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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2011-37 - 2011 RedistrictingORDINANCE NO. d Olt -31 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, APPROVING THE REDISTRICTING OF THE CITY'S SINGLE-MEMBER COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISHING NEW DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINES BASED ON 2010 CENSUS DATA FOR GEORGETOWN CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS; DIRECTING THE CITY'S REDISTRICTING CONSULTANT TO SUBMIT THE ADOPTED PLAN FOR PRECLEARANCE UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the results of the 2010 federal Census have been considered and indicate that the City of Georgetown's single-member council districts are sufficiently out of population balance to require redistricting in order to comply with the "one-person, one-vote" (equal population) principle established by the U.S. Constitution; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown (the "City") engaged the law firm of Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP to act as the City's redistricting consultant, including advising and assisting the City Council in preparation of a new redistricting plan in compliance with applicable requirements of state and federal law; and WHEREAS, on April 12, 2011, the City Council adopted redistricting criteria to assist the City arid the public in developing redistricting plans which comply with applicable fedrat and state and thc adopted redistrictine, criteria were applied in the development of the City's new redistricting plan; and WHEREAS, on April 12, 2011, the City Council also adopted redistricting guidelines regarding the submission of comments and proposed plans by the public, to ensure the ability of the City to timely receive and adequately consider them; and WHEREAS, during the redistricting process the City provided notice to the public of its proposed discussions and development of a redistricting plan through meeting agendas posted in compliance with the Texas-Open Meetings Act, notices on the City's website, and publication of newspaper notices regarding public hearings; and WHEREAS. the City Council has considered proposed redistricting plans at City Council meetings on June 16, 2011, June 30, 2011, July 26, 2011, August 3, 2011, and Augui.t 8, 2011 and a public hearings held on July 14, 2011, Juiy 21, 2011. and August 8. 2011, and has considered citizen oral testimony and written comments, and reports from the City's redistricting consultant regarding the appropriate reconfiguration of the council member districts: and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the attached city council -district redistricting plan is in the hest interest of the citizens of the City, complies with the adopted redistricting eriteria, and is believed to comply with all state and federal requirements, including requirements for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act; ()rot ikr2011-q,1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS: A. That the existing single - member council district boundary lines for the City of Georgetown are hereby amended, and the new districting plan depicted on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A, defining new districts, as such new districts are further described in the tables attached hereto as Exhibit B reporting populations and demographic statistics for each such new district, is hereby adopted and designated to define the City's seven (7) single- member council districts from and after the Effective Date; that Exhibits A and B are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this ORDINANCE, and shall be kept on file in the City Secretary's Office; and, further, that the City's redistricting consultant is hereby authorized and directed to submit the adopted plan to the United States Department of Justice for preclearance under the Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. B. Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Georgetown, Councilmembers will complete the terms of office to which they were elected if the changes to district boundaries in the new district plan cause their residences no longer to be within the districts from which they were elected. Upon completion of the terms to which they were elected prior to the adoption of the new district plan, Councilmembers must thereafter reside in the appropriate district to run for re- election to that place. C. That this ORDINANCE shall take and be given effect immediately upon preclearance of the adopted plan under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act; and that thereafter all Georgetown City Council elections shall be held under and in accordance with the new single - member council district districting plan here adopted by the City Council and precleared by the Department of Justice, until such time as a subsequent lawfully - enacted districting plan shall be adopted to replace this plan and has been precleared under Section 5 or its successor statute, as applicable. PASSE)), APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas this day of3'i • b , ?011. ATTEST: ©rdtao1�� urn Legend pi Current Districts - Benchmark 1 2010 Census Blocks Draft Plan G1 R. rt. o A, Benchmark lin do not efomp co' s recent anexations. Lea 'der ound Image: ESRI World Street p 104s' GeotetownCl SMD Yellow IA_DraftG 1 0 0.5 1 2 TT 1 i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 Miles Coordinate System: GCS North American 1983; Datum: North American 1983; Created: 8/9/11 :amity of Georgetown Draft Plan G1 © 2011 Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP Data Source: Roads, Water and other features obtained from the 2010 �. Tiger /line files, U.S. Census Bureau District City of Georgetown Draft Plan G1 Summary 2010 Census Total and Voting Age Population Persons Deviation Hispanic of Total Population Non - Hispanic Anglo % of Total Population Non - Hispanic Black % of Total Population Non - Hispanic Asian % of Total Population Non - Hispanic Other % of Total Population 1 6,825 1.05% 52.94% 39.02% 5.51% 0.75% 1.79% 2 6,923 2.50% 17.03% 79.47% 1.39% 0.84% 1.31% 3 6,843 1.32% 13.30% 82.33% 1.78% 0.88% 1.70% 4 6,348 -6.01% 1.97% 96.63% 0.30% 0.52% 0.60% 5 6,850 1.42% 11.18% 82.70% 1.81% 2.12% 2.23% 6,587 - 2.47% 26.46% 60.83% 9.59% 0.99% 2.11% Totals 6,894 47,270 2.07% 28.50% 21.79% 65.00% 72.11% 3.60% 3.42% 0.99% 1.02% 1.93% 1.68% Ideal Size = 47,270 / 7 = 6,754 per district. Total Maximum Deviation = 2.5% - (- 6.01 %) = 8.51% Some percentages may be subject to rounding error. District Total VAP* Hispanic % of Total VAP Non - Hispanic Anglo % of Total VAP Non - Hispanic Black % of Total VAP Non - Hispanic Asian of Total VAP Non - Hispanic Other % of Total VAP 4,704 47.28% 45.07% 5.53% 0.79% 1.34% 2 5,341 13.65% 83.28% 1.16% 0.77% 1.16% 5,807 9.61% 86.96% 1.34% 0.74% 1.33% 4 6,342 1.94% 96.64% 0.30% 0.52% 0.58% 5 4,942 9.23% 85.53% 1.80% 1.90% 1.60% 6 5,534 23.74% 63.25% 10.08% 1.17% 1.75% 7 Totals 4,655 37,325 25.37% 17.64% 68.79% 76.83% 3.59% 3.30% 1.14% 0.98% 1.16% 1.26% "Voting Age Population Some percentages may be subject to rounding error. 8/9/2011 City of Georgetown Draft Plan G1 Detailed 2010 Census Total and Voting Age Population eeeee d O N co i� co co o to i c- O ,-- - o N )- N N O O M co • 0 0 0 o O O 0 o 0 0 0 H 0 o 0 O O ill I o Zr- O• D o 0 0 o 0 0 e 0 o e W O O 03 CO CO R M 0 W o • 0 0 .N- N o 0 N 0 a N coo 0 V (00 CO (0 O e}' II10 0) 0N 0) CI?. 0 n o co O 0 o — o e c coo N al M % of Total Black VAP 10.08% Hill t0 0 e 0) co ch CD 0 e O co 1.-, W m c00 e s O P 0 .7 W N Vi c0 t00 o V CO V O M oe00eo M 00)) co s - V ) 0 N Lo 09 o R N c- N O 0 CY rn 0 c0 CD ti 0) CD co O 0 0 M O 0 0 V V 0 O O 0 gA0)� :O c0 O 0 co 0 6,894 47,270 h V co 0 �0) 0- y.3 0