1998-05-07 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES125
MINUTES OF SPt 01A t, MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON MAY 7, 1998 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
Tom Reid
Mayor Pro -Tem
Helen Beckman
Councilmember
Kevin Cole
Councilmember
Klaus Seeger
Councilmember
William Berger
Councilmember
Richard Tetens
Councilrnernber
Larry Wilkins
Interim City Attorney
Darrin Coker
City Secretary
Young Lorfing
Others in attendance: Project Coordinator Alan Mueller; Police Chief Mike Hogg; City
Engineer John Hargrove; Planning and Development Director Dennis Smith; Director Of
Finance David Castillo; Director of Administrative Services Mary Hickling; Project
Specialist Ruby Perez.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Reid asked Casey Jones Minister, from the First Presbyterian Church of Pearland
to give an invocation in celebration of National Prayer Day.
RESOLUTION NO. 98-38 - A RESOLUTION AND ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF THE CITY GENERAL ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, ON MAY 2, 1998.
Councilmember Wilkins made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Berger to
approve Resolution No. R98-38.
Councilmember Wilkins read the results of the election into the record.
FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, POSITION NUMBER ONE
NAME OF CANDIDATE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED PERCENTAGE
Helen W. Beckman 898 100%
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FOR MEMBER, COLN.CIL, POSITION NUMBER FIVE
NAME OF CANDIDATE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED PERCENTAGE
Kevin Cole 567 40.21 %
Klaus W. Seeger 843 59.79%
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS
AMENDING SECTION 3.10
AMENDING SECTION 5.01
AMENDING SECTION 6.03
REPEALING SECTION 6.12
AMENDING SECTION 6.08
AMENDING SECTION 8.10
AMENDING SECTION 8.17
AMENDMENT NO. 1
FOR
618
AGAINST
562
AMENDMENT NO. 2
FOR
888
AGAINST
456
AMENDMENT NO. 3
FOR
838
AGAINST
496
AMENDMENT NO. 4
FOR
864
AGAINST
454
AMENDMENT NO. 5
FOR
536
AGAINST
793
AMENDMENT NO. 6
FOR
455
AGAINST
855
Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Wilkin*s, Tetens, Beckman, Berger, and Cole.
Voting "No" None.
Motion Passed 5 to 0.
COUNCIL ACTION - ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO NEWLY ELECTED
OFFICIALS.
Mayor Reid issued Certificates of Election to Helen Beckman for Council Position
Number 1 and to Klaus Seeger for Council Position Number 5.
COUNCIL ACTION - ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED
OFFICIALS.
Mayor Reid administered the Oath of Office to Helen Beckman for Council Position
Number 1 and to Klaus Seeger for Council Position Number 5.
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COUNCIL ACTION - ELECTION 0"F MAYOR PRO -TEM. 127
Councilmember` Berger: made the motion, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Beckman to
nominate Councilmember Larry Wilkins to serve as Mayor Pro -Tem.
Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Tetens, Beckman, Berger, and Seeger.
Voting "No" None.
Voting "Abstain" Councilmember Wilkins.
Motion Passed 4 to 0, with one abstention.
ADJOURNMENT:
The special meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m..
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 8th day of Jun D., 1998.
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Tom Reid
Mayor
ATTEST:
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