 Item number 9 item number 9 called up consent calendar There are no items on the called up consent calendar item number 10 item number 10 resolution to adopt precinct changes check dorm and clerk and recorder Mr. Clerk and recorder Thank you again Christian if we can go ahead and bring up the 2019 reprecincting 2019 reprecincting under Under Colorado law we are required and this is the the various Colorado revised statutes that we have to comply with with respect to that We peer periodically got a look and look at How many active voters we have in our precincts? We have population growth. We're growing this county And the 2018 Midterm elections were historic the largest Ever in in El Paso County and throughout the state So we had a lot more people that are engaged and that needs to be included in that count We have a statutory requirement that says peep precincts can't be more than 2,000 registered voters the kind of the the sweet spot is somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000 and we have a couple that have eclipsed that When they get to 1,500 we're encouraged to look at resizing them but we can get authorization from your your your board to Have them over 1,500, but we definitely when they get over 2,000 we're required by law to Make boundary changes The thing with where we're at in the decade right now after you get past a Year in a decade that has the numeral 8 or greater. So 2018 19 We can no longer change the outside shape of boundaries because those boundaries are utilized for redistricting and reapportionment Data's for the census next year and then setting out new district boundaries and lines based on that So what we're allowed to do at this point while we're over 2,000 is we're allowed to take a precinct boundaries and split them in half some way or threes But maintain the integral part of that outer boundary, but we can split internally in that We can't make new precincts We can't make three out of two or anything, but we can take one and and divide it divide it And that's what we're looking to do today We also when we do that we need to make consideration for house Senate and municipal district lines And then we always use where possible either natural or stream a cliff You know arise a ridge as a natural boundary or man-made boundaries like canals ditches and and roads to create boundary lines When we do this we look at overall number of precincts We kind of use the Goldilocks concept. We want precincts that are not too small, but not too too big With the passage of House bill 1303 in 2013 Because we are now in a hybrid all-male ballot state precinct lines really do not Mean all that much to election efforts. They're more for political party boundaries for Picking precinct committee people and the likes because now voters can go To any voter service or polling center and get a ballot print on demand But most are getting a ballot mail to them So having a precinct in a location near where they they live is no longer a requirement So these precinct boundaries are really really for the political parties We look to make sure that we don't create any pocket precinct small little precincts so that's in consideration the 10-digit precinct number means something if you see up there the first digit always denotes the congressional district the second two digits from the left Comprises Senate district the next two are the house The next two is the county and then the last three are the precinct number For those that like to know how that is done. We also divide up our precinct series by School districts a lot of people know their school district boundaries So precincts that are in the hundred series from 100 to 199 are in scott coloris brings district 11 The 200s are colorale academy school district 20 and so on so you can see the various series represent various school districts What we are proposing today is dividing nine precincts And you can see there the on the left hand side the the base precinct And that we're dividing that base precinct into two precincts one that has the old number And the other one which will have a new new designation Here is the overall county map and I know it gets pretty busy There's a legend there that shows the number of voters The ones in red are the ones that have our over 2000 or right at 2000 And those are the ones that we will be dividing today. So you can kind of see From the 40 000 foot level where where those are at And then I have the commissioner boundary lines there also The next is that legend for your your purposes anything that's over 2000 is in red So the the hotter the color the more close it is to 2000 Here shows just those precincts and it shows a legend on the side How many how many people voters are in those precincts and then what it will look like once it's divided There is that data that's Shows it in a little expanded form for for people that are looking at home And then here I'll hold in on a couple areas where where we are dividing for your for your information So in commissioner district three Just a little north of the garden the gods area in between centennial and i-25 we have Precinct 207 that is being divided into precinct 207 and 248 one precinct will have 1201 voters and the other one will have 86 and then precinct 99 there and 123 that is right across from uccs That area there is student housing some new student housing that's went up in the last two years So that population is what is being being considered there and the reason for subdividing that precinct And commissioner district four For commissioner menzales, we have uh, they're just a little north of fontaine between powers and granel The fountain valley school district area there. I think there's watson junior high in that area And I think along granel there there has been some development over the last several years that Requires us to divide that into two and then off a mace the ridge parkway There is a division there, you know, there's now a loaves and a safe way and Shopping centers and there is a vista ridge apartments that is in there So there's there's a number of things that are happening as contributing to that increase in active voters in that area And then in commissioner district one along the interstate between interquests where you got Bass pro shop The north gate of the air force academy all the way down to interquest A new life church and some of the developments that's going on On there, you know the new in-and-out burger processing facility is going to be in there Which is a big love of mine But and also on north north powers you have growth that is happening there and that's why we're Dividing those precincts Mr. Good questions, thank you, uh, mr. Chair, so you go back to the one slide So that's an area that's just booming in growth, right? Which one in yours? No in one in one Yes, so economically and development a lot of development going on right there There is there is and we'll probably be Subdivided probably several times in the in the next four to six years. I would I would imagine Okay, anything else any other maps Um, this is uh, I mean Commissioner van der worst district along West Cheyenne road near ivywood There's some redevelopment that's going on there some townhomes and apartment apartments that are being done in that redevelopment area And there and the reason for dividing in that area So our new precinct count will be 291. That's an increase of nine new precincts in our office Recommends that you adopt the new precinct map so I understand You know, we talked a lot earlier about elections bills and you know the need to Enhance and enfranchise voters in the state of colorado. We do a really good job of that But we can always do better But you know kind of the other side of that coin is you know, we need to be able to Do what we can to enfranchise citizens in terms of representation And so one of the things I think that this board has done extremely well over the last several years and obviously with the immense amount of work through the clerk and recorders office to make sure we kind of have Equal populations in equal commissioner districts. Um, is that going to be something we're going to be looking at moving forward? Do we need to talk about that? Because it you know with all of the significant growth going on in Commissioner Williams district You know, it seems to me that she's going to have a whole lot more of the population Then perhaps the other commissioner districts. Okay I do have some data to present if you would like me to bring that up Christian if you can bring up the commissioner district data map A power point presentation So I've just received recent census data update Um and can present that usually when we do pre precincting We also look is there is there an opportunity to do Any adjustments to commissioner districts to make sure that we have a one person one vote situation Some make some technical adjustments. So here is the latest census data It's done every 10 years, but they do approximations throughout the decade I just received that within the last week and we turned that information in our Gis gis area Into this map and it shows the five commissioner districts commissioners district one, which is the northern part of the county commissioner williams district Is is the largest at 144,079 Commissioner district two commissioner wallers district is Just a little bit behind that at 142 681 my eyesight. I'm not making out that last two digits Commissioner district three, which is our west side represents part of the downtown area in the western part of Of the county kind of aligns along i-25 is at 141 and change commissioner district four is at 142,658 and then commissioner district five in the heart of the city in the county is at 141 517 as you can see commissioner districts three and And five are real close in population commissioner district And and commissioner district four actually are very close to each other and commissioner district one slightly slightly higher Here is it in a table format for you guys to to look at This is the districts on the side the population the deviation from the average the average of all five commissioner districts is 142,452 The deviation from average the highest amount From the midpoint to what is district one is 1.1 Deviation from high to low from Commissioner district five, which is about seven tenths below the average to the highest in district one at 1.1 Is 1.8? So last time we examined Um Commissioner districts is in 2017. We did that in 2011 2015 and 2017 made adjustments in 2017 this board made appropriate changes and we aligned eight precincts to accommodate growth And I think we did a very good job of anticipating that to get a deviation of what we're at at 1.8 As you can see in 2017 and 15 we were at 3.1 and 4.1 percent You know the data for this for this is not based on voter information, but on population census population Information so it's not off Regulatory voters so That's where we're at. That's the latest information that's come out. We're really compact Um, I think we did a very good job of planning The last two times that we did this in 2015 and 17 to be an appropriate place So I think commissioner van der worf has a question. Thank you, mr. Chair. If we could go back, uh, I think it's one chart It you want that one or the map I'd go one more Okay, so if you look at the number for district two 142 681 then go forward one Uh-huh and district oops. Oh you want to go okay that way and then district two is not The same number. It's 141 77 on this might have I did not update that it's the 142. It's the 142. Yeah, I apologize for that. I just I just had recalled I thought I uh Was the district with the smallest population even though they're still really tight going with the smallest population And then I saw a different number I apologize for that. So we're working from a couple of different sets of data. Yeah, right Yeah, I have in the last week updated that data. We were working with another day And then I just got the new information this week actually so and I appreciate you would uh, we had chatted just just before the meeting Uh, let's see if we go to the map. I think it's one go back one further to the right Yeah, this one here. So, I mean there is there is an opportunity Uh where there could be a precinct moved from one to three to have a little bit better balance But you said that the actual deviation across the five districts is this 1.8 percent And that's well within the state statute. So there's really no need to do that. Um, yeah, it's it's not Not a requirement for us to do so. We are we are um, you know 2020 will have A new census and we'll have data out in the next year or so after that Our office is recommending just staying where we're at So, you know, we're close to the 2020 census The deviation is small There is some time constraints if you wanted to make a small technical adjustment Um, it would be one precinct. I would think Um, but um, I think the the data I I know a lot of county clerks would give their it for being districts this this close together But that is that is up to you the board's purview if you if you wish to do so Um, but if we did decide to do that, we would need to um do a get some indication from the board here as to what to do I would have to have um public comment for 30 days and we had to get that done by July 1st So very short time constraint to to do that to do it by I think I accept What you had described to me the deviation is small, right? Yeah, I just wanted to point out that we could do it But there is not actually a need for it. Correct Okay, all right. Thank you. All right any other thoughts Yep, commissioner Williams So in your first presentation, um, you have some precincts that like in Commissioner Bremers district that are the blue that you know are kind of shrinking in population When is it that you can actually combine those precincts or redraw those lines? Is that after the census? Yeah, I cannot do that at this point since after any year that ends in the number eight or higher I'm restricted by by state and federal law from doing any changes. Okay. Thank you Okay Good question anything else for the clerk and recorder Thank you for that outstanding information. It's always incredibly helpful. All right. Thank you um, so I uh We actually have a resolution any other discussion from the board All right seeing none. Could I have a motion please? I'm sorry go ahead. I will move to approve the resolution to adopt precinct changes and I'll second That's been moved and seconded. I'll call the roll. Commissioner Vanderwerf. I commissioner Williams. I Commissioner Gonzales. I the chair votes. I that passes unanimously with commissioner Bremmer excused Item number 11