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Ord 007-97 1/21/1997MOVE STATE OF TEXAS {} COUNTY OF WICHITA {} CITY OF WICHITA FALLS {} We, the undersigned officers of the City Council of said City, hereby certify as follows: 1. The City Council of said City convened in REGULAR MEETING ON THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 1997 at the regular designated meeting place, and the roll was called of the duly constituted officers and members of said City Council, to wit: Kay Yeager, Mayor Dan Shine Angus Thompson, Mayor Pro -Tem Bill Daniel Lydia V. Torres, City Clerk J.W. Martin Don Johnston Harold Hawkins and all of said persons were present, except the following absentees: None, thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business the following was transacted at said Meeting: a written ORDINANCE CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS was duly introduced for the consideration of said City Council and read in full, It was then duly moved and seconded that said Ordinance be passed; and, after due discussion, said motion, carrying with it the passage of said Ordinance, prevailed and carried by the following vote: AYES: All City Council members present above voted "Aye ". NAYS: None 2. That a true, full, and correct copy of the aforesaid Ordinance passed at the Meeting described in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this Certificate; that said Ordinance has been duly recorded in said Board's minutes of said Meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraph is a true, full, and correct excerpt from said Board's minutes of said Meeting pertaining to the passage of said Ordinance; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified, and acting officers and members of said City Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and members of said City Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place, and purpose of the aforesaid Meeting, and that said Ordinance would be introduced and considered for passage at said Meeting, and each of said officers and members consented, in advance, to the holding of said Meeting for such purpose; and that said Meeting was open to the public and public notice of the time, place,, and purpose of said Meeting was given all as required by Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. Article 6252 -17. 3.That the Ordinance has not been modified, amended or repealed and is in full force and effect on and as of the date hereof. SIGNED AND SEALED this 21St day of January, 1997. CITY CLERK M A O R / STATE OF TEXAS {} COUNTY OF WICHITA {} CITY OF WICHITA FALLS {} ORDINANCE NO.1�:�_q ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE ELECTION RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ON JANUARY 18,1997 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls has heretofore called for a special election to be held in said City on January 18, 1997 on the PROPOSITIONS hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, officers, holding and making returns of said election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to said City Council. WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance was passed was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. Article 6252 -17, as amended. WHEREAS, after canvassing the returns of said election, it was found to be duly and legally held in all respects, and that 11,007 voters voted in said election, and that votes were cast as follows: PROPOSITION NO. 1: The adoption of a sales and use tax for the promotion and development of new and expanded business enterprises at a rate of one -fourth of one percent, and the adoption of an additional sales and use tax within the City at a rate of one -half of one percent, to be used to reduce the property tax rate. FOR 6,679 AGAINST 4,199 PROPOSITION NO. 2: The adoption of a Section 4B sales and use tax at a rate of one -fourth of one percent to undertake projects as described in Section 413 of Article 5190.6, V.A.C.S., including but not limited to projects for a library, a police and fire training center, fire station consolidation and equipment, police and fire radio dispatch modernization, public park improvements, streets and roads, drainage and related improvements, and the maintenance and operations expenses for any project authorized by Section 4B of Article 5190.6, V.A.C.S. FOR AGAINST I• THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1: Said election was in all respects legally held in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter and the Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls. SECTION 2: The City Council officially finds, determines and declares the results of said election to be that PROPOSITION NO. 1 so submitted has received a favorableM#xMxQKMM* majority vote in all respects and hasE carried; and that PROPOSITION NO.2 so submitted has received a favorable /orMwA( majority vote in all respects and has / mot- carried. SECTION 3: It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 21st day of January, 1997. M YOR ATTEST: &w ITY CLERK ORDINANCE NO. 6.97 AN ORDINANCE DESIG- NATING THE KEMP WHOLESALE GROCERY (CURRENTLY BIG C AP- PLIANCE) LOCATED 62 ! 500 EIGHTH ST., LOT 3, 6, S, 6, AND 7, BLOCK 162 Affidavit f� vit of Publication A jit.lGL QRIGINAI TOWNSITE, AS' i A LOCAL LANDMARK; FINDING AND DETER- THE STATE OF TEXAS MINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS I COUNTY OF WICHITA Ad #439858 PASSED WAS OPEN TO II THE PUBLIC AS RE- QUIRED BY LAW ere) ORDINANCE N0.7 -97 12th February ORDINANCE CANVASS, day Of On this Y i ING THE ELECTION RE- TURNS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL 1997 ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF A.D............. personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ON JANUARY 18,1997 ORDINANCE NO.8 -97 Mar y E. Newell bookkeeper AN ORDINANCE PROVID- ING FOR THE ISSUANCE for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls OF CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS TX A News, at Wichita Falls in Wichita County, NOTES, SERIES 1997, IN Times/Record a newspaper published TE I CH P A LGAMOUNT O F Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the attached $2,000,000 FOR PAYMENT OF CONTRACTUAL OBLI- advertisement is a true and Correct copy of advertising published GATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS; PRRE- One 1 dates: 1n issues thereof on the following g SCRIBING THE FORM OF NOTES; LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES; MAK- F e b r U a ry 1997 ING CERTAIN OTHER 9, COVENANTS OF THE CITY REGARDING THE NOTES AND THE FUNDS FROM WHICH SAID j NOTES ARE TO BE PAID; DECLARING AN EMER- GENCY; AND DECLAR- Bookkeeper f Times Publish ng Company ING AN EFFECTIVE =��•e. DATE of Wichita Falls r ORDINANCE NO.9 -97 ORDINANCE MAKING AN w LEM$ APPROPRIATION FROM d THE WATER AND SEW- MAL) Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written: ER FUND TO THE 1996 -97 BUDGET FOR THE PUR- POSE OF PURCHASING LAND IN THE VICINITY OF THE CYPRESS WA- TER TREATMENT PLANT