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DISTRICTING COMMISSION
ITEM 503
April 27, 2016
Meeting
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REQUEST:
The Community Development Department, Planning Division, is presenting the Districting
Commission with a recommendation for the 2016 City Commission District boundaries,
reflecting the 2010 Census Population and updated development data since the 2010
Census was completed. The Districting Commission must forward a recommendation to
the City Commission for its consideration at the regular City Commission meeting on May
9, 2016.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this agenda item is to present a recommendation to the Districting
Commission for an adjustment of the commission district boundaries, as required by
Section 4.02 of the City Charter. An evaluation and an adjustment, if necessary, are
required by the City Charter every three (3) years. The Districting Commission must
forward a recommendation to the City Commission for final action.
CONSIDERATIONS:
APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY:
City of Winter Springs Charter
Article 4, Sec. 4 -02. Commission districts; adjustment of districts.
Section 4.02. - Commission districts; adjustment of districts.
(a) Number of districts. The city commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, shall
by separate ordinance divide the city into five (5) geographical commission districts.
(b) Districting commission. By the first day of February, 1991, the first day of February,
1992, and every three (3) years thereafter, the city commission shall appoint seven (7)
city electors determined from the registration of the last regular election, one (1) to be
appointed by each commissioner from their respective district, and two (2) appointed
by the mayor from the city at large, who shall comprise the districting commission.
Electors chosen shall not be employed by the city in any other capacity. The initial
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districting commission, creating and establishing the first commission districts, shall
be appointed by each commissioner and the mayor from the city at large.
(c) Report; specifications. The districting commission shall file with the official
designated by the city commission a report containing a recommended plan for
establishment or adjustment of the commission district boundaries. The initial
districting commission, creating and establishing the first commission districts, shall
file such report within ninety (90) days of appointment. Thereafter, such reports shall
be filed within one hundred twenty (120) days of appointment to the districting
commission. The commission district boundaries shall comply with the following
specifications:
(1) Each district shall be formed of compact, contiguous territory, and its boundary
lines shall follow the center lines of streets insofar as practical or possible, or other
boundaries available.
(2) The districts shall be based upon the principle of equal and effective
representation as required by the United States Constitution and as represented in
the mathematical preciseness reached in the legislative apportionment of the state.
(3) The report shall include a map and description of the districts recommended and
shall be drafted as a proposed ordinance. Once filed with the designated official,
the report shall be treated as an ordinance introduced by a commissioner.
(d) Support. It shall be the responsibility of the city manager to provide staff assistance
and technical data to the districting commission.
(e) Procedure. The procedure for the city commission's consideration of the report shall be
the same as for other ordinances, provided that if a summary of the ordinances is
published pursuant to this Charter and general law, it must include both the map and a
description of the recommended districts.
(f) Failure to enact ordinance. The city commission shall adopt the redistricting ordinance
at least one hundred twenty (120) days before the next city election. If the city
commission fails to either accept or reject the redistricting ordinance, the report of the
districting commission shall go into effect and have the same effect of an ordinance.
The proposed redistricting ordinance may not be rejected for any reason except for
failure to comply with the specifications listed in section 4.02(c) of this Charter or
failure to comply with other local, state or federal law.
(g) Effect of enactment. The new commission districts and boundaries as of the date of
enactment shall supersede previous commission districts and boundaries for all
purposes; provided all incumbent commissioners shall continue to hold office for the
entire term to which elected notwithstanding any change in commission district and
boundaries.
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DISCUSSIONS:
At the October 16, 2013 meeting, the 2013 Districting Commission voted 6 -0 to recommend that
the district map boundaries be adjusted to accommodate the 2010 Census Population and certain
extrapolated data. The City Commission accepted the Districting Commission's recommendation
and approved Ordinance 2013 -14 on November 18, 2013. The adopted district boundaries were
reflective of the 2010 Census and certain extrapolated data shown on Map 1 — 2013 District
Boundaries and within Table 1 - 2013 Commission District Data.
1— 2013 District Commission Boundaries
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
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Table 1 - 2013 Commission District Data
2013 District Commission
Total Population Voting Age Population
District 1
6,911
5,438
District 2
7,216
5,618
District 3
6,875
5,446
District 4
6,866
5,114
District 5
6,987
5,307
Total
34,855
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Table 1 - 2013 Commission District Data
2013 District Commission
Total Population Voting Age Population
District 1
6,911
5,438
District 2
7,216
5,618
District 3
6,875
5,446
District 4
6,866
5,114
District 5
6,987
5,307
Total
34,855
29,923
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2016 Districting Commission Data
The seven (7) member Districting Commission appointments for 2016 occurred at various
City Commission meetings dating from October 26, 2015 until January 25, 2016. Upon
appointment, staff began collecting relevant population data for the upcoming 2016
Commission District Boundaries. There are seven (7) distinct census tracts that are
"intermingled" among the City's five (5) commission districts within the City.
Since the last redistricting effort in 2013, Staff has continued to utilize the 2010 Census
data coupled with development and building permit activity to calculate the total and voting
age populations for each current commission district. Staff used the figures from the 2010
Census, the updated 2013 Districting extrapolated data, and the new development numbers
to calculate a deviation from the overall "target" population for each district. This
requirement generally means that commission districts must be "as nearly of equal
population as is practicable" under the Equal Protection Clause of the Voters Rights Act.
The equalization of the total population (TP) as well as the voting age population (VAP)
will give each resident of the City who is of legal voting age an equal opportunity to run for
a commission seat and, correspondingly, give each commissioner relatively the same
number of voters to represent from a district perspective. In essence, it is imperative that,
when creating districts, the maximum deviation between the most heavily populated district
and the least populated district (Maximum Deviation) is no more than ten (10 %) percent.
With this in mind, if the maximum deviation does not exceed 10 %, a city is entitled to a
presumption that the districting plan was the result of an "honest and good faith effort to
construct districts as nearly of equal population as is practicable ".
In the attempt to further refine the population numbers to account for development activity
since the 2010 Census, staff utilized data from the 2013 districting report and development
data for recent projects such as Seven Oaks, the RiZe and Tuscany Place, Phase 2. The
data identified District Two (2) as the district having the highest total residential unit count
and total population. In addition, District Three (3) was identified as the district having the
lowest total population. The 2013 districting data coupled with the updated development
activity produced certain challenges to the goal of achieving a TP and VAP deviation of no
more than 10% between the most heavily populated district and the least populated district
(Maximum Deviation).
During staff's efforts to adjust district boundaries for the year 2016, the following baseline
data was used:
2016 Districting Commission Data Source
The census tracts and commission district boundaries from 2013 are depicted in Map 2.
Census Tract Outlines and 2013 District Commission Boundaries.
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2010 Census Data
• 2010 Census Population = 33,282
• City of Winter Springs Census Tracts (7)
0 214.01
0 214.03
0 214.04
0 213.06
0 213.07
0 221.01
0 213.13
• Total Population within the 7 census tracts = 49,464
• 2010 Census Tract Total Population Outside City = 16,182
• Existing 2010 Census Population = 33,282
New Development Data since 2013
• Tuscany Place, Phase 2 (District 2)
• The RiZe (District 2)
• Orange Avenue Annexation (District 2)
• Seven Oaks Subdivision (District 4)
Map 2. Census Tract Outlines and 2013 District Commission Boundaries
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DATA CALCULATIONS:
Staff utilized the existing 2010 Census data, the 2013 extrapolated data, and the new
development data noted above calculate the 2016 Total Population. The additional units
created by the new development are shown in Table 2 Increased Population 2013 -2016.
Table 2. Increased Population 2013 -2016
*2.37 represents the total population per residential unit, as calculated in the 2010 Census.
The VAP was calculated by using the Census tract and block data for the new
developments. Each Census block has a different VAP percentage. Staff identified the
percentage for each new development and calculated the VAP as found in Table 3. 2016
Increase in Voting Age Population.
Increased Population
from 1 1 •
District 2
Census Tract
Census Block Units
Total Population
(Units x 2.37 *)
The RiZe
214.03
2068 244
578
Orange Ave
214.03
2028 1
2
Tuscany Place
1 213.06
1 2016 1 44
1 104
District 2 Sum
6:
District 4
Census Tract
Census Block Units
Total Population
(Units x 2.37)
Seven Oaks
214.01
4010, 4011, 138
327
3008, 3011
District
*2.37 represents the total population per residential unit, as calculated in the 2010 Census.
The VAP was calculated by using the Census tract and block data for the new
developments. Each Census block has a different VAP percentage. Staff identified the
percentage for each new development and calculated the VAP as found in Table 3. 2016
Increase in Voting Age Population.
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Staff then compiled all population increases between 2013 and 2016 as shown in Table 4
Increased Population from 2013 -2016 Total Population.
Table 4. Increased Population from 2013 -2016 Total Population.
Staff then combined the identified changes from the increase in population coupled with
the 2013 population number to calculate the new 2016 TP and 2016 VAP as shown in
Table 5. Population Totals.
Table 5. Population Totals
Increased Population
fr•
1 1 •
2013
Total
2016 2013
Total
2016
Total
Population
Census
population
ion
Voting
District 2
Census Tract
Population Population
Units Population
Population
2013 -2016
Block
(2.37)
Age
g
The RiZe
214.03
2068
244
578
528
Orange Ave
214.03
2028
1
2
1
Tuscany Place
213.06
2016
44
104
85
..
District 2
Sum
685
613
Totol 34,855
35,867 26,923
Total
27,780
District 4
Census Tract
Census
Units
Population
Voting
Block
Age
g
(2.37)
4010,
Seven Oaks
4011,
138
327
244
3008,
214.01
3011
District 4
Sum
327
..
Staff then combined the identified changes from the increase in population coupled with
the 2013 population number to calculate the new 2016 TP and 2016 VAP as shown in
Table 5. Population Totals.
Table 5. Population Totals
Added
Added
2013
Total
2016 2013
Voting Age
2016
Total
Population
Total Voting Age
population
ion
Voting Age
Population
from
Population Population
2013-2016
Population
2013 -2016
District 1 . •
=
M1
District 2 MMM
District 3 MMM
I I
,
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District 4 MMM
..
District MMM
1
1
Totol 34,855
35,867 26,923
27,780
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Table 6 Standard Deviation for the Revised 2016 Commission Districts, below,
indicates the deviation of the TP and VAP before any boundary adjustments.
Table 6. Standard Deviation for the Revised 2016 Commission Districts
Total
Deviation Calculation of Standard
Highest population - Target population /Target population =
7,901 - 7,173 / 7,173
Deviation %
= 10%
Population
Lowest Population - Target population /Target population =
Deviation %
6,875 - 7,173 / 7,173
= -4%
Deviation of
Voting
Highest population - Target population /Target population = Deviation
%
Age
6,231 - 5,556 / 5,556
= 12%
Population
Lowest Population - Target population /Target population = Deviation %
5,307 - 5,556 / 5,556
= -4/0
Deviation of
To calculate the standard deviation, Staff began by identifying the target number of both
TP and VAP. These target numbers were derived simply by dividing the TP and the VAP
by five, the number of commission districts.
• Target number for the TP (total population divided by 5 districts): 7,173
• Target number for the VAP (total voting age population divided by 5 districts):
5,556
The standard deviation is the percentage of the highest and lowest populations minus the
target population and divided by the target population.
As depicted in Table 6. Standard Deviation for the Revised 2016 Commission Districts
the 2016 figures for the existing district boundaries for both TP and VAP exceed the
allowable maximum deviation of 10 %.
In an effort to achieve the TP and VAP deviation of no more than 10 %, Staff began the
effort to balance the TP and the VAP by evaluating six different scenarios for adjusting the
commission district boundaries. The scenarios included incorporating Tuscawilla Units 14
A and 14 B along Seneca Boulevard, from District Two to District Three. Other areas
evaluated included adjusting the Wedgewood Tennis Villas and Bear Creek Estates from
District Two to District Three. Staff targeted adjusting the population from the largest
populated district, District 2, to the least populated district, District 3. After consideration
of the resultant numbers generated by these scenarios and the required boundary changes of
each, staff was able to identify the "Trotwood to Tuscora" scenario as the one that best
achieved the goals of meeting the maximum allowable deviation and promoting contiguity
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and compactness while allowing the boundary adjustments to be placed along identifiable
boundaries, such as roadways. The "Trotwood to Tuscora" scenario is detailed below.
2016 Proposed Boundary Adiustment
After evaluating the aforementioned scenarios, Staff found that the proposed boundary
adjustment noted below was the most consistent with the City Charter.
1. Just east of Tuskawilla Road, south of Trotwood Boulevard; south of Northern Way
to Tuscora drive; and west of Tuscora Drive to increase District 3 by adding
Tuscawilla Unit 8 and Georgetowne Units I and 2, outlined in red, from District 2 to
District 3.
Specific changes are highlighted in yellow on Map 3. Proposed 2016 District
Amendment — Trotwood to Tuscora. The area highlighted includes Georgetowne Unit 1
and Unit 2, as well as, Tuscawilla Unit 8. The map depicts a population of 532, identified
through the Cenusus Tracts and Blocks, shifting from District Two (2) to District Three (3).
This data is shown in Table 7. 2016 District Amendment Trotwood to Tuscora.
Map 3. Proposed 2016 District Amendment — Trotwood to Tuscora.
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Map 4. Proposed District Commission Boundary for the City of Winter Springs
Table 7. 2016 District Amendment Trotwood to Tuscora
2016 Commission District
Change - Trotwood Blvd to Tuscora
Drive
2013 Total Pop
Voting
2013
Trotwood Age Pop
Trotwood 2016
Total from 2013-
n
2016 Total Voting
to Tuscora g from
to Votinin
t g
Population 2016
Scenario Population Age 2013-
Tuscora Age
Population 2016
Scenario Population
District 1 ®M_
6,911 M =_
5,438
District2 ®M_
7,369
5,784
District 3 MM_
7,407
5,893
District4 M®_
7,193 ®
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5,358
District 5 MM_
6,987
5,307
Total 34,855
35,867 26,923
27,780
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As depicted in Table 7. 2016 District Amendment Trotwood to Tuscora, an adjustment
of 532 Total Population, was moved from District 2 to District 3. An adjustment of 447
was made in the Voting Age Population, also from District 2 to District 3 to accommodate
for Tuscawilla Unit 8, Georgetowne Unit 1 and Unit 2. This scenario not only met the
standard deviation allowance of no more than 10% as shown in Table 8 Standard
Deviation for Proposed Boundary Change, but it also followed the boundaries of
Trotwood Blvd and Tuscora Drive.
Table 8. Standard Deviation for Proposed Boundary Change
Findings:
1) The seven (7) member Districting Commission appointments for 2016 occurred
between October 6, 2015 until January 25, 2016.
2) The City Commission approved Resolution 2016 -02 on January 25, 2016 providing
for appointments to the 2016 Winter Springs Districting Commission; providing a
due date for a report containing a recommended plan for adjustment of commission
district boundaries; and providing a due date for the City Commission to adopt or
reject a redistricting ordinance.
3) The districting commission must file a report containing a recommendation for the
establishment or adjustment of commission district boundaries for consideration by
the City Commission at their May 9, 2016 regular meeting.
4) The only portion of Florida State Statutes which approximates the "mathematical
preciseness reached in the legislative apportionment of the state" is that found in
Section 124.01, Florida Statutes, which reads "shall be as nearly equal in proportion
to population as possible ". Staff s recommended district map has followed street
rights of ways and neighborhoods as much as possible.
Calculation of Standard Deviation for Proposed Boundary
g.
Highest population - Target population /Target population =
Deviation %
Total
7,407 - 7,173 / 7,173 =
3%
Population
Lowest Population - Target population /Target population =
Deviation %
6,911 - 7,173 / 7,173 =
-4%
Deviation of
Highest population - Target population /Target population =
Deviation %
Voting Age
5,893 - 5,556 / 5,556 =
6%
Population
Lowest Population - Target population /Target population =
Deviation %
5,307 - 5,556 / 5,556 =
-4%
Deviation of l
Findings:
1) The seven (7) member Districting Commission appointments for 2016 occurred
between October 6, 2015 until January 25, 2016.
2) The City Commission approved Resolution 2016 -02 on January 25, 2016 providing
for appointments to the 2016 Winter Springs Districting Commission; providing a
due date for a report containing a recommended plan for adjustment of commission
district boundaries; and providing a due date for the City Commission to adopt or
reject a redistricting ordinance.
3) The districting commission must file a report containing a recommendation for the
establishment or adjustment of commission district boundaries for consideration by
the City Commission at their May 9, 2016 regular meeting.
4) The only portion of Florida State Statutes which approximates the "mathematical
preciseness reached in the legislative apportionment of the state" is that found in
Section 124.01, Florida Statutes, which reads "shall be as nearly equal in proportion
to population as possible ". Staff s recommended district map has followed street
rights of ways and neighborhoods as much as possible.
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COMMUNICATION EFFORTS:
The Meeting Agenda and this Agenda Item have been forwarded to the Districting
Commission and are available on the City's Website, LaserFiche, and the City's Server.
The Agenda has been forwarded to the Mayor and City Commission; City Manager; and
City Attorney /Staff. Additionally, the Meeting Agenda has been sent to media /press
representatives, all Homeowner's Associations on file with the City, all individuals who
have requested Agenda information, Department Directors; and also posted outside City
Hall; posted inside City Hall with additional copies available for the general public.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the 2016 Districting Commission review the proposed amendment to
the Commission District Boundaries as a result of the 2010 Census Population and new
development projects between 2013 and the present and make a recommendation to the City
Commission to approve the proposed commission district boundary changes.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. 2016 Proposed Commission District Map
B. Resolution 2016 -02
Change from District 2 to District 3
The area just east of Tuskowilla Road, south of
Trotwood Boulevard, • south of Northern Way to
Tuscora drive, and west of Tuscora (Tuscowilla Unit
8 and Georgetowne Units 1 and 2), outlined in red.
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ATTACHMENT "B"
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2016 -02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE 2016
WINTER SPRINGS DISTRICTING COMMISSION;
PROVIDING A DUE DATE FOR A REPORT CONTAINING
A RECOMMENDED PLAN FOR ADJUSTMENT OF
COMMISSION DISTRICT BOUNDARIES; PROVIDING A
DUE DATE FOR THE CITY COMMISSION TO ADOPT OR
REJECT A REDISTRICTING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT
RESOLUTIONS; SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs, Florida was established by the Florida
Legislature in 1959 and operates pursuant to its City Charter; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter requires that, every three (3) years, the City Commission
appoint seven (7) city electors to comprise the districting commission for adjustment of the
commission district boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter requires that the districting commission prepare a report
containing a recommended plan for adjustment of the commission district boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter requires that the City Commission adopt or reject a
redistricting ordinance at least one - hundred - twenty (120) days prior to the next city election;
WHEREAS, the next City election will be November 8, 2016 and as such, the City
Commission must adopt or reject a redistricting ordinance by July 11, 2016;
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to provide an open, objective, and deliberative
process that will afford the public ample opportunity to participate in the districting review
process; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that this Resolution is in the best interests of the
public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winter Springs, Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Commission of the City of
Winter Springs, Florida as follows:
SECTION I. The following appointments have been made to the 2016 Districting
Commission:
Ms. Mary Hoffinan- Hughes — Seat One
Ms. Nancy Shear — Seat Two
Mr. Ted Johnson — Seat Three
Mr. Robert Henderson — Seat Four
Mr. Ron Ligthart — Seat Five
Ms. Phyllis (Walker) Kent — Mayoral Appointment
Ms. M. Jane Pope — Mayoral Appointment
SECTION II. All appointments to the 2016 Districting Commission shall take effect
immediately upon the final passage and adoption of this Resolution by the City Commission.
Vacancies on the 2016 Districting Commission occurring after the adoption of this Resolution
shall be filled by appointment in accordance with the City Charter and without the necessity of
modifying this Resolution.
SECTION III. The Districting Commission shall have until May 24, 2016 to file with
the City Manager a report containing a recommended plan for adjustment of the commission
district boundaries. Pursuant to the City Charter, the City Commission shall have until July 11,
2016, which is one - hundred - twenty (120) days prior to the next city election, to adopt or reject a
redistricting ordinance.
SECTION IV. The Districting Commission's report shall be governed by the applicable
provisions of the City Charter and other applicable law including, but not limited to, the
provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In general and taking into account the current
commission district boundaries, the City Charter requires that the commission district boundaries
shall comply with the following specifications:
(1) Each district shall be formed of compact, contiguous territory, and its boundary lines shall
follow the center lines of streets insofar as practical or possible, or other boundaries available.
(2) The districts shall be based upon the principle of equal and effective representation as
required by the United States Constitution and as represented in the mathematical preciseness
reached in the legislative apportionment of the state.
(3) The report shall include a map and description of the districts recommended and shall be
drafted as a proposed ordinance. Once filed with the designated official, the report shall be
treated as an ordinance introduced by a commissioner.
SECTION V. To the extent deemed reasonably necessary by the City Manager, the City
Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney, and their respective designees, shall provide technical
assistance to the Districting Commission.
SECTION VI. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and
adoption by the City Commission.
City of Winter Springs, Florida
Resolution Number 2016 -02
Pace 2 of 3
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a Regular
Meeting duly assembled on the 25th day of January, 2016.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused this seal to be affixed.
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CHARL LA EY,
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D ORENZO- LUACES, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City nter Springs, Florida only:
ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
City of Winter Springs, Florida
Resolution Nu nber201G -02
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