Loading...
2000-06-06 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON JUNE 6, 2000, 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 Mayor Pro -Tem Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember City Manager City Attorney City Secretary Tom Reid Klaus Seeger Helen Beckman Richard Tetens Larry Marcott Glen Erwin Darrin Coker Young Lorfing Absent: Councilmember Larry Wilkins due to eye surgery. The invocation was given by Reverend Barnett. PURPOSE OF THE MEETING: COUNCIL ACTION - RESOLUTION NO. R2000-72 - A RESOLUTION AND ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY RUNOFF ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, ON JUNE 3, 2000. Mr. Darrin Coker, CityAftorney. Councilmember Tetens made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Marcott, to approve Resolution No. R2000-72. Councilmember Tetens read Resolution No. R2000-72 and reported that there were 1,908 valid and legal votes cast and then gave the election result vote totals: FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, POSITION NUMBER TWO NAME OF CANDIDATE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED PERCENTAGE Christopher G. Heitman 865 45.43% Woody Owens 1,039 54.57% Page 1 of 3 - 6/6/2000 Councilmember Tetens further reported that the office for City Council, Position Number Two (2) is declared to be Woody Owens, and is hereby declared duly elected to said respective office, subject to taking of the Oaths of Office and Statement of Elected Officers as provided by the laws of the State of Texas. Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Beckman, Tetens, Seeger, and Marcott. Voting "No" None. Motion Passed 4 to 0, with Councilmember Wilkins absent. COUNCIL ACTION - ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS. Mayor Reid. Mayor Reid invited Mr. and Mrs. Woody Owens to the front of the Council Chambers and presented Mr. Owens with his Certificate of Election. COUNCIL ACTION - ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS. Mayor Reid administered the Oath of Office to Woody Owens for Council Position Number Two (2). Newly sworn in Councilmember Owens addressed the audience and stated that this has been a long road from February until June 3. He stated that he has had approximately 44 people that worked in his campaign extremely hard, and it has all been worth it. He thanked his wife for the many hours that she has put into his campaign and staying with him all the way. He also stated that one of the greatest things is that he has had the opportunity to meet a lot of the residents in Pearland; which is wonderful. Councilmember Owens stated that Council has a great foundation of this City. He said he has looked at the focuses and challenges that are a head and that is a very positive thing for this community. He stated that he knows that there are factions within the community and he is calling on everyone today, to heal those factions, there is a challenge ahead of us, we need to work together. If all of that energy can be harnessed, we can have a great city. He also stated that he is proud to be part of the City, and elected into office, and be trusted and have the faith of the people of Pearland. He thanked everyone that voted for him and everyone that did not vote for him. He further stated that he will serve each group the same, and he looks forward to sitting on Council. After he sits in the chair he said that we all may not think the same, and some of the decisions may not be popular to everybody, but when he signed on for this, he made mention that making the decisions here, he will do with his best ability Page 2 of 3 - 6/6/2000 r� and for all the residents of Pearland, not just a select few but for all of us, and for the City. That is going to be the foundation that he works from of making the decisions for the City. In closing he said again he appreciates it and thanked everyone for working so hard and for attending the meeting tonight. -- Councilmember Tetens thanked all of the Staff and employees of the City. They do a great job. The City has a lot of really super employees he hopes that people appreciate them. He said they have been wonderful to work with, they have been very helpful, and anytime you are around the Staff and employees it is a real pleasure. Councilmember Tetens stated on a little heavier note, for the next few years the City has a real challenge ahead of them, and that is to decide which way the City is going to go. Is it going to continue to be dominated by developers who build roof tops and concrete, or we going to change and have a better quality of life with parks, green space and a lot of green area? The decisions the Council makes over the next few years will determine what Pearland is going to be in the next fifty or one hundred years. That is the challenge today. He said he thinks that the two newly elected officials and the three that are on Council will be able to meet the challenge. In closing Councilmember Tetens thanked everyone. Meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 26th day of June 2000. ATTEST: Mayor ung L ty Se tary Page 3 of 3 - 6/6/2000