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Home My WebLink About058-O-23 Amending Title 1, Chapter 13, Section 4, “Wards and Precincts” of the Evanston City Code6/12/2023 58-O-23 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 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 City Council created a special committee, the Redistricting Committee, which held townhall sessions on July 13, 2022 (English) and July 20, 2022 (Spanish) and which met in open meetings and considered public comment on May 10, 2022, June 28, 2022, August 23, 2022, October 25, 2022, November 22, 2022, January 10, 2023, January 26, 2023, February 28, 2023, March 28, 2023, April 25, 2023, and May 23, 2023; and - 1 - Page 1 of 7 Doc ID: e3c55e2c5c5e34717e86c4150516324615174c43 58-O-23 - 2 - WHEREAS, citizens and residents of the City have been encouraged and solicited to present redistricting maps and proposals to the Redistricting Committee; and WHEREAS, the Redistricting Committee solicited public feedback before drafting multiple possible maps and then made revisions based on additional public feedback; and WHEREAS, the Redistricting Committee has considered in its redistricting deliberations, Traditional Districting Concepts, including but not limited to compactness, contiguity, natural geographic boundaries, communities of interest 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 Redistricting 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 Page 2 of 7 Doc ID: e3c55e2c5c5e34717e86c4150516324615174c43 58-O-23 - 3 - WHEREAS, the Redistricting Committee has recommended to the City Council the adoption of the redistricting map as set forth in Exhibit A herein; and WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby adopt the findings and considerations of the Redistricting 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. Precinct boundaries shall be those as established and revised by the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Page 3 of 7 Doc ID: e3c55e2c5c5e34717e86c4150516324615174c43 58-O-23 - 4 - 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 December 1, 2024. Introduced:_________________, 2023 Adopted:___________________, 2023 Approved: __________________________, 2023 _______________________________ Daniel Biss, Mayor Attest: _______________________________ Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk Approved as to form: _______________________________ Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation Counsel June 12 June 22 Page 4 of 7 Doc ID: e3c55e2c5c5e34717e86c4150516324615174c43 June 29 58-O-23 - 5 - EXHIBIT A WARD MAP Page 5 of 7 Doc ID: e3c55e2c5c5e34717e86c4150516324615174c43 McCORMICK BLVDSHERIDAN RD PARK PL ASHLAND AVEDODGE AVEHURD AVEGIRARD AVELEE STOAK AVESHERIDAN PL RIDGE CTGR E EN BA Y RD THAYER ST PRATT CTGRANT JENKS ST HAVEN ST PAYNE ST LEON PL PO P LA R A V E GREY AVEHARRISON ST P R A I R I E A V E REBA PL COLFAX ST LEMAR AVEMARCY AVEDAVIS S T MAPLE AVEHARTZELL ST LIBRARY PL SIMPSON ST CLYDE AVEBROWN AVEGREELEYPITNER ALYLAUREL AVEHINMAN AVEDEWEY AVEEWING AVECOWPER AVEKIRK STHOVLAND CTJUDSON AVEGARRETT PL ARBOR LN FOREST AVEINGLESIDE PK GREY AVEST. MARK'S CTEMERSON ST CAMPUS DRSHERMAN AVEWILDER ST MILBURN PKGARRISON AVETHELIN CT FOREST PLASBURY AVEMICHIGAN AVEWESLEY AVELELAND AVECENTRAL ST CALLAN AVERIDGE TER HULL TER HOWARD ST ISABELLA ST GROSS POINT RDCUSTER AVEEMERSON ST LYONS ST FOWLER AVECLAR K S T DARROW AVEPIONEER RDHASTINGS AVEHARTREY AVEBRUMMEL STPRINCETON AVEPROSPECT AVEHAMLIN ST PAYNE ELM AVECASE P LRIDGEWAY AVEMULFORD ST MICHIGAN AVELAWNDALE AVECHUR C H S T CRAIN ST DEMPSTER STJACKSON AVEKEDZIE ST CLINTON PL McDANIEL AVEELMWOOD AVESEWARD ST ROSLYN PL EA S T RA I L ROAD A V E FLORENCE AVEBENSON AVESHERMAN PLCULVER FORESTVIEW RDMARTHA LNHAWTHORNE LN WADE CT BROWN AVECROFT LN COLFAX TER BROWNGREYB R I D G E ST CALVIN CIR BROWN AVERICHMOND AVENORMANDY PL WOODLAND RD ELINOR PL KEENEY ST SOUTH BLVD HAMILTON ST GREENWOOD ST UNIVERSITY PLREESE AVEAUTOBARN PL GAFFIELD PLLINCOLNWOOD DRCRAWFORD AVELEONARD PLCENTRAL PARK AVEBENNETT AVEMADISON PL BRADLEY PL GREENLEAF STWALNUT AVEROSALIE ST BURNHAM PL WARREN STLIVINGST O N WASHINGTON ST CLEVELAND ST MONTICELLO PL NATHANIEL PL HARVARD TERWOODBINE AVEMAPLE AVEDOBSON STDEWEY AVEDARROW AVEDEWEY AVEINGLESIDE PL RIDGE AVEASBURY AVEFOWLER AVEHARTREY AVECASE ST SOUTH BLVD ASHLAND AVESHERMAN AVELYONS ST ST EW A R T A V EMARCY AVEWELLINGTON CTCLEVELAND ST MONROE ST LINDEN PL LAKE SHORE BLVDKNOX CIR HILLSIDE LN TRINITY CT SHERIDAN SQEDGEMERE CTGR E EN BA Y RD GARNETT PL CENTRAL ST HARRISON RIDGEAVEPAYNE ST WESLEY AVECHURCH ST HARTZELL ST P RA I R I E A V E DODGE AVEOAKTON ST SOUTH BLVD CRAINMcDANIEL AVEPITNER AVELEE ST ASHLAND AVEGROVE ST FOSTER ST ASBURY AVEBARTON AVEGRANT ST BRYANT AVEJUDSON AVESHERMAN AVECOLFAX ST ISABELLA ST DAVIS ST MAIN ST RIDGE AVEASBURY AVETHA Y E R C T THAYER ST ISABELLA ST HAYES DARTMOUTH PL COLFAX PL THAYERTHAYER ST CRAW FORD LINCOLNWOOD DRLIVINGSTON ST CHANCELLOR ST CHANCELLOR LIVINGSTON MILBURN ST LAKESIDE CT EUCLID PARK PL WESLEYNORWOOD C T LYONS ST GREY AVEDEWEY AVEPAYNE ST MAIN STDODGE AVECENTRAL ST McDANIEL AVEEWING AVESHERIDAN RDBRUMMEL STPITNER AVELINCOLN ST HINMAN AVESEWARD ST WESLEY AVECENTRAL ST KEENEY ST RIDGE AVEOAK AVEJACKSONSHERMAN AVEDOBSON ST LINCOLN ST SEWARD STDARROW AVEGREY AVEPARK PL NOYES ST LAKE ST THAYER ST WASHINGTON ST LAKE STMcDANIEL AVEBROWN AVEAUSTIN STASHLAND AVEWESLEY AVETECH DR NOYES CTHAMPTON PKYOTTO LNBERNARD PLMEADOW-LARK LNRIDGE AVEEL G I N R D ELMWOOD AVECOLFAX ST HINMAN AVESIMPSON ST WESLEY AVEOAKTON ST SHERIDAN RD SHERIDAN RD DEMPSTER ST GREY AVELEE ST SIMPSON ST CHICAGO AVECHICAGO AVEBENNETT AVEMADISON ST KEENEY STOAKRIDGE AVESHERIDAN RDGRANT ST ASBURY AVEGRO V E S T EL G I N R D FLORENCE AVEFOREST AVEDODGE AVEFOSTER ST MULFORD ST GREENLEAF ST HILLSIDE RD HARTREY AVEHARTREY AVEGREY AVEARNOLD PLPITNER AVELINCOLN ST McCO R MI CK BL V D FOSTER ST GREENWOOD ST CALLANPARK PL JUDSON AVENOYES ST DARROW AVEASHLAND AVEHARRISON ST HOWARD ST NOYES GLENVIEW R D PRINCETONCLIFFORD ST HIGHLAND AVELAWNDALE AVEDARTMOUTH PL ARTS CIRCLE D RORRINGTON AVEEASTWOOD AVEBROADWAY AVEWASHINGTON ST NORTHWESTERN PL DRYDEN PL CLARK ST 700400 500300600 800200 900 1002600 1700 310012001900 1000 130014002200 2300 11001800280015003600 20002400 2700 34002100 250029001600300032003300 300600 2800 1900 1000 2700 400 2500 1400 800 1700 1600 700220024001400 200500 140020023002000 700 8002600 1200 22001500 16001200100 150013001002900190010005002100 220024001100 1100 2001300 28001000120026001500 2300 1800 2000700 300 900600400240025002000 13001800 300 800 6001100100 500 25002700 1600 17003500260017001800900190090021002300210040038003700NORTH SHORE CHANNELNORT H S H O R E C H A N N E L LAKEMICHIGAN8 5 42 1 9 3 6 7 Proposed Wards 5/26/2023RedistrictingProposedWardsMap.mxd This map is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. See www.cityofevanston.org/mapdisclaimers.html for more information. 0 10.5 Mile 1:31,680 1 inch = 0.5 mile Proposed Ward Boundary Proposed Wards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Main Road Local Street Railroad Water ´ Page 6 of 7 Doc ID: e3c55e2c5c5e34717e86c4150516324615174c43 Redistricting Demographics Comparison Proposed Wards Ward Total population +/- from avg. as % of avg. White alone % Black or African American alone % American Indian and Alaska Native alone % Asian alone % Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone % Some Other Race alone % Two or More Races % Hispanic or Latino* % 1 8,573 -106 -1.2% 5,366 63% 432 5%11 0.1% 1,940 23%9 0.1% 227 3%588 7% 626 7% 2 8,583 -96 -1.1% 3,631 42% 2,270 26%110 1.3% 781 9%2 0.0% 674 8% 1,115 13% 1,605 19% 3 8,686 7 0.1% 6,376 73% 532 6%46 0.5% 724 8%2 0.0% 204 2%802 9% 660 8% 4 8,752 73 0.8% 5,888 67% 809 9%23 0.3% 1,081 12%8 0.1% 186 2%757 9% 638 7% 5 8,621 -58 -0.7% 2,879 33% 3,023 35%73 0.8% 958 11%8 0.1% 758 9%922 11% 1,560 18% 6 8,781 102 1.2% 7,453 85% 284 3%11 0.1% 309 4%2 0.0% 71 1%651 7% 358 4% 7 8,630 -49 -0.6% 6,514 75% 379 4%10 0.1% 859 10%3 0.0% 123 1%742 9% 503 6% 8 8,688 9 0.1% 2,985 34% 3,111 36%137 1.6% 580 7%6 0.1% 841 10% 1,028 12% 1,669 19% 9 8,796 117 1.3% 5,041 57% 1,702 19%102 1.2% 519 6%3 0.0% 398 5% 1,031 12% 1,159 13% Total 78,110 46,133 59% 12,542 16% 523 0.7%7,751 10% 43 0.1% 3,482 4% 7,636 10% 8,778 11% Average 8,679 Deviation 2.57% Current Wards Ward Total population +/- from avg. as % of avg. White alone % Black or African American alone % American Indian and Alaska Native alone % Asian alone % Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone % Some Other Race alone % Two or More Races % Hispanic or Latino* % 1 8,088 -591 -6.8% 5,117 63% 498 6%8 0.1% 1,701 21%5 0.1% 210 3%549 7% 560 7% 2 9,111 432 5.0% 3,795 42% 2,499 27%121 1.3% 797 9%2 0.0% 698 8% 1,199 13% 1,681 18% 3 9,691 1,012 11.7%7,040 73% 624 6%48 0.5% 905 9%2 0.0% 213 2%859 9% 713 7% 4 8,473 -206 -2.4% 5,578 66% 775 9%27 0.3% 1,146 14%8 0.1% 188 2%751 9% 652 8% 5 7,974 -705 -8.1% 2,577 32% 2,900 36%71 0.9% 802 10%8 0.1% 740 9%876 11% 1,520 19% 6 8,961 282 3.3% 7,605 85% 286 3%11 0.1% 315 4%2 0.0% 71 1%671 7% 367 4% 7 9,047 368 4.2% 6,661 74% 423 5%15 0.2% 1,015 11%7 0.1% 153 2%773 9% 578 6% 8 8,845 166 1.9% 3,057 35% 3,157 36%139 1.6% 588 7%6 0.1% 841 10% 1,057 12% 1,688 19% 9 7,920 -759 -8.7% 4,703 59% 1,380 17%83 1.0% 482 6%3 0.0% 368 5%901 11% 1,019 13% Total 78,110 46,133 59% 12,542 16% 523 0.7%7,751 10% 43 0.1% 3,482 4% 7,636 10% 8,778 11% Average 8,679 Deviation 20.41% * The Census Bureau classifies Hispanic or Latino an ethnicity rather than race. This means each person counted in this column are also counted under a race. Page 7 of 7 Doc ID: e3c55e2c5c5e34717e86c4150516324615174c43