HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-7AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF SAID CITY ON THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST,
A. D 1977.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas passed a
Cable Television" ordinance on June 21, 1977, and
WHEREAS, Section 27-50 of that ordinance provides for the estab-
lishment of a CATV Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, the C~ty Council now desires to create and establish a
CATV Advisory Board;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS
1) That a "CATV Advisory Board" for the C~ty of Denton ~s here-
by established pursuant to Section 27-50 of Ordinance No. 77-35 "Cable
Television"; and the Board shall perform those functions enumerated ~n
the ordznance.
2) The C,ty desires to have some members on the Board that have
expertise ~n regards to cable television, and, therefore, ~t may be
advisable to appoint members to the Board that are not c~t~zens of the
City of Denton. However, at least three of the f~ve members shall be
c~t~zens o£ the C~ty of Denton.
3) The C~ty Manager or Acting C~ty Manager shall w~th~n forty-
f~ve (45) days after the passage of th~s resolution convene an organ-
zatlonal meeting of the Board, and at such meeting the Board shall
select from ~ts own membership a chairman and v~ce-cha~rman. Any three
of the regularly appointed members shall constitute a quorum. The
Board shall determine ~ts own rules and orders of bus~ness.
PASSBD AND APPROVED th~s the 16th day of August, A. D. 1977.
ELI~'OR HUGHES,
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM.
PAUL C. i~HAM, CiTY A'f'fORN~Y
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF SAID CITY ON THE 16TH
DAY OF AUGUST~ 1977.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a need exists within the Police Department of the
C~ty of Denton for a Document Storage and Retrieval System, and
WHEREAS, funding ~s available from the Texas Criminal Justice
Council to assist the City of Denton in the purchase of th~s needed
equipment,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DENTON, TEXAS
That application be made to the Texas Criminal Justice Council
to asszst the C~ty of Denton ~n the purchase of a Document Storage
and Retrieval System for the Denton Police Department.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 16th day of August, 1977.
ELINOR HUGHES, MAY-OR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTES/~
h~OKS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL U. ISHAM~ CITY AT'I'ORNB¥
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ("CITY")
REQUESTING THE DISTRICT COURT OF GRIMES
COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ANY APPELLATE COURTS
WHICH MAY HAVE JURISDICTION TO EXPEDITE
A SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL
POWER AGENCY BY A GROUP CALLED THE GRIMES
COUNTY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AS MAY
BE APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING INTERVENTION IN
SAID SUIT, TO ACCOMPLISH SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, on July 25, 1977, the State of Texas, on relation of
a group calling itself the "Grimes County Taxpayers Association"
flled su~t In the 12th Judicial Dlstr~ct Court of Grimes County,
Texas, being Cause No. 22,648, against the Texas Municipal Power
Agency ("TMPA"), and
WHEREAS, thls City was one of four c~tles whlch passed concurrent
ordinances on July 18, 1975, creatlng the TMPA, and
WHEREAS, it ls essential to the future electric energy needs of
th~s City that the TMPA complete ~ts plans to furnish electricity to
th~s Clty, since the exlstlng gas-f~red un~ts of th~s C~ty w~ll beg~n
to be phased out ~n 1981 by order of the Railroad Commission of
Texas, and s~nce the llgnlte plant being bullt by TMPA in Grimes
County w~ll provide electrlclty to th~s C~ty, and
WHEREAS, the TMPA has sold $50,000,000.00 ~n bonds, and entered
nto contracts for equipment or land ultimately ~nvolvlng payments in
excess of $106,000,000.00 to help meet the future electrlc energy
needs of th~s Clty, and
WHEREAS, ~t ~s essential that the TMPA be able to sell additional
bonds in order to continue ~ts plans to provide electricity to this
City and to contlnue with ~ts llgnlte plant and it wlll not be possible
to proceed wlth the selllng of said bonds until the courts dec~de the
issues ralsed in th~s lawsuit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DENTON, TEXAS
1. That the above recitals are true and correct,
2 That it ~s the official request of th~s C~ty Council, on
behalf of the C~ty of Denton, Texas, and ~ts 46,000
nhabltants, that the D~strlct Court of Grimes County, Texas,
and any appellate courts which may have ]ur~sd~ctlon, advance
the case styled State of Texas, ~la~ntlff, and Grlmes County
Taxpayers Association, et al, relators, v. Texas Munlcipal
Power A~enc~ on their dockets and dec~de the lssues ralseG
n sa~d su~t as quickly as is consistent w~th affording
justice to the part~es.
3. That the Clty Attorney ~s hereby authorized to take such
action as may be appropriate, ~nclud~ng ~ntervent~on ~n
sa~d sult to accomplish sa~d purpose, and any action of
the Clty Attorney heretofore taken ~n intervening therein
is hereby ratified, conf~rmed and approved
PASSED AND APPROVED thls f~. day of August, 1977.
Mayor
ATTES~
City Secre y