1974-05-08 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING MEETING MINUTES54
MINUTES OF A PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON MAX'' 8, 1974i
N. TEXAS AVENUE, PEARLAND, TEXAS, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE C1''TX OF PEARLANDj\TEXAS,
The meeting was called to order with the following present:
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Cecil W. Griffin
Harry -E. Farley
Gene E. Sanders
Tom Reid
Councilman Benny J. Frank
City Manager William E. Wolff
City Attorney Bobby J. Williams
Assistant City Secretary Dorothy a. Thompson
Absent: Mayor Carlton McComb - City Secretary Dorothy Cook
Others present: City Engineer Malcolm Collins, Earle Maxwell, Lettie Lee Anderko,
Mrs. R. E. Foshee, Mr. and Mrs. E. Ballard, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mikulunko, Mr, and
Mrs. Guy N. Bittick, and Jack Cotton.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The invocation was -given by Tom Reid. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Bobby Williams.
PURPOSE OF THE HEARING:
Street Assessment Hearing against abutting property owners of a
portion of the cost of improvements to Halbert Drive, from -the
north right of way line of F. M. 518 (West Broadwayl-approximately 1,'248,75
feet northerly along the center line of Halbert Drive to the southright of
way line of Cherry Street.
STREET IMPROVEMENT COST DISTRIBUTION:
Total Footage
1,248.25
Cost Per Property
Foot
$3.22 Property
Footage Abutting
Improvement
2,256.05
Owners Assessment Rate
$2.00
Property Ownerls
Cost $4,512,70
City's Cost Above Assessment $3,521.65
TESTIMONY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY:
Malcolm Collins,. City Engineer.
Total Construction Cost $8,033,75
Mr. Collins testified that the improvements have been completed in accordance with the
specifications. Also, that the property owner's are paying less than 90% of the
total cost of the improvements. The City's cost represented 43.8% and the property
owners, both sides, represented 56.2%. Mr. Collins recommended that the improvements
on Halbert Drive be accepted by the City, as completed.
C. Earle Maxwell, Realtor.
Mr. Maxwell testified that the improvements made on Halbert Drive had enhanced the value
of the abutting property. He testified that the property abutting Halbert Drive would
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have ./market value to a sum greater than $2.00 per front foot by the improvement made
to Halbert Drive.
PROPERTY OWNER'$ TESTIMONY:
Questions were asked of the City Council by citizens in the audience, however, no formal
testimony was presented by the property owners.
ORDINANCE NO. 275 - CLOSING HEARING ON HALBERT DRIVE:
Ordinance No. 275 read in full by Mayor Pro Tem Griffin.
It was moved by Councilman Farley, seconded by Councilman Reid that Ordinance No. 275 and
Ordinance No. 276 be passed and approved on the first of three readings.
Caption of Ordinance No. 275 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 275
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS,
CLOSING THE HEARING ON SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
AGAINST THE OWNERS OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
ABUTTING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF HALBERT DRIVE
WITHIN THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS; FINDING
AND DETERMINING THE SPECIAL BENEFITS TO EACH
PARCEL OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THE ENHANCEen
MENT OF VALUE OF EACH PARCEL OF ABUTTING PROPERTY`
BY REASON OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTSTO
SAID PUBLIC STREETS; DECLARING THE AMOUNT OF
ASSESSMENT AGAINST SAID ABUTTING PROPERTIES AND
LEVYING SAME AGAINST SAID PROPERTIES, AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Caption of Ordinance No. 276 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 276
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
ACCEPTING STREET IMPROVEMENTS ON HALBERT DRrM,
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Voting "aye" - Ordinance No. 275 - Councilman Frank, Councilman Reid, Councilman Gri4fj3i,
Councilman Sanders, and Councilman Farley.
Voting "no" - Ordinance No. 275 - None (Ordinance No. 275 passes 5 to 01
Voting "aye" - Ordinance No. 276 - Councilman Farley, Councilman Sanders, Councilman Griffin,)
Councilman Reid, and Councilman Frank.
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Voting "no" - ORDINANCE No. 276 - None (Ordinance No. 276 passes 5 to '01
ADJOURN:
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 P. M.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this day of �w
A. D. 1974.
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