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Home My WebLink AboutAPRIL 20, 1993 SPECCit~ o£ Virginia Beach "WORLD'S LARGEST RESORT CITY" ( ITY COUNCIL M4~OR MEYERA E OBERNDORF At Largt VICE MAYOR WILLIAM D SESSOMS JR At Larg~ JOttN 4 BAUM Blackwate~ Borough LIX~. OOD 0 BtL4NCH III VTrgmm Beach Borough J L~ES W BRAZIER JR Lvnnhat{n Borough R()BI R F 4' CLYBURN Kemp~tdle Borough ROBbR F K DEAN Pnnces~ Anne Borough l O( IS R JONES Bm~de Borough pa.('/ I L4N~TEIG~qE Pungo Bcrrough JOHN' D ~OSS At Large '~4\C'~ K PARKER At Large ]4MES K SPORE CTt', Manager 12'bLIE L LILLE¥ Ca~ Attorn~ tel_ ~ H HODGLS SMITH CMC AAE Cax Clerk CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 281 CITY HALL BUILDING MUNICIPAL CENTER VIRGINIA BEACH VIRGINIA 23456 9005 1804~ 427 4303 PUBLIC HEARING APRIL 20, 1993 I. SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION - Council Chamber - 6:00 PM A. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf B. READING OF MAYOR'S CALL TO SPECIAL SESSION C. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL D. PUBLIC HEARING 1. REAPPORTIONMENT AND 7-4 PLAN FOR ELECTORAL PROCESS E. ADJOURNMENT MINUTES VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Virginia Beach, Virginia April 20, 1993 Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf called to order the PUBLIC HEARING of the VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL for the REAPPORTIONMENT AND 7-4 PLAN FOR ELECTORAL PROCESS in the Council Chamber, City Hall Building, April 20, 1993, at 6:00 P.M. Council Members Present: John A. Baton, Linwood O. Branch, III, James W.. Brazier, Jr., Robert W. Clyburn, Robert I~ Dean, Louis R. Jones, Paul J. Lanteigne, John D. Moss, Mayor Meyera E. Oberndoff, Nancy I~ Parker and Vice Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr. Council Members Absent: None -2- Item 1-,4. ITEM # 36714 The Mayor read the C,4LL TO SPECIAL SESSION: "HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL: In accordance with the City Charter, Section 3.06, the City Code, Section 2-21, and by the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City, I hereby call SPECIAL FORMAL SESSIONS of the VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL in the Council Chamber, City Hall Building, on Tuesday, April 20, 1993, at 6:00 P.M. for the following purpose: To conduct a Public Hearing to consider changes in the City's electoral process and to solicit plans for proposed changes. Sincerely, s/Meyera E. Oberndorf Mayor" April 20, 1993 -3- Item I-D. 1. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM # 36715 Mayor Oberndorf DECLARED a PUBLIC HEARING: ~PORTIONMENT AND 7-4 PLAN FOR ELECTORAL PROCESS The following registered to speak: Maury Jackson, 1125 Ditchley Road, Phone: 428-1470, represented the Council of Civic Organizations Lou Pace, 1908 Hunts Neck Court, Phone: 468-0925 Honorable Glen McClanan, 3224 Burnt Mill Road Senator Clarence Holland, Post Office Box 5622, Phone: 464-5600 There being no further speakers, the Mayor DECLARED the PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. April 20, 1993 -4- ADJOURNMENT ITEM # 36716 Mayor Oberndorf DECLARED the City Council Meeting ADJOURNED at 6:52 P.M. Beverly O. Hooks, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk Ruth Hodges Smith, CMC/AAE City Clerk Meyera E. Oberndorf Mayor City of Virginia Beach Virginia April 20, 1993 Preswlent LEE H DUPREE B~rdneck Point Commumty League 1000 Bobohnk Drive Vrrgtnm Beach, VA 23451 F~rst Vwe Preswlent JUNE MARTIN Groveland Park C~vvc League 363 Courtney Arch V~rgmm Beach, VA 23452 Second Vwe Presdent MOLLY BROWN Sandbndge Beach Cw~c League 2232 Sandp~per Road V~rgm~a Beach, VA 23456 Corresponding Secretary LES FENLON Lynnhaven Colony C~v~c League 2224 Scallop Road V~rgmm Beach, VA 23451 Recording Secretary TERRY ELLIOTT Back Bay/Pungo C~vw League 3888 Dawley Road V~rgmm Beach, VA 23457 Treasurer BEA COBELL Hunt Club Forest C~v~c League 2528 Hunting Horn Way V~rgm,a Beach, VA 23456 Past Preswlent MAURY JACKSON Cavalier Park/ Bay Colony C~v~c League 1125 D~tchley Road V~rgmm Beach, VA 23451 D~rectors GENE MOORE Pembroke Manor C~v~c League 4604 Wflhamsburg Court V~rgm~a Beach, VA 23462 R S POOLE D~amond Spnngs C~vw League 1953 Krug Wfiham Road Vn'gm~a Beach, VA 23455 LAURIE B CLINTON Back Bay/Pungo C~vw League 1791 Prmcess Anne Road Vrrgtma Beach, VA 23456 EARL EDMONSON Lynnhaven Woods C~vw League 3028 B~rch Bark Drive V~rgmm Beach, VA 23452 JOHN MOORE Groveland Park C~vd League 421 Phflbate Terrace Vn'gm,a Beach, VA 23452 GLEN TAINTER Red Mdl Farm C~vw League 2140 Kenwood Drive V~rgmm Beach, VA 23454 Council of Civic Organizations of Virginia Beach, Inc. Honorable Mayor and City Councilpersons April, 20 1993 The Virginia Beach Council of Civic Organizations reiterates its position on the reapportionment which it expressed to Council in its letter of September 24, 1991. The CCO position continues to support the democratic principle of "one man-one vote" and in c6nsumation of this principle believe's reapportionment must incorporate: 1. Equal population boroughs with variation of no more than 10%. 2. The election of a borough councilperson by the voters of that borough. The CCO believes this is no responsibility and accountability unless this principle prevails. A councilperson's position is often lost in anon~ty because he or she reports to no group. His borough need not elect him. Furthermore, there is no point in developing a borough with a significant minority population if councilpersons be elected at large. The minority's voice would be lost. Aside from these two overiding principles, which it believes are the issue of democracy, the CCO supports the present eleven member council which incorporates: 1. Seven members elected from equal population boroughs 2. Three (3) councilpersons elected at large which provides minorities another opportunity (in addition to borough election of a councilperson) to seek a city council seat. 3. The Mayor elected at large The CCO feels that any reduction in the number of councilpersons would make it too easy for a special interest to gain unqualified council control. To incorporate seven equal population boroughs with at least one with significant minority representation and still maintain a borough compact and contigious, the CCO presents the enclosed proposed plan for reapportionment. This plan follows current voting precinct boundaries. It believes that the exor~inant expense of developing new precinct boundaries is not justified and will produce very little difference. Virginia Beach has integrated its minorities very successfully and the CCO believes that any unreasonable redistricting would be a major step back- ward. This plan provides a significant minority percentage in the Bayside Borough. Sincerely yours, Lee H Dupree, President Council of Civic Organizations of V~ginia Beach, Inc. Post Office Box 9252 · V~rg~ma Beach, V,rg~nm 23450-9252 I BAYSIDE BOROUGH ¥otin9 Precinct 1993 Total Blacks Chesapeake Beach Bayside Lake Smith Davis Corner Ocean Park Thoroughgood Old Donation 11,722 9,423 3,790 15,473 5,133 3,337 6,492 55,376 2,081 1,988 146 5,438 135 209 943 10,940 (19.7%) II KEMPSVILLE BOROUGH Aragona Bonney Point-O-View Arrowhead Fairfield Shannon Providence Stratford Chase Bellamy 7,861 7,219 3,443 5,002 3,875 4,353 3,941 7,646 12,052 55,392 2, 184 702 243 379 279 273 238 682 068 048 (12.7%~ III CENTERVILLE BOROUGH Sherry Park Woodstock College Park Homestead Brandon Centerville Glenwood Salem 2,326 4,500 7,366 5,517 7,446 10,671 9,736 8,750 56,312 , 1, 1, 1, 8, 167 284 321 763 923 229 521 231 439 (14.9%) IV LYNNHAVEN BOROUGH Witchduck Kingston Kings Grant Meadows Thalia Malibu Forest Little Neck Mt. Trashmore Plaza London Bridge Pembroke 3,808 4,044 4,323 1,065 8,174 4,549 852 3,643 6,314 8,026 8,517 5,807 59,122 78 123 78 1,040 546 12 143 890 1,631 836 579 5,987 (10.1%) ¥ TIMBERLAKE BOROUGH Larkspur Timberlake Windsor oaks Holland Magic Hollow Green Run 7,164 14,720 7,111 7,813 8,752 9,743 55,303 798 3,043 1,047 1,544 1,583 1,658 9,673 (17.4%) VI BEACH/GREAT NECK BOROUGH Lynnhaven Cape Henry Great Neck Alanton North Beach Trantwood Wolfsnare Linkhorn South Beach Seatack 4,843 4,941 4,431 4,852 4,921 5,487 8,050 7,092 6,147 5,739 56,503 2, 29 453 72 148 317 230 824 633 223 266 195 (9.2%) VII PRINCESS ANNE BOROUGH Oceana Red Wing Ocean Lakes Sigma Capps Shop Blackwater Creeds Courthouse 12,039 14,398 11,437 4,041 1,603 966 1,564 9,019 55,067 2,577 1,889 1,139 152 53 198 160 1,221 7,389 (13.4%) TOTAL 393,069 54,671 (13.9%)