Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the 2021 Independent Redistricting Commission for the City of Long Beach.  (Citywide)
Thank you. Next up will be item 20. Report from City Manager Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the 2021 Independent Redistricting Commission for the City of Long Beach Citywide. Okay. Mayor, just like to acknowledge that the work of the Independent Redistricting Commission is completed and their final report has been shared with the City Council, and it's been posted on the city's website. Bradley Bounds will provide an overview of the Commission's work, as well as a summary of their final report and the recommendations for the city's next redistricting effort. I want to take this time to acknowledge and thank the collaborative effort by multiple city departments to try to complete this effort. So thank you to the city clerk's office, to the city manager's office, as well as the city attorney's office. It was a challenging but it was a very a very positive experience. And we are at the conclusion and I will turn it over to Bradley to make a brief summary of the work of the Commission. Bradley. Thank you. So as a brief overview of the process, as everyone here knows that there was an outreach process that happened from August 2019 to 2020, that application period for the from for the commission selection was April 2020 to June 2020 and there was 400 applicants. And the Ethics Commission created that support of 20 to 30 qualified applicants, randomly selected the nine and the remaining four and two members were selected by those nine that were selected. Yeah. So this is the the I.R.S. These are the acting commissioners for the Independent Redistricting Commission, the chair of the Alejandro Gutierrez. And the vice chair is Sharon, Dick Jackson. So before we continue through this presentation, we have to take a break to talk about the communities of interest, because this was very integral to the work of the commission. So what a community of interest is, it's a connected population that shares common and socio economic interests that should be included within a single district for its fair and effective representation. Some examples. Some examples are cultural or historical bonds, shared economic interests, and shared racial. Ethnic or religious identities and neighborhoods. So the work of the commission, they held 17 training and business meetings. Those meetings were designed to train them into being a commissioner, also providing them information on redistricting fundamentals, the demographics of the city, some public mapping, tool training and a team building meeting. There were ten community of interest outreach meetings held as well. These ten meetings were comprised of nine district specific meetings intended to receive communities of interest, feedback from the public to inform them for the mapping hearings. And there was one citywide meeting to make sure we covered all of the bases. And the six mapping hearings occurred between October and November. So how we got the word out on this project, we had a three phase engagement plan education, motivation and activation. Through these phases, we kept equity in mind by promoting digital in print advertisements that were translated into Spanish, into Gaelic with the educate phase. It was to introduce the public to the commission, but also provide the basics of redistricting of motivate phase was the period but for the the communities of interest hearings that get information from the public regarding their community and also train about the public mapping tool workshops. And the activate phase was to encourage public the public to draft maps and that was from October to December. So with all the work that the Commission and staff put in regarding communities of interest testimony, there was 772 communities of interest forum submissions. 16 total hours of public comment heard. Over 1000 pages of emails submitted from the community in 90 C0 II mapping tool submissions and 110 partial and full district plan submissions by the public. Using all of the information that they received as a commission, they were able to create the new district plan map, and that was adopted on November 18th, 2021. And the map became effective on December 18th, 2021. So as a final act of the commission, they were they transmitted a report with recommendations for future commissions. The first recommendation was regarding application and recruitment. They wanted the project to be clear about the commitment adding to the and adding to it. And as. You see. They wanted to be clear at the beginning about the time commitment and the limitations on political participation during the term of appointment and the assessment of analytical, analytical skills of applicants. In addition, the Ethics Commission is also planning to form a separate report highlighting their recommendations regarding the Ethics Commission involvement in the recruitment and selection process for future independent redistricting commissions. The next recommendation was around training that future commissions should receive training assistance from the 2021 commissioners and city staff with direct experience with independent redistricting commissions. Regarding staffing, the commission involvement should be in the budget in spending. The Commission should also be able to select the demographer and also work directly with independent legal counsel and develop rules around commissioner outreach activities. Regarding public input. They wanted to make sure that meetings were held at schools and community centers. If mapping begins after the district specific meetings, then another round of district outreach should occur to avoid skewing towards a political outcome. Incumbents, their staff, consultants, candidates or city lobbyists should be discouraged from participating and provide the commission with a list of registered lobbyists. Regarding the chair and vice chair selection before the selection of the chair and vice chair, a commission should create opportunities to get to know each other and assess leadership skills and also consider the use of an interim chair and vice chair prior to the selection of permanent chairs. During the mapping stage. They should that the next commission should start with public drawn and cause in consultant drawn maps to avoid starting with a blank map and transition to a public live line drawing to increase transparency and allow the public and commissioners to understand the intent behind every line change. So in conclusion, the new map has been delivered to L.A. County, the L.A. County registrar. The map will be used for the 2022 upcoming election. And the Independent Redistricting Commission report has been posted to the redistricting website at Lone Star. Gov. Slash redistricting. Slash Resources. So just as a reminder, the this is a received following a presentation for the 2021 Independent Redistricting Commission for the City of Long Beach. Thank you. That concludes the staff report, just acknowledging that the commission came up with a variety of recommendations. And in the coming weeks and months, staff will be reviewing and assessing those recommendations. We will be holding on to those. And the whole idea behind those is to make sure that the next redistricting process is more efficient and a more positive process. And we will be forwarding those recommendations to the next commission. Thank you. We're staff is available for any questions or feedback. Thank you, Amy. First, I have a motion to approve the report by Councilmember Gringa. Let me start with customary ringa, and then I have some cues and I'll go through all the cues and then I will speak as well. Thank you, Mayor, for regulating me. Basically, I want to just thank the District Commissioner for all the work that they did. And, of course, to stay positive or to get ready to commission. I think that this report is a very thorough it provides a lot of good ideas for the future commission. We're only eight years away year. I mean, it is not that far. When the next census comes up and we're going to be doing this again. The the recommendation to have it future commission talk to those who already participated in this one. I think it's an excellent one. It's something that they can provide their knowledge and their expertize and experience and work in this commission. How that can work from this all around. And I think that this recommendation, this report basically is a is a matter for future commission as to how they want to participate and how they want to move forward with another redistricting effort. And kudos to the commission as a whole. They maintain their integrity, maintain their professionalism, their competence. They certainly show that in regards to the whole process. And they really maintain their their patience. I mean, they were there. I was looking at it and many times it ended at 1230, 1:00 in the morning. And it was very grueling, I'm sure, for not only the commissioners themselves, but for their families. So thank you, Mayor and I wholeheartedly with this report forward as we see the file. Thank you. I think I think there's a second to receive on file and also with some possible comments and questions. Councilman Nelson. Yes. I'd like to just, first of all, commend the commission staff who spent really long hours working on this this exhaustive process. This was mentally exhausting to watch. And so to be in the midst, in the seat to the decision makers, I know it was not an easy process. So those citizens who were selected for this inaugural independent districting commission should be commended for their their endurance, but also their their efforts to create what and listen to the community . Because I think there was many hours of public comment and input from the community. I think many lessons were learned in this process. And so I do appreciate the report. I'd love to see these maps once. We can. We can. They can be displayed on the. The County Registrar's office. Print them out. We kind of understand them. I think there's been some delays and some lags in terms of efficiencies with the process and obviously the challenges of getting the data which could have been made for a better process overall. And so, again, I wanted to lend my. Kudos and salute the commissioners for their their efforts, their work. Not everybody is happy with the outcomes. Well, no, but that I don't know that this council would have been able to. Draw maps that would have made everybody happy with the outcomes. It's always a very political and politically charged process that that is very difficult to to satisfy the the ideas that everybody has about what a community of interest should be overall. And so that I brought I was the guy that brought forth this concept became a ballot initiative, became reality. And no impacts were made as a result of this independent redistricting commission. I think one way or another, like it or not, the imprint and the commission have made a Long Beach change for for, for for the next two years. And so, again, I want to thank them for their service. Thank you, Councilwoman Mongo. Thank you. I appreciate the work of the commission. I did have a question on one of the earlier slides. It talks about the amount of participation. And one of the things that has been brought. To my attention by some constituents was. That they felt as though to really participate. You couldn't just submit a map. You actually had to go to all. The meetings, stay. Till. Midnight, and really for your voice to be heard. You had to continue to raise your voice over and over again. So I guess I would just like to add that. I would love to find a way where are very vocal advocates who spend. Considerable hours submitting multiple. Options and comments, etc. could be balanced against those. That are senior citizens that worked. Hard and went to the library and and submitted one comment or one map. And I think that that's something that's interesting about becoming a council member. And we have our regulars that we listen to and we hear their input and their feedback. We also take a lot of time to spend on individuals who make a comment or a question or concern about just one agenda item or something that's just. Important to them. And maybe they're not a regular, but we learn their names and we learn the things that are important to them. I know that that's a process. That when you become a new council member, you're overwhelmed at first with the high, high touch constituents that call every day. But over time, you work with them to make sure that their issues are addressed, but that they're not more important than the constituent that calls just once. So I would love to know, based on your first slide, I'd love to get a follow. Up report on how many people was. That if there were 70. Maps submitted or 700 maps submitted? Did five people submit. 500 of them? I mean, there were people who submitted dozens and dozens of maps, and I'd be interested in knowing what the total person interaction was. And I also think that it would be interesting to see what that interaction was by district in the new maps, because I think that if you did it by district of the new or old maps, you would find. That individuals who were really. Invested in the way things. Were and didn't participate as much, and then they found. Out, oh my gosh, things are changing. And if you're things are. Changing mid process and maybe you galvanized in the middle of the process. Like happened in the third district, but if it changed on you. At the very last minute. I like the fifth district. A lot of people called me and said, Stacy, why didn't you tell us? And I said, You know, throughout the process, I provided feedback and update the maps regularly, but it's really up to the commission. And in supporting the initial agenda item I propose by Councilmember Austin. I felt as though council members shouldn't be. In attendance. And supporting and doing those things. In the in the volume and in reading the the pink that came from Charlie Park. And then I know that. We all followed the rules. And that those rules were supported by our city attorney. But it was just a very, very different process for different parts of the city. And so I'd like us to work on that next time. Thank you. Thank you, Councilmember Supernormal. Thank you. I just have a question for you. I think I heard Bradley Brown say that there was a lot of attention paid to outreach. And I believe, Bradley, if you can correct me if I'm wrong, but you said it, my words, a very robust effort that included both digital and print media. Is that correct? Yes. Okay. So and this is what is a major disconnect from me. Was there any discussion at the commission or by staff explaining to the commission that. If you take a district by district for. And you're only going to retain 20,000 of the residents. Are you going to have that district gain, 30,800 residents? Maybe we should have an equally robust system for alerting those residents of the change. And when you say print and digital. Yeah. Like a postcard program or something like that. So I began asking for this on November 18th. I saw this coming and I didn't wait for it to be finalized on December 18th. So I don't think I'm ever going to get quite that I've asked for. Can you give me the names of the people I can do? The outreach I've received that I did finally get the number, I think that was shared with everyone because I suspect that it was this staggering a number. So I know that's a very long question, but my question but I guess I'll make a very simple. Was the commission ever engaged in this problem that was created? Or was there any comment from staff to them that while you're doing this or did anyone suggest, hey, we better do something moving forward so this all works? Uh, Councilman. Super. Now, I, I think that the, the, the commission was really guided by looking more specifically at the communities of, of interest in redrawing the lines. I'm not sure that there was a lot of focus, our attention paid to the the the differences and the ultimate impacts of those lines in terms of the the numbers of of of residents that were leaving a district or coming into a new district. So that is a feedback that we can certainly capture and make a note of so that it can be considered in future redistricting efforts. But I will say that as a result of the new maps, staff has done a very extensive outreach to to publicize the new maps. And that is, in addition to the postcard mailings, there has been extensive social media. There has been neighborhood contacts for all of the Cities Neighborhood Association. So we are making it. I have to interrupt for 1/2, Linda. I'm not aware of any postcard mailings. That is in process. And those I think we communicated with your staff earlier today that we just got the date that that will go out next week. But that is in. Process so that they may go out next week. And that would be two months after this is finalized, three months after we knew the data. So that's my issue, is that this simply was not addressed. The report tonight, if I had this the final year that I'll have them, we're going to go guess what? Our issues are just starting. And I know for my district, we have another district that had gained 211 new residents. I gained 30,800. So I'm just asking that moving forward, that included in the plan, if we're going to put that much effort into outreach, let's get something together for after the fact and how we communicate to the residents of these massive changes. Because every day in our office is not just the 30,000 is the one we've retained because it was so huge in the fourth District. We get calls from people. Hey, am I still in your district? I'm not quite sure. And the idea of sending out a postcard that where you would have a QR code and that person has to look up the map, it's a generic postcard that goes to everyone. If you want to know what district you're in. Scan this QR code. That's the antithesis of a print medium, telling someone what district they're in. So that's all I have to say. And I hope that's considered next go round. Thank you. Thank you. Councilman. Councilman in Dallas, please. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to thank the commission for all the hard work that they did on the commission. I know that this was the first time that we as a city had an independent redistricting commission and that there were many lessons learned. And I hope that some of the comments that we share here today that those those lessons were actually learned. I do have to agree with my colleagues on there being more outreach. I know that it was it was a difficult time absolutely a difficult time to do the redistricting commission because of all the things that that were in place. Right. With with COVID. But one of the things that I think was very positive is that the community came out to see those that could. And I want to echo Councilmember Mungo's comment that we really, really have to do better when reaching out to those that may not be able to come and not be able to physically be in the spaces, including our seniors and people with disabilities, that that feel that they missed out on an opportunity to voice their to voice their voices, as we all witnessed. It was this had a significant impact on our communities and our city overall. For that reason, it's crucial that we learn as much as we can from this experience to ensure that next time around the city has all that. When I say city, I mean the residents have all the tools that they need that are necessary for this process to be to be able to have an efficient redistricting process. I also noted in the presentation today by Bradley that it said that the new commission would be trained by the old commissioners. One of the things that I would say and I would recommend is that that not happen only because it is supposed to be an independent redistricting commission and the commissions, the old commissioners, which did a wonderful job to the best of their ability, they might still have something pending where they might not come in with or they might come in already influenced and wanting a certain thing. So I think it's good to actually take all the recommendations from the commission right now that is fresh in their mind and and then pass those on to the next commissioners instead of having the commission itself come back and train them just so that it could be fair to them, to the new commissioners, and so that they that they are able to start from a fresh slate. If you may. Also, one of the things that I think is important is to be able to do outreach to the community. Earlier, I know that there had been a lot of outreach. I know that you know a lot of my constituents, because we live in the first district, we found out about the meetings that were happening and a lot of my residents missed it and were upset that they didn't have a chance to participate. But I know that it was a lot of factors that caused them. Also, one of the biggest things that that also hurt is that. That let me rephrase that that we can improve on is actually doing outreach, maybe, you know, door knocking, you know, house to house, making sure making a real effort to reach out, especially to those hardest to reach communities that don't have the ability to get online, that don't have the ability to do a math online. Maybe they don't have that capability because they don't know how to do it, or maybe it's because there's language barriers that prevent them from doing it. I think that that's important only because sometimes the redistricting process affects them, sometimes the most. So again, I just want to thank all the commissioners for all the hours that they put into this, all the late nights that they put into this. And I hope that we take all the good things that we that we gain from this process and really work through and to get through those that weren't as efficient going forward. Thank you. Last May, Richardson. Thank you. First, I want to just take a moment and just congratulate everyone on completing this process. We know that the goal was to ensure that resources to reach every part of our city, and that is fair representation and resources. We also know that we had a late census, and that puts some pressure on our ability to conduct our redistricting process. And that was outside of everyone's control. But I do want to congratulate, I think, all involved for making sure that we are able to finish that process. Kolb It was also a barrier to outreach through the census and through redistricting. Folks forget that. But this commission stepped up, stepped up because of up, and they conducted the process that made it happen. I also want to just take a moment and acknowledge the commissioners. I watched most of those meetings from home. And I'll tell you, those commissioners were thoughtful. I saw the process of how they built consensus. I saw how they resolved their disagreements amicably. You know, we learned about the whole city. We watched as they attempted to learn and understand that unique issues and communities all across our city. And they did they, I think, demonstrated grace and and real composure through that process. I also want to just thank the residents. I learned a lot just listening to the residents about their communities of interest. I'll tell you, you know, I've seen more than one redistricting process in the city. It always is always lively in one way or the other. But I also saw a lot of communities that we haven't heard in the past step up and talk about their communities. North Long Beach in particular, has come a long way. You know, the folks were unified and spoke with one voice about their interest, a little positive framing about our community. It wasn't all, hey, this is terrible. That's terrible. We heard some, you know, some real pride in the community and in the neighborhoods. And that made me really proud just to see how the neighborhoods stepped up and came together and spoke with one voice. You know, I also thought that the community meetings were really well done. The nine meetings that were out to or however many work that went out to the different communities. I thought that was really well done. I attended two of those personally, the ones in the community, and sat back and listened. And this was the first time we had had community meetings in a while because because of Coby, it was really inspirational about the conversation in the community. Meetings were really locally focused on those communities and I think that's important. I think as we move forward, you know, the next year, I would hope ten years from now, I would love to just see more of that neighborhood outreach. I think what we saw at City Hall, I think, was a very different tone. It really took a larger level, higher heightened level of organization to really break through. And I didn't see that in the neighborhood meetings and the neighborhood meetings. I really saw the commissioners taking time and listening to each individual community. And I think I think that that helped make the process better. So, you know, again, you did your job. You know, I think our city it was difficult, obviously, but our city reflects its community and our changes were made and the citizens stepped up. The residents stepped up and did the process. And I think our community's going to be stronger as a result of it, because I tell you, you know, local government, you know, we're great at building things, but it really takes residents to point out what we can do better and dismantle and tell us when we need to reform and do things better. And that's really ultimately what I see happen through this process. Again, congratulations to all involved and thank you. Thank you. I'm going to just make a couple a couple of comments to close your any other comment. So I want to make a couple of comments. I cued up, but I'm not sure if I. Think you did you didn't hear about it for some reason. I, I, I passed you and Vice Mayor Richardson, which you both cued up. So. Councilman Zoro. Yes, I have a queued up case. I don't know if Councilmember Price should go next. Ah. Okay. I, I'm having a little bit of a Q issues with my, my phone here. So I actually have in this order. You're right. I have Councilman Price and then Councilman Zero. Great. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I won't take too much time. I appreciate the report. I think it's a it's a really good report. And I did find this to be a fascinating process. It was great to hear about all the different communities and just, you know, what happens when a line moves, you know, just a few blocks in one direction or the other. And what kind of impact that has in terms of city assets and recreational facilities and things of that nature and and the familiarity or lack thereof with some of those neighborhoods and impact that was was a fascinating for me for me to watch and observe. I want to just take a moment to thank, obviously, everyone who was involved in the process for for going through the process and being methodical about it. I think it was very obvious that they were listening. And of course, not everyone is was in agreement that they were listening to what they were able to to listen to all everybody. And some of those meetings were very long. But I do want to think just for a moment, I want to just one person that really I thought helped a lot. This was the first time there was a lot of question. People who know me know that I ask a lot of questions. And I also like to understand the framework that we're operating in from a legal standpoint. And Taylor Anderson was just a phenomenal asset from the city attorney's office because there were a lot of questions about what does the charter say, what does the charter allow, what is allowed by public comment, what's allowed to be considered by the commission? And I just thought that she did a great job as long as well as Amy Webber. On trying to help maneuver all the questions since this was the first time and there were a lot of things that the commissioners had questions about, lot of things that the public had questions about, and of course, a lot of things that even officials in the city had questions about since this was our first time. So I want to thank Taylor Anderson for answering questions that me and my staff had every step of the way. I know that I tried to check with her at every step of the way to make sure that we understood the process and what the charter limitations were. And we had the first meeting in our Council district, and I have to say, I don't think anybody knew what the process was going to be at the time. We were very passive listeners at that meeting and did not understand since it happened, you know, nine months or so before the final, I think it was about nine months or so before the final decisions and so learned a lot in that process. But at that very first meeting, I kind of wish we had gone first because we really had no idea what what the process was about. When we met, when we had the meeting in our district and had had the opportunity to ask questions, we just didn't know what we didn't know. And as the process went further, it became clear what this was all about. For those of us who were not part of the city the last time this process happened, it was an eye opening experience because we were new to all of that. Me and a lot of community members. So I want to thank the the commission for the report and specifically again, just Taylor Anderson from the City Attorney's Office for answering the legal clarifying questions that came up throughout the process. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you, Councilwoman and Councilwoman Sara. Thank you. I just want to add to what's been said in terms of just my thanks to the commissioners. I've also watch almost every one of the meetings and agree that, you know what, they're really clear how the process was going to roll out because we've never had an independent redistricting commission before. I just remember just reassuring that they were doing the district wide orientation. And I think that what would have been helpful for us is to figure out what was going on so that we can help inform our constituents, you know, early on that, you know, in the best way possible that this was happening and this is what the process were. Because I think that it kind of went from zero one, two miles and then it went into like 50 really quick because of the timeline and waiting for the census and all of that. So I just want to add to that what was said around, you know, I did have concerns about the process and how input was taken because a lot of it was happening right then and there as a lot of the commissioners are trying to process the maps and the decisions they were made a week before and then they were getting input at that moment. And I just want to make sure that people who weren't able to make it, that submitted written input was somehow, you know, compiled for the commissioners to review so that they could look at everything rather than those who were the loudest. And that was there all the time that had the capacity to be there. Right. And I know we had some issues with language interpretation that was kind of made maybe a little challenging in the beginning, that I hope that we can take a lot of these lessons learned to smooth it out to ensure that there is inclusive engagement because it's already hard enough. I think that we wanted people to be there to share that their concern, but also making sure they're accessible in other languages. So I just want to add to that that, you know, I agree that it made it difficult for the community outreach engagement. There is a large digital staff, but I'm not quite sure if we did other avenues of outreach. I know that were attempts to be made an event that was impacted by COVID. But Charlie, just to speak, thank you to our staff for figuring out the process with our commissioner. And I think that there's a lot of lessons we can take and how to make the next one better and maybe provide more support and training to the commissioners early on before they actually go into that meeting. Thank you very much. Councilman Sara and I got over the council. Alright. I just want to make sure I didn't miss anyone on this cute thing. Okay, great. Let, let me, let me just add some comments. I want to just first just start by thanking the commission. Redistricting is a very difficult process. There are a lot of interests, of course, across across any large city in a community. I mean, I think the commission took their jobs seriously. I stand by the support that many of us worked on to get this commission actually across the finish line, not just at the county level, which Councilman Austin mentioned, but also in the campaign and in the community meetings that led up to a process that was put in front of voters, which we know voters passed by pretty substantial margins to put the commission on the ballot. The that the commissioners I found did not know. I think most of them I found them to be folks that cared about their city. I found them to be folks that cared about doing a process with integrity and doing and doing the best job that they could. And I and I was really impressed with the staff providing the support to the commission as well. Redistricting processes are very hard and they were they weren't just difficult and hard here at the city level, but they certainly were at the state and federal level as well. When you have independent commissions and at the county where you have independent commissions, now I'm doing this work in the country, the state. We are moving towards independent commissions are doing redistricting across the across the country. And that's something that I have long supported. I believe that commissions of people that try to divorce them selves from the the day to day politics of of of bodies are best equipped to make these decisions. And I know that we all don't always end up with with lines as we all would like. And certainly there's you know, there's things in the map that I think I should have been different. But I think that's kind of the point, right? That things that they are an independent groups that are going to creep into the lines the way they see is best for the community. And I just want to thank the commission, the staff and the community for engaging. I also am grateful for all the recommendations that are being put forward to make improvements. The truth is, is ten years ago, when the state first had their first independent commission, it was very messy and they learned a lot in those few years following. And the last commission where we had the second state commission. Ten years later was a vastly improved process from the first one that was held ten years ago. And so I think that for language having in its history the first redistricting commission process, there is a lot to be learned and there's a lot to be learned and not just on recommendations that the Commission has provided, but I think the community has provided that you're hearing from the council. There's a lot more focus that should be baked in in the future as it relates to outreach and reaching and reaching communities. And so I think all of that is is true. And there's a lot to learn, but also a lot to to be grateful for. I want to thank Mr. Monica, you and the entire redistricting team for really, really difficult work. And and I just want to echo what the council said is I do want to thank the individual commissioners for your service. You were selected through a process that was independent of any of us selecting selecting the commission and again, to the clerk and to the Ethics Commission, who both played vital roles in that process of selection . I just want to thank them for their work as well. Is there any public comment, Madam Clerk, on this item? If any members of the public would like to speak on this item, please use the raise hand feature or press star nine. Our first speaker is Dave Shukla. Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? Yes. We can hear you. Okay. Wow. A lot of good comments. Uh, but getting right to it. My name is Dave Shukla. I'm a third district resident, and I went to each and every mapping session as much out of interest for what my own district would look like. As for an interest in what the city's map overall would look like with regards to this little nonprofit that I wrote. In both regards, I think if you look at pages 5 to 6 of this report, you can see immediately a number of things. Point one, it's not clear based on the areas of change in the redistricting map. Especially with data and housing construction that was planned prior to 1921. Number two, maybe, maybe not. In fact, you could make an argument that what districts won through six on the map, the final adopted map slept for or for people who voted eight for Prop 13 and B supported can limit restrictions at the time. Number three, geographic continuity. You bypass an existing population in the form of seven Memorial Heights to shoehorn it into the six for the first time in its history where your demands are being reinvested. Number four, check the tape. There's a lot of questions, especially with data that was available after 930, 21. Number five, there are blatant disregard for and cherry picked cop testimony. Number six didn't do that a lot. I actually broke that a lot. Number seven didn't do that a lot. Number eight, no clear reason for the fifth District to cross over Signal Hill unless it's working for the interest or the space economy's interests or even interest. A lot of questions about that. What else? Number nine. Uh, yeah. The district really isn't compact in order to six by definition. But more generally, just, you know, there's other problems too with the maps. Haven't yet had the time to even compile a. Compile it all. But the idea, right, is that we can learn to do it better. We're most likely going to do that in five years. I think this market locally has a lot in common with Alabama's situation in that we had both voting rights and purple. You know, kind of discrimination going on. And don't you. Think that concludes your public comment? Our next speaker is Ryan given. All right. Thank you. Good evening, Mayor Garcia and Council. My name is Ryan Giffen from District one and a member of the Independent Redistricting Commission. I briefly wanted to publicly thank the city staff for their unwavering and dedicated work to the city and commission itself throughout the process. JT, Brad Taylor, Amy and many others, thank you very much. Additionally, it must be noted that Mr. Paul Mitchell from Redistricting Partners was truly an integral asset to this team, and we want to thank him for his patience, his expertize and service, as well as Vice Mayor Rex Richardson mentioned in his comments earlier, the I.R.S. body was truly one that worked from a place of thoughtfulness, integrity and courage, a wonderful reflection of the make up of our city. It was truly an honor to serve our city and its people. Thank you. That concludes public comment for this item. Thank you, Madam Kirk. And with that, please call the roll call for the final report. District one, district two. All right. District three. High District for. I. District five. II District six. I. District seven. I it's an eight. By. District nine. Yeah. Motion is carried.