county of los angeles - redistricting la county 2011
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELESOFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL
648 KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION
500 WEST TEMPLE STREET
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012-2713
ANDREA SHERIDAN ORDINCounty Counsel
August 19,2011
TELEPHONE
(213) 974-1801
FACSIMILE
(213) 626-7446
TDD
(213) 633-0901
TO: SUPERVISOR MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH, MayorSUPERVISOR GLORIA MOLINASUPERVISOR MARK RIDLEY-THOMASSUPERVISOR ZEV Y AROSLA VSKYSUPERVISOR DON KNABE
ANDREA SHERIDAN ORDIN ftCounty Counsel
FROM:
RE: Consideration of Plan A3 Amended - Voting Rights ActCompliant A3 Amended
The following is a summary of Plan A3 Amended - Voting RightsAct Compliant A3 Amended, as submitted by Supervisor Don Knabe.
1. Plan Summary: This plan is a revision of the BoundaryReview Committee ("BRCIt) Recommended Plan A2, as introduced by SupervisorKnabe at the Board of Supervisor's meeting on August 9, 2011. The plan alsoreflects a subsequent amendment on August 16, 2011, by Supervisor Knabe tomove Westchester. This plan proposes to reassign 96 redistricting units (RDUs)which make up 12 whole or partial communities. The moves of these areas are
summarized on page 3, and are further detailed on pages 8-13 of the Report onProposed Redistricting Plan - Plan A3 Amended. The relevant summary page(page 3) is enclosed here as Attachment 1.
2. Population Deviation: The total population deviation in
the proposed plan is 1.57 percent.
3. Number of People Moved: This plan reassigns 277,283people among the five districts. The total population moved to and from eachdistrict is summarized on page 7 of the Report on Proposed Redistricting Plan-Plan A3 Amended. The relevant page is enclosed here as Attachment 2.
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4. Deferred/Advanced Voting: County supervisors are
elected to staggered four-year terms. The First and Third Districts electsupervisors at each general election at which the Governor is to be elected (i.e.2010,2014,2018). The Second, Fourth and Fifth Districts elect supervisors ateach election which the President appears on the ballot (i.e. 2008,2012,2016,etc.). Countywide, 2.3 percent of constituents in the County will be affected bydeferral or advancement under this plan. A table containing deferral andadvancement information is enclosed here as Attachment 3 and is summarizedbelow.
Advancement
V oters who will be reassigned from the First and Third Districtsinto the Second, Fourth or Fifth Districts, will have an opportunity to vote for aCounty supervisor twice in four (4) years (2010, 2012), thus advancing their rightto vote for a supervisor.
In the Benchmark First District, 84,065 constituents will bereassigned to either the Second, Fourth or Fifth Districts. As a result of thisproposed plan, 4.4 percent of all constituents, 4.7 percent of the citizen voting agepopulation (CV AP), and 4.8 percent of registered voters in the Benchmark FirstDistrict are advanced.
In the Benchmark Third District, no constituents wil be reassignedto either the Second, Fourth or Fifth Districts.
Deferment
V oters who will be reassigned from the Second, Fourth and FifthDistricts into the First and Third Districts, will not have the opportunity to votefor a County supervisor until 2014. For those reassigned voters, six (6) years willhave passed since they last had the opportunity to vote for a supervisor.
In the Benchmark Second and Fourth Districts, no constituents willbe reassigned to either the First or Third Districts.
In the Benchmark Fifth District, 142,356 constituents will bereassigned to either the First or Third Districts. As a result of this proposed plan,6.8 percent of all constituents, 6.9 percent of the CV AP, and 6.9 percent ofregistered voters in the Benchmark Fifth District are deferred.
5. Citizen Voting Age Population (CV AP): The CV AP
information per district is summarized on page 27 of the Report on ProposedRedistricting Plan - Plan A3 Amended. The relevant page is enclosed here asAttachment 4.
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6. Incumbency: This plan does not displace any supervisorfrom his/her district.
7. Contiguity/Compactness: All five supervisorial districtsare contiguous and are reasonably compact.
8. City/Community Splits: The following cities/communities that are newly split as a result of this plan are:
City/Community District Splits
LA City - Westchester*LA County - Claremont*LA County - Covina Is1ands*LA County - Rowland Heights 1 *
2/4i /51/51/4
* Previously split, but areas have now changed districts.
9. City/Community Unified: The following
cities/communities that are now unified in one district as a result of this plan are:
City/Community Joined in Which District
West Covina 1LA City - Silverlake 1LA County - Florence Firestone 2LA County - South Whittier 4LA County - West Whittier/Los Nietos 4
10. Major Facilities Moved: This plan moves major facilitiesout of their current districts. The facilities that are moved are:
Facilities Current District New District
West Covina Civic Center 5West Covina Courthouse 5EI Parque Nuestro 1Franklin D. Roosevelt Park 1
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i There remain two RDUs (RDUs 1209 and 1210) in the unincorporated
area of Rowland Heights with zero population that are contained wholly withinthe First District. The Benchmark Plan Al also has the same two RDUs with zeropopulation in the First District.
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Mayben'y Park 1 4Sorensen Park 1 4Stephen Sorensen Park 1 4Public Library - Claremont 5 1
LibraryPublic Library - Graham 1 2
Public Library - Los Nietos 1 4Public Library - Sorensen 1 4
LibraryPublic Library - West Covina 5 1
Regional Library
11. Staff Recommendation: If this plan is adopted by theBoard of Supervisors, County redistricting staff recommends that the Boardconsider adjusting minor anomalies within the plan. These adjustments will moveareas with zero or negligible population to appropriate supervisorial districts, andeliminate "islands" within districts or the appearance of a resulting split in a cityor unincorporated area. The following adjustments are recommended to Plan A3,and as ilustrated below:
1. Reassign that portion of Census Track 602302 currently in theCity of Hawthorne and the Fourth District to the SecondDistrict, resulting in the City of Hawthorne entirely containedin the Second District (zero population impact).
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11. Reassign that portion of Census Tracks 500403 and 501200currently in the City of Pi co Rivera and the Fourth District tothe First District, resulting in the City of Pico Rivera entirelycontained in the First District (zero population imp~ct).
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111. Reassign that portion of Census Tracks 930301, 400604, and400800 currently in City of Azusa and the Fifth District to theFirst District, resulting in the City of Azusa entirely containedin the First District (295 population impact).
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iv. Reassign two separate portions of Census Track 408401
currently in the unincorporated area of Hacienda Heights (zeropopulation impact) and the First District, plus that portion ofCensus Track 408202 currently in the unincorporated area ofAvocado Heights/Bassett (26 population impact) and the FirstDistrict, all to the Fourth District, resulting in the southern cityboundary for the City of Industry being the same as theSupervisorial district boundary.
v. Reassign that pOliion of Census Track 209510 currently in theCity of Los Angeles (zero population impact) and the SecondDistrict, to the First District, to align with Census Bureau'strack definition for 209510.
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If you have questions concerning this matter, please contact me,Assistant County Counsel Judy W. Whitehurst at (213) 974-1921, PrincipalDeputy County Counsel Nancy M. Takade at (213) 974-1891, or Deputy CountyCounsel Truc L. Moore at (213) 974-4334.
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Enclosures
c: William T Fujioka
Chief Executive Officer
Sachi A. Hamai, Executive OfficerBoard of Supervisors
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Tot
al P
opul
atio
n R
eass
igne
d (M
oved
) by
Thi
s P
lan
Thi
s re
dist
rict
ing
plan
rea
ssig
ns th
e C
ount
y's
popu
latio
n pe
r 20
10 C
ensu
s as
sho
wn
belo
w.
Popu
latio
n M
oved
"Fr
om"
Dis
tric
t..T
otal
Pop
ulat
ion
Mov
ed1
23
45
115
,468
142,
356
157,
824
Popu
latio
n2
22,3
2145
,474
Mov
ed "
To"
3D
istr
ict..
.4
60,9
1273
,985
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Tot
al P
opul
atio
n M
oved
84,0
6513
,073
15,4
6827
7,28
3
NO
TE
S:
1. T
he d
ata
sour
ce fo
r th
is ta
ble
is th
e C
ensu
s B
urea
u's
2010
Cen
sus:
Pub
lic L
aw 9
4-17
1 R
edis
tric
ting
Dat
a.2.
Eac
h ro
w d
epic
ts th
e nu
mbe
r of
per
sons
who
live
in a
reas
that
wou
ld b
e as
sign
ed to
the
row
's d
istr
ict.
3. E
ach
colu
mn
depi
cts
the
num
ber
of p
erso
ns w
ho li
ve in
are
as th
at w
ould
be
assi
gned
to th
e co
lum
n's
dist
rict.
4. T
he s
hade
d ce
lls a
re n
ot a
pplic
able
: sam
e "f
rom
" an
d "t
olt d
istr
icts
.S
. The
bot
tom
row
dep
icts
the
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
mov
ed F
RO
M e
ach
dist
rict,
and
the
coun
tyw
ide
tota
l mov
ed.
6. T
he r
ight
-mos
t col
umn
depi
cts
the
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
mov
ed T
O e
ach
dist
rict
, and
the
coun
tyw
ide
tota
l mov
ed.
Sta
ff R
epor
t A3
Am
ende
d -
Vot
ing
Rig
hts
Act
Com
plia
nt A
men
ded
A3
Aug
ust 1
6, 2
011
Pag
e 7
oi 5
0
Com
mun
ities
& T
otal
Pop
ulat
ion
Rea
ssig
ned
(Mov
ed)
by T
his
Plan
Thi
s re
dist
rictin
g pl
an r
eass
igns
the
Cou
nty'
s po
pula
tion
per
2010
Cen
sus
as s
how
n be
low
,
MR
MR
0E
0E
DIS
TR
ICT
VS
DIS
TR
ICT
VS
TO
TA
LE
UT
OT
AL
EU
R f
# B
EN
CH
-PR
O-
BE
NC
H-
PRO
-e MARK
POSE
DPO
PUL
AT
ION
DL
MO
VE
D C
OM
MU
NIT
YR
ef#
MA
RK
POSE
DPO
PUL
AT
ION
DL
MO
VE
D C
OM
MU
NIT
Y
MO
VE
DT
MO
VE
DT
15
135
,065
AW
Cla
rem
ont
75
142
2P
SLA
Cou
nty
- C
lare
mon
t
21
416
,223
AW
Santa Fe Springs
85
182
2P
SLA
Cou
nty
- C
ovin
a Is
land
s
35
110
6,04
7P
WWest Covina
91
223
,153
PW
LAC
ount
y -
Flo
renc
e/F
irest
one
43
115
,468
PW
LAC
ity -
Silv
erla
ke10
14
5,77
2P
SLA
Cou
nty
- R
owla
nd H
eigh
ts
52
413
,073
PS
LAC
ity -
Wes
tche
ster
111
417
,525
PW
LAC
ount
y -
Sou
th W
hitti
er
64
222
,321
PS
LAC
ity -
Wes
tche
ster
121
421
,392
PW
LAC
ount
y -
Wes
t Whi
ttier
lLos
Nie
tos
277,
283
Tot
al P
opul
atio
n R
eass
igne
d
NO
TE
S:
1. T
he d
ata
sour
ce fo
r th
is ta
ble
is th
e C
ensu
s B
urea
u's
2010
Cen
sus:
Pub
lic L
aw 9
4-17
1 R
edis
tric
ting
Dat
a,2.
The
col
umn
labe
led
"MO
VE
D"
indi
cate
s w
heth
er a
ll "A
" or
onl
y a
port
ion
"P"
of th
e na
med
com
mun
ity w
ould
be
"MO
VE
D"
by th
is p
lan,
3. T
he c
olum
n la
bele
d "R
ES
ULT
' ind
icat
es w
heth
er th
e m
ove
wou
ld r
esul
t in
havi
ng th
e na
med
com
mun
ity b
e sp
lit "
S"
amon
g or
bet
wee
n m
ultip
le d
istr
icts
,4,
Or,
the
colu
mn
labe
led
"RE
SU
LT"
indi
cate
s w
heth
er th
e m
ove
wou
ld r
esul
t in
havi
ng th
e na
med
com
mun
ity r
emai
n or
bec
ome
who
le "
W' w
ithin
a s
ingl
e di
stric
t.5,
The
TO
TA
L P
OP
ULA
TIO
N M
OV
ED
col
umn
depi
cts
the
num
ber
of p
erso
ns w
ho li
ve in
the
reas
sign
ed a
rea.
Sta
ff R
epor
t A3
Am
ende
d -
Vot
ing
Rig
hts
Act
Com
plia
nt A
men
ded
A3
Aug
ust 1
6, 2
011
Pag
e 3
of 5
0
Def
erra
l/Adv
ance
men
t Vot
er R
epor
tP
lan
A3
Am
ende
d
Adv
ance
d E
lect
ion
Ben
chm
ark
Dis
tric
tT
otal
Pop
,%
Tot
al P
op.
Tot
al C
VA
P%
Tot
al C
VA
PT
otal
Reg
, Vot
ers
%T
otal
Reg
, Vot
ers
District 1
84,0
654.
4%41
,218
4,7%
33,1
274,
8%
Dis
tric
t 30,
0%0,
0%0,
0%
Tot
al (
Cou
ntyi
de):
84,0
650,
9%41
,218
0,7%
33,1
270,
7%
Def
erre
d E
lect
ion
Ben
chm
ark
Dis
tric
tT
otal
Pop
.% Total Pop,
Tot
al C
VA
P%
Tot
al C
VA
PT
otal
Reg
. Vot
ers
% Total Reg. Voters
Dis
tric
t 20.
0%0.
0%0.
0%
Dis
tric
t 40.
0%0.
0%0,
0%
Dis
tric
t 514
2,35
66,
8%92
,810
6,9%
73,0
196,
9%
Tot
al (
Cou
ntyi
de):
142,
356
1.4%
92,8
101,
7%73
,019
1.6%
Affe
cted
Con
stitu
ents
Tot
al P
op,
%T
otal
Pop
,T
otal
CV
AP
%T
otal
CV
AP
Tot
al R
eg, V
oter
s%
Tot
al R
eg, V
oter
s
Los
Ang
eles
Cou
nty
226,
421
2.3%
134,
028
2.4%
106,
146
2.4%
Not
e: T
he "
% T
otal
." c
olum
ns a
re c
alcu
late
d by
taki
ng th
e af
fect
ed to
tal p
opul
atio
n, to
tal c
itize
n vo
ting
age
popu
latio
n an
d to
tal r
egis
tere
d vo
ter
num
bers
from
the
prop
osed
pla
n, a
nd d
ivid
ing
by th
e re
spec
tive
dist
rict o
r co
unty
ide
benc
hmar
k nu
mbe
rs li
sted
in th
e ap
prop
riate
tabl
es in
the
Ben
chm
ark
Plan Report,