1. www.theplanningcommission.org Tampa City Council Redistricting - Overview Terry Eagan Project Manager August 12, 2013

2. Why Redistrict?  Population Change  Range as a Percent of the Average (Mean)  Planning Commission required

3.  Redistricting must be completed by April 1 Legal Requirements  Redistricting occurs every 4 years  City of Tampa ONLY

4.  The Planning Commission “recommends and approves” a redistricting plan Legal Requirements  Supervisor of Elections proclaims new Districts

5. Laws of Florida, Article VIII Section 8.03  Hold one public hearing to solicit comments  Maintain precinct boundaries  Districts should be compact and contiguous  Each single-member district containing “as nearly equal as possible” population

6.  Contiguous District The Three “C”s  Compact Districts  Complete Precincts Eldridge Gerry “Gerrymandering” Concentration versus Dispersion Single Unbroken Shape Preserve precinct boundary

7.  Six workshops throughout the City Public Outreach  Exceed one required public hearing  Public noticing via signage, website, mailout  One workshop in each District  Two weekend workshops

9.  Outreach (Aug., Sept. & Oct.) Timeline  Data and Analysis (November)  Advertising Public Hearing (January)  Public Hearing (January or February)  Proclamation (February or March)

10. Existing Districts

11. District2000 Population 2010 Population 2013 Population 475,18983,00384,536 578,76877,66078,140 681,41586,93087,163 768,07588,11191,996 Mean75,86183,92685,459 Range as percent of mean 17.6%12.3%16.2%

12. For more information  www.planhillsborough.org/redistricting/ www.planhillsborough.org/redistricting/  September 17, 2013

13. www.theplanningcommission.org Tampa City Council Redistricting - Overview Terry Eagan Project Manager August 12, 2013