HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7575 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL. MEMBERS No. 7575
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Phase II of the Redistricting Process was officially initiated at the October 1, 1991, City
Council meeting. At this meeting, Mayor Granger publicly announced that the City
Council was seeking assistance from the citizens of Fort Worth in drawing the most
equitable City Council eight-one (8-1) single-member district plan. Citizens were
Informed that Citizens' Guides for preparing plans were available in the City Secretary's
Office. The deadline for submitting plans for the City Council's consideration was
December 31, 1991.
A total of eighty-four (84) Citizens' Guides were requested between October 1 and
December 31. Two public workshops on the basic elements of redistricting were
conducted with the assistance of City staff, TCU staff, and citizens who had worked on
redistricting plans in previous years. The workshops were conducted in central
locations; one at the City Council Chamber on October 17th and the second at the
Botanic Garden on November 19th. Information on the redistricting process was
disseminated to FWISD high school government classes soliciting their participation as
a class or group of students. Presentations were made to classes upon request.
A total of five (5) eight-one (8-1) single-member district plans were submitted to the City
Secretary's Office prior to the December 31, 1991 deadline. These plans were submitted
by the following citizens/organizations:
1. M.S. (Stan) Hacker submitted one (1) plan.
2. United Hispanic Council (UHC) and Hispanic 2000 submitted one (1) plan.
3. Cheryl and Tom Walz submitted three (3) plans.
Staff will analyze these plans and present each, as submitted, to the City Council at the
February worksession. Public hearings will be scheduled and held in each City Council
district beginning in February. At these hearings, the five plans received by the City
Council will be presented to citizens in an effort to obtain their comments and
suggestions.
After the public hearings have been completed, the City Council will consider plans
submitted and any additional information and input obtained from the public hearings.
It is anticipated that in following the above outlined schedule, the City Council should
be prepared to approve a single-member district plan by June 1992. APPROVED BY
Should you require additional information, please let me know. CITY COUNCIL
JAN 7 1992
--David Ivory
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