21-280821-2808
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON
APPROVING THE REDISTRICTING OF THE CITY'S SINGLE -
MEMBER COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISHING NEW DISTRICT
BOUNDARY LINES BASED ON 2020 CENSUS DATA FOR DENTON CITY
COUNCIL ELECTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Denton (the "City") engaged the law firm of Bickerstaff
Heath Delgado Acosta LLP to act as the City's redistricting consultant, including advising and
assisting the City Council in preparation of a new redistricting plan in compliance with applicable
requirements of state and federal law; and
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2021, the City Council adopted redistricting criteria to assist
the City and the public in developing redistricting plans which comply with applicable federal and
state laws, and the adopted redistricting criteria were applied in the development of the City's new
redistricting plan; and
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2021, the City Council also adopted redistricting guidelines
regarding the submission of comments and proposed plans by the public, to ensure the ability of
the City to timely receive and adequately consider them; and
WHEREAS, during the redistricting process the City provided notice to the public of its
proposed discussions and development of a redistricting plan through meeting agendas posted in
compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the proposed redistricting plan at City
Council meetings on November 16, 2021 and December 6, 2021, and at a public hearings held on
December 7, 2021, and has considered verbal testimony, written comments, reports from the City's
redistricting consultant, and various proposed plans regarding the appropriate reconfiguration of
the council member districts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the attached city council district redistricting plan
is in the best interest of the citizens of the City, complies with the adopted redistricting criteria,
and is believed to comply with all state and federal requirements; NOW THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The recitals set forth above are hereby incorporates into the body of this
ordinance as if set out fully herein.
SECTION 2. The existing single -member council district boundary lines for the City of
Denton, promulgated by Ordinance 2011-169, are hereby amended and redrawn in accordance
with Plan B, with such new districting plan depicted on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A,
defining new districts, as such new districts are further described in the tables attached hereto as
Exhibit B reporting populations and demographic statistics for each such new district.
SECTION 3. Exhibits A and B are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
ordinance, shall be kept on file in the City Secretary's Office, and are hereby adopted and
designated to define the City's four single -member council districts from and after the Effective
Date.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take and be given effect immediately; and that hereafter
all Denton City Council elections shall be held under and in accordance with the new single -
member council district districting plan here adopted by the City Council until such time as a
subsequent lawfully -enacted districting plan shall be adopted to replace this plan.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by _)'�c , C,-<'\ __?, pjclL and
seconded by R 1 15 0-(% M q Cay � c C— , the ordinance was passed and approved by
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Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor:
Vicki Byrd, District 1:
Brian Beck, District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3:
Alison Maguire, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5:
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 14 )� day of ��� �� , 2021.
GERA SPETH, MAYOR
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Plan Name: City of Denton - Council Districts Draft Plan B
Adopted December 14, 2021
Demonraphics Report - Summary 2420 Census Total Population
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TOTAL: 139,815
Ideal Size: 139815 / 4 = 34954
Total Population: 139,815
Overall Deviation: 6.78%
24.63% 54.72% 11.OZ% 4.:317o 5.32%
Some percentages may be subject to rounding errors.
Report Date: 12/9/20211:12:58 PM Page: 1 iE
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Based on: 2020 Census Geography, 2020 PL94-171
Non -Hispanic
Non -Hispanic
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Non -Hispanic s
Hispanic %
White % of
Black % of
Asian % of
Other % of
District
Persons
Ideal $IZE
Deviation
of Total
Total
Total
Total
Total
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Population
Population
Population
Population
1 1
34,596
34,954
-1.02%
30.61%
42.97%
17.22%
4.06%
5.15%
2
35,782
34,954
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9.32%
2.17%
6.13%
3
33,533
34,954
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23.22%
52.94%
11.42%
7.32%
5.11%
4
35,904
34,954
2.72%
18.29%
66.59%
6.39%
3.89%
4.85%
TOTAL: 139,815
Ideal Size: 139815 / 4 = 34954
Total Population: 139,815
Overall Deviation: 6.78%
24.63% 54.72% 11.OZ% 4.:317o 5.32%
Some percentages may be subject to rounding errors.
Report Date: 12/9/20211:12:58 PM Page: 1 iE
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Based on: 2020 Census Geography, 2020 PL94-171
Plan Name: City of Denton - Council Districts Draft Plan B
Adopted December 14, 2021
Demographics Report - Summary 2020 Census Voting Age Population
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District
Total VAP*
Hispanic %
of Total VAP
Non -Hispanic
Anglo % of
Total VAP
Non -Hispanic
Black % of
Total VAP
Non -Hispanic
Asian % of
Total VAP
Non -Hispanic
Other % of
Total VAP
1
26,878
27.83%
46.54%
16.94%
4.38%
4.33%
2
28,335
23.01%
60.03%
9.28%
2.31%
5.36%
3
29,385
20.98%
54.82%
11.58%
7.89%
4.74%
4
27,763
15.63%
70.22%
6.15%
3.97%
4.04%
112,361
* VAP - Voting Age Population
21.81% 57.96% 10.94% 4.67% 4.62%
Some percentages may be subject to rounding errors.
Report Date: 12/9/20211:14:36 PM Page: 1
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Based on: 2020 Census Geography, 2020 PL94-171 , , ' mmwq