Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Regular Meeting of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission / Reunion Regular de la Comision Ciudadana Independiente de Redistritacion
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) October 6, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Permitting and Development Center (PDC); Event Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. Austin, TX 78752 CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Prabhu Kannan Brigham Morris Errol Hardin Eugene Schneider Erin Dempsey Luis Gonzalez, Vice-Chair Dr. Sterling Lands Hoang Le Shaina Kambo Sara Inés Calderón Selina Yee Christina Puentes, Chair Joshua Blank Camellia Falcon AGENDA Meeting Goals: Discussion and Approval of Draft Final Map; Receive Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Public comment will be allowed in-person. All speakers must register in advance and identify the subject matter to be discussed up to 20 minutes after the start of the meeting. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting or throughout the meeting where appropriate. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the Sept. 29, 2021, ICRC meeting minutes. 2. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items A. Discussion of Draft Final Map by Item B. Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees 1. Social Media/Press Release Working Group 2. Advertising/Website Working Group 3. Public Forum Working Group 4. Finance Subcommittee 5. Final Report Subcommittee C. Housekeeping FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Matt Dugan at the Housing and Planning Department, at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, please contact Matt Dugan at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov or Lisa Rodriguez at 512-974-3119 and lisa.rodriguez@austintexas.gov.
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) September 29, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Permitting and Development Center (PDC); Event Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. Austin, TX 78752 CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Prabhu Kannan Brigham Morris Errol Hardin Eugene Schneider Erin Dempsey Luis Gonzalez, Vice-Chair Dr. Sterling Lands Members in Attendance Christina Puentes, Chair Luis Gonzalez, Vice Chair Joshua Blank Erin Dempsey Camelia Falcon (virtually) Errol Hardin Shaina Kambo Sterling Lands Hoang Le Eugene Schneider Selina Yee Hoang Le Shaina Kambo Sara Inés Calderón Selina Yee Christina Puentes, Chair Joshua Blank Camellia Falcon Staff In Attendance Matthew Dugan, City's Planning Manager Gary Luedecke and Rain Burchfield, City's IT George Korbel, Mapping Specialist (virtually) David Richards, Legal Counsel (virtually) Christine Granados, ICRC Administrative Manager Draft Minutes Meeting Goals: Discussion of Public Forum Feedback; Receive Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees CALL TO ORDER Chair Puentes called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. with 11 members present. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No citizen communication. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the Sept. 15, 2021, ICRC meeting minutes. The Sept. 15, 2021, meeting minutes were approved without objection. 2. POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Texas Government Code Annotated §551.071 The ICRC commission adjourned to an Executive Session to consult with Legal Counsel in accordance with Texas Government Code Annotated §551.071. The Executive Session was held. No formal action was taken. 3. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items A. Discussion on public forum feedback On Commissioner Hardin's motion, Commissioner Blank's second, the ICRC unanimously approved allowing a number of commissioners, less than a quorum, to synthesize the information from the Sept. 29 meeting and all future public input to draft proposed motions for the Oct. 6, 2021 meeting. B. Updates from working groups/subcommittees On Vice Chair Gonzalez's motion, Commissioner Schneider's second, the ICRC unanimously approved the final round of public forums on Saturday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at South Austin Recreation Center; Monday, Oct. 18, 6-8 p.m. via Zoom and Wednesday, Oct. 20, 6-8 p.m. at the Dell Jewish Community Center. 1. Social Media/Press Release Working Group No update. No update. 2. Advertising/Website Working Group 3. Public Forum Working Group Update 4. Finance Subcommittee No update. 5. Final Report Subcommittee Commissioner Blank gave an update. C. Housekeeping FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Address map change suggestions Updates from working groups/subcommittees Housekeeping items ADJOURNMENT Chair Puentes …
Summary of Feedback/Requests on Final Map From District To District Request Source Recc. Notes D10 D9 Split VTD 250 at Enfield Rd. Gonzalez VTD 206 214 250 311 420 D1 D9 D9 D8 D3 D9 D10 D10 D10 D9 Split VTD 206; keep only the LBJ Library in D1 Street boundaries: Dean Keaton to the north, Robert Dedman to the west, Clyde Littlefield/Manor Rd to the south & I-35 to the east. No population shift. Kambo Gonzalez Bryker Woods neighborhood back in D10. Shift of 3,611 residents. To keep Bryker Woods (VTD 214) & Old Enfield (VTD 250; North of Enfield Rd) together in D10. North of Enfield in D10; 1,093 residents. South of Enfield in D9; 6,322 residents. To keep Pease Park in one district; D10. Street Boundaries: W 24th Street to the north, N Lamar to the east, W 15th Street to the south, & Shoal Creek to the west. No population shift. Split VTD 311 at N Lamar Blvd. 318, 338, 221 Gonzalez Utilizing Hwy 360 as an identifiable boundary. Shift of 2,222 reesidents. Population balance between D10 & D8. Split VTD 420 Hardin Street boundaries: East Riverside to the north, Parker Lane to the east, Oltorf to the south & I-35 to the west. Shift of 1,391 residents.
