1997-09-29 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1997, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
THE WORKSHOP ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1997, AT 6:30 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
Councilmember
City Manager
City Attorney
Assistant City Secretary
Tom Reid
Helen Beckman
Kevin Cole
William Berger
Richard Tetens
Larry Wilkins
Paul Grohman
Amy McCullough
Wendy Standorf
Others in attendance: Executive Director P.E.D.C. Glen Erwin; and Assistant City
Attorney Darrin Coker.
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
COUNCIL ACTION - ACCEPTANCE INTO THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE CITY,
CHARTER AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE 1997 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION,
AND DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING PUBLICATION OF THE SAME.
Mayor Pro -Tem Beckman made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Tetens to
accept into the Official Records of the City, Charter Amendments proposed by the 1997
Charter Review Commission, and direct staff to publish the recommended charter
amendments.
City Attorney Amy McCullough stated that our Charter requires the Commission to
present the report to the City Attorney for review and then present the recommended
amendments to Council. Ms. McCullough stated that she did not have any further
recommendations and she is formally offering this report by the Commission of the
proposed amendments into the Official City Records. She also stated that this does not
mean that the Council is adopting the proposed amendments. This action only means
that the Council is accepting the report as written. It is a requirement of the Charter that
the Council publish the report of the Charter Review Commission in the paper. Ms.
McCullough further stated that at the point that Council selects some or all of the
amendments to go before the voters, on the ballot, then the City publishes the
amendments again in ballot form. It is her recommendation that we wait until the end
of the year to publish the report.
Mayor Reid stated, with concurrence of Council, they would leave it up to the staff as to
when to publish the report.
Ms. McCullough also stated that the Charter amendments does have to be presented to
the Justice Department for pre -clearance so they may be slated for the ballot.
Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Cole, Berger, Beckman, Tetens, and Wilkins.
Voting "No" None.
Motion Passed 5 to 0
ADJOURNMENT:
The special meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m..
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the day of
v , A. D., 1997.
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Tom Reid
Mayor
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