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As Redistricting Partners notes in their current report to Council, the Fair Maps Act passed by the <br /> California Legislature mandates a set of criteria the City must follow when drawing ward <br /> plans. Draft Plan F appears to follow all of these criteria as well. Plan F contains wards of <br /> relatively equal size of people; which run contiguously with other wards; Plan F <br /> wards: maintain "communities of interest;" follow city and census designated place <br /> boundaries; and are kept compact in appearance and function. Plan F: has been created with a <br /> less than 10% total deviation; is based on public District submissions; and was reviewed to ensure <br /> it follows traditional redistricting criteria. The Map of Plan F was posted to the City's web site for <br /> the public prior to this Draft Map hearing. (See hops://santa- <br /> ana.primegov.com/Portal/Meetin ?�piledMeeti,n DocumentFileld 26389) <br /> Specifically, Redistricting Partners notes that Plan F meets traditional redistricting criteria and <br /> also achieves the deviation of 4.7%; it is based on public submission; it creates five wards that are <br /> 50%+ Latino citizen voting age; creates an Asian plurality ward in Ward A at 43.5% : and follows <br /> Neighborhood lines. It keeps Northern Communities whole: West Floral Park, Floral Park, Fisher <br /> Park, Morrison Eldridge Park, and Park Santiago. It keeps Southern Communities whole: <br /> Sandpointe, Republic Homes, Metro Classic, Thornton Park and South Coast. (See hops://santa- <br /> ana.primegov.com/Portal/Meetin ?�pi/edMeetiLn DocumentFileld 263891 <br /> To sum up, by all of these important criteria, Draft Plan F will benefit our City. The Plan maintains <br /> a plurality of Asian residents in a Westside ward and five wards that are 50%+ Latino <br /> citizen voting age. It keeps the strength of both North and South Santa Ana neighborhoods <br /> by keeping those neighborhoods together. This Plan thus enhances the strength of the City's <br /> communities of interest and keeps the strength of our City's neighborhoods. <br /> I am a Santa Ana resident. My family lives in Ward 3 in the Floral Park <br /> neighborhood of our City. I urge you to adopt Redistricting Draft Plan F <br /> without delay. <br /> Respectfully Submitted <br /> Mrs. Ellen Koldewey <br /> Santa Ana CA <br /> 2 <br />