HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003 Ordinance No. 017• ORDINAKCE NO . /2
SER IES OF 2003
BY AU TH ORJTY
COUNC IL BILL NO . 9
INTRODUCED BY COUNCI L
MEMBER GARRETT
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING TITLE I , CHAPT ER 5, SECT IO N I,
OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 , RELATING TO REAPPORT IONMENT
OF CITY COUNC IL DISTRI CTS WITHIN THE CITY OF ENG LEWOOD , CO LORADO.
WHEREAS, th e Englewood City Council es tabli shed th e current Co un cil Di stri ct
boundaries by the passage of Ordinance No. 15 , Series of 1999; and
WHERE AS, pursuant to Article III, Secti on 20 , of th e Englewood Home Rule Chart er,
th e four Co un ci l Di stricts established shall be contiguous and compac t and have approximately
the same number of registered voters, and every four years Council shall make such di visio ns,
changes , and consolidations necessary to carry out th e intent of Article III of th e Home Rule
Charter; and
WHEREAS , the Englewood City Charter requires th at the number of registered voters
should vary no more than I 5% between the highe st and lowe st Council Di stricts ; and
WHEREAS , the Colorado Revised Statutes has a popul ati on provision that case law
supports, even though the pro vision is not made specifically applicable to muni cipalities ; and
WHEREAS , the Colorado Revised Statutes provision stipulates that the population
districts reflect no more than a 5% differential between the most and the least populated distri ct;
and
WHEREAS , the propos ed reapportionment mee ts both the populati on and regi stered
elector crit eria; and
WHEREAS , the proposed redistrictin g meets the regi stered elector cri teria of the
Engl ewo od Home Rule Charter with a 5% differenti al; and
WHEREAS , pursu ant to population requirement s estab lished by th e Colorado Revi sed
Statute s and th e Constitution of the Sta te of Co lorado , Articl e V, Section 46 , the proposed
redis tri ct in g meets th e popul ation criteria with a 3.8% differenti al; an d
WHEREAS , th e Englewood Hom e Rule Charte r requires that reap porti onm ent be
co mpl ete d at leas t six mon th s pri or to the ge neral municipal election (November 4, 2003 ) at
whi ch it is to become effective; and
WHEREAS , the Englewood Election Co mmi ss io . is charged with review in g and
recom mendin g rea pp ortionment to Ci ty Co uncil ; an d
WHEREAS , the Englewood Election Co mmis sion rev iewed the appo ni onme nt an d
recommends the proposed rca pponi onment .
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NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . AS FOLLOWS:
Section J. The City Council of the City of Englewood , Co lorado , hereby repeals and
reenacts Title I, Chapte r 5, Section I , of the Englewood Municipa l Code 2000, to read as fo ll ows :
1-5-1: COUNCIL DISTRICTS :
A Districts Described-
Each district is located in the State of Colorado and the Coumv ofAraoab oe
Council Djstrjct Nl2.,,l
Council Pi strict No I shall include and be comorised of all that oortioo of the Citv lxing
northerlx and westerlv of the followins described line· Besinniog at the intersection of
the centerline of West Kenvoo Avenue and the wesl'erlx Citv Limit Hoe of EnRlewood·
thence easterlx along said centerline of West Kenx2u Avenue to the intersection at South
Broadwav· thence northerlx along the centerline of South Broadwax to the intersection at
East Flovd Avenue· thence eastcrlx along the centerline of East Floxd Avenue to the
intersection at South Pownins Street· thence northerlx along the centerline of South
la;uming Street to its iusersection with the northerlv Citv Limit line
Council Pisgjc t No 2
Council District No 2 shall include and be com nrised of all that oortion of the Citv Ivins
northerly and easterly of the followios descrihr4 Uoe· Besinnios at the imcrs ec tion of
the easterly Prolongation of the cemerlinc of East Kcnxoo Avenue Md the cas terlv Cjty
Limit line of Englewood· thence westerlv alon e said cemerline of East Kenvon Avenue
to the imersection at South Broadway· thence northerlv aloos the centerline of South
Broadwav to the imersectioo at East Flovd Avenue· thencs easterly alons the cemerlinc;
~vd Avenue to the intersection at South Downin& Street· thence northerlv along
the centerline of South Downin@ Street to its inteaectioo with the nonherlv Citv Limit
liilt.
Council District No 3
Council District No J shall include and be cnmorised of all that oortion of the Citv
bounded bv the followins described line · Be@innins at the intersecti2n 2ftbe easterlv
orolonHtion of the centerline of East Kcnyon Avenue and the easterly Citv Limit line of
Enslewood · thence westerly along said centerline of East Kenvoo Avenue to the
intersection at S2uth Broadwav· thence contiuuins westerly along the centerline of West
Kenvon Avenue to its iusernectioo with the westerlv Citv Limit line of Enslew ood·
thence southwesterly aloos said weste dx Citv Limit Hoe to its imersectioo with the
cemcrUne at West Oxford Avenue · thence easterlv alons said cemerline of West Oxford
Avenue to the intersection at South Delaware Street' thence southerlx along the centerline
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~ Delaware Street to the inu;rsection at West Srnoford Avcouc4b.encc castcclv.
fl.WJJ1uhc cent.dine of West Stonford Avenue to the imcrscction at South B · -~~
!hen ce so uth er ly a)ong the centerline of SouthBroadway to tb t_in\crs.cction at East
Qe ll cvicw Avenue· thence castcrlx atonl! the center lin e of Ea st BcJlcview Avenue to it s
intersection wi 1h the Citv Lim it line· th ence continuing casteclv and ooobe.dY...i!lwlga
~v Limil lin e to the intersec tion with the orolon£ation of the ccntecl ine ofEas..Keoxuo
=..w£.w1i!lllarutim also bcinAJhc Point of Bt£inniog.
Cmmri l District No 4
Counci l District No 4 sha ll includ e and be comnri~ed of all thal oooion of the Citvjyjng
sout herlv nod westerly of the following described line · Beginning at the intersectionof
the ccntsrline of West Oxford Avenue and the wcsterlv Citv Limit line of Englewood;
'h ence easterlv along said cente rlin e of West Oxford Avenue to the int ersect ion at Sout h
Delaware Street· thence southerly along the centerline of South Delaware Street to the
intersec1ion at West Stanford Avenue· thence easterly alon.K the cemcrline of West
Stanford Avenue to the intersection at South Broadway· thence southcrlv alone the
wii;rline of South Brnadwav to the intersection at East Bell ev iew Avenue · thence
easte rly along the ccntcrl in s of EaWkllcview Aven ue to its intersection with the Citv
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B....,Eguivalent Size The Citv Council find s detennincs and declares that the four C4l
districts,Jls hereinahove estab li shed contain an aoorm;imatelv simi lar number of citizens
as detennincd bYJbe 2000 Ce nsu s figures The districts contain a similar number of
~Mistered voters as deteDPined bv the number of recistered voters as of December 13
2002 and the variance between th e district with the highest number ofrc gifilmd voters
and the district wjtlube lowest number of registered vmers is not in excess of fill££D
ncrcem ()5%).
C Annexations All territorv annexed to the Ci 1x sball,,he ?nd becomes..a nao of tb c
Cmm.cil dharict to which the said district is contiguous uwiLsucb time :l§Jbe Co.tmc,il
w,t1Lrcdjstrjc1 1hill1:..
Introduced, read in full , and pa sse d on first reading on the 18th day of February, 2003.
Publi shed as a Bi ll for an Ordin ance on the 2 1" day of February , 2003 .
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 3'' da y of March , 2003 .
Published by title as Ordinance No. /2_, Series of 2003 , on the 7~ da y of March 2003.
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City of En1lewood, Colorado .
New City Council Districts: Option Two t
(Split l'rKlnd 115 .Joni K.,,,_)
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107 1115
mo 5158
509 5
8027 5347
Rod lndl .. 1H hlghoot and lo-1 flgu1M.
Population % Dtff.-nce between highest and loweat figure ■ 3.1%
Ragla1ntlon 'll. Dlllennco botwean hlgMot and-• figure • 5.0'll,
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date Agenda Item
February 18, 2003 10al
Subject
Redistricti ng
INITIATED BY
Ci ty Clerk 's Office/Election Commission
STAFF SOURCE
Frank Gryglewic z, Direc tor of Fin ance and
Administrative Services
Louc rishi a A Ell is, City Clerk/El ecti on
Commiss ion Member
COUNCIL GOAL AND PR~VIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Ordinance No. 1 S, Series of 1999, adopted by City Council on March 1 5, 1999, es tablished the
current City Council Distri ct boundaries.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
The Englewood City Charter requires that th e number of regist ered voters be reviewed every four
yea rs in an effort to equalize th e Council Districts.
Th e Englewood City Charter requires that th e number of registered voters shou ld vary n o more than
1 5% between th e hi ghest and lowes t Council Dislri cts .
Th e Colorado Revised Statutes has a population provision which case law supports, even though
the provision is not specifically applicable to mun icipalities . Th e provision stipulates that the
p opulation of th e districts refl ect no me,,e than a 5% differential between the most and the leas t
populated district.
Th e Electi on Com missio n is c harged wilh rev iewing and recommending redistric ting to City Cou ncil.
Th e Charter requires that redistri cting b e completed at leas t six monlhs b efore 1h e genera l municipa l
elec ti on at w hi ch it is to becom e effecti ve.
Th e Elec ti on Commission recommend s th e foll owing p roposed redistri cting.
Population Registered Voters
District (2000 Census) (December 13,
20021
1 8107 5 165
2 7770 5158
3 7732 5095
4 8027 5347
Populati o n % di ffe rence between h ighe st and lowest figure= 3.8%
Regis trati on % di ffe rence b etween hi gh est and lowest figure = 5.0%
Th e proposed redistri cting meets both th e p opul alion and regisl ered vot er c riteri a .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
M in im al !cos t of p rinti ng maps!
• Memorandum
To :
From:
Date :
Subject :
Mayor Bradshaw and City Council Members
Loucrishia Ellis, City Clerk
Ja nu ary 21, 2003
REDISTRICTING
Th e Englewood City ChMer requires Iha! the nu mber of regis tered voters te reviewed every fou r )'ears in an
effort to equalize each of Englewood's Co un cil Dist ric ts.
Th e El ectio n Co mmission Is charged wi th reviewi ng and roco mm end ing reap po rti onm ent to City Co un cil. Th e
Chart er req uires th at reap portionment be comp leted at least six months prior to the 2003 Genera l Mu nici pal
Election.
The Englewood El ecti on Comm ission, at thei r Ja nuary 9, 2003 meeti ng , rev iewe~ the fou r redist ric ting option s,
as prepa red by Pl ann er I Joh n Vobo ri l, and they made the following motion :
MEMBER REDPATH MOVED , ANO MEMBER LAY SECONDED, TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL
THAT OPTION NUMBER TW 1J BE ACCEPTED .
Ayes: Mem ber Redpath , Ellis, Lay
Nays: None
Ab se nt: Member ~•u lh em
Moti on carried.
[No le: Th ere is on e vaca ncy due to the re signati on of Mem ber Holmbe rg.]
Redis tricting Gu idelines
"' City of En glewood Charter require ment (Artic le Il l Section 20)
Th e dist ricts sha ll be cont ig uous and compact. The num ber of registered voters shou ld vary no more tha n
15% between the highest and lo we•·t district.
"'Constitution of the Sla te of Cu lorado req uire ment (Article V, Section 46 )
Th e Con sti lulion has a population p, •;visio n that case law supports , eve n I hough the provis ion is no t
specifically applicable 10 mu nicipalities. The popula tion of the districts should vary no more than 5% betwee n
the highest and lowes t district.
Addit io nally, we try lo lollow County precinct lines. Splilling County prec inct lines increases the number of ballot
types in a Ma il Ballot Election . so this is also a cost issue .
Council asked that we look al the possibi li1y of restructuring Distr ic ts 1 and 2 by incorporating a split along
Bro adwa y. Joh n Voboril . Planner I, explains in his memo dated June 19, 20 02 why he reac hed the co nclusion
that the Broa dway split was not feasible .
Additionally , Chart er § 20 sta les that "distri cts shall be contiguous and compac t and have approxima tely the
same number of reg istered voters, as determined by the number reg istered lo vole al the preceding genera l
mu ni cipa l election ." Every a11emp1 was made to obtai n the reg iste re d voter fig ures fro m the Novembe r 6, 200 1
election. as required by Charter. Due 10 the fact that the County was in the midd le of re-pre ci ncting and they
had a new computer system Iha! was not programmed lo allow me lo gel the break-dow n I needed, we are
us ,ng th e Ci ty al Eng lewood registered voter figures as of December 13 , 2002. There was a 3.29% increase in
reg istered vo ters between Novemb er 6, 2001 and De cem be r 13 , 2002.
All achments: Memorandum dated Ju ne 19. 2002 from John Vobor il, Pla nner I
Four redistrict ing options Printed on Rec ycle d Paper.~
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
New City Co uncil Districts : Option Two
Memorandum dated January 21, 2003 fr om Lou cri shi a Ellis, City Cle rk
Mem orandum dated June 19, 2002 from John Voboril, Planner I
Proposed bill for an o : 'inan ce
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M E M 0 R A N D U M
Date: June 19, 2002
To: Lou El li s, City Cl erk
from: John Vo boril, Pl anner I
Harold Stitt, Senio r Planner Throu gh:
Subject: City Council Red istric ting Scena rios
Federa l and Co lo rad o State Law requ ir e re d ist ri cting fo r elect ive offices take pla ce
every ten yea rs us in g U.S. Census data. Once fede ral apportio nm ent and district
bo un da rie s ha ve b ee n fina li zed, the Arapaho e County Electio ns Office must redraw
votin g prec inct bounda ri es accordingly. In turn , loca i ci ti es must co nform their
Piec ted office districts as close ly as possible to the co un ty voting pre cinct
boundaries.
The City Cle rk 's Office and the Commun ity D eve lopm ent Department ha ve rece ntly
joined forces in order to develop ne w City Counc:il district bou ndaries. The
re,fatri ctin g process mu st take fo ur facto rs into co nsiderati o n:
1. Colorado St ate Law: District popu latio n sh ould vary no mo re than 5%
be twee n the lo wes t and highes t distri ct, and sho ul d be as reasonab ly
co mpact as possible.
, En glewood City Cha rte r: D istri ct regist er ed voters sho ul d vary no mo re than
15% betwee n the lowes t and the highest dist ri ct.
3. Di strict boun da ries ,houl d fo ll ow th e co un ty vo ting preci nc t bo un da ri es as
close lv as poss ible. as s~li tt lng co un ty p recinc ts increases election costs.
-l. The district boundar ies are reasonable , desirab le, and sa ti siying to City
Counc il , and are draw n ·., such a way as to no t to preve nt a co un c il memb er
fr o m se eking re-e le ct io n in thei r curr ent distr ict.
Ci t, Council members ha, e e.,pressed the desi re to seek a new se t oi distri ct
boun dJnes that de1•1ate1 irom the curren t pa tt ern . Currentlv. Ci ty Coun ci l Di str icts I,
II Jnd Il l sp an the en tire le ngth oi the Ci tv irom eas t to wes t. City Council memb ers
l1Jve indiCJ ted thJ t the y ieel J gene ral di vid ing line al o ng Broadwav, thro ug 1 the
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