Agenda packet — Watsonville City Council, January 20, 2022

AGENDA

CITY OF WATSONVILLE

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Working with our community to create positive impact through service with heart.

Values: Teamwork, Integrity, Honesty, Service and Respect Mayor Ari Parker, District 7
Eduardo Montesino, Mayor Pro Tempore, District 1
Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Council Member, District 2
Lowell Hurst, Council Member, District 3
Francisco Estrada, Council Member, District 4
Rebecca J. Garcia, Council Member, District 5
Jimmy Dutra, Council Member, District 6
Tamara Vides, City Manager Pro Tempore
Samantha W. Zutler, City Attorney
Beatriz Vázquez Flores, City Clerk
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ADVISORY NOTICE
Consistent with Government Code section 54953(e), and in light of the declared state of emergency, the Regular Meeting will not be physically open to the public and all City Council Members will be teleconferencing into the meeting via Zoom. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can listen to the meeting by using the hyperlink below and may provide public comment by Zoom during the public comment period.

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For information regarding this agenda, please call the City Clerk's Office at (831) 768- 3040.

AGENDA

CITY OF WATSONVILLE
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL Meeting

Meetings are streamed live via the City’s website:
https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2123/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ADVISORY NOTICE
Consistent with Government Code section 54953(e), and in light of the declared state of emergency, the Regular Meeting will not be physically open to the public and all City Council Members will be teleconferencing into the meeting via Zoom. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can listen to the meeting by using the hyperlink below and may provide public comment by Zoom during the public comment period.

Meetings are streamed live via the City’s website. Meetings are also televised live on Charter Cable Communications Channel 70 and AT&T Channel 99.

HOW TO VIEW THE MEETING: There is no physical location from which members of the public may observe the meeting. Please view the meeting which is being televised at Channel 70 (Charter) and Channel 99 (AT&T) and video streamed at https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2123/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE MEETING: Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments by emailing [email protected]. You may also comment on an item by clicking on the item title and clicking on the Leave Comment button appearing on the small window with the attachments list through our HTML Agenda available here: https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2123/City-Council-AgendasMinutes. All comments will be part of the meeting record and will be uploaded, but will not be read by staff during the meeting. Emails received three hours before the meeting may not be uploaded to the Agenda, but will be added to the agenda packet depending on staff availability before the meeting or soon thereafter.

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You will access the meeting as an attendee; when you are ready to make a public comment if joining by computer audio, please click on the "Raise Hand" button and the Clerk will unmute your microphone; by phone please press *9 on your keypad. If you want to enable your camera, please let the Clerk know when you start speaking

Americans with Disabilities Act
The City of Watsonville, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access and/or participate in City Council meetings to please contact the City Clerks Office at (831) 768-3040, at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting to ensure that the City can assist you. The City of Watsonville TDD number is (831) 763-4075.

For information regarding this agenda, please call the City Clerk's Office at (831) 768-3040.

SPANISH INTERPRETATION IS AVAILABLE VIA THE ZOOM WEBINAR

Thursday, January 20, 2022, 6:30 p.m.

Pages

1. ROLL CALL

1.a. MOTION TO EXCUSE ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBER(S) (If any)

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. PRESENTATIONS & ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This time is set aside for members of the general public to address the Council on any item not on the Council Agenda, which is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. No action or discussion shall be taken on any item presented except that any Council Member may respond to statements made or questions asked, or may ask questions for clarification. All matters of an administrative nature will be referred to staff. All matters relating to Council will be noted in the minutes and may be scheduled for discussion at a future meeting or referred to staff for clarification and report.

ALL SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR NAME IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN ACCURATE RECORD FOR THE MINUTES.

3.a. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC (2 MINUTES EACH)

3.b. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL (2 MINUTES EACH)

4. CONSENT AGENDA
All items appearing on the Consent Agenda are recommended actions which are considered to be routine and will be acted upon as one consensus motion. Any items removed will be considered immediately after the consensus motion. The Mayor will allow public input prior to the approval of the Consent Agenda.

PUBLIC INPUT (2 MINUTES EACH)

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4.a. MOTION AUTHORIZING LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR SB 418 (LAIRD):

PAJARO VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT TO ADDRESS CLOSURE OF

WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
4 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS, ORDINANCES, & APPEALS

5.a. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REDISTRICTING PLAN (Recommended by Community Redistricting Advisory Committee)
6 1) Staff Report by Special Counsel Willis & Demographer Wagaman 2) City Council Clarifying & Technical Questions
3) Public Hearing
4) Appropriate Motion(s)

6. EMERGENCY ITEMS ADDED TO AGENDA

7. ADJOURNMENT
This agenda was posted in accordance to the California Brown Act. The agenda packet can be accessed on the City of Watsonville website
at https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2123/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office (275 Main Street, 4th Floor) during normal business hours.

Such documents are also available on the City of Watsonville website at: https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2123/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes subject to staff’s ability to post the document before the meeting.

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City of Watsonville
“A Community of Opportunities”
Administration
275 Main Street, Suite 400
Watsonville, CA 95076
831-768-3008
[email protected]
www.cityofwatsonville.org
January 21, 2022
The Honorable John Laird California State Senate
1021 O Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: SB 418 (Laird): Pajaro Valley Healthcare District
Dear Senator Laird:

On behalf of the City of Watsonville City Council, we write in support of your Senate Bill 418, a measure that establishes the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. SB 418 is urgently needed to address an imminent closure of the Watsonville Community Hospital and to ensure that the hospital remains open and accessible to our community.

Watsonville Community Hospital is a 106-bed hospital, employs 620 people, and has a medical staff of over two hundred physicians. It provides a range of quality medical services, including an emergency room, OB-GYN, pediatrics, medical surgical care, wound care, gastroenterology, orthopedics, cardiovascular disease, dermatology and more. In 2020, the hospital delivered more babies than any other in the county. Serving a significant immigrant population, the hospital provides care to those without English language proficiency in their preferred language. Nearly 50% of the hospital’s patients are on MediCal.

The community of Watsonville has historically faced many health and economic disparities. The pandemic resulted in the loss of employment, school closures, and caused non-essential workers and atrisk populations to stay home. Overcrowded and substandard housing conditions, food insecurity, lack of transportation, and high cost of housing intensified disparities overnight. The Pajaro Valley saw – and continues to see – dramatic and disproportionate rates of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death as compared to the rest of Santa Cruz County.

Watsonville Community Hospital has been essential in serving its community’s primarily low-income, under and uninsured populations of color for over a century and proved crucial in serving those disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 throughout the pandemic.

The Watsonville Community Hospital is the primary medical facility for our community. The nearest fullservice hospital is Dominican in Santa Cruz and is about 20 minutes away, depending on gridlocked traffic. Dominican is already so heavily impacted and adding to that burden would only significantly reduce their capacity to assist patients. In addition, added time for an ambulance stuck in traffic can be the difference between life and death. We do not know how long we will be fighting COVID-19, nor can

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2 we predict when the next crisis will strike. What we do know is that closing the Watsonville Community Hospital could result in lost lives.

SB 418 lays out the boundaries of the district, makes clear that the new district will be subject to the oversight of the Santa Cruz and Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs), and directs the initial district board of directors to establish zones for the eventual election of future directors. Additionally, the new Pajaro Valley Healthcare District would be subject to all of the requirements and authorities of other California healthcare districts, as contained in Health and Safety Code Section 32000.

The urgent formation of the healthcare district, as outlined in SB 418, is necessary to ensure that the hospital remains open and is under the stewardship of a public entity. We are grateful for your support of this effort.

Sincerely,
Mayor Ari Parker
On behalf of the City of Watsonville City Council
cc: The Honorable Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Chair, Assembly Local Government Committee Members and Consultants, Assembly Local Government Committee The Honorable John Laird, California State Senate
The Honorable Anna Caballero, California State Senate
The Honorable Robert Rivas, California State Assembly
The Honorable Mark Stone, California State Assembly

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MEETING DATE: Thursday, January 20, 2022
TO: City Council
FROM: Special Counsel Tom Willis
SUBJECT: 2021 REDISTRICTING PLAN
Introduction
Following receipt of updated population data from the 2020 Census, cities in California with electoral districts are required to update their district boundaries. Section 413 of the City Charter sets forth requirements for the City’s redistricting process. In addition, the State’s FAIR MAPS Act establishes additional redistricting requirements for cities, including charter cities like Watsonville. The Charter requires City Council to adopt final boundary lines no later than six months following receipt by the City Clerk of a written publication enumerating the population of the City by census block. The State released usable census block data on September 20, 2021. As a result, City Council must adopt a redistricting ordinance by March 20, 2022.

On April 27, 2021, City Council received a report and update on the redistricting process and established a seven-member Community Redistricting Advisory Committee that would receive public input on districts, conduct two of the four public hearings the City is required to hold under the FAIR MAPs Act, and recommend one or more draft maps to the City Council to consider. The City Council, however, is not required to accept the Committee’s recommendation.

As discussed in more detail below, the Advisory Committee held six public hearings between September and December, 2021, and voted unanimously (7-0) to recommend the Rivera plan to the City Council. The Rivera plan has been posted on the City’s website since the Committee voted to recommend it to the Council.

Overview of Procedural Requirements for Redistricting
Section 413 of the City Charter requires City Council, by ordinance, to redistrict the City in to seven council districts. The redistricting ordinance becomes effective 30 days after it is adopted. The districts are to be used until new districts are established. Under state law, the new districts generally cannot be changed until after the next decennial census, in 2031.

Since Watsonville last redrew its district boundaries in 2011, the State adopted the Fair and Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities and Political Subdivisions (“FAIR MAPS”) Act. The

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\0475272255\0475272255,,,Staff Report.docx Act establishes additional requirements for cities, including charter cities, when redistricting.

These requirements, discussed in more detail below, require the City to (1) hold a series of public hearings, (2) undertake community outreach efforts to encourage participation, and (3) dedicate a specific place on the City’s webpage for redistricting information.

Public Participation Requirements
Before adopting a final redistricting ordinance, the State FAIR MAPS Act requires the City to hold at least four hearings for the public to provide input about the composition of districts.

Those include:
 At least one hearing before any maps are drawn.
 At least two hearings after maps are drawn.
 At least one hearing or workshop to be held on a Saturday, Sunday, or after 6 p.m. on a weekday.

The Advisory Committee can hold up to two of the required four hearings instead of the City Council but City Council is required to hold at least two public hearings after the maps have been drawn. As discussed below, the Advisory Committee held two of the public hearings to receive public input and as a result, the City Council is only required to hold two additional public hearings.

The City must also take steps to encourage residents, including those in underrepresented and non-English speaking communities, to participate in the redistricting public review process.

These steps include a good faith effort to do all of the following:
 Providing information to media organizations that offer City news coverage, including those serving language-minority communities.
 Providing information through good government, civil rights, civic engagement and community groups or organizations that are active in the City, including those active in language minority communities and those that have requested to be notified about City redistricting.
 Additionally, the City is required, upon request made at least 72 hours before a meeting, to conduct the public hearings with live translation in a requested “applicable language.” (“Applicable language” means any language that is spoken by a group of City residents with limited English proficiency who constitute 3% or more of the City’s population, as determined by the Secretary of State.)
 The City is required to publish the date, time, and location of any public hearing or workshop on the internet at least five days before the hearing, and must publish draft maps online at least seven days prior to adoption.

Further, the City is required to establish and maintain a page on its website dedicated to redistricting that provides residents with a variety of resources with respect to the redistricting process. The City has complied with these outreach requirements.

Criteria for Drawing Boundaries

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\0475272255\0475272255,,,Staff Report.docx Section 413 of the Charter and State law set forth the redistricting criteria that the City Council must follow when drawing district lines, which are summarized as follows:
 Substantially equal population of residents in each district, based on census data.  Compliance with the United States and California Constitutions, and with the Federal Voting Rights Act. These laws require that districts have substantially equal populations, are not drawn using race as a predominant consideration, and do not discriminate against any racial or language minority, including by diluting the voting power of any of those groups.
 Once those standards are met, Section 413 of the Charter states that the Council may consider to the extent practicable:
o natural boundaries, street lines and/or City boundaries; o geography;
o cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity and compactness of territory; and o community of interests within each District. “Communities of interest” generally means a population that shares common social or economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Communities of interest do not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.  Districts must not be adopted for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against a political party.

Finally, the FAIR MAPS Act requires that the term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which the council member was elected. It further requires that elections following redistricting should be conducted in such manner that a council member shall be elected for each district under the new district plan that has the same district number as a district whose incumbent’s term is due to expire.

Summary of the Advisory Redistricting Committee’s Work
Public Hearings: The Advisory Redistricting Commission held six public hearings at which it provided the public information about the redistricting process and relevant criteria, received public input on proposed districts and relevant communities of interest, provided direction to the demographer, Michael Wagaman of Wagaman Strategies, to draw draft plans, reviewed those drafts as well as two publicly submitted plans, proposed and reviewed revisions to those draft maps, and ultimately recommended that the City Council adopt the Rivera plan. In total, the Committee reviewed seven draft maps generated by the demographer and two publicly submitted maps. The Committee held the following public hearings:

Date Purpose
September 9, 2021 Introduction to redistricting; receive public input October 14, 2021 Receive final census data; receive public input

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\0475272255\0475272255,,,Staff Report.docx October 28, 2021 Receive public input; provide demographer direction for draft maps
November 18, 2021 Receive public input; review three draft maps; provide additional direction
November 30, 2021 Receive public input; review three revised draft maps; provide additional direction
December 9, 2021 Receive public input; live line-drawing; review and approve (6-0) (one member was absent) Rivera map for City Council review.

Summary of Plans Considered by Committee
According to 2020 census data the total population for the City of Watsonville was 52,760, which means the ideal size for each district is 7,537. The population increased by 1,561 from the 2010 census, when the City’s population was 51,199.

Watsonville’s population is 82.3% Latino, 3.2% Asian, .6% Black, and 12.3% White. The City’s citizen voting age population, which is an important data set used to ensure compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, is 78.3% Latino, 4.6% Asian, and .2% Black, and 15.8% White.

Two of the most important legal criteria are the one-person one-vote principle or the equal population principle, and compliance with Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, which is the general anti-discrimination voting rights statute.

Equal population: The population equality principle mandates that election districts contain approximately the same number of persons. There is a permissible range that is permitted for the least-populated and the most-populated district to deviate from the population of the ideal district. Generally the permissible range between the most-populated and the least populated district is a total of 10% or less. See Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 136 S.Ct. 1301 (2016). Because the population growth between 2010 and 2020 was modest and relatively evenly distributed throughout the City, the current districts were right at 10% total deviation using the new 2020 census data and after conforming to changes to census geography. That meant that the current districts could comply with the equal population requirement with little or no change.

That said, the Committee was concerned about the possibility that the 2020 census may have undercounted City residents and spent considerable time discussing the possibility of compensating for that possibility by under populating districts that may have been undercounted, while always adhering to the requirement that total deviation stay below 10%.

Working with the demographer and data from the California Census Complete Count Committee's Hard to Count (HTC) Index as created by the California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit, the Committee identified districts 1 and 2 as districts that contained areas that may have been undercounted.

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\0475272255\0475272255,,,Staff Report.docx The Voting Rights Act. The federal Voting Right Act provides that no “standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied . . . in a manner which results in a denial or abridgement of the right . . . to vote on account of race or color” or membership in a language minority group. 52 U.S.C. § 10301. “A violation [of Section 2] is established if, based on the totality of circumstances, it is shown that the political processes . . . are not equally open to participation by members of a class of citizens protected by subsection (a) of this section in that its members have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice.” Id. The City has a high concentration of Latinos, and every current district is has a majority Latino CVAP (current districts range between 78.3% and 52.9% Latino CVAP). Moreover, all of the draft maps considered by the Committee had majority Latino CVAP districts. As a result, there are no issues regarding fragmentation or over-concentration of Latino voting strength within any of the draft maps, and the draft maps do not raise concerns under the VRA.

Proposed Redistricting Plans
After receiving public input at three meetings, the Committee provided Mr. Wagaman direction to draw three draft maps on October 28. Mr. Wagaman presented those drafts at the public hearing on November 18. Those maps were:
 Green Plan: this plan minimized changes from the current districts, reduced population deviation, and corrected split census blocks between districts;  Blue Plan: this plan united Clifford Manor Apartments in single district and shifted Landmark Elementary School to district 4;
 Red Plan: this plan made a half-dozen Committee member directed changes at district borders.

In addition, at that hearing the Committee reviewed two publicly-submitted plans, the Hurst partial plan and a plan submitted by Committee member Maria Isabel Rodriguez. All of the draft plans and the Rodriguez plan were under 10% total deviation. After discussion of all three maps and some live line-drawing, the Committee requested Mr. Wagaman to draft three additional maps that modified the Green plan in various ways. The Committee directed Mr.

Wagaman to unite the downtown corridor into district 1 in the three variations and then provided him various other boundary changes to highlight in the three different draft maps. The Committee also directed Mr. Wagaman to consider, to the extent practicable, under populating districts 1 and 2 to compensate for the possible census undercount.

At the November 30, public hearing Mr. Wagaman presented the three variation maps, which were labelled the Lime Plan, the Emerald Plan, and the Pine Plan. After discussion of those plans and various other possibilities, the Committee requested an additional plan based on a proposal by Committee member Nick Rivera to take the Green plan and shift the boundary between Districts 2 and 6 from Brewington Ave/Cerritos Terrace to California Street (Rivera Plan).

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\0475272255\0475272255,,,Staff Report.docx At the December 9 meeting the Committee, after further discussion and review, voted 6-0 (one absent member) to recommend the Rivera plan. The Rivera plan has been reviewed by counsel and meets the legal redistricting criteria.

CONCLUSION
Please note that the adoption by the City Council of any of the eight complete draft maps considered by the Redistricting Advisory Committee would be permissible; all of those drafts comply with redistricting criteria.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Minutes

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1 1

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2 Actions Requested
Conduct hearing to familiarize with redistricting concepts and receive public input
Review plans, including recommendation of Community
Redistricting Advisory Committee
Select or amend final plan
2

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3 What is Redistricting?
Members elected from districts
Populations shift over time
Redistricting the act of
redrawing those lines
How those lines are drawn
affects how people are
represented
3

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4 Why Redistrict?
4 New Data: Census conducted every ten years
Evolving Rules: Federal/state law continue to change. Both through legislation and the courts
Public Input: Communities change over time. New
opportunities to engage public

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5 Committee Timeline
5 Hearing Purpose Date
1 • Education
• Public input
September 9
2 • Updated census data
• Public input
October 14
3 • Public input
• Initial direction
October 28
4 • Review plans (public & draft)
• Provide additional direction
November 18
5 • Review plans (public & revised)
• Provide additional direction
November 30
6 • Review plans
• Finalize and recommend
December 9

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6 Committee Plans
6 Current (1): Conforming to 2020 census geography
Initial (3): Green, Red, Blue
Public (2): Hurst, Rodriguez
Revised (3): Emerald, Lime, Pine
Recommended (1): Rivera

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7 Rivera Plan
7 Current* Rivera

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8 Council Timeline
8 Hearing Purpose Date
7 • Review plans & recommendations
• Select or amend final plan
January 20
8 • Adopt final plan February 8

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9 Criteria
Equal Population
Federal Law
Contiguous
Communities of interest
Compactness
Geography, Natural boundaries, and Streets
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10 Equal Population
Equal Population:
”Substantially equal in
population as required by
U.S. Constitution”
Exact: no. Good faith: yes
Deviation: Difference between
actual & ideal size
10% no longer clear “safe
harbor”
CA adjusts for incarcerated
populations
10 Equal Not

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11 Current Lines
11 ^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations + Boundaries adjusted to conform to 2020 Census geography when necessary #
Population^
Total Deviation
1 7,731 +2.6%
2 7,108 -5.7%
3 7,338 -2.6%
4 7,862 +4.3%
5 7,568 +0.4%
6 7,835 +4.0%
7 7,318 -2.9%
Total 52,760 10.0%
Ideal 7,537

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12 Federal Law
Race: Must not be the
“predominant” factor
Can consider along with
traditional, race-neutral, criteria
Traditional criteria must not be
subordinate
12 Vote Dilution (Voting Rights
Act): Avoid depriving minority
voters of an equal opportunity
to elect a candidate of their
choice
Discriminatory intent not
required, only effect

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13 Voting Rights Act
Gingles Criteria:

1. The minority group must be
sufficiently large and
geographically compact to
constitute a majority in a district

2. The minority group must be
politically cohesive

3. The white majority votes
sufficiently as a block to enable
it to usually defeat the
minority's preferred candidate
13 Cracking Packing
Concentrating
to minimize
influence in
other districts
Dispersing
into several
districts such
that a blockvoting majority
can routinely
outvote

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14 Current Lines
14 ^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations + Adjusted 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation * Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02
#
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH-White
1 7,731 +2.6% 2,732 78.3% 4.6% 0.2% 15.8%
2 7,108 -5.7% 2,803 75.4% 4.7% 0.1% 18.1%
3 7,338 -2.6% 3,705 70.8% 4.8% 3.0% 21.8%
4 7,862 +4.3% 3,559 62.2% 6.5% 0.0% 30.2%
5 7,568 +0.4% 4,073 66.5% 1.8% 1.0% 27.5%
6 7,835 +4.0% 4,312 61.9% 6.4% 1.1% 34.2%
7 7,318 -2.9% 3,931 52.9% 3.7% 1.1% 41.1%
Total 52,760 10.0% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%
Ideal 7,537

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15 Contiguous
Contiguity: All parts should be
connected
15 Non-Contiguous

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16 Communities of Interest
Community of Interest:

Population with common social
or economic interests
That should be in a single
district for fair/effective
representation
Minimize splits of communities
of interest into different districts
16 Split Community

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17 Communities of Interest
Examples: Common assets
like schools and shopping
areas, housing, culture and
language, and employment
Can consider existing data
such as city planning
information
17 Law generally does not limit
the kinds of interests that may
bind a community
No definitive dataset.

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18 Compactness
Compactness: Generally,
should be aware of shape and
appearance
Does not favor abstract shapes
or statistical measure
18 More Less

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19 Geography
Geography: Natural
boundaries, street lines, and/or
city boundaries
Can residents easily identify
where the district boundaries
are?
19 Geography

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20 Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering: From a
cartoon depicting an 1812
Massachusetts district
Shall not adopt for purpose of
favoring or discriminating
against a political party
20

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21 Census Geography
21 Type #
Average
Pop
Block 453 116
Block
Group 35 1,503
Tract 21 2,504

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22 Resources
22 Webpage
• www.cityofwatsonville.org/2193/Redistricting
• Will be maintained for ten years
Email
• [email protected]
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Prepared by
Rivera Plan(Recommended)
Current boundaries adjusted to conform with new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
1 7,492 -0.6% 2,632 78.6% 4.7% 0.2% 15.7%2 7,347 -2.5% 2,903 75.3% 4.6% 0.1% 18.1%3 7,655 +1.6% 4,024 67.8% 4.5% 2.7% 25.2%4 7,545 +0.1% 3,240 65.1% 7.2% 0.0% 26.8%5 7,568 +0.4% 4,073 66.5% 1.8% 1.0% 27.5%6 7,755 +2.9% 4,272 62.2% 6.3% 1.1% 33.9%7 7,398 -1.8% 3,971 52.7% 3.7% 1.1% 41.4%Total 52,760 5.4% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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Current boundaries adjusted to conform with
new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 Prepared byCurrent Districts (Adjusted)2020 Census Geography #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
1 7,731 +2.6% 2,732 78.3% 4.6% 0.2% 15.8%2 7,108 -5.7% 2,803 75.4% 4.7% 0.1% 18.1%3 7,338 -2.6% 3,705 70.8% 4.8% 3.0% 21.8%4 7,862 +4.3% 3,559 62.2% 6.5% 0.0% 30.2%5 7,568 +0.4% 4,073 66.5% 1.8% 1.0% 27.5%6 7,835 +4.0% 4,312 61.9% 6.4% 1.1% 34.2%7 7,318 -2.9% 3,931 52.9% 3.7% 1.1% 41.1%Total 52,760 10.0% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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Green Plan
Current boundaries adjusted to conform with new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
1 7,492 -0.6% 2,632 78.6% 4.7% 0.2% 15.7%2 7,543 +0.1% 3,017 73.8% 5.6% 0.1% 19.5%3 7,655 +1.6% 4,024 67.8% 4.5% 2.7% 25.2%4 7,545 +0.1% 3,240 65.1% 7.2% 0.0% 26.8%5 7,568 +0.4% 4,073 66.5% 1.8% 1.0% 27.5%6 7,559 +0.3% 4,158 62.8% 5.7% 1.1% 33.3%7 7,398 -1.8% 3,971 52.7% 3.7% 1.1% 41.4%Total 52,760 3.4% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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Red Plan
Current boundaries adjusted to conform with new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
1 7,470 -0.9% 2,647 78.8% 4.7% 0.2% 15.1%2 7,502 -0.5% 2,904 76.5% 1.5% 0.1% 21.2%3 7,655 +1.6% 4,024 67.8% 4.5% 2.7% 25.2%4 7,545 +0.1% 3,240 65.1% 7.2% 0.0% 26.8%5 7,498 -0.5% 4,034 66.2% 1.8% 1.0% 27.6%6 7,553 +0.2% 4,135 63.3% 5.8% 1.1% 33.2%7 7,537 +0.0% 4,131 51.2% 6.6% 1.1% 39.9%Total 52,760 2.5% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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Blue Plan
Current boundaries adjusted to conform with new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
1 7,782 +3.3% 2,413 83.5% 0.3% 0.3% 13.8%2 7,358 -2.4% 2,999 73.7% 5.0% 0.1% 19.0%3 7,338 -2.6% 3,705 70.8% 4.8% 3.0% 21.8%4 7,356 -2.4% 3,896 60.3% 8.3% 0.0% 31.0%5 7,773 +3.1% 3,859 67.5% 2.2% 1.0% 26.5%6 7,835 +4.0% 4,312 61.9% 6.4% 1.1% 34.2%7 7,318 -2.9% 3,931 52.9% 3.7% 1.1% 41.1%Total 52,760 6.9% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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Hurst Plan
Current boundaries adjusted to conform with new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
123 7,655 +1.6% 4,024 67.8% 4.5% 2.7% 25.2%4567Total 52,760 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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Rodriguez Plan
Current boundaries adjusted to conform with new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
1 7,636 +1.3% 2,354 87.9% 0.3% 0.3% 12.1%2 7,526 -0.1% 3,019 71.8% 2.6% 0.2% 22.5%3 7,581 +0.6% 3,952 68.5% 4.7% 2.8% 23.7%4 7,502 -0.5% 4,008 60.5% 7.7% 0.0% 31.9%5 7,426 -1.5% 3,787 73.8% 3.4% 0.3% 23.4%6 7,822 +3.8% 4,130 56.9% 5.3% 2.9% 35.6%7 7,267 -3.6% 3,865 52.7% 6.1% 0.0% 38.7%Total 52,760 7.4% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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Emerald Plan
Current boundaries adjusted to conform with new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
1 7,470 -0.9% 2,647 78.8% 4.7% 0.2% 15.1%2 7,178 -4.8% 2,869 73.5% 5.8% 0.1% 19.8%3 7,655 +1.6% 4,024 67.8% 4.5% 2.7% 25.2%4 7,545 +0.1% 3,240 65.1% 7.2% 0.0% 26.8%5 7,906 +4.9% 4,177 67.2% 1.8% 1.0% 27.7%6 7,608 +0.9% 4,187 62.5% 5.6% 1.1% 33.1%7 7,398 -1.8% 3,971 52.7% 3.7% 1.1% 41.4%Total 52,760 9.7% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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Prepared by
Lime Plan
Current boundaries adjusted to conform with new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
1 7,470 -0.9% 2,647 78.8% 4.7% 0.2% 15.1%2 7,384 -2.0% 2,960 73.1% 5.6% 0.1% 20.4%3 7,655 +1.6% 4,024 67.8% 4.5% 2.7% 25.2%4 7,545 +0.1% 3,240 65.1% 7.2% 0.0% 26.8%5 7,906 +4.9% 4,177 67.2% 1.8% 1.0% 27.7%6 7,608 +0.9% 4,187 62.5% 5.6% 1.1% 33.1%7 7,192 -4.6% 3,880 52.4% 3.8% 1.2% 41.5%Total 52,760 9.5% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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Pine Plan
Current boundaries adjusted to conform with new census geography when necessary^ 2020 Census Redistricting Data. Adjusted for incarcerated populations+ 2015-2019 American Community Survey Special Tabulation* Calculated pursuant to OMB BULLETIN NO. 00-02 #
Population^ Citizen Voting Age Population+
Total Deviation Total Latino* Asian* Black* NH- White
1 7,470 -0.9% 2,647 78.8% 4.7% 0.2% 15.1%2 7,376 -2.1% 2,953 73.2% 5.7% 0.1% 20.0%3 7,655 +1.6% 4,024 67.8% 4.5% 2.7% 25.2%4 7,545 +0.1% 3,240 65.1% 7.2% 0.0% 26.8%5 7,757 +2.9% 4,122 66.9% 1.9% 1.0% 27.5%6 7,559 +0.3% 4,158 62.8% 5.7% 1.1% 33.3%7 7,398 -1.8% 3,971 52.7% 3.7% 1.1% 41.4%Total 52,760 5.0% 65.9% 4.6% 1.0% 28.0%Ideal 7,537

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C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\2341551496\2341551496,,,Outreach Report.docx Agenda Report
MEETING DATE: Thursday, January 20, 2022
TO: City Council
FROM: CITY CLERK VÁZQUEZ FLORES
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE OUTREACH REPORT
STATEMENT OF ISSUES:

The Fair and Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities and Political Subdivisions (FAIR MAPS) Act (AB 849, 2019) codified in California Elections Code §§ 21500 et seq, requires the Council to encourage public participation (Election Code Section 21628) in the redistricting review process.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

No action required.

DISCUSSION:

The City underwent an exhaustive campaign to inform its residents about redistricting. As required by the Act, the City created a Webpage that explained the redistricting process, a mapping tool, meeting times, etc.

NOTICES
Required meeting notices were published in both the Register Pajaronian and the Santa Cruz Sentinel. The notices were posted on the City’s Website in the Public Hearings and Legal Notices Page with a link to the Redistricting Committee webpage. The notices were also sent to hundreds of emails consisting of media organizations, civil rights, civic engagement, and community groups and organizations that are active in the city, including those active in language minority communities according to Election Code subdivisions (1) and (2) of subdivision 21628 (a). Notices were also emailed to interested individuals.

FLYERS
Informational flyers were emailed to community partners, City commissions, and media outlets. Media releases were also emailed to all the local media outlets.

A redistricting article was published in the City’s Our Town newsletter that was sent out to nearly 16,000 City utility customers in October. The Newsletter is also available online.

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SOCIAL MEDIA
Information regarding all the meetings were published in the City’s website, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. The day of the meeting the information was reposted on all City social media pages.

MISCELLANEOUS
From October 25 to December 10, 2021, a banner was hung across Main Street, encouraging the community to submit Community of Interest forms and draw proposed district lines.

City Clerk staff attended the Watsonville Farmer’s Market to distribute flyers, inform the public about redistricting, and help with Communities of Interest Forms and/or draw maps.

Ads were published on the online version of the Register Pajaronian for five days before each meeting.

All of these materials and efforts were provided in English and Spanish.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

The recommendation supports Strategic Plan of Priority 7-Efficient and High Performing Government.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

The City has spent approximately $6000 on outreach.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

No action required.

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CITY OF WATSONVILLE

REMOTE/TELECONFERENCE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding a public hearing on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. The public may participate through https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1604661504 or iPhone one-tap US: +16692545252, 1604661504# or +16692161590, 1604661504# Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 (669) 254-5252 or +1 (669) 216-1590 or +1 (646) 828- 7666 Webinar ID: 160 466 1504.

Public Hearing
The Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding its first public hearing to inform the public regarding the Redistricting Process and to seek input from the public on how the district boundaries should be drawn to best represent our community.

This process is called redistricting and is important in ensuring that each city council member represents about the same number of constituents. Redistricting is done using U.S. Census data. The final map must be adopted no later than six months from the date the City receives the data from the State.

Why does redistricting matter to you?
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a council member.

How to provide input?
The public is be able to provide input in a variety of ways, including:
• In-person during the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee meeting; • By email [email protected] before September 3, 2021, by 4:00 p.m. (to be included in the Committee’s Agenda packet for the September 9 meeting);
• Via email to [email protected] after September 3, 2021, will be part of the record and submitted to the Committee for their consideration; or • Via regular mail or fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, 4th Floor, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736.

Spanish interpretation services will be available.

For further information, please call 768-3040 (City Clerk) or email [email protected].

Date: September 1, 2021 __/s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____ City Clerk
PUB: 9/3/21
Americans with Disabilities Act
The City of Watsonville, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access and/or participate in Community Redistricting Advisory Committee to please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (831) 768-3040, at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting to ensure that the City may assist you.

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CIUDAD DE WATSONVILLE

TELECONFERENCIA REMOTA
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
COMITÉ ASESOR COMUNITARIO DE REDISTRIBUCIÓN

DE DISTRITOS
POR ESTE MEDIO SE AVISA que el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos celebrará una audiencia pública el jueves 9 de septiembre de 2021 a las 6:30 p.m. El público puede participar a través de https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1604661504 ó iPhone de un solo toque EE. UU.: +16692545252, 1604661504 # ó +16692161590, 1604661504 # ó Teléfono: Marque (para mejor calidad, marque un número según su ubicación actual): EE. UU.:
+1 (669) 254-5252 o +1 (669) 216-1590 o +1 (646) 828- 7666 ID de Web: 160 466 1504.

Audiencia pública
El Comité Asesor Comunitario llevará a cabo su primera audiencia pública para informar al público sobre el Proceso de Redistribución de Distritos y para solicitar aporte público sobre cómo se deben trazar los límites de los distritos para representar mejor a nuestra población. ¿Qué es la redistribución?
Se requiere que la Ciudad de Watsonville altere y cambie los límites de los siete distritos de la Ciudad cada diez años después de cada censo federal, de acuerdo con el Artículo 413 de la Constitución de la Ciudad de Watsonville. Este proceso se llama redistribución de distritos y es importante para garantizar que cada miembro del consejo de la ciudad represente aproximadamente el mismo número de electores. La redistribución de distritos se realiza utilizando datos del Censo de los Estados Unidos. El mapa final debe adoptarse a más tardar seis meses después de la fecha en que la Ciudad recibe los datos del Estado.
¿Por qué le debe importar la redistribución de distritos? La redistribución de distritos determina qué vecindarios y comunidades se agrupan en un distrito con el fin de elegir a un miembro del concilio.
¿Cómo aportar comentarios?
El público puede aportar comentarios en diversas maneras, que incluyen:
• En persona durante la junta del Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos; • Por correo electrónico a [email protected] antes del 3 de septiembre de 2021, para las 4:00 p.m. (para poder ser incluido en la información de la agenda para la reunión del Comité del 9 de septiembre); • Por correo electrónico a [email protected] después del 3, de septiembre de 2021, será parte del registro y presentado al Comité para su consideración; o
• Por correo postal o fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, 4th Floor, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736.

Habrá servicios de interpretación al español.

Para obtener más información, llame al 768-3040 (Secretaría Municipal) o por correo electrónico a [email protected].

Fecha: 1 de septiembre 2021 __/s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____ Secretaria de la Ciudad
PUB: 9/3/21
Ley de Estadunidenses con Discapacidades
La Ciudad de Watsonville, para cumplir con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades ("ADA"), solicita a las personas que requieren adaptaciones especiales para acceder o participar en el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos que se comuniquen con la Secretaría Municipal al (831) 768-3040, al menos tres (3) días hábiles antes de la reunión programada para asegurarse de que la Ciudad pueda ayudarlo. Page 47 of 90

CITY OF WATSONVILLE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding a public hearing on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. at Starlight Elementary School, 225 Hammer Drive, Watsonville. The public may also participate through https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 or iPhone one-tap: US:
+16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# Or Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 669 216 1590 or +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673.

Public Hearing
The Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding its second public hearing to seek public input regarding how the district boundaries should be drawn and to identify communities of interest.

Why does redistricting matter to you?
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a council member.

How to provide input?
The public is able to provide input in a variety of ways, including:
• In-person during the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee meetings; • Via email to [email protected]; or • Via regular mail or fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, Suite 400, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736.

Spanish interpretation services will be available.

For further information, please call 768-3040 (City Clerk) or email [email protected].

Date: October 7 2021 __/s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____
City Clerk
PUB: 10/8/21
Americans with Disabilities Act
The City of Watsonville, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access and/or participate in Community Redistricting Advisory Committee meetings to please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (831) 768-3040, at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting to ensure that the City can assist you.

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CIUDAD DE WATSONVILLE
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
COMITÉ ASESOR COMUNITARIO DE
REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE DISTRITOS
POR ESTE MEDIO SE AVISA que el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos celebrará una audiencia pública el jueves 14 de octubre de 2021 a las 6:30 p.m. en la Escuela Primaria Starlight. El público también puede participar a través de https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 or iPhone one-tap: US:
+16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# Or Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 669 216 1590 or +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673 Audiencia pública
El Comité Asesor Comunitario llevará a cabo su segunda audiencia pública para solicitar aporte público sobre cómo se deben trazar los límites de los distritos para representar mejor a nuestra población.
¿Qué es la redistribución?
Se requiere que la Ciudad de Watsonville altere y cambie los límites de los siete distritos de la Ciudad cada diez años después de cada censo federal, de acuerdo con el Artículo 413 de la Constitución de la Ciudad de Watsonville. Este proceso se llama redistribución de distritos y es importante para garantizar que cada miembro del consejo de la ciudad represente aproximadamente el mismo número de electores. La redistribución de distritos se realiza utilizando datos del Censo de los Estados Unidos. El mapa final debe adoptarse a más tardar seis meses después de la fecha en que la Ciudad recibe los datos del Estado.
¿Por qué le debe importar la redistribución de distritos? La redistribución de distritos determina qué vecindarios y comunidades se agrupan en un distrito con el fin de elegir a un miembro del concilio.
¿Cómo aportar comentarios?
El público puede aportar comentarios en diversas maneras, que incluyen:
• En persona durante las juntas del Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos;
• Por correo electrónico a [email protected] • Por correo postal o fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, Suite 400, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736.

Habrá servicios de interpretación al español.

Para obtener más información, llame al 768-3040 (Secretaría Municipal) o por correo electrónico a [email protected].

Fecha: 7 de octubre de 2021 __/s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____ Secretaria de la Ciudad
PUB: 9/3/21
Ley de Estadunidenses con Discapacidades
La Ciudad de Watsonville, para cumplir con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades ("ADA"), solicita a las personas que requieren adaptaciones especiales para acceder o participar en el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos que se comuniquen con la Secretaría Municipal al (831) 768-3040, al menos tres (3) días hábiles antes de la reunión programada para asegurarse de que la Ciudad pueda ayudarlo.

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CITY OF WATSONVILLE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding a public hearing on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. at Ann Soldo Elementary School, 1140 Menasco Drive, Watsonville. The public may also participate through https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 or iPhone one-tap: US:
+16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# Or Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 669 216 1590 or +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673.

Public Hearing
The Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding its third public hearing to seek public input regarding how the district boundaries should be drawn and to identify communities of interest.

Why does redistricting matter to you?
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a council member.

Spanish interpretation services will be available.

For further information, please call 768-3040 (City Clerk) or email [email protected].

Date: October 19 2021 __/s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____
City Clerk
PUB: 10/22/21
Americans with Disabilities Act
The City of Watsonville, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access and/or participate in Community Redistricting Advisory Committee meetings to please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (831) 768-3040, at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting to ensure that the City can assist you.

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CIUDAD DE WATSONVILLE
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
COMITÉ ASESOR COMUNITARIO DE
REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE DISTRITOS
POR ESTE MEDIO SE AVISA que el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos celebrará una audiencia pública el jueves 28 de octubre de 2021 a las 6:30 p.m. en la Escuela Primaria Ann Soldo, 1140 Menasco Drive, Watsonville. El público también puede participar a través de https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 or iPhone onetap: US: +16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# Or Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 669 216 1590 or +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673 Audiencia pública
El Comité Asesor Comunitario llevará a cabo su segunda audiencia pública para solicitar aporte público sobre cómo se deben trazar los límites de los distritos para representar mejor a nuestra población.
¿Qué es la redistribución?
Se requiere que la Ciudad de Watsonville altere y cambie los límites de los siete distritos de la Ciudad cada diez años después de cada censo federal, de acuerdo con el Artículo 413 de la Constitución de la Ciudad de Watsonville. Este proceso se llama redistribución de distritos y es importante para garantizar que cada miembro del consejo de la ciudad represente aproximadamente el mismo número de electores. La redistribución de distritos se realiza utilizando datos del Censo de los Estados Unidos. El mapa final debe adoptarse a más tardar seis meses después de la fecha en que la Ciudad recibe los datos del Estado.
¿Por qué le debe importar la redistribución de distritos? La redistribución de distritos determina qué vecindarios y comunidades se agrupan en un distrito con el fin de elegir a un miembro del concilio.
¿Cómo aportar comentarios?
El público puede aportar comentarios en diversas maneras, que incluyen:
• En persona durante las juntas del Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos;
• Por correo electrónico a [email protected] • Por correo postal o fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, Suite 400, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736.

Habrá servicios de interpretación al español.

Para obtener más información, llame al 768-3040 (Secretaría Municipal) o por correo electrónico a [email protected].

Fecha: 19 de octubre de 2021 __/s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____ Secretaria de la Ciudad
Ley de Estadunidenses con Discapacidades
La Ciudad de Watsonville, para cumplir con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades ("ADA"), solicita a las personas que requieren adaptaciones especiales para acceder o participar en el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos que se comuniquen con la Secretaría Municipal al (831) 768-3040, al menos tres (3) días hábiles antes de la reunión programada para asegurarse de que la Ciudad pueda ayudarlo.

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CITY OF WATSONVILLE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding a public hearing on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in the Civic Plaza Community Rooms, 275 Main Street, Top Floor. The public may also participate through https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 or iPhone one-tap: US:
+16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# Or Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 669 216 1590 or +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673.

Public Hearing
The Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding its fourth public hearing to seek public input regarding how the district boundaries should be drawn and to identify communities of interest.

Why does redistricting matter to you?
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a council member.

For further information, please call 768-3040 (City Clerk) or email [email protected].

Date: November 9, 2021 /s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____
City Clerk
PUB: 11/12/2021
Americans with Disabilities Act
The City of Watsonville, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access and/or participate in Community Redistricting Advisory Committee meetings to please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (831) 768-3040, at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting to ensure that the City can assist you.

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CIUDAD DE WATSONVILLE
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
COMITÉ ASESOR COMUNITARIO DE
REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE DISTRITOS
POR ESTE MEDIO SE AVISA que el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos celebrará una audiencia pública el jueves 18 de noviembre de 2021 a las 6:30 p.m. en Salón Comunitario de la Plaza Cívica, 275 Main Street, último piso, Watsonville. El público también puede participar a través de https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 o iPhone one-tap: US: +16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# o Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 o +1 669 216 1590 o +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673
Audiencia pública
El Comité Asesor Comunitario llevará a cabo su segunda audiencia pública para solicitar aporte público sobre cómo se deben trazar los límites de los distritos para representar mejor a nuestra población.
¿Qué es la redistribución?
Se requiere que la Ciudad de Watsonville altere y cambie los límites de los siete distritos de la Ciudad cada diez años después de cada censo federal, de acuerdo con el Artículo 413 de la Constitución de la Ciudad de Watsonville. Este proceso se llama redistribución de distritos y es importante para garantizar que cada miembro del consejo de la ciudad represente aproximadamente el mismo número de electores. La redistribución de distritos se realiza utilizando datos del Censo de los Estados Unidos. El mapa final debe adoptarse a más tardar seis meses después de la fecha en que la Ciudad recibe los datos del Estado.
¿Por qué le debe importar la redistribución de distritos? La redistribución de distritos determina qué vecindarios y comunidades se agrupan en un distrito con el fin de elegir a un miembro del concilio.
¿Cómo aportar comentarios?
El público puede aportar comentarios en diversas maneras, que incluyen:
• En persona durante las juntas del Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos;
• Por correo electrónico a [email protected] • Por correo postal o fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, Suite 400, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736;
• Se puede trazar mapas en https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2193/Redistricting.

Habrá servicios de interpretación al español.

Para obtener más información, llame al 768-3040 (Secretaría Municipal) o por correo electrónico a [email protected].

Fecha: 9 de noviembre de 2021 __/s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____ Secretaria de la Ciudad
Ley de Estadunidenses con Discapacidades
La Ciudad de Watsonville, para cumplir con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades ("ADA"), solicita a las personas que requieren adaptaciones especiales para acceder o participar en el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos que se comuniquen con la Secretaría Municipal al (831) 768-3040, al menos tres (3) días hábiles antes de la reunión programada para asegurarse de que la Ciudad pueda ayudarlo.

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CITY OF WATSONVILLE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding a public hearing on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in the Civic Plaza Community Rooms, 275 Main Street, Top Floor. The public may also participate through https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 or iPhone one-tap: US:
+16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# Or Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 669 216 1590 or +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673.

Public Hearing
The Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding its fifth public hearing to seek public input regarding how the district boundaries should be drawn and to identify communities of interest.

Why does redistricting matter to you?
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a council member.

For further information, please call 768-3040 (City Clerk) or email [email protected].

Date: November 19, 2021 /s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____
City Clerk
PUB: 11/24/2021
Americans with Disabilities Act
The City of Watsonville, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access and/or participate in Community Redistricting Advisory Committee meetings to please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (831) 768-3040, at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting to ensure that the City can assist you.

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CIUDAD DE WATSONVILLE
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
COMITÉ ASESOR COMUNITARIO DE
REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE DISTRITOS
POR ESTE MEDIO SE AVISA que el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos celebrará una audiencia pública el martes 30 de noviembre de 2021 a las 6:30 p.m. en Salón Comunitario de la Plaza Cívica, 275 Main Street, último piso, Watsonville. El público también puede participar a través de https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 o iPhone one-tap: US: +16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# o Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 o +1 669 216 1590 o +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673
Audiencia pública
El Comité Asesor Comunitario llevará a cabo su quinta audiencia pública para solicitar aporte público sobre cómo se deben trazar los límites de los distritos para representar mejor a nuestra población. ¿Qué es la redistribución?
Se requiere que la Ciudad de Watsonville altere y cambie los límites de los siete distritos de la Ciudad cada diez años después de cada censo federal, de acuerdo con el Artículo 413 de la Constitución de la Ciudad de Watsonville. Este proceso se llama redistribución de distritos y es importante para garantizar que cada miembro del consejo de la ciudad represente aproximadamente el mismo número de electores. La redistribución de distritos se realiza utilizando datos del Censo de los Estados Unidos. El mapa final debe adoptarse a más tardar seis meses después de la fecha en que la Ciudad recibe los datos del Estado.
¿Por qué le debe importar la redistribución de distritos? La redistribución de distritos determina qué vecindarios y comunidades se agrupan en un distrito con el fin de elegir a un miembro del concilio.
¿Cómo aportar comentarios?
El público puede aportar comentarios en diversas maneras, que incluyen:
• En persona durante las juntas del Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos;
• Por correo electrónico a [email protected] • Por correo postal o fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, Suite 400, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736;
• Se puede trazar mapas en https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2193/Redistricting.

Habrá servicios de interpretación al español.

Para obtener más información, llame al 768-3040 (Secretaría Municipal) o por correo electrónico a [email protected].

Fecha: 19 de noviembre de 2021 __/s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____ Secretaria de la Ciudad
Ley de Estadunidenses con Discapacidades
La Ciudad de Watsonville, para cumplir con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades ("ADA"), solicita a las personas que requieren adaptaciones especiales para acceder o participar en el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos que se comuniquen con la Secretaría Municipal al (831) 768-3040, al menos tres (3) días hábiles antes de la reunión programada para asegurarse de que la Ciudad pueda ayudarlo.

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CITY OF WATSONVILLE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding a public hearing on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in the Civic Plaza Community Rooms, 275 Main Street, Top Floor. The public may also participate through https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 or iPhone one-tap: US:
+16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# Or Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 669 216 1590 or +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673.

Public Hearing
The Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding its sixth and last public hearing to consider which map(s) to recommend to the Council for adoption.

Why does redistricting matter to you?
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a council member.

For further information, please call 768-3040 (City Clerk) or email [email protected].

Date: December 1, 2021 /s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____
City Clerk
PUB: 12/3/2021
Americans with Disabilities Act
The City of Watsonville, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access and/or participate in Community Redistricting Advisory Committee meetings to please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (831) 768-3040, at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting to ensure that the City can assist you.

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CIUDAD DE WATSONVILLE
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
COMITÉ ASESOR COMUNITARIO DE
REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE DISTRITOS
POR ESTE MEDIO SE AVISA que el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos celebrará una audiencia pública el jueves 9 de diciembre a las 6:30 p.m. en Salón Comunitario de la Plaza Cívica, 275 Main Street, último piso, Watsonville. El público también puede participar a través de https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673 o iPhone one-tap: US: +16692545252,,1608214673# or +16692161590,,1608214673# o Telephone: US: +1 669 254 5252 o +1 669 216 1590 o +1 646 828 7666 Webinar ID: 160 821 4673
Audiencia pública
El Comité Asesor Comunitario llevará a cabo su sexta y última audiencia pública para considerar los mapa(s) que recomendarán al Concilio para su adopción.
¿Qué es la redistribución?
Se requiere que la Ciudad de Watsonville altere y cambie los límites de los siete distritos de la Ciudad cada diez años después de cada censo federal, de acuerdo con el Artículo 413 de la Constitución de la Ciudad de Watsonville. Este proceso se llama redistribución de distritos y es importante para garantizar que cada miembro del consejo de la ciudad represente aproximadamente el mismo número de electores. La redistribución de distritos se realiza utilizando datos del Censo de los Estados Unidos. El mapa final debe adoptarse a más tardar seis meses después de la fecha en que la Ciudad recibe los datos del Estado.
¿Por qué le debe importar la redistribución de distritos? La redistribución de distritos determina qué vecindarios y comunidades se agrupan en un distrito con el fin de elegir a un miembro del concilio.
¿Cómo aportar comentarios?
El público puede aportar comentarios en diversas maneras, que incluyen:
• En persona durante las juntas del Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos;
• Por correo electrónico a [email protected] • Por correo postal o fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, Suite 400, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736;
• Se puede trazar mapas en https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2193/Redistricting.

Habrá servicios de interpretación al español.

Para obtener más información, llame al 768-3040 (Secretaría Municipal) o por correo electrónico a [email protected].

Fecha: 1 de diciembre __/s/Beatriz Vázquez Flores____
Secretaria de la Ciudad
Ley de Estadunidenses con Discapacidades
La Ciudad de Watsonville, para cumplir con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades ("ADA"), solicita a las personas que requieren adaptaciones especiales para acceder o participar en el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos que se comuniquen con la Secretaría Municipal al (831) 768-3040, al menos tres (3) días hábiles antes de la reunión programada para asegurarse de que la Ciudad pueda ayudarlo.

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9/2/2021 City of Watsonville Mail - Public Hearing Notice: Community Redistricting Advisory Committee https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=f3a85c1b77&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1709833091005934124%7Cmsg-f%3A17098330910059… 1/5 Beatriz Flores <[email protected]>
Public Hearing Notice: Community Redistricting Advisory Committee 1 message
City of Watsonville <[email protected]> Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 4:05 PM Reply-To: [email protected]
To: Bea Flores <[email protected]>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2, 2021
Contact:

Beatriz Vázquez Flores
City Clerk
831.768.5679
Email: [email protected]
Public Hearing Notice
Community Redistricting Advisory Committee
Watsonville, CA – NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee will be holding a public hearing on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 6:30 p.m.

The public may participate through:

Zoom: https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1604661504 By Phone: US: +16692545252, 1604661504# or +16692161590, 1604661504# Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

US: +1 (669) 254-5252 or +1 (669) 216-1590 or +1 (646) 828- 7666 Webinar ID: 160 466 1504.

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What is redistricting?
The City of Watsonville is required to alter and change the boundaries of the seven City districts every ten years after each federal census, according to Section 413 of the Charter of the City of Watsonville. This process is called redistricting and is important in ensuring that each city council member represents about the same number of constituents. Redistricting is done using U.S.

Census data. The final map must be adopted no later than six months from the date the City receives the data from the State.

Why does redistricting matter to you?
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a council member.

How to provide input?
The public is be able to provide input in a variety of ways, including:

In-person during the Community Redistricting Advisory Committee meeting; By email [email protected] before September 3, 2021, by 4pm (to be included in the Committee’s Agenda packet for the September 9 meeting); Via email to [email protected] after September 3, 2021, will be part of the record and submitted to the Committee for their consideration; or Via regular mail or fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, 4th Floor, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736.

Spanish interpretation services will be available. For further information, please call 768-3040 (City Clerk) or email [email protected]. ###
September 9th Redistricting Flyer Redistricting Committee Meetings AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
COMITÉ ASESOR COMUNITARIO DE REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE DISTRITOS POR ESTE MEDIO SE AVISA que el Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos celebrará una audiencia pública el jueves 9 de septiembre de 2021 a las 6:30 p.m.

El público puede participar a través de
Zoom: https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1604661504

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9/2/2021 City of Watsonville Mail - Public Hearing Notice: Community Redistricting Advisory Committee https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=f3a85c1b77&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1709833091005934124%7Cmsg-f%3A17098330910059… 3/5 ó iPhone de un solo toque EE. UU.: +16692545252, 1604661504 # ó +16692161590, 1604661504 # ó
Teléfono: Marque (para mejor calidad, marque un número según su ubicación actual): EE. UU.:
+1 (669) 254-5252 o +1 (669) 216-1590 o +1 (646) 828- 7666 ID de Web: 160 466 1504.

En persona durante la junta del Comité Asesor Comunitario de Redistribución de Distritos; Por correo electrónico a [email protected] antes del 3 de septiembre de 2021, para las 4:00 p.m. (para poder ser incluido en la información de la agenda para la reunión del Comité del 9 de septiembre); Por correo electrónico a [email protected] después del 3, de septiembre de 2021, será parte del registro y presentado al Comité para su consideración; o
Por correo postal o fax: City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, 4th Floor, Watsonville, CA 95076. Fax: (831) 761-0736

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9/2/2021 City of Watsonville Mail - Public Hearing Notice: Community Redistricting Advisory Committee https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=f3a85c1b77&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1709833091005934124%7Cmsg-f%3A17098330910059… 4/5 Habrá servicios de interpretación al español. Para obtener más información, llame al 768-3040 (Secretaría Municipal) o por correo electrónico a [email protected].

About Watsonville:

Watsonville, California is known all over the world for its long and rich heritage as a center for agriculture – especially berries. Watsonville is located 95 miles south of San Francisco at the southern end of Santa Cruz County, covers 6.6 square miles, and has a population of 53,021 (2018). Watsonville is also a proving ground for entrepreneurs and businesses from all types of industries and emerging technologies. Its central location, nestled between the Monterey Bay and the Santa Cruz mountains, offers growing companies quick and easy highway access. Watsonville’s location is topped only by its ideal climate and the rustic, small town charm of a close-knit rural community. The Watsonville area offers many amenities to visitors and tourists, including beaches, mountains, wine, food, activities and more! For more information, visit www.cityofwatsonville.org.

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Thursday
September 9
6:30 pm
Join Us Via Zoom
Phone: +1 669 254 5252
Meeting ID: 160 821 4673
https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673
Every 10 years, Watsonville uses
new census data to redraw district
boundaries. This process ensures
equal distribution of population
between council districts and
establishes who is eligible to
represent the community in the
City Council.

For more information please call
(831)768-3040
Committee Meeting

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jueves
9 de Septiembre
6:30 pm
Únete a Nosotros Via Zoom
Teléfono: +1 669 254 5252
ID de reunión: 160 821 4673
https://cityofwatsonville-org.zoomgov.com/j/1608214673
Cada 10 años, Watsonville utiliza
datos del censo para volver a trazar los
límites de los distritos. Este proceso
asegura una distribución equitativa
de la población entre los distritos
del ayuntamiento y establece quién
es elegible para representar a la
comunidad en el Concilio de la Ciudad.

Para obtener más información, llame al
(831)768-3040
Reuniones del comité:

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How do I get involved?
(831)768-3040
Every 10 years,
Watsonville uses new
census data to redraw district
boundaries. This process
ensures equal distribution of
population between council
districts and establishes
who is eligible to represent
the community in the
City Council.

For more information and meeting locations visit
www.cityofwatsonville.org/2193/Redistricting
We encourage all Watsonville residents to provide
input by participating in any of the scheduled
meetings, submitting input to the City Clerk's
Office at:

Spanish translation
will be available during all meetings
Committee Meetings
Meetings start at 6:30 pm
*Note: Future meetings will be held in person
or virtually depending on COVID-19 surges.
• September 9* (Virtual)
• October 14 & 28
• November 18
• December 9
275 Main St., Suite 400
Watsonville, CA 95076
[email protected]

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¿Cómo me involucro?
(831)768-3040
Cada 10 años,
Watsonville utiliza datos
del censo para volver a trazar los
límites de los distritos. Este
proceso asegura una distribución
equitativa de la población entre los
distritos del ayuntamiento y
establece quién es elegible para
representar a la comunidad
en el Concilio de
la Ciudad .

Para obtener más información y lugares de reunión, visite www.cityofwatsonville.org/2193/Redistricting
Animamos a todos los residentes de Watsonville a
que brinden su opinión participando en cualquiera
de las reuniones programadas, enviando sus
comentarios a la Secretaría Municipal en:

Traducción al español estará disponible
durante todas las reuniones.

Reuniones del comité:

Las reuniones comienzan
a las 6:30 pm
*Nota: Las reuniones se llevarán a cabo
en persona o virtualmente dependiendo
de los aumentos repentinos de COVID-19.
• 9 de septiembre * (Virtual)
• 14 y 28 de octubre
• 18 de noviembre
• 9 de diciembre
275 Main St., Suite 400
Watsonville, CA 95076
[email protected]

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City Clerk
(831) 768-3040
For more information visit
www.cityofwatsonville.org/2193/Redistricting
275 Main St., Suite 400
Watsonville, CA 95076
[email protected]
Public Hearing
The Community Redistricting Advisory Committee
will be holding its second public hearing to seek
public input regarding how the district boundaries
should be drawn and to identify communities of
interest.

What is redistricting?
The City of Watsonville is required to alter and
change the boundaries of the seven City districts
every ten years after each federal census. This
process is important in ensuring that each city
council member represents about the same number
of constituents. Redistricting is done using U.S.

Census data. The final map must be adopted no
later than six months from the date the City receives
the data from the State.

Why does redistricting matter to you?
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and
communities are grouped together into a district
for purposes of electing a council member.

How to provide input?
The public is able to provide input by
participating in the Committee meetings or
by:

Or Join Us Via Zoom
Phone: +1 669 254 5252
Meeting ID: 160 821 4673
Starlight Elementary School
225 Hammer Drive, Watsonville.

Committee Meeting Thursday
October 14
6:30pm
Spanish interpretation services will be available

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(831) 768-3040
Secretaría Municipal
For more information visit
www.cityofwatsonville.org/2193/Redistricting
275 Main St., Suite 400
Watsonville, CA 95076
[email protected]
Audiencia pública
El Comité de Redistribución de Distritos Comunitarios llevará a cabo su segunda audiencia pública para buscar la opinión del público sobre cómo se deben
trazar los límites de los distritos y para identificar las comunidades de interés.
¿Qué es la redistribución de distritos?
Se requiere que la Ciudad de Watsonville altere y
cambie los límites de los siete distritos de la Ciudad
cada diez años después de cada Censo Federal.

Este proceso es importante para garantizar que
cada miembro del Concilio Municipal represente
aproximadamente el mismo número de electores.

La redistribución de distritos se realiza utilizando
datos del censo de EE. UU. El mapa final debe
adoptarse a más tardar seis meses a partir de la
fecha en que la Ciudad recibe los datos del Estado.
¿Por qué le importa la redistribución de distritos?
La redistribución de distritos determina qué
vecindarios y comunidades se agrupan en un
distrito para elegir a un miembro del Concilio.
¿Cómo aportar información?
El público puede aportar su opinión al
participar en las reuniones del Comité o por:

O únete a nosotros a
través de Zoom
Phone: +1 669 254 5252
Meeting ID: 160 821 4673
Starlight Elementary School
225 Hammer Drive, Watsonville.

Reunion del comité: Jueves
14 de Octubre
6:30pm
Servicios de interpretación al español disponibles

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Census data. The final map must be adopted no
later than six months from the date the City receives
the data from the State.

Why does redistricting matter to you?
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and
communities are grouped together into a district
for purposes of electing a council member.

How to provide input?
The public is able to provide input by
participating in the Committee meetings or
by:

Or Join Us Via Zoom
Phone: +1 669 254 5252
Meeting ID: 160 821 4673
Ann Soldo Elementary School
1140 Menasco Drive, Watsonville.

Committee Meeting Thursday
October 28
6:30pm
Spanish interpretation services will be available

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(831) 768-3040
Secretaría Municipal
Para obtener más información visite
www.cityofwatsonville.org/2193/Redistricting
275 Main St., Suite 400
Watsonville, CA 95076
[email protected]
Audiencia pública
El Comité de Redistribución de Distritos Comunitarios llevará a cabo su segunda audiencia pública para buscar la opinión del público sobre cómo se deben
trazar los límites de los distritos y para identificar las comunidades de interés.
¿Qué es la redistribución de distritos?
Se requiere que la Ciudad de Watsonville altere y
cambie los límites de los siete distritos de la Ciudad
cada diez años después de cada Censo Federal.

Este proceso es importante para garantizar que
cada miembro del Concilio Municipal represente
aproximadamente el mismo número de electores.

O acompáñenos a
través de Zoom
Phone: +1 669 254 5252
Meeting ID: 160 821 4673
Ann Soldo Elementary School
1140 Menasco Drive, Watsonville.

Reunión del comité: Jueves
28 de octubre
6:30pm
Servicios de interpretación al español disponibles

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COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MEETING
September 9, 2021 City of Watsonville
6:35 P.M. Teleconference/Remote
6:35 P.M.
1 ROLL CALL & INTRODUCTIONS:

Members Cabadas, Dodge Sr., Hernandez, Rodríguez, Salcido, and Sigismondi were present. Member Rivera was absent.

Staff members present were City Clerk Vázquez Flores, Assistant City Clerk Ortiz, Special Counsel Willis, and Demographer Wagaman.

2. NEW BUSINESS

2.a. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
1) Nomination of Chair
City Clerk Vázquez Flores asked for a nomination for Chair. 2) MOTION: It was moved by Member Hernandez, seconded by Member Salcido, and carried by the vote to nominate Member Dodge Sr. as Chair.

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Dodge Sr., Hernandez, Rodríguez, Salcido, and Sigismondi
NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Rivera
3) Nomination of Vice-Chair
4) MOTION: It was moved by Chair Dodge Sr. and seconded by Member Hernandez to nominate Member Hernandez as Vice-chair.

Member Cabadas nominated Member Rodríguez for Vice-Chair; Member Rodríguez declined.

The motion by Chair Dodge Sr. nominating Member Hernandez carried by the following vote:

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Hernández, Rodríguez, Salcido, and Sigismondi, Dodge Sr
NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Rivera

3. REPORTS TO COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE – No Action Required
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2 3.a. Brown Act Presentation & Procedural Requirements by Special Counsel Willis 1) Oral Report
Special Counsel Willis gave report regarding the Brown Act and FAIR MAPS Act requirements. He also covered social media requirements. 2) Committee Clarifying & Technical Questions
Vice-chair Hernandez asked if members could visit other governmental agencies’ websites and ask questions and share posts. Special Counsel Willis explained that was fine, but a problem would arise if other Committee Members started asking questions or sharing the post.

Member Salcido asked if she shared a post from the City and another Member shared or liked her post would that be a violation. Special Counsel Willis said that Members could post but not like or share each other’s posts.

Member Cabadas asked about when the agenda needed to be posted if the Notification needed to be done five days in advance of the meeting. Special Counsel Willis said that the public hearing notice was required to be published five days in advance; however the FAIR Maps Act was not clear as to the content of the agenda; therefore the 72-hour Brown Act Law would apply.

City Clerk Vázquez Flores added that the City Clerk’s Office would be publishing the agenda the Thursday before the meeting, which would be well in advance of the meeting.

Member Cabadas asked if having a chat feature in the virtual call would be a violation of the Brown Act. Special Counsel Willis explained that as long as the chat feature was only available for the public and not the Committee Member then it would not be a violation of the Brown Act.

Chair Dodge Sr. asked when the FAIR Maps Act was adopted. Special Counsel Willis and Demographer answered that it was adopted in 2019 and amended in 2020 and gave background history of the Act.

Vice-chair Hernandez said that other social media such as emails, messenger, etc. would also apply to the Brown Act. Special Counsel Willis reiterated that all social media was included.
3) Public Input
Steve Trujillo asked if as a Cabrillo Community College Board Trustee he complement Felipe Hernandez post, since both them are trustees would there be violation. Special Counsel Willis said that if Mr. Trujillo was complementing Mr. Hernandez as it related to the business of the Committee it would not be a violation.

3.b. Redistricting Background and Process Presentation by Michael Wagaman 1) Oral Report by Michael Wagaman
2) Committee Clarifying & Technical Questions
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3 Mr. Wagaman in response to Member Salcido’s questions, explained the population shifts and how they are determined by the American Community Survey (ACS). He also explained how the incarcerated population is redistributed to their place of residence.

Mr. Wagaman, answering Member Cabadas’ questions, said that the Community of Interest Form was already available for the public to use and the tools to draw the maps would be available after October 17.

City Clerk Vázquez Flores added that the printed forms would be in her office and at both Watsonville Public libraries.

Answering Member Salcido’s and Cabadas’ questions, City Clerk Vázquez Flores said that all the materials would be translated into Spanish and that there would be an interpreter at every Committee meeting. She said that the law required the City provide translation into another language if requested.

Mr. Wagaman answering Chair Dodge’s question, that all community of interest submittals would be presented to the Committee for consideration.

Mr. Wagaman and Special Counsel Willis answered Chair Dodge’s question regarding incumbency.

Chair Dodge gave a brief historical background of the lawsuit to have the City conduct its elections by district to answer Member Salcido’s question. 3) Public Input
Eli asked that materials be provided in Mixteco.

4. PUBLIC HEARINGS

4.a. Public Input to Gather Testimony About Communities of Interest 1) Oral Report by Mr. Willis and Mr. Wagaman
Special Counsel Willis explained that at thiat time, the public had the opportunity to give any comments.
2) Committee Clarifying & Technical Questions
None.
3) Public Hearing
Karina Moreno asked if the maps would be weighed differently depending on the format.

Mr. Wagaman said that it did not matter what format the submissions were done, every single one would be presented to the Committee in the same format.

City Clerk Vázquez Flores said that there would be computers in the two libraries and in her office that the public could use to draw the maps. 4) Appropriate Motion(s) None.

5. ADJOURNMENT
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4 The meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m.
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Daniel Dodge Sr., Chair
ATTEST:
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Beatriz Vázquez Flores, City Clerk
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MINUTES

COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MEETING
October 14, 2021 Starlight Elementary School
6:37 P.M. 225 Hammer Drive
& Zoom

1. ROLL CALL:

Chair Dodge, Vice-chair Hernandez (arrived at 6:49 p.m.), and Members Cabadas, Salcido, and Rivera were present. Members Rodríguez and Sigismondi were absent.

Staff members present were City Clerk Vázquez Flores, Assistant City Clerk Ortiz, Special Counsel Willis, Executive Assistant Pacheco, and Interpreter Landaverry.

2. PRESENTATIONS & ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

2.a ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Steve Trujillo said he was one of the original signatories to support district elections. He also spoke about the one-person one-vote rule.

2.b ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS (None)

3. CONSENT AGENDA
PUBLIC INPUT (None)

3.a MOTION APPROVING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
MOTION: It was moved by Member Rivera, seconded by Member Salcido, and carried by the following vote to approve Item 3.a:

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Rivera, Salcido, Dodge
NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Hernandez, Rodriguez, Sigismondi

3.b COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT
MOTION: It was moved by Member Rivera, seconded by Member Cabadas, and carried by the following vote to approve Item 3.b:

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Rivera, Salcido, Dodge
NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Hernandez, Rodriguez, Sigismondi

4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA (None)
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5. REPORTS TO COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE -No Action Required

5.a UPDATED CENSUS DATA & TOOLS
1) Oral Report by Special Counsel Willis and Assistant City Clerk Ortiz Special Counsel Willis updated the Committee on the new census data, which included the incarcerated population.

Assistant City Clerk Ortiz showed the Committee the City’s Redistricting webpage and explained how to use the map drawing tools.
2) Committee Members Questions
Member Salcido asked if the map with the slices could include the current district boundaries.

Member Hernandez asked if the maps could include arterial streets and voting precincts.
3) Public Input
Rebecca J. García asked if the difference of 1,000 in population from 2011 would affect the redistricting boundaries.

Special Counsel Willis said that differences in population figures depended on who was counting, but the most accurate number was from the census data, and those were the numbers that would be used for the redistricting.

City Clerk Vázquez Flores further explained that the City receives population information every year from the California Department of Finance. The City updates their Website every year; however, the official data is the one from the Census Bureau.

Lowell Hurst stated there was not a loss in population because the number of vehicles in Watsonville had increased dramatically.

Steve Trujillo said he agreed with Mr. Hurst in that there was a big increase in population and there was a census undercount.

Special Counsel Willis said that the city of Los Angeles was exploring using the 10% deviation as a tool to add population to those areas where they believed to be undercounted.

In response Member Rivera’s question, Mr. Willis explained what deviation meant to the public.

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS

6.a SUMMARY OF REDISTRICTING CRITERIA TO GUIDE PUBLIC INPUT 1) Oral Report by Special Counsel Willis
Special Counsel Willis gave a brief update of the redistricting criteria and the schedule. 2) Committee Members Questions (None)
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3) Public Hearing
Chair Dodge opened the Public Hearing.

Steve Trujillo said that District 7 should remain the same because it was a community of interest. City Clerk Vázquez Flores told Mr. Trujillo to submit his forms to the City Clerk’s Office.

Hearing no one else, Chair Dodge closed the public hearing.

7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
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Daniel Dodge Sr., Chair
ATTEST:
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Beatriz Vázquez Flores, City Clerk
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9 MINUTES

COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MEETING
October 28, 2021 Ann Soldo Elementary School
6:30 P.M. 1140 Menasco Drive
& Zoom
6:34 P.M.
1 ROLL CALL
Members Cabadas, Dodge Sr., Hernandez (arrived at 6:45 p.m.), Rivera, Rodríguez, Salcido, and Sigismondi were present.

Staff members present were City Clerk Vázquez Flores, Assistant City Clerk Ortiz, Executive Assistant Pacheco, Special Counsel Willis, Demographer Wagaman, and Interpreter Landaverry.

2. PRESENTATIONS & ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

2.a ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC (None)

2.b ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS (None)

3. CONSENT AGENDA
PUBLIC INPUT (None)
MOTION: It was moved by Member Sigismondi, seconded by Member Salcido, and carried by the following vote to approve the Consent Agenda:

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Rivera, Rodriguez, Salcido, Sigismondi, Dodge NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Hernandez

3.a MOTION APPROVING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA (None)

5. REPORTS TO COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE -No Action Required

5.a SPECIAL COUNSEL REPORT
1) Oral Report by Special Counsel Willis
2) Committee Members Questions

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10 In answering Member Cabadas, Special Counsel Willis explained the process the City of Los Angeles used to adjust their district boundaries, considering undercounted populations.

Special Counsel Willis, in answering Chair Dodge, stated cities were required to use deviation numbers to create district maps, regardless of perceived undercounted populations.
3) Public Input
Steve Trujillo, Cabrillo Board of Trustees, stated his connection via Zoom was unstable, but would try to participate.

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS

6.a PUBLIC INPUT AND INITIAL DIRECTION
1) Oral Report by Demographer Wagaman
2) Committee Members Questions
In answering Chair Dodge, Demographer Wagaman spoke about census blocks that were split by district boundaries and explained how they could be moved to conform with established requirements.

Demographer Wagaman, in answering Member Salcido, explained that census blocks must stay whole when being assigned to a district and stated the standard deviation needed to be within the allotted ten percent.

Member Hernandez spoke about potentially undercounted census tracts and issues it would have on establishing new district boundaries. Demographer Wagaman spoke about options for addressing undercounted areas and ways staff could help the committee make responsible decisions when creating maps.

In answering Chair Dodge, Demographer Wagaman stated he would provide language preference data for the Committee to review.

In answering Member Cabadas, Demographer Wagaman spoke about a new tool that would be available to the public for map creation. Member Cabadas requested that the Excel Map Creation Tool on the website be simplified, so that more members of the public could understand how to use it.

Demographer Wagaman stated he would digitize any submission of maps, regardless of the format.
3) Public Hearing
Chair Dodge opened the Public Hearing.

Rebecca J. García stated Clifford Apartments were a community of interest and should be kept in one district as opposed to being split between Districts 4 and 5. She asked that poverty level data be provided to the Committee, so that they could anticipate where undercounted populations resided.

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11 Lowell Hurst requested that Slice 317 be placed in District 3.

Hearing no one else, Chair Dodge closed the public hearing. 4) Appropriate Motion(s)
Member Rodriguez asked that Landmark Elementary School be placed in District 4, so that each district had a school within its boundaries.

Chair Dodge requested that the area surrounded by Tuttle Avenue, Lake Avenue, Brewington Avenue, and Rogers Avenue be shifted between Districts 2 and 7.

Member Salcido requested Demographer Wagaman reduce deviation between Districts 2 and 6.

Chair Dodge asked Demographer Wagaman to create a map where the Lincoln Street corridor was in District 5. Demographer Wagaman stated he would create maps where the Clifford Apartments were in either District 4 or 5.

Member Hernandez requested that all of the downtown area be in District 1.

Chair Dodge requested that the area East of Brennan Street, currently in District 1, be shifted to District 5.

City Clerk Vázquez Flores offered to schedule an additional meeting for November 30, 2021, to allow for more Committee discussion. The committee agreed to schedule the tentative additional meeting.

Member Hernandez requested copies of the Redistricting Proposal Map worksheet in larger print.

7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
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Daniel Dodge Sr., Chair
ATTEST:
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Beatriz Vázquez Flores, City Clerk

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COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
November 18, 2021 City of Watsonville
6:34 P.M. Community Room
275 Main Street Top Floor
Teleconference/Remote
1 ROLL CALL
Chair Dodge Sr., Vice Chair Hernandez, and Members Cabadas, Rivera, Rodríguez, and Salcido were present. Member Sigismondi was absent.

Staff members present were City Clerk Vázquez Flores, Assistant City Clerk Ortiz, Executive Assistant Pacheco, Special Counsel Willis, Demographer Wagaman, and Interpreter Landaverry.

2. PRESENTATIONS & ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

2.a ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC (None)

2.b ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Member Hernandez thanked City Clerk Vázquez Flores for keeping the Committee abreast of Santa Cruz County Redistricting.

Chair Dodge stated the County would be keeping Scotts Valley within one County Supervisorial District, while Watsonville would continue to be split between two districts.

3. CONSENT AGENDA
PUBLIC INPUT (None)
MOTION: It was moved by Member Rivera, seconded by Member Hernandez, and carried by the following vote to approve the Consent Agenda:

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Hernandez, Rivera, Rodriguez, Salcido, Dodge
NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Sigismondi

3.a MOTION APPROVING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 28, 2021

4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA (None)

5. REPORTS TO COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

5.a SPECIAL COUNSEL REPORT
1) Oral Report by Special Counsel Willis and Demographer Wagaman 2) Committee Members Questions

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14 In answering Member Hernandez, Special Counsel Willis explained that the Fair Maps Act, which overruled the Charter in regards to City Council incumbents, would allow incumbents to serve through the end of their terms despite district boundaries moving them out of their district.

He added that councilmembers shifted out of their districts could pursue election in their new district.

Demographer Wagaman answered questions from Member Salcido regarding the standard deviation in the different proposed maps.
3) Public Input
Steve Trujillo asked the Committee to not redraw district boundaries which would move incumbents outside their districts.

Pedro Castillo asked the Committee to not prioritize incumbency when re-drawing district boundaries.

Demographer Wagaman answered questions from Council Member García regarding how the Committee could adjust district boundaries to consider potentiallundercounted areas. City Council Member. García requested that voter registration numbers be overlayed on the proposed maps. Demographer Wagaman stated he could add vote information at the Committee’s direction.

Pedro Castillo stated the Committee could not use voter information as criteria for drawing district boundaries.

City Council Member Hurst asked the Committee to focus on criteria outlined in the Fair Maps Act, while working to minimize the need for special elections.

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS

6.a PUBLIC INPUT AND INITIAL DIRECTION
1) Oral Report by Demographer Willis
2) Committee Members Questions
Demographer Willis answered questions from Member Salcido regarding calculation of standard deviation and minority population distribution. 3) Public Hearing
Steve Trujillo asked the Committee to keep the district boundaries the same until a new more accurate census count was conducted.

City Council Member García asked the Committee to focus on the Blue Map and the Rodriguez Map as they were the only maps that addressed the Clifford Apartments Community of Interest. 4) Appropriate Motion(s)
Member Hernandez asked for modifications to the Green Plan to include parcels west of Union Street in District 1.

Chair Dodge requested that the Green Map include the properties surrounded by East Lake, Hushbeck Avenue, East Beach, and Beck Street in District 2.

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15 Member Cabadas stressed the importance of leaving Districts 1 and 2 with lower populations than other districts as an undercount was likely in those districts.

Member Salcido instructed Demographer Wagaman to move the property surrounded by Freedom Boulevard, Brennan Street, East 5th Street, and Sudden Street from District 1 to District 5. Member Salcido asked Demographer Wagaman to make additional changes to the Green Map to unite the downtown corridor, keep populations in District 1 and 2 low, and minimize the standard deviation in creation of a new map.

At Member Cabadas’ request, Demographer Wagaman, in addition to previous requested changes, added the properties surrounded by East Lake Avenue, Berman Lane, East Beach Street, and Beck Street to District 1. This would result in a second new map.

Member Salcido requested a third map prepared that would unite the downtown corridor and make necessary adjustments throughout the entire map to minimize the standard deviation.

In answering Member Rodriguez, Members Cabadas, Hernandez, and Salcido stated the Committees’ priorities were to have a low standard deviation, addressing potential undercounted areas, and consideration of communities of interest.

Member Rivera encouraged the public to submit map proposals using the online map creation tool.

Chair Dodge gave background to the creation of Districts 1 and 2. He stressed the importance of preserving the makeup of those districts.

6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
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Daniel Dodge Sr., Chair
ATTEST:
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Beatriz Vázquez Flores, City Clerk

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COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
November 30, 2021 City of Watsonville
6:37 P.M. Community Room
275 Main Street Top Floor
Teleconference/Remote
1 ROLL CALL
Chair Dodge, Vice Chair Hernandez, and Members Cabadas, Rivera, Rodríguez, and Sigismondi were present. Member Salcido was absent.

Staff members present were City Clerk Vázquez Flores, Assistant City Clerk Ortiz, Executive Assistant Pacheco, Special Counsel Willis, Demographer Wagaman, and Interpreter Landaverry.

2. PRESENTATIONS & ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

2.a ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC (None)
Council MemberHurst thanked the Committee for their work. He asked the Committee to focus on using natural boundaries when recommending a map.

2.b ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS (None)

2.c. PRESENTATION ON REDISTRICTING BY SPECIAL COUNSEL WILLIS

3. PUBLIC HEARINGS

3.a. PLAN REVIEW & ADDITIONAL DIRECTION
1) Staff Report by Demographer Wagaman
2) Committee Members Questions
Demographer Wagaman answered questions from Member Sigismondi regarding changes to maps to unify the downtown corridor.

In answering Member Cabadas, Demographer Wagaman stated the Blue Map and the Rodriguez Map placed the Clifford Apartments in one district.

At Chair Dodge’s request, Demographer Wagaman spoke about challenges with the possibility of uniting the Clifford Avenue apartments because they were located on different Census blocks.
3) Public Hearing
Chair Dodge and Demographer Wagaman, in answering Dr. Nancy A. Bilicich, spoke about changes to District 7 boundaries that would occur due to census block data.

Demographer Wagaman, in answering Rebecca J. García, spoke about how the Voting Rights Act criteria could potentially affect the drawing of district boundaries.

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18 Steve Trujillo spoke about the homeless population residing near the FedEx distribution center located in District 4. He spoke about the ethnicity of residents in District 7. He also spoke about issues other states were facing with their redistricting process due to Gerrymandering. 4) Appropriate Motion(s)
MOTION: It was moved by Member Hernandez, seconded by Chair Dodge, and carried by the following vote to prioritize the Green Plan to be considered at its next meeting:

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Hernandez, Rivera, Rodriguez, Sigismondi Dodge
NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Salcido
Member Rivera asked if the Green Plan could be revised to have Rogers Street remain in District 6 because it was a community of interest area.

MOTION: It was moved by Member Rivera, seconded by Member Hernandez, and carried by the following vote create a new map that modifies the Green Plan by retaining Rogers Street area in District 6 to be considered by the Committee at its next meeting:

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Hernandez, Rivera, Rodriguez, Sigismondi Dodge
NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Salcido

4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
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Daniel Dodge Sr., Chair
ATTEST:
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Beatriz Vázquez Flores, City Clerk

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MINUTES

COMMUNITY REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
December 9, 2021 Civic Plaza Community Room and
6:30 P.M. Teleconference/Remote Via Zoom
6:37 P.M.
1 ROLL CALL
Chair Dodge and Members Cabadas, Rivera, Rodríguez, Salcido, and Sigismondi were present.

Vice Chair Hernandez was absent.

Staff members present were City Clerk Vázquez Flores, Assistant City Clerk Ortiz, Executive Assistant Pacheco, Special Counsel Willis, Demographer Wagaman, and Interpreter Landaverry.

2. PRESENTATIONS & ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

2.a ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mary Benitez, District 4, stated Clifford Manor was a Community of Interest and should be placed in its entirety in District 4.

2.b ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Member Cabadas asked staff to investigate as to why residents were not participating in redistricting meetings.

2.c. PRESENTATION ON REDISTRICTING BY SPECIAL COUNSEL WILLIS

3. CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: It was moved by Member Rivera, seconded by Member Sigismondi and carried by the following vote to approve the Consent Agenda:

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Rivera, Rodriguez, Salcido, Sigismondi, Dodge NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Hernandez

3.a. MOTION APPROVING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 18, 2021

3.b. MOTION APPROVING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 30, 2021

4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA (None)

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS

5.a. CONSIDERATION OF MAPS FOR RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL (By Demographer Wagaman)
1) Staff Report by Demographer Wagaman
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2) Committee Members Questions (None)
3) Public Hearing
In answering Ms. Benitez, Member Cabadas and Demographer Wagaman stated the Committee had discussed maps that united the Clifford Manor Apartments in one district; however, due to census tracts, it would result in significant changes to all the district boundaries, which the Committee was not in favorof, .

Ms. Benitez spoke about challenges Clifford Manor residents faced due to the apartments being split between two districts.
4) MOTION: It was moved by Member Rivera, seconded by Member Sigismondi, and carried by the following vote to recommend the Rivera Plan to the City Council for approval:

AYES: MEMBERS: Cabadas, Rivera, Rodriguez, Sigismondi
Dodge, Salcido
NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Hernandez
Member Rodriguez stated her preference for the Blue Plan and the Rodriguez Plan because they incorporated the Communities of Interest forms submitted by the public.

In answering Member Cabadas, Demographer Wagaman stated the Blue Plan and the Rodriguez Plan combined the Clifford Manor apartments within District 5.

Member Salcido stated her concerns regarding making major changes to district boundaries because Census data was likely inaccurate due to Covid-19 Pandemic fears and fear of data being misused by former President Trump.

4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
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Daniel Dodge Sr., Chair
ATTEST:
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Beatriz Vázquez Flores, City Clerk
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