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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPalm Desert Memo on Plan Descriptions 20200409NDC City of Palm Desert – Districting 2020 4/9/2020  New Maps Comments provided by Map Submitters Ely2 - The revision is simply the removal of the Monterey Sands walled community from District 1. This has minimal impact on the data, but the Monterey Sands community is very different from the rest of District 1 and really belongs in the multi-member district. NDC Draft 7 – Slightly revised version of Ely2, making changes along Goleta Way and north of Hwy 111 in the area east of Portola Ave and west of Deep Canyon Dr. Existing Maps Comments provided by Map Submitters DCrawford2 – I was attempting to create a Majority Minority District with a high % CVAP Latino Residents NDC Note: Not contiguous and appears vulnerable to a racial gerrymandering challenge DCrawford3 – Submitter did not provide comment NDC Note: Not contiguous and appears vulnerable to a racial gerrymandering challenge Ely1 – Submitter did not provide comment JBuller 3A - Map 3A follows population unit boundaries, for easy and precise counting and eliminates the division within Monterey Country Club. It does not contain any population unit subsets, specifically Palm Desert Mobile Estates and the community bounded by Portola (W), the wash (N) and Magnesia Falls (SE). It includes southeastern elements. The total district population is 9826. JBuller 3B - Map 3B is similar to 3A, but adds population subsets for Palm Desert Mobile Estates and the community bounded by Portola, the wash and Magnesia Falls. The total district population is 9323. The map excludes elements south and southeast of Highway 111, maintaining clean lines. El Paseo could be added with no population impact. JBuller 3C - Map 3C incorporates all of 3B with the addition of El Paseo and a boot heel capturing George Washington Charter School and nearby southeastern communities. It includes a population unit subset comprising Candlewood, Chicory and Parosella streets adjacent to the school up to Abronia. The total district population is 10,152. NDC Draft Descriptions NDC Draft 4 - This draft blends features from NDC Draft 1 and Ely 1 to connect heavily Latino communities on both sides of the Whitewater River while creating a more intuitive central district. It includes the Vista Palm Desert community north of the Whitewater River, as well as the Palm Desert Town Center, following Highway 111 west of Portola Avenue to the western border of the city of Palm Desert. NDC Draft 5 - This draft includes minor changes to Ely 1 to make the lines more intuitive by following major roads and avoiding cutting through neighborhoods. Most notably, it now uses NDC City of Palm Desert – Districting 2020 4/9/2020  Magnolia Falls Avenue, Deep Canyon Road, and Fred Waring Drive to avoid jogging through neighborhoods. NDC Draft 6 - This is a larger revision to NDC Draft 1 that removes the portion of the Monterey Country Club south of the Whitewater River from the central district. The Palm Desert Mobile Estates remains in the central district. It also moves the El Paseo Shopping District into the central district as well as a small area south of Highway 111 east of Portola Avenue that includes George Washington Elementary and the Portola Community Center. DCrawford1 – Submitter did not provide comment NDC Note: Not population-balanced and appears vulnerable to a racial gerrymandering challenge JBuller1 – Submitter did not provide comment JBuller2 – Submitter did not provide comment MDemry1- This meets the objectives of population size at 9542 per the 2010 census data provided, contains the majority of Hispanic speaking residents, and is contiguous as required and maintains the continuity of the remaining portions of the city as well. It also encapsulates the city s main business core into one area. NDC Note: Not population-balanced MDemry2 - This meets the objectives of population size at 9501 per the 2010 census data provided, contains the majority of Hispanic speaking residents, and is contiguous as required and maintains the continuity of the remaining portions of the city as well. It also encapsulates the city s main business core into one area. NDC Note: Not population-balanced and appears vulnerable to a racial gerrymandering challenge MMcilroy1 – Submitter did not provide comment MMeyer1 – Submitter did not provide comment NDC Note: Not contiguous NDC Draft Descriptions NDC Draft 1 - This is a compact, contiguous option that follows major roads and is easy to understand. It keeps together the central core between Highway 111 and the Whitewater River west of Deep Canyon Road, including the College of the Desert, the Civic Center, Desert Town Center, and the business on the north side of Highway 111. The businesses between Highway 111 and El Paseo could be added without changing the population numbers. NDC Draft 2 – While slightly less compact than NDC Draft 1, NDC 2 is another contiguous option that links the Hovely Gardens and Vista Palm Desert neighborhoods to the central core. It keeps together the areas between Highway 111 and the Whitewater River broadly between Monterey Avenue and Deep Canyon Road, and the areas just north of the Whitewater River between Portola Avenue and Cook Street, including the College of the Desert, the Civic Center, , and the business on NDC City of Palm Desert – Districting 2020 4/9/2020  both sides of Highway 111. The College of the Desert or the businesses between Highway 111 and El Paseo could be removed without changing the population numbers. NDC Draft 3 – NDC Draft 3 starts with MMeyer1, altering it slightly to make the outer district contiguous. It removes the large block at the northwest corner of Portola Ave and Magnesia Falls Drive that includes the Palm Desert Mobile Estates. No other changes were made, and with this alteration, the map is contiguous.