HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-05-07 Special Meeting CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
EMERGENCY AGENDA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
THURSDAY, MAY 7 , 1981 AT 5 : 00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET
I. CALL TO ORDER
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II . INVOCATION: Councilman Dunn
�„�,,, III. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. City Council to recess to the Conference
Room to discuss the purchase of real
estate pursuant to Article 6252-17 ,
V.A.T.C.S. , Subsection (f) .
B. City Council to reconvene in the
Council Chambers and take any necessary
action relative to the purchase of real
estate.
IV. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS and/or DISCUSSIONS
V. ADJOURNMENT
The emergency meeting of the Council was called because
immediate action is necessary, relative to the purchase
� of real estate, to insure the health, safety, and general
welfare of the citizens of Grapevine, Texas.
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17 , V.A.T.C.S. , AS
AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE,
REGULAR SESSION, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 7TH DAY OF MAY, 1981
AT 1: 30 P.M.
Shirley Ar t g
� City Secr ary
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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met
in Special Session on this the 7th day of May, 1981
at 5: 00 P.M. , in the Council Chambers, 413 Main Street
with the following persons present to-wit:
William D. Tate Mayor
Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro-Tem
Charles Dunn Council Member
William Shafer Council Member
� Marion Brekken Council Member
Ron Dyer Council Member
constituting a quorum with Council Member C.L. "Larry"
Oliver absent, with the following members of the City
Staf f:
James L. Hancock City Manager
Shirley Armstrong City Secretary
with City Attorney, John Boyle, Jr. and Assistant
City Manager, Bill Eisen absent.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Tate called the meeting to order.
INVOCATION
�� The Invocation was delivered by Councilman Charles
Dunn.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Tate advised that the purpose of the meeting was
for the City Council to recess to the Conference Room
to discuss the purchase of real estate pursuant to
Article 6252-17 , V.A.T.C.S. , Subsection (f) .
It was suggested that the executive session was not
necessary, and that the full extent of the matter could
be made public. Therefore, Mayor Pro-Tem Ware made a
motion to waive the executive session. Council Member
Brekken seconded the motion and it prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes . Tate, Ware, Dunn, Shafer, Brekken, & Dyer
Nays . None
Absent : Oliver
PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE
City Manager, Jim Hancock advised that the City was in
a position to purchase 12. 15 acres of land in the William
Dooley Survey, Abstract No. 422 , for a future City Complex
site. He added that the cost was $. 86 per square foot for
�, a total cost of $455 , 158. 44 . He added that the cost was
below market prices and that the location was excellent
for future City use. Mr. Hancock concluded that it was
the recommendation of the City Staff that the purchase be
made.
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It was also noted that the Citizen' s Advisory Committee
recommended the site.
There being little discussion, Council Member Dunn made a
motion to accept the recommendation of the City Staff and
purchase 12. 15 acres of land, as described, in the amount
of $455 , 158. 44.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Shafer and prevailed
by the following vote : �
Ayes . Tate, Ware, Dunn, Shafer, Brekken, & Dyer
Nays . None ,_ �,
Absent : Oliver
For the benefit of the press, the City Manager explained
that the purchase of the property was in the form of a
"forced sale" and there was a necessity to close the
contract the following day, therefore, being the basis
for the emergency meeting of the Council.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council,
Council Member Brekken made a motion to adjourn. The motion
was seconded by Council Member Shafer and prevailed by the
following vote: '
Ayes . Tate, Ware, Dunn, Shafer, Brekken, & Dyer
Nays . None
Absent : Oliver
PASSED & APPROVED on this the � � day of �• ,
1981. '�"
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City Secr y
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