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Home My WebLink About2021-R-14 - Canvass Bond Election RESOLUTION NO. 2021-R-14 CANVASSING A BOND ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS § ERATH COUNTY § CITY OF STEPHENVILLE § WHEREAS, this City Council ordered an election to be held in said City on May 1, 2021 on the Propositions hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, appointing election 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 Resolution was adopted was open to the public,and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551,Texas Government Code. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS: 1. That the City Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly ordered, that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly appointed prior to said election, that said election was duly held, that the City has complied with the Federal Voting Rights Act and the Texas Election Code, that due returns of the result of said election have been made and delivered, and that the City Council has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law and the Ordinance calling said election. 2. That the City Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were cast at said election, on the submitted Propositions by the resident, qualified electors of said City, who voted at the election: CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS PROPOSITION A THE ISSUANCE OF $8,000,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, FOR 800 TEXAS FOR DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A COMBINED USE FACILITY IN THE CITY TO HOUSE A LIBRARY, SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER AND A RECREATION CENTER. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND AGAINST 868 INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED. CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS PROPOSITION B FOR 613 THE ISSUANCE OF$5,385,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS FOR MAKING REVITALIZING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AGAINST 1,054 AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED. CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS PROPOSITION C THE ISSUANCE OF $2,160,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, FOR 644 TEXAS FOR CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS TO BELKNAP STREET FROM THE FT. WORTH AND WESTERN RAILROAD TRACK TO MASON STREET IN THE CITY. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS AGAINST 1,023 WILL BE IMPOSED. CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS PROPOSITION D FOR 623 THE ISSUANCE OF $3,730,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS FOR CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS TO FIRST STREET, SECOND STREET, FIFTH STREET, SIXTH STREET, CAGE STREET AND SWAN STREET IN THE CITY. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE AGAINST 1,037 BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED. CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS PROPOSITION E THE ISSUANCE OF $2,000,000 TAX BONDS BY THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, FOR 608 TEXAS FOR EXTENSION OF THE WALKING, HIKING AND BIKING TRAIL IN THE CITY KNOWN AS THE BOSQUE RIVER TRAIL. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED. AGAINST 1,058 3. That the City Council officially finds, determines and declares the result of said election to be that the aforesaid Propositions have received the votes shown above and that none of the Propositions have received a majority of votes in favor thereof. Therefore, none of the bonds proposed to be authorized by such Propositions may be issued and the aforesaid bond tax supporting said bonds may not be levied by the City. PASSED AND APPROVED this 4th day of May, 2021. I,,,,,,, (651143 OF,`A ,, ST FAy, Doug Svien, Mayor �;G� •••ATTEST: •••• ,'• te rr• ,j'•• $ * 0,0 Staci L. Ki City Secret ry PO R�' ,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Allen L. Barnes, City anager Reviewed C2)> 2("— Randy Thomas, City Attorney Approved as to form and legality — CERTIFICATE FOR RESOLUTION THE STATE OF TEXAS § ERATH COUNTY § CITY OF STEPHENVILLE § We,the undersigned officers of the City of Stephenville,Texas, hereby certify as follows: 1. The City Council of the City convened in a special meeting on the 11th day of May, 2021,at the regular designated meeting place,and the roll was called of the duly constituted officers and members of the City Council,to-wit: Doug Svien—Mayor Mark McClinton—Mayor Pro Tem Justin Haschke—Place 2 Nick Robinson—Place 3 Brady Pendleton—Place 4 Ricky Thurman—Place 5 Alan Nix—Place 6 Gerald Cook—Place 7 Brandon Hucka bee—Place 8 Staci L. King, City Secretary and all of said persons were present,except the following absentees: Mark McClinton and Nick Robinson, thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at said Meeting: a written Resolution entitled A RESOLUTION CANVASSING A BOND ELECTION was duly introduced for the consideration of the City Council (the "Resolution"). It was then duly moved and seconded that the Resolution be adopted and, after due discussion, said motion, carrying with it the adoption of the Resolution, prevailed with all present voting "Aye," except as shown below: NAY: None ABSTAIN: None 2. A true, full and correct copy of the Resolution adopted at the Meeting described in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this Certificate; that the Resolution has been duly recorded in the City Council's minutes of said Meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraph is a true, full and correct excerpt from the City Council's minutes of said Meeting pertaining to the adoption of the Resolution; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified and acting officers and members of the City Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and members of the City Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place and purpose of the aforesaid Meeting, and that the Resolution would be introduced and considered for adoption 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 Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. 3. The Mayor of the City has approved and hereby approves the Resolution and that the Mayor and the City Secretary of the City hereby declare that their signing of this Certificate shall evidence adoption of the Resolution for all purposes. of. STFp'' SIG Vt<0.t ie•N1Wq.44 . * .`-- rk, : * Staci L. in =; 47;•• .•`<<< ,Doug Svi City Secretary, City of Ste henvi ,Texas '%,,°A p p 9 P� ` Mayor, City of Stephenville,Texas ''',,•,,,,,,,,,,,,,\\\