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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/09/2016 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 015, 2016, AMENDINAgenda Item 12 Item # 12 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 2, 2016 February 9, 2016 City Council STAFF Wanda Winkelmann, City Clerk Rita Knoll, Chief Deputy City Clerk SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 015, 2016, Amending the City of Fort Collins District-Precinct Map. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on January 19, 2016, amends the City of Fort Collins District-Precinct Map to (1) align the City precinct boundaries with the County precinct boundaries, which were amended in May 2015; and (2) adjust Council district boundaries to achieve a required population deviation between the most populous district and the least populous district. The district boundaries were last adjusted in August 2012. Due to concerns raised regarding the transparency of the process and information provided regarding this redistricting, staff requests this Ordinance be defeated on Second Reading to allow staff to initiate the notice process for a more targeted redistricting proposal for Council to consider. A new ordinance will be brought forward after the notice requirements have been met. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends defeat of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, January 19, 2016 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 015, 2016 (PDF) Agenda Item 17 Item # 17 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY January 19, 2016 City Council STAFF Wanda Winkelmann, City Clerk Rita Knoll, Chief Deputy City Clerk SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 015, 2016, Amending the City of Fort Collins District-Precinct Map. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to amend the City of Fort Collins District-Precinct Map to (1) align the City precinct boundaries with the County precinct boundaries, which were amended in May 2015; and (2) adjust Council district boundaries to achieve a required population deviation between the most populous district and the least populous district. The district boundaries were last adjusted in August 2012. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance with a map option selected by the Council. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Precinct Boundary Changes State statute requires the County to set precinct boundaries so that no more than 2,000 eligible electors reside in a precinct. Population increases in some areas made it necessary for precincts to be divided to comply with the law. Within Fort Collins, six precincts were divided, none of which affected District boundaries. The City needs to adjust precinct boundaries to match the new County precinct boundaries, which is necessary to access voter registration information. Council District Boundaries Because staff was undertaking a review of the district-precinct map for precinct boundary changes, it was decided to take the opportunity to review the population deviation as well. This review was originally scheduled to take place in 2016 for revision in early 2017. It was determined that the current deviation between the most populous district and the least populous district exceeds 20%, more than twice the threshold set out in the City Code. Therefore, staff is recommending that an adjustment be made now rather than in 2017. The GIS Division has an established methodology for population-based redistricting (Attachment 1). This methodology was applied and six options (Attachment 2) were developed for adjusting the district boundaries, as outlined below. In addition to balancing the population between districts, staff also considered the following: ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 17 Item # 17 Page 2 (1) Alignment of district boundaries to precinct boundaries; and (2) The residence address of each Councilmember, so that no Councilmember is disenfranchised from his or her district. The options presented from consideration are described below: Option 1 • Achieves the smallest deviation: 5.30% • Moves 7 precincts into different districts. - As a result, 2 precincts that voted for a district representative in 2015 would choose a representative in their new district in 2017; the other 5 precincts that chose a district representative in 2013 would wait until 2019 to elect a representative in their new district. Option 2 • Deviation: 5.67% • Moves 8 precincts into different districts. - As a result, 3 precincts that voted for a district representative in 2015 would choose a representative in their new district in 2017; the other 5 precincts that chose a district representative in 2013 would wait until 2019 to elect a representative in their new district. Option 3 • Deviation: 6.16% • Moves 9 precincts into different districts. - As a result,3 precincts that voted for a district representative in 2015 would choose a representative in their new district in 2017; 5 precincts that chose a district representative in 2013 would wait until 2019 to elect a representative in their new district. One precinct, although moving to a new district, would move from an even-numbered district to a different even-numbered district and is therefore unaffected from a timing aspect Option 4 • Deviation: 6.66% • Moves 8 precincts into different districts. - As a result, 3 precincts that voted for a district representative in 2015 would choose a representative in their new district in 2017; the other 5 precincts that chose a district representative in 2013 would wait until 2019 to elect a representative in their new district. Option 5 • Deviation: 9.08% • Moves 3 precincts into different districts. - As a result, all 3 precincts, having chosen a district representative in 2013, would wait until 2019 to elect a representative in their new district. Option 6 • Deviation: 9.08% • Moves 3 precincts into different districts. - As a result, all 3 precincts, having chosen a district representative in 2013, would wait until 2019 to elect a representative in their new district. In each of these options, the ability to vote for Mayor, and on ballot issues, is not affected. Agenda Item 17 Item # 17 Page 3 Also attached is a map visually depicting growth in the city, as well as a map depicting growth trends (Attachment 3). Once a map option is selected on First Reading, the Exhibit referenced in the Ordinance will be dated and attached for Second Reading. PUBLIC OUTREACH As required by Section 7-87 of the City Code, two notices of this hearing were published no less than 14 days and no less than 10 days prior to Council consideration on first reading. Publication of those notices occurred on January 3 and January 6, 2016. Map options were made available on the City's web page devoted to Council district boundaries. ATTACHMENTS 1. Population Based Redistricing Methodology (PDF) 2. Redistricting Options 1-6 (PDF) 3. City Growth-Trending (PDF) 4. 2015 Redistricting Notice (PDF) 5. Powerpoint presentation (PDF) -1- ORDINANCE NO. 015, 2016 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DISTRICT-PRECINCT MAP WHEREAS, Article II, Section 1 of the City Charter requires that the City be divided into six contiguous, reasonably compact City Council districts, each of which shall consist of contiguous, undivided general election precincts, and, to the extent reasonably possible, an equal number of inhabitants; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Code Section 7-87(b), not less than 180 days after the official decennial publication of the United States Census concerning the population of Fort Collins, the City Clerk must recommend to the City Council any district boundary changes necessary to ensure that, to the extent reasonably possible, there is no more than a ten-percent (10%) deviation between the most populous and the least populous City Council districts; and WHEREAS, City Code Section 7-87(c) requires a review of the district boundaries not less than once every five (5) years after making the decennial post-Census determination, to determine whether the maximum deviation between the most populous and the lest populous district meets the ten-percent deviation standard set forth in Section 7-87(b); and WHEREAS, staff recently completed a review of the composition of the existing districts of the City, and has determined that, as currently configured, the deviation between the most and least populous City Council districts exceeds twenty percent (20%); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the above-referenced provisions of the City Code, the City Clerk has presented six alternative district boundary changes for the City Council's consideration from which the City Council has selected an alternative that it believes best serves the interests of the residents of the City and comports with the requirements of the City Charter and Code; and WHEREAS, Larimer County recently revised its precinct boundaries and it is advisable for the City to match those precinct boundaries for purposes of accessing and using voter registration records; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk caused the publication of notices of proposed district boundary amendments to be made in accordance with the requirements of City Code Section 7- 87; and WHEREAS, adjustment of the precinct boundaries and the Council district boundaries can be made in a single ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. -2- Section 2. That the district-precinct map dated February 2, 2016, 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 City Council offices for the April 4, 2017, regular municipal election; and (2) determining eligibility of any interim appointments to fill any City Council vacancies which may occur following the effective date of this Ordinance. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of January, A.D. 2016, and to be presented for final passage on the 2nd day of February, A.D. 2016. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 2nd day of February, A.D. 2016. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Lak e C a nal A r t h u r D i t c h P l e a s a n t V a l l e y a n d L a k e C a n a l S p r i n g C r e e k F o s s il Creek Fossil Creek Spr i n g C r eek L a r i m e r a n d W e l d C a n a l C a c h e l a P ou d r e R e s e r v o i r Inlet D i x o n C an y o n L a t e r al M a i l C r e e k D i t c h Bo x e l d e r C r e ek N e w M ercer Ditch D i x o n Creek M c C l e ll a n ds Channel Foothills Channel S h e r w o o d L ateral P l e a s a n t V a l l e y a n d L a k e C a n a l S p r i n g C r e e k F o s s i l C r e e k R e s e r v o i r I n l e t B o x e l de r D i t ch C a c h e l a P o u d r e R i v e r La k e C a nal L a ri m e r C o u n t y C a n a l N o . 2 N e w M e r c e r D itc h C a c h e l a P o u d r e R i ve r L a r i m e r a n d W e l d C a n al No. 8 Outlet Bo xe l d e r D itch Fossil Creek C a c h e l a P o u d r e R i v e r L a r i m e r C o unty Canal No. 2 Cache l a P o u d r e R e servoir Inlet L a k e C a n al B o x e l d e r Creek B o x e l d e r C r eek J a c k s o n D i t c h Little C a c h e L a P ou d re Ditch 2100 4100 2500 100 East 1000 7600 4600 West 1100 6600 North 500 South 5500 400 2000 7500 1700 2700 3100 3600 4500 2100 1100 3000 3100 5600 2600 700 3600 1000 6500 3500 4000 1600 1500 2600 600 3000 2000 100 1600 Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 LAPORTE AVE N US HIGHW A Y 287 STRAU S S CABIN RD W DRAKE RD E PR O SPECT RD S TAFT HILL RD KECHTER RD W VINE DR COUNTRY C L U B RD E VINE D R RICHARDS LAKE RD REMINGTON ST W MOUNTAIN AVE TURNBERR Y R D E WIL L O X L N E TRIL B Y RD W PROSPECT RD E DOUGLAS RD W ELIZABE T H ST N LEMAY AVE W COUNTY ROAD 3 8 E MOUNTAIN VISTA DR E LI N COLN AVE N TIMBERLINE RD E HORSETOOTH RD COUNTY ROAD 54G W HARMONY RD W DOUGLAS RD W VINE DR MAIN ST W TRILBY RD E DRAKE RD ZIEGLER RD E COUNTY R OAD 30 E H ARM O NY RD S COUNTY ROAD 5 E COUNTY ROAD 30 N COUNTY ROAD 5 N TAFT HI L L R D E COUNTY ROAD 54 E HORSETOOTH RD S COUNTY ROAD 19 GIDDINGS RD S COLLEGE AVE S OVERLAND TRL S LEMAY AVE S LEMAY AVE Z I EGLER RD RIVERSIDE A VE N SHIELDS ST N COLLEGE AVE TERRY LAK E RD G R E G ORY RD ZI E GLER RD S COUNTY ROAD 5 N OVERLA N D TRL S M A SON ST INT E RSTA T E 25 8 43 47 49 50 51 25 26 52 53 54 21 23 17 19 20 57 55 18 58 13 15 59 60 14 63 48 3 27 56 22 34 31 35 35 32 33 80 42 44 79 38 38 38 38 38 10 62 65 73 41 24 39 37 37 37 45 46 30 28 64 61 9 68 12 11 66 67 69 7 75 76 36 5 2 1 6 6 16 40 70 71 72 4 74 78 78 78 29 77 City District-of Fort Precinct Collins Map Printed: January 20, 2016 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 Miles Scale 1:64,000 © Effective: February 12, 2016 CITY GEOGRAPHIC OF FORT COLLINS INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP PRODUCTS These and were map not products designed and or all intended underlying for general data are use developed by members for use of the by the public. 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Exhibit A Council Districts Mayor - Wade Troxell District 1 - Bob Overbeck District 2 - Ray Martinez District 3 - Gino Campana District 4 - Kristin Stephens District 5 - Ross Cunniff District 6 - Gerry Horak County Precinct Water Features Growth Management Area 77Lines Railroad City Precinct Numbers 2145235205 Larimer County Precinct Numbers County County Precinct Number Number State StateNumber Representative Senatorial Number Congressional District