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Home My WebLink About07974 ORD - 04/11/1966B.Iw:4/19/66 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETERMINA- TIONS AND ELECTIONS UNDER AND PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS URBAN RENEWAL LAW; AND ORDERING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF SUCH RESOLUTION AS HERE- AFTER SET OUT,•AND SETTING A DATE THEREFOR; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. . . y WHEREAS, A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE ►. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CONCERNING CERTAIN PROVOSED ACTIONS PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS URBAN RENEWAL LAW WAS ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 2, 1966 BY SAID CITY COUNCIL; AND WHEREAS, NOTICE-WAS DULY GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS URBAN r RENEWAL LAW AND A PUBLIC HEARING THEREAFTER HELD ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING - RESOLUTION: "BE IT'RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF.THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS: i4 + �1. IT IS HEREBY FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT ONE OR MORE SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREAS EXIST IN, THE CITY OF'CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. .' '2. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT TeHEq REHABILITATION, CONSERVATION, OR SLUM CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT, OR A COMBINATION THEREOF OF SUCH fi SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREA OR AREAS,.IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS OR ,p • WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY. a w '3. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER DETERMINED THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SHALL EXERCISE THE POWERS GRANTED TO ' THE CITY BY THE URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. �4. THE FINDINGS,, DETERMINATIONS, AND ELECTIONS HEREIN MADE ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND THE VARIOUS,TERMS USED HEREIN ARE USED IN'THE SAME SENSE AS USED OR " DEFINED IN SAID URBAN RENEWAL LAW.' AND WHEREAS, ALL PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD WERE HEARD, TO CONSIDER THE SAME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ` IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, SAID PUBLIC HEARING HAVING BEEN COMMENCED AND HELD ON APRIL 6, 1966, AT SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT CITY HALL IN THE CITY OF CORPUS • - CHRISTI AND RECESSED TO APRIL 11, 1966: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: '79'74 W. SECTION 1. THAT THERE 15 HEREBY FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT: 1. ONE OR MORE SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREAS EXIST IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND 2. THAT THE REHABILITATION, CONSERVATION, OR SLUM CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT, OR A COMBINATION THEREOF OF SUCH SLUM s OR BLIGHTED AREA OR AREAS, IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY,; MORALS OR WELFARE OF THE s RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY. } SECTION 2. THAT THE HEREINABOVE•DESCRIBED RESOLUTION BE SUB- MITTED TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY, AND OWNING TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF,, SAID ELECTION ON THE ADOPTION OF SUCH RESOLUTION BEING HEREBY SET FOR .TUNE 25,x.__ - - - -- -- 1966. - - - -- - - _ -- - - - -- - T -- - -------SECTION. 3. ---AT SA -ID- ELECT -ION THE-FOLL-OWI'NG- PROPOSIT- ION- SHALL`BE�— SUBMITTEDITO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING IN THE CITY OWNING TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF, WHO HAVE DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION: PROPOSITION "A" , "SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION IN FAVOR "4 OF THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS OF URBAN RENEWAL CON- FERRED BY THE ACTS OF 1957,j5TH LEGISLATURE OF TEXAS, PAGE 704, CHAPTER 295." SECTION 4. SAID ELECTION SHALL' BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON SAID DATE OF JUNE 25, 1966, AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AND THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS ARE HEREBY APPOINTED JUDGES AND OFFICERS OF ' SAID ELECTION: t —2— I i ! , *That portion lying within the City Limits. " I C JUDGES AND CITY PREC. NO. COUNTY PREC. NO. LOCATION OF POLLS ALTERNATE JUDGES ' 1 1 19 3, 49 21* & 49 Judge Fl6ree.C66RT ::A ., : C. M. Proctor, Judge Room, Court House Mrs. P. T. Moore, Alt. Judge 2 30, 32, 33 & 47 George Evans School Mrs. Irene Cornelius, Judge 1315 Comanche Mrs. Ardelea Price, Alt. Judge i. 3 7, 38 & 78 Oak Park School Mrs. J. H. Vetters, Judge 3701 Mueller Mrs. H. A. Tycer, Alt, Judge 4' 52 & 79 Robert Driscoll Jr. High Mrs. Vivian Rossi, Judge I School - 261 Weil Place Mrs. Jack Barfield, Alt. Judge jt 5 8, 82 & 99 Tally Ho Motel Mrs. R. J. Hereford, Judge X3901 Highway #9 Mrs. H. H. McCool, Alt.'Judge 6 51 & 81 Ebony Acres School Mrs. Ed Whelan, Judge 1 5723 Hampshire Mrs. C. Kelly, Alt. Judge j 7. 100* & 103* Tuloso- Midway High School Mrs. J. W. Lawrence, Judge Mrs. T. W. Ammerman, Alt. Judge 8 9* & 101* County Building Earl Hodges, Judge Annaville Loretta R. Vatzlavick, Alt. Judge 9 29 *& 34* Clarkwood School Mrs. F. C. Payne, Judge ` Mrs. Arthur Mostella, Alt. Judge 10. 24* & 60_- Stephen F. Austin School Mrs. Lena Schreiwer, Judge 4 3902 Morgan Angelita Barrera,,Alt. Judge 11 44, 46 & 76 DeZavala School Mrs. E. M. Jim &nez, Judge 925 Francesca Mrs. Robert Gonzales, Alt. Judge ,t. 12; 31, 41 & 45 Geo. Wiggins Homes Daniel G. Garcia, Judge Recreation Center Mrs. Philip E. Tanis, Alt. Judge 2320 Buford 13 6 & 39 So. Bluff Methodist Church Miss Judy Bishop, Judge 1002 Elizabeth Mrs. F. L. Alexander, Alt. Judge j" 14 40 & 58 4 Menger School Mrs. C. E. Buck, Judge 2209 S. Alameda Mrs. James Durham, Alt. Judge ,] 15 62, 85 & 88 Wynn Seale Jr. High School Mrs. D. W. Schoenfeld, Judge - . I Annex - South Staples St-;:_`Mrs. John R. Lopez, Alt. Judge 16 61 & 77 Carver School George Elizondo, Judge 3109 Carver Mrs. Florine Anderson, Alt. Judge 17 75 David Crockett School Mrs. Rose Gonzales, Judge 3302 Greenwood Lydia M. Trujillo, Alt. Judge j' 18 ` 43 & 83 Wm. B. Travis School Louis Aderholt, Judge ' . 1645 Tarlton Mrs. J. W. Lane r i ! , *That portion lying within the City Limits. " I ' 11 1 •N1 JUDGES AND x CITY PREC. NO. COUNTY PREC. NO. LOCATION OF POLLS ALTERNATE'JUDGES ` 19 42 & 59 Cafeteria- Incarnate Word Mrs. Dolly Carroll, Judge Convent Mrs. Ruth B. Gill, Alt. Judge !' 2930 S. Alameda 20 50 & 86<�" t`" Lindale Recreation Center Joe Morris, Judge 4 3133 Swantner Mrs. J. R. Bluntzer, Alt.Judge 21 67 Garage Mrs. Edwin L. Olsen, Judge -` 501 Harrison Mrs. A. C. Roach, Alt. Judge j 22 57 & 68 Del Mar College _ Mrs. Goldie Tom; Judge • Auditorium, Ayers St. Ent. Mrs. M. H. Davis, Alt. Judge 23 53 & 56 Sam Houston School Ned W. Beaudreau; Judge I ! 363 Norton Mrs. Winnie F. Wright, Alt.Judg 24 74 Cunningham Jr.High School Gilbert G. Rodriguez, Judge 4321 Prescott Mrs. Keith Lewis, Alt. Judge t " 25 80 Hellman Elem. School Mrs. Eloise S. Gutierrez, Judge ' 1001 Bloomington, M. L. Gonzalez, Alt. Judge t 26 97 & 98 Prescott Elem. School Mrs. L. E. Douglas, Judge ' 1945 Gollihar Mrs. 0. L. Baker, Alt. Judge m. =; 27, 20* Moravian Hall Chas. Foyt, Judge Kostoryz Road Mrs. Joe Dlabaja, Alt. Judge ' 28 K 71 Lexington School D. L. Roberts, Judge 2901 McArdle Mrs. Ben Fenton, Alt. Judge 29 73 & 96 Jas. W. Fannin School Mrs. Gladys Kirton, Judge i 2730 Gollihar • Mrs. Joe Hamlett, Alt. Judge • 30 69 Baker Jr. High School Mrs. E. R. Whitmire, Judge - 3445 Pecan Mrs. Joe Garrett, Alt. Judge 31 66 R. B. Fisher School Mrs. I. H. Spoor, Judge 601 Minnesota Mrs. M. A. Doeppenschmidt, Alt, Judge 32, 63 Boy Scout Hut Mrs. Anna J. Kuehm, Judge , Parkway Presbyterian Church Mrs. Agnes H. Gregory, Alt. 3707 Santa Fe Judge 33 87 Carroll Lane School A. Dwayne Gary, Judge _ 4120 Carroll Lane Chas. Doyle, Alt. Judge °,.. 34 72 & 95 Central Park School Mrs. Victor Dlabaja, Judge •, 3602 McArdle Mrs. Albert Mosmeyer,,Alt.Judge r 35 94 Wm. C. Calk Elem. School Mrs. ED. 11. Ross; ; Judge .-"1 ;• 4621 Marie Mrs. N. H. Bartling, Alt. Judge 36 5 & 93 Wilson Elementary School Mrs. Catherine Cox, Judge 3925 Ft. Worth Mrs. C. W. Cage, Alt. Judge *That I portion lying within the City Limits r it i � 7 ; JUDGES CITY PREC. N0. COUNTY PREC. N0. LOCATION OF POLLS ALTERNATE JUDGES - 37 64 Santa Fe Swimming Club Mrs. M. A. Cage, Judge " 4100 Santa Fe Mrs. V. E. Whitatine, Alt. Judge 38 2 Windsor Park School Mrs. W. J. Moore, Judge 4• 4525 S. Alameda Dorothy Corcoran, Alt. Judge i 39 it 48 Parkdale Elem. School Mrs. W. P. Livingston, Judge ! 4801 Everhart Mrs. R. B. Goodrum, Alt. Judge 40 84 Faith Assembly of God W. B. Loftin, Judge ' Church Helen E. Smith, Alt,'Judge ' 4425 S. Staples 41 � 70 *, 89 & 90 Wm. K. Fraser.Elem. School R. L. Wiswell, Judge McArdle & Airline Roads Mrs. J. W. Marshall, Alt. Judge ` 42 92 Cullen Place Jr. High Mrs. Eugene Coffey, Judge ` School Mrs. Brooks Garrett, Alt. Judge ^� 5225 Greely 43 °° 65 Montclair School Mrs. G. E. Mulle, Judge 5241 Kentner Mrs. F. J. Grassbaugh, Alt. Judge. ` 44 17* &'91 Woodlawn Elementary School Ben F. Wood, Jr. Judge' 1110 Woodlawn Mrs. Felik Irwin,• Al.t. Judge 45 ,18* County Building Jno. H. Kennedy, Judge Island Drive J. R. Cobb, Alt. Judge �• Absentee City Hall Mrs. Edna Meador, Judge j Mrs. Marjorie Lawrence, Alt. Judge *That portion lying within the City Limits ,IIIt 'I• ' 1 . t i y � I • . SECTION 5. THAT SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTES AND CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. i SECTION 6. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 O'CLOCK A. M. TO 7:00 O'CLOCK P. M. ALL VOTERS DESIRING TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLU- TION IN FAVOR OF THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS OF URBAN RENEWAL BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL HAVE WRITTEN OR PRINTED ON THEIR BALLOTS THE FOLLOWING WORDS: "FOR THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE + EXERCISE OF POWERS OF URBAN RENEWAL BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI." AND ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSITION OF AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS OF URBAN RENEWAL BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL HAVE WRITTEN OR PRINTED ON THEIR BALLOTS THE FOLLOWING WORDS: "AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXERCISE OF POWERS OF URBAN RENEWAL BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI." SECTION 7. A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ATTESTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY, SHALL CONSTITUTE THE NOTICE OF ORDERING OF SAID ELECTION, AND THE MAYOR IS DIRECTED TO CAUSE A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE, SIGNED BY HIM, TO BE POSTED AT THE CITY HALL AND AT EACH OF THE VOTING PLACES IN EACH ELECTION PRECINCT NOT LESS THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS PRIOR TO SAID ELECTIONS AND TO HAVE A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE, SIGNED BY HIM, PUBLISHED IN THE CORPUS CHRISTI TIMES THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BEING A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION PUBLISHED WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SAID PUBLICATION TO BE MADE ONE TIME AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE ELECTION. SECTION S. VOTING MACHINES MAY BE EMPLOYED AT THE ELECTION HEREIN ORDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF V.A.T.S. ELECTION CODE, ARTICLE 7.i''; SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AND RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION MADE PROMPTLY BY THE RESPECTIVE OFFICERS HOLDING SAME TO THE CITY SECRETARY, AND SAID RETURNS SHALL BE CANVASSED AND THE RESULTS DECLARED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. -3- i SECTION 9. THE NECESSITY TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TO SET THE DATE OF AN ELECTION ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED RESOLUTION IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE RESI- DENTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE �k THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE ,SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND.NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF s THE CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT_F(jAM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE 1 DAY OF APRIL, 1966. ATTEST: CI Y ECR T RY MA OR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS LEGAL ORM T3 _f�DAY OF , 1966: i CITY ATTORNE CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS i ¢ . DA V OF 9L( y� v y TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL , CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS Y / FOR THE REASONS-�PET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC`EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION,OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSEDiFINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT * SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT-THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1,4,HEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU 'SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO— ` DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. a , I RESPECTFULLY a ' MAYOR .4t THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: e' DR. MCIVER FURMAN a. 1F JACK BLACKMON • PATRICK J. DUNNE DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. KEN MCDANIEL .� RONNIE SIZEMORE WM. H. WALLACE • THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOW G VOTE: DR. MCIVER FORMAN JACK BLACKMON DU � �PATRICK J. DONNE j DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. KEN MCDANIEL s RONNIE SIZEMORE WM. H. WALLACE* y •