HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2003-103-O-03•
11 /7/03, 11 /13/2003, 11 /24/03
103-0-03
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 1, Chapter 13, Section 4,
"Wards and Precincts" of the Evanston City Code
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is an Illinois municipal corporation having home
rule powers under Article VII of the 1970 Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 a
Home Rule of Government may exercise and perform concurrently with the State any
power or function of a Home Rule Unit to the extent that the General Assembly by law
is
does not specifically limit the concurrent exercise or specifically declare the State's
exercise to be exclusive; and
WHEREAS, among the powers granted to a home rule unit by Article VII, Section
6 of the 1970 Illinois Constitution is the power to exercise any power and perform any
function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the apportionment and redistricting of the Wards of the City of
Evanston is a matter pertaining to the government and affairs of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Rules Committee of the Evanston City Council has on June 2,
2003, August 4, 2003, September 3, 2003, October 7, 2003 and October 20, 2003, as
well as on many occasions prior to June 2, held either public hearings, public comment
or public meetings on the redistricting of the City of Evanston; and
• WHEREAS, all citizens and residents of the City have been encouraged and
solicited to present redistricting maps and proposals to the Rules Committee; and
103-0-03 •
WHEREAS, no less than fifteen proposed redistricting maps have been
presented to the Rules Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Rules Committee has considered in its redistricting
deliberations, Traditional Districting Concepts, including but not limited to; compactness,
contiguity, natural geographic boundaries, protection of incumbency, communities of
interests (including residential property owners, municipal taxpayers, lakefront
properties owners, commercial business interests, and student population) man-made
geographic boundaries, traditional Evanston neighborhoods and the minimization of
voter confusion as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and
WHEREAS, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the •
United States Constitution requires that each Legislative District (Ward) be as
approximately equal in population as is practicable; and
WHEREAS, the Rules Committee has determined that the appropriate
population basis for an Equal Protection analysis is total population as determined by
the most recent U.S. Census; and
WHEREAS, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits the denial or
abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race, or
color or membership in a language minority group; and
WHEREAS, the Rules Committee has recommended to the City Council the
adoption of the redistricting map as set forth in Exhibit A herein; and •
-2-
• 103-0-03
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby adopt the findings and considerations
of the Rules Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council specifically finds that in adopting a Redistricting
Map, the Council has considered all the aforementioned Traditional Districting
principles, as well as the requirements of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution protecting "one person one vote" and the requirements of the Voting Rights
Act prohibiting voter dilution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does find that the redistricting map as shown in
Exhibit A does reflect all the aforesaid considerations and;
WHEREAS, such map is in the best interests of all the citizens and residents of
. the City of Evanston,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Title 1, Section 1-13-4 of the Code of the City of Evanston, as
amended, be and the same is hereby amended so that the Sections enumerated below
shall hereafter read as follows:
1-13-4: WARDS AND PRECINCTS: The City is hereby divided into nine
(9) wards, all in Evanston Township. Precinct boundaries shall be those as
established and revised by the Cook County Board of Commissions.
1-13-4-1: The Wards shall be as set forth as in Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
-3-
103-0-03 •
SECTION 2: The City Manager or his designee is hereby directed to provide a
meets and bounds or other legal or written description of the ward boundaries as set
forth in Exhibit A.
SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall be published in the manner provided by
law and shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of the municipal election
August 1, 2004.
Introduced: {v , 2003
Adopted: 16 , 2003
ATTEST:
r
Lfhi
'ty Clerk.
A proved as to for
Corporation Counsel
-4-
Approved:
2003
Mayor
•
EXHIBIT A
01 01 40D 0 0I NI 0I C0')I NI OBI OI 00f1 ml 0 001 I NI 0 0 N01 01 I 'L' pl 0 a0001 1 0 t001 NI 0 0 N01 I OBI 00I 0I 01 01 01 NI OI 01 NI OBI
fh M t7 1+I C) f•') C) c� t7 N N N N N N N N N N � � � � � � � � � �
Ward Redistricting Proposal 15e N
(Total Population) 18 _ 79 2900
2600 1.1y101? � ISASELL'A'S'�SASELL'A'ST 17 1311091 51 2800
GCE . I ! I I I I \\ I {-._-
\ 53 / 00 I 79 188 60 1,14i2852 51 87 176 \, 48 \ 40 67 69 20 5q �60 �24
2700 �_-_J` �- 1 2424 45I 63 1 83 w 93 69 ;✓ \\22! 44 6 85 '103
44 99 _ Q _ ,, 39 210 121 I_ 91 60;-5 _ ss 2700
,\ r.t_ 68 ' 24 444 2027j 49 45 1 BB 95 \ 100 ✓ 1 eb - 1 l 27 k` .•.
222 r 751 81 47 106 16 20 ! u `• 52 r
_ _ _ _ �.� i I �_______
2600 �i 13 j- 99 1 56� 83 1 _ 251127 91 j 167 192 gp \;; �,� \63\. ,11 14 79 i 110 22'�-� y 2600
49 ! I I 41 129 197 12 165 146 99 49 2q� •. ■ 28. _7-----'-- �---
4e 124 r' q1L 82 189 59 ! 37 I,27I _ 1 __-- _- _- •• F
._j __ 1
r � I l 1 1 __ --- 107 163 j - /__g2 49 66 13
2500 29 64 - 1 7e sa j 74 t -- - \ \�B 89 B1 -
-� \ 2500
62 168 31
---LINC°LN ST,-- - 76 57 3 "
--� 88 85 88 69I11 BB 63 71 ! 52 n 58 48 90 79 0'P `�', 69 I 45 �1
2400 ++II 1 19� 53 44 = �FZ.` -� _ tti\ 73 160 �23
2400
- 64 56 fi6 I� �- w�~
72 53 50 63 37I2� 104 100 72 110 165 249394309 92 +" i2300
2300 49 _Lr_-9 GRANT ST-�50
i 52 ' 25 126 t� !*°7
43 e6 z11 45 z i 67 71 69 47 50 iNOVES ST-------° 1594 'r
IL---= 99 1114I109': J -- 1 �\ n 55 Be Izoe! 299 27 % .- 2200
2200 45 �� 81 I 66 92 105 96 fi3 30 / 99 29 _ _ -- -
125 __ 636 231 708 2 _
�. 51 y 44 70 1 52 73 67 107 10 - 191 72 67 39 _`,,p 3 29 191 N 1 = 2100
2100 33 7 7a '
-'-SIMPSON ST-m -I1 150 268 ``117 110 _-----_-
40 45- 21 96 170 143I 102-%152i1197B 238 �7 49 2000
2000 74 _I - W5T-- 1 t-� --- - -
34 136
FAG 158 116 216 110 1271 45 103,177 120 1 210 -1 336 884
i 68\ 268 0 252 1900
1900 NA'0 EME ISON e, I 3/
131 131 123 152 151 116 53 i ' 4 4, t88 1721641
Legend 33 I3pg 233 272 2B4 -� 85 �� 1800
1600 335
7D 55 88 ' 178 51 136 4
1700 Census Block Boundary 751 ' 90 CHURCH'S' 413 1700
1l I w
�J gq j 61 152 38 125 1411 80 78 5 1600
119 89 55--DAVIS ST-20 483 410 I, ! R 7
1600 82 63 31 394 332 7\ 273 190 74
Zero Total Population 97 105 n 240 W1 1500
1500 322[S3 73 87 80 37 207 224 177 1e3 - 234 38 -
25
14900 Water 44 83 66 93 95 41 111 105 102 66 65 50 25 41 131 38 �503 104 57 62 a 21 1400
85 99 B4 I171 130 166 73 62 8 72I 258 189 61 961 136 55 123 73 1300
-DEMPSTER ST 5C\42 41 28 8
9 O 39
Proposed Ward Outlines 72 B2 03 142 148 --{ 77 198 178 61 75 162 �
W� 55 91 91 W 71 �37 1631 20 1200
197 165 157 78 218 236 146 5 52 144 87 49 (36 149 11 OO
84 59 145 78 73 60 1 92 ' I
1100 1 -
36 f 41 1 53 101' B2 52 55 46 56
1 34 204 197 724 186 165 112 115 70 53 82 74 1000
1000 0 71 -
0 32 128 1 734 491 256 102 91 0 74 '
17 100 102 6 v 156 11, 2021 410 I50 I328 142 54 900
900 `< �� 39 16 1AINST '
82 BE 71 124 104 119 124 156 d57 1206 123 11 SOO I407'451 349' 158 .
800 22 155 n1 e7 800
97 87 m 213 m 101 -
42 35 -
78 107 140 ,68 83 100 155 W9 85' 94
�367 zee�,ae 124 102 w 700
- 52 47 208 154 78 99 183 1 59C 88 278 113 I
' 1 63 76 79 �6B- I}-108-86
88 '1.12233 303 343 600
600 _ 5 2 61 _ 1 100
� g0 I 89 76 43 1123 127 145 317 60 161 3e4 457
✓ t • 6 68 186 73 76 I
500 91 89 71 67 69 I 132 1 63 85 130 1 86 108 184 SOUTH BLVD- 500
- �OAKTON'ST ,171 76 59 107 � �160 110 � 262IL749 \N,t
400
City B4 269 `1 olj- = 61 83 400
WQ 75 69 67 64 86 90 171, 143 350 329 38 300
300 Evanston, _ Q 184 °
76 24 B9 8� 249 169 176 188
43 m
200 Geographic Information 114 187 : 128 28 1113 9, ,e, 53 ;oB 1 inch equals 0.5 mile
200
System Division e4 07 0 103 1 52 72 320 1 153 236 303 204 265 36316I 1:31,680
100 204 273 Of57 98 182 128 1 133 157 171 I 33 - 1OO
Print Date: 12/10/2003 -HowARD 6
Creation Date: 12/09/2003 0 0.5 1 2 Miles
File: Redistdcting20o3Proposall5EbwTotalPopulation.mxd I I I I I I I 1 I
0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NI NI NINI NI NI N��I �I O'I �I �I oI GI O'IS 8 "I tOl �O Ia IMI NI OBI
Proposal 15e - Total Population (optimal ward total value; 8249)
rd Total Deviation White % Black % Total'18 Whitel8 %T18 Blackl8 %T18 Minorl8 %T18
7,996 -253 6,159 77.0 437 5.5 7,474 5713 76.4 424 5.7 1761 23.6
2 8,041 -208 2,522 31.4 4,135 51.4 5,864 1976 33.7 2937 50.1 3888 66.3
W3 8,197 -52 7,074 86.3 427 5.2 7.136 6212 87.1 348 4.9 924 12.9
W4 8,122 -127 6,488 79.9 768 9.5 6,884 5547 80.6 623 9.0 1337 19.4
W5 7,965 -284 2,429 30.5 4,453 55.9 5,998 2123 35.4 3060 51.0 3875 64.6
W6 8,563 314 7,971 93.1 189 2.2 6,401 6010 93.9 137 2.1 391 6.1
W7 8,676 427 7,380 85.1 312 3.6 7,186 6053 84.2 270 3.8 1133 15.8
W8 8,642 393 3,348 38.7 4,009 46.4 6,141 2762 45.0 2554 41.6 3379 55.0
W9 8.037 -212 5,058 62.9 1,974 24.6 6,154 4124 67.0 1363 22.1 2030 33.0
Totals 74,239 48,429 16,704 59,238 40,520 11,716 18,718
Map compiled by the City of Evanston from U.S. Census Bureau's Census 2000 Summary File 1. For more information on Census data see htto://www census.aov
This map is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. See htto llwww.citvofevanston ora/maodlsclaimers html for more information.