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MAR
4 1974
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 4, 1974
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 12:00 Noon in the regular meeting place
at City Hall. The following members thereof, being present to -wit:
Mayor Morris W. Turner, Councilwoman Carolyn Jordan, Councilman Jack Baker, City Manager N. B.
McCullough, City Attorney Fred 0. Senter, Jr., and City Secretary -Treasurer Treva Phillips.
Absent: Councilman Lonnie F. Hollingsworth and Councilman Bryce Campbell.
74-33-110-272 The invocation was given by Tom Martin, Public Information Officer.
(1)
74-33-110-273 The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given in unison by those present in the Council Chamber.
(2)
74-33-110-274 Motion was made by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilwoman Jordan, motion carried, Mayor Turner,
(3) Councilwoman Jordan and Councilman Baker voting Yea, none voting Nay to pass Ordinance No. 6844
on second and final reading.
ORDINANCE NO. 6844
AN ORDINANCE by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, authorizing the issuance of
$10,000,000 "CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1974," dated March
1, 1974, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to wit: $385,000 for
constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Waterworks System; $350,000 for con-
structing street improvements in and for said City, including the acquisition of necessary
right-of-way for expressways and other streets; $5,165,000 for planning, acquiring, estab-
lishing, developing, and constructing an airport and air navigation facilities and the
site therefore, including buildings and other facilities incidental to the operation thereof,
and the acquisition or elimination of airport hazards; $300,000 to acquire or improve, or
both, land for park purposes for said City; $300,000 to acquire or improve, or both, land
for park purposes for said City, to wit: for the development of the Canyon Lakes Project;
and 43,500,000 for constructing and equipping a Civic Center to be known as Memorial Civic
Center, and the acquisition of a site therefore; prescirbing the form of the bonds and the
form of the interest coupons, levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax on all
taxable property within the limits of said City to pay the interest on said bonds and to
create a sinking fund for the redemption thereof and providing for the assessment and
collection of such taxes; enacting provisions incident and relating to the subject and pur-
pose of this ordinance; and providing an effective date.
The following statement was received from Councilman Bryce Campbell in regard to his absence
from this meeting:
To the City Secretary:
This is to advise that I was notified of the place, time, and purpose of a special called meet-
ing of the City Council, Lubbock, Texas, held at 12:00 noon, March 4, 1974. I was unable to
attend due to illness.
Signed this 4th day of March, 1974.
/s/ Bryce Campbell
Bryce Campbell, D.D.S.
City Councilman
74-33-110-275 The City Council considered wages and conditions of employment of the Police and Fire Departments
(4) of the City of Lubbock. Fred 0. Senter, Jr., City Attorney, gave a briefing of the law in regard
to collective bargaining for employees of Fire and Police Departments, which is in House Bill No.
185, Art. 5154c, VACS. After hearing the briefing giver. by Mr. Senter, Mayor Turner stated that
if there is an election with reference to this matter, it will have to be dome by petition, as re-
quired by state law.
:74-33-110-276 Motion was made by Councilwoman Jordan, seconded by Councilman Baker, motion carried, Mayor Turner,
(5) Councilwoman Jordan and Councilman Baker voting Yea, none voting Nay to re -appoint Joe S. Ramirez
and Dr. H. L. Green to the City -County Health Board. These terms are for three years and will
expire February 21, 1977.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION, THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED M SPECIAL
MEETING, March 4, 1974.
ATTE MORRIS W. TURNER, MAYOR
Treva Phillips, City Secr ary-Treasurer
READ AND APPROVED THIS THE 14th day of March, 1974.
MORRIS W. TURNER, MAYOR
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Treva Phillips, City S retary-Treasurer