Ord. 0648 11-23-92ORDINANCE NO. 648
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND REESTABLISHING PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMITS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'S TEXAS
CIVIL STATUTES, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON OLD ALVIN ROAD, OR PARTS
THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR PUBLICATION AND FOR CODIFICATION; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO, ESTABLISH
CORRECT MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE
TRAVELING PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY.
WHEREAS, Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,
provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall
determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is
greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions
found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part
of a street or highway within the City, taking into consideration
the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on
such portion of said street or highway, as well as the usual
traffic thereon, said governing body may determine and declare a
reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by
the passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when
appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such
intersection or other place or part of the street or highway; now,
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. Based upon an engineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of
Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima
facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby
determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Two
Hundred ($200.00) Dollars.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held
invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction,
such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
Section 4. All provisions of prior ordinances of the City in
conflict with a provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed,
but only to the extent of any such conflict.
Section 5. It is the intent of the City Council that this
Ordinance, when approved and adopted, shall be made a part of, and
incorporated into, the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pearland,
Texas, and said Code is hereby expressly amended to include the
provisions of this Ordinance in all respects.
Section 6. All rights and remedies which have accrued in the
favor of the City under other ordinances establishing speed zones
in the subject area shall be preserved for the benefit of the City.
Section 7. The City Secretary shall cause this Ordinance, or
the caption and penalty hereof, to be published in the official
newspaper of the City at least once within ten days after its
passage. This Ordinance shall then become effective ten (10) days
from and after its publication, or the publication of its caption
and penalty, in the official City newspaper.
Section 8. The Council finds and determines that the need to
establish correct maximum speed limits inures to the benefit of the
traveling public and, therefore, bears directly upon the health,
PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the o2,3
day of c1%n u-arv- A. D., 1992.
C. V. PINGER
MAYORAo %m
ATTEST:
PA JONES
CITY SECR 'ARY
APP$QVED AS TO FORM:
LESTER G. RORICK
CITY ATTORNEY
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING) NOVEMBER 23, 1992
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Miller, Frank and Smith
Voting "No" - None
Motion Passed 3 to 0. (Councilmember Weber serving as Mayor Pro Tem;
Mayor Coppinger and Councilmember Colson ab-
sent from the meeting.)
PUBLICATION DATE:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED
PEARLAND, TEXAS.
NOVEMBER 27, 1992
DECEMBER 7, 1992
BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared GLORIA BOIKE, Business Manager for THE JOURNAL, a
newspaper having general circulation in Brazoria County,
Texas, who being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that the
foregoing attached notice was published in said newspaper
on the following date(s), to wit:
Subscribed and sworn to this
1
(SEAL)
day o
, 19
BUSINESS MANAGER
STATE OF TEXAS
bid price must accompany each proposal.
The City of PeMd reserves the right to
I reject any or al, 1, or to accept any bid
.deemed advanta sous to ft.
The successful bidders must furnish
Perforrrj�nnce Bond, Payment, and
Mainten_S :e Bonds as requited by law
:(Article 6160, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes, - as amended) upon an
'acceptable form in the amount of one
hundred percent (100%) of the contract
price, such bonds to be executed by a
corporate surety duly authorized to do
business in the State of Texas, and named
;on the current list of 'Treasury Department
Circular No. 670', payable to the City of
:Pearland, Texas. •
Contractor must certify that his firm or
subcontractor does not and will not
maintain any facilities he provides for his
:employees in a segregated manner, or
permit his employees to perform their
services at any location under his control
'where segregated facilities are
maintained.
November 18,1992
[Pat Jones, City Secretary
REQUEST FOR BID
Friendswood I.S.D. is accepting bids
on School Fum)ture & gquipment.
Bids will be received until December
.ice, 1992 and opened at 10:00 AM.
The bids and contract may be
Considered and awarded at the
January 12.1993 FISD School Board .
meeting. Specifications may be
obtained from Mr. Walter Wilson, 302
Laurel Dr., Friendswood, TX 77546
[telephone 482-1267. Friendswood
ISD reserves the right to accept or
reject any any or all bids.
N ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
ND REESTABLISHING PRIMA
ACIE SPEED LIMITS PURSUANT
O ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'S
EXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON
HE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING
ND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION,
PON OLD ALVIN ROAD, OR
ARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE
RPORATE LIMITS OF THE -CITY
F PEARLAND, AS SET OUT IN
HIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A
MALTY FOR VIOLAT
NTAINING A SAVINGS C E,
SEVE ABILITY C E N A
EPEAL R LAUS OVID G
N EF C IVEE DA R
ODIFICAND N LARI G
N EME E Y BECAUSE THE
EED TO S LISH CORRECT
MAXIMUM PE D LIMITS INURES
ro THE BENEFIT OF THE
TRAVELING PUBLIC AND
THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY
JPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND
NELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY.
;action 2, Any person violating any
�f the provisions of this Ordinance
;hall be deemed guilty of .a
nisdemeanor and upon conviction
hereof shall be fined in any sum not
;xceeding Two Hundred ($200.00)
?oilers.
'ASSED and APPROVED on First
!nd Only Reading this the 22 day of
4ovember, A.D., 1992.
ORDINANCE NO. 648
E
landy Weber
Mayor Pro Tem
1TTEST:
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