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Home My WebLink AboutDepartment of Justice Records - ADA - Preclearance - N/A - 3/16/2001 March 16, 2001 I spoke with Diana Mayor at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. this morning. Tel: 202-307-2244 File No. 2001-0432 Fax: 202-307-2569 She was requesting further information on Annexation No. 135 (Ordinance No. 2172). I read the council communication to her and she then understood. She requested information on Deannexation Ordinance No. 2179, which was contingent upon annexation by the City of Litchfield Park. I described the annexation to her. She asked if Litchfield Park had annexed the property. I told her that we had a letter indicating that the Mayor and Council of Litchfield Park had approved the annexation ordinance at its February 21, 2001 Council meeting. Ms. Mayor stated that she did not have a copy of Ordinance No. 2179 and asked me to fax her a copy. I faxed her a copy this morning. She requested information on Deannexation Ordinance No. 2180 relating to Annexation No. 135 This deannexation was contingent upon the annexation of this land by the City of Peoria. She wanted to know if Peoria had annexed this property. I told her I would check with Kris Luna and call her back — either today or Monday. Rose Day annexationslnotes re justice dept January 6, 2000 Mrs. Freeman from the Department of Justice in Washington, DC called this afternoon. She had questions with regard to Annexation Nos. 131, 132 and 133 which were submitted to the Department of Justice. She stated that we had put in the letter that there was no population, which was fine, but she needed clarification as to what these annexations pertained to, i.e. right-of-ways, commercial, residential. While she was on the phone, I took out these files and advised her exactly what they were for. There were two right-of-ways and one for commercial. She was satisfied with this information. Mrs. Freeman said that in the future when we make annexation submissions to the Department of Justice that we need to indicate at the beginning of the letter what the annexation pertains to, (to develop anything other than residential) as well as if there is or is not population. If it is residential, they need to know how much population or estimated population. They are more interested in residential. I told her we would do this in the future. Rose Day „ U.S. Department of Justice + �: Civil Rights Division JDR:RPL:TAL:par DJ 166-012-3 Voting Section-NWB. 2004-4023 950 Pennsylvania Avenue,N W CITY CLERK Washington,DC 20530 s Nc« '04 NHil:14 CITY OF GL DAL November 2, 2004 Ms . Rosemary Ramirez Deputy City Clerk 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, Arizona 85301-2599 Dear Ms . Ramirez : This refers to three annexations (Ordinance Nos . 2336, 2362, and 2377 (2004) ) to the City of Glendale in Maricopa County, Arizona, submitted to the Attorney General pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U. S .C. 1973c . We received your submission on September 9, 2004 . The Attorney General does not interpose any objection to the specified changes . However, we note that Section 5 expressly provides that the failure of the Attorney General to object does not bar subsequent litigation to enjoin the enforcement of the changes . Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (28 C.F.R. 51 . 41) . Future submissions under Section 5 for delivery by the United States Postal Service should be addressed as follows : Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Room 7254 - NWB, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. , Washington, D. C. 20530 . Submissions for delivery by commercial express service companies should be addressed as follows : Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Room 7254 - NWB, Department of Justice, 1800 G Street, N.W. , Washington, D.C. 20006 . In either case, the envelope and first page should be marked: Submission under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act . Sincerely,‘,...‘ Joseph D. Rich Chief, Voting Section r << U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division JKT:JR:ANS:par Voting Section-NWB. DJ 166-012-3 950 Pennsylvania Avenue,N.W. 2005-2580 Washington,DC 20530 September 15, 2005 Ms. Darcie McCracken Deputy City Clerk 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, Arizona 85301-2599 Dear Ms. McCracken: This refers to the annexation(Ordinance No. 2440 (2005))to the City of Glendale in Maricopa County, Arizona, submitted to the Attorney General pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973c. We received your submission on July 25, 2005. The Attorney General does not interpose any objection to the specified change. However, we note that Section 5 expressly provides that the failure of the Attorney General to object does not bar subsequent litigation to enjoin the enforcement of the change. Procedures for the , Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (28 C.F.R. 51.41). Sincerely, ohn Tanner ef, Voting Section i ' Civil Rights Division JDR:JBG :DDC :nj Toting Section-NWQ. DJ 166-012 -3 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW RECEIVED 2001-3941 Washington, DC 20530 City Clci'k Office February 11 , 2002 City of Glendale Ms . Pamela Oliveira city Clerk 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, Arizona 85301-2599 Dear Ms . Oliveira : This refers to the annexation (Ordinance No. 2229 (2001) ) and three polling place changes for the City of Glendale in Maricopa County, Arizona, submitted to the Attorney General pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U. S .C. 1973c . We received your submission on December 11 , 2001 ; supplemental information was received on January 17 , 2002 . The information received on January 17 , 2002 , materially supplements your submission and is necessary for us to complete our review of the submitted changes . Accordingly, this information recommences the sixty-day review period under Section 5 . See the Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 (28 C . F.R. 51 . 39) . Sincerely, . J sephrp Rich Chief, voting Section Enclosure i Questions from Tracy Lee Department of Justice Annexations 148, 151 & 152 10/19/04 1. How many councilmembers? One Mayor and six councilmembers 2. Are they elected at large? Mayor is elected at large. Councilmembers elected from six geographic districts within the City of Glendale. These are Cholla, Sahuaro, Barrel, Cactus, Ocotillo and Yucca 3 What are the terms for Mayor& Council? Mayor& councilmember's terms are for four years. 4. Are the councilmember up for reelection at the same time or are the terms staggered? Election for councilmembers are staggered. 5. Does the Mayor have voting powers? Yes. She has the same voting powers and all of the councilmembers. 6. Are any of your councilmembers a minority? Councilmember Martinez 7. Is it okay to contact Councilmember Martinez? Okay to contact him. Phone 623-930-2249. E-mail is mmartinez@glendaleaz.com 8. What are the races of the other councilmembers? Caucasian 9. What is your race? Hispanic 10 What districts are these annexations in? #148—Cholla, #151 — Sahuaro, & #152 -Yucca 11. Are there any plans for future developments in these annexations? #148—this site is virtually undevelopable for any structures as it is the bottom and embankment of a wash [river] corridor. #151 —There is development interest on this site however no specific development applications have been submitted to date. #152 —This site is being planned for a residential subdivision—a large lot gated community of 10 homes 12. If so, how many homes and the price range? #152 is being planned for 10 homes, custom/semi-custom in nature, price range is not something that is tracked by the city the applicant has indicated homes may start at the $250,000 and up level 13. Has the City of Glendale denied any annexation petitions in the past 10 years? The city of Glendale's process for annexation is such that annexations are not brought forward unless the City Council is interested in annexing the area so no annexation ordinances have been denied. There is an instance of an annexation being withdrawn due to litigation issues with one of the property owners within the annexation area. Kate Langford, Senior Planner, Planning Dept. 623-930-2587 14. Did we also want a pre-clearance on the deannexation from Peoria? Yes (?) Yes. If you need more info please call Acting City Attorney, Craig Tindall at 623-930-2930 15. Tracy called & left message for this question on 10/28/04. I called her back on 10/29/04 with reply. Her question is: When did we change from an at-large system to a council district system? The charter was changed on 2/9/88 to a council district system. November 22, 1999 Mr. Joseph D. Rich, Acting Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice 320 First Street, N.W., Room 818A Washington, D.C. 20001 Re: City of Glendale, Arizona File Nos. 1999-2494 and 1999-3298 Dear Mr. Rich: This letter is in response to your letter dated October 22, 1999 regarding City of Glendale boundary changes in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, and 1992. We have attempted to locate the Justice Department's pre-clearance letters for the list of ordinances attached to your letter. Although we believe that this information was supplied in support of a redistricting submittal, we have been unable locate it. Therefore, we are again enclosing copies of the annexation ordinances and a chart showing the estimated population for pre-clearance review. We reconstructed the population at the time of annexation by utilizing aerial photographs and subdivision maps. Each housing unit was assigned an estimated population of four people. The enclosed chart lists the annexation ordinance, City population estimate, and Census Bureau population estimate taken from the list included with your letter. The City of Glendale received pre-clearance for a change in the method of election from at-large to six single-member districts on April 17, 1989. The initial districting was followed by two redistrictings in 1992 and 1996. Pre-clearance letters from the Justice Department dated April 17, 1989, August 16, 1993 and February 21, 1997 are enclosed. Any population from the annexations in question has already been included in the districting and redistricting process and received pre-clearance on the dates listed above. Thank you for your cooperation with regard to the City of Glendale's November 2, 1999 Special Bond Election. Should you have any further questions, please contact me at (623) 930-2252. Sincerely, Pamela Oliveira, CMC, CEO Enclosures f:\clerk\election\1999\bond\jusdept