Following the receipt of the Year 2020 Decennial Census count, which demonstrated that the distribution of population among the various Council Districts is materially imbalanced, the City Council passed Resolution No. 2022-7, establishing procedures, criteria, and rules for consideration and establishment of Council Member District Boundaries. The City Council undertook the process in 2022 so that the redistricting process could be completed over a year before the November 2023 General Election, so that prospective candidates could be aware of the council district boundaries for residency purposes.
The proposed Redistricting Plan is the result of a great deal of public input as well as review and analysis by the Planning and Development Department, the City's Demographer, and the City’s legal counsel.
The public provided input in several ways, including:
- Comments and information submitted to the City during 12 community/town hall meetings held in various locations across the City, with at least one meeting in each of the existing Council Districts, and one virtual community town hall meeting;
- Comments, information and alternate maps submitted during three City Council public hearings on the proposed plan; and
- Comments, information and alternate maps submitted to the Planning and Development Department.
The City's demographer, the Planning Department, and the City’s legal counsel reviewed the information submitted to the City.
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Margaret Wallace Brown, AICP, CNU-A
Director
Planning and Development Department