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Home My WebLink About024380 ORD - 02/27/2001AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 024347 OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 7, 2001 IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE ELECTION OF MAYOR AND EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS; ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON APRIL 7, 2001 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS A BALLOT MEASURE PURSUANT TO A REFERENDUM PETITION TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 024270; 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. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: Ordinance No. 024347, approved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi on January 30, 2001, is hereby amended in its entirety to hereafter read as follows: 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 7, 2001; and WHEREAS, on November 15, 2000, five registered voters of Corpus Christi filed with the City Secretary a statement of intent to circulate petitions and request for reconsideration of Ordinance No. 024270, a true copy of which filed document is attached hereto as "Attachment C" and incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, on November 21, 2000, the City Council by Motion M2000-408 denied the request of the five registered voters to reconsider Ordinance No. 024270, and the City Secretary issued to the five registered voters pages constituting the Petition Calling For Referendum To Repeal Ordinance No. 024270, a true copy of which is attached hereto as "Attachment D" and incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, on February 21, 2001, the City Secretary certified that petition pages have been filed containing valid signatures at least equal to five percent of the registered voters of the city, and the City Council hereby determines by passage of this ordinance not to repeal Ordinance No. 024270; and WHEREAS, it is provided in Section 3.004 of the Texas Election Code that municipal authorities shall order elections pertaining to municipal affairs, and other provisions of the Election Code provide for notice, appointment of officers to hold the election, and other matters related to the holding of the election. 1 JRB0501.005 021380 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ORDAINED 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 and a special City election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City a measure to determine whether Ordinance No. 024270 shall be repealed shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas on April 7, 2001. 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. The voters shall be presented with the following proposition (in English and Spanish) in the form prescribed by the Texas Election Code: YES NO Shall the City Council continue Ordinance No. 024270 which creates a taxing Zone on part of Padre Island to pay, solely from the increased property values within the Zone, for construction and maintenance of Packery Channel and related beach restoration, a park, beach access, restrooms, showers, walkways, parking, fishing and related improvements? 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 date of the Election. Testing of 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. Department of Justice by the submission of any change herein which require 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 21, 2001 and ending on April 3, 2001. Such early voting in person may be conducted at the main early voting polling place located at City Hall in the lobby adjacent to the Utilities Business Office, 1201 Leopard, or at the 1 JRB0501.005 temporary branch polling places hereby established as follows: Northwest Site Westside Site Southside Site Flour Bluff Site Central Site 11425 Leopard 4040 Greenwood 5151 McArdle 10110 Compton Road 901 Leopard Hilltop Community Center Greenwood Senior Citizen Center C.C. Area Council for the Deaf Nueces County Building Nueces County Courthouse In addition, early voting in person may be conducted at the mobile temporary branch polling places set forth in the attached Attachment 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 for the General Election and Runoff Election, if one is necessary, for an amount up to $80,000. SECTION 8. By approving and signing this ordinance, the Mayor officially confirms and orders as his action all matters recited in this ordinance which by law come within his 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. SECTION 10. The fact that it is necessary and essential that the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi timely order this general and special election pertaining to municipal affairs, that the notice of such election should be promptly posted and published, that a regular City election and a special election on a measure shall be held on the first Saturday in April 2001, 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 1JRB0501.005 required 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 is passage, the Council hereby finds that such emelAency and necessity do exist, and IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the o?) day of February, 2001. ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: 2 ( day of February, 2001 JAMES R. BRAY, CITY ATTORNEY City orney I JRB0501.005 MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CH ISTI 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 MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CRISTI The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Jr. 0 Javier D. Colmenero Melody Cooper A{ti- Henry Garrett Q. -(. dui Arnold Gonzales atria -Lift Rex A. Kinnison Betty Jean Longoria ( �,Q.� John Longoria Mark Scott 1JRB0501.005 024380 Attached to and made a part of Ordinance No( t I54'1date General Election on April 7, 2001, in the City of Corpus Christi. ATTACHMENT "A" 2001 ordering a PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 1 First Presbyterian Church 430 S. Carancahua, C.C. TX 2 Windsor Park Elementary School 4525 S. Alameda St., C.C. TX 3 Cedar Ridge Townhomes Party Room 4445 Cedar Pass, C.C. TX 4 Kostoryz Elementary School 3602 Panama, C.C. TX 5 Hamlin Middle School 3900 Hamlin, C.C. TX 6 Ethel Eyerly Community Center 654 Graham, C.C. TX 7 Oak Park Special Emphasis School 3701 Mueller St., C.C. TX 8 Ella Barnes Elementary School (Cafeteria) 2826 Oso Parkway, C.C. TX *9 Calallen Middle School 4602 Cornett, C.C. TX 17 Alternative High School Center 1530 Airline Rd., C.C. TX 18 Flour Bluff County Building 10110 Compton, C.C. TX 20 Galvan Elementary School 3126 Masterson, C.C. TX 21 Kiwanis Recreation Center 3933 Timon Blvd., C.C. TX PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 24 29&*16 30 West Oso High School 5202 Bear Lane, C.C. TX Luther Jones Elementary School 7533 Lipes Avenue, C.C. TX T. C. Ayers Recreation Center 1722 Winnebago, C.C. TX 31 Leal Residence 1217 10th Street, C.C. TX 32 Blanche Moore Elementary School 6121 Durant, C.C. TX 33' George Evans Elementary School 1315 Commanche, C.C. TX *34 Our Lady of Mount Cannel Church 1080 Clarkwood Road, C.C. TX 38 39 *40 & 19 41 42 43 44 Chas. W. Crossley Elementary School 2512 Koepke, C.C. TX South Bluff United Methodist Church (Ed. Bldg.) 1329 Seventh Street, C.C. TX Island Presbyterian Church 14030 Fortuna Bay, C.C. TX Bonilla Building (Atrium) 2727 Morgan Avenue, C.C. TX Wenzell Garage 217 Leming, C.C. TX Wm. Travis Elementary School 3210 Churchill, C.C. TX Zavala Senior Center 510 Osage, C.C. TX PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 45 & 46 George Wiggins Homes (Recreation Center) 2320 Buford, C.C. TX 47 Ben Garza Gym 1815 Howard, C.C. TX 48 Mosier Garage 4637 Branscomb, C.C. TX 49 Scott Vetters Scout Hut 3221 McKinzie, C.C. TX 50 & 59 Lindale Recreation Center 3133 Swantner, C.C. TX *51 Weldon Gibson Elementary School (Cafeteria) 5723 Hampshire, C.C. TX 53 Sam Houston Elementary School 363 Norton Street, C.C. TX 56 La Armada Boys & Girls Hall 1455 Southgate, C.C. TX 57 Del Mar College (Harvin Center) Baldwin & Ayers, C.C. TX 58 Menger Elementary School 2401 S. Alameda, C.C. TX 60 Adult Learning Center 3902 Morgan Ave., C.C. TX 61 & 77 Teenage Mothers Schools (TAMS) 3109 Carver, C.C. TX 62 Wynn Seale Middle School 1707 Ayers, C.C. TX 63 Parkway Presbyterian Church (Fellowship Hall) 3707 Santa Fe, C.C. TX PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 64 Wilson Elementary School 3925 Ft. Worth, C.C. TX 65 Montclair Elementary School 5241 Kentner, C.C. TX 66 Fire Station No. 7 3722 S. Staples, C.C. TX 67 C. C. Model Railroad Club 821 Louisiana Ave., C.C. TX 68 Church of the King 1012 Annapolis, C.C. TX 69 Baker Middle School 3445 Pecan, C.C. TX 70 Arrowsmith Apartments 5701 Williams Drive, C.C. TX 71 & 95 Lexington Elementary School 2901 McArdle, C.C. TX 72 Central Park Elementary School 3602 McArdle, C.C. TX 73 James W. Fannin Elementary School 2730 Gollihar, C.C. TX 74 Cunningham Middle School 4321 Prescott, C.C. TX 75 David Crockett Elementary School 2625 Belton, C.C. TX 76 Port Avenue Drug Store 913 Port Ave., C.C. TX 78 John F. Kennedy School 5040 Rockford, C.C. TX PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 79 & 52 Robert Driscoll Middle School 261 Driscoll, C.C. TX 80 Skinner Elementary School 1001 Bloomington, C.C. TX 82 & 81 La Raza Runaway Shelter 721 Omaha, C.C. TX 83 Gulf Coast Council of La Raza 2203 Baldwin, C.C. TX 84 C. C. Area Council for the Deaf 5151 McArdle, C.C. TX 85 T. G. Allen Elementary School 1414 18th St., C.C. TX 86 Munson Garage 3212 Topeka, C.C. TX 87 Carroll Lane Elementary School 4120 Carroll Lane, C.C. TX 89 Crossroads Baptist Church 5730 Kimbrough, C.C. TX 90 Fire Station No. 11 910 Airline, C.C. TX 92 Cullen Place Middle School 5224 Greely, C.C. TX 93 Water Utilities Bldg., (Conference Room) 2726 Holly Road, C.C. TX 94 Wm. Calk Elementary School 4621 Marie, C.C. TX 96 Norton Street Church of Christ 3001 Norton, C.C. TX PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 97 Rosas Garage 4462 Dinn, C.C. TX 98 Moody High School 1818 Trojan Drive, C.C. TX 99 Bennett Garage 417 Villa Drive, C.C. TX 100 Tuloso-Midway Intermediate Elementary 1925 Tuloso Road, C.C. TX 101 Tuloso-Midway High School 2653 McKinzie Road, C.C. TX *103 106 *107&*23 109 Tuloso-Midway Middle School 9830 LaBranch, C.C. TX Tom M. Browne Middle School 4301 Schanen, C.C. TX Magee Elementary School 4201 Calallen Drive, C.C. TX King High School 5225 Gollihar, C.C. TX 110 Hilltop Community Center 11425 Leopard, C.C. TX *111 LULAC West Apartments (Community Room) 10702 IH 37, C.C. TX 112 Schanen Estates Elementary School 5717 Killarmet, C.C. TX 113 Garcia Elementary School 4401 Greenwood, C.C. TX 114 & *15 St. John's Baptist Church Annex 5445 Greenwood, C.C. TX PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE LOCATION AND ADDRESS 115 & 88 116 117 118 119 120 & 91 121 122 & 26 Club Estates Elementary School 5222 Merganser. C.C. TX Elliott Grant Middle School 4350 Aaron, C.C. TX Flour Bluff High School (Auditorium) 2505 Waldron Road, C.C. TX Trinity Church of the Nazarene 6225 Weber, C.C. TX Fire Station No. 14 S. Staples & La Costa, C.C. TX Woodlawn Elementary School 1110 Woodlawn, C.C. TX C. P. Yeager Elementary School 5414 Tripoli, C.C. TX Flour Bluff ISD (Maintenance/Transportation) 2505 Waldron Road, C.C. TX * Indicates partially outside city limits. Only voters who reside inside the city limits may vote. ATTACHMENT B TEAM 3 HEB (Weber) 5801 Weber Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm HEB (Calallen) 11100 Leopard Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Isle Mail & More 14493 S.P.I.D. Voting Hours: 9:00 am to 6.:00 pm Hobby Lobby (Moore Plaza) 5425 SPID, Suite 136 #B Voting Hours: 10:00 ani to 6:00 pm Padre Staples Mall 5488 Padre Staples Mall Voting Hours: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm Tower II 555 N. Carancahua Voting Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm CHRISTUS Spohn Memorial 2606 Hospital Boulevard Voting Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm HEB (Saratoga) 4737 Saratoga Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm N W Sam's Club 4949 Greenwood Drive Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm HEB (Port & Tarlton) 3033 S. Port Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6.:00 pm HEB (Kostoryz) 4444 Kostoryz Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Padre Staples Mall 5488 Padre Staples Mall Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm HEB (Flour Bluff) 10241 SPID Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Corpus Christi Athletic Club 2101 Airline Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Hobby Lobby (Leopard) 4101-A U.S. Highway 77 Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Sun Harvest 1440 Airline Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm W Corpus Christi Army Depot Headquarters, Building 8 Brandy Iron Cafeteria Voting Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Albertson's (Everhart) 4818 SPID Voting Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline 600 Elizabeth St. (Lobby) Voting Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Corpus Christi Trade Center 2833 SPID Voting Hours: 10.:00 am to 5:00 pm The Home Depot 5041 SPID Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Post Office (Portairs) 4213 S. Port Avenue Voting Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm HEB (Flour Bluff) 10241 SPID Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6::00 pm HEB (Port & Tarlton) 3033 S. Port Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm W d Ca Wednesday, March 21 Thursday, March 22 Friday, March 23 Saturday, March 24 Sunday, March 25 Monday, March 26 Tuesday, March 27 Wednesday, March 28 M W F HEB (Leopard) 3500 Leopard Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Post Office (Main) 809 Nueces Bay Boulevard Voting Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Corpus Christi Trade Center 2833 SPID Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm HEB (Port & Tarlton) 3033 S. Port Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Sun Harvest 1440 Airline Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6.:00 pm Corpus Christi State School 902 Airport Voting Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm N W F HEB (Alameda) 3133 S. Alameda Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Corpus Christi Army Depot Headquarters, Building 8 Brandy Iron Cafeteria Voting Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Padre Staples Mall 5488 Padre Staples Mall Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6.:00 pm Sutherlands (Five Points) 14101 U.S. Highway 77 Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6::00 pm HEB (Weber) 5801 Weber Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm HEB (Port & Tarlton) 3033 S. Port Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm .4 W F Sam's Club 4949 Greenwood Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm HEB (Moore Plaza) 5425 SPID Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6.:00 pm Sunrise Mall 5858 SPID Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm The Home Depot 5041 SPID Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Post Office (Portairs) 4213 S. Port Avenue Voting Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm HEB (Saratoga) 4737 Saratoga Voting Hours: 10:00 am to 5.:00 pm DATE Thursday, March 29 Friday, March 30 Saturday, March 31 Sunday, April 1 Monday, April 2 Tuesday, April 3 Schedule is subject to revision on an emergency basis ATTACHMENT "C" To: Corpus Christi City Secretary November ti , 2000 In accordance with Article I, Section 4 of the Corpus Christi City Charter, this is a Statement of Intention to Circulate Petitions Calling for a Referendum on an Ordinance Designating a certain area within the jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi as a tax increment financing district to be known as "Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Corpus Christi, Texas", establishing a Board of Directors for such Reinvestment Zone, and other matters relating thereto. The full text of the subject ordinance is attached as a part of this statement. It is requested that the City Secretary present this request for referendum to the city council at its next regular meeting for reconsideration of the subject ordinance. �) /(Registered Voters Commencing�this Proceeding Name '/7/� ,r - L 6.--5-� 4 L ,' CC Ye, Name VMQ2L E41 S / uK ES Address /35/215" ��GCf�SA( Si 19y1A(C' C A H 15 CJ7,-t//F. Voter Registration No. C' ( / y.15, 2 9 S Signa Name z ■ '►' -� E _ 2 Address / a'/S ff4Lu)EiU&"FAA V" (1)11.205 (cH/215J/)7? i ' Voter Registration No. S 3 7 at Signature 4L7,, Com,;: Address )996/ efAt/49/!9-w »Z'tsr ('oePUs l'hWiz/.t r-/ Tx 75501 Voter Registration No._nCo ) Y4 9'r? Signature de24,44-€_. -422.2.4 Name ICA 13 city Fo c c S -r Address /4 in I Cot Di Ani /t'irs—r CocPvs C°H2is-rt 1y -78-glj% Voter Registration No. Name V/ I 1-;1. ? w h - ( b\,' Address 3 l c`. P r= A (o 1, P C-1 i; I .0 i `k 7 c.cni 1 ( Voter Registration No. (/ (2 2 .6-1 4 S ,7 Signature ny ,r te.- Signature d..Q,�� Name Address may `37/ - /%�l�� h94 xtel� C -O4�yr/.1; %,51/, Voter Registration No. 0 0 0 %y S 3' SignatureeJJ-,09/. If there are any questions or comments regarding this Statement of Intent to Circulate Petitions Calling for a Referendum, contact: William F. Kopecky 3609 Topeka Corpus Christi, Tx 78411 (361) 855-6869 bkope@swbell.net Attachment: D i ti ; L : is 0 PETITION CALLING FOR REFERENDUM TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 024270 co o. C.) e !ka ` 2 O.!§ — ■7;{ )k!f & PI 5 gk ..1% a !! 03 \//0. co ATTACHMENT "D" co co )/co co 0 Dr E} !R } 0 • \l (k I Signature In 11 11( Voter Reg. No. Signature _.. -...-n --•- -• ..^ may .mow.. .ou wrr rrvuruor r.rcauy, 0111.1 Make Printed Address I Date of Birth IPrinted Name TS • co ATTACHMENT "D" co co )/co co 0 Dr E} !R } 0 • \l (k