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1 RESOLUTION NO. R05 -oqâ
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4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
5 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING
6 A PROPOSAL BY THE METROPOLITAN CENTER AT
7 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TO
8 PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT
9 LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE REDISTRICTING PLANS,
10 BASED ON THE 2000 CENSUS; AND PROVIDING AN
11 EFFECTIVE DATE.
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13 WHEREAS, pursuant to Article II of the City Charter, Section 17(f), Geographic
14 boundaries for each voting district shall be designated, prepared and identified not later than
15 January, 2006; and
16 WHEREAS, upon recommendation of staff, the City Commission deems it
17 appropriate to accept the proposal of the Metropolitan Center at Florida International
18 University, as outlined in the Scope of Work, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", to provide
19 technical support needed to implement legally enforceable redistricting plans, based on the
20 2000 Census.
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
22 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
23 Section 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
24 being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part ofthis Resolution upon adoption.
25 Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida does
26 hereby accept the proposal of the Metropolitan Center at Florida International University, at a
27 fee of $35,200.00, to provide technical support needed to implement legally enforceable
28 redistricting plans, based on the 2000 Census. A copy of the Proposal/Scope of Work is
29 attached hereto as composite Exhibit "A".
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1 Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage
2 PASSED AND ADOPTED this21 day of June, 2005.
3 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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Exhibit" A"
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
City of Boynton Beach
Redistricting Project
Prepared for:
City Manager's Office
City of Boynton Beach
P.O. Box 310
Boynton Beach, FL 33425-0310
Prepared by:
FlU - Metropolitan Center
Project Team:
Daria Moreno, Ph.D.
Augusto Newell, Ph.D.
Daria Gonzalez, Ph.D. (ABD)
Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. .......3
Scope of Services - Phase I: Estimated Timeframe February - March 2005................................................4
Scope of Services - Phase II: Estimated Timeframe February - March 2005...............................................4
Scope of Services - Phase III: Estimated Timeframe April- May 2005........................................................5
Scope of Services - Phase IV: Estimated Timeframe May-June 2005..........................................................5
Budget........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Primary Consultants and Sub-consultants ................ ..... ....... .................. ................... ............ ...... .......... ........6
List of References................................................................................................ ........ .............................. ....7
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The Metropolitan Center at Florida International University is engaged in the
study of the demographics, economics and politics of South Florida. The overall goal of
the Center, as an "applied research" institute, is to provide decision-makers with the
best possible information to forge solutions to the problems confronting South Florida's
urban areas. Toward that goal the Center provides research, training, and technical
assistance to governmental and nonprofit institutions in South Florida. The Center
provides usable knowledge to inform decision-makers on economic development, land
use, housing, policy studies and public opinion. It also provides organizational
management planning and development to strengthen local area organizations ability to
serve their client basis.
The Center has been actively engaged in the redistricting process. It has three
assets that make it uniquely qualified in this area. First, Florida International
University's has a state of the art of the art Geographic Information Services-Remote
Sensing Center (GIS-RS). Second, the center has developed the "Metropolitan
Economic Database that offers decision makers with the most comprehensive economic
database in South Florida. Economic data will be an important component in
determining the community of interest component in the redistricting process. Third,
Dario Moreno, the director of the Metropolitan Center is a nationally recognized expert
on redistricting. He was the lead consultant for City of Miami Redistricting (2003) and
for the Florida House of Representative in the 2002 state-wide redistricting, he was an
expert witness for the Florida Department of State on voting rights for the 2004 election,
three section two cases Suarez v. Miami-Dade School Board, Diaz v. City of Miami, and
DeGrandy v. Wethera", et al. Professor Moreno also served as a consultant to the
Florida Republican Party and the Cuban-American Caucus in the 1992 Florida
redistricting.
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Scope of Services - Phase I: Estimated Timeframe May1-30.
For the preparation, completion and submission of the redistricting plan(s) for the City of
Boynton Beach, the FlU-Metropolitan Center shall provide the following services during
Phase I (Data Collection):
1. The project team will create a demographic profile of Boynton Beach using 2000
US Population Census Data (Public Law 94-171)
2. The demographic profile of Boynton Beach will also consist of racial/ethnic
background population data using 2000 US Population Census Data (Public Law
94-171) redistricting data universe: total population of 2 or more races.
3. The project team will update the 2000 Census Data using Palm Beach County
Traffic Analysis Zone Data (T AZ) and Certificate of Occupancy data.
4. The project team will incorporate voter registration and election information. The
registration data will use the most current voter registration information; gender,
party affiliation, and racial/ethnic composition.
5. The data gathering will also include information from two previous elections
identified by the City of Boynton Beach Department of Development for the
purposes of analyzing voter turn out
6. The project team will provide all election and voter registration information at the
precinct level.
7. The data will be gathered from the Florida Redistricting Election Data Set
(FREDS), the Florida Department of State Division of Elections, and the Palm
Beach County Supervisor of Elections.
Scope of Services - Phase II: Estimated Timeframe May-June 2005
For the preparation, completion and submission of the redistricting plan(s) for the City of
Boynton Beach, the FlU-Metropolitan Center shall provide the following services during
Phase II (Data Integration and Map Generation):
1. The project team will develop the following maps:
a. Map depicting Total Population Totals and Percentages by Existing
Districts
b. Map depicting Racial/Ethnic Composition Totals and Percentages by
Existing Districts
c. Map depicting Racial/Ethnic Composition Totals and Percentages at
Census Block Group Level
d. Map depicting Number of Registered Voters in each existing district
e. Map depicting Party Affiliation by Voting Precinct
f. Map depicting Racial/Ethnic Composition Totals and Percentages at
Census Block Group Level
g. Map depicting Voting Turnout for past elections as specified by City of
Boynton Beach Department of Development
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2. Maps will be generated in both 11 x17 and 36x44 formats for presentation
purposes.
Scope of Services - Phase III: Estimated Timeframe June-July 2005
For the preparation, completion and submission of the redistricting plan(s) for the City of
Boynton Beach, the FlU-Metropolitan Center shall provide the following services during
Phase III (Preparation and Presentation):
1. Project team will meet individually with each member of the Boynton Beach City
Commission. The format and schedule of the meetings will be based on the
following:
· Preplanning meeting
· Draft review of options meeting
· Final review of options meeting
2. The FlU-Metropolitan Center will prepare and present the redistricting option
maps to the Boynton Beach City Commission for review and comments. The
project team will provide each member of the commission with a redistricting
packet containing the following items:
· Map overlay of proposed district boundaries, major roadways, and voting
precincts within the districts.
· Racial/Ethnic Composition Totals and Percentages by Proposed Districts
· Table depicting voter-related information, including number of registered
voters per district, racial/ethnic composition of registered voters, total
registered voters, and party affiliation assigned to each district according
to each redistricting option
Scope of Services - Phase N: Estimated Timeframe July-October 2005
For the preparation, completion and submission of the redistricting plan(s) for the City of
Boynton Beach, the FlU-Metropolitan Center shall provide the following services during
Phase IV (Review and Revisions):
1. The project team will provide to the Boynton Beach City Commission for
review maps in both PDF and ArcGIS format that includes the following fields:
· Census Block Number
· Proposed District Number Assigned to that Census Block
· Population Total for that Census Block
2. Project team will review Maps submitted by all outside parties
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3. The FlU-Metropolitan Center will make modifications and revisions to the
maps based on input from the City of Boynton Beach officials.
4. The project team will present a final version of redistricting options to the
Boynton Beach City Commission. All maps and data for the final presentation
will be provided in PDF format for dissemination to public and other interested
parties. Maps will be provided in ArcView GIS files to the Boynton Beach GIS
Department for its use and public dissemination.
5. The project team will submit the approved redistricting map of district
boundaries to the City of Boynton Beach.
. The project team will provide redistricting options to the Development
Department in order to develop the legal narratives of each district
boundaries
. The FlU-Metropolitan Center will convert any final map approved by the
Commission to ArcView GIS format
Task Fee
Staff and Personnel $25,000.00
Materials and Supplies $9,200.00
Meeting and Travel Time $1,000.00
Total $35,200.00
Dario Moreno, Ph.D. (PI) is the director of the Metropolitan Center at Florida
International University. He is also a professor of Political Science. Dr. Moreno has an
extensive history in annexation issues being the principal investigator for three
annexation studies (two for the City of Miami (2002, 2003) and West Miami (2004). He
was also a consultant for the Florida House of Representative (2002-3) on redistricting
and for the City of Miami on redistricting (2003). He has served as an expert witness
on four other redistricting and voting rights cases.
Augusto Newell, Ph.D. (Co-PI) is a Senior Research Associate of the Metropolitan
Center at Florida International University. Dr. Newell has six years of experience as an
analyst with Florida International University. Dr. Newell was a lead data analyst on the
City of Miami Annexation Study Part I (2002) and Part /I (2003). His other areas of
specialization include housing and homelessness, performance measurement, survey
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research, and GIS applications in the social sciences. Dr. Newell has also taught the
Bachelor's and Master's level Applied Statistics for Urban Research and Research
Methods courses for the past three years at FlU.
Dario Gonzalez, ABC (Co-PI) is the Computer Research Specialist for the Metropolitan
Center at Florida International University. Dario Gonzalez has over seven years of
experience employed as a GIS Analyst. He has contributed to the development of
several internet accessible, interactive mapping projects including the Metropolitan
Planning Organization's Community Characteristics Mapping Tool and the City of Miami
FEC corridor Strategic Redevelopment Plan. Dario Gonzalez is currently completing his
thesis, "Effects of Natural Disasters on Fixed Term Residential Mobility Trends."
Manny Diaz
Mayor, City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
(305) 250 - 5300
Yolanda Aguilar, City Manager
City of West Miami
901 SW 62"d Avenue
Miami, FL 33155
(305) 266 -1122 Office
(305) 266 - 6440 Direct Line
Miguel DeGrandy, Esq.
201 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 2900
Miami, FL 33131-4330
(305) 444-7737 Office
Richard Perez, Esq.
General Council - Florida Department of State
R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 245-6536 Office
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