City Council Redistricting 2014
City Seeks Residents’ Ideas on a 2014 Redistricting Plan
On February 25th, 2014, the City Council decided to ask voters whether to create the directly-elected office of Mayor and to redistrict the city into four city council districts. The City sought residents’ comments and ideas on how the new districts should be drawn. An on-line redistricting tool was available. The deadline to submit plans was April 16, 2014, to be included in the Consultant's report for April 22nd.
At the May 13, 2014 Regular City Council Meeting the City Council adopted Resolution 2014-33 selecting map Plan 2b as the Council district reapportionment plan to be incorporated into an ordinance submitted to the voters for approval of an Elected Mayor and four (4) Council districts.
The Ordinance is scheduled for a Second Reading at the June 10, 2014 Regular City Council Meeting. The Planning Commission will examine the ordinance and proposed Council districts as to the definiteness and certainty of the boundaries of the proposed districts and adopt a resolution making findings specified in Government Code Section 34875. Upon adoption of the resolution by the Planning Commission, the City Clerk is directed to bring before the City Council a resolution calling a municipal election, placing a measure concerning the direct election of the Mayor and reapportionment of Councilmanic districts on the municipal election ballot, and requesting consolidation of the municipal election with the statewide general election of November 4, 2014.
Community Meetings
Two special Community Meetings were held to discuss the proposed redistricting:
Date | Time | Location |
March 31, 2014 April 16, 2014 |
6-8 p.m. 6-8 p.m. |
Council Chambers, 14177 Frederick St. Senior Center, 25075 Fir St. |
Public Hearings
The City Council conducted three public hearings as part of regular City Council Meetings:
Date | Time | Location |
April 8, 2014 April 22, 2014 May 13, 2014 |
6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. |
City Council Chamber, 14177 Frederick St. City Council Chamber, 14177 Frederick St. City Council Chamber, 14177 Frederick St. |
2011 Adopted Maps
This map shows the current Moreno Valley City Council Districts.
Adopted District Maps
2014 Redistricting Criteria
At the March 25, 2014, Regular City Council Meeting the Council adopted the following Redistricting Criteria:
Equal Population among Council Districts
- The boundaries of the districts shall be established so that the districts are at least as nearly equal in population as required by law.
Federal Voting Rights Act
- The boundaries of the districts shall be established so that the districts do not result in a denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen to vote on account of race or color as provided in Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Communities of Interest
- The boundaries of the districts shall observe communities of interest, such as school- and park-connected neighborhoods, rural or urban populations, city planning areas, social interests, agricultural, industrial or service
industry interests, and the like, insofar as practicable.
Compactness & Contiguity
- The boundaries of the districts shall be compact, insofar as practicable.
Population Growth
- To maintain a longer-term population balance, districts known to be areas of higher-than average population growth in the two to five years following redistricting may be under populated within the population deviation amounts allowed by law.
2014 Draft Maps
National Demographics Corporation draft redistricting maps
- Plan A - Simple Quadrants
- Plan B - Community of Interest Adjustments
- Plan C - Relatively Compact Adjustments
Submitted Draft Maps
Maps will be provided in Acrobat PDF format.
- Submitted by Roy Bleckert
Criteria
I welcome any comments, suggestions, criticisms & input on the proposed Draft Maps, in order that ultimately we as a community can draft the best possible scenario for redistricting, should the voters deiced to approve the proposed measure. Respectfully Submitted Roy Bleckert |
The links below will take you to a third party website to view the submitted maps:
2011 Redistricting Information Archive