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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: at Jones • ity Secretary '92 CHEw Ct 9.p Now $/ '92 Auto, WAS Nowt '93 CHEVY TAHOE MAXI CAB S40 P V.6 Engine, tilt steering wheel, ak oondltlonlng, Tahoe Trim, high baosk bucket seats, AM'FM stereo vdcess., rear mp seats, eGdng rear window. Stock No. 40031 M. '92 OLDS CUTLASS SUPREME 4 DR MSRP 81.3,850 Mainland Discount 81.350 GM REBATE . _.8750 � SALE PRICE 11 75 ap kicks & antenna, all aismkg c ��{{��. remote, , = Stock No. 7211 '9g CHEVY LAMINA EURO COUPE Fully Loaded #P250 • WAS $14,775 Now $.11.,850 '92 CHEVY CORSICA LT Auto, V-6, tlR, AC 'White #P320 WAS 725 Now$7650 lZ ;:*"M Nr '93 CHEVY P 81 MSRP Mainland DI GM REBAI SALE PRICE liI '92 TOYOTA PI( 241i Tran .c T; w Stee A .Boil M MSRP Mainland Di TOYOTA RI SALE PRICE •�v FullyLoaded, V-6 #P291 Was $ 950 .Now 9 '92 GEO METRO Auto, AU Conditioning Now $5950 Open Mon -Sat. 9.8 CARQ�G°�9t BB MIner EXIT 15 • GULF GREEWAY