HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 10.26.1988 CC-SOF GIEORGETOWN� TEXAS
P4 Oe BOX 409
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 78626
October 2 ; , 1.988
The City Junci l of the City of Georgetown, etrow Texas met i3°2 a Public Hearing on
he above
7,
date at
6.30
z a with
$..
Mayor Kennedy
p3_°eesJs_diar3.,P,
c
he foil
inn.
members
of.
Council
ando$icials
were
e
esent:
present:
oun
ilme-mbers
rce_
E.;ounci]
yi*3sSeaA,
gecreiary
Doak T1nsF
�iaa
Y.,.?n
5
Y�llo�s:
Mike c--Raseek,
va
Acting
Luther LiaLCKch
City yCfCrr,
and'...
and Barbara
Ha�leiG�.�
district.
Pearce; CA iy
o p
and City Attlorn'ey, Diane Callande.r.
880384 Public Hearing ;1..`s' Pi`i-'sentf anC.?s s :is�,�.s`in&,,°,'le i' e-imber District
Voting lees /Diane Callander
A �`erb t i tar .script; of this hef�rin will. be ' le °.� 1-h' s
set; of minutes and also' + the Justice Department submission.
SPECIAL MEETING - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING
880385 Consideration, of and Possible Action on an Ordinance Selecting
Plan for Single Member z tricot /FIRST READING/ Diane Callander
Mot.ion by Counollme ber Brashear and Secondy Councilme mer
Pearce to approve hilts Ordinance on First, Reading.
MOTION: BRASHEAR
SECONDPEARCE
MOTTON CARRIED: 3 FOR
2 AGAINST (FLING AND LAUBACH)
AN ORDINANCE PTDING FOR THE SELECTION OF PLAN NUMBE_ ONE FOR,
THE CITY OFORG �_O��,N� lNGL MEMBER; DISTRICT ®
WHEREAS, on Ma.y
7,
1988,
the
citizens
o the City
of Geor.aetown, Texas,
t provide for a5
z..nt1:1
three
voted to
'member
amend the
district
City t Charter
n
election
process,
WHEREAS,
in
-response
have.
to th
Of the
three
plans
for the
eXperienc.ed.n
E.;ounci]
u
distr.icting
Y.,.?n
asoptions
J., 2,
and'...
ember
district.
have
�.
va
M
p_�
fora
inspection
and copying from
Council.;
e v tjer� , the Ci t y Council
employed attorneys
matters to prepare single
the selection by the City
WHEREAS,
he attorneys
have.
pre
-pared
three
plans
for the
E.;ounci]
u
Mr0.ixl,
approval,
Y.,.?n
asoptions
J., 2,
and'...
and -these
plans
have
been
va
LiGble
forpublic
inspection
and copying from
ge tF-;Jer
14th
to
the date
hereof,
'WHEREAS, notices were �.;�ubl i. she in -the locnewspcape Cinviting
tare cw ,tt i. t _ c :e r r to s ° dam, ��owimen-Ls on
the proposed plans;
WHEREAS,
v �� is City s. $ i..� l d
ih 4.i
l
..i.. c hearings . o n
October
6,
1988,
ighway Amen � e£ L , � r the
Ke neayr
E., o
receive
comments and suggestions
from the
public
regarding
the
three option
plans or
any
submitted
plans
by the
public.,
�h� � J �_ j'F ,l
S
minor i'�_.� f.3. F� 5�,.� ss
have
�.d 9.; Q�.w' -:n incorporated
X. n f.., V G.
i, i e
pians
`v °..%
.�"�. ,
,
.
0.e5{q �p-°ese �t votingprecinct
lines
a.S d
other
voting
.aya�_�c-ctr^����m
rtC4-
11
WH
.F.J. AS; prior to a selection of a p.zc°�.,n for f.i.a'�S� --reading, the
Council provided another opportunilty for a public he r°in.cr, held
on € .« e 1988, S%.ze,ns to respond o hselectiono
f.
the plans and for he Council -to iiscA:zy
WHEREAS, ? ter review o� , � � �.��� laps, consi �e�x� ipuil
prow a_ded by the pulblic, the Council l `rods that Option Plan No.
O
ne best serves the
City
of Georgetown as a. single member
district Plan;
NOW TYNE QEF ORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY HE C 1 s1Y OF GEORGETOWNs TEXAS,
SECTION I.
lhe Council finds that the recitals set forth above are true and
Correct n are incorporated herein ver at i if fully se.
forth. at length.
SECTION I.i.
'hat Option Playa No. Onenor hereby approved as the single member
ber
dist-riot plan or the City of Georgetown, Texas a33€ Is attached,
hereto.
SECTION IIIs
C £ids. [, the City At"torney'` re'f tat this
plan to the Justice Department for approval.
�.980386 4,.3t F_ti.BMk.d.4r.J;'erat .&_JFS_ of and Possible
Ax.✓' on
on a Resolution Supporting
? t tut
November
nal gamen e t
8th General ll ec.`t
N . 1
ion
, the
M y or
ighway Amen � e£ L , � r the
Ke neayr
Mo -tion bv z,ounc� 'e le be r McMaster an(J, Second. by Counci lmember
Bras?,t' ,.d' to approve Resolution No. 8 038 ,�i8
SECOND. BRASHEA.R
sT LL _ v CARRIED: U i' [OT
U
10/26/88 c (? 2 . mile) page 2 of 4
RESOLUTION N04 880386A
WHEREAS,
Texas
when
motor-ists
pay a,
federal
fuel
tax of
9 cents a
gallon
In4mc�
such.
k ��
s ec�.era1.
ia� av
,Lr°us"
ur��,
BYTi�� Fit
�S
le.gp
t. -he
lative1.r
Federal
,
Ar_d
mandated
ligh ra
to be apportioned
Program;
arid.,
to
states
for useou
WHEREAS, Texas receives approximately $800 million a year from
the Federal Hi.Lsh av T -trust and b and,
4i�YHE EA.
srnc.`e 1917
when
vL3. `..e
federal- +
.L
U.k. Y. iA :J
account
i
50-60%
of
such.
Via
SY.
A%, 2f r
construction
by
federal
lawa,
n Te .ab
,
and,
of the
federal highway
funds
would
(i) be
inr- l
sucaCessful
their construction
� �a o r
c oricept
�.e t
that
and
WHEREAS,
srnc.`e 1917
when
federal -cgtr>�aa:v funds first
received
became
a.��� _ _t_
t,w_s .a states,
red iqq f•J�E�'s�."�%%ent-
Texas has used 00%
of
such.
Luisa.
exclusively
for highway
purposes as mandated
by
federal
lawa,
and,
and,
dli erasion
of the
federal highway
funds
WHEREAS, federal
eceritl
flighway
funds are
received
by
the
state a.
red iqq f•J�E�'s�."�%%ent-
for
the
expenditure
of�*~constitutionally
o general
dedicated
state highway
a.. user
.se�
taxes;
the
and,
dli erasion
of the
federal highway
WHEREAS,%.t
eceritl
been suggested
that federal highway
purposes b
to the state
1983 genera
Lunds received
by
#.,tie Stale
Texas hereby
of Texas as
reimbu
se€feat
be
diverted
o general
revenueg
r o e s; and,
the
WHEREAS,
dli erasion
of the
federal highway
funds
would
(i) be
inr- l
sucaCessful
their construction
� �a o r
c oricept
�.e t
that
and
e
these
maintenance;
bl ic` �$r s ,
who use highways
and,
a (
des ro y
should
-� �%e
pay for
WHEREAS, `era voters can stop this potential. attempt at
c r° �
voting for
constitution
of to .era.1Al
a proposed
on the
:s <X
GOOD ROADS
allot in
tunas to unrelated.
AMENDMENT
the November
purposes b
to the state
1983 genera
election;
an
Texas hereby
ad -opts
WHEREAS, t i proposed constitutional amendment will appear on
tare ballots "the c o.nst,i tutiona .. amendment and/or clarification
providing that fe .era reg: -m -burse ent of state highway dedicated
funds are em elve dedicated for the purpose of acquiring
r� hts-of- a,v ani cons �:.ri.€c: � ::�,%.g � = nt.a,� nin , ars a. t ci pub' ic.
roadways."
NOW TIEREFORE, BE I -T RESOLVED BY THE CITY COU)nICI.T., OF THE CITV OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS tha`
Seetion 1 A
"Phe
Citv Council
of the
City
of
George -town,
Texas hereby
ad -opts
the
reeitals set
forth
above
as
true arrd
c or
r e t and
the say e
ar=e
inc or orate
ve b atI
herein
a tf
f ul —Ly
set forth
at.
length.
1u/'6188
%.Csf.,
O T
6*e rr%;
page
3 of
4
TIME.
Section .
The City
Cou moll
of the City
1)efore
of
Georgetown,
Texas hereby
Kennedy
supports
the proposed
constitutional
amendment-
ded-li-cating
federal
high -way
funds received
by the State
of
Texas
exclusively
'he
intended
purpose of
support.
improving
Texas
highways.
amendment.
and to
Section 3.
.€;
City
Council
1)efore
of the Cl. y of
ry
of the.a_t,--y
of Georgetown
Kennedy
urges all
Texas
voters
to
join
in
and,
support.
the proposed
amendment.
and to
assist
in
ea.uc-ng-n
he
public
u?�.rl
i c �� o the
c l
y_t
:al mpo�r
,a ce of
�� 3�"', S
vote
f
o i' the
GOOD �. D
3.' OAD S
i DM?.'.`x N
AMENDMENT
o n
November
8th.
'here being no
further business
to come
1)efore
of the Cl. y of
ry
Georgetown,
Texas, Mayor
Kennedy
f o 15 PtMe
'I1¢' a
f
APPROVED.
a
TIM KENNEDY, Mayo
DATE APPROVED BY CTTY C t; U CHa
0/26 icer OC 26.min) pale of 4
the City Counc:'.l
adjourried. the