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Ord. 0104 1964-12-21l%s-E a. ��- •,�/ i�" y A RESOLUTION APPROVING CLAIMS FOR CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TO-WIT: A WATER WELL, WATER STORAGE TANK, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; APPROVING CLAIMS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES RENDERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AUTHORIZING THE DELIVERY OF TIME WARRANTS FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH CLAIMS; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON AND AFTER ITS ADOPTION. �/ /� " THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA � . R The City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, convened in special session at the regular meeting place within said City on the 21st day of December, 1g64 with the following members present, to-wit: John G. Kegley Thomas F. Alexander Victor A. Nolen Steve A. Shukanes Gene E. Sanders Mayor Alderman Alderman Alderman Alderman • • - ! ._ :inr.�: and the following member(s) absent, to-wit; , when the following business was transacted: The Mayor introduced a resolution which was read in full. �` ,, Alderman V� ,��„�. mad a motion that the resolution be adopted as read. Alderma seconded the motion for adoption of the resolution. The motion, carrying with it the adoption oF the resolution, prevailed by the following votes AYES: Mayor Kegley, Aldermen Alexander, Nolen, Shukanes, Sanders and . NOESe None. The Mayor thereupon announced that the motion had been duly and lawfu.11y carried and that the resolution had been duly and lawfully adopted. The resolution thus adopted follows: A RESOLUTION APPROVING CLAIMS FOR CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TO-WIT: A WATER WELL, WATER STORAGE TANK, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND WATER DISTIRUBITION SYSTEM; APPROVING CLAIMS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES RENDERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH9 AUTHORIZING THE DELIVERY OF TIME WARRANTS FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH CLAIMS; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON AND AFTER ITS ADOPTION. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, adopted resolution on the 18th day of June, Zg64 authorizin� $110,000 City of Pearland Waterworks System Time Warrants, Series �964 dated June 15 Zg64 for the purpose of evidencing the indebtedness of said City for all or any part of the cost of constructing permanent improvements, additions, and extensions to said City's waterworks system, ineluding personal and professional services and other incidental expenses to be rendered in connection therewith, and awarded contracts for the construction of such permanent improvements; and WHEREAS, claims for furnishing labor, materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, tools and superintendence for construet- ing the permanent improvements shown on said claims have been submitted, as follows: -2- (A) for construction of the water well, the claim of Lane, Texas, Company, Inc., Houston, Texas, in the amount of $21,350.00; (B) for construetion of the water storage tank, the elaim of Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Houston, Texas, in the amount of $21,075.00; (C) for construction of the water treatment plant, the claim of George C. Cox, Incorporated, Houston, Texas, in the amount of $2g,912.50; (D) for construction of the water distribution system, the claim of Mora Construction Company, Fr•iendswood, Texas, in the amount of $22,843.98; and WHEREAS, claims for professional and personal services rendered in connection with such permanent improvements have been submitted, as follows: (E) for performing all engineering services, the claim of Walsh and McLaren, professional engineers, Angleton, Texas, in the amount of $7,138.61; (F) for performing all fiscal services, the claim of Eddleman, Pollok & Fosdick, Inc., Houston, Texas, in the amount of $2,070.40; (G) for performing legal services, the claim of Vinson, Elkins, Weems & Searls, Houston, Texas, in the amount of $1,200.00; and WHEREAS, all of the claims mentioned above are attached hereto as Exhibits A through G, respectively, and are made a part hereof as if fully written herein; and = 3- WHEREAS, said claims A through D, respectively, have been approved by Walsh and McLaren, the engineers for the City of Pearland, and this City Council hereby affirmatively finds that the City of Pearland has actually received the full benefits arising from said claims and to the full extent of the time warrants which are hereinafter authorized to be delivered to evidence the indebtedness of the City on said claims A through D; and WHEREAS, said claims E throug� G for professional and personal services are hereby affirmatively found by this City Council to be valid claims to the full extent of the time warrants which are hereinafter authorized to be delivered to evidence the indebtedness of the City on said claims; and WHEREAS, no person, firm, corporation, or trust estate has given notice in writing, or otherwise, to said City, or to any official thereof, of any liens for any material, appurtenances, fixtures, machinery, or labor furnished to said contractors, as provided by Chapter 17, Acts of the 39th Legislature (Artiele 5472a, V.A.T.S.), or any other law; and, further, the City of Pearland does not hold a claim of any kind or character which might be properly charged or inter- posed as an offset or counterclaim to the payment of said claims; and WHEREAS, it was provided in said resolution adopted on the 18th day of June, 1964 that payment for said contracts and said claims should be made by the issuance of the time warrants hereinabove mentioned; and -�- WHEREAS, said claims have been assigned, without discount, to Eddleman, Pollok & Fosdick, Inc., Houston, Texas, and the City wishes to recognize the validity of such assignments; and , WHEREAS, the City Council also wishes to approve said claims and to authorize the payment thereof by the issuance and delivery of certain of said time warrants mentioned above in the aggregate amount of $105,000, leaving the additional $5go.4g to be paid by said City in cash; Therefore, � BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section l: That the statements and recitations contained in the preamble to this resolution are hereby affirmatively found to be true and correct. Section 2: That said claims mentioned in the preamble of this reso- lution, and fully set forth in Exhibits A, B, C, D, E, F and G, respectively, as mentioned in said preamble shall be, and the same are hereby approved and allowed, and the City of Pearland hereby acknowledgeS receipt of the full benefits represented by said claims to the full extent thereof and to the full extent of the City's time warrants to be delivered as herein- after provided, and the City hereby recognizes and approves the transfers and assignmentw of said claims and accounts, as shown in said Exhibits, to Eddleman, Pollok & Fosdick, Inc., Houston, Texas. -5- Section 3: That it is hereby affirmatively found and de.clared that the City of Pearland has received full benefit of the labor, materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, tools and superin- tendence of said claims and accounts, as shown in said Fxhibits A through D, respectively, to the full extent thereof, and to the full amount of the time warrants authorized hereinafter in this resolution to be delivered. Section 4: That it is hereby affirmatively found and declared that the City of Pearland is now justly indebted to the claimants as shown in said Exhibits E through G, respeetively, for personal and professional services, to the full extent thereof, and to the full amount of the time warrants authorized herein- after in this resolution to be delivered. Section 5: That said claims, as shown in said Exhibits A through G, respectively, have been assigned, without discount, to Eddleman, Po31ok & Fosdick, Inc., Houston, Texas, and there is now due and owing to the said Eddleman, Pollok & Fosdick, Inc., the amount of $105 ,5go.4g. Section 6: That there shall be executed and delivered to said Eddleman, Pollok & Fosdick, Inc., warrants numbers 1 to 105, both inclusive, aggregating $105,000, in the denomination of $1,000 each, of the City of Pearland Waterworks System Time Warrants, Series 1964 dated June 15 1g64 and the sum of �C� $59�.�9 shall be paid to the said Eddleman, Pollok & Fosdick, Inc. forthwith in cash out of current available funds of the City presently on hand for that purpose. Section 7: That the Mayor, City Secretary and City Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver said warrants above mentioned, and to make the cash disbursement and payment above mentioned, and to do any and all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the terms of this resolution. Section 8: That the warrant purpose now having been entirely satisfied, warrants numbers 106 to 110, both inclusive, aggregating $5,000, of said City of Pearland Waterworks System Time Warrants, Series 1g64, shall never be executed or issued, and said warrants shall be destroyed by the City Secretary. Section g: That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 21st day of December, 1964 ATTESTe .�� , ���,� City Secretary, City of Pear_larld, Texas. (SEAL) - 7-