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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/06/2018 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2018, AMENDINAgenda Item 7 Item # 7 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 6, 2018 City Council STAFF Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk Carrie M. Daggett, Legal SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2018, Amending the City of Fort Collins District-Precinct Map to Reflect Changes in County Precinct Boundaries and Waiving the Redistricting Requirement of Section 7-87(d) of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on January 16, 2018, aligns City precinct boundaries with County precinct boundaries as required by Section 7-66 of the City Code. None of the divided precincts affect Council district boundaries. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, January 16, 2018 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Proposed District-Precinct Map (PDF) 3. Ordinance No. 017, 2018 (PDF) Agenda Item 16 Item # 16 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY January 16, 2018 City Council STAFF Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk Carrie M. Daggett, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2018, Amending the City of Fort Collins District-Precinct Map to Reflect Changes in County Precinct Boundaries and Waiving the Redistricting Requirement of Section 7-87(d) of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to align City precinct boundaries with County precinct boundaries as required by Section 7-66 of the City Code. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION On May 23, 2017, the Larimer County Board of Commissioners amended County precinct boundaries. State statute mandates the Clerk and Recorder set precinct lines to include no more than 2,000 eligible electors. Population increases in some areas in Larimer County made it necessary for precincts to be divided to comply with State statute. Nine precincts that include municipal voters were divided. None of the divided precincts affect Council district boundaries. It is important for the City precinct boundaries to match the County precinct boundaries. The County does not, and will not, track municipal precinct boundaries in the voter registration. Individual voter addresses are tied to County precinct boundaries, thereby making those boundaries they only way to acquire voter data from Larimer County and the statewide voter registration system. The splitting of precincts triggers a renumbering of City precincts. Since land has been annexed since adoption of the last District-Precinct map, those annexations will also affect the renumbering. Numbers are automatically assigned in the GIS system using a sequential numbering tool. Council District Boundaries Section 7-87(d) of the City Code, added in January 2017, requires the City Clerk to review population deviation between districts when the need to adjust precinct boundaries arises. When this provision was added, it was not expected that the County would adjust precinct boundaries within such a short period of time. Because the Council recently completed a lengthy process of evaluating, amending and approving (in June 2016) a new map to balance Council district boundaries, and no new census data upon which to base updates to the boundaries is available, completing an additional review and amendment of district boundaries does not appear to be in the best interest of the citizens of Fort Collins. ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 16 Item # 16 Page 2 The proposed ordinance includes language that waives the application and operation of Section 7-87(d) of the City Code at this time. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS The additional precincts created by the division of existing precinct will have minimal financial impact. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Council Election Code Committee recommends adoption of the Ordinance. Minutes reflecting the Committee’s discussion are attached. (Attachment 4) PUBLIC OUTREACH Public outreach was not conducted because the City Code requires that City precincts correspond with County precinct boundaries. ATTACHMENTS 1. Current District-Precinct Map (PDF) 2. District-Precinct Map showing precincts to be split (PDF) 3. Proposed District-Precinct Map (PDF) 4. Election Code Committee minutes, October 5, 2017 (draft) (PDF) 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 -1- ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2018 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DISTRICT-PRECINCT MAP TO REFLECT CHANGES IN COUNTY PRECINCT BOUNDARIES AND WAIVING THE REDISTRICTING REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 7-87(d) OF THE CITY CODE WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 055, 2016, Council adopted an amended District-Precinct Map (the “Map”) currently in use as provided in Section 7-68 of the City Code; and WHEREAS, the Map includes election precinct boundaries established pursuant to Section 7-66 of the City Code, which provides that, insofar as practicable, City precinct boundaries must correspond with the boundaries of the election precincts established by Larimer County (the “County”); and WHEREAS, in May 2017, the County adjusted its precinct boundaries, thereby causing inconsistencies between County precinct and City precinct boundaries; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 7-66, the Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of Fort Collins to amend the previously adopted Map to correspond City precinct boundaries with the County precinct boundaries, as shown on the Amended District-Precinct Map, dated February 6, 2018 (the “Amended Map”), which is on file in the office of the City Clerk and which is incorporated herein by this reference; and WHEREAS, because the Council only recently completed a lengthy process of evaluating, amending and approving the Map to balance Council District boundaries, and no new census data upon which to base updates to the Council District boundaries is available, completing an additional review and amendment of District boundaries otherwise required at this time under Section 7-87(d) would not be in the best interest of the citizens of Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, staff has recommended that the Council waive the otherwise applicable requirement in Code Section 7-87(d) that the Council review and update Council District boundaries as otherwise triggered by the precinct boundary changes; and WHEREAS, the Council desires to avoid excessive changes to the Council District boundaries in light of the foregoing. 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. Section 2. That the City of Fort Collins District-Precinct Map, adopted by Ordinance No. 055, 2016, and effective June 17, 2016, is hereby amended by adjusting election precinct boundaries to correspond with County precinct boundaries as shown on the Amended Map, and by renumbering precincts as may be necessary to incorporate property annexed into the City. -2- Section 3. That the Council hereby waives the application and operation of Section 7- 87(d) of the City Code in connection with this adjustment of precinct boundaries. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of January, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 6th day of February, A.D. 2018. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 6th day of February, A.D. 2018. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk 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 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 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 Bo 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 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 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 E Pros p ect Rd S Taft Hill Rd Laporte A ve W Horsetooth Rd N Taft Hill Rd S Shields St W Prospect Rd S Timberline R d E Trilby Rd S Su m mit View Dr Strauss Cabin Rd 9th St E Drake Rd W Laurel St Country Clu b R d W County Road 38E W Elizabe t h St E W il l o x L n W Drake Rd Turnberry Rd S t a te Highway 392 W Willox Ln Kechter Rd W Vine Dr E Vine Dr Richards Lake Rd C o unty Road 54G N County Road 17 N Mason St S RCoaodunty 11 E Douglas Rd N Lemay Ave W Harmony Rd Mountain Vista Dr E Harmony Rd N Timberline Rd E Horsetooth Rd E Lincoln Ave S Howes St W Douglas Rd Main St W Trilby Rd Carpenter Rd Jo h n F Kennedy Pkwy E County Roa d 30 N County Road 19 N County Road 5 E County Road 54 Giddings Rd N County Road 9 S College Ave R i v e rside Av e S Overland Trl S Lemay A v e S Lemay Ave Ziegler Rd N Overlan d Trl Terry Lak e Rd G r e g ory Rd S Mason St N Shields St S County Road 5 S County Road 13 !"`$ ÉZYXW ôZYXW ÕZYXW ÕZYXW ³I ³I ³I 2145335323 2145335301 2154935428 2145335327 2145235221 2145235222 2145235202 2145235238 2145335313 2145335335 2235235101 2145235225 2145235204 2234935801 2154935439 2154935407 2154935429 2145335328 2155235603 2145235203 2145235240 2234935804 2234935803 2145335315 2145335317 2155335701 2145335330 2145335310 2155135501 2145335332 2145235230 2145235223 2145235237 2145235219 2145235242 2145235239 2145235201 2145235233 2155235602 2145235210 2145235226 2145235236 2234935802 2154935441 2155335703 2145335318 2145335341 2145335325 2145335340 2145235247 2145235220 2145235234 2155135502 2145235224 2145235235 2145235245 2154935426 2145335314 2145335304 2154935437 2155235601 2154935427 2145235232 2145235217 2145235218 2145235227 2155135503 2234935805 2145335329 2145235205 2234935806 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 12 11 14 13 15 16 18 19 17 23 21 20 22 24 25 27 26 28 29 31 30 32 33 34 35 37 36 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 44 46 47 48 49 50 52 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 60 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 69 68 71 70 72 75 74 73 76 78 77 79 81 80 82 84 83 87 86 85 88 91 90 89 94 93 92 95 96 98 97 99 101 100 102 103 District-City Precinct of Fort Map Collins - Proposed Printed: January 09, 2018 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 Miles Scale 1:64,000 © Effective: Feburary 6, 2018 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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Council Districts Mayor - Wade Troxell District 1 - Bob Overbeck District 2 - Ray Martinez District 3 - Ken Summers 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 ATTACHMENT 3