Riverside City Council
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1 City of Riverside2022-23 RedistrictingMay 23, 2023
OverviewThis presentation will cover the final map chosen at the last Reshape Riverside public hearing conducted on March 28, 2023, and two additional maps requested by the City Council:•Draft A4.A Mount Rubidoux Edit•Draft B1.2•Draft A2.2 1 2
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2 Draft MapsDraft A4.A Mt. Rubidoux EditBased off of the A map series, which minimized neighborhood splits. Map was adapted to public testimony. •16 neighborhoods kept together•11 neighborhoods split `
1 2 3 4 5 6 7Pop. 46,532 44,392 43,570 43,943 46,456 46,239 45,313Dev. 2.9% -1.8% -3.6% -2.8% 2.8% 2.3% 0.2%Total Deviation: 6.5%CVAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Latino 52.9% 44.9% 53.7% 56.7% 32.5% 30.2% 54.7%Black 5.5% 6.4% 5.5% 4.7% 6.9% 8.1% 10.3%Asian 2.9% 2.1% 4.9% 9.1% 10.5% 14.3% 9.1%CVAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Latino 54.8% 35.3% 42.6% 26.1% 52.4% 58.3% 54.5%Black 8.1% 7.2% 5.7% 8.2% 6.7% 6.4% 5.2%Asian 4.4% 13.2% 2.8% 13.2% 3.8% 6.8% 9.2% 3 4
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4 New Draft MapsDraft B1.2: Eastside Neighborhood and Presidential Park COI15 neighborhoods kept together12 neighborhoods split•Captures 2 COI testimony from CM Cervantes and CM ConderCons:•Based off of B series, which did not take into account pubic testimony•Decreases the number of minority majority wards to only two `
1 2 3 4 5 6 7Pop. 44,769 44,768 45,452 44,712 45,779 45,652 45,313Dev. -1% -1% 0.5% -1.1% 1.3% 1% 0.2%Total Deviation: 2.4%CVAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Latino 52.9% 44.9% 53.7% 56.7% 32.5% 30.2% 54.7%Black 5.5% 6.4% 5.5% 4.7% 6.9% 8.1% 10.3%Asian 2.9% 2.1% 4.9% 9.1% 10.5% 14.3% 9.1%CVAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Latino 47.4% 42.5% 39.4% 31.8% 46.5% 60.9% 54.5%Black 6.3% 8.7% 6.1% 8.3% 6.5% 6.4% 5.2%Asian 6.6% 12% 4.6% 10.9% 45.5 5.7% 9.2% 7 8
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6 Required Redistricting CriteriaFAIR MAPS Act Criteria:•Relatively equal size - people, not citizens•Contiguous – districts should not hop/jump•Maintain “communities of interest”•Easily identifiable and understandable lines, following city, natural, and man-made boundaries•Keep districts compact –appearance/function The Voting Rights Act: The Gingle’s Test•The minority group is geographically concentrated to make up a majority in a district.•The minority group is politically cohesive, “bloc voting.” •The white majority usually votes against the minority-preferred candidates.•If all prongs are met, the minority group has less opportunity to elect their candidates of choice.New Draft MapsDraft A2.2: Eastside Neighborhood and Presidential Park COI•Captures COI testimony from the public•Captures COI testimony from CM Cervantes and CM Conder•21 neighborhoods kept whole–This includes Grand, Presidential Park and Arlington South which had minor splits due to census blocks not overlapping with neighborhood lines–6 neighborhoods split 11 12
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7Pop. 44,859 43,581 47,053 45,621 43,779 46,239 45,313Dev. -0.8% -3.6% 4.1% 0.9% -3.2% 2.3% 0.2%Total Deviation: 7.7%CVAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Latino 47.2% 42.3% 43.3% 25.8% 52.1% 58.3% 54.5%Black 6% 9.1% 6% 8.3% 6.5% 6.4% 5.2%Asian 7.1% 11.7% 2.7% 12.7% 4.1% 6.8% 9.2%` 13 14
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Next Steps
Two directions Direction #1: Conduct a Public Hearing on the Reshape Riverside Redistricting process and criteria for establishing new ward boundaries.•Consider Community of Interest Testimony submitted by community members; AND•Adopt an Ordinance establishing new ward boundaries as directed by City Council on March 28, 2023Direction #2: Consider Draft Map A2.2 and B1.2 for final selection of establishing the new ward boundaries; and•Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishing the Ward Boundaries Plan; OR•Provide further direction as the City Council deems appropriate for implementing the City’s Reshape Riverside Redistricting Plan. 15 16
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