City Council Ron Mullen Mayor John Treviño, Jr. Mayor Pro Tem Council Members Mark Rose Roger Duncan Sally Shipman Mark E. Spaeth Charles E. Urdy Jorge Carrasco City Manager Elden Aldridge City Clerk FOUNDED 1639 Austin City Council MINUTES For APRIL 8, 1985 10:00 Α.Μ. - SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Council Chambers, 307 West Second Street, Austin, Texas Memorandum To: Mayor Mullen called to order the Special Called Meeting of the Council, noting the absence of Councilmember Spaeth. Mayor Mullen announced the purpose of the meeting was to: 1. Consider a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the April 6, 1985 General Municipal Election. 2. Consider an ordinance calling a runoff election for Saturday, May 4, 1985. Jeff Gunter, Central Counting Station Judge, referred Council to their copy of the Central Counting Station Report. Mr. Gunter detailed problems which occurred in the absentee balloting and made suggestions for improvement. Mr. Gunter also cited an apparent computer operator error when some of the punch card ballots had been loaded into the computer's card reader backward. Motion The Council, on Councilmember Shipman's motion, Councilmember Duncan's second, adopted a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the April 6, 1985, General Municipal Election, as follows: '! : Council Memo 2 4/8/85 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 850314-T duly passed by the City Council of the City of Austin, a General Municipal Election of the qualified voters of the City was held in the City of Austin on April 6, 1985, for the election of a Mayor and six Councilmembers for the two-year term commencing May 15, 1985, and for the submission of a proposition seeking voter authorization for the issuance of $54,000,000 utility system revenue supported bonds for upgrading the quality of the discharge from the City's sewer treatment plants, and for the submission of a proposition seeking voter authorization for the lease of parkland at Lake Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park to the Austin Aqua Festival; and, WHEREAS, by virtue of said General Municipal Election, the official returns from the election officials and the canvass thereof by the City Council, it appears that the following votes were received at said general municipal election as indicated below, to-wit: MAYOR Mike Poulson William M. (Bud) Ashwood Ron Mullen Frank Cooksey Michael "Max" Nofziger Mae Harris Marion 647 182 27,670 25,202 13,278 433 CITY COUNCIL PLACE 1 - ++ Della Green Mark Rose 9,914 52,095 Council Memo 3 CITY COUNCIL PLACE 2 Shyra Darr Ronny West 27,252 527 Bill Miller Andy Koester Richard Shield Smoot Carl-Mitchell John Cutright 2,324 440 1,193 : 24,017 9,142 CITY COUNCIL PLACE 3 R. J. Lucas Sally Shipman 6,745 58,673 CITY COUNCIL PLACE 4 Michael Casas 1,088 Aaron Kluth 1,262 31,327 31,758 George Humphrey Gilbert M. Martinez : CITY COUNCIL PLACE 5 John Trevino, Jr. David N. Elliott CITY COUNCIL PLACE 6 Larry H. Jackson Terry Davis Charles Urdy Ronald K. Davis Alfred Molison PROPOSITION NO. 1 : 48,000 16,131 3,061 21,398 33,271 5,707 838 "THE ISSUANCE OF $54,000,000 UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE SUPPORTED BONDS FOR UPGRADING THE QUALITY OF THE DISCHARGE FROM THE CITY'S SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS" FOR AGAINST 52,394 12,060 4/8/85 Council Memo 4 4/8/85 PROPOSITION NO. 2 "SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN BE AUTHORIZED TO LEASE 130 ACRES OF LAND NOW DEDICATED FOR PARK PURPOSES (A PORTION OF LAKE WALTER E. LONG METROPOLITAN PARK) TO THE AUSTIN AQUA FESTIVAL FOR 50 YEARS AT NOMINAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING, AT NO COST TO THE CITY, FESTIVAL FACILITIES AND DEVELOPING PARK LAND FOR THE CITIZENS OF AUSTIN IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT'S MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN?" FOR AGAINST 50,956 12,826 and, WHEREAS, it appears that Mark Rose, Sally Shipman, John Trevino, Jr. and Charles Urdy have received a majority of all votes cast at said election for the respective offices of Councilmember, Place 1, Place 3, Place 5 and Place 6; and, WHEREAS, it appears that a majority of the resident qualified electors voting at said election have voted in favor of Propositions one and two; Now, Therefore, ! BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That in accordance with said return, as received and canvassed, the Council hereby accepts and approves same and the following named persons are hereby declared duly elected and authorized to qualify for the positions as indicated for a two-year term commencing May 15, 1985: Council Place 1 Council Place 3 Mark Rose Sally Shipman ) 200 ! : Council Memo Council Place 5 Council Place 6 and, 5 4/8/85 John Trevino, Jr. Charles Urdy BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: : That in accordance with said return, as received and canvassed, the City Council of said City is authorized and empowered to issue $54,000,000 Utility System Revenue Supported Bonds for the upgrading of the discharge from the City's sewer treatment plants, and is authorized and empowered to lease 130 acres of land now dedicated for park purposes at Lake Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park to Austin Aqua Festival. ADOPTED: rs 1985. ΑTTEST: James E. Aldridge City Clerk Motion The Council, on Councilmember Rose's motion, Councilmember Shipman's second, waived the requirement for three readings and finally passed an ordinance calling a runoff election for Saturday, May 4, 1985. (6-0 Vote, Councilmember Spaeth absent) ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned its Special Called Meeting at 10:28 Α.Μ.