HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/05/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 152, 2002, ADOPTIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER:
DATE: November 5, 2002
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM: Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT :
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 152. 2002. Adopting a Proposed District-Precinct Map.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This Ordinance, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 15, 2002, adopts a
new District-Precinct Map, which is made necessary by changes in County precinct boundaries
approved by the Larimer County Board of Commissioners on March 11, 2002, and a Charter
requirement to review district boundaries before the next biennial election.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 16
DATE: October 15, 2002
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM:
Wanda ICrajicek
SUBJECT:
Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 152,2002,Adopting a Proposed District-Precinct Map.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption o e OrdioceoPtRezdin
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This Ordinance adopts a new District-Precinct Map,which is made necessary by changes in County
precinct boundaries approved Ciew
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issioners on March 11,2002,
and a Charter requirement tofd 'es fo ytnext biennial election.
CKGROUND:
State Legislative Districts, County Commissioner Districts,and County Precincts
Under the Colorado Constitution, redistricting of state legislative districts is done every 10 years,
after each federal census of the United States. Redistricting involves redrawing the boundary lines
of the 65 districts in the Colorado State House of Representatives and the 35 districts in the Colorado
State Senate, using criteria set out in federal law and the Colorado Constitution. This redistricting,
also known as reapportionment ppr b Coydisctspasreme Court on February 22,
2002.
Changes to the boundaries of es a se tona well as changes to County
Commissioner district boundaries required priorto the reapportionment,drive changes to the County
precinct lines. County precincts are established taking into consideration (1) natural and artificial
boundaries that meet the requirements of the U.S. bureau of the census; (2) district boundaries of
each representative and senatorial district(precinct boundaries cannot cross over representative and
senatorial district boundaries); and (3) the number of active eligible electors within each proposed
precinct. In addition, potential growth is also taken into consideration.
On March 11, 2002, the Latimer County Board of Commissioners approved new County precinct
boundaries, and at the same time, implemented a new precinct number system required by Section
1-5-101.5, C.R.S.
DATE: October 15, 2002 2 ITEM NUMBER: 16
City Precincts and Council Districts
Section 7-66 of the City Code, which provides for the establishment of election precincts, states:
"Insofar as practicable,boundaries of election precincts in the city shall correspond with the election
precincts established by the county." Section 7-66 gives the Council the power to change or alter
election precincts at any time.
Charter Requirements Regarding District Boundary Changes
Council district boundaries are reviewed each fall prior to the regular biennial election,pursuant to
Article II, Section 1 of the CitCelectSrs
rc qu s t C' Clerk determine if the number
of registered electors in the D ning t 1' nurn of registered electors is less than
85% of the number of register the st t contain g the highest number of registered
electors. If so, the City Clerkomm to a ounci ,c anges to the District boundaries,
which must be established by ordinance at least 120 days before the election. This formula for
determining District boundaries was approved by the voters at the April 8, 1997 election.
Proposed District-Precinct Map
The proposed District-Precinct Map conforms the City precincts to the County precincts, and also
draws district boundary lines that achieve the mandated balance of active registered voters in each
district. In developing the propap o c We n the following:
(1) Alignment ofjyand my p ci ound s;
(2) Alignment of is u es to p ct boundaries;
(3) The number of active registered electors in each proposed district; and
(4) The residence address of each Councilmember,so that no Councilmember is
disenfranchised from his or her district.
The recommended district boundaries will provide the following balance in registered voters,based
on data obtained from the County as of September 27, 2002.
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Distri t 10, 3
District 2 10,104
District 3 9,463
District 4 10,983
District 5 10,593
District 6 10,677
TOTAL 62,473
These proposed district boundaries result in District 3 having the lowest number of active registered
voters (9,463), which is 86% of the number of voters in the highest district, District 4 (10,5983.
DATE: October 15, 2002 3 ITEM NUMBER: 16
Noteworthy Benefits of Collective Boundary Changes
The changes made by the state reapportionment and County precinct changes are perceived by staff
to have the following benefits for the City:
( 1) With few areas of exception,College Avenue is the dividing line between the
east and west sides of town.
(2) The number of precincts encompassing land inside of the city limits has
dropped from 97 to 73, which will result in lower election costs by reducing
the number of Cot1 y a ro m 1 %Notice of Proposed Redistri
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 was published twice in the Coloradoan, on October 2
and October 4 (not less than 14 days and not less than 10 days before First Reading). In addition,
notice was posted on the City's web site. No comments were received in the City Clerk's Office.
Attachments
• Proposed District-Precinct
• Copy of the notice that w publis in th _CP an