www theplanningcommission org Tampa City Council Redistricting Overview

www. theplanningcommission. org Tampa City Council Redistricting - Overview Terry Eagan Project Manager August 12, 2013

Why Redistrict? § Population Change § Range as a Percent of the Average (Mean) § Planning Commission required

Legal Requirements § Redistricting must be completed by April 1 § Redistricting occurs every 4 years § City of Tampa ONLY

Legal Requirements § The Planning Commission “recommends and approves” a redistricting plan § Supervisor of Elections proclaims new Districts

Laws of Florida, Article VIII Section 8. 03 § Hold one public hearing to solicit comments § Maintain precinct boundaries § Districts should be compact and contiguous § Each single-member district containing “as nearly equal as possible” population

The Three “C”s § Compact Districts Concentration versus Dispersion § Contiguous District Single Unbroken Shape § Complete Precincts Preserve precinct boundary Eldridge Gerry “Gerrymandering”

Public Outreach § Exceed one required public hearing § Six workshops throughout the City § One workshop in each District § Two weekend workshops § Public noticing via signage, website, mailout

Timeline § Outreach (Aug. , Sept. & Oct. ) § Data and Analysis (November) § Advertising Public Hearing (January) § Public Hearing (January or February) § Proclamation (February or March)

Existing Districts

Existing Districts District 2000 Population 2013 Population 4 75, 189 83, 003 84, 536 5 78, 768 77, 660 78, 140 6 81, 415 86, 930 87, 163 7 68, 075 88, 111 91, 996 Mean 75, 861 83, 926 85, 459 Range as percent of mean 17. 6% 12. 3% 16. 2%

For more information § www. planhillsborough. org/redistricting/ § September 17, 2013

www. theplanningcommission. org Tampa City Council Redistricting - Overview Terry Eagan Project Manager August 12, 2013