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Special
City
Council
Meeting
April
3
1978
400
PM
MEMBERS
PRESENT
MEMBERS
ABSENT
Mayor
Bravenec
Councilmen
Ringer
Gardner
Dozier
Halter
Stephenson
Hazen
Student
G6vernment
Liaison
Brockman
City
Manager
Bardell
City
Engineer
Ash
Director
of
Finance
Neelley
City
Planner
Mayo
Community
Development
Planner
Callaway
City
Attorney
Lewis
None
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Agenda
Item
No
1Canvassing
of
election
results
The
Council
scanned
over
the
results
and
the
Mayor
read
resolutions
concerning
the
charter
amendment
election
and
the
City
Council
and
Mayors
races
Councilman
Dozier
moved
that
the
results
concerning
the
charter
election
be
approved
and
the
resolution
be
adopted
Councilman
Halter
seconded
the
motion
The
motion
passed
unanimously
and
the
following
resolution
was
adopted
Resolution
City
of
College
Station
There
came
on
to
be
considered
the
returns
of
an
election
held
on
the
1st
day
of
April
1978
for
the
purpose
of
amending
the
city
charter
and
it
appearing
from
said
returns
duly
and
legally
made
that
there
were
cast
at
said
election
2096
valid
and
legal
votes
that
the
amendments
in
said
election
received
the
following
votes Proposed
Charter
Amendment
No
1
Section
18a
of
Article
III
presently
states
that
the
Mayor
is
elected
at
large
and
the
six
City
Councilmen
are
elected
from
six
Council
Districts
Wards
Do
you
favor
an
amendment
that
would
change
this
provision
and
provide
for
the
Mayor
and
six
City
Councilmen
to
be
elected
at
large
FOR
1458
AGAINST
584
Proposed
Charter
Amendment
No
2
Do
you
favor
an
amendment
to
Section
18
of
Article
III
to
provide
that
no
person
shall
be
elected
to
an
office
unless
that
person
receives
34
of
the
votes
cast
for
such
office
and
providing
for
a
runoff
in
the
event
no
candidate
receives
34
of
the
votes
FOR
1613
AGAINST
393
Proposed
Charter
Amendment
No
3
The
present
charter
in
Section
45
of
Article
V
designates
the
fiscal
year OZ4Z3
MINUTES
Special
City
Council
Meeting
April
3
1978
400
PM
Page
2
of
the
city
begins
on
the
first
day
of
July
and
ends
on
the
last
day
of
June
Do
you
favor
an
amendment
allowing
the
City
Council
to
determine
the
citys
fiscal
year
by
ordinance
FOR
1361
AGAINST
630
Proposed
Charter
Amendment
No
4
The
present
city
charter
in
Section
77
of
Article
VII
requires
that
all
checks
must
be
countersigned
by
the
city
manager
Do
you
favor
an
amendment
allowing
the
city
manager
to
designate
some
person
to
have
authority
to
countersign
checks
on
his
behalf
FOR
1341
AGAINST
672
Proposed
Charter
Amendment
No
5
Do
you
favor
an
amendment
to
Section
6
of
Article
II
to
provide
that
City
Council
shall
annex
upon
petition
in
accordance
with
the
Municipal
Annexation
Act
Article
970
Vernons
Annotated
Texas
Statutes
FOR
1475
AGAINST
427
Proposed
Charter
Amendment
No
6
Do
you
favor
an
amendment
to
Section
7
of
Article
II
to
provide
that
the
City
Council
shall
annex
territory
on
its
own
initiative
in
accordance
with
the
Municipal
Annexation
Act
Article
970a
Vernon
s
Annotated
Texas
Statutes
FOR
1281
AGAINST
623
Proposed
Charter
Amendment
No
7
The
present
city
charter
in
Section
3
of
Article
I
contains
a
metes
and
bounds
description
of
the
territory
within
the
city
Do
you
favor
an
amendment
designating
the
boundaries
of
the
city
by
reference
to
the
articles
of
incorporation
the
annexation
ordinances
and
the
official
zoning
map
of
the
city FOR
1555
AGAINST
288
Proposed
Charter
Amendment
No
8
The
present
city
charter
in
Section
4
of
Article
I
designates
original
voting
precincts
within
the
city
Do
you
favor
an
amendment
allowing
the
City
Council
to
divide
the
city
into
precincts
for
voting
purposes
only
these
precincts
to
conform
to
the
county
voting
precincts
where
practical
FOR
1558
AGAINST
333
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MINUTESSpecialCityCouncilMeetingApril31978400PMPage3THEREFOREBEITRESOLVEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFCOLLEGESTATIONTEXASThatsaidelectionwasdulycalledthenoticeofsaidelectionwasgiveninaccordancewithlawandthatsaidelectionwasheldinaccordancewithlawandthatsaidamendmentswereapprovedatsaidelectionandthattheMayorisdirectedtofileacertifiedcopyofsaidamendmentswiththeSecretaryofStatePASSEDADOPTEDANDAPPROVEDthis3rddayofApril1978APPROVEDsLorenceLBravenecMayorATTESTsFlorenceNeelleyCitySecretaryCouncilmanStephensonmovedtoaccepttheresultsoftheCityCouncilandMayorialelectionsandtheadoptionofthefollowingelectionCouncilmanGardnersecondedthemotionwhichpassedunanimouslyResolutionCityofCollegeStationTherecameontobeconsideredthereturnsofanelectionheldonthe1stdayofApcil1978forthepurposeofelectingaMayorandthreeCouncilmenanditappearingfromsaidreturnsdulyandlegallymadethattherewerecastatsaidelection2096validandlegalvotesthateachofthecandidatesinsaidelectionreceivedthefollowingvotesFORMAYORLorenceLBravenecKarlACrawley1666311FORCOUNCILMANDISTRICT2DavidLPugh159HomerBAdams260AnnBury1FORCOUNCILMANDISTRICT4TonyJonesPatriciaBBoughton306406FORCOUNCILMANDISTRICT6JamesHDozier102THEREFOREBEITRESOLVEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFCOLLEGESTATIONTEXASThatsaidelectionwasdulycalledthatnoticeofsaidelectionwasgiveninaccordancewithlawandthatsaidelectionwasheldinaccordancewithlawandthatLorenceLBravenecwasdulyelectedMayorandthatHomerBAdams
MINUTESSpecialCityCouncilMeetingApril31978400PMPage4PatriciaBBoughtonandJamesHDozierweredulyelectedCouncilmenofsaidCityatsaidelectionandthatabovenamedpartiesareherebydeclareddulyelectedtosaidrespectiveofficessubjecttothetakingoftheiroathsasprovidedbythelawsoftheStateofTexasPASSEDADOPTEDANDAPPROVEDthisthe3rddayofApril1978APPROVEDsLorencelBravenecMayorATTESTsFlorenceNeelleyCitySecretaryAgendaItemNo2SwearinginofnewcouncilmenMayorProTemporeDozieradministeredtheoathofofficetoMayorBravenecMayorBravenecthengavetheoathtoCouncilmenDozierAdamsandBoughtonCouncilmanHaltermovedtoadoptaresolutionthankingCouncilmenGardnerandStephensonfortheirserviceCouncilmanHazensecondedthemotionThemotionpassedunanimouslyCouncilmanGardnerthankedtheCouncilfortheircontinuedservicetothecitizensofCollegeStationAgendaItemNo3AppearanceofLarryHoodtodiscusslocationofrestaurantonTexasAvenueCityPlannerMayoexplainedtheproposedplatandexplainedtherefusaloftheplatbythePlanningandZoningCommissionMrLarryHoodTinsleysIncspoketotheCouncilexplaininghissituationinnotbeingabletoobtainatleastonecurbcutoffTexasAvenuetohispropertyCouncilmanRingermovedtoreturntheplattoPZwithinstructionstoconsidertheplatagainknowingthattheCouncilapprovesasinglecurbcutThemotionwassecondedbyCouncilmanHalterandapprovedunanimouslyAgendaItemNo1CanvassingofelectionresultsApartofthisitemwasmovedtothelastoftheagendatoaccomodateMrDavidFetzerFinancialAdvisorrFetzerpresentedcopiesoftheordinanceconcerningthebondissueCouncilmanDoziermovedtoadoptOrdinanceNo1106concerningthesaleofbondsCouncilmanHaltersecondedthemotionThemotionpassedunanimously
MINUTESSpecialCityCouncilMeetingApril31978400PMPage5AtimetableforthesaleofbondswasdiscussedanddateswillbesetinthefutureTheCouncilagreedtoabandontheWednesdayafternoonmeetingofApril12andhavealongmeetingthefollowingThursdayAmongtheagendaitemswillbeconsiderationofnewcommitteemembersAninformalgoalsdiscussionmeetingwillbeheldonApril12at400PMAgmndaItemNo4AdjournMayorBravenecdeclaredthemeetingadjournedmoVEDMayorATTESTCitySecretary
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