*The data in these materials are proposed and
are not final until approval by the City Council. Therefore, all
Single-Member Districts are referred to with the letter "X" added to them.
E.g. SMD 5C03 is referred to as 5C03X.
Notice of Hearings on Ward 5 Task Force on
Redistricting of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions
WARD 5 TASK FORCE ON REDISTRICTING OF ADVISORY
NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMISSIONS
September 24, 2001
We, the members of the Ward 5 Redistricting Task Force on Advisory Neighborhood
Commissions, registered voters and residents representative of the racial,
ethnic and geographic area of Ward 5, were appointed by Ward 5 Council Member
Vincent
Orange, Sr., on July 9, 2001, to develop a plan of alternative recommendations
for the adjustment of the boundaries of Advisory Neighborhood Commission areas
and Single-Member-District based upon the 2000 Census and to make other
recommendations with respect to the operation of advisory neighborhood
commissions. Our plan is in compliance with the requirements of District
of Columbia Statutes
1-253, 1-254, 1-1308, 1-1331 and 1-1332 for ANC redistricting.
Mission Statement
The Ward 5 Restricting Task Force on Advisory Neighborhood Commissions was
appointed by Ward 5 Councilmember Vincent Orange, Sr. to implement the
provisions of the
District of Columbia Ward Redistricting Law, as enacted by the DC City Council
in 2001.
The task force is empowered to use the 2000 Census results to determine the
number and
boundaries of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions and Single Member Districts (SMDs)
in Ward
5. The task force plans must comply with the provision of the DC Statute
Section
1-1041.03. that requires the population of SMDs be "within a deviation range of
no greater
than 10% or a relative deviation greater than plus-or-minus 5% (1900-2100),
unless the
deviation results from the limitations of census geography or from the promotion
of a
rational public policy, including, but not limited to, respect for the political
geography of the District, the natural geography of the District, neighborhood
cohesiveness, or
the development of compact and contiguous districts." Furthermore, the Ward 5
redistricting plan as proposed by the task force shall not have the purpose and
effect of
diluting the voting strength of minority citizens of the ward.
Having completed that work, we respectfully submit our report of recommendations
contained herein.
Mercile Banks, James Berry, Anita Bonds, Chair, Joseph Bowser
Norma Broadnax, Ellen Davis, George Dial, Dino Drudi
Ronald Evans*, Earline Frazier, Matt Hanka, Kathy Henderson
Anthony Hood, Regina James*, David Johnson, Doris V. Johnson
Bennie Lawson, Vice Chair, Grace Lewis, Louise B. Martin, Kenyan McDuffie
Diane Pecor, Linda Perkins, Lenora Richardson, Modestine Snead
Gwendolyn Southerland, Art Slater, Paul Washington*, Wolvena Wolfarth*
*denotes appointments made by City Council Chairman and At-large members.
(Submitted by Task Force Chair Anita Bonds on behalf of the
Task Force)
Advisory
Neighborhood Commission 5C
