HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-18-1992 Minutes MINUTES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE DISTRICTING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING HELD
chr FEBRUARY 18, 1992
Chairman Stebbins called the meeting to order at 6:37 p.m. in the commission
chambers and announced that this public hearing was called for the purpose of
presenting the findings of this commission to the public and to receive their
input before formalizing a recommendation to present to the City Commission. The
roll was called and a quorum declared present.
PRESENT: Chairman Stebbins, Members Breeze, Doss, Dunnaway, and Pauline. Also
present were Dr. Serow and City Clerk Grafton.
ABSENT: none
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 23, 1992 MEETING
Mr. Breeze, seconded by Mr. Pauline, moved to dispense with the reading of the
minutes and approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried with unanimous vote
in favor.
Public Hearing
Dr. Serow, consultant from the Center for the Study of Population, Florida State
University, addressed the citizens, advising that he had provided maps showing
3 options to be presented for consideration in the districting of the City of
Ocoee, and those maps were displayed on the wall. He then listed the requirements
used in drawing the maps: 1) equality in population size, 2) compact and
contiguous to the extent possible, 3) district boundaries follow major natural
or man-made features. All 3 plans are essentially equal (mostly within 1% in
population) . Plan #1 is the most compact and contiguous of the three, but the
blue district is extremely large in relation to the others. Plan #2 takes more
of an east-west orientation. Plan #3 is somewhat more compact than #2 (although
less compact than #1) and has the best distribution of population ( only 1/2 %
deviation) . In his opinion Plans #1 and #3 have more to recommend them than #2.
Comments by the Public
Mr. John Linebarier said that, in reviewing the minutes, the reasons listed for
preferring Plan #3 over #1 and #2 are not valid as all are equal in population
and he took issue with the fact that all the reasons that were common to all the
plans were not listed as benefits for all the plans. Mr. Linebarier said that he
felt that the only benefit not shared between Plan #3 and #2 is no interruption
in City Commissioners and he did not find that to be a benefit. He continued to
insist that the statement that Plan #2 was not feasible was not a valid
statement.
City Clerk Grafton advised that the discussion leading to that statement involved
several hours of conversation that had been omitted from the minutes for the sake
of brevity as the final consensus was all that was necessary for the record. She
stated that the tape of the meeting would be available if anyone wished to listen
to the entire meeting.
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Ms. Doss said that in Plan #2 the blue area was landlocked and already condensed
in population, not able to grow, that it also was not as compact and conforming
as Plan #1. Potential growth was not a criteria to be considered, but it was
difficult to be a citizen and not consider that as well.
Dr. Serow said that Plan #2 has no advantages over Plan #1 or #3 and, all things
being equal, #3 would be more desirable.
Mr. R.P. Mohnacky said that where an incumbent lives should not have any bearing
on where the district line is drawn.
Discussion/decision on recommendation to City Commission
The public hearing was closed and Commission agreed to meet on February 27, 1992
at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the recommendation to be submitted to City Commission.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Jeal Grafton, Cit lerk
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