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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-19-2007 Minutes MINUTES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE DISTRICTING COMMISSION MEETING HELD APRIL 19,2007 CALL TO ORDER Chair Grafton called the meeting to order at 6:17 p.m. in the Commission Chambers. Chair Grafton then led in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The roll was called and a quorum declared present. PRESENT Chair Grafton, Vice Chair Blankenship, Members Garland, McKey and Morganto. Also present were City Attorney Paul Rosenthal, GIS Analyst O'Halloran, Orange County Supervisor of Elections Mapping Supervisor Beverly Willis, City Clerk Eikenberry and Records Coordinator Moseley. ABSENT None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR JANUARY 18,2007,AND MARCH 15,2007 Member Garland, seconded by Member McKey, moved to approve the regular minutes of January 18, 2007, and March 15, 2007. Motion carried 5-0. REVIEW OF REDISTRICTING OPTIONS — Including Board Plan 1, Board Plan 2, and New Options (GIS Analyst O'Halloran) GIS Analyst O'Halloran summarized the last meeting and presented the new plans the board came up with, now titled Board Plan 1, Board Plan 2, and Rob Plan 1. He explained the two methods he had come up with at the last meeting, (1)revising build-out analysis data and (2) revising the census data from the year 2000. They decided to use the population numbers from method 2. The results presented for method 2 made the total population in the city 34,273. He read the total deviations created by each plan as follows: Board Plan 1 Board Plan 2 Rob Plan 1 District 1: -1.70 District 1: -1.70 District 1: -1.70 District 2: 1.76 District 2: 9.31 District 2: -4.78 District 3: 1.39 District 3: -6.17 District 3: -6.17 District 4: -1.45 District 4: -1.45 District 4: 12.64 GIS Analyst O'Halloran discussed the different changes that were made to create those plans. He said the criteria used for an acceptable district change is that each district be within 5%deviation from the ideal. Vice-Chair Blankenship inquired about Board Plan 1 and if that was only existing homes. GIS Analyst O'Halloran said the maps he has up only include the existing population as of Dec. 31, 2006, and he did not take into account the future development. Districting Commission Minutes April 19, 2007 GIS Analyst O'Halloran said, based on the Projected Development Projects map, he took some of the numbers of upcoming development by district and determined the following: District 1 would add 1,305 people within the next 12 months and 3,831 people within the next 36 months. District 2 would add 192 people within the next 12 months and the same within the next 36 months. District 3 would add 1,566 within the next 12 months and 8,713 within the next 36 months. District 4 would add 1,148 within the next 12 months and 4,718 within the next 36 months. Therefore, in the next three years District 2 will have the least number of people and District 3 would have the most, because it is affected by the Maine Street Project. City Attorney Rosenthal stated the Maine Street Project will not show any residential population being added before the next three years because there is still so much going on with that. He estimated that the projected population from that project would not even hit the 2010 census. GIS Analyst O'Halloran showed a power point presentation of the different maps he had created, which are basically constrained by the census block boundaries. Member Morganto commented on the two troubled Districts of 2 and 4 and asked if they could concentrate on moving around areas that would only affect those two districts. The board decided that Board Plan 1 was the closest to the ideal deviation. GIS Analyst O'Halloran stated the population in District 3 would grow the most within the next 36 months. The board used the map of Board Plan 1 and played around with moving census blocks back and forth to see which would make the best plan for now and the future. The board modified the map by moving a census block from District 3 to the west of Bluford Avenue over to District 2. They moved the Chevron Property project and Lakewood Estates project into District 1, rather than District 3. The deviation that resulted seemed to be acceptable. The board decided to save these changes and name the modified map Board Plan 3. Consensus of the board was to call the modified plan, as detailed above, as Board Plan 3. GIS Analyst O'Halloran brought up the map for Board Plan 2 and the board made some changes by moving census blocks. They discussed splitting up the Prima Vista subdivision, but decided against it. Orange County Supervisor of Elections Mapping Supervisor Beverly Willis said they could split certain census blocks where there are not many people, such as the corner of Geneva Street and Bluford Avenue. They titled this new plan as Board Plan 4. 2 Districting Commission Minutes April 19, 2007 Consensus of the board was to present Board Plan 1, Board Plan 3, Board Plan 4 at the public hearing. DIRECTIONS TO STAFF Orange County Supervisor of Elections Mapping Supervisor Beverly Willis stated that GIS Analyst O'Halloran could work on the proposed changes and split the necessary census block to bring the corrected plans to the public hearing. SCHEDULE NEXT MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING Vice-Chair Blankenship said he would be traveling out of town during the time of the next meeting and would not be present. Chair Grafton inquired if they take opinions at the public hearing and are they required to act on those. City Clerk Eikenberry said in the past they created public plans from the public hearing. City Attorney Rosenthal said the board could pick a plan and recommend one to the City Commission. Chair Grafton asked if the board should have another meeting after the public hearing, before they take a recommendation to the City Commission. Orange County Supervisor of Elections Mapping Supervisor Beverly Willis stated the public hearing should just be for them to take information for consideration, not to make a decision at that time. Next meeting is a public hearing on May 17, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. City Attorney Rosenthal said the maps of board plans should be available for review in City Hall. He said the public hearing does not need to be advertised in the Sentinel and can be put in the West Orange Times. Chair Grafton said the West Orange Times can run a story of public interest without charge notifying the public that it is available online. It was also decided that it should be advertised on OGTV, on the City website, on the bulletin board, and in the West Orange Times. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. ty, " i Ho ly osele ecords Coord. for J r-an Grafton, Chai 3