18-R-65 - Renaming of Schertz Ballpark to the Johnie McDow Sports ComplexRESOLUTION NO. 18-R -65
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE RENAMING OF SCHERTZ
BALLPARK TO THE JOHNIE MCDOW SPORTS COMPLEX.
WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board voted unanimously to rename
Schertz Ballpark the Johnie McDow Sports Complex at their May 21, 2018 meeting; and
WHEREAS, City staff has prepared a biography in support of Johnie McDow's
exceptional volunteer service in both the Buffalo Valley Youth Association and the Parks &
Recreation Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, the Buffalo Valley Youth Association has grown from 250 youth
participating in baseball, softball, and basketball in 1990, to 2,502 youth playing baseball,
softball, football, cheerleading, basketball, volleyball, and swimming in 2018; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Schertz Ballpark should be
renamed the Johnie McDow Sports Complex in honor of his 28 years of exceptional volunteer
service to the Buffalo Valley Youth Association, the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, the
City of Schertz park system, and the community as a whole.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the renaming of
Schertz Ballpark to the Johnie McDow Sports Complex.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 12th day of May, 2018.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
Michael R. Carpenter
ATTEST:
Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)