HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986/06/17-Minutes-City Council CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 17, 1986
ITEM:
I. APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE
Ms. Angela Washington was introduced as the new Municipal Court Judge
II. PRESENTATION AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND/OR CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Resolution was passed setting July 22, 1986 as the date for Zoning Hearing.
III. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REQUESTED
MSC G-6699 - RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPTION - Delayed One Week
Mr. Lancaster: I would like to have staff do a survey of cities we compete
with.
MSC G-6702 - ANNEXATION - PARK NORTH ADDITION (1003.94 ACRES) - DELAYED ONE WEEK
Mr. Zapata: I would like to know a little more about this. I'd like to get a
report from staff to know if we're capable of taking on this much land.
Mrs. Wetherby: I would like to recommend that an Informal Report be given to us
before it gets to this point.
Mayor Bolen: These people need to have representatives here for annexation
hearings.
MSC G-6705 - ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9633, COMBINING THE POLLING PLACES
FOR PRECINCT NUMBERS 1237, 1251 , AND 1300 WITH THE POLLING PLACES FOR PRECINCT
NO. 1150
Mrs. Philpott, Como Resident
Mrs. Philpott spoke in opposition to changing the polling place. She made
reference to a promise that the polling places would be changed on paper only.
Whe commented that changing the polling places would create inaccessible
conditions and deter voting. Mrs. Philpott said the community had no qualms
with the combining of the precincts but did have problems with taking the
elderly 9 blocks away. She continued to say that it pointed to one thing--that
it may cause them to lose a couple of votes. She said the Council knew black
people won't go out of their way to vote.
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Mrs. Pitts also voiced opposition to changing the polling place. She commented
that the older people could not be educated, and that if someone was sent to
pick them up to vote, they would not get in their cars.
MSC G-6705 was dismissed and M&C G-6710 was passed
Mr. Zapata requested that the City Manager check to see where the funding for
the youth gangs stood.
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