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From: Linda Lewis <fiberworks @hotmail.com> LMG:±11t
To: <jwmcd42@prodigy.net>
Cc: <MFARLEY4 @HOUSTON.RR.COM>; <marilyng @wt.net>; <gjaxson @swbell.net>;
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Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 8:39 PM
Jim,
At tonight's council meeting, we reviewed procedure for developing the proposed BSC initiated survey.
Agreed upon is that BSC has the responsibility for preparing the survey, reviewing it with staff and, finally,
presenting it to council for final approval. Additionally, council would appreciate having a succinct
statement as to intended purpose of the survey. No funds for this survey have been allocated, nor will they
be until it is given final approval.
Hope this answers any questions you may have. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Li, Lem v
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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION
MONDAY,MAY 20, 2002
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
3800 UNIVERSITY BLVD.
6:30 P.M.
The City Council convened in Special Session in the Municipal Building Conference Room
(3 800 University Blvd.) on May 20, 2002, with the following members present: Mayor
Lewis presiding, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson. The City Manager,
City Secretary, City Attorney, Public Works Director, Police Captain, Parks and
Recreation Director were also present.
The notice for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Texas Government Code,
Chapter 551, on the 17th day of May 2002 at 4:00 p.m.
Colonial Park redevelopment.
Matters related to the bids received for the redevelopment of Colonial Park, including
funding, utilities and an agreement with the Friends of West University Place Parks Fund.
Parks and Recreation Director Mark Mailes presented the results of the bids for the
redevelopment of Colonial Park.
Representatives from Reliant Energy-Entex Charles Langford, Stephen Greenley and Tal
Centers were present at the meeting and presented a report regarding the abandonment of
the deep well ground bed that was installed in 1977.
Council Member Griffin asked Mr. Langford why they recently capped the ground bed if
there are no emissions and it is considered dead.
Mr. Langford stated capping was a normal procedure. Entex decided to disconnect this
ground bed from their system and relocate to a new location yet to be determined. The
equipment has been removed from the park and the bed is no longer active and there will
be no reaction from the system. A representative from Entex assured the City Council
that if any part of the anode were left in the ground, they would assume any liability.
The City Council discussed the relocation of the utility lines and who was responsible for
funding.
This item is on the Regular Session for formal consideration.
Survey relating to building standards.
Matters related to a citizen survey regarding building standards including cost estimates.
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City Council Special Session,May 20,2002
City Manager Sherman Yehl reported that the Building Standards Commission, at their
May 2, 2002 meeting, voted to request that City Council establish funding for a survey to
solicit selected citizens input on the quality of materials used in the construction of the
homes they have purchased. That request was presented to City Council at the meeting of
May 13.
Surveys are an excellent way to solicit opinions and comments from residents. However,
in order for surveys to be valid, they must be free from bias. In addition to identifying
when to survey, the survey administrator needs to know, in particular, what to ask and
how to ask. The draft survey provided by the BSC, at first review, appears to be very
biased in its format. It is suggested that the survey be redrafted and pretested before use.
Staff estimates the cost between $3,000— $4,000.
Mr. Yehl stated that the Staff is recommending that council approve a budget of$3,500 to
fund a survey prepared by staff that will solicit valid responses from affected residents. It
is stags recommendation that should the City Council desire to conduct a survey on
behalf of the BSC that a budget of up to $4,000 be approved and staff authorized to work
with the BSC in preparing a survey instrument.
Les Albin, a member of the Building and Standards Commission was present at the
meeting and fielded questions from Council on the intent of the survey.
The City Council agreed to fund the survey but would-like the final draft to be submitted
to Council before distributing and prior to spending money.
Report on tree damage on Werlein and Tangley.
Matters related to a report regarding tree damage in Priority Areas 7B and 8.
Mr. Yehl presented the following status report concerning alleged tree damage due to
infrastructure construction at 2720 Werlein and 3421 Tangley(Priority area 7B and 8).
3421 Tangley — 36" diameter Live Oak. During installation of a handicap ramp on the
south-east corner of Tangley and Sewanee a number of roots were cut or damaged. One
root that measured approximately 3" diameter and several roots less than 1" diameter
were cut. A larger root was also damaged. This is not, in the opinion of the urban forester,
a significant amount of root loss and the tree should not be impacted. However, since we
are going into the summer months, dry weather root stimulation has been scheduled for
May 17, 2002. Construction will continue on the handicap ramp with a few alterations in
design.
2720 Werlein— 17" & 15" diameter Pecans. During the excavation of the old street and
driveway approaches the contractor damaged tree roots past the zero curb cut line.
Forestry Associates, Inc. inspected the damage and issued the attached recommendations.
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