1982-05-17 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES99
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON
MAY 17, 1982, AT 7:30 P. M. IN THE CITY HALL, 2335 N. TEXAS AVENUE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
The meeting was called to order with the following present:
Mayor Tom Reid
Councilman/Mayor Pro Tem Terry Gray
Councilman Charles R. Mack
Councilman Alfred Lentz
Councilman Dennis Frauenberger
Council Position No. 3 Vacant
City Manager Ronald J. Wicker
City Attorney Bobby J. Williams
City Secretary Dorothy L. Cook
PURPOSE OF MEETING:
Adoption of a resolution canvassing returns and declaring results of Bond Election and
for the purpose of conducting, considering, and acting upon such other business as shall
come before the meeting.
Verification of unused ballots was made by City Attorney Bobby Williams, and Election
Returns as submitted by the Central Counting Station officials were as follows:
ELECTION RETURNS
REGULAR ELECTION 5/15/82 ABSENTEE
PROPOSITION NO. 1
FOR
599
25
-
AGAINST
100
7
PROPOSITION NO. 2
FOR
580
25
AGAINST
115
6
PROPOSITION NO. 3
FOR
524
15
AGAINST
179
17
PROPOSITION NO. 4
FOR
383
11
AGAINST
306
20
PROPOSITION NO. 5
FOR
563
24
AGAINST
136
7
PROPOSITION NO. 6
FOR
586
22
AGAINST
114
9
Returns signed by Kathey J. Brown, Manager Central
Counting Station;
Hoyt Holcomb,
Tabulation Supervisor; and Roy Simmons, Jr., Presiding Judge of Central
County Station.
It was moved by Councilman Gray,
seconded by Councilman Frauenberger
that Resolution No.
R82-19 be passed and approved -on
first and only reading.
Voting "Aye": Councilman Frauenberger, Councilman
Gray, Councilman
Mack and Councilman
Lentz.
Voting "No": None
Motion passed 4 to 0.
Said Certificate and Resolution reads as follows:
CERTIFICATE FOR RESOLUTION
THE STATE OF TEXAS X
COUNTIES OF BRAZORIA AND HARRIS X
CITY OF PEARLAND X
We, the undersigned officers of the CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS (the "City"), hereby
certify as follows:
1. The City Council of the City convened in Special meeting on the 17th day
of May, 1982, at the regular meeting place thereof, within the City, and the roll
was called of the duly constituted officers and members of the City Council and the
City Secretary, to -wit:
Tom Reid
Mayor
Dennis M. Frauenberger
Council
Member
Charles Mack
Council
Member
Alfred E. Lentz
Council
Member
(Vacant)
Council
Member
Terry Gray
Council
Member
Dorothy L. Cook
City Secretary
and all of said persons were present, except the following absentees: None, thus
constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was trans-
acted at said meeting: a written
RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF ELECTION
(the "Resolution") was duly introduced for the consideration of the City Council and
read in full. It was then duly moved and seconded that the Resolution be adopted;
and, after due discussion, said motion, carrying with it the adoption of the Resolu-
tion, prevailed and carried by the following vote:
AYES: All members of the City Council shown present above voted "Aye".
NAYS: None.
2. That a true, full and correct copy of the Resolution adopted at the meeting
described in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this certifi-
cate; that the Resolution has been duly recorded in the City Council's minutes of said
meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraph is a true, full and correct excerpt from
the City Council's minutes of said meeting pertaining to the adoption of the Resolution;
that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified
and acting officers and members of the City Council as indicated therein; that each of
the officers and members of the City Council was duly and sufficiently notified offi-
cially and personally, in advance, of the date, hour, place and subject of the aforesaid
meeting, and that the Resolution would be introduced and considered for adoption at said
meeting, and each of said officers and members consented, in advance, to the holding of
such meeting for such purpose; that said meeting was open to the public as required by
law; and that public notice of the date, hour, place and subject of said meeting was
given as required by Vernon's Article 6252-17, as amended.
SIGNED AND SEALED this 17th day of May, 1982.
/S/ Dorothy L. Cook
City Secretary
(SEAL)
Tom Reid
Mayor
RESOLUTION R82-19
RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS
AND DECLARING RESULTS OF ELECTION
THE STATE OF TEXAS X
COUNTIES OF BRAZORIA AND HARRIS X
CITY OF PEARLAND X
WHEREAS, an election was held in the CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS (the "City"), on
May 15, 1982, at which six propositions relating to the issuance of bonds of the
City and the levy of taxes to pay said bonds, respectively, were submitted in ac-
cordance with law; and
WHEREAS, all resident, qualified electors of the City were entitled to vote on
the propositions; and
WHEREAS, 739 votes were cast in said election as follows:
PROPOSITION 1
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $1,500,000 WATERWORKS SYSTEM
(WATER STORAGE) BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 votes
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $1,500,000 WATERWORKS
SYSTEM (WATER STORAGE) BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . 107 votes
PROPOSITION 2
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $1,000,000 SANITARY ;SEWER
SYSTEM BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 votes
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $1,000,000 SANITARY
SEWER SYSTEM BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 votes
PROPOSITION 3
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $900,000 LIBRARY
BUILDING BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 votes
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $900,000 LIBRARY
BUILDING BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 votes
PROPOSITION 4
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $700,000 COMMUNITY COMPLEX
BUILDING BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 votes
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $700,000 COMMUNITY COMPLEX
BUILDING BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 votes
PROPOSITION 5
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $1,000,000 STREET
IMPROVEMENT BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587 votes
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $1,000,000 STREET
IMPROVEMENT BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 votes
PROPOSITION 6
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $1,000,000 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT BONDS . . 608 votes
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE.OF $1,000,000 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT
BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 votes
and
WHEREAS, the above totals are shown in the official election returns heretofore
submitted to the City Council and filed with the City Secretary; and
WHEREAS, the election was called and held in all respects under and in strict
conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and of the United
States of America;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND THAT:
Section 1. The matters and facts recited in the above preamble of this resolu-
tion are found to be true and correct.
Section 2. The election held in the City on the 15th day of May, 1982, and
which is more fully described in the preamble of this resolution, was called and
notice thereof given in accordance with law; the election was held in all respects
in conformity with law; only resident, qualified electors of the City voted at the
election; returns of the election have been lawfully made by the proper officers;
the election has resulted favorably to the issuance of the bonds described in the
propositions submitted at the election and the levy and collection of the tax in
payment thereof; and more than the necessary majority of the qualified voters voting
at the election have voted in favor thereof.
Section 3. The City Council of the City is authorized to issue all of the bonds
described in the aforesaid propositions, to levy and collect taxes in payment thereof,
and to do any and all things necessary or convenient in connection therewith.
Section 4. It is hereby officially found and determined that the need of the
City for such financing creates an emergency and an urgent public necessity for the
holding, at the scheduled time, of the meeting at which this resolution is adopted
and for the adoption of this resolution; and the NOTICE OF MEETING relating to said
meeting and heretofore posted by the City Secretary, and the posting thereof, are
hereby authorized, approved, adopted and ratified.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 17th day of May, 1982.
ATTEST: /S/ Tom Reid
Mayor
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
/S/ Dorothy L. Cook
City Secretary
CITY F P ARLAND, TEXAS
(SEAL)
ADJOURN:
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 P. M.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the_;_day :� - ,
A. D., 1982.
Mayor
ATTEST:
ity Secretary