ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager with a Request to Hold a POLICY SESSION on REDISTRICTING in Response to the 2020 Census Results.
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BACKGROUND: An overview of the initial 2020 Census data was presented at the September 28, 2021 Council Meeting. In general, the 2010 Census calculated the City's population at 115,007. The 2020 Census calculated the City's population at 113,150. A population of 113,150 should be distributed relatively equal among the City's five council districts. Therefore, the target population for each district is 22,630.
Based on the new target population for each District, the following changes are necessary to the existing council districts:
* The 1st District needs to expand by 3,938 people.
* The 2nd District needs to expand by 1,555 people.
* The 3rd District needs to expand by 1,113 people.
* The 4th District needs to contract by 1,329 people.
* The 5th District needs to contract by 5,568 people.
After the 2010 Census results were presented, the Council appointed a Redistricting Committee comprised of the District Council members who formulated the public process of drafting changes to the districts and making recommendations to the city Council regarding those changes. The redistricting committee process was also used following the 1980 and 1990 census. An internal process was used following the 2000 process. Appointments for the Redistricting Committee are anticipated at the next council meeting.
A policy session will allow for staff to present options on public input scenarios, alternatives on the number of districts, legal requirements pursuant to statute and the Settlement Agreement in Banks v. City of Peoria (Case No. 87-2371) as well as present Council with initial mapping options outlining geographic boundaries. A separate policy session will provide a dedicated time to review re-districting matters, which only occur once every ten years.
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