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HomeMy WebLinkAbout022826 ORD - 01/21/1997AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 5, 1997, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE ELECTION OF MAYOR AND EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR PROCEDURES FOR HOLDING SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION AND PUBLICATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCH EARLY POLLING PLACES; DESIGNATING POLLING PLACE LOCATIONS; ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Charter provides for the holding of a regular City election for Mayor and Council Members in the City of Corpus Christi, on the first Saturday in April in odd -numbered years, the same being April 5, 1997; and WHEREAS, it is provided in Section 3.004 of the Texas Election Code that the governing body shall order elections pertaining to municipal affairs, give notice and appoint election officers to hold the election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. A regular City election (hereinafter "the Election") for a Mayor and eight Council Members shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on April 5, 1997. SECTION 2. At the Election all the qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi shall be permitted to vote. SECTION 3. The names of candidates for the office of Mayor and the names of candidates for the office of the City Council members shall be placed on said ballot in the manner and form prescribed by law. SECTION 4. Precinct ballot counters shall be employed at the election in accordance with the Texas Election Code and the Election shall be held at the polling places in the regularly prescribed precincts of the City of Corpus Christi, as set forth on Attachment A hereto incorporated by reference and made part of this ordinance. The Election shall be held in accordance with the election laws of the State of Texas. The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the day of the Election. Testing of the precinct ballot counting equipment shall be conducted as prescribed by the Secretary of State's directive "Alternate Method of Testing Precinct Ballot Equipment". SECTION 5. The City Secretary shall conduct the Election as directed by ordinance of the City Council and by law. He is directed to request consideration by the U. S. 092826 MICROFILMED Department of Justice by the submission of any change herein which requires preclearance, and providing such demographic data and information as required by law. SECTION 6. Paper ballots and precinct ballot counters shall be used for the conduct of the Election on election day and for early voting. Early voting in person at each of the temporary branch polling places shall be conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning on March 17, 1997, and ending on April 1, 1997. Such early voting in person may be conducted at the main early polling place located in the lobby of City Hall, adjacent to the office of the City Secretary, 1201 Leopard, or at the temporary branch polling places hereby established as follows: Northwest Site Westside Site Southside Site Flour Bluff Site 11425 Leopard 4040 Greenwood 5151 McArdle 10110 Compton Road Hilltop Community Center Greenwood Senior Citizen Center C. C. Area Council for the Deaf Nueces County Building In addition, early voting in person may be conducted at the mobile temporary branch polling places set forth in the attached Exhibit B, incorporated by reference and made a part of this ordinance, during the days and hours specified therein. The City Secretary is authorized, in the event of an emergency, preventing any of the designated polling places from being utilized, to provide for suitable replacement locations. Each branch polling place and the main early polling place shall serve all election precincts. SECTION 7. The City Secretary is directed to post and publish such election notices as are required by the Election laws of the State of Texas. The City Secretary is further appointed as the authority and officer responsible for the conduct of said election and is hereby authorized and directed to make all necessary arrangements for the holding of said election in accordance with and subject to the laws of this State including but not limited to contracting with Nueces County for the use of tabulation equipment, supplies and printing of ballots. SECTION 8. By approving and signing this ordinance, the Mayor officially confirms as her action all matters recited in this ordinance which by law come within her jurisdiction. SECTION 9. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, work, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. 2 SECTION 10. The fact that it is necessary and essential that the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi order elections pertaining to municipal affairs, that the notice of such election should be promptly posted and published, that a regular City election shall be held on the first Saturday in April, 1997, and that the requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 may be timely met, and immediate action is necessary for the efficient and effective administration of the city's affairs, creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the charter rule that no ordinance shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such ordinance shall be read at two meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared that such emergency and necessity exist, having requested the suspension of 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 from and after its passage, the Council hereby finds that such emergency and necessity do exist, and IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the / day of January, 1997. ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: /5 Day of January, 1997 JAMES R. BRAY, CITY ATTORNEY .g. et,eat City rney 3 MAYOR THE CI cra CORPUS CHRISTI APPROVED: / 5 day of *Lau Ly 1997 JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY CI4T15RtNrstarEY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings; I/we, therefor, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Respectfully, MAYOR Council Members THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CSC The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mary Rhodes Jack Best -LJ Betty BlackkiAl Melody Cooper Tony Heldenfels Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Cori Edward Martin David McNichols 742 4 022826 Attached to and made a part of Ordinance No. n Ra & dated yni ordering a General Election on April 5, 1997, in the City of Corpus Chfisti. J ATTACHMENT "A" PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 1 First Presbyterian Church 430 S. Carancahua 2 4 5 6 7 8 *9 17 18 20 21 24 Windsor Park Athena School 4525 S. Alameda Kostoryz Elementary School 3602 Panama Hamlin Middle School 3900 Hamlin Ethel Eyerly Community Center 654 Graham Oak Park Special Emphasis School 3701 Mueller Street Ella Barnes Elementary School - Cafeteria 2826 Oso Parkway Calallen Middle School 4602 Cornett Alternative High School Center 1530 Airline Road County Building - Flour Bluff 10110 Compton Galvan Elementary School 3126 Masterson Kiwanis Recreation Center 3933 Timon Boulevard Del Mar College (West) - Coleman Center, Room 106 Old Brownsville Road 29 & 3 & * 16 Luther Jones Elementary School 7533 Lipes , 1997 PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 30 T.C. Ayers Recreation Center 1722 Winnebago 31 32 33 *34 38 39 *40 & *19 41 Leal Garage 1217 10th Street Blanche Moore Elementary School 6121 Durant George Evans Elementary School 1315 Comanche Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 1080 S. Clarkwood Chas. W. Crossley School 2512 Koepke South Bluff United Methodist Church 1329 7th Street Padre Island Property Owners Association 14015 Fortuna Bay Bonilla Building (Atrium) 2727 Morgan Avenue 42 Wenzell Garage 217 Leming 43 Travis Elementary School 1645 Tarlton 44 Zavala Special Emphasis School 3102 Highland 45 & 46 George Wiggins Recreation Center 2320 Buford 47 Ben Garza Gym 1815 Howard 48 Mosier Garage 4637 Branscomb 49 Scott Vetters Scout Hut 3221 McKinzie PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 50 & 59 Lindale Recreation Center 3133 Swantner *51 53 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Gibson Elementary School (Cafeteria) 5723 Hampshire Sam Houston Elementary School 363 Norton Street La Armada Boys & Girls Hall 1455 Southgate Del Mar College, Richardson Auditorium Baldwin & Ayers Menger Elementary School 2401 S. Alameda Adult Learning Center 3902 Morgan Avenue Shaw Special Emphasis School Annex 3109 Carver Wynn Seale Middle School 1707 Ayers Street Parkway Presbyterian Church (Fellowship Hall) 3707 Santa Fe Wilson Elementary School 3925 Forth Worth Montclair Elementary School 5241 Kentner Bayshore Bible Church 901 Brawner Parkway Model Railway Club 821 Louisiana Keith Residence 1309 Melbourne Baker Middle School 3445 Pecan Street PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 70 Arrowsmith Apartments 5701 Williams Drive 71 & 95 Lexington Elementary School 2901 McArdle 72 Central Park Elementary School 3602 McArdle 73 James W. Fannin Elementary 2730 Gollihar 74 Cunningham Middle School 4321 Prescott 75 David Crockett Elementary School 2625 Belton 76 Port Avenue Drug Store 913 S. Port Avenue 77 Lozano Elementary School 650 Osage 78 John F. Kennedy School (Cafeteria) 5040 Rockford 79 & 52 Robert Driscoll Middle School 261 Driscoll 80 Skinner Elementary School (Cafeteria) 1001 Bloomington 81 Fire Station No. 9 501 Navigation 82 La Raza Runaway Shelter 721 Omaha 83 Gulf Coast Council of La Raza 2203 Baldwin Blvd. 84 C.C. Area Council for the Deaf 5151 McArdle Road 85 T.G. Allen Elementary School 2002 Elizabeth PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 86 Prado Garage 3206 Topeka 87 Carroll Lane Elementary School 4120 Carroll Lane 88 Second Baptist Church 6701 S. Staples 89 Genesis Baptist Church 5730 Kimbrough 90 Fire Station No. 11 910 Airline 92 Cullen Middle School 5225 Greely 93 Water Utilities Building (Conference Room) 2726 Holly Road 94 Calk Elementary School 4621 Marie 96 Kirton Garage 3013 Brawner Parkway 97 Rosas Garage 4462 Dinn 98 Foy H. Moody High School 1818 Trojan Drive 99 Bennett Garage 417 Villa 100 Tuloso-Midway Intermediate School 1925 Tuloso Road 101 Tuloso-Midway High School 2653 McKinzie Road * 103 Tuloso-Midway Middle School 9830 LaBranch 106 Tom Browne Middle School 4301 Schanen PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS *107 & *23 109 110 *111 112 113 114 & *15 115 116 117 118 Magee Elementary School 4201 Calallen Drive King High School 5225 Gollihar County Building, Annaville 11408 Leopard, Highway 9 Lulac West Apartments (Community Room) 10702 IH 37 Schanen Estates Elementary School 5717 Killarmet Garcia Elementary School 4401 Greenwood St. John's Baptist Church Annex 5445 Greenwood Club Estates Elementary School 5222 Merganser Elliott Grant Middle School 4350 Aaron Flour Bluff High School (Auditorium) 2505 Waldron Road Trinity Church of the Nazarene 6225 Weber 119 Fire Station #14 5901 S. 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