HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 04/06/1999 - SpecialI HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
Special Council Meeting of the City of Corpus Christi of April 6, 1999, which were approved by the
City Council on April 13, 1999.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, this 13th day of April, 1999.
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
SEAL
MINUTES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Special Council Meeting
April 6, 1999
9:04 a.m.
PRESENT
Mayor Samuel L. Neal Jr.
Council Members:
Javier D. Colmenero*
Alex L. Garcia Jr.
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria*
Edward A. Martin
ABSENT
Mayor Pro Tem Melody Cooper
Dr. David McNichols
City Staff:
City Manager David R. Garcia
City Attorney James R. Bray Jr.
City Secretary Armando Chapa
Mayor Neal called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers of City Hall. City Secretary
Chapa called the roll and verified that the necessary quorum of the Council and the required charter
officers were present to conduct the meeting.
Mr. Chapa then explained that his office compiled the precinct -by -precinct results from the
City Council general election held April 3, 1999, which were distributed to the Council members.
He said the Mayor also had the original election return tapes by precinct, which he could use to
compare with the computer print-outs of the returns. Mr. Chapa then read the captions of the
proposed ordinances the Council will consider.
Mayor Neal randomly verified the election day returns of 10% of the precincts as follows:
Precincts 4, 24, 9, 40 & 19 (a combined precinct), 53, 70, 80, 94, and 119; there were no
discrepancies.
*While the Mayor was verifying the returns, Council Member Colmenero arrived at 9:12 a.m.
and Council Member John Longoria arrived at 9:14 a.m.
The Mayor asked if any audience member had any comments or wished to have the results
of a specific precinct verified. There were no comments from the audience. Mr. Chapa polled the
Council for their votes as follows:
C. ORDINANCE NO. 023603
Ordinance canvassing returns and declaring the results of the General Election held on April
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3, 1999, in the City of Corpus Christi, for the purpose of electing the Mayor and Council
Members.
An emergency was declared and the foregoing ordinance passed by the following vote:
Colmenero, Garcia, Gonzales, B. Longoria, J. Longoria, Martin, and Neal voting "Aye";
Cooper and McNichols absent.
Responding to Council Member Martin, Mr. Chapa said the Hilltop Community Center
would not be one of the early voting sites because it is located in District 1, which is not one of the
districts involved in the runoff election. With regard to mobile voting, Mr. Chapa said they attempted
to get as many sites as possible in Districts 2, 3, and 4. He said a few of the early voting sites, such
as Padre Staples Mall and C.C. Area Council for the Deaf, are outside those districts but are being
used because of their high voter turn out.
Mayor Neal called for comments from the audience on the next ordinance, and there were
none. Mr. Chapa polled the Council for their votes as follows:
D. ORDINANCE NO. 023604
Ordinance ordering a runoff election to be held on April 17, 1999 in the City of Corpus
Christi; designating polling place locations; enacting provisions incident and relating to the
subject and purpose of this ordinance.
An emergency was declared and the foregoing ordinance passed by the following vote:
Colmenero, Garcia, Gonzales, B. Longoria, J. Longoria, Martin, and Neal voting "Aye";
Cooper and McNichols absent.
Mayor Neal expressed the appreciation of all of the candidates for the efforts of the City
Secretary's Office during the general election. Mr. Chapa also thanked the following people: his
staff, consisting of Mary Juarez (who had the bulk of the responsibility for the election), Rachelle
Ramon, John Sendejar, Monique Gonzales, and Terri Santoya; as well as Esta Hardy, Raul
Rodriguez, Connie Burns, and several city employees who worked on election night.
There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Neal declared the special
Council meeting adjourned at 9:22 a.m. on April 6, 1999.
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