Orange County Redistricting Advisory Committee

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners has continued the redistricting Public Hearing for further Board discussion to Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at 9am at the Orange County Administration Building, in the BCC Chambers, 201 South Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801.  

Mayor Teresa Jacobs, District 1 Commissioner Scott Boyd, District 2 Commissioner Fred Brummer, District 3 Commissioner Lui Damiani, District 4 Commissioner Jennifer Thompson, District 5 Commissioner Ted Edwards, and District 6 Commissioner Tiffany Moore-Russell will meet to discuss redistricting map proposals on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the BCC Chambers, 1^st Floor, County Administration Center, 201 S. Rosalind Avenue, Orlando Florida.

• Sunshine Meeting Notice (29KB)

The Orange County Redistricting Advisory Committee (RAC) is a fifteen member committee of Orange County residents and electors that will review census data to recommend new boundaries for Orange County’s six commission districts to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.

• RAC Members

The Florida Constitution and the Orange County Charter require the Board of County Commissioners to reconsider and reconfigure the political boundaries for its Commission districts at least once every 10 years to comport with the latest Census figures. A Resolution, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, created the 2011 Redistricting Advisory Committee to make recommendations as to the configuration of those districts. Each Commissioner nominated two members to the Redistricting Advisory Committee. The Orange County Mayor nominated three additional members for a total number of 15 members on the Committee. 

The Charter and the Constitution do not provide a specific time frame within which the Committee must submit its recommendations; however, the Resolution establishing the Redistricting Advisory Committee provides a suggested date of October 1, 2011.  The Committee will rely on a number of factors to create the new districts. Input is anticipated and encouraged from local civic groups and members of the general public at each of the RAC meetings. General media coverage, including rebroadcast of the meetings on Orange TV, is intended to increase awareness and participation in the process. Finally, through the use of this website, members will be able to obtain additional input from the public as to the configuration of the county commission districts. 

Members will be encouraged to maintain neighborhoods, subdivisions and other communities of interest in the same districts and to follow other established legal principles. The resulting recommendation will then be considered by the Board of County Commissioners. After at least one public hearing, the Board will either ratify or reject the Committee’s proposal. The final result will be a new series of districts created to accommodate the changes in population throughout our County, and created to insure that all citizens have equal representation in our County government. For more information on this process, please contact us at the e-mail address listed below.

All Orange County Redistricting Committee Meetings are held at the Orange County Administration Building, in the BCC Chambers, 201 South Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801.  The following is a list of scheduled RAC meeting dates.

• Wednesday, April 27th ~ 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, May 11th ~ 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, May 25th ~ 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, June 8th ~ 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, June 22nd ~ 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, August 24th ~ 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, August 31st ~ 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, September 7th ~ 6:00 pm *
• Wednesday, September 14th ~ 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, September 21st ~ 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, September 28th ~ 6:00 pm 

* The September 7, 2011 meeting will be held at the Supervisor of Elections Office, 119 W. Kaley Street, Orlando, FL 32806

 For more information, please visit the website at www.ocfl.net/rac, email RAC@ocfl.net or call 407-836-5606.

Orange TV is broadcasting the Redistricting Committee meetings live.  You can view the meetings on Channel 199 for Brighthouse, Channel 9 on Comcast, and Channel 99 for U-Verse.  You can also view the meetings online here. 

Public Hearing Locations can be seen here or View the County Calendar

RAC ~ Public Hearing Locations and Directions (14 KB)

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 ~ 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Pine Hills Community Center (District 6)
6408 Jennings Road, Orlando, FL 32818

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 ~ 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Colonial High School Auditorium (District 3)
6100 Oleander Drive, Orlando, FL 32807

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 ~ 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Homebuilders Association (District 5)
544 Mayo Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 ~ 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Orange County Cooperative Extension Auditorium (District 4)
6021 South Conway Road, Orlando, FL 32812 

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 ~ 6:00 PM - 8;30 PM
Wekiva High School Auditorium (District 2)
2501 North Hiawassee Road, Apopka, FL 32703

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 ~ 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Tanner Hall (District 1)
29 W. Garden Avenue, Winter Garden, FL 34787

 

 

Meeting agendas will be become available two full working days prior to the day when the meetings occur. Minutes of the meetings will be available after approval by the RAC.

• 09/28/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (2332KB)
• 09/28/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (17KB)
• 09/21/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (639KB)
• 09/21/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (15KB)
• 09/14/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (702KB)
• 09/14/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (20KB)
• 09/07/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (286KB) 
• 09/07/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (17KB)
• 08/31/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (48KB) 
• 08/31/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (20KB)
• 08/24/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (76KB)
• 08/24/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (17KB)
• 08/17/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (124KB)
• 08/17/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (17KB)
• 08/10/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (41KB) 
• 08/10/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (17KB)
• 08/03/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (45KB)
• 08/03/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (17KB)
• 07/27/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (46KB)
• 07/27/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (15KB)
• 07/20/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (79KB) 
• 07/20/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (15KB)
• 07/06/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (149KB)
• 07/06/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (18KB)
• 06/22/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (39KB)
• 06/22/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (15KB)
• 06/08/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (193KB)
• 06/08/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (15KB) 
• 05/25/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (146KB)
• 05/25/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (14KB)
• 05/11/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (34KB)
• 05/11/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (14KB)
• 04/27/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (1667KB)
• 04/27/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (27KB)
• 04/07/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Minutes (4210KB)
• 04/07/2011 ~ RAC Meeting Agenda (12KB)

 

Meeting handouts and presentations will be available after all RAC meetings occur.

• 09/28/2011 ~ Memo from Chairman to RAC - Procedure for 9/28/11 Meeting 
• 09/21/2011 ~ Draft Findings of Fact 
• 06/22/2011 ~ Public Hearing Memo
• 06/22/2011 ~ Comp Plan Transportaion Element Long Range
• 06/08/2011 ~ Florida Census 2010 Detail
• 06/08/2011 ~ Orange Census 2010 Detail
• 06/08/2011 ~ Orlando Census 2010 Detail
• 06/08/2011 ~ Redistricting Planning Presentation
• 05/25/2011 ~ Creating Districts that Withstand Legal Challenges 
• 05/11/2011 ~ Seventh District Memo 
• 05/11/2011 ~ GIS Census Data (PowerPoint) 
• 05/11/2011 ~ 2000 Asian Population Density 
• 05/11/2011 ~ 2010 Asian Population Density 
• 05/11/2011 ~ 2000 Black Population Density 
• 05/11/2011 ~ 2010 Black Population Density 
• 05/11/2011 ~ 2000 Hispanic Population Density 
• 05/11/2011 ~ 2010 Hispanic Population Density 
• 05/11/2011 ~ Census Designated Places Countywide 1-A 
• 05/11/2011 ~ Census Designated Places Commission District 1-B 
• 05/11/2011 ~ Census Designated Places Commission District 2-B 
• 05/11/2011 ~ Census Designated Places Commission District 3-B 
• 05/11/2011 ~ Census Designated Places Commission District 4-B 
• 05/11/2011 ~ Census Designated Places Commission District 5-B 
• 05/11/2011 ~ Census Designated Places Commission District 6-B 
• 05/11/2011 ~ GIS and Redistricting Software (PowerPoint) 
• 05/11/2011 ~ MyDistrictBuilder 
• 04/27/2011 ~ RAC Elections Presentation (1.6 MB)
• 04/27/2011 ~ RAC GIS Presentation (1.9 MB)
• 04/07/2011 ~ RAC Legal Overview (1.7 MB)

Final redistricting map adopted by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on November 29, 2011:

• M-3 BCC Final (2240 KB)

The new district lines in this map will officially take effect on December 4, 2012, but will also be effective for purposes of qualifying for office and for elections in 2012.

These are the maps that the Board of County Commissioners considered:  

• BCC Map Proposal (2551 KB)
• M-2 (2938 KB)
• M-3 (1010 KB)
• D3-3 (2942 KB)
• D4-3 (2882 KB)
• D5-4 (Proposal 1) (2964 KB)
• D5-5 (Proposal 2) (3030 KB)

The Redistricting Advisory Committee recommended the following two maps to the Board of County Commissioners, with Committee Proposal 12B being ranked first:

• Committee Proposal 12B (2526 KB)
• Public Proposal E (914 KB)

Please see our FAQ's for answers to frequently asked questions.

If you would like to comment on any of the proposed maps or would like to upload a PDF of a map for consideration at the RAC, please email us at RAC@ocfl.net *

Web: www.ocfl.net/RAC

*All e-mails sent to this address become part of Orange County public record. In compliance with "Government in the Sunshine" laws, Orange County Government must make available to the public and media, upon request, any and all information not otherwise exempt. Furthermore, under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send emails to this address. Instead, contact our office by phone at 407-836-5606 or in writing to Orange County Neighborhood Preservation & Revitalization Division, P.O. Box 1393, Orlando, Florida 32802-1393.