HomeMy WebLinkAboutPalm Desert Memo on Plan Descriptions 2 March 2020NDC City of Palm Desert – Districting 2020 3/2/2020
Comments provided by Map Submitters
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
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.