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11-045 - R RESOLUTION NO. 11-45 CANVASSING BOND ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTIES OF COLLIN AND DENTON § TOWN OF PROSPER § WHEREAS,this Town Council ordered an election to be held in said Town on May 14, 2011, on the propositions hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, said Town Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, appointing election officers, holding and making returns of said election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to said Town Council. WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS: 1. That the Town Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly called,that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly appointed prior to said election,that said election was duly held, that the Town has complied with the Federal Voting Rights Act and the Texas Election Code, that due returns of the result of said election have been made and delivered, and that the Town Council has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law and the Resolution calling said election. 2. That the Town Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were cast at said election, on the submitted PROPOSITIONS by the resident, qualified electors of said Town, who voted at the election: PROPOSITION NO. 1 VOTES FOR 453 ) THE ISSUANCE OF $1,250,000 TAX BONDS FOR DESIGN AND SITE ACQUISITION FOR A MULTI- ) PURPOSE MUNICIPAL FACILITY FOR TOWN VOTES AGAINST 217 ) HALL AND OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES, WITH ANY SURPLUS TO BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF. PROPOSITION NO. 2 VOTES FOR 461 ) THE ISSUANCE OF $450,000 TAX BONDS FOR DESIGN AND SITE ACQUISITION FOR A PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY, WITH ANY SURPLUS TO BE VOTES AGAINST 211 ) USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF. PROPOSITION NO. 3 VOTES FOR 508 ) THE ISSUANCE OF $3,850,000 TAX BONDS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT STATIONS AND FACILITIES VOTES AGAINST 167 ) TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE TOWN'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. PROPOSITION NO. 4 VOTES FOR 420 ) THE ISSUANCE OF $6,200,000 TAX BONDS FOR PARKS, TRAILS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES VOTES AGAINST 253 ) AND A PARK ADMINISTRATION FACILITY. PROPOSITION NO. 5 VOTES FOR 537 ) THE ISSUANCE OF $13,290,000 TAX BONDS FOR STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. VOTES AGAINST 135 ) 3. That the Town Council officially finds, determines and declares the result of said election to be that the aforesaid PROPOSITION NOS. 1-5 have received a favorable majority vote, and that such PROPOSITIONS therefore have passed, and that the bonds authorized by the aforesaid PROPOSITION NOS. 1-5 may be issued and the aforesaid bond tax supporting said bonds may be levied by the Town. 3. The Mayor of said Town has approved and hereby approves the aforesaid Resolution; that the Mayor and the Town Secretary of said Town hereby declare that their signing of this Certificate shall constitute the signing of the attached and following copy of said Resolution for all purposes. SIGNED, this, the Oay of May, 2011. + TornC4crpA NIayor'Pro Tern f� ' m `Y n `yt1 W � W r aw • '� J' Wa '� W 6it5O fcpG , ^®�