City Council Special Called Meeting Transcript – 11/18/2014 Title: ATXN2 Channel: 6 - ATXN Recorded On: 11/18/2014 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 11/18/2014 Transcript Generated by SnapStream Enterprise TV Server ======================================================= [08:35:19] >> good afternoon, I'm austin mayor lee leffingwell. A quorum is present. At 2:05 p.M. For a meeting of the council chambers, austin city hall, 301 west 2nd street, austin, texas. We do need a quorum because we have an additional item. We have two items on the agenda today, we don't need for item one, but we're all here. We will first take up item 1, which is to approve a resolution which you have canvassing the RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 4th, 2014 special election. Bear with me. E-mail required by law to read this entire thing. I'm not volunteering to do it. But if you want to follow along and make sure that I don't make any mistakes, you're more than welcome. In the special election, the return for the election show that there were 81,265 votes for and 108,587 votes against proposition 1. In the general election, the returns of the election show in the mayor's race, there are 7,307 votes for mary katherine krenek, 17,333 votes for todd phelps, 10358 votes for todd. 3,204 votes for randall stevens, 25,846 votes for sheryl cole. 3,746 votes for david. And 64,416 votes for steve adler. With steve adler and mike martinez receiving the highest number of votes, but neither receiving a majority of all votes cast for mayor. In the district 1 race, there were 928 votes for george hineman, 529 votes for sam [08:37:21] misoni. 1,887 votes for dewayne lofton. 1220 votes for valerie menard, 153 votes for norman e jacobson. 6,429 votes for ora houston, and 811 votes for andrew buck nell with ora houston and dewayne lofton receiving the highest number of votes but either receiving a majority of all votes cast for city council district 1. In the district 2 race. There were 1,320 votes for edward wally reyes. 870 votes -- 887 votes for john c. Sheppard, 5576 votes for delia garza, and 691 votes for mike owen, with delia garza receiving a majority of all votes cast for city council district 2. In the district 3 race, there were 200 votes for ricardo -- 201 votes for ricardo bonilla, 615 votes for kent phillips. 163 votes for christopher horster, 646 votes for sean ireland. 993 votes for mario cantu, 223 votes for jose quintanilla sr. 460 votes for fred l. Magee. 1683 votes for jose valero. 2142 votes for susan r almanza. 1119 votes for pio renteria. And 510 votes for julian lemon fernandez. [08:39:24] Either receiving a majority of all votes cast for city council district 3. In the district 4 race... 462 for fred -- >> 462 votes for fred magee. That's what I said. In the district 4 race, 426 votes for roberto perez jr. 224 votes for lewis c.Herriniii, 220 votes for sharon e. Mays. 556 votes for monica guzman. 3,272 votes for gregory -- greg gregorio greg casar. And 1,826 votes for laura pressley with gregorio greg casar and laura pressley receiving the highest number of votes but either receiving a majority of all votes cast for city council district 4. In the district 5 race, there were 875 votes for jason denny. 1,016 votes for dave floyd. 4719 votes for mike rodriguez. 11396 votes for ann kitchen. 835 votes for carolannrose kennedy. 488 votes for dave senecal. And 1,923 votes for dan buda, with ann kitchen receiving a majority of all votes cast for city council district 5. In the district 6 race there were 3,702 votes for James "Jimmy" Flannigan, 704 votes for Lloyd Pete Phillips, 3,729 votes for Don Zimmerman, 3,513 votes for Jay Wiley, and 2,366 votes for Matt Stillwell and 1,382 votes for Mackenzie Kelly with Don Zimmerman and James "Jimmy" Flannigan receiving the highest votes but neither receiving the majority of all votes cast for City Council District 6. [08:41:38] District 7 race, there were 3299 votes for J.E. "Jeb" Boyt. 612 votes for zack ingraham. 291 votes for melissa zone. 2701 votes for ed english. 429 votes for darrell r. Whittle. 2,107 votes for jimmy paver. 6,275 votes for leslie pool. And 1,148 votes for pete a. Salazar jr. With leslie pool and J.E. "Jeb" Boyt receiving the highest number of votes but neither receiving a majority of all votes cast for district 7. In the district 8 race, el election troxclair, 5,503 votes for ed scruggs. 4,108 votes for becky bray. 4359 votes for pierce. Ellen troxclair and ed scruggs receiving the highest number of votes but neither receiving a majority of all votes cast for city council district 8. In the district 9 race, there were 2149 votes for erin mcgann. 10,041 voteds for kathie tovo. And 8,258 votes for chris riley, with kathie tovo and chris riley receiving the highest number of votes but neither receiving a majority of all votes for city council district 9. In the district 10 race, there were 877 votes for matt lamon. 2,666 votes for bill worsham. 1072 votes for tina cannon, 1298 [08:43:41] votes for margie burciaga. 5276 votes for robert thomas. 6,403 votes for sheri gallo. 8,566 votes for mandy dealey. And 1,769 votes for jason meeker with mandy dealey and sheri gallo receiving the highest number of votes but neither receiving a majority of all votes cast for city council district 10. Before we take a vote on the motion is there anyone in the chambers that would like to be heard before the council votes on this motion? Seeing and hearing none, I will entertain a motion to the effect that I move to approve the resolution, canvassing and accepting the returns for the NOVEMBER 4th, 2014 SPECIAL AND General election declaring proposition 1 not adopted and declaring delia garza in district 2 and ann kitchen in district 5 elected and noting that chris riley has withdrawn in district 9 so declaring kathie tovo elected in district 9 and declaring runoff elections for mayor, district 1, district 3, district 4, district 6, district 7, district 8, and district 10. So moved by councilmember spelman. Second by the mayor pro tem. Further discussion? All in favor say aye. Opposed say no. That is one, two, three, four, five ayes, and zero nos. With councilmembers martinez and morrison off the dais. The resolution is approved. And that takes care of item number 1 on the agenda. [08:45:57] So item number 2 is to approve an ordinance ordering a runoff election to be held in the city OF AUSTIN ON DECEMBER 16th, 2014, for the purpose of electing a mayor at large and city council members, single member districts, for districts one, three, four, six, seven, eight, and ten, making provision for the conduct of the election and declaring an emergency. Mayor pro tem moves approval. Second by councilmember spelman. Is there any discussion? That passes -- all in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed say no. That passes on a vote of 5-0, with councilmembers martinez and morrison off the dais and it is adopted with enough votes for emergency passage, and that in -- concludes our agenda for today, so without objection, we stand adjourned at 2:15 p.m.