Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) January 19, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Permitting and Development Center (PDC); Room 1401 & 1402 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: Update on Travis County Redistricting; Discussion of Retention of Records and Documents; Approval of Final Report; Approval of New Staff Contracts; Discussion of Creating Criteria for Staff to Act Upon Future Annexations; Updates on Roadmap/Timeline; and Updates from Working Groups and 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 Dec. 15, 2021, ICRC meeting minutes. 2. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items A. Update on county redistricting: Gretchen Nagy, Travis County Voter Registration Director B. Discussion of Retention of ICRC Records and Documents: City Clerk Eric Stene, Records and Information Management Officer (CRM) C. Update on Roadmap/Timeline D. Discussion on creating criteria for staff to act upon future annexations E. Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees 1. Social Media/Press Release Working Group 2. Advertising/Website Working Group 3. Finance Subcommittee 4. Final Report Subcommittee F. Housekeeping 2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items: A. Approve and sign final report B. Approve new contract for administrative manager FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Annexations and Dis Annexations • Website 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 …
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) December 15, 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 Members in Attendance Christina Puentes, Chair Luis Gonzalez, Vice Chair Joshua Blank Sara Inés Calderón Errol Hardin Shaina Kambo Prabhu Kannan Sterling Lands Eugene Schneider Selina Yee Camellia Falcon Staff In Attendance Matthew Dugan, City's Planning Manager Caroline Webster, City's Assistant Attorney Andrei Lubomudrov, City's Senior Planner George Korbel, Mapping Specialist Christine Granados, ICRC Administrative DRAFT MINUTES Meeting Goals: Adopt Annexations, Adopt a Final Report, Approve New ICRC Website, Discuss Retention of Records and Documents, Report from Travis County Election Officials CALL TO ORDER Chair Puentes called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. with 9 members present. Commissioner Kambo joined at 6:02 p.m. and Commissioner Lands joined at 7:05 p.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There was no citizens communication. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Oct. 27, 2021, ICRC meeting minutes were approved without objection. 2. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items A. Adopt annexations Andrei Lubomudrov, Austin City Senior Planner, explained annexations and dis annexations On Commissioner Blank's motion and Commissioner Gonzalez's second, the ICRC unanimously approved and adopted moving Ordinance No. 20190131-013 and incorporating it into City Council District 2; moving Ordinance No. 20191003-068 and incorporating it into City Council District 1; moving Ordinance No. 20200730-006 and incorporating it into City Council District 2; moving Ordinance No. 20210325-073 and incorporating it into City Council District 2; moving Ordinance No. 20210603-083 and incorporating it into City Council District 2; moving Ordinance No. 20210902-055 and incorporating it into City Council District 1; moving Ordinance No. 20210930-118 and incorporating it into City Council District 6 and moving Ordinance No. 20211209-044 and incorporating it into City Council District 2. On Commissioner Blank's motion and Commissioner Schneider's second, the ICRC moved that ICRC remove Ordinance No. 890629-0 out of District 6." The motion was unanimously adopted after debate and amendment. Commissioner Hardin moved adoption of a substitution which, after debate and amendment, was adopted as follows: "Resolved: That the ICRC removed the Yaupon Terrace Subdivision from District 6 with Ordinance No. 890629-0." B. Discussion of Final …
P a g e | 1 TRAVIS COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AND VOTER REGISTRAR Voter Registration Division 5501 Airport Blvd., Austin 78751 512.854.9473 traviscountytax.org Date: December 7, 2021 From: Travis County Tax Office Voter Registration Division and the Travis County Clerk Elections Division Regarding: Election Precinct Boundaries Proposed Plan for 2022 Following redistricting at both the State and County level, Travis County Voter Registration undertook the task of realigning precinct boundaries. During this process, staff reviewed precinct sizes and dramatically reduced precincts that were near or exceeded the maximum size of 5,000 voters. During the process of realigning precincts, staff looked at the following as the boundary dividers: 1. Highways and Toll Roads 2. Expressways, Arterials, FM Roads 3. Neighborhood Collectors 4. Waterways—river, lake, creeks, watersheds 5. Railroads 6. Parcels—property lines 7. Parks, green belts Our goal was to bring neighborhoods back together when possible. Legislative boundaries didn’t allow us to be 100% successful, however, we were able to make modifications to legacy precinct boundaries that had split neighborhoods. We were able to reunite neighborhoods or communities of interest in many cases. A notice was mailed to both County Chairs, all election judges, and precinct chairs for both parties. In the case of the political party County Chairs, we hand delivered the notice and a copy of the backup. Additionally, the week prior to Thanksgiving, both County Chairs and key staff received email correspondence with our map link for them to share with precinct chairs for input. We consequently did receive communication back and were able in most cases to accommodate requests and/or suggestions. In some cases, we were unable to make the modifications due to legislative boundaries that do not allow us to cross over precinct lines. P a g e | 2 With new precincts created, the Division also looked at the precinct numbering system or the lack of one. With this opportunity, a system was developed in precinct numbering. This system creates communities of interest within the system. Stakeholders who will benefit with this new system are: 1. Elections Division—in planning and directing resources regionally 2. Precinct Chairs—organizing in their region 3. General Public—organized manner in which to identify where their precinct is located 4. Elected Officials and candidates—better planning in identifying precincts as they maneuver meetings in the county. The numbering system follows this rule—the County Courthouse is ground zero. From that point the first precinct in …
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission of Austin, Texas January 2022 Final Report District Map adopted October 6, 2021 Certified October 27, 2021 Presented to the City October 29, 2021 page 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................ 2 Acknowledgments ....................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary .................................................................................... 5 Why ICRC: The origin story .......................................................................... 6 Commission Members .................................................................................. 8 Commissioner Errol L. Hardin (District 1) ........................................................ 9 Commissioner Selina Yee (District 1) .............................................................10 Commissioner Sara Inés Calderón (District 2) .................................................11 Commissioner Hoang Le (District 3) ..............................................................12 Commissioner Brigham Morris (District 3) ......................................................13 Commissioner Sterling Lands II (District 4) ....................................................14 Commissioner Prabhu Kannan (District 5) ......................................................15 Commissioner Eugene Schneider (District 6) ..................................................16 Commissioner Camellia Falcon (District 7) .....................................................17 Chair Christina Liu Puentes (District 7) ..........................................................18 Commissioner Joshua Blank (District 8) .........................................................19 Commissioner Shaina Kambo (District 9) .......................................................20 Commissioner Erin Dempsey (District 10) ......................................................21 Vice-Chair Luis Gonzalez (District 10) ...........................................................22 Challenges and Constraints .........................................................................23 Methodology: Public Input ...........................................................................24 Methodology: Mapping ................................................................................26 District Overviews ......................................................................................28 Final 10 District Map...................................................................................29 2021 ICRC FINAL REPORT page 3 Table of Contents District 1 Details ........................................................................................30 District 2 Details ........................................................................................32 District 3 Details ........................................................................................34 District 4 Details ........................................................................................36 District 5 Details ........................................................................................38 District 6 Details ........................................................................................40 District 7 Details ........................................................................................42 District 8 Details ........................................................................................44 District 9 Details ........................................................................................46 District 10 Detail ........................................................................................48 Closing remarks .........................................................................................50 Appendix A: 2021 ICRC Values and Norms .....................................................51 Appendix B: 2021 ICRC Timeline ..................................................................52 Appendix C: 2021 ICRC Public Feedback ........................................................55 page 4 Acknowledgments The Commission extends its deepest gratitude to the people who helped produce Austin’s city council maps for this decade. Thank you to City of Austin staff Matt Dugan, Patricia Fraga, and Lisa Rodriguez for helping the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) navigate city systems at lightning speed. Thank you to City Demographer Lila Valencia, Caroline Webster with the City Attorney’s Office, and City Auditor Corrie Stokes for their support of the ICRC and its work. Thank you to the ICRC staff for your relentless energy and optimism, including administrative manager Christine Granados, legal counsel David Richards, and mapping specialist George Korbel. Special thanks to Peck Young for both his advocacy and everpresent support. We would like to thank the Community Impact Newspaper, Telemundo, Fox 7, the Austin Monitor, The Austin American Statesman, KUT, and The Austin Chronicle for their coverage of the redistricting process. We also appreciate the many venues across Austin that opened their doors to the ICRC, least of …
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From: Sent: To: Subject: HPD ICRC Commissioners Thursday, January 20, 2022 12:37 PM HPD ICRC Commissionsers DL FW: Final Redistricting Shapefiles From: Thomas Miller Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:37:16 PM (UTC+00:00) To: HPD ICRC Commissioners <ICRC.Commissioners@austintexas.gov> Subject: Final Redistricting Shapefiles *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hello, I’m trying to get the final CoA redistricting shapefiles. Can you supply these to me? Thanks, Thomas Miller, CERA, REO | GIS Manager This electronic mail message, including any attachments, may be confidential or privileged under applicable law. This email is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, disclosure or any other action taken in relation to the content of this email including any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this email, including secure destruction of any printouts. CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
HPD ICRC Commissioners Friday, January 21, 2022 12:57 PM HPD ICRC Commissionsers DL FW: Clarifying Question - Redistricting Timeline From: Sent: To: Subject: From: Ryan Zerna Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 6:57:13 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik To: HPD ICRC Commissioners <ICRC.Commissioners@austintexas.gov> Subject: Clarifying Question - Redistricting Timeline *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hello, My name is Ryan Zerna, and I work for BallotReady, a non‐partisan voter guide that compiles information about candidates and elections for all 50 states. I am writing to ask for some clarification. On the "Timeline" page of your website, it says November 2022 is when the new districts will go into effect. Will there be an earlier date in which the new districts will be made official? Let me know when you can! Thank you, Ryan Elections Researcher CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
Comisión Ciudadana Independiente de Redistribución de Distritos de Austin, Texas Enero de 2022 Informe final Mapa de Distritos adoptados el 6 de octubre de 2021 Certificado el 27 de octubre de 2021 Presentado a la Ciudad el 29 de octubre de 2021 página 2 Índice Índice ..............................................................................................................2 Agradecimientos ................................................................................................4 Resumen ejecutivo ............................................................................................5 Por qué una ICRC: La historia del origen ...............................................................6 Miembros de la Comisión ....................................................................................8 Comisionado Errol L. Hardin (Distrito 1) ................................................................9 Comisionado Selina Yee (Distrito 1) ...................................................................10 Comisionado Sara Inés Calderón (Distrito 2) .......................................................11 Comisionado Hoang Le (Distrito 3) .....................................................................12 Comisionado Brigham Morris (Distrito 3) .............................................................13 Comisionado Sterling Lands II (Distrito 4) ...........................................................14 Comisionado Prabhu Kannan (Distrito 5) .............................................................15 Comisionado Eugene Schneider (Distrito 6) .........................................................16 Comisionado Camellia Falcon (Distrito 7) ............................................................17 Presidente Christina Liu Puentes (Distrito 7) ........................................................18 Comisionado Joshua Blank (Distrito 8) ................................................................19 Comisionado Shaina Kambo (Distrito 9) ..............................................................20 Comisionado Erin Dempsey (Distrito 10) .............................................................21 Vicepresidente Luis Gonzalez (Distrito 10) ..........................................................22 Retos y limitaciones .........................................................................................23 Metodología: Aporte público ..............................................................................24 Metodología: Mapeo .........................................................................................26 Panoramas de los distritos ................................................................................28 Mapa final del Distrito 10 ..................................................................................29 INFORME FINAL DE LA ICRC 2021 página 3 Índice Detalles del Distrito 1 .......................................................................................30 Detalles del Distrito 2 .......................................................................................32 Detalles del Distrito 3 .......................................................................................34 Detalles del Distrito 4 .......................................................................................36 Detalles del Distrito 5 .......................................................................................38 Detalles del Distrito 6 .......................................................................................40 Detalles del Distrito 7 .......................................................................................42 Detalles del Distrito 8 .......................................................................................44 Detalles del Distrito 9 .......................................................................................46 Detalle del Distrito 10 ......................................................................................48 Comentarios de cierre ......................................................................................50 Anexo A: Normas y valores de la ICRC 2021 .......................................................51 Anexo B: Cronograma de la ICRC 2021 ..............................................................52 Anexo C: Comentarios públicos a la ICRC 2021....................................................55 página 4 Agradecimientos La Comisión expresa su más profundo agradecimiento a las personas que ayudaron a producir los mapas del consejo municipal de Austin para esta década. Gracias al personal de la Ciudad de Austin Matt Dugan, Patricia Fraga y Lisa Rodriguez por ayudar a la Comisión Ciudadana Independiente de Redistribución de Distritos (ICRC, por sus siglas en inglés) a navegar los sistemas de la ciudad con la velocidad de un rayo. Gracias a la Demógrafa de la Ciudad Lila Valencia, a Caroline Webster de la Oficina del Abogado de la Ciudad y a la Auditora de la Ciudad Corrie Stokes por su apoyo a la ICRC y su trabajo. Gracias al personal de la ICRC por su incansable energía y optimismo, incluidos la gerente administrativa Christine Granados, el asesor legal David Richards y el …
Ủy Ban Cư Dân Độc Lập về Tái Phân Vùng của Austin, Texas Tháng Một, 2022 Báo Cáo Chính Thức Cuối Cùng Bản Đồ Cơ Quan được phê chuẩn ngày 6 tháng Mười, 2021 Được chứng nhận ngày 27 tháng Mười, 2021 Được đệ trình cho Thành Phố ngày 29 tháng Mười, 2021 trang 2 Mục Lục Mục lục ............................................................................................................2 Lời cám ơn .......................................................................................................4 Bản Tóm Tắt Chi Tiết .........................................................................................5 Vì sao cần ICRC: Câu chuyện xuất xứ...................................................................6 Các Thành Viên Ủy Ban ......................................................................................8 Ủy Viên Errol L. Hardin (Địa Hạt 1) ......................................................................9 Ủy Viên Selina Yee (Địa Hạt 1) ..........................................................................10 Ủy Viên Sara Inés Calderón (Địa Hạt 2) ..............................................................11 Ủy Viên Hoang Le (Địa Hạt 3) ...........................................................................12 Ủy Ban Brigham Morris (Địa Hạt 3) ....................................................................13 Ủy Viên Sterling Lands II (Địa Hạt 4)..................................................................14 Ủy Viên Prabhu Kannan (Địa Hạt 5)....................................................................15 Ủy Viên Eugene Schneider (Địa Hạt 6) ................................................................16 Ủy Viên Camellia Falcon (Địa Hạt 7) ...................................................................17 Chủ Tịch Christina Liu Puentes (Địa Hạt 7) ..........................................................18 Ủy Viên Joshua Blank (Địa Hạt 8) ......................................................................19 Ủy Viên Shaina Kambo (Địa Hạt 9) .....................................................................20 Ủy Viên Erin Dempsey (Địa Hạt 10)....................................................................21 Phó Chủ Tịch Luis Gonzalez (Địa Hạt 10) ............................................................22 Các Thách Thức và Hạn Chế ..............................................................................23 Phương Pháp: Ý Kiến Đóng Góp của Công Chúng .................................................24 Phương Pháp: Lập Bản Đồ ................................................................................26 Các Thông Tin Tổng Quan về Địa Hạt ............................................................... 28 Bản Đồ 10 Địa Hạt Chính Thức ..........................................................................29 Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 1 .........................................................................30 Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 2 .........................................................................32 Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 3 .........................................................................34 Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 4 .........................................................................36 Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 5 .........................................................................38 Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 6 .........................................................................40 Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 7 .........................................................................42 BÁO CÁO CHÍNH THỨC CUỐI CÙNG CỦA ICRC 2021 trang 3 Mục Lục Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 8 .........................................................................44 Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 9 .........................................................................46 Thông Tin Chi Tiết về Địa Hạt 10 .......................................................................48 Các nhận xét kết luận ......................................................................................50 Phụ Lục A: Các Giá Trị và Quy Chuẩn ICRC 2021..................................................51 Phụ Lục B: Khung Thời Gian Hoạt Động của ICRC 2021 ........................................52 Phụ Lục C: Phản Hồi của Công Chúng về ICRC 2021 .............................................55 trang 4 Lời cám ơn Ủy Ban muốn gửi lời cám ơn sâu sắc tới những người …
From: Sent: To: Subject: Carolyn Beynon Sunday, October 31, 2021 7:51 AM HPD ICRC Commissioners 2534 Harris Blvd *** External Email ‐ Exercise Caution *** Am I in District 9 or 10? Carolyn Beynon Sent from my iPhone CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
From: Sent: To: Subject: elizabeth gray Sunday, October 31, 2021 8:22 AM HPD ICRC Commissioners Zoomable map not useful *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hello, I was excited to look up my council district, but because the map does not include the names of any roads or other landmarks, it is pretty well impossible to find my apartment. This is not a useful map, and does not help people engage in the political process. I Thank you, Elizabeth Gray CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
From: Sent: To: Subject: Ersy Karayiannis Tuesday, November 9, 2021 7:15 PM HPD ICRC Commissioners Re: City of Austin Redistricting - 78744 - Addison South Community Missing in Proposed Map *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hello, I received a follow up email from George Korbel requesting my address. Since then, I haven't received any updates on if Addison South will be included in District 2. Could an update be shared? Thank you, Persefoni On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 11:24 AM Ersy Karayiannis Hello, I'm reaching out because I'm extremely concerned with the new maps that have been proposed for the City of Austin. District 2 should include the community of my home, Addison South. The map that has been published does not include my street and community, but everything else in the surrounding area for district 2. Will this be changed? I am going to be paying property taxes to Travis county. I don't understand why Addison South was not included in District 2. Please advise. These are brand new homes that people invested in. By not allowing us to vote, you are silencing us. Otherwise, I will begin writing a petition and go door to door. This is absolutely unacceptable. This is the second election I cannot vote in since I moved into my new home. Can you imagine my surprise last time when I went to vote and they turned me away? wrote: 1 2 Thank you, Persefoni Karayiannis CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 3
From: Sent: To: Subject: Robert Perkins Monday, November 1, 2021 1:53 PM HPD ICRC Commissioners YOUR FULL PAGE AD IN SUNDAY'S PAPER *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** JUST WONDERING WHY YOU MISSPELLED MENCHACA ROAD AS MANCHACA ROAD IN THE AD IN SUNDAY’S PAPER. ???? Sent from Mail for Windows CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
Dugan, Matthew Friday, November 12, 2021 7:43 AM HPD ICRC Commissionsers DL FW: Proposed Austin City Council Districts From: Sent: To: Subject: From: Tanner Taegel Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 3:24 PM To: Dugan, Matthew Subject: Proposed Austin City Council Districts *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Good afternoon Matthew, Please see the following proposed plan for Austin City Council districts: The proposed districts are: A. Compact (tough because Austin city limits are all over the place with enclaves and exclaves) B. Sensible (district boundaries mostly follow major roads/highways or geographic features) C. Balanced population‐wise (always tough when drawing districts for anything) If possible, please let me know if you have any feedback. Thank you, Tanner Taegel CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) December 15, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Permitting and Development Center (PDC); Room 1401 & 1402 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: Discuss/Adopt Annexations, Discuss/Review Staff Contract Extensions, Discuss/Adopt Final Report, Discuss New ICRC Website, Discuss/Review Commissioner Commitment 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 Oct. 27, 2021, ICRC meeting minutes. 2. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items: A. Discussion and adoption of annexations and disannexations B. Discussion and approval of Richards/Korbel/Granados contract extensions C. Discussion and adoption of Final Report 1. City translations to other languages 2. Signatures on Final Report D. Update on new ICRC website 1. Working group for website E. Discussion of current commissioners’ ability to continue with the ICRC F. Housekeeping FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Lessons Learned Report/Roadmap Records Retention 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.
City of Austin Housing and Plannin g Department P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ www .c ity o fau s tin .o rg/ h ou s in g To: From: Subject: Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Matt Dugan, Staff Liaison Housing and Planning Department Documentation of recommended changes to certified single member districts map December 13, 2021 Date: This memorandum is to provide further documentation on recommended changes to the adopted single member districts map to reflect annexations as well as one disannexation. The recommended changes apply to the single member districts geography that was adopted and certified by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) on October 27, 2021 (XKORE2028). Staff has compiled ordinance information as well as case numbers and other pertinent information for all annexed and disannexed areas that were identified as being at variance with city limits. If the ICRC is Table of recommended changes to adopted Districts The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. Variance 1: Annexation Case #C7L-2018-0001 (ord #: 20190131-013) - Census Tract 24.32 https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=314736 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. Variance 2: Annexation Case #C7A-2019-0003 (Ord # 20191003-068) - Census Tract 449 https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=329665 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. Variance 3: Annexation Case #C7A-2020-0002 (Ord #20200730-006) Census Tract 24.48 https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=344656 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. Variance 4: Annexation Case #C7A-2021-0001 (Ord #20210325-073) - Census Tract 24.32 https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=357589 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. Variance 5: Annexation Case #C7a-2021-0002 (Ord # 20210603-083) - Census Tract …
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) October 27, 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 Members in Attendance Christina Puentes, Chair Luis Gonzalez, Vice Chair Joshua Blank Sara Inés Calderón Erin Dempsey Errol Hardin Shaina Kambo Sterling Lands Hoang Le Eugene Schneider Selina Yee Staff In Attendance Matthew Dugan, City's Planning Manager Patricia Fraga, Corrie Stokes, City Auditor, George Korbel, Mapping Specialist, David Richards, Legal Counsel (virtually) Christine Granados, ICRC Administrative Manager, Elizabeth Garcia, Notary, Amy Dang, Photographer DRAFT MINUTES Meeting Goals: Certification of Final Map; Discussion of Final Report; Receive Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees CALL TO ORDER Chair Puentes called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. with 11 members present. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Peck Young, with the NAACP/Hispanic Coalition addressed the commission. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Oct. 6, 2021, meeting minutes were amended and approved without objection. 2. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items A. Certification of Final Map Discussion of annexations On Commissioner Yee's motion, Commissioner Land's second, after debate, the ICRC unanimously approved and adopted the final maps for City Council districts as they are on a roll call vote: Commissioner Kannan-not present Commissioner Morris-not present Commissioner Hardin-Yes Commissioner Schneider-Yes Commissioner Dempsey-Yes Vice Chair Gonzalez-Yes Commissioner Lands-Yes Commissioner Le-Yes Commissioner Kambo-Aye Commissioner Calderón-Yes Commissioner Yee-Aye Commissioner Blank-Aye Commissioner Falcon-not present Chair-Puentes-Aye The motion passed. B. Discussion and possible action on the procedure for the Final Report Commissioner Blank gave an update on final report and documents being emailed to each commissioner. Commissioner Hardin proposed translating the final report into different languages. C. Discussion and possible action of dates for future meetings Chair Puentes gave an update and Vice Chair Gonzalez proposed setting aside the third Wednesday evening of every month for future ICRC meetings: Nov. 17, 2021; Dec. 15, 2021; Jan. 19, 2022 and Feb. 16, 2022 as possible dates for future meetings. D. Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees 1. Social Media/Press Release Working Group Commissioner Dempsey gave an update about creating an onboarding document for the final report subcommittee and continuing social media posts as needed. 2. Advertising/Website Working Group Commissioner Yee …
