Redistricting Public Hearing #2City of SalinasJANUARY 11, 2022 S h e l l e y L a p k o f f, P h . D . & J e a n n e G o b a l e t , P h . D .L A P K O F F & G O B A L E T D E M O G R A P H I C R E S E A R C H , I N C .www.demographers.comOakland and Saratoga, California
LGDR’s agenda for this presentationWhat is redistricting? Current Council DistrictsReview of legal requirementsDraft Plan1 Draft Plan 2TimelineDirections for demographer2 What is Redistricting?Every 10 years, cities must redistrict (adjust Council District boundaries to equalize total populations) using the new Census countsFederal and state laws applyCities must adopt new boundaries before April 17, 2022The new council districts will be used until Census 2030 data are releasedIncumbents will complete their terms of office even if they no longer live in the district they were elected to represent 3 Current City Council Districts
4 Legal guidelines that demographers follow:
5 Federal Law & Supreme Court Decisions: •Population equality•Voting Rights Act•No Racial GerrymanderingCalifornia Fair Maps Act (AB 849, 2019), as amended byAB 1276 (2020):•Redistricting criteria•Public outreach #1 Redistricting Priority: Population EqualityCouncil Districts’ 2020 populations need to be nearly equal (some leeway is permitted)Ideal district population = 1/6 of the city’s 2020 Census populationCity of Salinas = 164,232 total population; 1/6 of the total is 27,372, the ideal district populationPlan deviation = Difference between the least and most populous districts, divided by the ideal trustee size10% deviation is permitted = 2,737persons (27,372 x 10%) 7 Current Council District Populations(Official 2020 Redistricting Data)2011 District2020 PopulationDeviation% Deviation1 26,840-532 -1.9%2 27,079-293 -1.1%3 27,177-195 -0.7%4 26,955-417 -1.5%5 28,834 1,462 5.3%6 27,347-25 -0.1%Total 164,232 1,994 7.3%Ideal Population27,372Using official redistricting data from California Statewide Database City of Salinas 2012 Plan - Population Balance
1.Encourage residents to participate in the redistricting process by Maintaining a redistricting website for 10 yearsProviding translation services upon requestOffering multiple ways for the public to provide testimony and feedback (in writing and electronically)Provide public access to demographic/mapping data and software California’s FAIR MAPS Act (AB 849, 2019) applies to cities and counties. It requires that cities:
8 2. Hold at least 4 public hearings, with specific protocols:a. Hold at least one meeting before demographers begin to draft mapsb. Hold at least one meeting after 6 pm or on a weekendc. Redistricting Meetings have definite start times (time certain)d. 5-day notice for public hearings; adopted plan must be published and available 7 days prior to adoption California’s FAIR MAPS Act (AB 849, 2019) - continued The law requires that cities:
9 1.Federal Law (population equality, Voting Rights Act)2.Geographical contiguity3.Geographic integrity of communities of interest (especially do not split communities of protected groups)4.Easily identifiable and understood boundaries5.Geographic compactness6.No political party considerations FAIR MAPS Act criteria, in order of priority, that should/should not be used during plan drawing 10 Plan 1 – Minimum ChangeAt the first public hearing (Oct. 12), Council members asked that we reduce District 5’s population and make that district’s southern boundary more identifiableSouthern boundary of D5 is different:Most of this boundary is Larkin StreetThe railroad tracks are the boundary between D3 and D4Plan deviation is 6.6%11 12 Plan 1 –the current Council district boundaries are adjusted in two places:•Larkin Street is most of D5’s southern boundary•The railroad tracks are the boundary between D3 and D4 13 DistrictTotal PopulationLatino/ Hispanic White Black Asian OtherTotal DistrictTotal PopulationLatino/ Hispanic White Black Asian Other 26,84091%3%1%4%1%100%18,67781%n/an/a5%n/a27,07993%3%0%2%1%100%28,15985%n/an/a3%n/a27,00258%30%2%7%3%100%314,75341%n/an/a5%n/a28,64484%8%2%5%2%100%410,28970%n/an/a5%n/a27,32080%11%2%5%2%100%59,97664%n/an/a5%n/a27,34772%12%2%13%2%100%613,70163%n/an/a8%n/aTotal164,23280%11%1%6%2%100%Total65,55565%n/an/a5%n/a 17,89989%4%1%5%1%100%15,81479%n/an/a6%n/a18,51092%3%0%3%1%100%25,21584%n/an/a3%n/a20,54452%35%2%7%3%100%311,81538%n/an/a5%n/a20,18680%10%2%5%2%100%47,06067%n/an/a5%n/a19,15075%14%2%6%2%100%56,96560%n/an/a5%n/a20,31568%14%2%14%2%100%610,37562%n/an/a8%n/aTotal116,60476%14%2%7%2%100%Total47,24461%n/an/a6%n/aDistrictTotal Pop Deviation % Deviation7,49977%9%2%9%4%100%126,840-532-1.9%6,17085%9%1%2%3%100%227,079-293-1.1%16,14941%46%2%7%5%100%327,002-370-1.4%10,28166%19%3%7%5%100%428,6441,2724.6%12,79656%27%4%8%5%100%527,320-52-0.2%15,27559%19%3%14%4%100%627,347-25-0.1%Total68,17060%25%3%8%4%100%Total164,232Ideal27,3721,8046.6% Total Population PercentagesAge 18+ (Voting Age) Population PercentagesCitizens of Voting Age (CVAP) Percentages City of Salinas Plan 1Non-HispanicRegistered VotersActual VotersNon-HispanicCity of Salinas Plan 1 Plan 2•More changes to make boundaries more easily recognizable and to keep neighborhoods/communities of interest intact to the extent possible•Plan deviation 6.0%•Four additional differences (from Plan 1)oD6 to D4 – East Alvin DriveoD1 to D6 boundary – Boronda Ave (Creekbridge kept intact)oD4 to D1 – Uses N. Sanborn RdoD2 to D1 – for population balance, Garner-Towt-Del Monte14 15 Plan 2Based on Plan 1, with four additional changes:Boundary between D6 to D4 is East Alvin DriveD1/D6 boundary is Boronda Rd. (keeping Creekbridge intact)D4/D2 boundary is N. Sanborn RdD2/D1 boundary is Garner-Towt-Del Monte (for population balance) 16 DistrictTotal PopulationLatino/ Hispanic White Black Asian OtherTotal DistrictTotal PopulationLatino/ Hispanic White Black Asian Other 126,82293%3%1%3%1%100%17,94283%n/an/a4%n/a228,47394%3%0%2%1%100%28,90585%n/an/a3%n/a327,00258%30%2%7%3%100%314,75341%n/an/a5%n/a427,51982%9%2%5%2%100%410,13969%n/an/a5%n/a527,32080%11%2%5%2%100%59,97664%n/an/a5%n/a6 27,096 71% 12% 2% 13% 2% 100% 6 13,840 62% n/a n/a 9% n/aTotal164,23280%11%1%6%2%100%Total65,55565%n/an/a5%n/a 117,76791%3%1%4%1%100%15,20381%n/an/a5%n/a219,49193%3%0%3%1%100%25,75284%n/an/a3%n/a320,54452%35%2%7%3%100%311,81538%n/an/a5%n/a419,48279%11%2%6%2%100%47,00667%n/an/a5%n/a519,15075%14%2%6%2%100%56,96560%n/an/a5%n/a620,17067%14%2%15%2%100%610,50361%n/an/a9%n/aTotal116,60476%14%2%7%2%100%Total47,24461%n/an/a6%n/a DistrictTotal Pop Deviation % Deviation17,02379%8%2%8%3%100%126,822-550-2.0%26,69985%9%1%2%4%100%228,4731,1014.0%316,14941%46%2%7%5%100%327,002-370-1.4%410,34365%20%3%7%5%100%427,5191470.5%512,79656%27%4%8%5%100%527,320-52-0.2%6 15,160 59% 19% 4% 14% 4% 100% 6 27,096 -276 -1.0%Total68,17060%25%3%8%4%100%Total164,232Ideal27,3721,6516.0% Total Population PercentagesAge 18+ (Voting Age) Population PercentagesCitizens of Voting Age (CVAP) Percentages City of Salinas Plan 2Non-HispanicRegistered VotersActual VotersNon-HispanicCity of Salinas Plan 2 Timeline3rdpublic hearing scheduled for February 1 4thpublic hearing scheduled for March 8 Council may adopt a plan at this meeting17 Discussion/QuestionsDirections for Demographer