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Home My WebLink About09994 ORD - 11/11/1970THE STATE OF TEXAS , COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI On. this the 11th day of November, 1970, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in Regular Meeting, with the following members of said Council present, to -wit: Jack R. Blackmon, Mayor V. A. Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. deAses Gabe Lozano, Sr. Commissioners Ken McDaniel W. J. Roberts Ronnie Sizemore T. Ray Kring, City Secretary with the following absent: , constituting a quorum, at which time the fol owing among other business was transacted: Mr. Blackmon, Mayor, presented for the consideration of the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the City Secretary. The Mayor presented to the Council a communication in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as follows: Corpus Christi, Texas -November 11, 1970 'TO THE CITY COUNCIL - Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: The public importance and pressing need for the perman- ent improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of bonds contemplated to be voted pursuant to an ordinance create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings. I, therefore, request that the City Council pass the proposed ordinance ordinance calling an election for the issuance of said bonds as an emergency measure. You will please consider this request in connection with the ordinance which is to be introduced for pas -. sage by the City Council on this subject. You sD very tr Y,:�Cil / cam_ kR. " ackmon Mayor." 19991 Commissioner. A L,& moved that the Charter provision prohibiting ordinances from being passed finally on the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of the Mayor and stated in the emergency clause of he ordinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner The motion was carried by a unanimous vote by they ity Council, viz: AYES: Commissioners Bradley, deAses, Lozano, McDaniel, Roberts and'Sizemore. NAYS: None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done,.. Commissioner moved that the ordinance be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner / The motion was carried by the following vote: (AYES: Commissioners Bradley, deAses, Lozano, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore. NAYS: None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done. The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been passed. The ordinance is as follows: ORDINANCE NO.� BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF IMPROVEMENT BONDS. WHEREAS, the City Council of said City deems it advisable to issue the bonds of said City for the purposes hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined: that a case of emergency or urgent public necessity exists which requires the holding of the meeting at which this Ordinance is passed, such emergency or urgent public necessity being that the proceeds from the proposed bonds are required as soon as possible and without delay for necessary and urgently needed public improvements; that said meeting was open to the public as required by law; and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by law; and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Chapter 227, Acts of the 61st Legisla- ture, Regular Session, 1969. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. That an election shall be held in said City on the 5th day of December, 1970. The regular county election precincts of Nueces County within the said City are hereby established as the Election Precincts for such election. In all cases where a County Election Precinct is not located entirely within the City limits of the City of Corpus Christi so much of such County Elec- tion Precinct that is located within the said City limits shall be considered an election precinct for said City. The polling places in each of the said County Election Precints that are located entirely within or partially within the City limits shall be as follows: -1- 0 County Election Precinct Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9* 15* 17* 18 20* 21* 24* 29* 30 31 32 33 34* 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 • Polling Place Courthouse, Jdg. Flores Courtroom Windsor Park School, 4525 S. Alameda Assembly Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 435 S. Broadway Northside Jr. High School Hamlin Jr. High School, 3850 S. Staples Second Baptist Church, Tancahua Street Entrance Oak Park School, 3701 Mueller St.. Educational Bldg., Oak Park Methodist Church, Erwin at Mueller Streets Calallen Elementary School, Calallen W.C.Regmund's Garage, 302 Saratoga Shannon Jr: High School,Airline Road Flour Bluff High School, 2300 Waldron Field Road Kostoryz School, 3602 Panama No. Beach School B1dg.,4100 Timon Blvd. Wesley Hammonds Co., 5841 Highway 44 Kassner's Residence, McKenzie Road Ayer Recreation Center, 1722 Winnebago Edward Furman School,1115 S. Alameda Good Samaritan Mission,1131 1/2 Kinney Geo. Evans School, 1315 Comanche Clarkwood School Auditorium,Clarkwood Crossley School, 2512 Koepke So. Bluff Methodist Church, 1002 Elizabeth Ayers St. Church of Christ, Fellowship Hall, 1610 Lawnview Ayala's Garage, 2418 Sarita First Baptist Church, Recreation Bldg. 3115 Ocean Drive Wm. Travis School, 1645 Tarlton DeZavala School, 925 Francisca Street Geo. Wiggins Homes, Recreation Center, 2320 Buford Street Mirabeau B.Lamar School, 2212 Morris Southgate School, 312 N. 19th Street *That portion lying within the City-Limits. -2- County Election Precinct Number 48 49 50 . 51 52 53 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70* 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 • Polling ... Place . Parkdale Elementary School 4,801 Everhart Road Booker T. Washington School, 1114 Sam Rankin Street Ray High School, Texan Trail Entrance Weldon Gibson School, 5723 Hampshire Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, Fellow- ship Hall, 3757'UpRiver Road Sam Houston School, 363 Norton La Armada, 3701 Ayers St. Del Mar College, Foyer of Auditorium Menger School, 2209 S. Alameda Utility House, Incarnate Word Convent, 2930 S. Alameda Stephen F. Austin School, 3902 Morgan Carver School, 3109 Carver Wynn Seale, Jr. High School Annex, 1800 Block S. Staples Parkway Presbyterian Church, Fellow- ship Hall, 3707 Santa Fe Cage's Garage, 441 Coral Street Montclair School, 5241 Rentner R. B. Fisher School, 601 Minnesota Garage at 501 Harrison Street Harrington's Garage, 1322 Annapolis Baker Jr. High School, 3445 Pecan St. Blanche Moore Elementary School, Williams Drive Lexington School, 2901 McArdle Road Central Park School, 3602 McArdle James W. Fannin School, 2730 Gollihar Cunningham Jr. High School,4321 Presco David Crockett School, 3302 Greenwood Building Next to Red Top Taxi, 2822 Ruth Street Lozano School, 650 Osage Street St. John's Lutheran Church, 3220 Antelope Street, Fellowship Hall *That portion lying within the City limits -3- • County Election Precinct Polling Place - ._ Number 79 Robert Driscoll Jr. High School, 261 Weil Street 80 Skinner Elementary School, First Aid Room, 1001 Bloomington 81 Alice Savage School,.UpRiver Road 82 Omaha Street Labor Union Hall, 801 Omaha Street La Armada No. 3 office, 1404 Tompkins 83 84 Ring High.School, 5225 Gollihar 85 T. G. Allen Elementary School, 2002 Elizabeth 86 Munroe -Bass B1dg.,3050_S. Alameda Carroll Lane Schoo1,4120 Carroll Lane 87 86. -Canales Funeral Home, 2602 Prescott Lilliput School House,5701 Gollihar 89 90 Wm. R. Fraser Elementary School, MCArdle & Airline 91 Woodlawn Elementary School, 1110 Woodlawn Street 92 Cullen Place Jr. High, 5225 Greely Wilson Elementary School,3925 Ft.Wort 93 Wm.Calk Elementary School, 4621 Marie 94 95 St. Cyril & P are dI 3210 S. land Drive 96 Garage at 3013 Brawner Parkway Calvary Baptist Church, 2421 Gollihar 97 Prescott Elementary School, 98 1945 Gollihar Tally Ho Motel, 3901 Leopard Street 99 Tuloso Midway Elementary School, 100* Tuloso Road 101* County Building, Annaville 103* Tuloso Midway High School, 9830 LaBrc 106* Tom Browne Jr. High, 4301 Schanen *That portion lying within the City limits. -4- The Mayor of said City shall appoint the election officers to hold said election, in accordance with law. 2. That at said election the following PROPOSITION shall be submitted in accordance with law: PROPOSITION Shall the City Council of said City be authorized to issue the bonds of said City, in one or more series or issues, in the aggre- gate principal amount of $3,000,000, with the bonds of each such series or issue, respectively, to mature serially within not to exceed forty years from their date, and to be sold in accord- ance with law at such prices and bear interest at such rates as shall be determined within the discretion of the City Council for the purpose of providing funds for making permanent public improvements, to -wit: a governmental center and site therefor; and shall said City Council be authorized to levy and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad valorem taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund to pay said bonds at maturity? .3. That said election shall be held in accordance with law, and that said election shall be held and conducted in effect as two separate but simultaneous elections, to -wit: one election at which only the resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in the City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation shall be entitled to vote on said PROPOSITIONS, and another election at which all other resident, qualified electors of the City shall be entitled to vote on said PROPOSITIONS. The votes cast at each of said separate but simultaneous elections shall be recorded, returned, and canvassed separately. It is hereby declared that the purpose of holding the election in such manner is to ascertain arithmeti- cally: (a) the aggregate votes-cast at the election for and against said PROPOSITIONS by resident, qualified electors of the -5- C G City, and also (b) the aggregate votes cast at the election for and against said PROPOSITIONS by.resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in the City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation. Each elector shall be entitled to vote once, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Ordinance. 4. That the official ballots for said election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code so as to permit the electors to vote '"FOR" or "AGAINST" the aforesaid PROPOSITIONS, which shall be set forth in substantially the following form: PROPOSITION FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AGAINST ) 5. That voting machines shall be employed at the election herein ordered in accordance with the provisions of V.A.T.S. Election Code, Article 7'.14. 6. That the City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi shall be the clerk for absentee voting at said election; and the office of said City Secretary in the City Hall is hereby designated as the place at which absentee voting shall be con- ducted for said election, during the regular office hours of -6- said City Secretary. Voting machines shall be used both for absentee voting by personal appearance and for voting at the regular polling places at said election; but paper ballots shall be used for absentee voting by mail. A Special Canvassing Board shall be appointed by the Mayor, as provided by law, to count and canvass all absentee votes and ballots cast at.said election. 7. A substantial copy of this Ordinance shall serve as proper notice of said election. Notice shall be given in_ accordance with Article 704, Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, as amended. The Mayor is authorized and directed to have a copy of said notice posted at the City Hall in said City and at each of the voting places in said City, not less than fifteen days prior to the date fixed for holding said election. He shall also cause said notice to be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published within said City, the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen days prior to the date set for said election. Except as otherwise provided in said Article 704, as amended, the manner of holding said election shall be governed by the laws governing general elections. 8. That the public importance and the pressing need for the permanent improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring same to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings, and such facts require that this ordinance be passed and take effect immediately as an emergency measure, and such rules and provisions are hereby suspended and this ordinance is passed and shall take effect as an emergency measure, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage. -7- 9. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which said election was called was open to the public as required by law and public notice of the time, place, and pu=pos of said meeting was given as required by Chapter 227, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969. 10. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivisi n, clause, phrase, or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invali , it shall not affect any valid provisions of this or any other ordi- nance of the City of Corpus Christi to which these rules and regu- lations relate. 11. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall be and are hereby repealed. y PASSED AND APPROVED this the _%t� % ay of November, 1970. ay r, Ci of Corpus Christi, Texas ATTES . / r City Secrety, y, C ty o rpus Christi, T as The foregoing ordinance yeas approved prior to passage as to form and correctness this / day of ve , 1970. City attorney, Cit Corpus Christi, Te s Corpus C - isti, Texas /W d Z, _ of 9 TO THE kFITIBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ~ Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a.public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen- sion of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; 1, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordi- nance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Jack R. Blackmon i Gabe Lozano, Sr. V. A. "Dick "Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore The above ordinance was passed by the fo owing vote: Jack R. Blackmon Gabe Lozano, Sr. V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr. r Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. ''Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore Y: