City election ward boundaries must be adjusted to conform to city limit amendments resulting from annexation of property into the city. The City Council approved the annexation of property described as Tracts 2-A and 2-B, of Amended Tract 2, Certificate of Survey No. 2577; Tract 1-B of Amended Tract 1 of, Certificate of Survey No. 266 Amended; and that portion of un-described land wholly surrounded by said Tract 1-B of Amended Tract 1 of, Certificate of Survey No. 266, Gregory Subdivision, 5th Filing, Park land within Block 5, Brovista Subdivision, Lot 1A, Block 1, of Amended Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Brovista Subdivision, and Tracts 1-A and 2-A, Amended Tracts 1 and 2 of the Corrected plat of Hagmann Acreage Tracts Subdivision (Annexation #12-06) on June 25, 2012 by Resolution #12-19183. This requires a change in the boundaries of Ward IV. Two readings are required for this action. The first reading of the ordinance was approved on July 9, 2012, and the second reading is scheduled for July 23, 2012.

City Council may approve or not approve the ordinance to amend the boundary of Ward IV on second reading. Approving the ordinance will modify the boundaries of Ward IV to include the recently annexed property. Denying the ordinance will not modify the boundaries of Ward IV and create a problem where property inside the City Limits is not within one of the City Ward Boundaries.

There should be no financial impact from approval of this ordinance.

Staff recommends that Council approve this ordinance on second reading adding recently annexed property to Ward IV.