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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1884 Canvassing returns of Bond ElectionCity of West University Place Harris County, Texas Ordinance No. 1884 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE BOND ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. WHEREAS, on August 11, 2008, the City Council of the City of West University Place, Texas, (the "City") adopted Ordinance No. 1877, which ordered that a bond election be held in the City on November 4, 2008, for the purpose of issuing bonds totaling $13,800,000 for park and recreation facilities; and WHEREAS, said election was called and notice was given in accordance with the law, and the election was held in all material respects in conformity with the law; and WHEREAS, the returns of such election has been duly and legally made and submitted to the City Council, and the City Council has examined such returns, including the tabulation attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof for all purposes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS THAT: Section 1. All of the recitals contained in the preamble to this Ordinance are found to be true and are adopted as findings of fact by this City Council and as part of its judgment, particularly the tabulation of returns of the election set out in Exhibit "A." Section 2. (a) The City Council now formally canvasses the returns of such elections, and it is hereby adjudged, determined and declared that: 3,943 qualified voters of the City, being more than a majority of the qualified voters of the City voting at said election, have voted for and approved the proposed issuance of $13,800,000 bonds for park and recreation facilities, to-wit: aquatic facilities and improvements at Colonial Park and the West University Place Recreation Center, reconstruction of the recreation center and improvements to the community building and the senior center. 3,773 qualified voters of the City, being less than a majority of the qualified voters of the City voting at said election, have voted against the proposed issuance of $13,800,000 bonds for park and recreation facilities, to-wit: aquatic facilities and improvements at Colonial Park and the West University Place Recreation Center, reconstruction of the recreation center and improvements to the community building and the senior center. (b) This Ordinance shall constitute the official act of the City Council in examining, counting, and declaring the results of the bond election of November 4, 2008, as required by Section 67.004 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE. Section 3. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to make the appropriate entries of information in the election register maintained by the City in accordance with provisions of Section 67.006 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE. Section 4. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Section 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 6. The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed, considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open Meetings Law, as amended, and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during such discussion, consideration and action. The City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the contents and posting thereof. Section 7. The public importance of this measure and the requirement of the law create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that this ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency measure, and a state of emergency is hereby declared. This ordinance is accordingly passed as an emergency measure and shall take effect immediately upon adoption and signature. CONSIDERED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on first and final reading on November 17, 2008. ti~e Councilmembers Voting Aye: Councilmembers Voting No: /La9 r c~ NEST 0x~~ Councilmembers Absent: ca a 91 i4'x S City Secretary e C~4~ Signed: May /1$ Recommended: City Mana er Michael Ross Reviewedv~ ' ~C- City Attorney Exhibit A Exhibit A .V N 0Q d O 0 CL C 0) Z V w .V C d L VO IL d ~w O i6 ~ .d d 2 W C C O m m l6 V ~ a 0 wl N ` w > K 'C d to r 3 3: 0 4-0 O w U2 e Q O O O O C) C1 O Ql ~ ~ ~ II 11 O CO ~ CO O O ~ OCJ o O O) d C_ N L' a" W U ~ C 0 U U d h 0 O W a T 0 A ~ w cm m a v d d Q 0 0 W N C'4 to t~ 11 W to 0 (D O N 0) 00 ocl O O - y lh I- a P- m a 'o OD C W I U y m 6 16 O > U O y m O E 0 ~ o Z a m E O H Z a U N 0 0 u C a 0 0 to Me o OOIO O Mr m o n a m o of v~lu~ Ov om o n N to 0 0 NmIV O m Nn r O N m N O r N V O V O I V O r om m r my m 00000 n 7 1m O N Nn r O N ~m m O O u> a m a I0 o m o e to e N m Im O 00 m O Nn In O V in a m W o Im o a rn a N O LL 0 0 a 0 a ti m a T > m Z jKQ m 000 3 F U w in m 0 0 > a U O O o N OO d O d 0. 0 d Z ~I ~ N •U C d O ~ w a v d r_ w o i m d W CL O O m ~ d y V a~ yl H V fn > X ~ d i+ r O 4-0 O to V ~o Qoa as A r N M p O ~ II II O ^ ~ C CO O O t CO 0 m a c d 0 m a~ d C d U ~ y 0 O W W T N W d OI d a m m a Q 0 0 N N N ~ ~ II II ~ N LO (D N at c O M M ~ v W v W 00 m N d w > U d a. 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