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South Orange County Community College District Trustee Area Rearrangement. Orange County Committee on School District Organization January 18, 2012. About Redistricting. Redistricting is the process of drawing new boundary lines for public offices
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South Orange County Community College District Trustee Area Rearrangement Orange County Committee on School District Organization January 18, 2012
About Redistricting • Redistricting is the process of drawing new boundary lines for public offices • Following each decennial federal census, trustee area boundaries are examined and, if necessary, adjustments are made the boundaries of any or all of the trustee areas • One of the goals of redistricting is that districts be "nearly equal in population" • California Education Code section 5000 • Community college districts that elect trustees at-large but require they reside within trustee areas "rearranges“ boundaries rather than “redistricts”
2010 Census Redistricting Data • 2010 Federal Decennial Census • Public Law 94-171 Redistricting data • Total Population by race/ethnicity • Group for total representation • Total Population 18 and over by race/ethnicity (voting age group)
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) • Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) • Monthly household sample survey across the nation • Estimates from 2005-2009 • Collected over five-year period • Will not match counts from 2010 Census • Special Tabulation at 2000 Census Block Group level disaggregated to 2010 Census block level • Estimated population by race/ethnicity of U.S. citizens age 18 and over • Population eligible to vote • Available on Statewide database website • http://swdb.berkeley.edu/data.html • http://swdb.berkeley.edu/d10/2010_cvap.html
Orange County Population 2010 Orange County Census Population: 3,010,232
South Orange County Community College District Population 2010 SOCCCD Census Population: 906,946 30.1% 2010 Orange County Population: 3,010,232
South Orange County Community College District Population 906,946 / 7 Trustee Areas = 129,564 7 1 6 2 5 3 4 Target Trustee Area Population= 129,564
18.80% 16.98% SOCCCD Trustee Area Percent Differences with Target Population Percentage spread: 16.98% + 18.80% = 35.78%
Redistricting Criteria • The trustee areas shall be nearly equal in population • Consideration may be given to the following factors: • Topography • Geography • Cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory • Communities of interest
Timeline • 11/16/2011- SOCCCD Board approved action and resolution petition County Committee on School District Organization consider and approve Trustee Area realignment • 1/18/2012- County Committee meeting: Approve or deny requested changes • CDR sends 2012 SOCCCD Trustee Area boundary files & documentation to County Surveyor and Registrar of Voters
Recommended Action The County Committee approve the realignment of SOCCCD Trustee area boundaries.