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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.14.21 Late PowerPoint Submission for Item 5.02 - Redistricting Hearing From:Reaster, Kayla To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Cook, Robin;Hironimus, Patrizia; Kimmelshue, Tod;Lucero, Debra;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Reaster, Kayla;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami; Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug Subject:Late PowerPoint Submission for Item 5.02 - Redistricting Hearing Date:Tuesday, September 14, 2021 10:49:48 AM Attachments:5.02 2021 Redistricting Hearing.pptx Good Morning, Please see the attached addition to Item 5.02 for today’s agenda 09/14/21. Thank you, Kayla Reaster, MBA, MAED Assistant Clerk of the Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3308 | F: 530.538.7120 Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Pinterest Butte County 2021 Redistricting Submissions A Refresher on RedistrictingTraditional Redistricting Principles How the public can participate in the processCommunity of Interest & Map Public InputBoard Direction •••••• Things we will cover: Agenda known - Butte County must go through this process, as it did in 2011, to ensure the supervisorial districts are rebalanced after the decennial census.Beyond creating districts of equal population, redistricting also serves to empower local communities and preserve voting rights. •• Redistricting is the process of adjusting district lines every 10 years after the release of the U.S. Census. The wellexamples are Congressional and State Legislative Districts, but local governments also must do redistricting. What is Redistricting Definition (2019) requires at least four submit community of interest input Fair Maps Act Community Outreach HearingsMultiple ways to Multiple draft maps with the opportunity for the public to comment ••• The redistricting process is completed by the Board of Supervisors. The public hearings, outreach to the community, and that all public information and meetings are available online.The process will include: Butte County Redistricting Structure plan. pass final district of Supervisors to Deadline for Board December 15, 2021 prisoner reallocated September 20, 2021 census data released Expected date of the final Hearing September 1, 2021 First Public Outreach Redistricting Timeline Hearing June 22, 2021 First Public Redistricting appearance/function – people, not citizens - districts should not hop/jump – communities of interest” Relatively equal size Contiguous Maintain “Follow city/county/local government linesKeep districts compact ••••• There are a number of criteria that have been used nationally and upheld by courts. Traditional Redistricting Principles Preventing a Redistrict from becoming a Gerrymander are the building blocks of districts. They provide ended to be as inclusive as possible - SubjectiveOpenPeople living near an industry (farming, higher education, manufacturing)Senior Citizens or StudentsDowntown or UrbanRural or AgriculturalHomeowners or Renters ••••••• Communities of interest us a guide to how to draw lines between supervisorial districts. They are:Other Examples of Communities of Interest are: Communities of Interest Bringing like people together for representation Does the community have a shared culture, characteristics or bond?Is the community geographic in nature? Is the community able to be mapped?What is the community’s relationship with the jurisdiction being districted? How is it affected by the policy decisions made by the elected officials? ••• Communities can be best described by answering these three questions: Communities of Interest Three Critical Questions in Defining YOUR Community Input can be provided in public hearings or using the “Community of Interest Worksheet.” Community of Interest Forms Submitting Your COI Form https://districtr.org/event/Butte_County The County of Butte is using DistrictR as a public mapping tool to allow residents to draw their own Communities of Interest. Communities of Interest Drawing YOUR Communities of Interest There are also paper maps for the public to use to draw their own community of interest. Drawing YOUR Community Communities of Interest person (Chico & Oroville) and one virtual - The foothill area devastated by the fires should kept togetherThe rural, agricultural interests should be kept togetherThe two urban centers in the county, Chico and Oroville, should be kept together as much as possible Communities of Interest Outreach HearingsAfter two inoutreach hearings, we’ve received a large amount of public input. The themes of testimony received:•••Many of these themes can be seen in the district map submissions received to date. : Chico District 3Submitter Description Based on City of Chico District 3. Community shares strong common goals and values for the city. Mostly single family homes, common school districts. Many publicly managed parks. Map Submissions Community of Interest Map : , and Mulberry oriented - Chapmantown Map Submissions Community of Interest Map Southwest ChicoSubmitter Description Barber, are three of Chico and Butte County's oldest neighborhoods. We are also some the area's most dense, walkable, bikeable, and transitneighborhoods. We share schools, parks, and an underutilized central business district on Park Avenue. We have a high percentage of renters, low median household income, and ethnically diverse population. Residents of these neighborhoods, AKA Southwest Chico, have a strong sense of community, both in their own neighborhoods and as a whole. rural - : Mountain/Rural (Blue)Mountain Suburban/Sub(Yellow). Cross between suburban and rural. Mountain CommunitiesSubmitter Description•• Map Submissions Community of Interest Map : Marigold School NeighborhoodSubmitter Description Medium density residential. Single Family Homes. Common School Districts. Relatively similar socioeconomic statuses. City of Chico. Many recreation district managed parks. Map Submissions Community of Interest Map Birds of a FeatherTotal Deviation: 1.3%Contiguous Districts Map Submissions District Map Agriculture, Foothills, UrbanTotal Deviation: 1.1%Contiguous Districts Map Submissions District Map Chico 3.5, Oroville 1.5Total Deviation: 6.8%Contiguous Districts Map Submissions District Map Opportunity for additional public inputBoard input and direction oo Input and Direction Brief update on how these figures input Butte County on September 28 o Final State data slated to be released September 10.Based on public input provided and Board direction given, draft maps will be presented on October 12. oo Next steps