HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/02/2010 - HEARING AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 109, 20 DATE: November 2, 2010 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY •
STAFF: Wanda Krajicek FORT COLLINSCOUNCIL
Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 109, 2010, Adopting and Determining the Effective Date of the District-
Precinct Map for the 2011 Regular Municipal Election.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Ordinance adopts the District-Precinct Map for the 2011 regular municipal election for the purposes of (1)
determining the eligibility for District Council offices for the April 2011 election; (2)determining eligibility for any interim
appointments to fill any District Council vacancies which may occur after November 26, 2010; and (3) determining
residency for voting in any special municipal election conducted after November 26, 2010.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
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
6, 2010). This formula for determining District boundaries was approved by the voters at the April 8, 1997 election.
As of September 28,there are 105,868 registered City voters. District has the highest number with 20,062 registered
electors,while District 2 has the lowest number with 15,835,or 78.9%of the voters in District 6. 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:
(1) Alignment of City and County precinct boundaries, as required by the City Code and necessary
in order to use voter registration records;
(2) Alignment of district boundaries to precinct boundaries;
(3) Maintaining College Avenue as the north/south dividing line between the west districts and the
east districts;
(4) The number of registered voters in each proposed district; and
(5) The residence address of each Councilmember,so that no Councilmember is disenfranchised
from his or her district.
(6) How to achieve the required balance while affecting the least number of voters.
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 the following adjustments:
• Move Precinct 78 from District 6 to District 1 (823 voters)
• Move Precinct 79 from District 6 to District 1 (1 voter)
• Move Precinct 13 from District 1 to District 2 (1,478 voters)
The voters in Precinct 78 and 79 chose a District 6 representative in April 2007. Those voters will now have to wait
until April 2013 to choose a District 1 representative.
The voters in Precinct 13 chose a District 1 representative in April 2009, and will choose a District 2 representative
in April 2011.
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The recommended district boundaries will provide a balance of 89.1%, based on data obtained from Larimer County
as of September 28, 2010:
Registered Voters
District 1 17,204
District 2 17,313
District 3 17,424
District 4 LOW 17,145 89.1%
District 5 17,544
District 6 HIGH 19,238
TOTAL 105,868
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
As required by Section 7-87 of the City Code, notice of the date, time and place of Council's consideration of this
redistricting ordinance on First Reading on November 2 was published twice in the Coloradoan, on October 10 and
October 17. In addition, notice is posted on the City's web site. No comments were received in the City Clerk's Office.
ATTACHMENTS
1. District-Precinct maps (3) illustrating proposed changes
2. Copy of the notice published in the Coloradoan
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ATTACHMENT 2
NOTICE OF PROPOSED
COUNCIL DISTRICT
BOUNDARY CHANGES
Pursuant to the City Code and
Charter, the Fort Collins City Council
will be considering an Ordinance on November 2,
2010 to amend the Council District boundaries.
Interested individuals are invited to comment on the
proposed boundary change at the November 2, 2010
City Council meeting, which begins at 6:00 p.m. in the
City Council Chambers, City Hall West, 300 LaPorte
Avenue. Any registered elector desiring to protest the
proposed redistricting may file a written protest setting
forth with particularity the grounds of protest. The
notice of protest must be submitted to the City Clerk's
Office, City Hall West, 300 LaPorte Avenue, P.O. Box
580, Fort Collins, CO 80522, no later than Tuesday,
October 26, 2010.
For more information, contact Rita Harris, Chief
Deputy City Clerk, at 221-6516.
The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable
accommodations for access to City services,
programs and activities and will make special City of
communication arrangements for persons Fort Collins
with disabilities.
Please call 221-6516 for assistance. �y�f
ORDINANCE NO. 109, 2010
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING AND DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THE DISTRICT-PRECINCT MAP FOR THE
2011 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 1 of the City 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 City 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 6, which has the highest number of electors; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has recommended that Precincts 78 and 79 be moved from
District 6 to District 1, and that Precinct 13 be moved from District 1 to District 2; and
WHEREAS,by moving the aforementioned precincts,District 4 will have the lowest number
of registered electors,and District 6 will have the highest number of registered electors,with District
4 being 8 9.1% of the number of voters in District 6; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to also clarify that the District-Precinct Map adopted
for the April 5, 2011 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 2013 regular municipal
election; and
WHEREAS,the City Council wishes to clarify that the District-Precinct Map adopted for the
April 5, 2011 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 2013 regular municipal
election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the 2011 District-Precinct Map dated November 26, 2010, a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit"A" and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby adopted and.shall be in
effect for the following purposes:
(1) determining eligibility for District Council offices for the April 5, 2011
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 26, 2010, and
prior to the adoption of a District-Precinct Map for the 2013 regular
municipal election; and
(3) determining residency for voting purposes for any special municipal election
conducted after November 26, 2010.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
November, A.D. 2010, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of November, A.D.
2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of November, A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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