HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 990223-GG - Legislation Joint City DevRESOLUTION NO. V?
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WHEREAS, officials of Williamson County have discussed for several years the
desire to construct an exposition center in Williamson County; and
WHEREAS, the Georgetown City Council has expressed the desire to work with the
County in locating the exposition center in Georgetown; and
WHEREAS, there are potentially a number of alternatives which would provide for
such a facility; and
WHEREAS, the greatest opportunity for Williamson County and one of the
municipalities within Williamson County is to construct such a facility as have a wide range
of options available to them.
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SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution
are hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference
herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby
finds that this resolution implements the following policies of the Century Plan - Policy Plan
Element:
1. Economic Development Focus End 1.11, which states: "The tourism industry
in Georgetown is developed and promoted, while preserving the community's small -town
charm. "; and
2. Governmental Affairs Focus End 6.2, which states: "The city develops and
coordinates service delivery policies with Williamson County, the Georgetown Independent
School District and other organizations that provide services to Georgetown."
SECTION 2. The Georgetown City Council hereby endorses the filing of legislation
to permit the joint development and operation of an exposition center, as outlined in the
proposed bill marked as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3. The Georgetown City Council authorizes the staff to forward this
resolution to Senator Steve Ogden, Senator Jeff Wentworth, and Representative Mike
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Krusee with the request that they introduce and seek passage of this legislation for the
benefit of Williamson County and cities within Williamson County.
SECTION 4. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Secretary to
attest thereto this resolution on behalf of the City of Georgetown.
SECTION 5. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this c; 1-cL day of 1999.
APPROVED:
Leo Wood
Mayor
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Marianne Landers Banks
City Attorney
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ATTEST:
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Sandra D. Lee
City Secretary
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1 AN ACT
2 relating to authorizing counties and municipalities to jointly
3 establish certain recreational and cultural facilities.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. The heading of Chapter 301, Local Government
6 Code, is amended to read as follows:
7 CHAPTER 301. RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES [AHH3T8R1-HMS]
8 JOINTLY ESTABLISHED BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
9 SECTION 2. Sections 301.001 - 301.003 and 301.006 - 301.008,
10 Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
11 Sec. 301.001. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RECREATIONAL OR
12 CULTURAL FACILITY [AHH -1TeRT-UM1. (a) In this chapter, "recreational
13 or cultural facility" means an auditorium, civic center,
14 convention center, or exposition center.
15 Jbtl The commissioners court of a county [ortt i- a- pepesletiot�
16 o- 19,888 -og -fees] and the governing body of a municipality in that
17 county may jointly erect,
1$ acquire, equip, maintain, and operate a recreational or cultural
19 facility [an-atsditerttl.
20 Sec. 301.002. FINANCING OF RECREATIONAL OR CULTURAL FACILITY
21 LA B -TTeRfVM] . The recreational or cultural facility, ja ndsterstsm]
22 may be financed out of the general revenues of the county and the
23 municipality in proportions that the commissioners court of the
24 county and the governing body of the municipality decide are
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1 appropriate.
2 Sec. 301.003. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO BOARD OF MANAGERS;
3 DONATIONS. (a) The commissioners court of the county and the
4 governing body of the municipality, by resolution or other proper
5 action; may delegate to a board of managers the authority to
6 acquire land for a recreational or cultural facility Can
7 auditaie+am] by purchase or Lease and to erect, maintain, and equip
8 a recreational or cultural facilit (an- aed +tergaz].
9 (b) The board, for the benefit of the recreational or
10 cultural facility [anditerium], may accept gifts and bequests on
11 behalf of the county and municipality and may borrow, receive,
12 exchange, sell, and lend property. If a donor specifies a purpose
13 for a gift or loan, the board shall use the gift or loan for that
14 purpose.
15 Sec. 301.006. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO CONTRACT. The board may
16 make any contract connected with or incidental to establishing,
17 equipping, maintaining, or operating the recreational or cultural.
18 facility [and +tee+ m] and may expend funds set aside by the county
19 and the municipality for purposes connected with operating and
20 maintaining the recreational or cultural facility (eetdtterxesnt].
21 However, the board may not bind the county or the municipality to
22 make an expenditure of funds not specifically appropriated by the
23 county or the municipality for the benefit of the recreational. or
24 cultural facility Caudi-tee+ ] .
25 Sec. 301.007. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND BUDGET. (a) Each
26 year the board shall prepare and present to the commissioners court
27 of the county and the governing body of the municipality a complete
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1 financial statement about the condition of the recreational or
2 cultural facility [attditerittm] and a proposed budget for the
3 anticipated financial needs of the recreational or cultural
4 facility [andi-ter +tam] for the next year.
5 (b) On the basis of the financial statement and budget, the
6 commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the
7 municipality may appropriate to the board an amount of money that
8 the commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the
9 municipality consider proper and necessary for the operation of the
10 recreational or cultural facility[attdtterttu�] .
11 Sec. 301.008. PERSONNEL. The board may employ a
12 superintendent or manager of the recreational or cultural facility
13 [adelztoritsm]. The superintendent or manager, with the consent of
14 the board, may employ permanent or temporary personnel that are
1s necessary for the maintenance and operation of the recreational or
16 cultural facility [auditerxttm] .
17 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
18 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
19 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
20 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
21 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
22 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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