only have pavers. When the Downtown District was created businesses had the opportunity to participate, now a few years later business that were in the old downtown business district have been proactively rezoned and placed into ' the Downtown District, requirements were made mandatory, need to work with business owners. Staff is looking for guidance from Council to see if they would like to move forward with amendments to the Downtown District requirements. 05/05/14 4285 **Councilmember Scott moved to approve a contract with Jamail & Smith Construction, LP, for desig services related to improvements at the Sportspark project in the amount of$125,820. Seconded by Councilmember Gustafson. The motion was approved unanimously. Discussion took place between Mayor, Council, City Attorney, and Staff regarding that the City cannot solicit pricing with other engineering companies due to the cooperative purchasing agreement: Councilmembers Rockey and Gustafson stated they would like to have a process to allow for other engineers to participate. I **Councilmember Enochs moved to approve a contract with Hall, Barnum, Lucchesi Architects for design services related to the basketball pavilion at Centennial Park in the amount of$33,000. Seconded by Councilmember Scott. The motion was approved unanimously. RESOLUTIONS **Councilmember Scott moved to approve Resolution R2014-09 - A resolution of the City Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas, authorizing the Mayor to execute and the City Secretary to attest a fourth amendment to the Utility Services contract by and between the City of Friendswood, Autumn Creek Development, Ltd., a limited partnership, and the West Ranch Management District. Seconded by Councilmember Rockey. The motion was approved 5-2 with Councilmembers McGinnis and Gustafson opposed. Discussion took place between Mayor, Council, and Staff regarding clarifying that the amendment to the Utility Services contract is to raise the fund limit from $15.34 Million to $20.34 Million, should be the last amendment requested, if Council does not approve the amendment the debt ceiling will remain at the ' current level. Councilmember Hill recused himself for a conflict of interest. **Councilmember Scott moved to approve Resolution R2014-10-A resolution of the City Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas, authorizing the Mayor to execute and the City Secretary to attest a Utility Service's contract by and between the City of Friendswood and D.R. Horton—TX, Ltd. (Georgetown Project). Seconded by Councilmember McGinnis. The motion was approved 6-0 with Councilmember Hill recusing himself. ! I ORDINANCES j **Approval of the First reading of Ordinance No. T2014-11 - An ordinance amending Appendix C, "Zoning", Section 3, "Provision for Official Zoning Map", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Friendswood, Texas, rezoning the property generally located at 3801 FM 528, a tract of land of approximately 135 acres situated in the Sarah McKissick Survey, Abstract 549, more fully described in Ordinance No. 2004-13, from the prior designation of Planned Unit DevelopmentlMixed Use (PUD-Mixed Use), into 3 new tracts of land, with new uses as Single Family Residential (SFR) for Tract 1, a 123.20 acre tract, and as Community Shopping Center (CSC) for Tracts 2, a 3.197 acre tract, and Tract 3, s 9.400 acre tract, all as more specifically provided herein; providing for the amendment of the Official Zoning Map; imposing 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 died for lack of a motion. **Councilmember Rockey moved to approve the First and Final reading of Ordinance No. 2014-12 - An ordinance amending City of Friendswood, Texas, Ordinance No. 2013-37, passed and approved October 7, 2013, same being an ordinance approving and adopting the City's General Budget for Fiscal Year ' 2013-2014 by approving "Budget Amendment Vill" to the "Original General Budget of the City of Friendswood, Texas, for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014"; providing for supplemental appropriation and/or transfer of certain funds; providing for severability; and providing other matters related to the subject. Seconded by Councilmember Hill. The motion was approved unanimously. 05/05/14 4286 **Approval of the First reading of Ordinance No. T2014-13 - An ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Friendswood, Texas, Appendix C — "Zoning," by amending the zoning classification for East FM 528 Road, an approximately .5965 acre tract out of Reserve H, Block 17 in Forest Bend Section 3, City of Friendswood, Harris County, Texas; rezoning such property from "Neighborhood Commercial" (NC) to "Neighborhood Commercial — Specific Use Permit" (NC-SUP) to allow NAICS Use No. 4413, "automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores"; providing for amendment of the Official Zoning Map; providing a penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each day of violation of any provision hereof; and providing for severability died for lack of a motion. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS Councilmember Rockey stated he was unable to attend the Blackhawk Participants meeting, Assistant City Manager Morad Kabiri attended in his place, updated on a couple of items regarding the Sewage Treatment Plant, upgrade with the ultraviolet lights is fully operational, no longer chlorinating, should see a cost savings start to accrue. Rebuilding of the headworks is in progress, has been reported there was a fine of$125,000 for not meeting specifications, which will be taken out of the operational budget, working on some solutions which involve extroverting ponds and a few other things that Council could hear about in the future. A friend's daughter will get to meet Mayor Holland at the Rocket Reader program. Councilmember Enochs thanked the Friendswood Chamber of Commerce for hosting the Annual High School Honors Banquet, recognized the top ten graduates from Friendswood High School, Clear Creek Independent School District, and those that received scholarships from the Chamber of Commerce, congratulated the graduating seniors. Mayor Holland stated he will be attending the Rocket Reader program, attended the National Day of Prayer, thanked Byron Faulk and the other gentleman that hold this event annually, attendance has ' grown every year. Councilmembers Hill, McGinnis, Scott, and Gustafson stated they had no report. CONSENT AGENDA **Councilmember McGinnis moved to approve all items on the Consent Agenda as presented: A. Ratify and confirm the Mayor's signature on a letter consenting to American Towers request to modify Verizon Wireless equipment at the tower site at 1606 Whitaker Drive. B. Ratify and confirm the Mayors signature on a real property acquisition report and an amendment to the contract with the General Land Office to use the remaining Round 2.2 disaster recovery funds for the Friendswood Link RoadMlhispering Pines Drive expansion. C. Approving a Memorandum of Understanding with Friendswood Independent School District for use of their facilities for an ongoing City program. D. Approving acceptance of West Boulevard in West Ranch Subdivision, Phase 2B and 3 for paving and utilities improvements for the contractor's one-year maintenance period. E. Approving acceptance of Lift Station No. 6 replacement project at Leavesley Park for the contractors one-year maintenance period. F. Approving amendments to the agreement with Friendswood Independent School District for fuel sharing. G. Accepting the March 2014 Property Tax Report. H. Approving the minutes of the March 3, March 29, and April 7, 2014, Council Meetings. Seconded by Councilmember Rockey. The motion was approved unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:16 PM. i 05/05/14 428T Mayor Kevin' (land Attest: Melinda Welsh, TRMC O e I City Secretary '• FOFSE. ' i