CITY OF GREENFIELD
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
FEBRUARY 3, 2022, AT 6:00 P.M.
Virtual Attendance Only and Remote Viewing Options
The City Council for the City of Greenfield will be conducting a special meeting on February 3, 2022. Consistent with Assembly Bill (AB) 361, the City Council will hold this meeting virtually only, without in-person attendance by the public and without a physical location for public participation. Further, and consistent with AB 361, the meeting is accessible for public participation through video conferencing and livestreaming.
The City Council meeting to be held on February 3, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. will only be accessible online and may be viewed through the following options:
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The City will provide links to these streaming options on the City’s website and on its Facebook page.
Public Comment
Public comments will be permitted in the following formats: (1) through Zoom, and (2) through e-mail. If you wish to make a public comment through Zoom, please use the “raise your hand” feature during the public comment section of the agenda that you wish to comment on. You will be selected by the meeting host and will be allowed to say your comment aloud. If you wish to make a public comment through email, please submit your public comment to [email protected]. In the subject line of the email, please state your name and the item you are commenting on. If you wish to submit a public comment on more than one agenda item, please send a separate e-email for each item you are commenting.
Please be advised that public comments submitted through email must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on February 3, 2022. Comments submitted through email on time will be incorporated into the City Council Agenda and made part of the record for the meeting. Whether comments submitted by email are read aloud at the meeting is at the discretion of the City Council. Comments submitted by email that are not received on time will not be accepted.
Please be aware that written public comments, including your name, may become public information.
City of Greenfield
599 El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA 93927
City Council Special Meeting Agenda
February 3, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Mayor Lance Walker
Mayor Pro-Tem, Angela M. Untalon
Councilmembers
Yanely Martinez
Andrew Tipton
Robert White
PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL – CITY COUNCIL
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
D. AGENDA REVIEW
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS
E-1. Second public hearing regarding potential composition of trustee areas prior to drawing of maps, pursuant to
Elections Code section 10010, subdivision (a)(1).
a. Presentation by City’s Demographer
b. Open Public Hearing
c. Close Public Hearing
d. City Council – Review, Questions, Comments
PLEASE NOTE: Public comments may be made in the following formats:
through Zoom, or through email. If you wish to make a public comment through Zoom, please use the “raise your hand” feature during the public hearing section of the agenda. You will be selected by the meeting host and will be allowed to say your comment aloud. If you wish to make a public comment through email, please submit your public comment to [email protected]. Please be advised that public comments submitted through email must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on February 3, 2022. Comments submitted through email on time will be incorporated into the City Council Agenda and made part of the record for the meeting. Whether comments submitted by email are read aloud at the meeting is at the discretion of the City Council. Please review the City’s Attendance and Public Comment Policy for additional information.
F. ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the American With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (831) 674-5591. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II). ********************************************************************************* This agenda is duly posted outside City Hall and on the City of Greenfield web site.
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City of
Greenfield
Transition to
District
Elections
Dr. Daniel Phillips, Consultant
National Demographics
Corporation
2 Election Systems
1. “At Large”
2. “From District” or “Residence” Districts
3. “By District”
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The California Voting Rights Act
was written to specifically
encourage by-district elections
3 California Voting Rights Act (CVRA)
Under the Federal Voting Rights Act (passed in 1965), a jurisdiction must fail 4 factual tests before it is in violation of the law. The California VRA makes it significantly easier for plaintiffs to force jurisdictions into “by-district” election systems by eliminating two of the US Supreme Court Gingles tests:
Can the protected class constitute the majority of a district? Does the protected class vote as a bloc?
Do the voters who are not in the protected class vote in a bloc to defeat the preferred candidates of the protected class?
Do the “totality of circumstances” indicate race is a factor in elections? Liability is now determined only by the presence of racially polarized voting January 31, 2022
4 CVRA Impact
Switched (or in the process of
switching) as a result of CVRA:
At least 240 school districts
34 Community College Districts
154 cities
1 County Board of Supervisors
35 water and other special districts.
Cases So Far:
Palmdale, Santa Clara and Santa Monica
went to trial on the merits. Palmdale and
Santa Clara lost. Santa Monica is awaiting
a decision.
Modesto and Palmdale each spent about
$1.8 million on their defense (in addition
to the attorney fee awards in those
cases).
Santa Monica has spent an estimated $7
million so far. Plaintiffs in Santa Monica
requested $22 million in legal fees after
the original trial.
Key settlements:
Palmdale: $4.7 million
Modesto: $3 million
Highland: $1.3 million
Anaheim: $1.1 million
Whittier: $1 million
Santa Barbara: $600,000
Tulare Hospital: $500,000
Camarillo: $233,000
Compton Unified: $200,000
Madera Unified: about $170,000
Hanford Joint Union Schools:
$118,000
Merced City: $42,000
An estimated $16 million in total
settlements and court awards so far.
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5 Transition Process
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Step Description
Two pre-draft
hearings:
Jan. 31 & Feb. 3
Held prior to the release of draft plans.
Purpose is to educate on the process and to solicit input on the neighborhoods and communities of interest in the City.
Release draft
plans:
Feb. 10
Draft plans posted to the City website. All draft plans to be considered must be posted at least 7 days prior to the first post-draft hearing.
Two post-draft
hearings:
Feb. 17 & 23
Purpose is to present, discuss, and, if necessary, revise the draft plans, and to discuss the election sequence.
Plan adoption:
Mar. 21 & Apr. 12
Plan adopted via ordinance. First and second readings.
Final plan must be posted at least 7 days prior to adoption. 6 Rules and Goals for Drawing Districts
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Equal Population
Federal Voting
Rights Act
No Racial
Gerrymandering
1. Federal Laws 2. California Criteria for
Cities
1. Geographically contiguous
2. Undivided neighborhoods
and “communities of
interest”
(Socio-economic geographic areas that
should be kept together)
3. Easily identifiable
boundaries
4. Compact
(Do not bypass one group of people
to get to a more distant group of
people)
Prohibited:
“Shall not favor or discriminate against a political
party.”
3. Other Traditional Districting
Principles
Respect voters’ choices /
continuity in office
Future population growth
7 Demographic
Summary
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All data presented
are the official and
most current data
available.
If the city is divided
into 4 districts, each
must contain about
4,750 people.
If the city is divided
into 5 districts, each
must contain about
3,800 people.
Category Field Count Pct Category Field Count Pct
2020 Adjusted Pop. 19,010 age0-19 6,570 38%
2020 Census Pop. 18,937 age20-60 8,771 51%
Hisp 17,863 94% age60plus 1,998 12%
NH White 624 3% immigrants 7,092 41%
NH Black 103 1% naturalized 820 12%
Asian-American 198 1% english 2,689 17%
Total 5,258 spanish 12,532 81%
Hisp 4,320 82% asian-lang 32 0%
NH White 700 13% other lang 160 1%
NH Black 150 3% Language Fluency Speaks Eng. "Less
than Very Well" 7,392 48%
Asian/Pac.Isl. 73 1% hs-grad 3,347 35%
Total 5,579 bachelor 394 4%
Latino est. 5,090 91% graduatedegree 111 1%
Spanish-Surnamed 4,781 86% Child in Household child-under18 2,243 60% Asian-Surnamed 53 1% Pct of Pop. Age 16+ employed 7,394 63% Filipino-Surnamed 64 1% income 0-25k 571 15%
NH White est. 495 9% income 25-50k 957 26%
NH Black 83 1% income 50-75k 803 22%
Total 3,820 income 75-200k 1,344 36%
Latino est. 3,427 90% income 200k-plus 41 1%
Spanish-Surnamed 3,227 84% single family 3,130 79%
Asian-Surnamed 41 1% multi-family 856 21%
Filipino-Surnamed 38 1% rented 1,912 51%
NH White est. 376 10% owned 1,805 49%
NH Black 62 2%
Total 2,482
Latino est. 2,159 87%
Spanish-Surnamed 2,037 82%
Asian-Surnamed 26 1%
Filipino-Surnamed 30 1%
NH White est. 293 12%
NH Black est. 38 2%
Voter Turnout
(Nov 2018)
City of Greenfield
Language spoken at
home
Total population data from the 2020 Decennial Census. Surname-based Voter Registration and Turnout data from the California Statewide Database. Latino voter registration and turnout data are Spanish-surname counts adjusted using Census Population Department undercount estimates. NH White and NH Black registration and turnout counts estimated by NDC. Citizen Voting Age Population, Age, Immigration, and other demographics from the 2015-2019 American Community Survey and Special Tabulation 5-year data.
Housing Stats
Household Income
Education (among
those age 25+)
Total Pop Immigration
Citizen Voting Age
Pop
Age
Voter Registration
(Nov 2020)
Voter Turnout
(Nov 2020)
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Demographic Summary
Category Field Count Pct
2020 Adjusted Pop. 19,010
2020 Census Pop. 18,937
Hisp 17,863 94%
NH White 624 3%
NH Black 103 1%
Asian-American 198 1%
Total 5,258
Hisp 4,320 82%
NH White 700 13%
NH Black 150 3%
Asian/Pac.Isl. 73 1%
Total Pop
Citizen Voting Age
Pop
City of Greenfield
9 Latino CVAP
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Latinos are heavily concentrated
throughout the city, especially
west of Highway 101.
There are no significant
concentrations of other
protected classes.
10 Defining Neighborhoods
1st Question: what is your neighborhood?
2nd Question: what are its geographic boundaries?
Examples of physical features defining a neighborhood boundary:
Natural neighborhood dividing lines, such as highway or major roads, rivers, canals and/or hills
Areas around parks or schools
Other neighborhood landmarks
In the absence of public testimony, planning records and other similar documents may provide definition.
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11 Defining Neighborhoods
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12 Defining Neighborhoods
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13 Beyond Neighborhoods:
Defining Communities of Interest
1st Question: What defines your community?
Geographic Area, plus
Shared issue or characteristic
Shared social or economic interest
Impacted by city policies
Tell us “your community’s story”
2nd Question:
Would this community benefit from being “included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation”? Or would it benefit more from having multiple representatives? January 31, 2022
Definitions of Communities of Interest may not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates. 14 Socio-Economic Demographics
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Renters are found throughout the city, while those without a high school degree are concentrated in the center.
15 Socio-Economic Demographics
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There are slightly more apartment dwellers toward the south, and slightly more high earners toward the west and east. 16 Mapping Tools
Different tools for different purposes
Different tools for different levels of comfort and
interest
Simple “review draft maps” tool (included)
Easy-to-use “Draw your neighborhood” tool (available) Paper- and Excel-based simple “Draw a draft map” tools (available)
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17 Public Hearing & Discussion
What are the neighborhoods of the city, and what are their boundaries?
What are the communities of interest in the city, and what are their boundaries?
Any questions about the process going forward?
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