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1974 Canvass, Minutes
MINUTESCalledCityCouncilMeetingApril91974500PMMEMBERSPRESENTMayorJBHerveyCouncilmenHomerAdamsFredBrisonCABonnenJDLindsayDonDaleCityManagerNorthBardellDirectorofPublicWorksLPDulaneyAssistantDirectorofPublicWorksGeorgeFordCityPlannerBillKoehlerTaxAssessorCollectorDietrichBengsAdministrativeSecretarySadieHolliganMEMBERSABSENTNoneVISITORSPRESENTSeeguestregisterThecalledcitycouncilmeetingofApril91974wascalledtoorderbyMayorJBHerveyat500PMintheCouncilRoomThefirstitemupfordiscussionwastheconsiderationofapprovaloftheminutesofthemeetingheldonMarch25OnmotionbyCouncilmanDalesecondedbyCouncilmanLindsaytheseminuteswereapprovedasreadItemNo2ontheagendawastohearvisitorsMrJohnNashoftheTexasAMUniversityExternalAffairsDepartmentaskedifthecouncilhadreceivedaletterfromtheStudentGovernmentOfficeregardingaluncheonforthenewcouncilmembersandtheTAMUStudentSenateCityManagerBardelladvisedtheletterhadbeenreceivedandwouldbeconsideredlaterinthemeetingMrBardelladvisedtheMayorandCouncilthatMrFrankThurmondoftheBrazosRiverAuthoritywasaskingsupportoftheCityofCollegeStationforincreasingtheMillicanReservoirappropriationsfrom380000to500000anddesiresattendanceatthehearingfromthisCityThehearingwillbeconductedbeforetheSubcommitteeforPublicWorksoftheAppropriationsCommitteeonApril23rdCouncilmanBrisonmovedthatMayorHerveyandCouncilmanDalebepresentinWashingtonatthishearingrepresentingtheCityofCollegeStationCouncilmanBonnensecondedthemotionAfterabriefdiscussionthemotionwasvotedonandcarriedunanimouslyMrGlenCookoftheBrazosValleyDevelopmentCouncilpresentedMayorHerveywithaCertificateofAppreciationforassistingtheBVDCwithhisserviceAgendaitemno3wasareportgivenbyHomerAdamschairmanofacommitteeforthehotelmoteltaxrevenueusageHelistedseveralsuggestionsfortheusagesuchaslandscapingandbeautifyingparkareaspreparingbrochuresaboutCollegeStationforconventionuseandvisitorsuseapproximatecostfor50000brochureswouldbeabout10000initiatingpossibilityofestablishingadeskforinformationatCityHallandinitiatestepstoprovideaCommunityCenterAfter MINUTESCityCouncilMeetingApril91974Page2abriefdiscussionitwasagreedthatthenewmayorandcouncilwouldhandleconsiderationofthesesuggestionsMsPamStewartoftheBVDCpresentedaproposalforconsiderationbythecouncilThisproposalwasforemergencymedicalservicesradiosThecosttothecitywouldbeeither27575or5500050withmatchingfundsAmotionwasmadebyCouncilmanDaleandsecondedbyCouncilmanBonnenthatthecityparticipateinthisproposalalongwiththeCityofBryanThemotioncarriedunanimouslyThecanvassingofreturnsfromtheMunicipalElectionheldonApril21974wasnextontheagendaMayorHerveydistributedalistoftheindividualvotersandalistoftheabsenteevotersfromeachprecincttothecouncilfortheirconsiderationsMayorHerveyadvisedthateachlistwascertifiedbythepresidingjudgeandtheclerkTheMayorthenreadthefollowingresolutionRESOLUTIONTherecameontobeconsideredthereturnsofanelectionheldonthe2ndofApril1974forthepurposeofelectingamayorandfourcouncilmenanditappearingfromsaidreturnsdulyandlegallymadethattherewerecastatsaidelection1738validandlegalvotesthateachofthecandidatesinsaidelectionreceivedthefollowingvotesFORMAYORBobBell842OMHolt857FORCOUNCILMANPLACE2FORCOUNCILMANPLACE5HomerBAdams1236JoeMcGraw117GaryHalter15JoeCMontemayor1GlenJones2BarbSears1HOHartley1LorenceLarryBravenecGloriaMartinsonThomasRChaney939222511FORCOUNCILMANPLACE4FORCOUNCILMANPLACE6JDLindsay528JRJimGardner795CharlesFJohnson362MaeBHollemanJamesHDozier6111074THEREFOREBEITRESOLVEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFCOLLEGESTATIONTEXASThatsaidelectionwasdulycalledthatnoticeofsaidelectionwasgiveninaccordancewithlawandthatOMHoltwasdulyelectedMayorandHomerAdamsJRJimGardnerLorenceLarryBravenecandJamesHDozierweredulyelectedCouncilmenofsaidCityherebydeclareddulyelectedtosaidrespectiveofficessubjecttothetakingoftheiroathsasprovidedbythelawsoftheStateofTexas MINUTESCityCouncilMeetingApril91974500PMPASSEDADOPTEDANDAPPROVEDthis9thdayofApril1974APPROVEDATTESTMayorCitySecretaryOnmotionbyCouncilmanBrisonandsecondedbyCouncilmanBonnentheaboveresolutionwasadoptedunanimouslyTheOathofOfficewasthenadministeredtothenewlyelectedMayorandCouncilmenThenewMayorbeingOMHoltandthenewcouncilmenbeingJamesDoziertakingtheplaceofCABonnenJimGardnerreplacingJDLindsayLarryBravenecfillingthepositionvacatedduetothedeathofCouncilmanRadeleffandHomerAdamswhoranunopposedThemeetingwasturnedovertothenewMayorCouncilmanDalecommendedMrHerveyDrLindsayandMrBonnenontheirhardworkanddevotionduringtheirtermsasmembersofthecouncilCouncilmanDoziermovedthataresolutionsettingforthcommendationforthesepreviouscouncilmembersandMrHerveybepreparedThemotionwassecondedbyCouncilmanGardneranditwasapprovedunanimouslyInotherbusinessCouncilmanBrisonbroughtforwardseveralsuggestionshiscommitteehadagreedonregardingcharterrevisionsCouncilmanBrisonmovedandCouncilmanDalesecondedthatthisreportbeacceptedbythecouncilasarecommendationonlyandthecommitteethatpreparedthisreportbedischargedThemotioncarriedunanimouslyAlsoinotherbusinessMrBardelltookcountonwhichcouncilmemberswouldbeabletoattendtheStudentGovernmentdinneratTexasAMThosewhowerenotsurewereinstructedtoadviseMrBardelloftheirdecisionassoonaspossibleAstherewasnootherbusinessCouncilmanDoziermovedandCouncilmanBrisonsecondedthatthemeetingbeadjournedThemotioncarriedunanimouslyandthemeetingadjournedat600PMATTESTSecretaryMayor