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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/07/2006 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 164, 2006, ADOPTIN ITEM NUMBER: 8 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: November7, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Wanda Krajicek SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 164,2006,Adopting, and Determining the Effective Date of,the District-Precinct Map for the 2007 Regular Municipal Election. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 17, 2006, adopts the District- Precinct Map for the 2007 regular municipal election for the purposes of (1) determining the eligibility for District Council offices for the April 2007 election; (2)determining eligibility for any interim appointments to fill any District Council vacancies which may occur after November 17, 2006; and (3) determining residency for voting in any special municipal election conducted after November 17, 2006. ITEM NUMBER: 17 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: October 17, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Wanda Krajicek SUBJECT rnpy _AL AL First Reading of Ordinance No. 164, 2006, Adopting, and Determining the Effective Date of, the District-Precinct Map for the 2007 Regular Municipal Election. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance adopts the District-Precinct Ma for the 2007(relar munici al election for the PPpurposes of(1) determining th igi Ii for t u 'l es for the April 2007 election; (2)determining eligibility for interi ppoi fill trict Council vacancies which may occur after November 1 00 (3 de ining cy for voting in any special municipal election conducted after November 17, 2006. BACKGROUND Council district boundaries are reviewed each fall prior to the regular biennial election,pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the City Charter,which requires that the City Clerk determine if the number of registered electors in the District containing the lowest number of registered electors is less than 85%of the number of registered electors in the District containing the highest number of registered electors. If so, the City Clerk must recommend to the Council changes to the District boundaries, which must be established by ordinance at least 120 days before the election(December 4, 2006). This formula for determining District boundaries was approved by the voters at the April 8, 1997 election. As of September 12,2006,th are 66,1@�Jthe ered voters. District 3 has the highest number with 12,517 active vote wh' I )we umber of active voters with 9,853, or 78.72%of the voters in District 3. These figures indicate that an adjustment of District boundaries is needed. Proposed District-Precinct Map While reviewing the current District-Precinct Map and determining what adjustments,if any,should be made to achieve the required balance of voters, staff considered the following: October 17, 2006 -2- Item No. 17 (1) Alignment of City and County precinct boundaries; (2) Alignment of Council district boundaries to precinct boundaries; (3) Maintaining Col OuPnemb ' 'ding line between the west districts the e(4) The number of tive reac proposed district; and (5) The residence ad o that no Councilmember is disenfranchised from his or her district. In order to adjust the District boundaries to meet the formula described in the Charter, and in an effort to minimize the impact to voters in adjusting the boundaries, staff is recommending that City Precinct 26 (County Precinct 4145235228) be moved from District 3 to District 2. Precinct 26 contains 1,162 active registered voters. Although this change achieves a better balance between District 2 and District 3, it does not completely address the need to balance the numbers of voters between Districts. After the move of Precinct 26, District 4 becomes the district with the highest number of active voters(11,802) and District 6 becomes the district with the lowest number of voters(9,896), which is 83.85%of the voters in District 4. In order to achieve the required balance,staff is recommending that Precinct 68 (County Precinct 4145335305 be moved from District 5 to District 6. Precinct 68 contains 1,181 active registere oter h b pes, s 4 will have the highest number of active voters(11,802), and strict 5 Il hav t n er of active voters(10,437),with District 5 having 88.43% of th um vot ct 4 These changes can be made without negatively impacting affected voters. The voters in both precincts being moved chose a District representative in 2005,and will again be choosing a District representative in 2007. The recommended district boundaries will provide the following balance in registered voters,based on data obtained from Latimer County as of September 12, 2006. Active Registered Voters District 1 11,047 District 2 11,015 Dis ct 3 i 1 5 Dis ct 4 11,802 ighest District 5 10,437 Lowest District 6 11,077 TOTAL 66,733 October 17, 2006 -3- Item No. 17 Notice of Proposed Redistricting As required by Section 7-87 of the City Code, notice of the date, time and place of Council's consideration of this redistricti p ice ' e Coloradoan, on October 1 and October 4 (not less than Ike ys an of le t da fore First Reading). In addition, notice was posted on the City' b sit No c nts were ceived in the City Clerk's Office. Following approval of the new District-Precinct Map,individual notices will be mailed to the active, registered voters in Precincts 26 and 68 advising them of the boundary change and how the change affects them. This mailing will cost approximately$925. ATTACHMENTS • Proposed District-Precinct map • Copy of the notice that was published in the Coloradoan COPY COPY P ORDINANCE NO. 164, 2006 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ADOPTING, AND DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF, THE DISTRICT-PRECINCT MAP FOR THE 2007 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS, Article II, Section 1 of the Charter requires that the City be divided into six Council districts, each representing one contiguous, reasonably compact unit; and WHEREAS, no later than 180 days before each regular biennial election, the City Clerk is to determine if the number of registered electors in the district containing the lowest number of registered electors is less than 85%of the number of registered electors in the district containing the highest number and, if so,the City Clerk is to recommend to the Council district boundary changes, which shall be established by ordinance at least 120 days before the election; and WHEREAS,the City Clerk,in reviewing the composition of the existing districts of the City, has determined that District 2,which has the lowest number of registered electors,has less than 85% of the number of registered electors in District 3, which has the highest number of electors; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk has recommended that Precinct 26 be moved from District 3 to District 2, and that Precinct 68 be moved from District 5 to District 6 in order that the number of registered electors in District 5 (now the District with the lowest number of registered electors)will be more than 85% of the number of registered electors in District 4 (the District with the highest number of registered electors); and WHEREAS,the City Council wishes to clarify that the District-Precinct Map adopted for the April 3,2007 regular municipal election shall also be used to determine eligibility for appointment to fill any vacancy in Council office which may occur following the effective date of this ordinance and prior to the adoption of a District-Precinct Map for the next ensuing regular municipal election; and WHEREAS,the City Council wishes to clarify that the District-Precinct Map adopted for the April 3, 2007 regular municipal election shall also be used for determining residency for voter registration purposes for any special municipal election held following the effective date of this ordinance and prior to the adoption of a District-Precinct Map for the next ensuing regular municipal election. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the 2007 District-Precinct Map dated November 17,2006,on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted and shall be in effect for the following purposes: (1) determining eligibility for District Council offices for the April 3, 2007 regular municipal election; (2) determining eligibility for District Council offices for any interim appointments to fill any District Council vacancies which may occur following the effective date of this ordinance on November 17, 2006, and prior to the adoption of a District-Precinct Map for the 2007 regular municipal election; and (3) determining residency for voting purposes for any special municipal election conducted on or after November 17, 2006. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of October, A.D. 2006, and to be presented for final passa o the 7:day of Nove er, A.D. 2006. i Mayo ATrEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th day of November, A.D. 2006. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk