HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-3AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN SAID CITY ON THE 26TH
DAY OF MARCH, A.D. 1963.
R E S O LU T I O N
WHEREAS, on the 4th day of June, 1962, the Commissioners' Court
of Denton County, Texas, publicly announced plans to
submit to the voters of Denton County a proposal to
sell bonds for the purpose of constructing a new county
jail and office building on the site of the present
County Jail at 406 North Elm Street in the City of
Denton, Texas; and
WHEREAS, thereafter, on the 11th day of June, 1962, the City
Council of the City of Denton, Texas, met with the
Commissioners' Court and formally presented a Resolution
requesting a delay in determining the location of the
new county building in order that the City of Denton
might have sufficient time to present a firm proposal
to the Commissionersl Court for the acquisition of a
site by the County to locate the said building in the
proposed Civic Center as provided in the Master City
Plan of the City of Denton, said Civic Center to be
located on the North side of East McKinney Street in
the City of Denton, between Austin Avenue and Bell
Avenue, and ultimately planned to contain the majority
of the public buildings in the City of Denton; and
WHEREAS, thereafter on the 25th day of June, 1962, the City
Council of the City of Denton again met with the
Commissioners' CoUrtt of Denton County and formally
offeTe+d Denton County a site for said county jail and
office building on the Northeast corner of the inter-
section of East McKinney Street and Oakland Avenue in
the Ci.ty,of Denton, said site to be 150 feet by 250 feet
with the 150 foot frontage on East McKinney Street, in
consideration for the conveyance of which Denton County
was to convey to the City of Denton its title to the
present County Jail property at 406 North Elm Street,
or in lieu of such lconveyance to deliver to the City
of Denton the proceeds of the sale of said county
property at 406 North Elm Street; and
WHEREAS, in order to cooperate with the City of Denton in the
accomplishment of the aims of its Master City Plan, the
aforesaid offer by the City of Denton was accepted by
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the Commissioners' Court of Denton County, and after
public announcement of this agreement, on the 30th day
of June, 1962, the qualified voters of Denton County
approved the,proposal to issue $540,000.00 in bonds for
the construction of the said new county jail and office
building; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners' Court of Denton County is now ready
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to employ an architect to prepare plans for said building
and it is necessary that the arrangements for the acqui-
sition of the site for said building be completed; now
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therefore be it
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PASSED AND APPROVED AT A REGULAR PASSED AND APPROVED AT A REGULAR
MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, IN THE THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HELD
COURTHOUSE r.9 THE CITY OF DENTON,IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF SAID
TEXAS, ON THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL,A.D.CITY ON THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH,A.D.
1963.1963.
County Judge Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
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Comm s ioneri Councilman
Commiss ner Co ncilman
CC&nissioner'Councilman
Commissioner ouncilman
ATTEST:
CouniVy Clerk, Denton County, Texas C1 Secretary
City of Denton, Texas
APP TO EG FORM:
City Attorney
City of Denton, Texas
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,T;;S, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN SAID CITY ON THE 26TH
DAY OF MARCH, A.D. 1963.
R E S 0 L U T I 0 N
WHEREAS, during the week of April 15 - 20 the Denton
Hi-rNoon Lions Club will hold its annual broom sale in the
City of Denton, Texas; and
i WHEREAS, the proceeds of this sale will be donated
to Sight Conservation for use in the rehabilitation of
blind persons in order that they might lead more fruitful
and productive lives; and
WHEREAS, the success of the aforesaid project of the
Denton Hi-Noon Lions Club to raise funds to aid in this
work will be of great benefit by making possible research
and training programs, with the goal of more effective care,
training and rehabilitation of those afflicted with blindness;
now therefore be it
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, that the period from April 15 - 20, 1963, be designated
as Brous for the Blind Week".
PASSED AND APPROVED this 26th day of March, A.D. 1963.
Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
ATTEST:
i y Secretary
City of Denton, Texas
AP1~ROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Ci y Attorney
City of Denton, Texas
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF CITYIS
INTENTION TO RECEIVE BIDS FOR ACQUISITION AND PURCHASE
OF LAND FOR A SITE FOR A CIVIC BENTER IN AND FOR SAID
CITY AND TO ISSUE TIME WARRANTS IN PAYMENT OF ALL OR
A PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF
THE STATE OF TEXAS
CITY OF DENTON
COUNTY OF DENTON
ON this the 26th day of March, 1963, the Council of the
City of Denton, Texas, convened in regular session, at the
regular meeting place thereof in the City Hall with the following
members present, towit:
WARREN WHITSON, JR.MAYOR
GEORGE F. SPULLER
I'OM LANEY COUNCILMEN
UUMM, TAYLOR
H. R. PEMBERTON
and the following absent:
constituting a quorum; when, among other proceedings had, were
the following:
The Mayor introduced a proposed resoluti6n. The resolu-
tion was read in full by the City Secretary. Thereupon, it was
moved by Councilman Spuller and seconded by Councilman
Laney that the same be passed and adopted. Thereupon the
question being called for, the following members of the Council
voted "AYE": Mayor Whitson and Councilmen Spuller, Laney, Taylor
and Pemberton; and none voted "NO".
The RESOLUTION is as follows:
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Denton, Texas, has
ascertained and determined, after due investigation and
consideration that it is necessary to acquire and purchase land
for a capital project and pubic purpose, to-wit: a site for a
civic center in and for said City; and
WHEREAS, the da,tutes of the State of Texas, including
Article 2368a, Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, as amended, re-
quire that no city shall make or enter into any contract calling
for or requiring the expenditure or payment of Two Thousand
Dollars ($2,000), or more, creating or imposing an obligation or
liability of any nature or character upon such City without first
submitting such proposed contract to competitive bids, and further
requiring that notice of the time and places, when and where such
contract shall be let shall be published once a week for two
consecutive weeks prior to the time set for letting such contract,
the date of the first publication to be at least fourteen (14)
days,prior to the date set for letting such contract; and
WHEREAS, the said statute further provides that when it
shall be the City's intention to issue time warrants for the payment
of all or any part of a proposed contract, the notice to bidders
shall recite that fact, setting forth the amount of the proposed
time warrant indebtedness, the rate of interest such time warrants
are to bear, and the maximum maturity date thereof; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of this Council
in event contract or contracts be executed for the acquisition and
purchase of land for a capital project and public purpose, to-wit:
a site for a civic center in and for said City, to issue and
deliver to the proper contractor or contractors, as all or a
portion of the cost thereof, the time warrants of the City bearing
interest at a rate not to exceed THREE AND ONE-FOURTH PER CENTUM
3-1/4%) per annum, payable annually or semi-annually, and not
exceeding the principal sum of THREE HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
305,000), for the purpose of acquiring and purchasing land for
a capital project and public purpose, to-wit: a site for a civic
center in and for said City, the principal of said warrants to be
payable serially, with the maximum maturity date to be not later
thanlthe 31st day of December, 1983; therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1: That all findings and declarations contained
in the preamble hereof are hereby made a part of this resolution
and as a part of the judgment of the Council.
SECTION 2: That the Mayor of said City be, and he is
hereby authorized and instructed to do all things necessary to
cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City, the notice required by Article 2368a, Revised Civil Statutes,
1925s as amended, in respect to the acquisition and purchase of
a site for a civic center in and for said City; that said notice
shall specify the time and place, when and where such contract
or contracts shall be let, and shall be published in a newspaper
of general circulation, published in the City of Denton, Texas,
once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to the time set for
the letting of such contract or contracts, the date of the first
publication to be at least fourteen (14) days prior to the time
set for such letting; that said notice shall also convey the infor-
mation that it is the intention of the City to issue and deliver
interest bearing time warrants in an amount not exceeding
305,000, bearing interest at a rate of not to exceed 3-1/4% per
annum, payable annually or semi-annually, the principal to mature
serially, with the maximum maturity date not to exceed December 31,
1983; such warrants to be issued and delivered in payment of all
or a portion of the cost of such land; and that such notice shall
contain such additional information and data as required by law.
SECTION 3: That sealed proposals in respect to acquiring
and purchasing said land will be received at the office of the
City Secretary, City Hall, Denton, Texas, until 8:30 A.M,, on
the 23rd day of April, 1963, at which time and place such
proposals will be publicly opened and read.
SECTION 4: That such notice shall be substantially
as follows:
NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF THE CITYIS INTENTION TO RECEIVE BIDS
FOR THE ACQUISITION AND PURCHASE OF LAND FOR A CAPITAL
PROJECT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE, TO-WIT: A SITE FOR A CIVIC
CENTER IN AND FOR SAID CITY AND TO ISSUE TIME WARRANTS
IN PAYMENT OF ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF
SEALED PROPOSALS addressed to the Mayor and Council of
the City of Denton, Texas, will be received at the Office of the
City Secretary, City Hall, Denton, Texas, until 8:30 otclock A.M.,
on the 23rd day of April, 1936, for a tract of land for a
capital project and public purpose, to-wit: a site for a civic
center in and for said City, such land being further described
as follows:
All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated
in the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Co. Survey, Abstract No. 185, in the City
of Denton, in Denton County, State of Texas, described in Warranty
Deed from C. A. Scott, et ux to W. C. Orr, Jr., Trustee, dated
December 6, 1962, recorded in Volume 488, Page 129 of the Deed
Records of Denton County, Texas, and in Warranty Deed from
Bevvie Taliaferro, et al. to W. C. Orr, Jr., Trustee, dated
January 10, 1963, recorded in Volume 490, Page 241 of the Deed
Records of Denton County, Texas, said tract or parcel of land
being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the North curb line of East McKinney
Street in the City of Denton, Texas, 61.5 feet East from the
East curb line of Austin Avenue;
THENCE North with the West line of the aforesaid Taliaferro
tract 166.0 feet to a point for corner in a fence at the
Northwest corner of the said Taliaferro tract;
THENCE East with the North line of the said Taliaferro tract
a distance of 32.0 feet to the Northeast corner of said Taliaferro
tract, and continuing East along the North line of the aforesaid
C. A. Scott tracts of land a distance of 122.0 feet to the
Northeast corner of Tract No. 2 of the C. A. Scott property
described in the aforesaid Warranty Deed, passing at 69.0 feet
the common corner of Tract No. 1 and Tract No. 2 of the said
C. A. Scott property;
THENCE South along the East line of Tract No. 2 of the said
C. A. Scott property as described in the aforesaid Warranty
Deed a distance of 170.5 feet to a point on the North curb
line of East McKinney Street;
THENCE North 87 degrees 53 minutes West with the said North
curb line of East McKinney Street, at 53.1 feet passing the
common line between Tract No. 1 and Tract No. 2 of the afore-
said C. A. Scott property, at 90.1 feet passing the East line
of said Taliaferro tract, as extended, a total distance of
122.1 feet to the place of beginning.
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All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated
in the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Co. Survey, Abstract No. 185, in the City
of Denton, in Denton County, State of Texas, described in Warranty
Deed from R. M. Evers to W. C. Orr, Jr., Trustee, dated December 5,
1962, recorded in Volume 488, Page 71 of the Deed Records of Denton
County, Texas, in Warranty Deed from Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc.
to W. C. Orr, Jr., Trustee, dated December 20, 1962, recorded in
Volume 490, Page 274 of the Deed Records of Denton County, Texas,
in Warranty Deed from Wayne Taylor, et ux to W. C. Orr, Jr.,
Trustee, dated November 10, 1962, recorded in Volume 487, Page 428
of the Deed Records of Denton County, Texas, and in Warranty Deed
from C. L. Blair, et ux to W. C. Orr, Jr., Trustee, dated December 13,
1962, recorded in Volume 488, Page 266 of the Deed Records of
Denton,County, Texas, said tract or parcel of land being more
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the East line of
Subdivision No. 18 of said B.B.B. & C.R.R. Co. Survey and the
North curb line of East McKinney Street in the City of Denton,
Texas;
THENCE North 87 degrees 53 minutes West with the North curb line
of East McKinney Street a total distance of 316.2 feet to the
Southwest corner of R. M. Evers Tract No. 1 as described in the
aforesaid Warranty Deed, as extended, passing at 125.1 feet the
line between the aforesaid Coca-Cola tract and R. M Evers Tract
No. 2 as described in the aforesaid Warranty Deed, as extended,
and passing at 225.2 the common line between the said R. M.
Evers Tract No. 1 and Tract No. 2, as extended;
THENCE North with the West line of the said R. M. Evers Tract
No. 1 a distance of 230.0 feet to the Northwest corner of the
said R. M. Evers Tract No. 1;
THENCE East a total distance of 191.0 feet to a point for corner
in the West line of the aforesaid Wayne Taylor tract, at 91.0
feet passing the Northeast corner of the said R. M. Evers Tract
No. 1 and the Northwest corner of the said R. M. Evers Tract
No. 2;
THENCE North a total distance of 121.5 feet to the Northwest
corner of the aforesaid C. L. Blair tract on the South bank of
a creek, passing at 3.5 feet the Northwest corner of the aforesaid
Wayne Taylor tract and the southwest corner of the said C. L.
Blair tract;2.
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THENCE South 69 degrees 43 minutes East with the North line
of said C. L. Blair tract and the South line of said creek
133.3 feet to the Northeast corner of said C. L. Blair tract
on the East line of said Subdivision No. 18 of the B.B.B. &
C. R. R4 Co. Survey; acactdxpm*KkxluK*KojxlxgxftfftxRxxtxm[fcxkkaXKKK t
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THENCE South with the East line of said Subdivision No. 18 of
the B1B.B.&C.R.R. Co. Survey a total distance of 317.0 feet
to the place of beginning, passing at 71.0 feet the Southeast
corner of the said C. L. Blair tract and the Northeast corner
of the said Wayne Taylor tract, and passing at 127.0 feet the
South~sast corner of said Wayne Taylor tract and the Northeast
corner of the said Coca-Cola tract.
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and at such time and place all such proposals will be publicly
opened and read.
ALL BIDDERS must submit cashier's or certified cheek
issued by a bank satisfactory to the Council, or a proposal bond
given by a reliable surety company authorized to do business in
the State of Texas, payable without recourse to the City of
Denton, in an amount not less than 5% of the amount of the proposal
or bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into contract
within ten days after notice of awarding of contract to him,
Bids without required check or proposal bond will not be considered.
IT IS THE INTENTION of the Council of the City of Denton
Texals, to issue time warrants to the contractor or contractors in
payment of all or a portion of the cost of acquiring and purchasing
said land, said warrants not to exceed the p1neipal sum of THREE
HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($305,000), to bear interest at a
rate of not to exceed 3-1/4% per annum, and to mature serially,
the maximum maturity date to be not later than December 31, 1983.
The CITY guarantees that the contractor or contractors
will receive par value for such warrants when and as the same are
issued and delivered.
THE CITY reserves the right to reject any and all bids
and to award the contract to that bidder or bidders who in the
opinion of the Council offers the proposal to the best interest of
the City and to waive formalities,
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SECTION 5: This resolution shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 26th day of March,, 1963.
Mayor, city o Denton., Texas
ATTEST:
Cityv'86cretary, City o nton,
Texas
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CERTIFICATE OF CITY SECRETARY
THE STATE OF TEXAS
CITY OF DENTON
COUNTY OF DENTON
I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of
Denton, Texas, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
is a true and correct copy of a resolution authorizing the
Mayor to publish notice to bidders of the City's intention to
publish notice of City#s intention to receive bids for acquisition
and purchase of land for a site for a civic center in and for said
city and to issue time warrants in payment of all or a portion of
the cost thereof (and Minutes pertaining to its adoption), passed
and adopted by the Council of said City on the 26th day of March,
1963, and recorded in Book 7 of the Minutes of said Council,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name
officially and affixed the seal of said City, this the 26th day
of March, 1963,
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CitySecretary, City o n on, exas
City seal)
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF SAID CITY ON THE 26TH
DAY OF MARCH, A.D. 1963.
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of March, 1963, the City of Denton,
Denton County, and the State of Texas lost one of
its most prominent and highly respected citizens,
Dr. Sam B. McAlister, Distinguished Professor of
Government and Chairman of the Government Depart-
ment of North Texas State University; and
WHEREAS, Dr. McAlister was an able organizer, an effective
speaker and a writer of outstanding ability; he
was remarkable for his quiet and unassuming manner,
his tact and friendliness, his cheerfulness and his
devotion to the service of others in the field of
education, to the welfare of Texas, to his community
and to his family; by the generous gift to the peo-
ple of Denton of his extraordinary talents, Dr.
McAlister contributed more than any other person to
the drafting and adoption of the Denton City Charter
during his Chairmanship of the Denton Charter Commission;
his life was exemplary of the courage that shows itself
in gentleness, and the true wisdom that shows itself
in simplicity; he leaves a rare heritage of love and
kindness to those who remain to mourn his passing; now,
there, be it
RESOLVEA,BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, that
we extend our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to his
esteemed family; and that we express appreciation for
his invaluable services by directing that a page in the
Minute Book be set aside as a memorial to him; and be
it further
RESOLVED, that the City Council adjourn this day in loving respect
to the creative life of Dr. Sam B. McAlister; and that
a copy of this Resolution be sent to his family as a
tribute from the Denton City Council.
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AND APPROVED this 26th day of March, A.D. 1963.
Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
ATTES,'
C ty Secretary
City of Denton, Texas
APPRO S T LEGAL FORM:
C ty Att rney
City of Denton, Texas