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Home My WebLink About021744 ORD - 09/14/1993AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1993 IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OF AN ADDITIONAL ONE-FOURTH OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS OF THE CITY AND ACQUISITION OF WATER RESOURCES FOR THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR HOLDING SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION AND PUBLICATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCH EARLY POLLING PLACES; DESIGNATING POLLING PLACE LOCATIONS; AND ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 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; WHEREAS, the City Council desires to place before the electorate of the City of Corpus Christi the adoption of an additional one-fourth of one percent sales and use tax for improvements to the water and wastewater systems of the City and acquisition of water resources for the City, pursuant to Section 4B, Article 5190.6, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes; WHEREAS, it is specifically determined by the City Council that improvements to the City of Corpus Christi's water and wastewater systems and acquisition of water resources for the City are necessary to promote and develop new and expanded business enterprises. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That a special election for the consideration of the adoption of an additional one-fourth of one percent sales and use tax for improvements to the water and wastewater systems of the City and acquisition of water resources for the City, shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi on November 2, 1993. SECTION 2. That at said election herein ordered all the qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi shall be permitted to vote. SECTION 3. That voting machines shall be employed at the election herein ordered in accordance with the Texas Election Code and said election shall be held at the polling places in the regularly prescribed precincts of the City of Corpus Christi, such voting precincts and polling places being set forth on Attachment \ord\93095 021744 MILRUSatt A hereto, incorporated by reference and made part of this ordinance. Said 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. SECTION 4. The City Secretary shall conduct the election as directed by resolution of the City Council and by law. SECTION 5. Voting machines shall be used for the conduct of the Election on election day and paper ballots shall be used for conducting 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 October 13, 1993, and ending on October 27, 1993, and on October 28 and 29, 1993, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Early voting in person may be conducted at the main early polling place located in the Nueces County Courthouse, 901 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 Qualified voters residing in polling place. Hilltop Community Center Greenwood Senior Citizen Center C. C. Area Council for the Deaf Nueces County Building any precinct may vote at any early SECTION 6. The proposition shall appear on the ballot as follows: For Against The adoption of an additional one-fourth of percent sales and use tax for improvements to water and wastewater systems of the City acquisition of water resources for the City. one the and 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. 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. The election shall be conducted in accordance with any agreement between Nueces County and the City of Corpus Christi to hold a joint election on November 2, 1993, and the City Secretary is authorized to approve all lawful changes and additions to the procedures provided herein in order to implement such agreement, including but not limited to provisions for mobile voting. \ord\93095 SECTION 10. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, 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. SECTION 11. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need for immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall ake effect upon firsty\reading as an emergen� imeasure this the 11 day of f 19 in, bc'T , 19 "l '' ATTEST: City Secretary MAYOR THE CIT OF CORPUS CHRISTI APPROVED: /y DAY OF 3411.0..04.1✓, 19� JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY By As \ord\93095 City Atto ney ATTACHMENT A Attached to and made a part of Ordinance No. dated 1993 ordering a Joint Nueces County/City of Corpus Christil Election on November 2, 1993, in the City of Corpus Christi. VOTING PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES PRECINCT NO. LOCATION AND ADDRESS 1 McGregor Building 1015 N. Chaparral 2 Windsor Park Athena School 4525 S. Alameda 3 First Presbyterian Church 430 S. Carancahua 4 Kostoryz Elementary School 3602 Panama 5 Hamlin Middle School 3900 Hamlin 6 St. Peters by the Sea Church 1541 Waldron Road 7 8 Oak Park Special Emphasis School 3701 Mueller Ella Bames Elementary School - Cafeteria 2826 Oso Parkway Calallen Middle School 4602 Cornett '15 The People's Baptist Church Old Brownsville Road 17 Altemative High School Center 1530 Airline 18 County Building - Flour Bluff 10110 Compton Road *19 Port Aransas Community Center 710 W. Avenue -A PRECINC '10. LOCATION AND ADORE —, 20 21 *23 24 *26 30 31 *32 33 *34 38 39 '40 41 42 43 44 Water Utilities Building - Conference Room 2726 Holly Road Kiwanis Recreation Center 3933 Timon Boulevard River Hills Baptist Church FM 624, P. 0. Box260-200 Del Mar College - Coleman Center, Room 106 Old Brownsville Road St. Vianney Catholic Church Chapman Ranch T. C. Ayers Recreation Center 1722 Winnebago Vasquez Garage 1025 Tenth Street Blanche Moore Elementary School 6121 Durant George Evans Elementary School 1315 Comanche Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 1020 Clarkwood Chas. W. Crossley School 2512 Koepke Ayers Street Church of Christ 1610 Lawnview Padre Island Baptist Church 14253 S. Padre Island Drive SER -Jobs for Progress (Cafeteria) 1402 S. Port Wenzel) Garage 217 Leming Wm. Travis Elementary School 1645 Tarlton DeZavala Special Emphasis School 3102 Highland PRECINCT ..U. LOCATION AND ADDRESS 45 George Wiggins Homes Recreation Center 2320 Buford 46 Center for Hispanic Arts 2021 Agnes 47 Ben Garza Gym 1815 Howard 48 Mosier Residence 4637 Branscomb 49 Scott Vetters Scout Hut 3221 McKinzie Road 50 Lindale Recreation Center 3133 Swantner 51 Weldon Gibson Elementary School - Cafeteria 5723 Hampshire 52 The Manhattan Restaurant (Dining Room) 103 Old Robstown 53 Sam Houston Elementary School 363 Norton 56 La Armada Boys & Girls Club 1455 Southgate 57 Del Mar College Richardson Aud. - Parlor A Baldwin & Ayers 58 Menger Elementary School 2401 S. Alameda 59 Incarnate Word Academy High School (Front Lobby) 2930 S. Alameda Street 60 Adult Leaming Center 3902 Morgan 61 Shaw Special Emphasis School 3109 Carver 62 Wynn Seale Middle School 1707 Ayers 63 Parkway Presbyterian Church - Fellowship Hall 3707 Santa Fe PRECINC"";O. 64 LOCATION AND ADDRES Santa Fe Swim Club 4134 Santa Fe 65 Montclair Elementary School 5241 Kentner 66 Bayshore Bible Church 901 Brawner Parkway 67 Fire Station 821 Louisiana 68 Bledsoe Garage 1430 Ormond Drive 69 Baker Middle School 3445 Pecan 70 Arrowsmith Apartments 5701 Williams Drive 71 Lexington Elementary School 2901 McArdle 72 Central Park Elementary School 3602 McArdle 73 James W. Fannin Elementary School 2730 Gollihar 74 Cunninghan Middle School 4321 Prescott 75 Crockett Elementary School 2625 Belton 76 Port Avenue Drug Store 913 S. Port 77 Lozano Elementary School 650 Osage 78 John F. Kennedy School 5040 Rockford 79 Robert Driscoll Middle School 261 Driscoll 80 Skinner Elementary School 1001 Bloomington PRECINC !O. 81 LOCATION AND ADORE Fire Station No. 9 501 Navigation 82 La Raza Runaway Shelter 721 Omaha 83 Gulf Coast Council of La Raza 2203 Baldwin 84 C.C. Area Council for the Deaf 5151 McArdle 85 Allen Elementary School 3002 Elizabeth 86 Prado Garage 3206 Topeka 87 Carroll Lane Elementary School 4120 Carroll Lane 88 Almaraz Garage 2309 Riggan 89 Genesis Baptist Temple 5730 Kimbrough 90 Panjo's Pizza - Party Room 1320 Airline 91 The Shores Apartments (Club House) 7350 McArdle 92 Cullen Place Jr. High 5225 Greeley 93 Wilson Elementary Schooll 3925 Ft. Worth 94 Wm. Calk Elementary School 4621 Marie 95 Ss. Cyril & Methodius Church -Religious Education, Room 1 3210 S. Padre Island Drive 96 97 Kirton Garage 3013 Brawner Parkway Rosas Garage 4462 Dinn Street PRECINC —10. 98 99 100 101 103 106 *107 109 110 *111 112 113 *114 115 116 117 118 LOCATION AND ADDRE( Moody High School 1818 Trojan Drive Bennett Garage 417 Villa Tuloso-Midway Intermediate Elementary School 1925 Tuloso Rand Morgan High School 2653 McKenzie Road Tuloso-Midway Middle School 9830 LaBranch Tom M. Browne Middle School 4301 Schanen Magee Elementary School 4201 CalaIlen King Senior High School 5225 Gollihar County Building, Annaville 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 Coastal Haven Apartments, Recreation Rm. 4710 Middlecoff Flour Bluff High School - Auditorium 2505 Waldron Road Paradise Bay Apartments - Party Room 3801 Caravelle Parkway 119 120 121 122 • Fire Station No. 14 So. Staples & LaCosta Woodlawn Elementary School 1110 Woodlawn C. P. Yeager Elementary School 5414 Tripoli Flour Bluff ISD Maintenance/Transportation Waldron Road & Purdue Road Partially outside the City limits. Only voters residing inside the City limits may vote. Corpus Christi, Texas /� 14 day of k )-4.2-¢x'_ YvAgr.D_, r , 19 t E3 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, therefore, 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, Council Members MA O HE OF CORPUS CHRISTI The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mary Rhodes Dr. Jack Best Melody Cooper Cezar Galindo Betty Jean Longoria !A4 Edward A. Martin (� \ Dr. David McNichols David Noyola ISO Clif Moss ICJ \forme\065 021744