City Of Redlands: Community Invited To Submit Council Redistricting Maps

Press release from the City of Redlands:

December 2, 2021

Members of the public interested in submitting draft maps as part
of Redlands’ City Council redistricting process can now access
online tools on the City’s website for creating maps. In
addition, information from the 2020 Census showing demographic
changes in the current City Council districts is also available.

The City of Redlands invites the public to participate in the
current redistricting process by creating maps and submitting
them to the City Council for consideration. The overall purpose
of redistricting is to review current district boundaries and,
where necessary, redraw boundaries to address any changes in
population concentration.

Every 10 years, local governments use new data from the Census to
evaluate and potentially redraw voting district lines to reflect
how local populations have changed. State law requires cities
such as Redlands to engage communities in the redistricting
process by holding public hearings and conducting public
outreach.

The 2020 U.S. Census data that was released at the end of
September 2021 shows how district populations have changed.
Districts that had similar population and demographic
characteristics 10 years ago, may have become mal-apportioned due
to population changes. That is, some districts may have too many
people while others may have too few people.

The current election district boundary map, demographics and
paper mapping tools are now available on the City’s website at
https://drawredlands.org/draw-a-map/.
The public is invited to submit information regarding their
Communities of
Interest and proposed district boundaries for the 2021
redistricting process by Jan. 31, 2022, via e-mail to redistricting@cityofredlands.org
or in person at:

City of Redlands

City Hall

35 Cajon St., Suite 2

Redlands, CA 92373

Under state and federal law, voting districts must meet the
following criteria:

Upcoming public hearings will be held Jan. 18, 2022, and Feb. 15,
2022, with adoption of the final maps anticipated on April 17,
2022. More details on the schedule can be found at https://drawredlands.org/schedule/.

The finalized maps will define the five City of Redlands election
district boundaries and determine how City Council members are
elected for the next 10 years.

Redlands residents can learn more about the process for drawing
new election districts at https://drawredlands.org/. The
site will be updated regularly as draft maps are submitted.

Any questions may be directed to Tricia Munoz via email at
tmunoz@cityofredlands.org
or by phone at (909) 335-4755 ext. 9.

This press release was produced by the City of Redlands. The views expressed here are the author’s own.