HomeMy WebLinkAbout029274 RES - 11/08/2011RESOLUTION NO. 029274
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR PERSONS
SUBMITTING COMMENTS AND SPECIFIC REDISTRICTING
PROPOSALS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Corpus Christi has certain responsibilities for
redistricting under federal and state law including, but not limited to, Amendments 14 and 15 to
the United States Constitution, U.S.C.A. (West 2000 and the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A.
§§ 1973 and 1973c (West 2010); and Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 2058.001 and 2058.002 (Vernon
2008); and
WHEREAS, the City Council and Mayor have certain responsibilities for redistricting under the
City Charter; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the orderly consideration and evaluation of
redistricting plans which may come before the City Council and Mayor; and
WHEREAS, these guidelines relate to persons who have specific redistricting plans they wish
the City Council and Mayor to consider; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and Mayor welcomes any comments relevant to the redistricting
process;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS:
THAT in order to make sure that any comment or plan that might be submitted is of
maximum assistance to the City Council and Mayor in its decision making process, the City
Council and Mayor hereby set the following guidelines to be followed by each person submitting
a comment or redistricting plan for consideration:
1. Proposed plans should be submitted in writing and legible. If a plan is submitted
orally, there is significant opportunity for misunderstanding, and it is possible that
errors may be made in analyzing it. The City Council and Mayor want to be sure
that all proposals are fully and accurately considered.
2. Any plan should show the total population and voting age population for Blacks,
Hispanics, Asians, and Anglo/other for each proposed councilmember district. If
a plan is submitted without a population breakdown, the City Council and Mayor
may not have sufficient information to give it full consideration.
3. Plans should redistrict the entire City of Corpus Christi. The City Council and
Mayor, of course, will be considering the effect of any plan on the entire city.
Also, the City Council and Mayor are subject to the Voting Rights Act, which
protects various racial and language minorities. Thus, as a matter of federal law,
the City Council and Mayor will be required to consider the effect of any proposal
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on multiple racial and ethnic groups. If a plan does not redistrict the entire city, it
may be impossible for the City Council and Mayor to assess its impact on one or
more protected minority groups.
4. Plans must conform to the criteria the City Council and Mayor will be using in
drawing the councilmember districts.
5. Comments must be submitted in writing and be legible, even if the person also
makes the comments orally at a public hearing.
6. Persons providing comments and those submitting proposed plans must identify
themselves by full name and home address and provide a phone number and, if
available, an email address. The City Council and Mayor may wish to follow up
on such comments or obtain additional information about submitted plans.
7. All comments and proposed plans must be submitted to the City Council and
Mayor by the close of the public hearing.
This resolution shall be effective upon passage by the City Council and Mayor.
PASSED AN
D APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas
this day of , 2011.
ATTEST.
Armando Chapa, City Secreta
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Carlos Valdez, City Attorne
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Joe Adame
Chris N. Adler
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Kevin Kieschnick
Priscilla Leal
David Loeb
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott
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