HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 96-03 RESOLUTION NO. R96-3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, IF
PROPOSITION ONB IS APPRO`TSD BY A MAJORITY OF TSB VOTSRS
CASTING A �n'�' IN THE JANUARY 20, 1996 ELL+CTIQN, TfIE
CITY COUNCIL SFI�LL NOT AUTHORIZE BOrIDS TQ BUILD TF1E PARR
�ITI30IIT HOLDII� AT LEAST T�iO P[TBLIC IiEARII�S ON THS
ISSUE FOR Tt� PURPOSE OF GATAEBING INF'OR�TI(3N AZID
CONCERNS FRO�i TSS PIIBI,IC, THS PARKS B�OARD! Al� THS GITY
STAF'F.
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WI�REAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood has adopted Parks
and Open Space Master Plan which recognizes and supports an organized
youth sports facility; and
WHF.RF.AG� organized youth sports are known to be beneficial to the quality
of life of this community; and
WHRRFAS� the need is recognized to build a park facility to provide for
such organized activity as well as other needs of park space for our
citizens; and
WHF.RF.A�� municipal leaders acknowledge our citizens' growing concerns of
future borrowed dollars through bonds without voter approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood has previously
resolved to support the development of park space by the call of a special
election on January 20, 1996 asking the voters of said city to approve an
additional one half of one cent sales t� to build such youth sports
facility; and
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NOW T�'ORB, BB IT R$SOLVBD BY THS CITY COUNCIL OF THB CITY OF
FRIEAIDS�OOD, TE%A3:
Section 1. If proposition one is approvec3 by a majority of the voters
casting a ballot in the January 20, 1996 Election, the City Council shall
not authorize bonds to build the park without holding at least two public
hearings on the issue for the purpose of gatherinq information and
concerns from the public, the parks board, and the city staff.
PASSED, APPRQVED, AZID RESOLV� this the 8th day of January, 19%.
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Evel B. ewman
Mayor
ATTEST:
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D lor's McKenzie T C
City Secretary
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