DATE:
January 18, 2022
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
FROM:
Nils Bentsen, City Manager
BY:
Melinda Sayre, Director of Government Services/City Clerk Erin Baum, Assistant City Clerk
SUBJECT:
Third Public Hearing – Redistricting due to 2020 Census and Review of Draft Maps
RECOMMENDED ACTION
It is recommended that the City Council 1) Receive a presentation from National Demographics Corporation (NDC), the City’s redistricting consultant detailing the redistricting process and permissible criteria to be considered to create district boundaries; 2) Conduct the third public hearing to receive public input on the redistricting process and composition of districts; and 3) review and consider the three draft maps provided by National Demographics Corporation and any others that may have been submitted by the public for review.
BACKGROUND
Every ten years, local governments use new census data to Redistrict. Redistricting is the process of adjusting City Council voting districts so that each district has substantially the same number of voting-aged residents and reflect how local populations have changed. The legal deadline for the City to adopt new district maps is April 17, 2022. This meeting is the third of four public hearings required for the redistricting process to gain public input.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
On June 6, 2017 the City Council approved Ordinance 2017-09 establishing a by-district election system including five (5) districts, each having one (1) City Council seat representative and each serving a four (4) year term with a rotating appointed mayor. By-district elections were implemented in a staggered manner with the first by-district election held in 2018 for districts two (2), three (3) and four (4). In 2020, by-district elections were held for districts one (1) and five (5).
In July the City contracted National Demographic Corporation (NDC) to coordinate the City’s redistricting process and required community outreach. Assembly Bill 849, known as the “Fair and Inclusive Redistrict for Municipalities and Political Subdivisions (FAIR MAPS) Act in 2019 requires cities to engage communities in the redistricting process by holding a minimum of four (4) public hearings and/or workshops. The purpose of this third public hearing is to gather public input and present the three (3) maps (attached) drafted by the City’s consultant and any others that may have been submitted to the City.
On January 10, 2022, staff loaded interactive draft mapping tools to the City’s website for the public to utilize during the redistricting process. Paper map kits can also be printed from the website or picked up from City Hall.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
ALTERNATIVE(S)
Provide alternative direction to staff
ATTACHMENT(S)
NDC Map 101
NDC Map 102
NDC Map 103
City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
Staff Report to the Mayor and Council Members
Third Public Hearing - Redistricting
January 18, 2022