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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-01-13; Independent Redistricting Commission; ; Public Hearing Regarding Draft Maps of the City’s Proposed Voting DistrictsMeeting Date: Jan. 13, 2022 To: Independent Redistricting Commission Staff Contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Manager faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov, 760-434-5989 Subject: Public Hearing Regarding Draft Maps of the City’s Proposed Voting Districts Recommended Action That the Independent Redistricting Commission hold a public hearing and receive public comment regarding draft maps of the city’s proposed voting districts. Following the close of the public hearing, the Commission will: 1.Discuss and vote on which map groupings should be eliminated from consideration 2.Discuss and vote on which maps to move forward in each grouping for consideration at a subsequent meeting of the Commission 3.Provide direction to the demographer regarding any maps the Commission would like to have adjusted, drawn and analyzed at a future meeting Discussion Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 21627.1, before adopting a final map in the redistricting process, the commission must hold at least four public hearings at which the public is invited to provide input regarding the composition of one or more districts. At least one public hearing must be held before the commission draws a draft map or maps of the proposed City Council district boundaries. The first public hearing held on Sept. 23, 2021, satisfied this requirement. Additionally, at least one public hearing or public workshop must be held on a Saturday, on a Sunday, or after 6 p.m. on a weekday Monday through Friday. The second public hearing held on Nov. 13, 2021, satisfied this requirement. This third public hearing also satisfies this requirement.1 Based on public input and other legally required criteria, the City’s redistricting consultant/demographer has now prepared proposed draft district maps for public review and comment. These maps, along with maps drawn by members of the public are publicly available on the City’s website: https://www.carlsbadca.gov/city-hall/city-council/redistricting/maps. 1 A public hearing may potentially satisfy more than one requirement. The commission’s public hearing schedule has been designed to meet or exceed the statutory public hearing requirements. Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 1 of 38 The intention of this public hearing is to receive public comment regarding draft maps of the city’s proposed voting districts. While all public input concerning the composition of the city's districts should be considered, all maps must meet the following federal requirements: 1. Population equality across districts. 2. Race cannot be the predominant factor or criteria when drawing districts. 3. Compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, which, among other things, prohibits districts that dilute minority voting rights and encourages a majority-minority district if the minority group is sufficiently large and such a district can be drawn without race being the predominant factor. Additionally, the maps must also meet the following state requirements: 1. Maps must be drawn using the following criteria in prioritized order: • District boundaries must be geographically contiguous • Districts boundaries must minimize the division of neighborhoods and communities of interest • Districts boundaries must be easily identifiable and understandable by residents • District boundaries must be geographically compact 2. Maps must not favor or discriminate against a political party 3. Maps must be accompanied by information on the total population, citizen voting age population, and racial and ethnic characteristics of the citizen voting age population. 4. Maps prepared by the city or city contractors may not be released earlier than three weeks after the state redistricting database is publicly available. Following the close of the public hearing, the Commission will: 1. Discuss and vote on which map groupings should be eliminated from consideration 2. Discuss and vote on which maps to move forward in each grouping for consideration at a subsequent meeting of the Commission 3. Provide direction to the demographer regarding any maps the Commission would like to have adjusted, drawn and analyzed at a future meeting Fiscal Analysis This action has no fiscal impact. Next Steps The next commission meeting will be held on Jan. 27, 2022, at which the commission will have a further opportunity to review draft maps. Although all maps will be available to the commission, only maps received before Jan. 14, 2022 will be analyzed by the demographer for the Jan. 27 meeting. The last scheduled public hearing concerning the proposed city district boundaries will be held on Feb. 17, 2022. Although all maps will be available to the commission, only maps received before Feb. 1, 2022 will be analyzed by the demographer. At the conclusion of the public hearing on Feb. 17, 2022, the Independent Redistricting Commission may adopt a resolution approving the final map. Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 2 of 38 Environmental Evaluation In keeping with California Public Resources Code Section 21065, this action does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Public Notification and Outreach This item was noticed in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and California Elections Code Section 21628(c) and it was available for public viewing and review at least 5 days before the scheduled public hearing date. Prior to this public hearing, the city conducted outreach in both English and Spanish to encourage public participation in both the redistricting process in general, and this public hearing in particular. A notice of this public hearing was published in English and in Spanish in the Jan. 7, 2022, edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Exhibits 1. Public Prepared Draft Maps 2. NDC Prepared Draft Maps 3. Non-Compliant Draft Maps 4. Withdrawn Maps 5. Current City Council Districts Map Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 3 of 38 City of Carlsbad Redistricting: Commission Meeting Public Hearing #3 – Draft Maps Prepared for the Carlsbad Independent Redistricting CommissionJanuary 13, 2022 Exhibit 1Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 4 of 38 2 Public Maps as of January 3rd Total Submitted:60 Summary Shown: 4 Coast Districts: 14 3 Coastal Districts: 1 2 Coastal Districts: 22 1 Coastal District: 5 Non Compliant/Community Only:14 Withdrawn: 4 Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 5 of 38 3 Public Maps – 1 Coastal District Public 202 Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 6 of 38 4 Public Maps – 1 Coastal District (Cont.) Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 7 of 38 5 Public Maps – 1 Coastal District (Cont.) Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 8 of 38 6 Public Maps – 2 Coastal Districts Maps Using Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real for Northwest District Boundary Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 9 of 38 7 Public Maps – 2 Coastal Districts (Cont.) *Indicates Map is Not Population Balanced Maps Using Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real for Northwest District Boundary ** Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 10 of 38 8 Public Maps – 2 Coastal Districts (Cont.) Maps Using Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real with Coast Strip Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 11 of 38 9 Public Maps – 2 Coastal Districts (Cont.) *Indicates Map is Not Population Balanced Maps Using Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real with Coast Strip ** Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 12 of 38 10 Public Maps – 2 Coastal Districts (Cont.) *Indicates Map is Not Population Balanced Maps with Compact Northwest District using Lagoon as Boundary * Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 13 of 38 11 Public Maps – 2 Coastal Districts (Cont.) Maps with Compact Northwest District Using Lagoon Boundary and Following 78 to East Boundary Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 14 of 38 12 Public Maps – 2 Coastal District (Cont.) Maps with Compact Northwest District Using Lagoon Boundary Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 15 of 38 13 Public Maps – 2 Coastal Districts (Cont.) Maps with Compact Northwest District Using Cannon Road Public 201 *Indicates Map is Not Population Balanced * Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 16 of 38 14 Public Maps – 2 Coastal Districts (Cont.) *Indicates Map is Not Population Balanced Leave South Beach Neighborhood Intact, But Out of Balance ** Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 17 of 38 15 Public Maps – 3 Coastal Districts Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 18 of 38 16 Public Maps – 4 Coastal Districts Maps Not Following 78 to the Carlsbad boundary Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 19 of 38 17 Public Maps – 4 Coastal Districts (Cont.) Maps Using Cannon Road Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 20 of 38 18 Public Maps – 4 Coastal Districts (Cont.) Maps Using Cannon/Palomar Airport *** *Indicates Map is Not Population BalancedJan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 21 of 38 19 Public Maps – 4 Coastal Districts (Cont.) Maps Using Lagoon Boundary Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 22 of 38 20 Public Maps – 4 Coastal Districts (Cont.) Maps with Similar Southern Boundaries *Indicates Map is Not Population Balanced * Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 23 of 38 21 Equal Population Federal Voting Rights Act No Racial Gerrymandering Minimize voters shifted to different election years Respect voters’ choices / continuity in office Future population growth Preserving the core of existing districts 1. Federal Laws 2. California Criteria for Cities 1. Geographically contiguous 2. Undivided neighborhoods and “communities of interest” (Socio-economic geographic areas that should be kept together) 3. Easily identifiable boundaries 4. Compact (Do not bypass one group of people to get to a more distant group of people) Prohibited: “Shall not favor or discriminate against a political party.” 3. Other Traditional Redistricting Principles Redistricting Rules and Goals Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 24 of 38 22 Which map(s) and/or groups of maps do you prefer? Which groups of maps would you eliminate? Within preferred group(s), what are the top 1-3 maps What modification(s) would make your preferred map(s) even better? Provide direction on new/revised map(s) Public Comment/ Commission Discussion Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 25 of 38 Next Steps 23 Regular Commission Meeting – Thursday January 26, 2022 at 4 p.m. Final Public Hearing – Thursday February 17 th at 4 p.m Final Draft Map(s) will be posted on City website 7 days in advance of the meeting Access the City of Carlsbad’s Redistricting Page for more information: Carlsbadca.gov/City-Hall/City-Council/Redistricting Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 26 of 38 City of Carlsbad Redistricting NDC Draft Maps Prepared for the Carlsbad Independent Redistricting CommissionJanuary 13, 2022 Exhibit 2Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 27 of 38 2 NDC Draft Maps •4 Draft Maps options were developed •Considered input from the public at mapping workshops, public hearings and Commission meetings •Reviewed maps submitted by the public •Reviewed Carlsbad survey results •Incorporated direction from Commission members Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 28 of 38 3 NDC 101 Total Deviation 6.11% Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 29 of 38 4 NDC 102 Total Deviation 7.45% Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 30 of 38 5 NDC 103 Total Deviation 4.04% Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 31 of 38 6 NDC 104 Total Deviation 5.38% Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 32 of 38 Feedback/Direction 7 Questions Regarding the Maps Feedback/Changes Regarding Maps Direction to include any of the NDC Draft maps as potential maps going forward Direction for Additional or Alternate Draft Maps for January Commission Meeting Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 33 of 38 1 List of Non Compliant Maps The Following District R Maps Were Non Compliant ID 43954 44364 44367 44772 44807 45455 49350 92806 75058 89654 44149 84619 84697 95809 Exhibit 3Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 34 of 38 City of Carlsbad Redistricting: Commission Update Withdrawn Maps Prepared for the Carlsbad Independent Redistricting CommissionJanuary 13, 2022 Exhibit 4Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 35 of 38 2 Withdrawn Maps There have been 2 requests from members of the public to withdraw their maps from consideration. These requests were for a total of 6 maps Of those, 2 were deemed non-compliant and not included in the NDC analysis: •95809 •84967 The remaining 4 maps are not included in the presentation packet. They are: •79357 •79827 •84619 •96872Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 36 of 38 3 Maps Withdrawn by Author Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 37 of 38 Faraday Av eLa C osta Ave Olivenhain RdLa Costa Ave Ranc ho Sa nta Fe Rd R a n cho Santa Fe RdEl Camino RealMelrose D r Palom a r Airport Rd AviaraPkwy Cannon R dCar l sbad B lv dColle g e Bl v d C o ll e ge Bl v d T a m arack AveT a m a ra ck Av e Marr o n R d Car l sba d Bl v dEl Camino Real P o in settia L n C arlsb adVillage Dr A lg a R d Leucadia Blvd Po in se t t i a L n C hes tn ut Ave 5 78 Encinitas Oceanside Vista MarcosSan City Council District Map District 1 Election 2022 District 2 Election 2024 District 3 Election 2022 Legend District 4 Election 2024 Not to Scale To see details go to the website www.carlsbadca.gov Exhibit 5 Jan. 13, 2022 Item #1 Page 38 of 38 City Clerk Services 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive  Carlsbad, CA ZIP 92008  760-434-5989 t Independent Redistricting Commission Memorandum Jan. 11, 2022 To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Independent Redistricting Commission From: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Manager Re: Additional Materials Related to Staff Report Item No. 1 – Public Hearing This memorandum provides additional data to Staff Report Item No. 1, to include detailed maps and stat sheets for each corresponding map. Attachment: A. Maps and Stat Sheets cc: Cindie McMahon, Assistant City Attorney Attachment A From:redistricting To:kriswrt222@gmail.com Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Questions and Comments Date:Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:45:51 PM Good Afternoon Ms. Wright, In response to your questions, the demographer provided the following responses: 1. Since I used District R, did I hear correctly that this methodology did not include the results of the new census? District R is currently up on the the City of Carlsbad website with the new census data. The earlier version used an estimate that was slightly different. However, we don't anticipate there being a material difference in population balance for maps submitted in District R before the final census data was loaded. 2. If #1 is correct, do I need to submit a new map using Maptitude? While you are welcome to create a map using the Maptitude program, you do not need to resubmit your map in Maptitude. All the District R maps will be pulled into Maptitude and analyzed by the Demographer. Given the low population deviation in District R map 94249, there will be no problem with the map meeting population balance once it is updated in Maptitude. 3. How will the maps submitted via District R be adjusted to incorporate the new census? This will be done by the Demographer, NDC, before being presented to the Commission. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: redistricting Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 1:01 PM To: 'Kris Wright' <kriswrt222@gmail.com> Subject: RE: Questions and Comments Good Afternoon, Thank you for your email. I will forward your questions to the demographer and make your correspondence a part of the commission’s next packet. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Kris Wright <kriswrt222@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2021 7:23 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Questions and Comments Greetings Commissioners, I spoke at today's meeting on agenda item #2. I submitted my map today via the District R methodology. I also understand that it will be "analyzed" prior to the Jan. 27th meeting. I'd like to clarify and correct my comment. While the map was given a number 89058 while in the "work in progress-draft" category, it was assigned a new number when I submitted it today. That number is 94249 "Our #1 Plan". I wanted to point out that all council members remain in their respective districts, the % deviation is 0.16% and has 4 coastal districts. Although new voters (that reach the legal voting age) and new developments are in progress over the 10 year period until the next census, I feel that a low % standard deviation will incorporate any additions to the voting districts for those of us who used District R map programming. In addition, when our first maps were drawn and the current one selected, two residents of south Carlsbad submitted the map that was chosen for the City, As I live in North Carlsbad, the lines drawn were grossly divisive-people across a neighborhood street were in two different districts and entire communities were divided. I was one of those. Parents of kids in our local elementary school district (and who lived across the street from each other) were in different voting districts. When we objected at the City Council meeting, many of us were told "we don't have enough time but will consider your request for the new redistricting after the census." Although I can say the same for my knowledge of south Carlsbad, I would really like for the Commission to omit the. NDC 101 with minimum changes since it repeats the mistakes of the first map. If at all possible, please take a look at my map which does incorporate communities in Carlsbad, and (mostly) uses El Camino Real and Cannon Road to divide districts. As the voting districts are unevenly numbered, it was impossible to exactly draw the lines down El Camino Real but I was able to incorporate Cannon Road as a marker. As I have done my best to keep Bressi Ranch and Rancho Carrillo intact in D2, I've tried my best to keep all other communities together as well. I hope that you do consider my map. I did have a couple of questions. 1. Since I used District R, did I hear correctly that this methodology did not include the results of the new census? 2. If #1 is correct, do I need to submit a new map using Maptitude? 3. How will the maps submitted via District R be adjusted to incorporate the new census? Thank you, Kris -- Kris Wright kriswrt222@gmail.com CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Gayle Cadwallader Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Questions about population data in mapping spreadsheet Date:Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:38:04 PM Good Afternoon Commissioner Cadwallader, In response to your question, the demographer has provided the following response: The geographic areas shown in the public participation kits are "population units" created by NDC, not official Census Blocks. If the map included every Census Block, it would be impossible to print and read on a piece of paper. So where the current lines may split a population unit, the lines still follow Census Block lines and we are able to calculate official population counts from the Census Block lines. If you are interested in similarly dividing a Population Unit along one or more Census Block lines within that Population Unit, you can do so. To get the relevant population numbers, please go to the Interactive Review Map and turn on the "Population Unit" and "Census Block" layers -- when you zoom in, the individual population counts for each Census Block will appear. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Gayle Cadwallader <gjcadwallader@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 2:49 AM To: Faviola Medina <Faviola.Medina@carlsbadca.gov>; redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Questions about population data in mapping spreadsheet I have a couple of questions for NDC regarding census units 20 and 82. Questions about census unit 20: In the current districting, census unit 20 (just east of El Camino Real) seems to have been divided, with people north of Chestnut placed in District 1 and people south of Chestnut placed in District 2. - How did that happen? E.g., was it previously two separate census units? - Can we divide census unit 20 the same way this time around? - If we divided census unit 20 at Chestnut, how many people would be attributed to the two parts? - In the current calculated imbalances, how was Census unit 20 treated? Questions about census unit 82: It appears that part of census unit 82 north of Poinsettia is currently in District 3, whereas the part south of Poinsettia is in District 4. I recall seeing something about making such a change at the last minute, to keep Terramar together. - Can we divide it up the same way this time around? - If we divided census unit 82 at Poinsettia, how many people would be attributed to the two parts? - In the current calculated imbalances, how was Census unit 82 treated? General question: There seems to be a disconnect in the spreadsheet between the Citizen Voting Age Population vs. the Nov 2020 Registration totals. (E.g., see census units 79, 82, and 90, where the registrations are greater than the voting age population.) Please explain or update. I remain confused about the population we're supposed to balance. The FAQ page says Federal law requires it be based on total population of voting age residents, but the spreadsheet allots population to districts based on Total Est. Population (Column C), not Citizen Voting Age Population total (Column D). And the NDC presentations use the Total Est. Population to calculate the Ideal Population Per District. Please clarify/reconcile. CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:dqhall44@gmail.com Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Carlsbad district maps Date:Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:32:07 PM Good Afternoon, We are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: David Hall <dqhall44@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 11:18 AM To: City Clerk <Clerk@carlsbadca.gov> Subject: Carlsbad district maps Dear Carlsbad City Clerk and to whom it may concern: In regard to Carlsbad city districts and maps, I advocate for keeping the maps the same as they are now. I believe that they were set just four years ago and residents and voters are still getting used to the districts. Also, the present configuration unites peoples and interests, concerns. Thank you for receiving my input. To the benefit of Carlsbad citizens and residents, visitors and friends! And thank you for your faithful service, The Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall (retired) CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:john greenwald abc Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Inconsistences in directions in computing allowed population differences between districts and the wayDistrict R map is calculating the value. Date:Tuesday, January 11, 2022 11:07:17 AM Good Morning Mr. Greenwald, In response to your email, the demographer has provided the following: The description of the calculation on the paper mapping kit is correct. DistrictR reports a different deviation, which is from the ideal of the largest-deviation district, not the plan overall deviation. DistrictR is a simple, easy-to-use tool. Thus it does not include more complicated functions like calculating the deviation from the ideal of all the districts and then calculating the difference between the largest and the smallest. We have found that most of the mapping software being used this redistricting cycle also has issues with the calculations of deviation. But, as the Demographer has stated in Commission meetings and Public Hearings, all of the maps provided by the public, through any tool, are being run through their software with the correct calculations being applied to the maps and presented to the Commission. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: redistricting Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 8:37 AM To: 'john greenwald abc' <greenwaldjohn@ieee.org> Subject: RE: Inconsistences in directions in computing allowed population differences between districts and the way District R map is calculating the value. Good Morning, Thank you for your email. I will forward your email to the demographer and make your correspondence a part of the commission’s next packet. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: john greenwald abc <greenwaldjohn@ieee.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 4:56 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Inconsistences in directions in computing allowed population differences between districts and the way District R map is calculating the value. Per the “Paper Map” sheet “Public Participation “ : The population of each of the four districts must be close to 28,738, with no more than a 2,874 difference between the largest and smallest. Which is no more than 10% However the District R Map appears to be making a different calculation. District R Map in calculating what is label “Max Population Deviation”.In percent, It appears to be the value of the district will the largest difference from the ideal population value compared to the ideal population value. These two values will not be the same and mean different things. John Greenwald 760-845-7322 GreenwaldJohn@ieee.org CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Nikki Robinson Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistributing Date:Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:56:51 PM Good Afternoon, We are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission forconsideration. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMCCity Clerk Services ManagerOffice of the City ClerkP: 760-434-5989 -----Original Message-----From: Nikki Robinson <nikkirs910@sbcglobal.net>Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 1:42 PMTo: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov>Subject: Redistributing I don’t believe there should be districts. All the people on the Council work for all the people in the city, so all thepeople should be able to vote for all the candidates. Herschel and Nikki Robinson910 Rosemary AveCarlsbad, CA 92011Sent from my iPadCAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:john greenwald abc Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: The DistrictR map does not have the adjusted census data to correct values. Date:Tuesday, January 11, 2022 1:21:36 PM Good Afternoon, This is to confirm that all data in DistrictR is now current. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: john greenwald abc <greenwaldjohn@ieee.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 10:24 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: The DistrictR map does not have the adjusted census data to correct values. I do not find the below statement to be true. Online: Residents can draw maps using DistrictR or Maptitude, online mapping tools that let you draw just your community or all four districts. Both tools have the final, adjusted census data. The DistrictR map does not have the adjusted census data. John Greenwald From: City of Carlsbad Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 4:55 PM To: greenwaldjohn@ieee.org Subject: Draft City Council District Maps to be Discussed Tomorrow Having trouble viewing this email? View as web page The Independent Redistricting Commission will start looking at draft CarlsbadCity Council district maps at its meeting tomorrow, including maps drafted bythe city's demographer and the public. Independent Redistricting Commission Thursday, Dec. 16 4 p.m. How to provide input on maps All maps submitted to the city will be posted to the city’s website for the public to review. · Regular business meetings of the commission have time set aside for public comment, and two more public hearings are scheduled for the sole purpose of getting input. · Members of the public may also provide comments to the commission via email. How to submit maps Online: Residents can draw maps using DistrictR or Maptitude, online mapping tools that let you draw just your community or all four districts. Both tools havethe final, adjusted census data. They be found on the City of Carlsbad website. Please note, you'll be prompted to make an account when you start to use Maptitude. This allows you to save your work and draw your map over multiplesessions. Paper: Maps can also be created using a paper mapping kit and an excel spreadsheet. For a deeper look into the city’s communities and physical boundaries, residents can use the following resources to help them in the map drawing process: · School districts map · Neighborhood map · Parks map · Trails map · Coastal Zone map · City facilities map · Land use map Upcoming meetings Dec. 16 - Independent Redistricting Commission reviews and takes comments on the first set of maps Jan. 13 - Third public hearing to give feedback on draft maps See the full schedule. About the commission The Carlsbad City Council decided to appoint an independent commission to make the final decision about a new City Council district map. Members werechosen from applications at random based on criteria established by state andthe City Council. The commission has regular meetings that are open to the public. You can see the schedule here. Get updates by text  To get redistricting updates on your phone, text the word “districts” to 760-302-5500. More information Visit www.carlsbadca.gov/districts. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at 760-434-2808 or redistricting@carlsbadca.gov. Visit our Website     City of Carlsbad | 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008 Unsubscribe greenwaldjohn@ieee.org Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by communications@carlsbadca.gov CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Gary Nessim Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: City Council District Boundaries Date:Tuesday, January 11, 2022 1:19:44 PM Good Afternoon, We are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Gary Nessim <garynessim@att.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 7:42 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: City Council District Boundaries Why do we have districts?We were threatened with the expectation of litigation as some groups were unable to get representation. Our current boundaries are subject to the same problem. Deliberately drawn to haverepresentation from each type of citizen, coastal and inland, newer resident and long term resident. Seems nice and as homogeneous as possible but exactly what districts were intendentto minimize. The only district that currently has only one geographic area and mostly old Carlsbad residentsis District One. District one has a chance of a minority district representative. Other districts are an attempt at being homogeneous and therefore no one is expert at the beach problems, or the inland traffic problems, or a lack of parks in a quadrant. It is obvious we were resistant to district formation in the first place and I suggest the quadrantmap approach submitted by Joe Sardina. Gary Nessim 500 Grand AvenueCarlsbad, CA 92008 760 519-5556 CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Lance Johannsen; redistricting Subject:RE: My 2 cents on redistricting: From Gerald Lance Johannsen, 5486 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad, CA 92008 760 448 5074 Date:Monday, January 10, 2022 12:33:29 PM Good Afternoon, We are in receipt of your email and will provide it to the commission with their next meeting packet. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Lance Johannsen <smileyjoh@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, January 9, 2022 1:30 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: My 2 cents on redistricting: From Gerald Lance Johannsen, 5486 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad, CA 92008 760 448 5074 Since the coastline of Carlsbad, is the accepted jewel of the City, and it is being sought after, for so much intensive development, from now until the end of time, I suggest that, as a conservation- minded person, that the map selected, not give a large block of absentee owners of short and long-term rentals, sway over council seats, as they become available. That is why I oppose linking the entire coastline into one council district (No 1). That would make District 1 the most highly valued in terms of property values and where the absentee owners will throw their money and influence the most---to elect their pro-development candidates. I hope some of you on the Commission see my point. Thank you, Commissioners, for your work, GL Johannsen CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistrictingTo:john greenwald abc; redistrictingSubject:RE: Redistricting Map "Greenwald Final 1 – ID 96876 in Public Gallery" Notes and Rational - Map below Date:Wednesday, January 5, 2022 3:03:19 PM Attachments:image003.png Good Afternoon, Thank you for your email. I will forward your email to the demographer and make your correspondence a part of the commission’s next packet. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: john greenwald abc <greenwaldjohn@ieee.org> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 2:33 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Redistricting Map "Greenwald Final 1 – ID 96876 in Public Gallery" Notes and Rational - Map below To Redistricting Commission See map below. Map ID 96876 in Public Gallery. Map meets all stated requirements. Map retains the same 4 districts coaster boundaries as exiting districts.Do to some limitation in the Mapping Software districts 2 and 4 colors bleed into district 3 at the coast.District 3 goes to the ocean as it currently does. Also district 2 color bleed into district 3 at its East boundary. Based upon the data there is no know reason to change the boundaries of districts 3 and 4 for they are within the permitteddeviation. Therefore existing districts 3 and 4 boundaries are retained Current District 1 population is to small to meet requirements.Current District 2 population is to large to meet requirements. Therefore the Eastern boundary of current district 1 needs to be moved East in to what is currently district 2 such as shown inbelow map. Deviation Calculation:Per instructions in the Paper Map (Public Participation Kit), the population of each of the four districts must be close to 28,738 with no more than a 2,874 (10% of average district size) difference between the largest and smallest. Largest population is District 3 with 30,379 Smallest population is District 1 with 27,749Difference between largest & smallest 2,6302,630/28,738= 9.15% Based upon the limited information on expected new housing units it is understood that Northern Carlsbad is expected to havemore housing grow than Southern Carlsbad. In other words, districts1 and 2 are expected to have more new housing units thendistricts 3 and 4. In other. Therefore with the Northern Districts being smaller than the Southern Districts, district balance wouldbe expected to be maintained for a longer time. Greenwald Final 1 – ID 96876 in Pubiic Gallery John GreenwaldMobile: 760-845-7322GreenwaldJohn@ieee.org CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:john greenwald abc; redistricting Subject:RE: Request old versions of maps submitted to Public Gallery be ignored or removed and not be presented to the Redistricting Commission. Date:Wednesday, January 5, 2022 3:03:35 PM Good Afternnoon, Thank you for your email. I will forward your email to the demographer and make your correspondence a part of the commission’s next packet. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: john greenwald abc <greenwaldjohn@ieee.org> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 3:13 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Request old versions of maps submitted to Public Gallery be ignored or removed and not be presented to the Redistricting Commission. All maps I have submitted have a title starting with Greenwald. The ID’s of maps to be ignored are: ID: 96872 ID: 95809 ID: 79827 ID: 79357 Please do not inadvertently ignore the last Map I submitted which is titled: Greenwald Final 1 – ID:96876 Thank You, John Greenwald Mobile 760-845-7322GreenwaldJohn@ieee.org CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:D Lech Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistricting Input Date:Thursday, December 30, 2021 8:38:04 AM Good Morning, Thank you for your email. I will forward your email to the demographer and make your correspondence a part of the commission’s next packet. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: D Lech <dilech@ymail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 8:54 AM To: mdfabiano@gmail.com; Mfs1@aol.com; Nearndt2@gmail.com; Gretchen.m.ashton@gmail.com; gjcadwallader@gmail.com; Aarontharris2003@gmail.com; tsardina@protonmail.com Cc: Faviola Medina <Faviola.Medina@carlsbadca.gov>; redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Redistricting Input Dear Independent Redistricting Commissioners: Thank you for the work you are doing on this important project. Please consider my two opinions as stated below prior to your final Redistricting decision: 1) I would be in favor of having just one district citywide, but if that is not allowed under current law, then, I support the current four District boundaries with slight modifications such as the boundary that currently divides an older planned development in the North East quadrant of the City. I believe this area, or a portion of it, is part of what is referred to as “Census Unit 20”. I am referring specifically to the single-family homes that were built on the following streets: Oxford Street, Athens Avenue, York Road, Lyons Court, Ames Place, Naples Court, Chestnut Avenue from just west of Oxford Street up to where it terminates at Pontiac Drive, and Pontiac Drive between Spokane Way and Victoria Avenue. My opinion is that all homes that were built as a planned community back in the late 70’s, when this particular development was planned, constructed, and sold as a “community”, should all be part of the same voting District. With the current boundaries, the homes on one side of the street on Oxford Street, York Road, and Lyons Court belong to a different District than their neighbors directly across the street from them. This does not appear to coincide with the City’s “Communities of Interest” definition. 2) I oppose creating a separate district all along the coastline. Every homeowner, taxpayer and legal voting resident of Carlsbad is part of the Carlsbad coastal community. Each district, no matter how many there are, should touch the beach, as it currently stands. It does not matter if you use the beach everyday or never go to the beach. We all live in a coastal community because we want to, and we pay dearly for it, regardless of whether we live on the coast or 4 miles inland. By creating a separate “Coastal District” from the northern to southern limits of the City, and East to I-5, you would be creating a segregated socio-economic “community” based on income, as we are all well aware of the higher salaries and incomes necessary as we move closer to the coast. For purposes of fair and effective representation, each district should be equally represented by all income levels. Thank you for considering my input. Respectfully, D. Lech CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Glenn Bernard Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Re-districting suggestion is NOT re-invent the way Date:Monday, December 27, 2021 8:38:03 AM Good Morning, Thank you for your email. Your correspondence will be provided to the commission as a part of the commission’snext meeting packet. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMCCity Clerk Services ManagerOffice of the City ClerkP: 760-434-5989 -----Original Message-----From: Glenn Bernard <glennrbernard@gmail.com>Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2021 2:33 PMTo: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov>Subject: Re-districting suggestion is NOT re-invent the way Federal Govt has already divided the city into four districts, for Zip Code purposes. Just copy that. Most peoplewill give you a score of ’92' for this. Are you going to create turmoil and arguing just to raise the score from 92 to98? Don’t re-invent the wheel; just copy the Federal govt. Don’t worry about what some cranky, unreasonable critics would say. Keep everything simple, including municipalgovernment. Thanks……760.822.4110 Glenn BernardCAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:Pearson, Ray To:redistricting Subject:Re: RE: Final Maps Date:Wednesday, December 22, 2021 4:04:17 PM Thank you Fabiola for your follow up. Happy Holidays Sent from my iPhone On Dec 22, 2021, at 3:52 PM, redistricting <redistricting@carlsbadca.gov>wrote:  Good Afternoon, I just wanted to follow up on our conversation and confirm that the commission is scheduled to adopt the final map at the meeting of Public Hearing #4 to be held on Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. in advance of the April 17 deadline. The Nov. 2022 election will be for the following seats: Mayor City Clerk City Treasurer District 1 District 3 Filing for these seats will commence July 2022. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Pearson, Ray <Ray.Pearson@JTV.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 8:33 AM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Final Maps When will the final maps be approved and what will be the schedule to file for city council? Thanks Ray Pearson VP Content Distribution Content Management Inc. representing Jewelry Television C 865.599.9806 ray.pearson@jtv.com Knoxville-Bangkok-Jaipur-Mumbai-Hong Kong CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:Faviola Medina To:D Lech Cc:Kristina Ray; gjcadwallader@gmail.com; redistricting Subject:RE: Request for more information Date:Wednesday, December 22, 2021 3:18:09 PM Good Afternoon, In response to question #1, you may find the survey information in the following meeting staff reports on the city’s website: Oct. 28, Item #2, Exhibit 1: https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/8214/637707734665970000 Nov. 18, Item #2, Exhibit 1: https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/8435/637725826887930000 Dec. 16, Item #3, Exhibit 1: https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/8628/637747409718200000 In response to question #2, we are still waiting on a response from the demographer and will be provided in the next meeting packet. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: D Lech <dilech@ymail.com> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2021 10:37 PM To: Faviola Medina <Faviola.Medina@carlsbadca.gov> Cc: Kristina Ray <Kristina.Ray@carlsbadca.gov>; gjcadwallader@gmail.com Subject: Request for more information Hello Ms. Medina, I would like to submit a public comment regarding the Redistricting Project that is currently underway, however, I have a couple of questions regarding written information that was shared in the Dec. 16, 2021 Independent Redistricting Commission Meeting Agenda Packet. 1) On page 45 of the Agenda Packet, the written correspondence from Kristina Ray indicates that 156 surveys were received. However, only 3 or 4 of them were included in the packet. How/where can I review the other surveys that were submitted? 2) On page 68 of the Agenda Packet, the written correspondence from Gayle Cadwallader includes two questions regarding census units 20 and 82. How/where can I review the responses to these questions? Your prompt response is appreciated so I may submit my comment prior to the Jan.13 deadline. Thank you. CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Erin Nielsen; redistricting Cc:Shannon Kelly Subject:RE: Why does each District need a piece of the Coast? Date:Wednesday, December 22, 2021 1:06:50 PM Good Afternoon, Thank you for your email. This will be provided to the commission as a part of their next commission meeting packet. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Erin Nielsen <erin@tustincommunityfoundation.org> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2021 4:33 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Why does each District need a piece of the Coast? Please note that not all supervisorial districts have a piece of the coast in the article below. The same is true for every city, assembly and senate seat in SD County. Why must it be so in Carlsbad? Should each District have a piece of the airport? We all have an interest in its future. What about a each District sharing a boundary with Oceanside, Encinitas, Vista or San Marcos? Your logic about the coast would work for each question … and a lack of respect for council members by assuming that they need “a piece” to be fair. If that’s the case, we need new electeds who remember they actually serve the entire community. Please try and keep the coast with the residents living closest to the coast and not following the current ones made with an agenda. Sincerely, Erin Nielsen San Diego County receives independent commission’s final redistricting map - Times of San Diego https://apple.news/AAXo5SPUqR_CVcAM6zcTWLw -- Erin Nielsen Tustin Community Foundation PO Box 362 Tustin, CA 92781 714-393-8506 office 714- 721-0337 cell www.tustincommunityfoundation.org CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:Faviola Medina To:redistricting Subject:FW: Carlsbad school district map Date:Thursday, December 16, 2021 3:52:55 PM Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: redistricting Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2021 3:50 PM To: Shannon Kelly <skelly@ndcresearch.com> Subject: FW: Carlsbad school district map Hi Shannon, Please see email received from Commissioner Cadwallader below. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Gayle Cadwallader <gjcadwallader@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2021 2:49 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Cc: Faviola Medina <Faviola.Medina@carlsbadca.gov> Subject: Carlsbad school district map In an attempt to view school district boundaries in Carlsbad, I clicked on the link at the bottom of the list of the Mapping resources on the Mapping page of our Redistricting site. Apparently one must log in. However, no link is available to create a new account, so I am unable to complete my mission and view the school district boundaries in Carlsbad. Actually, I wish to see which neighborhoods are assigned to each elementary school. - Is that possible? \ - How would I do that? - How would an ordinary citizen do that? P.S. Is there an overlay in DistrictR? I couldn't find one. Is there an overlay in Maptitude? I didn't see one. Gayle Cadwallader Commissioner CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:Faviola Medina To:adamdhardesty@gmail.com Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Carlsbad Redistricting Date:Thursday, December 16, 2021 3:40:26 PM Good Afternoon, Thank you for your comments and my apologies for the delayed response. You are correct when you mentioned core interest groups like faith practice, medical autonomy and family directed education as potential communities of interest in Carlsbad. Unfortunately, you have identified three areas that are not tracked by the US Census or American Community Survey. That means that information about concentrations of these types of groups can't be programmed into our mapping tools and will need to come from the community. If you know of any groups that collect this type of information, please share that with us. You and others in Carlsbad are encouraged to use our redistricting survey and mapping tools to communicate this information, as well as to provide public comment and the upcoming Public Hearings and Independent Redistricting Commission meetings. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Adam Hardesty <adamdhardesty@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 8:12 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov>; Peder Norby <Peder.Norby@carlsbadca.gov> Subject: Carlsbad Redistricting Hi Team, I was hoping that you might be able to help me with the following. While I understand theconcept of "communities of like interest" and how that might apply to folks with a common language, ethnicity, and of a socio-economic class. I also think there are certain core interestslike faith practice, medical autonomy, and family directed education (i.e homeschooling families) that really draw people groups from every culture and socio-economic class together.I believe that the latter three may be underrepresented due to the traditional methods used to draw boundaries when redistricting and I would like to know if the City of Carlsbad has acensus that measures the densities of these interests. I was unable to find filters for these on the interactive mapping tool, but would like to know if you could provide me with informationabout these or point me in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Adam Hardesty 760-443-8674C'bad resident since 2006. CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -- Shannon Kelly, NDC Consultant CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:Joe Sardina To:Sheila Cobian Cc:redistricting Subject:Re: FW: FW: Draw a new City Council district map for Carlsbad Date:Friday, December 10, 2021 10:20:33 AM Thank you for the confirmation. Sent from ProtonMail for iOS On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 9:00 AM, Sheila Cobian <Sheila.Cobian@carlsbadca.gov> wrote: Good Morning Mr. Sardina, I’ve confirmed with our consultant that the two maps you submitted via Maptitude have been received. The demographer is reviewing them and theywill be presented to the Commission at Thursday’s Commission meeting. Thank you, Sheila Cobian, MMC Legislative & Constituent Services Director 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008-1949 760-434-2917 Confidentiality Notice: Please note that email correspondence with the City ofCarlsbad, along with any attachments, may be subject to the California PublicRecords Act, and therefore may be subject to disclosure unless otherwise exempt. Facebook | Twitter | You Tube | Flickr | Pinterest | Enews ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joe Sardina <Joe.Sardina@protonmail.com> Date: Wed, Dec 8, 2021 at 6:17 PMSubject: Re: Draw a new City Council district map for CarlsbadTo: Kylie Benzing <kylie@tripepismith.com> I do not see any of the maps submitted via Maptitude to date. Perhaps they havenot yet been posted on the city’s website for the public to review. Where andwhen will they be posted? I have submitted a couple of maps but it was not obvious to me that they were infact received by the city. Is there a way to confirm receipt? There appears to be an option to share a map via email in Maptitude which I havetried to do with friends and neighbors but just get the following error message - The email could not be sent: Mailbox unavailable. The server response was:5.7.64 Relay Access Denied ATTR36. For more details please refer tohttps://support.microsoft.com/kb/3169958[CH0PR16MB4386.namprd16.prod.outlook.com][DM5PR20CA0009.namprd20.prod.outlook.com] [DM6NAM04FT015.eop-NAM04.prod.protection.outlook.com] ~ Joe Sardina Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 at 5:11 PM, Kylie Benzing<kylie@tripepismith.com> wrote: Good evening, The City of Carlsbad is in the midst of its redistricting process, and the city’s Independent Redistricting Commission is preparing to review the draft maps that were submitted prior to Dec. 1. There is still time for community members to draw district maps for consideration. Several mapping tools are available: Paper map kits to draw communities you think need to stay together in the same City Council district and tell us why. An excel spreadsheet with population information by census block to create four geographic areas with about the same number of people. DistrictR, an online mapping tool that allows you to draw just your community or all four districts. Maptitude, a sophisticated online mapping tool that has more data built in than the other map-making tools. All maps submitted to the city will be posted on the city’s website for the public to review. Community members can provide input on draft maps during regular business meetings of the commission and the remaining two public hearings. You can also provide comments to the commission via email to redistricting@carslbadca.gov. Upcoming Meetings Dec. 16 - Independent Redistricting Commission reviews and takes comments on the first set of maps Jan. 13 - Third public hearing to give feedback on draft maps See the full schedule. For more information, visit www.carlsbadca.gov/districts. -- Kylie Benzing kylie@tripepismith.com (661) 770-8563 844-TS-COMM-1 x730 Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -- Shannon Kelly, NDC Consultant CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -- Shannon Kelly, NDC Consultant CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Francesca Cortellessa Hale Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Carlsbad redistricting input Date:Wednesday, January 12, 2022 1:55:41 PM Good Afternoon, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Francesca Cortellessa Hale <fchale04@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 8:37 PM To: City Clerk <Clerk@carlsbadca.gov> Subject: Carlsbad redistricting input Dear Carlsbad City Clerk and to whom it may concern: I hope your day is going well. My name is Francesca Cortellessa Hale and I am a long-term resident of Carlsbad. I am concerned with Carlsbad’s district maps changing again. The maps were changed four years ago and Carlsbad residents are still getting used to their new districts. In addition, Ibelieve that Carlsbad’s current district maps properly represent Carlsbad’s interests and concerns. I would love for Carlsbad district maps to stay the same. Thank you for taking my input into consideration.Sincerely, Francesca Cortellessa Hale Sent from my iPhone CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Jim and Debbie Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Regarding draft maps of proposed voting districts Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 9:48:11 AM Good Morning, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Jim and Debbie <jim2debbie@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 2:10 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Regarding draft maps of proposed voting districts I prefer the voting district maps with four roughly square districts, where there are two districts along the coast and two inland. Jim Wenck 6613 Vireo CtCarlsbad 92011 CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Diana A Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistricting Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 9:48:48 AM Good Morning, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Diana A <dra805@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 8:32 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Cc: Diana A <dra805@gmail.com> Subject: Redistricting Thank you for considering my input. The current Districts we have were designed in 2017 and implemented 2018. They are fairly new and provide the best representation of our communities of interest. Based on census data ; Carlsbad hasn’t had a significant change in population . Please continue with the maps that are in place today with minor modifications that are required. In addition, I encourage the committee to not move forward with a district that is strictly coastal as that would be unfair representation of our community of interests. Thanks, Diana Aguirre District 3 resident -- Sent from my iPhone CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Kervin Krause Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistricting Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 9:49:41 AM Good Morning, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Kervin Krause <kervinkrause@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 9:06 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Redistricting Hello, The current district maps are new and nothing has changed much. Please keep the maps as they are. When the population changes enough we can revisit this. Thank you, Kervin Krause District 1 Segovia Krause RE310 272-0552 1220 Stratford Lane Carlsbad Village by-the-Sea Southern California www.CoastalCalifornia.RealEstate CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Kenneth Pilco Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistricting input Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 9:52:27 AM Good Morning, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Kenneth Pilco <pilcok03@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 11:24 PM To: City Clerk <Clerk@carlsbadca.gov> Subject: Redistricting input Dear Carlsbad City Clerk and to whom it may concern: I hope your day is going well. My name is Kenneth Pilco and I am a high school student atCarlsbad High. I am emailing to express my concern with Carlsbad’s district maps changing again. The residents of Carlsbad have only recently finished settling into the new districts and the threatof redistricting after four years just feels fickle. As a resident, I feel that the current maps properly represent Carlsbad’s interest andconcerns and would love for Carlsbad’s district maps to stay the same. Thank you for taking my input into consideration.- Kenneth Pilco CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Stephanie Wells Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: #1 redistricting input Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 9:53:01 AM Good Morning, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Stephanie Wells <ms.sicily@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 9:48 AM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: #1 redistricting input Good morning, Please leave the Districts designed in 2017, as is. They provide the best representation of our communities of interest and community members have successfully worked together in the past four years. Based on census data ; Carlsbad hasn’t had a significant change in population. Please continue with the maps that are in place today with minor modifications that are required. In addition, I encourage the committee to not move forward with a district that is strictly coastal as that would be unfair representation of our community of interests. Thank you, Stephanie Wells 92008 CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Diana A Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistricting Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 9:54:04 AM Good Morning, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Diana A <dra805@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 6:06 AM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Re: Redistricting Hello,Here is a follow up to my initial email. I recommend the following maps: D49365D69103 D78343 D79064 D82160D84682 D84695 D84698 D84815D88418 D89058 D89654 D94249D96786 D96876 D97192 Thank you,Diana Aguirre District 3 Resident On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 8:31 PM Diana A <dra805@gmail.com> wrote: Thank you for considering my input. The current Districts we have were designed in 2017 and implemented 2018. They are fairly new and provide the best representation of our communities of interest. Based on census data ; Carlsbad hasn’t had a significant change in population . Please continue with the maps that are in place today with minor modifications that are required. In addition, I encourage the committee to not move forward with a district that is strictly coastal as that would be unfair representation of our community of interests. Thanks, Diana Aguirre District 3 resident -- Sent from my iPhone CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Jason Fackler Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistricting Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 1:41:01 PM Good Afternon, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Jason Fackler <jason@sockguy.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 10:07 AM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Redistricting Thank you for considering my input. The current Districts we have were designed in 2017 and implemented 2018. They are fairly new and provide the best representation of our communities of interest. Based on census data ; Carlsbad hasn’t had a significant change in population . Please continue with the maps that are in place today with minor modifications that are required. In addition, I encourage the committee to not move forward with a district that is strictly coastal as that would be unfair representation of our community of interests. Thanks, Jason District 3 resident CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Kathy Golden Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistricting Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 1:41:16 PM Good Afternoon, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Kathy Golden <kathygoldendesigns@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 10:11 AM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Redistricting The current districts were designed recently and were just implemented in 2018. I believe they represent our community based on census data. Strictly coastal redistricting would not be a fair representation in our community. Please do not move forward with proposed new redistricting. Sincerely, Kathy Golden District 3 resident CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Jason Rosenberg Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistricting committee Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 4:01:38 PM Good Afternoon, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Jason Rosenberg <jarosenberg@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 3:27 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Redistricting committee Dear Redistricting Committee, Thank you for the work you’re doing. I’ve seen some of the maps drawn and I’m concerned that at least one but maybe two districts won’t have beach representation. I can’t imagine Carlsbad districts not touching the beach. We are a beach town. I also read the committee won’t guarantee that it won’t keep the incumbents in their district. I hope you will ensure fair elections and not draw current city council members out of their districts. Thank you, Jason Rosenberg 2843 Via Conquistador Carlsbad CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Janice Rodriguez Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: #1 redistricting input Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 4:03:36 PM Good Afternoon, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided tothe commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMCCity Clerk Services ManagerOffice of the City ClerkP: 760-434-5989 -----Original Message-----From: Janice Rodriguez <janice.rodriguez@me.com>Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 3:22 PMTo: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov>Subject: #1 redistricting input To the City of Carlsbad Redistricting Committee: As a Carlsbad resident, I am deeply interested in the redistricting of our city. I am particularly concerned that alldistricts maintain significant pieces of the coastline and strips of land clear to the eastern edge of the city. It isimportant for all council members to have direct understanding of and commitment to all of the varyinggeographical concerns. Further, because there have been few changes in the census data since the current lines wereimplemented in 2018 and the districts were representative then, I would support keeping the lines close to theircurrent placement, making only the minor changes needed to reflect the new data. Regards, Janice Rodriguezjanincbad@gmail.com CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:Narima Lopes Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Redistricting-Carlsbad Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 4:04:30 PM Good Afternoon, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: Narima Lopes <nmlopes2@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:51 PM To: redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Redistricting-Carlsbad Dear members, Since the Carlsbad census did not change much, I would recommend that the Carlsbad districts remain as is currently. Thank you for the consideration Narima Lopes (Carlsbad) CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From:redistricting To:keyrollos ibrahim Cc:redistricting Subject:RE: Re redistricting and draft maps Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 4:05:11 PM Good Afternoon, This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your email. This will be forwarded to the demographer and provided to the commission for consideration at their next meeting. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk Services Manager Office of the City Clerk P: 760-434-5989 From: keyrollos ibrahim <keyrollos@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:57 PM To: City Clerk <Clerk@carlsbadca.gov>; redistricting <redistricting@CarlsbadCA.gov> Subject: Re redistricting and draft maps Good afternoon, My name is Keyrollos Ibrahim. I am writing today regarding the ongoing redistricting process here in the City of Carlsbad. The current districts have served the Carlsbad community well and should be left intact as much as possible. The current districts have several advantages that should be protected. First, as can be shown by election data, these districts are politically competitive. Competitive districts result in better candidates and promote a higher level of civil discourse. In connection with this, the current layout of each of the districts makes them fairly representative of the entire population of Carlsbad. In other words, no district currently grants significantly outsized representation to any one socio-economic or political group. This is largely because each district generally runs West-East meaning every City council member must represent both the coastal and inland populations of Carlsbad. This regional representation also largely translates into socio- economic representation as well, given that in many ways the relative wealth of Carlsbad citizens/business is also stratified west to east. It is well worth noting that the current make-up of the electoral districts have resulted in the most diverse city council in Carlsbad's history by every metric. In addition, this discussion of redistricting was spurred by the census. However, the current districts were put in place too recently in time for significant changes in Carlsbad's makeup to have occurred by the time of the census. For this and the reason's listed above I am asking the City of Carlsbad to make minimal, if any, changes to its current electoral districts. -- -- In Friendship, Keyrollos Ibrahim Co-Founder, Carlsbad Equality Coalition J.D. Candidate '23 St. John's University School of Law “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.” CAUTION: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.