HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 10168-1999 - Amending Section 8-4 Establishing Voting Precinct Boundaries - 06/24/1999First Reading
June 24. 1999
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June 30. 1999
Item No. 3
ORDINANCE NO. 10168
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8-4 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, WITH REGARD TO
ESTABLISHING VOTING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES IN NEWLY ANNEXED
AREAS; CORRECTING THE BOUNDARIES OF EXISTING VOTING PRECINCTS
AFFECTED BY ANNEXATION; ESTABLISHING VOTING DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES IN NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS; CHANGING THE NAME OF A
POLLING PLACE DUE TO A CHANGE IN BUILDING OWNERSIDP; PROVIDING
A MAP OF THE VOTING PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK; PROVIDING THAT ALL PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 8 NOT AMENDED
SHALL REMAIN THE SAME; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock recently annexed into the City an area of I 0.4I
square miles contiguous with the City pursuant to Ordinance No. I 0 I17, which
annexation was not objected to by the U.S. Department of Justice on March 29, I999; and
WHEREAS, Section 42.06I of the Texas Election Code mandates that city voting
precinct boundaries conform to county voting precinct boundaries except where the city
limits prevent conformance; and
WHEREAS, certain changes to the Lubbock County voting precinct lines within
the City of Lubbock have been made due to the annexation by the Lubbock County
Commissioners on May 26, I999; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 8-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock, Texas, be amended as follows with regard to the named City voting precincts:
Voting Precinct No. 52. Beginning at the intersection of 82nd Street and Indiana
A venue; thence east along 82nd Street to its intersection with University A venue; thence
south along University Avenue to its intersection with 98th Street; thence east along 98th
Street to its intersection with Avenue P; thence south along Avenue P to a point 660 feet
south of the centerline of 98th Street; thence west along a line (the city limits) 660 feet
south of the centerline of 98th Street to a point 660 feet south and 660 feet east of the
intersection of the centerlines of 98th Street and University Avenue; thence south along a
line (the city limits) 660 feet east of the centerline ofUniversity Avenue to a point 660
feet south and 660 feet east of the intersection of the centerlines of University A venue
and 114th Street; thence west along a line (the city limits) 660 feet south of the centerline
of 114th Street to its intersection with Indiana Avenue; thence north along Indiana
Avenue to the point of beginning. The voting place shall be All Saints School.
Voting Precinct No. 54. Beginning at the intersection of 82nd Street and Quaker
A venue; thence east along 82nd Street to its intersection with Indiana A venue; thence
south along Indiana A venue to its intersection with 98th Street; thence west along 98th
Street to its intersection with Quaker A venue; thence north along Quaker A venue to the
point of beginning. The voting place shall be Honey Elementary School.
Voting Precinct No. 55. Beginning at the intersection of Frankford Avenue and
82nd Street; thence east along 82nd Street to its intersection with Slide Road; thence south
along Slide Road to its intersection with 98th Street; thence west along 98th Street to its
intersection with Frankford A venue; thence north along Frankford A venue to the point of
beginning. The voting place shall be Smith Elementary School.
Voting Precinct No. 57. Beginning at the intersection of Alcove A venue and 19th
Street; thence east along 19th Street to its intersection with Milwaukee A venue; thence
south along Milwaukee Avenue to its intersection with the Lehman Branch of the P. &.S.
F. railroad; thence northwest along the Lehman Branch ofP. & S. F. railroad to a point
150 feet west of the centerline of Milwaukee A venue; thence south along a line parallel
to and 150 feet west of the centerline of Milwaukee A venue to its intersection with the
Seagraves Branch of P. & S. F. railroad; thence southwest along the Seagraves Branch of
the P. & S. F. railroad to a point 660 feet west of the centerline of Milwaukee Avenue;
thence north along a line parallel to and 660 feet west of the centerline of Milwaukee
A venue to a point 660 feet south and 660 west of the intersection of the centerlines of
34th Street and Milwaukee A venue; thence west along a line 660 feet south the centerline
of 34th Street to its intersection with Alcove Avenue; thence north along Alcove A venue
to the point of beginning. This precinct will be combined with precinct Number 53 for
voting purposes and the voting place shall be Lubbock Christian University.
Voting Precinct No. 66. Beginning at the intersection of 82nd Street and Slide
Road; thence east along 82nd Street to its intersection with Quaker A venue; thence south
along Quaker A venue to its intersection with 98th Street; thence west along 98th Street to
its intersection with Slide Road; thence north along Slide Road to the point of beginning.
The voting place shall be Lakeridge Methodist Family Ministry Center.
Voting Precinct No. 73. Beginning at the intersection ofChica~o Avenue and 66th
Street; thence south along Chicago A venue to its intersection with 82n Street; thence
west along 82nd Street to a point 660 feet west of Milwaukee A venue; thence north along
a line parallel to and 660 feet west of the centerline of Milwaukee A venue to its
intersection with the Seagrave Branch of the P. & S. F. railroad; thence northeast then
curving northwest along the Seagrave Branch of the P. & S. F. railroad to its intersection
with Lehman Branch of the P. & S. F. railroad: thence east along the Lehman Branch of
P. & S. F. railroad to its intersection with Loop 289: thence southwest along Loop 289 to
its intersection with Frankford Avenue; thence south along Frankford Avenue to its
intersection with 66th Street; thence east along 66th Street to the point of beginning. The
voting place shall be Crestview Elementary School.
Voting Precinct No. 78. Beginning at the intersection of 82nd Street and
Milwaukee A venue; thence east along 82nd Street to its intersection with Frankford
Avenue; thence south along Frankford Avenue to its intersection with 98th Street; thence
west along 98th Street to its intersection with Milwaukee A venue; thence north along
Milwaukee Avenue to the point of beginning. The voting place shall be Smith
Elementary School.
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Voting Precinct No. 104. Beginning at the intersection of 82nd Street and Upland
Avenue; thence north along Upland Avenue to its intersection with the north right-of-way
line ofU. S. Highway 62; thence northeasterly along the north right of way line ofU. S.
Highway 62 to a point 660 feet west of the west section line of Section 36 Block AK;
thence south along a line parallel to and 660 feet west of the west section lines of Section
36 and 29 Block AK to its intersection with 82nd Street; thence west along 82°d Street to
the point of beginning. The voting place shall be consolidated with the nearest permanent
voting location until such time as a suitable public building becomes available and
population increase requires the establishment of a permanent voting location.
Voting Precinct No. 1 05. This precinct has been incorporated into Precinct No.
11I and is deleted from the list of voting precincts.
Voting Precinct No. I06. This precinct has been incorporated into Precinct No.
II 0 and is deleted from the list of voting precincts.
Voting Precinct No. 109. Beginning at the intersection oflndiana Avenue and 98th
Street; thence south along Indiana A venue to a point 660 feet south of the centerline of
I 14th Street; thence west along a line (the city limits) parallel to and 660 feet south of the
centerline of 1I4th Street to its intersection with Quaker Avenue; thence north along
Quaker A venue to its intersection with 98th Street; thence east along 98th Street to the
point of beginning. The voting place shall be consolidated with the nearest permanent
voting location until such time as a suitable public building becomes available and
population increase requires the establishment of a permanent voting location.
Voting Precinct No. II 0. Beginning at the intersection of 98th Street and Quaker
A venue; thence south along Quaker A venue to a point 660 feet south of the centerline of
I 14th Street; thence west along a line (the city limits) parallel to and 660 feet south of the
centerline of 114th Street to its intersection with Slide Road; thence north along Slide
Road to its intersection with 98th Street; thence east along 98th Street to the point of
beginning. The voting place shall be consolidated with the nearest permanent voting
location until such time as a suitable public building becomes available and population
increase requires the establishment of a permanent voting location.
Voting Precinct No. 111. Beginning at the intersection of 98th Street and Slide
Road; thence south along Slide Road to a point 660 feet south of the centerline of I 14th
Street; thence west along a line (the city limits) parallel to and 660 feet south of the
centerline of I 14th Street to a point 660 feet south and 55 feet west of the intersection of
the centerlines of I 14th Street and Alcove Avenue; thence north along a line (the city
limits) 55 feet west and parallel to the centerline of Alcove Avenue to its intersection
with the north right-of-way line ofU. S. Highway 62; thence northeasterly along the
north right-of-way line ofU. S. Highway 62 (the city limits) to its intersection with
Upland Avenue; thence south along Upland Avenue to its intersection with 98th Street;
thence east along 98th Street to the point of beginning. The voting place shall be
consolidated with the nearest permanent voting location until such time as a suitable
public building becomes available and population increase requires the establishment of a
permanent voting location.
Voting Precinct No. 112. Beginning at a point that is 660 feet south and 660 feet
west of the intersection of the centerlines of 34th Street and Milwaukee Avenue; thence
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south along a line parallel to and 660 feet west of the centerline of Milwaukee Avenue to
its intersection with the north right-of way line ofU. S. Highway 62; thence
southwesterly along the north right-of-way line ofU. S. Highway 62 to a point 660 feet
west of the centerline of Upland Avenue; thence north along a line (the city limits)
parallel to and 660 feet west of the centerline of Upland Avenue to a point 660 feet south
of the centerline of 34th Street; thence east along a line parallel to and 660 feet south of
the centerline of 34th Street to the point of beginning. The voting place shall be
consolidated with the nearest permanent voting location until such time as a suitable
public building and population increase requires the establishment of a permanent voting
location.
SECTION 2. THAT the name of the polling place for City Voting Precinct No. 66
be corrected to read as "Lakeridge Methodist Family Ministry Center" instead of
"Wayland Baptist University" due to a change in ownership of the building.
SECTION 3. THAT the Code of Ordinances ofthe City of Lubbock, Texas, BE
and is hereby amended by amending the descriptions of Voting Districts No.4 and No.5
contained in Subsection 8-4(b) to read as follows:
Voting District No. 4-Precincts Nos. 12, 30, 48, 52, 54, 60, 61, 67, 74, 75, 94,
107 and 109.
Voting District No. 5-PrecinctNos. 27, 53, 55, 57, 62, 66, 73, 78, 96, 104, 110,
111 and 112.
SECTION 4. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas, BE
and is hereby amended by deleting Subsection 8-4(c) and substituting therefor the
following:
(c) The voting precincts and voting districts set out in this section shall be
delineated on a map denominated "City of Lubbock Voting Precincts/Districts Official
Map/Effective January 1, 2000." A copy of said official map is attached to and made a
part of this Section as if fully copied herein in detail. A copy of such map shall be kept in
the office of the City Secretary and shall be available for public inspection, and at each
special and general city election, a true copy of said official map shall be furnished by the
City Secretary to each of the presiding judges of the voting precincts for such special or
general city election.
SECTION 5. THAT all portions of Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Lubbock not hereinabove altered shall remain as they are.
SECTION 6. THAT should any paragraph, section, sentence, clause, phrase of
word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 7. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause
publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method of
publication provided by law.
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SECTION 8. THAT this Ordinance shall be effective January 1, 2000.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 24t:h day of-:--__ Jun_e ___ , 1999.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 30t:h day of June , 1999.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
, Managing Director of Strategic Planning
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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