R-02-04-11-16G3 - 4/11/2002RESOLUTION NO. R- 02- 04- 11 -16G3
WHEREAS, John and Maria Isrealson left Sweden in 1871 to
immigrate to America and they made their way to the newly
established Swedish community of Palm Valley and established their
first homestead on a farm located adjacent and immediately east of
the present site of the Dell Diamond, and
WHEREAS, in 1885, the Isrealsons moved their home a short
distance to the south of the present Dell Diamond and in 1891 their
daughter named Esther was born on the homestead, and
WHEREAS, also in 1891, Alfred Telander left Sweden for
America and came to work on the Isrealsons' farm and in 1911,
Alfred and Esther were married and lived their entire life on what
became to be known locally as the Telander Family Farm, and
WHEREAS, Alfred and Esther Telander had three sons, Bertil
( "Buck "), Clarence, and Arnold and six daughters, Grace, Joy,
Blanche, Mabel, Edith, and Lillie, all of which were born on the
Telander Family Farm, and
WHEREAS, in the early 1950's, the three Telander brothers
purchased the farm located just north of the Telander homestead and
across U.S. 79, which farm was eventually acquired solely by Arnold
Telander, and
WHEREAS, in 1999, Arnold Telander's farm became a literal
"Field of Dreams" when he offered to sell the farm to the City of
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Round Rock for the development of the minor league baseball stadium
that we all know today as the Dell Diamond, the proud home of the
Round Rock Express, and
WHEREAS, all of the many members of the Telander family have
been important to the founding and development of Round Rock, the
historic Palm Valley Area, and in particular the Palm Valley
Lutheran Church, Now Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS,
That the entrance roadway to the Dell Diamond and United
Heritage Conference Center, as described in Exhibit "A," is hereby
named "Telander Drive" in honor of the many important contributions
made by the members of the Telander family to the City of Round
Rock and the Palm Valley area.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice
of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to
the public as required by law at all times during which this
Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered
and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this llth day of Apri
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CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secreta
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City of Round Rock, Texas
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Telander Drive
DATE: April 3, 2002
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — April 11, 2002
ITEM: 16.G.3. Consider a resolution naming the entrance roadway to the Dell
Diamond and United Heritage Conference Center, Telander Drive.
This was placed on the agenda at the request of Councilmember Palmer and Mayor Stluka to
honor the Telander family.
Mayor
Robert A. Stluka, Jr.
Mayor Pro-tem
Torn Nielson
Council Members
Alan McGraw
Carrie Pill
Earl Palmer
Isabel Callahan
Gary Coe
City Manager
Robert L Bennett, Jr
City Attorney
Stephan L Sheets
CITY OF ROUND ROCK
May 1, 2002
Mr. William C. Garbade, District Engineer
Texas Department of Transportation
P.O. Drawer 15426
Austin, TX 78761
Dear Mr. Garbade:
The Round Rock City Council approved Resolution No. R- 02- 04- 11 -16G3 at their
regularly scheduled meeting on April 11, 2002. This resolution approves the naming of
the entrance roadway to the Dell Diamond and United Heritage Conference Center as
"Telander Drive ".
Enclosed is a copy of the resolution for your files. If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact Tom Word at 218 -6617.
ncerely,
Christine R. Martinez.
City Secretary
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