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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 97-24 RESOLUTION NO. R97-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, GALVESTON/HARRIS COUNTIES, ADOPTING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS; AND REPEALING RESOLUTION R96-18 PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN ARTICLE III , OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY FRIENDSWOOD,TEXAS: SECTION 1. THE FOLLOWING RULES OF PROCEDUR.E SHALL GOVERN ALL MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, AND TfiE CONDUCT OF ALL MEMBERS AND OTHER PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE AT SUCH MEETINGS. RULE 1. MEETINGS, REGULAR AND SPECIAL (A) THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL MEET IN THE COUNCIL CHAN�ERS OF THE CITY HALL ON THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH, CONII�lENCING AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE EVENT MONDAY FALLS ON A HOLIDAY, THE MEETING FOR THAT DAY SHALL BE RESCHEDULID AS DETERMINED BY COUNCIL. ANY MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL MAY BE RECESSED FROM HOUR TO HOUR OR ADJOURNED FROM DAY TO DAY BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT AT SUCH MEETING, AND SUCH RECESSED OR ADJOURNED MEETING SHALL BE HELD WITHOUT FURTHER POSTED NOTICE; PROVIDED HOWEVER, NO RECESS TO A TIME LONGER THAN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS FROM THE HOUR WHEN THE "RECESSED" MEETING COMMENCED SHALL BE VALID, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT WHILE ANY MEETING MAY BE ADJOURNED FROM DAY TO DAY, THEN ANY SUCH MEETING SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY FINALLY ADJOURNED UPON 'I'IiE CONIl�IENCEMENT OF THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING OR UPON THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY DULY CALLED SPECIAL MEETING PRIOR TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING. (B) OTHER SPECIAL MEETINGS SHALL BE HELD ON THE CALL OF THE MAYOR OR OF FOUR ( 4) OR MORE COUNCILMEMBERS. THE AGENDA FOR SUCH MEETINGS SHALL BE ESTABLISHEI7 AT THE DISCRETION OF THOSE CALLING THE MEETING. (C) WHEN THERE ARE FIVE MONDAYS IN A MONTH, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING ON SUCH FIFTH MONDAY, TO COMMENCE AT 7 :00 P.M. , FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A TOWN MEETING. THE AGENDA FOR SUCH TOWN MEETING SHALL INCLUDE A PERIOD DURING WHICH MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIALOGUE WITH CITY COUNCIL. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH TOWN MEETINGS SHALL BE TO HEAR PUBLIC CONCERNS, GRIEVANCES, OR COMMENTS REGARDING CITY POLICY OR CITY PROJECTS, OR ANY OTHER MATTER OF PUBLIC BUSINESS OR CONCERN. (D) SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY BE HELD AT CITY HALL OR ANOTHER LOCATION TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE COUNCIL IN A�CORD�,NCE WITH CHARTER PROVISION SECTION 3.09. (E) FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AND NO ACTION OF THE COUNCIL, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3. 06 OF THE CHARTER, SHALL BE VALID OR BINDING UNLESS ADOPTED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF FOUR OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. RULE 2. CHAIRMAN AND CALL TO ORDER THE MAYOR OR IN HIS/HER AB�EN�E THE MAYOR PRO-TEM, SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IF THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO-TEM ARE ABSENT, ANY COUNCILMEMBER MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OR A MAJORITY OF TI�E COUNCIL TO PRESIDE. AT THE HOUR OF THE MEETING, THE MAYOR SHALL ASSUME TI�E CHAIR, CALL THE COUNCIL TO ORDER, AND THE CITY SECRETARY SHALL CALL THE ROLL. RULE 3. HANDLING OF AGENDA SUBJECTS THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE SOLE JUDGE OF ITS OWN PROCEDURE AND IN FULL CONTROL OF THE BUSINESS BEFORE IT. NEITHER THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR PRO-TEM, NOR ANY COUNCILMEMBER APFOINTED TO PR�SIDE SHALL HAVE ANY POWER TO EITHER RECESS A MEETING OR ADJDURN A MEETING, OR PREVENT THE CITY COUNCIL FROM CONSIDERING AN AGEliIDA ITEM OR LAY THE SAME OUT FOR CONSIDERATION EXCEPT IN STI7ICT ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE CITY CHARTER, AND AS ENACTED HEREIN. IF, NOT WITHSTANDING TFiE POSITIVE PROVISIONS OF THIS RULE, THE PRESIDING OFFICE, WHETHER MAYOR, MAYOR PRO-TEM, OR COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDING, SHALL ATTEMPT TO PREVENT CITY COUNCIL FROM TAKING ANY ACTION ON P,N� AG�NDA ITEM BROUGI3T BEFORE IT, ANY COUNCILMEMBER PRESENT MP,Y CALL FOR A VOTE OF TFiE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE MATTER. RULE 4. CONDUCT OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL INCLtJT�ING THE MAYOR, WHQ FAILS TO OBSERVE DECOROUS AND ORDERLY BEI�AVIOR DURING A MEETING OR WHO DISTURBS SUCH MEETING OF COUNCIL WITH SUCH DISORD�ZLY CONDUCT IS SUBJECT TO BEING EXPELLID FROM SUCH MEETING UPON MOTION PASSED BY 2/3 VOTE OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT AT THIS MEETING. ANY MEMBER REPRIMANDED BY MOTION OR EXPELLED FROM A MEETING BY MaTION WHO THEREAFTER COMMITS ANOTHER BREACH OF DECOROUS AND DISORDE�LY BEHAVIOR DURING A SUBSEQUENT MEETING AND AGAIN DISTURBS ANY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL BY SUCH DISORDERLY CONDUCT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE S.�,ME POWER OF COUNCIL TO REPRIMAND HIM/ HER, EXPEL HIM/HER FROM THE MEETING, OR SUBJECT SUCH MEMH�.R TO COMPLAINT, INVESTIGATION, AND CONVI�TION OF OFFICIAL MISEONDUCT. - 2 - RULE 5. NON-INTERRUPTION EACH MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ADDRESS THE CHAIR WHILE EITHER SEATED OR STANDING, AND AFTE1� RECOGNITION SHALL NOT BE INTERRUPTED WHILE SPEAKING WITHOUT HIS/HER CONSENT. RULE 6. HANDLING OF QUESTION OF ORDER ALL QUESTI�NS OF ORDER SHALL BE DECIDED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER WITH THE RIGHT OF APPEAL OF HIS/HER DECISION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND A MAJORITY OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT MAY OVER RULE THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR. WHEN THE CI�iAIR MAKES RULING ON A POINT OF ORDER AND ONE OF �'HE COUNCILMEI�JBEhS STATES "I APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR" , OR WORDS TO SUCH EFFECT, NO OTHER BUSINESS SHALL BE TR.ANSACTED UNTIL THE QUESTION, "SHALL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR BE SUSTAINED"? IS VOTED ON. THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL IMMEDIATELY PUT SUCH QUESTION TO VOTE WITHOUT DEBATE, AND, IF HEfSHE FAILS TO D� SO IMNiEDIATELY, ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PUT THE QUESTION TO A VOTE. RULE 7 . PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING AGENDA ITEMS ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIQNS OR OTHER MATTEKS, INCLUDING ALL WRITTEN DATA, EXCEPT EMERGENCY ITEMS, TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL F�R ITS CONSIDERATICIN BY THE MAYOR OR BY ANY MENIDER OF THE COUNCIL SFiALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY NOT LATER THAN NOON OF THE TUESDAY PRECEDING THE MEETING AT WHICH THE SAME IS TO BE CONSIDERED. RULE 8. MOTION TO TABLE SINCE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOI7 WILL ALWAYS HAVE MEETINGS, THE MOTION TO TABLE, WHEN CARRIED, DOES NOT PERMANENTLY DEFEAT AN ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION OR OTHER MEASURE IF AN ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, MOTION OR OTHER MEASUI�E IS TABLED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, SUCH ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, MOTION, OR OTHER MEASURE SHALL BE CONSIDERED ALWAYS TO BE LYING UPON THE TABLE AND MAY BE CALLED FROM THE TABLE AT ANY TIME BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CaUNCILMEI�BERS PFZESENfi, AND AGAIN CONSIDERED. - 3 - RULE 9 . PROCEDURE TO DEBATE UPON ANY ORDIN�,NCE, RESOLUTION OR OTHER MEASLIRE BEING LAID OUT, OR ANY MOTION BEING MADE, ANY COUNCILMEMHER PRESENT, BEF`ORE THERE IS ANY DESATE OPENED ON THE SUBJECT, MAY MAKE A PARLIAMENTARY OBJECTION TO THE CO�TSID�RATION OF THE SUBJECT WHICH NEED NOT BE SECONDED. NO DEBATE SHALL THEN BE PERMITTED, AND THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL IMMEDIATELY PUT 'I'AE QUESTION, "SHALL THE OBJ�CTION BE SUSTAINED"? IF THE OBJECTION IS SUSTAINED BY A VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT THE ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, MOTION, OR OTHER MEASURE IS PERMANENTLY DEFEATED FOR THAT MEETING AND SHALL NOT BE DEBATED (EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 11) . RULE 10. CLOSING OF DEBATE IF, DURING DEBATE UPON ANY ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, MOTION OR OTHER MATTER BEFORE TI�E COUNCIL, ANY MEMBER MOVES THAT THE SUBJECT UNDER DISCUSSION BE PUT TO A VOTE WITHOUT FURTHER DEBRTE (AND SUCH A MOTI�N NEED NOT BE SECONDEDI , THE PR�SIDING �FFICEK SHALL IMMEDIATELY ASK THE COUNCIL, "IS THERE .ANY OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING TO A VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, MOTION, OR. OTHER MEASURE BEFORE THE COUNCIL BEING TAKEN INIlKEDIATELY"? IF ANY MEMBER OBJECTS, THE PRE�IDING OFFICEI� SHALL INlNlEDIATELY AND WITHOUT DEBATE PUT THE QUESTION, "SHALL THE SUBJECT BEING DISCUSSED BE PUT TO A VOTE WITHOUT DEBATE�'? TO A VOTE OF THE COUNCIL, AND IF TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNCILMEN�ERS PRESENT �IOTE IN FAVOR OF ORDERING THE VOTE, DEBATE ON THE QUESTION SHALL BE CLOSED AND A VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, MOTION OR OTHER MEASURE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY. RULE 11. RECONSIDERATION OF A SUBJECT WHEN AN ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, MO'I`ION, OR OTHER MEASURE OF ANY SORT HAS BEEN PLACED BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND DEFEATED, THE SAME QUESTION SHALL NOT AGAIN BE CONSIDERED BY TI�E CITY COUNCIL UNTIL A LAPSE OF NINETY ( 90) DAYS. RULE 12. REDUCING MOTION TO WRITING ALL ORAL MOTIONS MUST BE SECONDEI7 BEFORE BEING PUT TO VOTE BY THE CHAIR (EXCEPT WHERE t7THERWISE PROVID� IN TH�SE RULES) , AND UPON REQUEST OF ANY OTHER MEMBF,R OF THE COUNCIL, OR MAYOR, THE PARTY MAKING ANY SUCH ORAL MOTION (EXCEPT A MOTION TO ORDER A VOTE ON A SUBJECT BEING CONSIDERED PER RULE 10 TO TABLE, OR OTHER SUCH PROCEDURAL MATTER) SHALL REDUCE TFiE SAME TO WRITING, OR REQUEST THE CITY SECRETARY TO DO THE SAME. IF A MOTIQN BE MADE BY ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL IN WRITING AND FILED WITH THE PRESIDING OFFICE, IT SHALL STILL REQUIRE A SECOND. - 4 - RULE 13 . SECRETARIAL PROCEDURE THE CITY SECRETARY SHALL BE THE SE�RETARY OF THE COUNCIL AND SHALL ACT AS READING AND RECORDING CLERK TO THE CQUNCIL. BY HIS OR HER SIGNA2'URE, THE SECRETARY SHALL CERTIFY THE CORRECTN�SS OF THE MINUTES AND JOURNALS, SHALL RECORI) ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL, SHALL RECORD THE VOTE UPON EACI� MEASURE WHEN TAKEN BY THE AYES AND NAYS, AND SF�ALL SCI�EDULE AND PLACE ON COUNCIL AGENI7AS, PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATES AND SHALL PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY BE REQUIRED OF THE CITY SECRETARY BY THE MAYOR AND TH� CITY COUNCIL, IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, ANY SUITABLE PERSON MAY BE APPOINT�D BY THE CITY SECRETARY OR MAYOR TO SERVE AS SECRETARY PRO-TEM OF ANY MEETING. THE CITY SECRE'I'ARY SHALL KEEP A COPY OF THESE RULES AND THE CHARTER IN THE COUNCIL CHRMBER, AVAILABLE FQR REFERENCE.. RULE 14. VOTING UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW OR THE CHARTER OR ORDINANCES OF THE CI`I'� OF FRIENDSWOOD OR THIS RESOLUTION, ALL ACTION REQUIRED OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL BE MADE BY A MAJ�RITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT AT SUCH COiJNCIL MEETINGS. EXCLUDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW OR BY CITY CHARTER, ALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT AT ERCH MEETING MUST VOTE ON EACH SUBJECT PKESENTED FOR COUNCIL VC)TE. ALL VOTES MUST BE TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3.10, ARTICLE III, OF THE CITY CHARTER. RULE 15. CITIZENS' RIGHT TO BE HEARD ANY CITIZEN SHALL HAVE A REASONABLE OFFORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AT ANY AND ALL REGULAR NlEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN REGARD TO ANY AND ALL MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT ANY SUCH MEETING. A TIME SHALL BE SET ASIDE DURING EACH COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE COUNCIL TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC WITH A FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. CITIZENS MAY APPEAR AT THE COUNCIL MEE'I'ING THEY DESIRE, TO SPEAK BEFORE COUNCIL, AND COMPLETE A FORM TO APPEAR AND PRESII3T TO THE CITY SECRETARY. ALL REQUESTS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA TO TO APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL, MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN NOON ON THE TUESDAY PRECEDING THE MEETING WITH A TIME LIMIT NOT TO EXCEED TEN MINUTES. NO MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SHALL BE FiEARD UNTIL RECOGNIZED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICEK. ANY MEMBER dF - 5 - THE PUBLIC INTERRUPTING CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, OR FAILING TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES OF PROCEDURE IN ADDRESSING CITY COL7NCIL, SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE PR�'.SIDING OFFICER, SHALI, BE REMOVED FROM COUNCIL CHAMBERS BY THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS OR OTHER AGENT DESIGNATED BY CITY COUNCIL. ANY CITIZEN SHALL BE ENTITLID TO VISIT CITY HALL, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS, AND INSP�CT ALL PAST COUNCIL MEETING MII3UTES, CITY AUDITS, AND THE AGENDA TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL IN ADVANCE OF TFiE MEETING AND INFORM HIMSELF OR HERSELF AS TO THE MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED. RULE 16. ORDER OF BUSINESS U1rILESS AGREED TO OTHE�ZWIS� BY MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL, TH� NORMAL ORDER OF BUSINESS BEF�RE THE CITY COUNCIL IN ANY REGULAR MEETING SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: ( 1) CALL TO ORI7ER. ( 2) INVOCATION. ( 3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ( 4) THE CITY SECRETARY SHALL MARK THE ABSENCE OF THE MAYOR OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL. ( 5) THE CITY SECRETARY SHALL TEST AND ATTEST TO THE SATISFACTORY OPERATION OF THE TAPE RECOKDER, AND MAINTAIN PROPER FUNCTIONING AND TAPE CHANGES AS NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE MEETING. ( 6) PUBLIC HEARINGS - AS CALLED. (7) COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR SHALL BE PRESENTED. ( 8) REPORTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE PRESENTED. ( 9) THE COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE PETITIONS AND HEAR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AS PROVIDED IN RULE 15, AND ANY APPEAL OR OTHER MATTER SHALL THEN BE HEARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND RECEIVE REPORTS OF SPECIAL AND STANDING COMMITTEES. ( 10) CITY MANAGER REPORTS. { 11) THE COUNCIL MAY THEN RECEIVE REPORTS OF THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS. ( 12) UNFINISHED BUSINESS SHALL TFiEN BE CONSIDERED. ( 13) NEW BUSINESS SHALL THEN BE CONSIDERED. ( 14) THEN THE COUNCIL SHALL CONSIDER ANY RESOLUTIONS AND/OR ORDINANCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEF�RE THEM. ( 15) CONSENT AGENDA: A. WARR.�NTS. B. BIDS. C. APPOINTMENTS. D. MATTERS ROUTINE IN NATURE. E. ROUTINE RESOLUTIONS F. MINUTES. - 6 - RULE 17 . ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS UNLESS AGREED TO OTHERWISE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL, THE NORMAL ORDER OF BUSINESS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IN ANY SPECIAL MEETING SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: ( 1) CALL TO ORDER. ( 2) THE PRESIDING OFFICER SFiALL CALL THE ROLL AND THE SECRETARY SHALL MARK THE ABSENCE OF THE MAYOR OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. { 3) THE CITY �ECRETARY SHALL TEST, AND ATTEST TO THE SATISFACTORY OPERATION OF THE TAPE RECORDER, AND MAINTAIN PROPER FUNCTIONING AND TAPE CHANGES AS NEEDID THROUGHOUT EACH MEETING IF SO REQUIRED BY COUNCIL. ( 5) THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL STATE THE PURPOSE(S) OF THE MEETING. ( 6) THERE SHALL BE NO BUSINESS OTHER THAN TFiAT STATED ABOVE DISCUSSED OR ACTED UPON AT SUCH MEETING UNLESS THE SUBJECT HAS BEEN DULY POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. (7) ADJOURN MEETING. THE FOREGOING ORDE1� OF BUSINESS SHALL NOT BE SUSPENDED EXCEPT UPON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUN�ILMEMRS?RS FRESF.,I3T. RULE 1$. SUSPENSION OF RULES OF PROCEDURE ANY ONE OR ALL OF THESE �ULES OF PROCEDURE MAY BE SUSFENDED IN ORDER TO ALLOW A PARTICULAR CONSIDER.ATION OF A MATTER, PROVIDED THAT IT DOES NOT VIOLATE THE STATE LAW/HOME RULE CHARTER AND NOT LESS THAN TWO—THIRDS COUNCILMEMBERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF SUCH SUSPENSION. WHERE ANY RULE EMBODIES A PR��TISION OF STATE LAW, IDENTICALLY OR IN SUBSTANCE, SUCI� RULE MAY NOT BE SUSPENDED. THE REQUIREMENT OF TWO TFiIRDS TO SUSPEND A RULE SHALL NOT APPLY TO RULES 16 AND 17, BUT THE ORDER OF BLT�INESS MAY BE SUSPENDED BY A MAJORITY VOTE. RULE 19. RULES OF PROCEDURE EXCEPT WHERE IN CONFLICT WITH ANY STATE LAW, CITY CHARTER, CITY ORDINANCE OR THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AI70PTED BY THIS RESOLiJTION, THE RULES OF PR�CEDLTRE LAID DOWN IN ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, 75TH ANNIVERSa1RY EDITION, SHALL GOVERN THE PROCEF.I)IN�S OF THE CITY COUNCIL. — 7 — SECTION 2. THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, GALVESTON/AARRIS COUNTIES, TEXAS, RESOLUTION NO. R96-18 IS HEREBY REFEALED. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ON THIS THE 16th DAY OF JUNE, 1997. MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAKER CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ATTEST: . 1� DELORIS MCKENZI , TRMC CITY SECRETARY - 8 -