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Home My WebLink About027017 ORD - 10/10/2006Page 1 of 4 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 14, 2007, 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; AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO CONTRACT WITH THE NUECES COUNTY ELECTION OFFICER FOR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION; SELECTION OF MAY 12, 2007, AS THE RUNOFF ELECTION DATE, IF ONE IS NECESSARY; ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE 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 - ntnbered years, or on an alternate Saturday in April selected by City Council, as long as the election date is selected at least three months prior to the election date; and WHEREAS, Texas Election Code, Section 41.0051, allows City Council to hold the general election on any Saturday in April in odd - numbered years; and VMHEREAS, the first Saturday in April, 2007 (April 7) is during the Easter holiday weekend: and WHEREAS, City Council deems it in the public interest to call the general election on the second Saturday in April, 2007 (April 14), with a runoff election, if required, to be held on the second Saturday in May, 2007 (May 12); 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. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT 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 shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas on the second Saturday in April, 2007 (April 14). SECTION 2. At the Election all qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi shall be permitted to vote. H:\LEG -DIR\ Shared \GaryS\ agenda \2006 \10- 10 \GeneralElection2007 060926.doc :''7111.7 Page 2 of 4 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. The eSlate direct recording equipment (DRE) 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 (said Attachment A to be approved and attached when the polling places in the regularly prescribed precincts are finally determined). 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. 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. The eSlate direct recording equipment shall be used for the conduct of the Ekection 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 28, 2007, and ending on April 10, 2007. 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 temporary branch polling places hereby established as follows: Northwest Site VVestside Site Southside Site Flour Bluff Site Central Site Hilltop Community Center Greenwood Senior Citizen Center C. C. Area Council for the Deaf Nueces County Building Nueces County Courthouse 11425 Leopard 4040 Greenwood 5151 McArdle 10110 Compton Road 901 Leopard In addition, early voting in person may be conducted at the mobile temporary branch palling places set forth in Attachment B, and then incorporated by reference and made a part of this ordinance, during the days and hours specified therein (said Attachment B to be attached when the mobile polling places are finally determined). 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 H:;.EG -DIR\ Shared \GaryS\ agenda \2006 \10- 10 \GeneralElection2007 060926.doc Page 3 of 4 said election in accordance with and subject to the laws of this State, including, but not limited to. contracting on behalf of the City Council with the Nueces County Election Officer in accordance with Chapter 31, Subchapter D, Election Code, for the use of tabulation equipment and supplies for the General Election and Runoff Election, if one is necessary, for costs of the election, in accordance with the Joint Election Agreement to be executed with Nueces County. The City Secretary is authorized to approve all lawful changes and additions to the procedures provide herein in order to implement such agreement, including, but not limited to, provisions for substations and mobile voting sites. SECTION 8. That a Runoff Election. should one be required, shall be held on the second Saturday in May, 2007 (May 12) pursuant to Sections 41.001 and 41.031 of the Texas Election Code, between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. SECTION 9. By approving and signing this ordinance, the Mayor officially confirms as his action all matters recited in this ordinance which by law come within his jurisdiction. 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. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage on second reading OM to 1 tp JDce H:1 LEG -DIR \Shared \GaryS\ agenda 12006110- 101GeneralElection2007 060926.doc That the foregoing reading on this the Henry Garrett Brent Chesney Melody Cooper Jerry Garcia Bill Kelly That the foregoing the IC41- day of Henry Garrett Brent Chesney Melody Cooper Jerry Garcia Bill Kelly Page 4 of 4 ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second "day of t, 2006, by the following vote: Rex A. Kinnison John Marez Jesse Noyola Mark Scott ordinan enwas read for the second time and passed finally on this 2006 by the following vote: c PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ATTEST Armando Chapa City Secretary APPROVED: September 26, 2006. ry VV. Smith Aistant City Attorney for City Attorney Rex A. Kinnison John Marez Jesse Noyola Mark Scott , 2006. He ry Garrett Mayor H:1LEG -DIR \Shared \GaryS\ agenda 12006110- 101GeneralElection2007 060926.doc Precinct CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES April 14, 2007 Polling Place First Presbyterian Church Windsor Park School Cedar Ridge Townhomes Kostorvz Elementary School Hamlin Middle School Ethel Eyerly Community Center Oak Park Recreation Center n E11a Barnes Elementary School Calallen Maintenance Dept *15 St. John Baptist Chun h (Combined with Pct. 11 1) *16 (}race Presbyterian Church /Combined with Pct. 26, 17 Smith Elementary School 18 Ronnie H Polston County 131dg. k9 *19 Fire Station No 15 'Combined with Pct. 81 )0 Gaivan Elementary School 21 *23 24 26 & *16 29 Kiwanis Recreation Center Magee Elementary School 'Combined with Pct. *107) West Oso High School Grace Presbyterian Church Luther Jones Elementary School 30 ()veal Williams Senior enter 31 Fire Station No 3 (Combined with Pct. 39 12 Blanche Moore Elementary School ATTACHMENT A Address 430 S. Carancahua, C.C. Texas 4525 S. Alameda, C.C. Texas 4445 Cedar Pass, C.C. Texas 3602 Panama, C.C. Texas 3900 Hamlin, C.C. Texas 654 Graham Road, C.C. Texas 842 Erwin, C.C. Texas 2829 Oso Parkway, C.C. Texas 4602 Cornett, C.C. Texas 5445 Greenwood, C.C. Texas 6301 Yorktown, C.C. Texas 6902 Williams, C.C. Texas 10110 Compton Road, C.C. Texas 14202 Commodores, C.C. Texas 3126 Masterson, C.C. Texas 3933 Timon Blvd., C.C. Texas 4201 Calallen, C.C. Texas 5202 Bear Lane, C.C. Texas 6301 Yorktown, C.C. Texas 7533 Lipes Avenue, C.C. Texas 1414 Martin Luther King, C.C. Texas 1401 Morgan, C.C. Texas 6121 Durant, C.C. Texas Precinct *34 i8 39&_31 40 & 'Y *28K 41 42 43 &83 44 45 & 46 Polling Place George Evans Elementary School ()ur Lade of Mount Carmel Mission Brooks A. M ,E Worship Cen ter Fire Station No 3 island Presbyterian Ch arch Bonilla Building Parkway Presbyterian n-- hurch (Combined with Pct 6:3 Wm. Travis Elementan School Zavala. Senior Center George Wiggins Homes 46 George Wiggins Homes (Combined with Pct. 45 Ben Garza Gym 48 McArdle Road Baptist Church 49 Scott Vetters Scout Hu. 50 & 59 Lindale Recreation Center Gibson Elementary School 52 Driscoll Middle School (Combined with Pct. 79) 53 Sam Houston Elementary School 56 La Armada Boys & Girls Hall 57 Del Mar College (Adm. Bldg. Foyer) 58 Menger Elementary School 59 Lindale Recreation Center (Combined with Pct. 50) 60 Adult Learning Center 6 i Vicente Lozano Instructional Svc Ctr (Combined with Pct. 77) 62 8685 Wynn Seale Middle School Address 1315 Comanche, C.C. Texas 1080 S. Clarkwood Road, C.C. Texas 2101 N. Port, C.C. Texas 1401 Morgan, C.C. Texas 14030 Fortuna Bay, C.C. Texas 2727 Morgan Avenue, C.C. Texas 3707 Santa Fe, C.C. Texas 3210 Churchill, C.C. Texas 510 Osage, C.C. Texas 2320 Buford Street, C.C. Texas 2320 Buford Street, C.C. Texas 1815 Howard, C.C. Texas 4444 McArdle, C.C. Texas 3221 McKinzie, C.C. Texas 3133 Swantner, C.C. Texas 5723 Hampshire, C.C. Texas 3501 Kenwood, C.C. Texas 363 Norton, C.C. Texas 1455 Southgate, C.C. Texas 101 Baldwin, C.C. Texas 2401 S. Alameda, C.C. Texas 3133 Swantner, C.C. Texas 3902 Morgan Avenue, C.C. Texas 650 Osage. C.C. Texas 1707 Ayers Street, C.C. Texas Precinct 63 86 42 h4 h5 66 67 68 69 70 86 89 71 &95 Polling Place Parkway Presbyterian t 'hurch Wilson Elementary Schoo Montclair Elementary School Fire Station No 7 Kaffie Middle School Church of the ling Baker Middle School Arrowsmith Apartment s Lexington Elementary School Central Park Elementary School Address 3707 Santa Fe, C.C. Texas 3925 Fort Worth, C.C. Texas 5241 Kentner, C.C. Texas 3722 S. Staples, C.C. Texas 5922 Brockhampton, C.C. Texas 1012 Annapolis, C.C. Texas 3445 Pecan, C.C. Texas 5701 Williams Drive, C.C. Texas 2901 McArdle, C.C. Texas 3602 McArdle, C.C. Texas 73 _lames W Fannin Elementary School 2730 Gollihar, C.C. Texas 74 Cunningham Middle School 76 778601 78 79 86 52 80 81 & *19 82 David Crockett Elementary School Pete Roel Enterprize Vicente Lozano instructional Svc Ctr John F Kennedy School Driscoll Middle School West Oso ,ir. High Fire Station No 15 Fire Station No 9 83 Wm. Travis Elementary School Wombined with Pct. 431 84 C.C. Area Council for the Deaf 85 Wynn Seale Middle School (Combined with Pct. 62) 86 Unity by the Sea Church 87 Carroll Lane Elementary School 88 Club Estates Elementary School (Combined with Pct. ? 15i 4321 Prescott, C.C. Texas 2625 Belton, C.C. Texas 501 S. Port Avenue, C.C. Texas 650 Osage, C.C. Texas 5040 Rockford, C.C. Texas 3501 Kenwood, C.C. Texas 1 115 Bloomington, C.C. Texas 14202 Commodores, C.C. Texas 501 Navigation, C.C. Texas 3210 Churchill, C.C. Texas 5151 McArdle, C.C. Texas 1707 Ayers. C.C. Texas 3100 S. Alameda, C.C. Texas 4120 Carroll Lane, C.C. Texas 5222 Merganser, C.C. Texas Precinct Polling Place 89 Arrowsmith Apartment s (Combined with Pct. 70 90 !Fire Station No 11 91 "rhe Shores Apartments (Clubhouse 9) Cullen Place Middle School 93 Water Ltility Bldg. (Conference Room) 94 Wm. Calk Elementary School 95 Lexington Elementary School (Combined with Pct. 71 96 Church of Christ 97 Rosas Garage 98 Moody High School 99 West Heights Baptist Church 100 Fire Station No 12 101 Tuloso- Midway High School Tuloso - Midway Middle School Tom Browne Middle School Magee Elementary School King High School 1 10 Hilltop Community Center *1 1 1 LULAC West Apartments Schanen Estates Elementary School Garcia Elementary School St. John Baptist Church Club Estates Elementary School Elliott Grant Middle School Flour Bluff High School (Cafeteria) Saratoga Medical Center *103 106 *1078s *23 109 112 113 114&, *15 115 86 88 116 117 118 1 19 Fire Station No 14 Address 5701 Williams, C.C. Texas 910 Airline, C.C. Texas 7350 McArdle, C.C. Texas 5224 Greely Place, C.C. Texas 2726 Holly Road, C.C. Texas 4621 Marie Street, C.C. Texas 2901 McArdle, C.C. Texas 3001 Norton Street, C.C. Texas 4462 Dinn Street, C.C. Texas 1818 Trojan Drive, C.C. Texas 642 Scott, C.C. Texas 2120 Rand Morgan, C.C. Texas 2653 McKinzie, C.C. Texas 9780 LaBranch, C.C. Texas 4301 Schanen, C.C. Texas 4201 Calallen, C.C. Texas 5225 Gollihar, C.C. Texas 1 1425 Leopard Street, C.C. Texas 10702 IH 37, C.C. Texas 5717 Killarmet, C.C. Texas 4401 Greenwood, C.C. Texas 5445 Greenwood, C.C. Texas 5222 Merganser, C.C. Texas 4350 Aaron, C.C. Texas 2505 Waldron Road, C.C. Texas 3434 Saratoga, C.C. Texas 5901 S. Staples, C.C. Texas Precinct Polling Place Address 120 Woodlawn Elementary School 1110 Woodlawn, C.C. Texas 12 t (. P. Yeager Elementary School 5414 Tripoli, C.C. Texas 1)2 Flour Bluff ISD (Maintenance Dept.l 2505 Waldron Road, C.C. Texas 12.3 Calallen East Elementary School 3709 Lott Avenue, C.C. Texas 124 Cimarron Senior Apartments 2802 Cimarron Blvd., C.C. Texas 1_ >7 Mireles Elementary. School 7658 Cimarron Blvd., C.C. Texas Indicates partially inside and outside city limits x_x Portion of Kleberg County voting precinct located within City limits. Wed April 4 'a Mon., April 2 Sat., March 31 Fri. March 30 Thu., March 29 Wed., March 28 Doctor's Regional Medical Center 3315 S. Alameda 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Trinity Towers (Potpourri Room) 101 N. Upper Broadway 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Island Presbyterian Church 14030 Fortuna Bay 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Christus Spohn (South) 5950 Saratoga 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Half Price Books 5425 S. Padre Island Drive 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm Casa de Manana Apts. (Learning Center) 4702 Old Brownsville Road 9:00 amto5:00pm Sun Harvest 1440 Airline Road 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Lexington Manor Apts. 5201 Kostoryz 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Christus Spohn (Shoreline) 600 Elizabeth Street 9:00 am to 5:00 pm LOCATION Luby's Cafeteria 3217 S. Alameda 11:00 am to 6:00 pm Northwest Senior Center 9725 Up River Road 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Wings & More Restaurant 5990 S. Staples 11:00 am to 5:30 pm Christus Spohn (Memorial) 2606 Memorial 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Corpus Christi Trade Center 2833 S. Padre Island Drive 12:00 Noon to 5.00 pm Padre Staples Mall 5488 S. Padre Island Drive 10:00 am to 5:00 pm One Shoreline Plaza 800 N. Shoreline 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Corpus Christi Army Depot 309 Crecy St., Bldg. 8 (Cafeteria) 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Bay Area - CC Medical Ctr. (Atrium) 7101 S. Padre Island Drive 9:00 am to 5:00 pm KiKo's Mexican Restaurant 5514 Everhart 11:00 am to 6:00 pm YWCA 4601 Corona 9:00 amto5:00pm Sun Harvest 1440 Airline 9:00am- .5:00pm Hobby Lobby (Calallen) 4101 -A US Hwy. 77 10:00 am to 5:00 pm First National Bank 3306 McKenzie Road 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Tower II 555 N. Tancahua 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Texas A&M University 6300 Ocean Drive 9:00 am to 5:00 pm LOCATION 0 0 '0 1) Sun., April 8 (Easter Sunday) Sat., April 7 Fri., April 6 (Good Friday) 4> Bay Area - CC Medical Ctr. (Atrium) 7101 S. Padre Island Drive 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Texas A&M University 6300 Ocean Drive 9:00 am to 5:00 pm No Voting Corpus Christi Trade Center 2813 S. Padre Island Drive 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Corpus Christi Athletic Club 2101 Airline Road 9:00 am to 5:00 pm LOCATION Christus Spohn (Memorial) 2606 Memorial 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Christus Spohn (South) 5950 Saratoga 9:00 am to 5:00 pm No Voting Padre Staples Mall 5488 S. Padre Island Drive 10:00 am to 5:00 pm First National Bank 3306 McKenzie Road 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Hi -Ho Restaurant 3703 Morgan Avenue 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Tower II 555 N. Tancahua 9:00 am to 5:00 pm 0 c 0 e+ E. trct Sun Harvest 1440 Airline Road 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Driscoll Children's Hospital 3315 S. Alameda 9:00 am to 5:00 pm LOCATION State t Fexa s Count NI le( S PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY ()F CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 5592613 PC) t Before- :gee, the i f idea igned, a Notary Public., this day personally came Sandra thrum who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Legal Sales Representative of the Corpus Christi Caller- Times, a daily newspaper i)ublis! �e ,pus Christi in said C:tv and State generally circulated in • ransas Be- , gooks D'ival. ,fire; Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, ,ive ( h Ret ugio, San Patrick), Victoria and Webb Counties, and that he pu h; e at ion ,,f. VOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the nnexen is a tr ( (op.' , was inserted in 'he Corpus Christi Caller -Times and on 'he w ,rc Wide Web on thy° t_'aller -Times Interactive on the 16TH day(s) of ( )CTOBER, 00( $1_157. --"Yet-111--6,(G OA/4641*J Legal Sales Representative TWO (2 ) Time(s) t- >scribed and sworn to me on the date of Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas Michelle Cabrera Print or T , pe Name of Notary Public NIA °ommission expires on March 19, 2008. YICH .,. C J (r: C.AF;f't ?A �r - ) 20108 12F . Monday • October 16, 2006 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 027017 Ordering a General Election to be held on April 14, 2007, 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 esrly polling places; designating polling place locations; authorizing the City Secretary to contract with the Nueces County Election Officer for equipment and supplies necessary to conduct the election; selection of May 12, 2007 as the Runoff election die, if one is necessary; enacting provisionncident and relating tai the subject and purse of this ordinanjce. This ordinanc, was passed and apprtpved by the City Council of the City ,, of Corpus Christi on second reading on October 10, 2006. /s/ Armando Chaps City Secretary City of Corpus Christi