HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 7/7/2004CITY OF LUBBOCK
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JULY 7, 2004
10:00 A. M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in special session on the 7th day
of July, 2004, in the City Council Chambers, first floor, City Hall, 1625 13th Street,
Lubbock, Texas at 10:00 A. M.
10:02 A. M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
City (Council Chambers, 1625 13th Street, Lubbock, Texas
Present: Mayor Pro Tem T. J. Patterson, Council Member Gary O. Boren,
Council Member Linda DeLeon, Council Member Jim Gilbreath,
Council Member Tom Martin
Absent: Mayor Marc McDougal and Council Member Phyllis Jones
Mayor Pro Tem Patterson called the meeting to order at 10:02 A. M.
( 1.) Invocation by Pastor James Roberts, Senior Pastor of Martin Luther
King, Jr. Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
(2.) Pledge of Allegiance was given in unison by those in the City Council
Chambers to both the United States flag and the Texas flag.
(3•) Resolution No. 2004-RO341 canvassing the vote and declaring the
results of the City Runoff Election held on June 26, 2004, to fill a
vacancy in the position of City Council Member, District 2.
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-RO341
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULT
OF THE CITY RUNOFF ELECTION HELD JUNE 26, 2004.
BE IT REMEMBERED THAT, on the 7th day of July, 2004, the City Council of
the City of Lubbock met at 10:00 o'clock a m. at the regular meeting place of the City
Council in the City of Lubbock Municipal Building with the following members present,
to -wit:
T. J. Patterson
Linea De Leon
Gary Boren
Torn Martin
Jim Gilbreath
On Motion of Tom Martin, seconded by Gary Boren, it is unanimously carried
that the returns of the City Runoff Election held June 26, 2004, for the election of a City
Council Member, District 2, as provided by law, be opened and canvassed, and the results
of the election be declared therefrom; and said returns having been duly canvassed, it is
found that the vote; for the candidates are as follows.
CA�DATES FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 VOTES RECEIVED
T.J. Patterson ..... .
Floyd Price ...... 646
TOTAL VOTES CAST IN ELECTION 714
1,360
And it further appearing that said election was duly held as provided by law and
that the following person received a majority of the votes of the sum total of votes
for Council Member, District 2: tes cast
PERSON RECEIVING MAJORITY VOTE
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 Floyd Price
IT IS THEREFORE FOUND, DECLARED AND CERTIFIED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: 1'
THAT the person named above as receiving the majority vote for Council
Member, District 2 is duly elected to the office indicated.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON MOTION OF Tom Martin, SECONDED
BY Gary Boren, THIS 7th DAY OF July, 2004.
COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING AYE: COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING NAY:
T. J. Patterson
Linda De Leon
Gary Boren
Tom Martin
Jim Gilbreath
/s/ MARC MCDOUGAL
MARC McDOUGAL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Rebecca Garza
Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/ Donald G. Vandiver
Donald G. Vandiver, Attorney of Counsel
The resolution will canvass the returns and declare the results of the
Runoff Election for the City Council member, District 2. The candidates
in the Runoff Election are: T. J. Patterson (incumbent) and Floyd Price.
The governing body is required to canvass election results, not earlier than
the eighth day, nor later than the eleventh day after Election Day. Each
Council member will be provided with tabulation sheets showing the
number of votes cast for each candidate, as well as the number of under
votes and over votes in each precinct.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
The Deputy City Secretary, Tommy Combs, read the votes received for
the run-off election and recommended that the City Council accept the
returns and act favorably on the resolution.by Council
Motion was made by CounciMember 004-R0341econded as recommended by
Member Boren to pass Resolution
staff. Motion carried: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays.
SWEARINGIN CEREMONY recognized outgoing
Council Member Martin presented comments and
Council Member T. J. Patterson.
Council Member Patterson made
comments and introduced his family SpecialRecognitionreferencing Council
Council Member Martin read a Sp
Member Patterson's efforts and successes duringd is to Council Member
Also, the following presentations were or pro mbar
Patterson: his name plates for City Council Member and Mayor P Public
an album put together by City Council staff and Sandy oem titled
Information Coordinator; Council Member Boren read e and a J . Patterson
"Heroes"; collage of pictures from the Bobby
Library; and gifts from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Swearing in of newly elected Council Member: District
Council Member Floyd Price, District 2 was sworn in by
Judge Sam Medina
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Pastor James Roberts, Senior Pastor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church also participated.
Council Member Price then sang "Wind Beneath My Wings".
11:07 A. M. COUNCIL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, motion was made
by Council Member Price to adjourn. Council Member Martin adjourned
the meeting.
A reception immediately followed.
Read and approved this , day of
MARC MCDOUGAL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
pl�
Rebecca Garza, City Secretat
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