2002-12-16 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES - 7:00PMMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON DECEMBER 16, 2002, AT 7:00 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
The meeting was called to order with the following present:
Mayor
Mayor Pro -Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
City Manager
CityAttorney
City Secretary
Tom Reid
Woody Owens
Richard Tetens
Charles Viktorin
Larry Marcott
Klaus Seeger
Bill Eisen
Darrin Coker
Young Lorfing
Others in attendance: Deputy City Manager Alan Mueller; Executive Director of Community
Services Tobin Maples; City Engineer John Hargrove; Planner 1 Theresa Grahmann;
Marketing Manager Will Benson.
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
COUNCIL ACTION — REGARDING THE SELECTION OF A CONSULTING FIRM TO
REVALUATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CREATE A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
CODE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE A
CONTRACT AND SCOPE OF SERVICE. Mr. Tobin Maples, Executive Director of
Community Services.
Councilmember Tetens made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Viktorin, to table
this item until January 6, 2003, to allow Staff the time to check references on the firms
being considered so Council will know they are selecting the best firm.
Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Tetens, Viktorin, Owens, Marcott, and Seeger.
Voting "No" None.
Motion Passed 5 to 0.
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COUNCIL ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. R2002-198 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A CHANGE ORDER ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF PEARLAND PARKWAY. Mr. Bill Eisen, City Manager.
Councilmember Viktorin made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Tetens; to
approve Resolution No. R2002-198.
City Manager, Bill Eisen, reported this Resolution involves four individual items. The
largest item is one that relates to some preparation area for the detention site for the
project that was included in all of the plans and specifications for the project. However, it
was inadvertently left out of the quantity or unit price section of the bid. He further stated
the inclusion of it at this time does not change what the ultimate cost of the project would
have been. It is necessary to correct the over site at this time. The other issues are
substantially smaller than the first item, which makes up $124,000 of the $147,000 of the
total.
Lengthy discussion ensued between Council, City Manager, Raymond Ang Lockwood,
Andrews and Newnam and Ron Bavarian, with Freese and Nichols, Inc. regarding the over
sight of the preparation of the detention site bid amount.
Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Tetens, Viktorin, Owens, and Seeger.
Voting "No" Councilmember Marcott.
Motion Passed 4 to 1.
COUNCIL ACTION — SUBDIVISION ACCEPTANCE SUNRISE LAKES SECTION FIVE.
Mr. John Hargrove, City Engineer.
Passed no Council action taken.
COUNCIL ACTION — RATIFICATION OF COUNCIL DIRECTION CONCERNING
AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 22.6 BUILDING FACADES, OF THE LAND USE & URBAN
DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. Mr. Tobin Maples, Executive Director of Community
Services.
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Mayor Pro -Tem Owens made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Viktorin, to leave
the ordinance as is, and instruct Staff to Conduct additional research of the various
materials proposed; Survey other cities and evaluate their facade standards; Document
and catalogue (pictures) buildings built with the proposed material and
Incorporate/Coordinate proposed amendments.with the rewrite of the zoning ordinance in
a timely manner.
City Manager, Bill Eisen, stated it is Staff's impression that Council wanted Staff to
continue to research certain kinds of facades that were proposed or certain kinds of
materials to meet the City's facade ordinance. It is Staff's understanding that Council wants
to incorporate any changes in the rewrite of the zoning ordinance. However, in speaking
with the private interest that brought forward this issue for Council's discussion, they left
with a different impression and felt that Council had directed Staff in a different way than
the direction Staff is taking regarding acceptable facade materials. This item is on the
agenda to determine if Staff's interpretation of Council's instruction was indeed correct and
if not certainly Staff wants to correct that. It is Staff's impression that Council wants to
incorporate any changes into the over all development of the new Unified Development
Code.
Councilmember Marcott stated it was Council's interpretation to direct Staff to Conduct
additional research of the various materials proposed; Survey other cities and evaluate
their fagade standards; Document and catalogue (pictures) buildings built with the
proposed material and Incorporate/Coordinate proposed amendments with the rewrite of
the zoning ordinance.
Brief discussion ensued between Council and Staff regarding additional information
needed as previously stated, before making any amendments to the ordinance. Council
stated it is their preference if possible to bring this item back to them for consideration in
less than a year:
Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Seeger, Marcott, Owens, Viktorin and Tetens.
Voting "No" None.
Motion Passed 5 to 0.
COUNCIL ACTION — SUBDIVISION ACCEPTANCE SHADOW CREEK RANCH —
SHADOW CREEK RANCH SECTION SF -2. Mr. John Hargrove, City Engineer.
Councilmember Marcott made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Tetens, to accept
Shadow Creek Ranch — Shadow Creek Ranch Section SF -2 Subdivision.
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City Engineer, John Hargrove, reported the subdivision is ready to go and is ready to be
approved.
Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Tetens, Viktorin, Owens, Marcott, and Seeger.
Voting "No" None.
Motion Passed 5 to 0.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 13th day of January , A.D.
2003.
ATTEST:
Tom Reid
Mayor
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