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Home My WebLink AboutA004 - Letter from General Assembly of Iowa dated June 27, 1991 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA J LEGAL AND COMMITTEE .,oR==AM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE DIVISION �IMI4/M. SERVICES DIVISION PR14 LUCAS BUILDING(515)281-5285 JOHN C.POLLAK,ADMINISTRATOR PHYLLIS V.BARRY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE EDITOR LEGAL COUNSELS DOUGLAS L.ADKISSON LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AIDA AUDEH OFFICE MARY M.CARR CAPITOL BUILDING(515)-281-5129 JULIE A.SMITH CRAGGS LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU SUSAN E.CROWLEY STATE CAPITOL BUILDING JULIE E.E.LIVERS DIRECTOR MICHAEL J.GOEDERT DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 MARK W.JOHNSON (515)281-3566 IOWA CODE DIVISION GARY L.KAUFMAN FAX(515)281-8027 LUCAS BUILDING(515)281-5285 MICHAEL A.KUEHN DIANE E.BOLENDER,DIRECTOR JoANN G.BROWN LESLIE E.WORKMAN RICHARD L.JOHNSON,DEPUTY DIRECTOR IOWA CODE EDITOR RESEARCH ANALYSTS JANET L.WILSON PATRICIA A.FUNARO DEPUTY IOWA CODE EDITOR KATHLEEN B.HANLON June 27 , 1991 THANE R.JOHNSON Ms. Nancy Dionigi Ames City Clerk 'JUL A1 515 Clark Avenue Ames , Iowa 50010 GIT CITY of RE: NEW LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS Dear Ms. Dionigi : With the legislature having completed its redistricting process, it will now be possible for the cities to redraw their precinct and wards boundaries . Enclosed please find a map of the new legislative districts for your city. We have also included the statutory language which provides the metes and bounds descripti is of the districts . All precincts must be contained wholly within these legislative districts except when this requirement would force the creation of a precinct which includes the places of residence of fewer than 50 qualified electors . The Census Bureau has, for the first time, block counted the entire state ' s population which by statute requires all cities to follow the boundaries of areas for which official population figures are available under the 1990 Census . City precincts must follow census block (or block part ) boundaries , the county precincts do not . However , board of supervisor districts for boards which have members elected from the electorate of those districts ( rather than all elected at-large) must have the boundaries of the supervisor districts follow the boundaries of election precincts . City wards must also follow the boundaries of election precincts . r -2- In order for your city to comply with these requirements , it must obtain or have access to the official census maps and population data figures . These items may be obtained from Beth Henning, State Data Center , phone number : 515-281-4350 . I have also enclosed a copy of a memorandum from Diane Bolender on obtaining the services of the Legislative Service Bureau for these tasks . Please feel free to call me at 515-242-5927 should you have any questions on the enclosed materials. Sincerely, Gar "L. auf an, J.D. Senior Legal Counsel 915B Senate File 546 , p. 39 58 . The fifty-eighth representative district shall consist of . a . That portion of Jasper county not contained in the fifty-seventh representative district . b. Poweshiek county. C. In Mahaska county, Union and Pleasant Grove townships . d. In Marshall county, Greencastle township. 59 . The fifty-ninth representative district shall consist of : a. Iowa county.. b. That portion of Benton county not contained in the sixtieth representative district . 60 . The sixtieth representative district shall consist of :- a. Tama county. b. In Black Hawk county, Lincoln and Eagle townships . c. In Benton county., Bruce, Cedar , Harrison, Polk , Taylor , Jackson, Monroe, and Homer townships, and the city of Vinton. 61. The sixty-first representative district in Story county shall consist of that portion of the city of Ames bounded by a line commencing at the point Thackery avenue, Lincoln way, and the corporate limits of the city of Ames intersect, then proceeding east along Lincoln way until it intersects Wilmoth avenue, then proceeding north along Wilmoth avenue until it intersects Story street, then proceeding east along Story street until it intersects Howard avenue, then proceeding north along Howard avenue until it intersects West street, then proceeding easterly along West street until it intersects Beyer court, then proceeding first south and then westerly along Beyer court until it intersects the sidewalk lying to the west of Friley hall, then proceeding southwesterly along the sidewalk lying to the west of Friley hall (and its extension) until it .intersects Lincoln way, then proceeding east along Lincoln way until it intersects Squaw creek, then proceeding northerly along Squaw creek until it intersects the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company railroad track, then proceeding southeasterly along the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company railroad track Senate File 546 , p. 40 until it intersects Grand avenue, then proceeding north along Grand avenue until it intersects Seventh street , then proceeding east along. Seventh street until it intersects Duff avenue, then proceeding north along Duff avenue until it intersects East Sixteenth street , then proceeding east along East Sixteenth street until it intersects Glendale avenue, then proceeding south along Glendale avenue until it intersects East Thirteenth street , then proceeding east along East Thirteenth street until it intersects the north corporate limit of the city of Ames to the north of East Thirteenth street , then proceeding first northerly and then in a counterclockwise manner along the corporate limits of the city of Ames to the point of origin. 62 . The sixty-second representative district in Story county shall consist of : a. Those portions of the city of Ames and Washington township not contained in the sixty-first representative district . b. That portion of Grant township lying outside the corporate limits of the city of Nevada. c. Palestine, Union, and Indian Creek townships . 63 . The sixty-third representative district shall consist of: a. That portion of Story county not contained in the sixty-first or sixty-second representative districts. b. That portion of Marshall county not contained in the fifty-eighth or sixty-fourth representative district . 64 . The sixty-fourth representative district in Marshall county shall consist of: a. Timber Creek and Le Grand townships . b. That portion of the city of Marshalltown and Marietta township bounded by a line commencing at the point Highland Acres road, West Main street, and the corporate limits of the city of Marshalltown intersect , then proceeding first east and then in a clockwise manner along the corporate limits of the city of Marshalltown to the point of origin. GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA LEGAL AND COMMITTEE �,. ..�n�^��µ n w 4 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE DIVISION SERVICES DIVISION A LUCAS BUILDING(515)281-5285 JOHN C.POLLAK,ADMINISTRATOR PHYLLIS V.BARRY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE EDITOR LEGAL COUNSELS DOUGLAS L.ADKISSON LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AIDA AUDEH z.z OFFICE MARY M.CARR CAPITOL BUILDING(515)-281-5129 JULIE A.SMITH CRAGGS LEGISLATIVE SERVICE BUREAU JULIE E.E.LIVERS SUSAN E.CROWLEY STATE CAPITOL BUILDING DIRECTOR MICHAEL J.GOEDERT DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 MARK W.JOHNSON (515)281-3566 IOWA CODE DIVISION GARY L.KAUFMAN FAX(515)281-8027 LUCAS BUILDING(515)281-5285 MICHAEL A.KUEHN DIANE E.BOLENDER,DIRECTOR JoANN G.BROWN LESLIE E.WORKMAN RICHARD L.JOHNSON,DEPUTY DIRECTOR IOWA CODE EDITOR RESEARCH ANALYSTS JANET L.WILSON PATRICIA A.FUNARO DEPUTY IOWA CODE EDITOR KATHLEEN B.HANLON THANE R.JOHNSON June 6, 1991 MEMORANDUM TO: CITY MANAGERS OR ADMINISTRATORS FROM: DIANE BOLENDER, DIRECTOR RE: Redrawing of City Precincts and City Council Wards Under sections 49.5 and 49.7 of the Code of Iowa (1991), by November 15, 1991, the city council is required to divide the city into election precincts of reasonably equal population based upon the decennial census figures. Under section 49.5, the boundaries of each precinct must follow the boundaries of areas for which official population figures are available unless census block data is not available. Cities in which some or all members of the city council are elected from wards must be apportioned into wards on the basis of population and the wards must follow the boundaries of election precincts. Since Chapter 42 of the Code required the Legislative Service Bureau to draw legislative and congressional districts for consideration by the Iowa General Assembly in 1991, the Iowa Legislative Council purchased computer equipment and redistricting software capable of drawing city precincts and wards of equal population based upon the 1990 census data. Now that the redistricting tasks of the Legislative Service Bureau have been completed, the Legislative Service Bureau may be available to assist you in redrawing your precincts and wards. If a sufficient City Managers or Administrators June 6, 1991 Page 2 number of cities (and counties) expresses an interest in purchasing the services of the Legislative Service Bureau, the Bureau will contract with our software vendor, Election Data Services Inc. to P purchase an urch optical disk containing the block level P census data for your county so that we would have the population data for your city. If you decide to purchase the services of the Legislative Service Bureau, our redistricting team would work with your designee to draw the precincts and wards for your city. The Legislative Service Bureau would charge counties and cities based upon their populations and based upon the cost to the Bureau of obtaining the block level census data from Election Data Services, Inc. Please let the Legislative Service Bureau know if you would be interested in redistricting assistance. 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