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CONSIDER ADJUSTED DIVISION
BOUNDARIES RECOMMENDED BY THE REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMISSION AND ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-10- TO ADOPT REDISTRICTING MAP PLAN 4 THAT ESTABLISHES
NEW VOTER DIVISIONS FOR DISTRICT ELECTIONS |
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Meeting Date: |
April 1, 2022 |
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David J. Stoldt, |
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Joel G. Pablo |
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General Counsel Review: Fran Farina with De Lay and Laredo |
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Commission Recommendation: The Commission unanimously recommended approval of Draft Map 4 to be considered by the Full Board for further consideration and adoption. |
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CEQA Compliance: This
action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental
Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378. |
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BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Every ten years upon the
release of the decennial census data, the District must redraw its Director
Division boundaries based on new census data. California Elections Code 22000
et seq., in addition to various federal and state laws, requires the Board to
review the Director Division boundaries of each of the five divisions (Division
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). The boundaries of each division shall be adjusted if needed
in accordance with Section 22000 of the CA Elections Code so that each Director
Division is relatively equal in population to the other divisions as closely as
possible. In addition, pursuant to SB 594 (Glazner), special
districts “conducting elections in 2022… require a governing board to adopt
adjusted division boundaries no later than April 17, 2022, if the board has a
regular election to elect members of its governing board on the same date as
the 2022 statewide general election.”
On June 2021, the
District entered into an agreement with Lapkoff & Gobalet Demographic
Research, Inc. (LGDR) to provide demographic redistricting services to the
District. LGDR's evaluation of the 2020 Census data revealed that the District
needed to adjust the division boundaries to balance the populations.
Redistricting Advisory
Commission (Commission)
On October 18, 2021, the
District Board of Directors established a Commission to assist with the
completion of the redistricting process and garner community input. The
Commissioners comprised of nine (9) representatives from each of the Divisions,
a mayoral representative, a county representative and two At-Large
representatives. The individuals comprising the Commission include: Susan
Schiavone (Division 1); Esther Malkin (Division 2); Nancy Selfridge (Division
3), Tama Olver (Division 4); Myrleen Fisher (Division 5); Troy Ishikawa (County
Representative); Steven Lilley (Mayoral Representative) and two At-Large
Commissioners Marc Eisenhart and N. Monica Lal.
The Commission had three
public meetings held on Monday, February 7, 2022, Monday, March 7, 2022 and
Thursday, March 17, 2022 with LGDR in an inclusive, transparent manner. The
District encouraged community input throughout the process. On Thursday, March
17, 2022, at the Commission’s final meeting, the Commissioners voted
unanimously (9-Ayes, 0-Noes) to recommend Draft Map 4 to the MPWMD Board of
Directors for their consideration and adoption.
Board of Directors Action
The District Board of
Directors received the Commission’s recommendation from LGDR on Monday, March 21,
2022, provided comments to the demographers and received public input.
The District Board of
Directors will now hold a public hearing on redistricting and after public
input, the Board will review the adjusted Director Division boundaries, make
possible modifications, and consider approving the Draft Map Plan 4 (Exhibit
1-C) and Resolution No. 2022-10 (Exhibit
1-B). During the hearing on this item, the
District’s demographers will give a short presentation (Exhibit 1-A) on the recommendations of the Commission
and answer questions raised by the Directors. Public comment will be received.
Today’s hearing, along
with the hearing held on Monday, March 21, 2022 were properly noticed in the
Monterey County Weekly on Thursday, March 17, 2022 and Thursday, March 24, 2022
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
EXHIBITS
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Post-2020 Census Redistricting: Recommendation From Your
Redistricting Advisory Commission (RAC) |
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Resolution No. 2022-10- A Resolution Adopting Redistricting
Map Plan 4 that Establishes New Voter Divisions for District Elections |
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Plan 4 Maps |
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