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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