HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2019 0417 REG CCSA ITEM 09BCITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of April 17, 2019
ACTION Approved Staff
Recommendation.
BY B.Garza
B. Consider Census Block Maps to be Submitted to the Census Statewide
Database in Preparation for the 2020 Census and as a Follow-up to the District-
Based Election Process. Staff Recommendation: 1) Discuss and provide
comments on proposed census block map changes; and 2) Authorize City
Manager final approval of census block map changes to be submitted to the
Statewide Database. (Staff: Deborah S. Traffenstedt)
Item: 9.B.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Deborah Traffenstedt, Assistant City Manager
Freddy Carrillo, Associate Planner II
DATE: 04/17/2019 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Census Block Maps to be Submitted to the Census Statewide
Database in Preparation for the 2020 Census and as a Follow-up to the
District-Based Election Process
BACKGROUND
At the City Council’s last regular meeting on April 3, 2019, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 467, which establishes district-based elections for Councilmembers. As
was discussed during the public hearing process for the district-based elections adoption
process, the drawing of the district maps was complicated by the out-of-date census block
maps. There were many comments received from the public and the City Council during
the public hearing and community outreach process for the district-based elections that
provided suggestions for revisions to census blocks in preparation for the 2020 census and
subsequent redistricting to the Council districts established by Ordinance 467.
DISCUSSION
Attached to this agenda report are eight (8) maps showing suggestions for census block
revisions in the city. The first map provides an overview and shows all of the current
recommendations for census block revisions on one map. There are seven (7) additional
maps that show the proposed census block revisions in greater detail. Staff’s
understanding is that the current existing smaller census block areas within the areas
shown as proposed for revision would be eliminated if the new blocks are accepted. The
larger census areas as proposed would provide for more concise placement of lines during
the redistricting process, which is anticipated to occur in 2021, following the 2020 census.
It should be noted that the new area No. 10 (shown on the 4th map that is attached to this
report) has been added for the purpose of acting as a census block division, and to
facilitate correction of some of the existing census block boundaries (in essence, census
block revision No. 10 depicted on the 4th map creates a natural boundary using the Edison
easement in the southern part of the city).
Item: 9.B.
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Honorable City Council
04/17/2019 Regular Meeting
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The intent of scheduling this agenda item is to discuss the attached maps, as well as to
solicit any other recommended census block map changes, so that staff can make a
comprehensive submittal to the Census Statewide Database Center at University of
California, Berkeley (Statewide Database). There is a May 1, 2019 deadline to submit the
census block change recommendations, and following tonight’s meeting, all of the
recommended census block changes will be submitted to the City’s Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) contractor to create shapefiles that are required for submittal to
the Statewide Database. Our intent is to submit the completed shapefiles before April 26,
2019.
It is unknown if the Statewide Database will accept all of the proposed amendments. We
have requested advance review of the attached maps, and will consider any changes
recommended by the Statewide Database staff before submitting the City’s final GIS
shapefiles showing requested map changes. Our communications with the Statewide
Database staff indicate that they are willing to review and consider any proposed
amendments to census blocks submitted prior to their deadline, and no definitive direction
has been provided to staff on the parameters required for drawing census blocks.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact. The contracted GIS work has already been funded.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1) Discuss and provide comments on proposed census block map changes; and
2) Authorize City Manager final approval of census block map changes to be submitted
to the Statewide Database.
Attachment: Maps showing recommendations for new census blocks in Moorpark
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Proposed Census Blocks
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Proposed Census Block Numbers 1 to 4
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Proposed Census Block Numbers 5 to 8
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Proposed Census Block Numbers 9 to 17
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Proposed Census Block Numbers 18 to 22
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Proposed Census Block Numbers 23 to 24
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Proposed Census Block Numbers 25 to 27
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Proposed Census Block Numbers 28 to 31
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