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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 3/6/19680 am MW March 6, 1968 SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING: The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 9:45 a.m. in the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the following members being thereof present to -wit: Mayor W. D. Rogers, Jr., and Councilmen James H. Granberry, Ray J. Diekemper, Jr., and W. E. Medlock,,City Attorney Fred 0. Senter, Jr., City Manager W. R. Blackwell and City Secretary - Treasurer Lavenia Lowe. Absent: Councilman Jack Kastman 68-27-79-187 The purpose of this meeting was to accept the resignation of Mr. Ray J. Diekemper, Jr., Council- - (1) man Place III. Mr. Diekemper's letter of resignation.is as set out below: Honorable Mayor and City Council March 5, 1968 City of Lubbock Lubbock, Texas Gentlemen: I hereby submit my resignation as City Councilman No. 3 with the effective date to be at such time as a successor is elected and qualified to fill my unexpired term. I request that a special meeting of the City Councilmbe called to.accept my resignation and amend the Order and Notice of the General City election on April 16, 1968, to include the election of Councilman No. 3 (unexpired term). Submitted this 5th day of March, 1968. Very truly yours, /sl Ray J. Diekemper, Jr. Ray:J. Diekemper, Jr. Councilman After consideration of the above letter, motion was made by Councilman Granberry, seconded by Councilman Medlock,.motion carried, Mayor Rogers and Councilmen Granberry and Medlock voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize acceptance of Councilman Diekemper's resignation. Councilman Diekemper abstained ftom voting on this motion. 68-27-79-188 Motion by Councilman Granberry, seconded by Councilman Medlock, motion carried, Mayor Rogers and (2) Councilmen Granberry and Medlock voting Yea, none voting Nay, that the following resolution be passed. Councilman Diekemper abstained from voting on this motion. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, a vacancy has been created by the resignation of Mr. Ray Diekemper as Councilman Number 3; which creates a necessity for-order.ing an election to fill the unexpired term of such office, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF-LUBBOCK: THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock be and is hereby authorized and directed to amend the election order and Notice of General Election on April 16, 1968, to include the election of Councilman Number 3, unexpired term. Passed by the City Council this 6th day of March, 1968. ATTEST: I LAVENIA LOWE, City Secrete y-Treasurer FORM APPROVED: /s/ Fred 0. Senter, Jr. FRED 0. SENTER, JR., City Attorney 68-27-79-189 Motion by -Councilman Medlock, seconded by Councilman Granberry, motion -carried, Mayor Rogers and I (3) Councilmen Granberry, Diekemper, and Medlock voting Yea, none voting Nay, that the following supplemental Order and Notice of General City Election be passed. SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER AND NOTICE OF GENERAL CITY ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS X 80 MR 6 1968 SUPPLEMENTAL ELECTION ORDER I, W. D. Rogers, Jr., Mayor of the City of Lubbock, Texas, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, and according to Charter provisions and the Texas Election Code, do hereby supple- ment and amend the Election Order issued by me on the 22nd day of February, 1968, calling for an election on the 16th day of April, 1968, to include the purpose of electing a Councilman No. 3 for the unexpired term. The Order is hereby amended to read for the purpose of electing the following officers of said City: MAYOR COUNCILMAN NO. 2 COUNCILMAN -NO. 3 --- (Unexpired Term) COUNCILMAN NO. 4 Said election shall be held in the voting precincts and voting places as indicated on the Original Order and.the Presiding Judges and Alternate Judges designated and appointed in said Original Order shall remain the same. The Election Notice ordered in the Original Order and Notice of General City Election is hereby amended to include this Supplemental Order and Notice. SIGNED and executed in the City Hall -at Lubbock, Tej.S i he- th ay of Mar 1968. f W. D. ROGEW, ATTEST. r LAVENIA LOWE, City ecret y-Treasurer APPROVED: /s/ Fred 0. Senter, Jr. FRED 0. SENTER, JR., City Attorney 68-27-80-190 Motion by Councilman Granberry, seconded by Councilman Diekemper, motion carried, Mayor Rogers and (4) Councilmen Granberry, Diekemper and Medlock voting Yea, none voting Nay,. that the following reso- lution be passed. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF LUBBOCK HELD ON THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 1968 On the 6th day of March at 9:45 o'clock a.m., the City Council of the City of Lubbock met in Special Session. The -meeting was called to order and on -roll call the following members of the body were present: MESSRS. Mayor Rogers, Councilman Granberry, Councilman Diekemper, and Councilman Medlock ABSENT. Councilman Kastman Also present were Lavenia Lowe, City Secretary -Treasurer, Fred 0. Senter, Jr., City Attorney and W. R. Blackwell, City Manager. The Mayor ordered that the following Waiver and Consent be spread upon the Minutes: WAIVER OF NOTICE OF AND.CONSENT TO SPECIAL MEETING We. the undersigned, do hereby accept notice of this Special meeting, waiving any and all irregularities in the service of notice and do hereby consent and agree that the City Council of the City of Lubbock, shall meet at their regular meeting place at 9:45 o'clock a.m., on the 6th day of March, 1968, for the following purposes: 1. Consider application for preliminary loan for low -rent Public Housing 2. Consider amendment of order and notice of general election April 16, 1968. F To transact any other business that may come before the meeting. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted: The following Resolution was introduced by Mayor Rogers read in full and considered: RESOLUTION RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY LOAN FOR LOW-RENT.PUBLIC HOUSING WHEREAS, --it is the policy of this locality to eliminate substandard and other inadequate housing, to prevent the spread of slums and blight, and to realize as soon as feasible the goal of a decent home in a.suitable living environment for all of its citizens; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide financial assistance to MAR -6 L11 WHEREAS, the Act provides that there shall be local determination of need for low -rent housing to meet needs not being adequately met by private enterprise and that the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall not make any contract with a public housing agency for pre- liminary loans for surveys and planning in respect to any low -rent housing projects unless the governing body of the locality involved has by resolution approved the application of the public housing agency for such preliminary loan; and WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Lubbock (herein called the "Local Authority"; is a public housing agency and is applying to the Department of Housing and Urban Development fol a preliminary loan to cover the costs of surveys and planning in connection with the development of low -rent housing. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, as follows: 1. There exists in the City of Lubbock a need for such low -rent housing at rents within the means of low-income families. 2. The application of the Local Authority to 'the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment for a preliminary loan in an amount not to exceed $23,000.00 for surveys and planning in connection with low -rent housing projects of not to exceed approximately 236 dwelling units is hereby approved. The Resolution was read in full, considered and discussed. Mr. Granberry moved its adopts. and Mr. Diekemper seconded the -motion. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYES: Mayor Rogers, Councilmen Granberry, Diekemper, and Medlock NAYS: None Thereupon the Resolution was declared duly adopted and"passed. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 10:30 o'c (SEAL) ATTEST: l'/d LAVENIA LOWE, City Secreta y-Treasurer NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION THE rIX,COUNCIL ADJOURNED FROM SPECIAL CALLED MEETING, MARCH 6, 1968. n ATTEST: 4 IA LOWE, Cit Secretary -Treasurer READ AND APPROVED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 196 ATTEST: do r LAVENIA , City Secr Lary -Treasurer r►-' • V W. D. ROGERS, JR., or