HomeMy WebLinkAboutDale Helvig 01-14-2022 Dale Helvig
2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706
January 14, 2022
Mayor Sarmiento and Santa Ana City Councilmembers
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, 81" Floor
Santa Ana CA 92702
Subject: City Council Meeting Agenda Item 31—Public Hearing Regarding Redistricting Ward
Boundaries
I have attached a table to compare the six maps created by Redistricting Partners and one map submitted by a
resident. As presented by Redistricting Partners, redistricting must comply with the Fair Maps Act,AB 849,
passed by the Legislature in 2019. The Fair Maps Act mandates a set of criteria that must be followed when
drawing ward maps. All of these factors are important. This includes:
1. Relative equal size—people, NOT citizens
2. Contiguous—wards should not hop/jump
3. Maintain "communities of interest"
4. Follow city and census designated place boundaries
5. Keep wards compact—appearance/function
Locally, it is also important to be consistent with the CVRA settlement for creating an Asian plurality district.
Table 1 COMPARISON OF REDISTRICTING MAPS created more questions than answers. The Fair Maps Act
states that "population equality shall be based on the total population of residents of the city as determined
by that censusi1. It appears to me the maps being presented by Redistricting Partners has placed more
emphasis on Citizens of Voting Age (CVAP) rather than the total population of residents of the City of Santa
Ana. I realize it is a balancing process but the Fair Maps Act must be followed.
I am hoping that prior to the January 18, 2022 meeting these questions will be answered:
1. Are maps based on population equality of total population of residents of the city as defined in AB-849
Elections:city and county redistricting?Or
2. Are maps based on Citizens of Voting Age (CVAP)? If so, is there an acceptable band that is used?
3. What was used to determine an Asian plurality district,total population or CVAP?
r Fair Maps Act 21601 (a)(1)
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2022-01-14 Letter to City Councilmember-Redistricting
Dale Helvig
2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706
FACTS:
1. In all Redistricting Partners maps and the one map submitted by a resident the total population deviation
is less than 10%.
2. Specific to Ward 1: In all Redistricting Partners maps and the one map submitted by a resident, Hispanics
outnumber Asians 15.9 to 25.1 percent.
3. Specific to Ward 1: If you look at deviations based on CVAP, only three maps show a slightly higher
percentage of Asian over Hispanics (0.6%to 1.2%);with a maximum delta of 3.7 percent(Map B).
TABLE 1 - COMPARISON OF REDISTRICTING MAPS
MAX TO MIN
MAX POPULATION WARDS WARD 1 MAKEUP WARD 1 MAKEUP
DRAFT DEVIATION HIGH SHOWN IN (Based on Population) (Based on CVAP)
MAP (Based on 2020 Census) RED Asian Hispanic Delta Asian Hispanic Delta
A 8.50% B-D (2-4) 36.2% 18.5% 42.4% 42.8% 0.4%
A2 7.40% A-E (1-5) 37.2% _ 16.2% 42.9% 41.7%
B 8.00% 34.0% 25.1% 42.4% 46.1% 3.7%
C 7.70% 35.1% 22.9% 43.1% 45.4% 2.3%
D 9.10% D-F (4-6) 37.3% 15.9% 42.8% 42.2%
E 8.60% B-E (5-4) 37.3% 15.9% 42.8% 42.2%
ID D-E (4-5) 34.0% 23.7% 42.0% 45.2% 3.5%
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To aid in the decision process, may I suggest the city create a similar table that shows data from all maps.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration,
Dale A Hellvig
Resident, Santa Ana
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2022-01-14 Letter to City Councilmember-Redistricting
Dale Helvig
2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706
cc: Kristine Ridge
City Manager, Santa Ana
Sonia Carvalho
City Attorney, Santa Ana
Steven Mendoza
Assistant City Manager, Santa Ana
Minh Thai
Executive Director, Planning
Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council, Santa Ana
Maps included on pdf for easy reference
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