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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2021 1117 CCSA REG ITEM 09A POWERPOINTState and County Redistricting Efforts November 17, 2021 State and County Redistricting Efforts Occurs every ten years after each decennial U.S. Census November 3: City Council requested an update and discussion of Ventura County and California redistricting efforts and proposals State Redistricting CA Redistricting Commission •Independent of Legislature •Draws districts for U.S. Congress, State Senate, and State Assembly •Decisions based on maintaining communities of interest, and not partisan factors www.WeDrawTheLinesCA.org State Redistricting Summer: Initial Public Input Staff provides verbal comments on July 22 and August 27: 1.Do not split Moorpark between districts. 2.Maintain Moorpark’s position with other Ventura County cities in statewide districts. Initial Input Visualizations Draft Maps Final Maps State Redistricting Early Fall: Visualizations State publishes “visualizations” for public review and comment. Comment October 13 October 27 November 3 November 7 Do not split Moorpark.Consistent Consistent Consistent Consistent Keep with Ventura County partners.Consistent Consistent Not Consistent Consistent City successfully lobbies Commission to protect Moorpark’s interests. Initial Input Visualizations Draft Maps Final Maps State Redistricting November 10: Draft Maps State publishes first official set of draft maps. Comment November 10 Draft Maps Does not split Moorpark.Consistent Keep with Ventura County partners.Consistent Initial Input Visualizations Draft Maps Final Maps State Redistricting Draft Map U.S. Congress State Redistricting Draft Map State Senate State Redistricting Draft Map State Assembly State Redistricting Through Dec. 27: Public Input and Live Line-Drawing •CA Redistricting Commission meets almost daily •Cycles of public comment and live line-drawing exercises •Culminates in final maps by December 27, 2021 Initial Input Visualizations Draft Maps Final Maps www.WeDrawTheLinesCA.org Ventura County Redistricting Aug-Sep: Initial Public Input City Manager provides initial comments on September 1: 1.Moorpark should be entirely located in one district. 2.Moorpark should be located in a Southeast-County district. Oct. 16 Hearing Nov. 9 Hearing Nov. 16 Hearing Dec. 7 HearingInitial Input Ventura County Redistricting October 16: First Draft Maps County publishes first set of draft maps on October 12 •Four different options proposed •One of the four options would have split Moorpark in half City Manager sends letter on October 13 repeating the City’s two comments and encouraging the Board of Supervisors to select one of the other three maps. Oct. 16 Hearing Nov. 9 Hearing Nov. 16 Hearing Dec. 7 HearingInitial Input Ventura County Redistricting October 16: First Draft Maps City launches “One Moorpark” campaign online •www.moorparkca.gov/OneMoorpark website •Social media campaign Ventura County Redistricting October 16: First Draft Maps VC Board of Supervisors Action: •Directs that there be two majority-minority districts •Effort to direct that Moorpark not be split gets support from two Supervisors, but fails •Some maps eliminated, some maps from the public added for future consideration Oct. 16 Hearing Nov. 9 Hearing Nov. 16 Hearing Dec. 7 HearingInitial Input Ventura County Redistricting November 9: Second Draft Maps County publishes second set of draft maps on November 3 •Five different options proposed •Three of the five options would have split Moorpark City Manager sends letter on Nov. 4. One Moorpark campaign redoubled. Oct. 16 Hearing Nov. 9 Hearing Nov. 16 Hearing Dec. 7 HearingInitial Input Ventura County Redistricting November 9: Second Draft Maps VC Board of Supervisors Action: •Proceed with two maps. Both have: Moorpark entirely in one district Moorpark paired with Simi Valley Oct. 16 Hearing Nov. 9 Hearing Nov. 16 Hearing Dec. 7 HearingInitial Input Ventura County Redistricting November 16: Third Draft Maps VC Board of Supervisors Action: •Considered three maps (a modified version of one of the two remaining maps was added) •Narrowed selection to one map for final public review and comment Moorpark entirely within one district Moorpark paired with Simi Valley Oct. 16 Hearing Nov. 9 Hearing Nov. 16 Hearing Dec. 7 HearingInitial Input Ventura County Redistricting December 7: Final Approval Oct. 16 Hearing Nov. 9 Hearing Nov. 16 Hearing Dec. 7 HearingInitial Input Future Redistricting Comments 1.Do not split Moorpark between districts. 2.Maintain Moorpark’s position with other Ventura County cities in statewide districts. 1.Moorpark should be entirely located in one district. 2.Moorpark should be located in a Southeast-County district. County Redistricting Comments State Redistricting Comments