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<br /> <br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: Ward Redistricting <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: February 14, 2011 Agenda Item Number: B <br />Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Keli Osborn <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5406 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />Every 10 years, the Eugene City Council adjusts council wards based on the results from the U.S. <br />Census. Data from the 2010 Census will be available in the coming months, and federal, state and local <br />districts will all be addressing boundary adjustments to accommodate population changes and shifts. <br />This work session provides the council an opportunity to begin discussions on the criteria, public <br />involvement process, council role and time schedule that will guide the development of scenarios and <br />eventual decisions which must be made. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The basic purpose of ward redistricting is to bring each ward back to equal population distribution. In <br />1991 and 2001, the council as a whole processed ward redistricting. In 2001, the public information and <br />involvement process was shaped with guidance from the Citizen Involvement Committee, and <br />ultimately included drop-in forums, public hearings and other opportunities for input on criteria, <br />scenarios and maps. <br /> <br />The council in 2001 adopted the following criteria to guide development of boundary options: <br /> <br /> <br />1.Wards should contain equal population within a reasonable range (+/- five percent). <br /> <br />2.Plan for expected growth in Eugene in the next 10 years. Faster-growing wards should be drawn to <br />be undersized in population and slower-growing wards drawn to be oversized. This will reduce to <br />some extent the disparity in ward populations during the coming years. <br /> <br />3.Division of recognized neighborhood organization boundaries should be avoided to the greatest <br />extent possible. <br /> <br />4.Where practicable, consider geographic features such as rivers, large open spaces, parks, and major <br />transportation systems to define ward boundaries. <br /> <br />5.While acknowledging that there have been significant population increases in the last 10 years that <br />will require major shifts in ward boundaries, make incremental changes and attempt to respect <br />existing ward boundaries and configurations to the extent possible. This criterion is not meant to be <br />used to specifically protect incumbents. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> \\Cesrv500\cc support\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M110214\S110214B.doc <br /> <br />