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HomeMy WebLinkAbout029361 ORD - 01/31/2012AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, APPROVING THE REDISTRICTING OF THE CITY'S SINGLE -MEMBER COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISHING NEW DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINES BASED ON 2010 CENSUS DATA FOR CORPUS CHRISTI 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 Corpus Christi'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 Corpus Christi (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 November 8, 2011, the City Council adopted redistricting criteria to assist the City and the public in developing redistricting plans which comply with applicable federal and state laws, and the adopted redistricting criteria were applied in the development of the City's new redistricting plan; and WHEREAS, on November 8, 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, as well as providing certain individual notices regarding public hearings; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the proposed redistricting plan at City Council meetings on December 13, 2011 and at a public hearing held on January 5, 2012, and has considered oral testimony, written comments, reports from the City's redistricting consultant, and a proposed plan 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 best interest of the citizens of the City, complies with the adopted redistricting criteria, and is believed to comply with all state and federal requirements, including requirements for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 029361 INDEXED SECTION 1. A.That the existing single -member council district boundary lines for the City of Corpus Christi 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 five 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. 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 Corpus Christi 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. SECTION 2. C. That the five single member districts shall consist of those Nueces County voting precincts and portions of Nueces County and Kleberg Counting voting precincts that are within the city limits set out on Exhibit C and the district boundaries of said single member districts are hereby amended and adopted as the new single member district boundaries as set out on the map attached as Exhibit B. 2 That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the day ofwni , 2012, by the following vote: Joe Adame Chris N. Adler Larry Elizondo Priscilla G. Leal David Loeb That the day of ake. 0A-tAde 611 John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Mark Scott 04* District 1 Representative is vacant eroinordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the 31si Joe Adame Chris N. Adler Larry Elizondo Priscilla G. Leal David Loeb , 2012, by the following vote: John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Mark Scott Kelley Allen PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 'frday of ATTEST: irde),--9`Cd Armando Chapa City Secretary APPROVED as to form: January 18, 2012. By: Carlos Valdez for the City Attorney CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Joe i'• ame Mayor 3 029361 adzYiFfrie EXHIBIT A 1.5 3 6 1 1 1 1 1 I Miles Coordinate System: GCS North American 1983; Datum: North American 1983; Created: 1 211 412 0 1 1 City ofC Illustn EarrtlJ.. Legend I-1 Corpus Christi City Council Districts- Benchmark 2010 Voting Tabulation Districts Illustrative Plan 1 qcW ti Background Image. ESRI" World ;Street;Map,' CorpusChrisfiCl SMD Red_DraffPlanA. p. orpus Christi itive Plan 1 © 2011 Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP Data Source: Roads, Water and other features obtained from the 2010 Tiger/line files, U.S. Census Bureau EXHIBIT B City of Corpus Christi Illustrative Plan 1 Summary 2010 Census Total and Voting Age Population District Persons Deviation :,.: Hispanic % of Total Population `., :.il-n::.,-I. �.k Non-Hispanic Anglo % of Total Population i. J.e.'yC.,." C '" eo 1i!4 Non-Hispanic Black % of Total Population YLYW9 ;k. '4':' :: YY--.r:i::'1;90',_.. - - Non-Hispanic Asian % of Total Population Non-Hispanic Other of Total Population 1 59,530 -2.17% 64.53% 29.67% 4.35% 0.44% 1.01% 2 58,789 -3.38% 75.04% 20.89% 2.69% 0.43% 0.94% 3 61,009 0.26% 77.16% 15.40% ' 5.72% 0.74% 0.98% 4 63,071 3.65% 33.70% 58.20% 2.93% 2.88% 2.31% 5 61,843 1.64% 50.28% 40.18% 3.86% 4.21% 1.47% Totals 304,242 69.81% 33.16% 3.91% 1.77% 1.35% • Ideal Size = 304,242 / 5 = 60,848 per district. Total Maximum Deviation = 3.65% - (-3.38%) = 7.04% 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 1 43,357 60.58% 33.33% 4.61% 0.51% 0.98% 2 43,146 71.65% 24.14% 2.84% 0.50% 0.87% 3 44,010 74.27% 18.18% 5.82% 0.86% 0.86% 4 49,053 29.83% 62.20% 2.87% 3.14% 1.98% 5 46,017 46.99% 43.75% 3.92% 4.13% 1.20% Totals 225,583 66.91% 37.02% 3.99% 1.89% 1.20% *Voting Age Population Some percentages may be subject to rounding error. 12/14/2011 City of Corpus Christi Illustrative Plan 1 Detailed 2010 Census Total and Voting Age Population District Persons Ideal Size _ Deviation Hispanic %of Total Hlrpanre Population Anglo %of Total Anglo Papulation Black % of TOLE Black Population American Indian % of Total American ndian papulation Asian % of Total Arlan Population Hawaiian- Pacific Islander %of Total Hawaiian Pacific blander Population Otter % of Toler Other Population Ty., O} More %af Total Two or More Populal]on 1 59,530 60,648 -2.17% 38,417 64.53% 17,660 29.67% 2,588 4.35% 135 023% 263 0.44% 14 0.02% 74 0.12% 361 0.64% 2 55,765 60,545 -3.35% 44,116 750414 12,283 20,55% 1,583 2,65% 129 022% 255 0.43% 15 0.03% 92 0.1614 312 0.53% 3 61,009 60,548 0.2514 47,075 77.1614 9,396 15.40% 3,402 5.72% 129 021% 451 0.74% 27 0.04% 68 011% 372 0.61% 4 63,071 60,548 3.65% 21252 33.70% 36,705 5820% 1,847 2.93% 286 0.42% 1,817 2.88% 78 0.12% 50 0.10% 1,053 1.67% 5 61,843 60,648 1.6456 31,005 50.2814 24,849 40.18% 2,388 3.56% 133 022% 2,602 4.21% 65 0.11% 73 0.12% 639 1.03% Totals 304,242 181,955 69.81% 100,893 33.16% 11,896 3.91% 792 0.26% 5,388 t77% 204 0.07% 367 0.12% 2,767 0.91% Ideal Size = Some parcentag, 304,242 (6 = 60,648 par district, s may beaubieclt rounding error. - District Total VAP Hispanic VAP x of Tolel Hrepame VAP Anglo VAP %aIn VAP f Total soot. Black VAP Black V%otTAP ndian VAP Indian %of total Amedon iridian VAP prion VAP /won VAP Hawaiian. Isl der Pacific VAP %ar Tula' Hawaiian,Other Pacific Mandy VAP VAP %orTotal oma, VAP Two or More VAP %of Tom Two or more VAP 1 43,357 26255 130.5514 14,450 33.33% 1,959 4.61% 115 027% 220 0.51% 10 0.02% 51 0.12% 280 0.56% 2 43,145 30,914 7105% 10,415 24,14% 1,225 2,54% 94 0,22% 215 06014 18 004% 73 - 0.17% 192 0.4514 3 44,010 32,685 742714 6,033 15.18% 2,563 5.62% 106 024% 379 0.8614 20 • 0.05% 48 -0.11% 205 0.47% 4 49,053 14,631 29.53% 30,512 52.2014 1,407 2.6714 219 3.45% 1,541 3.14% 62 0.13% 52 0.11% 636 1.30% 5 46,017 21,625 46.99% 20,134 43.75% 1,503 3.52% 96 3.22% 1,901 4.13% 43 0.09% 41 0.09% 371 0.81% Totals 225,583 126,120 55.91% 83,514 37.02% 8,997 3.99% 833 0.28% 4,256 1.89% 153 0.07% 265 0.12% 1,654 ' 0.73% `Voting Age Population Some percantageo may be subject le rounding en0r. 12(1412011 EXHIBIT C EXHIBIT C DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 5 1 5 4 2 3 7 31 *15 6 *16 *9 39 20 8 17 21 43 24 18 26 *23 48 *34 *19 29 30 50 60 **28(K) 32 33 53 70 40 67 38 56 71 42 88 41 57 74 63 115 44 58 78 64 116 45 59 80 65 119 46 61 93 81 124 47 62 95 90 125 49 66 98 91 51 68 106 92 52 69 112 117 76 72 113 120 79 73 *114 122 82 75 118 99 77 121 100 83 101 84 *103 85 *107 86 110 87 *111 89 123 94 96 97 109 * Indicates partially inside and outside city limits. **Portion of Klegberg County voting precinct located within City limits. State of Texas County of Nueces } } PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 5984527 PO # Before me, the ' undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came GEORGIA LAWSON, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is LEGAL SALES REPRESENTITIVE , the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the publication of, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 25TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011. AL SALES REPRESENTIVE On this day of d , 2 01P21 certify that the attached document is a true and an exact copy made y publisher. Notary Public, State of Texas MICHELLE JOYCE CABRERA My Commission Expires March 19, 2016 • AA, F. 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