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0844 OFFICIAL RECORD ORDINANCE NO. 844 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "PARKS AND RECREA TION", OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY CODE (1996), AS AMENDED, BY DESIGNATING THE SPEED LIMIT WITHIN CITY PARKS AS 15 MILES PER HOUR; DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO POST APPROPRIATE SIGNS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas has the authority to establish prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent speeds within its corporate boundaries for vehicles on park roads and parking lots; and WHEREAS, special hazards exist within each of the City parks which require a slower speed in order for an operator to drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent under the existing circumstances; and WHEREAS, the Director of Public Safety and the Director of Public Works have conducted an engineering and traffic investigation of each such park to determine reasonable and safe prima facie speed limits for such City park; and WHEREAS, the results of the engineering and traffic investigation indicate the need to alter the prima facie speed limit in City parks to provide a reduced speed limit to protect the safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City and all users of City parks. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS: SECTION 1. SPEED LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN CITY PARKS That section 12-34 and 12-35 of Chapterl2, "Parks and Recreation", ofthe Southlake City Code are hereby added to read as follows: "Sec. 12-34. Speed Limit in City Parks. The prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent speed for travel on all City park roads is 15 miles per hour, and 5 miles per hour in all City park parking lots provided that an appropriate sign giving notice thereof is erected. Sec. 12-35. Posting Signs; Inventory. City Council Approved 2/17/04 The Director of Public Works is hereby directed to ensure that appropriate signs are erected and maintained giving notice of the speed limits in City parks and to file an updated inventory indicating the new speed limits with the City Secretary as provided in Section 18-82 of the City Code." SECTION 2. CUMULATIVE CLAUSE This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of Southlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in its ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 4. PENALTY Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 5. SAVINGS CLAUSE All rights and remedies of the City of Southlake are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any other ordinances or statutes adopting prima facie reasonable and prudent speed limits in City parks which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 6. PUBLICATION The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed to publish the proposed ordinance or its caption and penalty together with a notice setting out the time and place for a public hearing thereon at least ten (10) days before the second reading of this ordinance, and if this ordinance provides for the imposition of any penalty, fine or forfeiture for any violation of any of its provisions, then the City Secretary shall additionally publish this ordinance or its caption and penalty in the official City newspaper one time within ten days after passage of this ordinance, as required by Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake. City Council Approved 2/17/04 SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THIS 3rd DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2004. THE HONORABLE ANDY WAMBSGANSS, MAYOR ATTEST: =,,�0... . ... n ' ,� ` a . = y.• '_lam t!�' .........r s LORI FARWELL, CITY SECRETARY ** �.••`% ,gtunmt%' PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING ON THIS 17th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2004. THE HONORABLE ANDY WAMBSGANSS, MAYOR ,6'w4vevtettt,a ATTEST: (1 .• h2` 4„,,,,e.ce • : 42-e �. ........ LORI FARWELL, CITY SECRETARY *t* ,.S EFFECTIVE DATE: a-at-(L4 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney City Council Approved 2/17/04 INVOICE . I ° �s Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57 400 W.7th Street Invoice Number: 237989821 FORT WORTH,TX 76102 (817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 02/20/2004 Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: Net due in 21 days Due Date: 02/29/2004 Bill To: PO Number: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE 1400 MAIN ST Order Number: 23798982 STE 440 Sales Rep: 073 SOUTHLAKE, TX -76092-7604 Description: CITY OF SOUTHLA Attn: ACCOUNTS .PAYABLE Publication Date: 02/20/2004 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ORDINANCE NO I3580 1 68 68 LINE $0.81 $55.08 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ORDINANCE NOAN 844 AMENDING ORDINANCE CHAP- Net Amount: $55.08 TER 12 "PARKS AND RECREATION", OF THE SOUTH- LAKE(( ) CITY CODE E1D9 BY ADESIGNAT- INU° THE SPEED LIMIT WITHIN CITY PARKS AS 15 MILES RECTING TI-I-IE DI- RECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO POST APPROPRIATE SIGNS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDI- NANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEV- ERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A CHRISTY L.H4LLANQ PENALTY FOR VIO- LATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING A SAV- INGS CLAUSE' i MY COMMISSION EXPIRES PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN k.9.0.4= JULY 31,2004 THE FFICIAL THE STATE OF NEWSPAPERO - AND County of Tarrai FECOTIVDENDATE. EF- SECTION 4. PENAL- TY Before me,a No corpPration,who vioo` d County and State, this day personally appeared Lisa Wesselman, Bid and Legal Coordinator for the Star-Telel I e,9sooreefus still;tar-Telegram, Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County,Texas;and who,after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the attached comply with or who ment was published in the above nam'' paper on the listed dates: BIDS et LEGAL DEPT. STAR TLEGRAM resists the enforce- (817) 390-732 pro menvit sio ofnsof any of the r ttktpt this or- not than shall be fined not more t two hundred dollars Signed ($20O.0o1 for each offense.Each day that SUBSCRIBED Al 1e asi sna i orris NE ME, THIS Monday,March 1 2 4. tuts a separate of • - fense. PROVED THIS THE Notary Public 17th DAY OF FEB- IR G RTF,E2RE4 yL4R CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MAYOR:�� Andy Thank You T E$T: orFarwen.ent City Secretary Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57 P.O. Box 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 237989821 Invoice Amount: $55.08 PO Number: Amount Enclosed: $ INVOICE Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57 400 W.7th Street Invoice Number: 237161271 FORT WORTH,TX 76102 (817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 02/01/2004 Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: Net due in 21 days Due Date: 02/29/2004 Bill To: PO Number: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE 1400 MAIN ST Order Number: 23716127 STE 440 Sales Rep: 073 SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-7604 Description: CITY OF SOUTHLA Attn . .. . Publication Date: 02/01/2004 laetr Coca � Collep#� ua t l aAl autI1-. ... g CITY OF SOUTHLAKE Notice is he I3580 1 80 80 LINE $1.34 $107.20 UI I Y of SOUTHLAKE Notice is hereby given by the.City CoUrrcil of the City of Southlake, Texas, that • public Net Amount: $107.20 hearing will be held ' on February 17,2004, at 6:00 p.m. or im- mediately following the Work Session, during the Regular City Council meeting to be held in the City Council Chambers of Town Hall,1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas.Purpose of the public hearing is to consider the second reading of the fol- lowing ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 644 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAP- TER 12 "PARKS AND RECREATION", OF THE SOUTH- LAKE CITY CODE CI996 AS AMEND- ED BY DESIGNAT- ING Tr' • THE SPEED fjTCHRISLHOLNTj D LIMIT WITHIN CITY PARKS AS 16 MILES + THE STD RECTING THE DI- RECTING 1� MY COMMISSION EXPIRES CountyAir c RECTOR OF PUBLIC ''f":* DULY$t,2004 WORKS TO POST APPROPRIATE SIGNS; PROVIDING Before m THAT THIS ORDI- for the 51 CUMULATIVELL BE d for said County and State, this day personally appeared Lisa Wesselman, Bid and Legal Coordinator ALL ORDINANCES by the Star- that waInc.at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas;and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the; PROVIDING A SEV- Telegram, PENAL ITY CLAUSE; advertisement was published In the above nanTed paper on a listed dates: BIDS&LEGAL DEPT. STAR TLEGRAM (B 17) 3 PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIO- LATIONS HEREOF; / PROVIDING A SAV- ^ � `-/�/�%'� INGS CLAUSE_; `/-`i///iv/yV I PROVIDING FOR E_; Signed PUBLICATION IN SUBSCRI THE OFFICIAL PROVIDING AN EF- FECTIVE BEFORE ME, THIS Thursday, Fe FECTIVE DATE. 05, 2004, SECTION 4. PENALTY Any person, firm or NotaryP corporation who vio- lates,disobeys,omits, neglects,or refuses to comply with or who Thankresists the enforce- _ ment of any of the tyment provisions ofthis or- dinance shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense.Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall consti- tute a separate of- Remit Tcdl o Soutlllake a Customer ID: CIT57 Lon Farwal CitY$e�""_..._ ,...051 Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 237161271 Invoice Amount: $107.20 PO Number: Amount Enclosed: $