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From YouTube: Committee on Redistricting on August 4, 2022
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Docket #0881 - Order for a hearing to discuss the results of the 2020 census and redistricting process for the City of Boston.
A
C
Think
Mr
chair
and
obviously
thank
you
to
the
election
department.
For
me,
my
questions
is
the
census
theater.
Is
it
accurate,
given
yet
every
member
of
participating
to
the
fullest
extent
and
based
on
those
numbers
like
a
lot
of
my
decisions
on
the
federal
distribute
data
driven
and
is
about
sexual
immunity.
D
Council
Baker
represents
the
Mary
Ellen
McCormick
and
I
represent
West
Broadway
and
in
in
Lynch,
which
has
kind
of
been
between
them,
but
but
during
this
period
of
time
a
lot
of
the
developments
have
been
under
construction,
and
so
some
residents
may
have
been
there.
Some
may
have
been
dislocated
to
another
location,
probably
moving
back
just
want
to
see
what
impact
that
would
have,
and
also
want
to
make
sure
that
all
my
residents
in
Chinatown
are
counted.
D
The
the
Census
count
took
place
during
the
pandemic.
A
lot
of
these
counts
took
took
place
during
the
pandemic.
A
lot
of
my
constituents
weren't
answering
the
door
for
various
reasons
or
responding
to
some
mail,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
every
resident
in
Chinatown
is
is
counted
in
part
of
this
part
of
the
part
of
this
discussion.
So
again
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
election
to
Election
Department
team
for
the
professional
work
that
you've
been
doing.
Thank
you.
Mr,
chair.
E
Mr
chair
for
convening
us
here
today
and
Madam
commissioner
in
in
Sabino,
thank
you
for
coming
in
I'm
curious
as
to
how
deep
we're
going
to
have
to
get
into
this
last
time.
Last
time
it
was
a
lot
more
than
just
population
and
numbers.
We
were
looking
to
gain
some
minority
majority
seats,
I'm,
not
sure
if
that
charge
is
still
going
to
be
here
or
if
it's
just
going
to
be
shifting
in
population,
if
that's
the
case
and
then
maybe
it's
a
little
easier
than
it
was
last
time.
E
I
think
last
time
we
sent
at
least
three
proposals
over
the
Mannino's
desk
and
he
vetoed
all
three
of
them,
so
I
hope
it
goes
a
little
more
smoothly
this
time
and
and
to
just
kind
of
echo
what
council
Flaherty
had
to
say,
like
I'm
I'm
below
population,
you
have
to
gain
almost
7
000
people
and
it
doesn't
feel
like
there's
less
people
in
any
of
my
neighborhoods,
so
just
curious
about
thoughts
on
census
and
if
it
was
correct
and
how
many
people
do,
we
think
didn't
respond.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
here
today.
E
A
F
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
just
want
to
say,
I'm
happy
that
we're
finally
having
these
hearings.
Redistry
is
important,
because
this
is
also
about
political
power
for
communities,
especially
for
communities
that
have
often
been
disenfranchised
so
think
about
how
we
Empower
communities
to
be
able
to
elect
the
candidate
of
their
choice
as
an
attorney
who's
worked
on
a
number
of
redistricting
cases.
I
know
that
we
have
to
pay
special
attention
to
language
group
access.
F
F
A
Thank
you,
counselor
Louie
gen,
and
so
we
will
do
a
do
a
slideshow,
but
I
do
want
to
note
once
that
slideshow
is
over.
We
will
go
directly
to
the
administration.
We
have
Sabino
pimonte
here
from
elect
the
elections
Department
we
have
commissioner
Anita
Tavarez
from
the
elections,
and
so
we'll
we'll
go
through
this
slideshow
very
briefly,
and
then
we'll
kick
it
over
to
y'all.
A
My
name
is
councilor
Ricardo
Royal,
as
I
mentioned
before
I'm
the
chair
of
the
redistrictions
committee,
and
we're
going
to
give
an
overview
of
sort
of
the
redistricting
process
for
the
city
council
over
the
next
couple
months
and
some
overarching
facts
about
the
committee's
role
on
redistricting.
The
committee
has
previously
hosted
three
public
listening
sessions.
This
past
spring,
each
focused
on
a
set
of
districts,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
counselors
who
helped
participate
in
that
on
March
24th
of
this
year
we
focused
on
districts,
three
seven
and
eight
on
March
31st.
A
We
District
we
focused
on
district
four,
five
and
six,
and
on
April
7th,
we
focused
on
districts,
one
two
and
nine.
Those
sessions
were
an
opportunity
for
the
public
to
express
their
concern
and
priorities
on
the
redistricting
process.
We
go
to
the
very
next
slide.
What
is
redistricting
redistricting
is
the
process
of
drawing
lines
of
districts
from
which
public
officials
are
elected.
This
process
that
this
is
a
process
that
occurs
at
the
federal
state,
Municipal
levels
for
elected
officials
every
10
years.
A
The
Boston
city
council
is
responsible
for
this
process
at
the
municipal
level
and
will
be
determining
the
boundaries
of
the
nine
districts
for
the
city
of
Boston
city
council
districts
are
redrawn
according
to
the
2020
census
data
and
they
remain
in
place
until
the
very
next
census
so
10
years
later,
the
goal
of
redistricting
is
to
reflect
population
changes
and
racial
diversity,
as
was
alluded
to
by
other
counselors
next
slide.
Thank
you.
Logistic
thing
is
based
on
census
data.
This
committee
will
be
working
to
redraw
districts
with
equal
populations
when
redrawing
districts.
A
What
is
important
to
keep
in
mind
is
that
the
smallest
building
block
of
a
district
is
the
precinct
and
precincts
cannot
be
broken
into
smaller
units
to
build
districts.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge.
We've
been
joined
by
councilor
buck
and
councilor
Braden.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
during
the
redistricting
process.
We
do
not
want
to
draw
discriminatory,
Maps,
meaning
unequal
populations
where
each
district
should
have
the
total
population
or
close
to
not
violating
the
Voting
Rights
Act.
A
The
Voting
Rights
Act
provides
protections
against
diluting
political
power
of
black
indigenous
people
of
color
communities,
otherwise
known
as
minority
vote,
dilution
and
cracking
refers
to
spreading
voters
of
color
into
small
enough
portions
that
they
aren't
a
majority
anywhere.
Packing
is
sort
of
the
opposite.
It
refers
to
putting
many
voters
of
color
in
a
single
District
when
they
could
effectively
have
more
influence
in
multiple
districts.
This
is
just
a
quick
breakdown
which
is
probably
hard
to
see.
If
you
are
in
this
room
of
the
census
change
from
2010
to
2020.
A
However,
you
should
have
next
to
you,
the
actual
packet,
it's
easier
to
see
those
changes
there.
You
can
also
find
these
on
the
census
website
and
also
on
our
committee's
redistricting
website.
If
we
go
to
slide
six.
Thank
you.
The
redistricting
timeline
of
this
committee
is
as
follows.
As
stated
earlier,
the
committee
conducted
public
listening
sessions
this
past
spring.
Today's
hearing
is
the
first
public
hearing
that
we
are
holding
on
the
2022
redistricting
process.
We
are
reviewing
what
the
Census
Data
includes
and
what
the
roadmap
is
for
the
next
year.
A
From
now,
through
October
of
2022,
the
committee
will
simultaneously
be
holding
working
sessions
on
District
maps
to
be
approved
and
is
on
District,
Max
and
holding
public
testimony
hearings.
The
deadline
for
a
new
District
map
to
be
approved
is
at
least
one
year
before
the
next
municipal
election.
The
next
municipal
election
will
be
held
in
November
of
2023,
which
means
that
a
new
map,
as
far
as
a
drop
dead
deadline
is,
must
be
approved
before
November
of
2022..
A
A
This
just
for
folks
paying
that
that
don't
know
the
reason
for
that
is.
We
need
a
Year's
time
in
a
district
to
run,
and
so
we
should
have
these
districts
solidified
so
that
folks
have
that
Year's
notice
that
they
live
in
the
district
and
have
been
there
for
a
year
as
it
is
newly
constructed
slide.
Seven.
A
A
Thank
you,
we'll
be
redistricting,
we'll
be
doing
this
process
publicly
and
that
will
include
posting
maps
and
things
publicly
for
the
public
to
review
and
provide
comment.
We
are
committed
to
an
open
and
transparent
process.
So
again,
all
those
Maps
when
they
are
presented
will
be
presented
publicly
and
openly
available
for
folks
to
see
and
comment
publicly
on.
Our
redistricting
website
is
officially
live.
You
can
go
there
now.
It
includes
dates
and
times
for
future
public
listening
sessions
and
other
resources
and
will
be
updated
throughout
the
process.
G
Good
morning,
everyone
chair,
Arroyo
and
council
members-
thank
you
for
inviting
me
here
today
to
discuss
the
redistricting
process
for
the
city
of
Boston.
My
name
is
zineda
Tavares
I
am
the
election
commissioner
and
chair
of
the
board
of
election
Commissioners
for
the
city.
As
you
are
all
aware,
the
city
of
Boston
is
required
to
redistrict
every
10
years,
following
the
release
of
the
federal
census
numbers.
G
The
federal
the
2020
federal
census
figure
shows
that
there
was
a
9.4
percent
increase
in
population
over
the
last
10
years,
causing
some
of
the
city
council
districts
to
be
well
above
or
below
the
5
population
deviation,
and
the
purpose
of
redistricting
is
to
equalize
the
population
across
the
city
council
districts,
keeping
the
total
population
to
75
000
residents
across
the
nine
city
council
districts.
In
addition,
this
city
now
has
new
Precinct
lines
that
would
need
to
be
taken
into
consideration
during
this
process.
G
In
2021,
the
election
Department
completed
a
review
of
the
city's
precincts
that
were
extremely
overpopulated
and
pose
challenges
in
administering
elections,
and
we
proposed
those
changes
to
the
precinct
lines
to
the
state
legislature
for
consideration
during
their
redistricting
process.
In
2021.,
those
proposed
changes
were
adopted
by
both
the
board
of
election
Commissioners
and
the
state
legislature
and,
as
a
result,
the
city
now
has
20
new
voting
precincts.
So
we
have
now
increased
our
vote
increasings
from
255
to
275.
G
So
that
is
something
that
is
going
to
have
to
be
taken
into
consideration
during
this
process,
and
we
are
just
here
to
be
an
asset
to
all
of
you
during
this
process.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
offer
whatever
Services
we
can
during
this
entire
process.
I
know
that
in
the
past
we
were
not
too
involved,
but
again
we
are
here:
we've
gone
through
the
precincting
process,
so
I
think
we
are
probably
the
department
that
can
be
the
most
helpful
during
this
time
and
also
just
to
address
the
federal
census.
Numbers
I.
G
Think
any
appeal
to
to
what
the
figures
are
would
have
to
be
made
to
the
federal
government.
The
election
Department
doesn't
have
too
much
involvement
in
terms
of
what
the
numbers
are
and
communities
that
were
under
counted,
and
it's
really
difficult
for
us
to
compare
to
our
city
census,
because
our
city
census
doesn't
capture
the
same
population.
A
C
G
C
C
And
through
the
chair,
I'm
insisting
that
that
happened,
we're
making
decisions
based
on
data
that
data
has
to
be
accurate.
We
have
to
have
confidence
in
that
data.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
it's
as
accurate
as
possible.
We've
got
counselors
that
have
to
give
up
portions
of
their
constituency.
We
have
others
that
have
to
accept
and
take
in
more
of
a
new
constituency.
C
So
the
data
is
a
Paramount
importance
for
me
as
an
elected
representative
of
the
people
of
Boston
and
will
be
sort
of
voting
on
the
maps
or
at
least
council
districts
so
and
whether
that's
through
the
chair
at
the
next
hearing.
We
have
other
appropriate
priorities
here.
Whether
that's
the
bpda
should
be
maybe
be
seated
in
the
well
as
well
to
give
us
their
opinion
on
it.
C
But
yeah
I
need
I
need
to
know
that
the
data
that
we're
discussing
is
accurate,
that
there
was
full,
or
at
least
to
the
best
of
our
ability.
There
was
the
fullest
amount
of
participation,
and
if
there
were
parts
of
the
city
or
neighborhoods
or
districts
or
precincts
that
were
not
participating
in
in
significant
numbers,
then
that
clearly
is
going
to
be
reflecting
each
and
every
one
of
my
district
colleagues
I
as
an
atlatch
counselor.
It
really
doesn't.
You
know,
obviously
it
matters,
but
it
doesn't
have
the
same.
C
C
I
think
that
this
is
really
important,
particularly
if
we're
going
to
be
sitting
two
or
three
of
our
district
colleagues
down
and
and
some
have
to
shed,
and
some
have
to
pick
up
to
make
this
as
smooth
of
a
pastas
as
possible
working
through
the
chair
in
this
committee.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
have
accurate
data
and
we
need
to
make
sure
we
have
every
neighborhood
would
have
had
to
participate
to
a
certain
level.
D
Thank
you
Mr
chair,
so
my
my
question
would
be
relating
to
kind
of
my
opening
statement
in
following
up
on
that
is
myself
and
myself
and
councilor
Baker
represent
two
public
housing
developments
that
are
right
near
each
other.
Mary
Ellen
McCormick
holds
Old
Colony,
which
is
which
is
the
Anne
Lynch
homes
and
down
the
road.
A
little
bit
is,
is
West
Broadway
and
actually
West
9th
Street,
but
knowing
that
Mary
Ellen
McCormick
was
under
renovation
and
Ian
Lynch
homes
was
under
renovation.
D
G
D
D
D
different
Outreach
efforts
to
to
identify
people,
but
it
was
happening
during
the
pandemic
when
a
lot
of
seeing
is
especially
weren't
answering
their
door
and
a
lot
of
the
members
of
the
Asian
Community
especially
were
troubled
during
this
time
because
of
the
because
of
the
pandemic
and
the
anti-asian
sentiment.
So
I
I
just
want
to
make
sure
or
or
I
guess.
D
A
So
I
can
I
can
try
to
answer
this,
which
is
that
we
there's
no
way
for
us
to
know
that.
I
can
note
that
you
know
from
a
deviation
standpoint:
population
growth,
population
loss
or
rather
I-
don't
know
that
anybody
lost
population
but
in
terms
of
where
we
are
everybody
sort
of
for
the
most
part
gained
some
population,
there's
some
that
were
short
a
couple
hundred
from
the
last
time
they
were.
A
The
largest
growth
was
obviously
actually
your
District
C
District
2
council,
president
Flynn,
and
so
that
that
growth
is
about
13,
481
individuals,
I
think
from
the
standpoint
of
whether
or
not
the
census
got
a
hundred
percent
of
people
in
every
neighborhood
I
can
answer
that
pretty
definitively
that
they
did
not
I.
Think
from
the
standpoint
of
what
we've
seen
from
a
completion
percentage
of
previous
censuses
from
the
Census
10
years
ago
to
the
census.
Now
they're
comparable
in
percentage
completed,
which
is
not
great,
I,
mean
from
the
stand.
A
I
think
it's
over.
It's
around
60,
some
percent
I.
Think
I,
don't
have
the
exact
number
in
front
of
me.
Perhaps
you
all
do,
and
so
that
is
sort
of
an
ongoing
issue
with
the
census
sort
of
period
every
10
years,
that
it
doesn't
reach
everybody,
that
there
are
issues
and
then,
of
course,
with
this
census.
This
census
took
place
during
a
pandemic
with
all
this
sort
of
extra
added
issues
there,
but
I
don't
think
we're
able
to
and
now
allow
either
of
you
to
chime
in
on
that.
A
But
I,
don't
I,
don't
think
we're
able
to
really
just
say
that
every
every
individual
was
able
to
fill
out
the
census.
I
think
we
can
actually
say
that
every
individual
is
not
able
to
fill
out
the
census
or
did
not
fill
out
the
census
just
based
on
the
numbers
we've
gotten
back
but
I'm
not-
and
this
is
maybe
where
you
can
be
helpful,
because
I
think
this
is
where
these
questions
are
sort
of
going
in
that
reality,
where
we
don't
have
a
perfect
census,
which
I
think
is
true,
every
10
years.
A
D
H
I
I
might
be
able
I'm,
I'm
I
I
might
be
able
to
throw
some
light
on
this.
We
in
Austin
Brighton
we.
We
estimate
that
there's
a
possible
under
count
of
about
five
thousand,
but
we
understand
we've
been
working
with
the
Donahue
Institute
and
the
new
Mass
to
try
and
correct
trying
to
get
get
a
handle
on
possible
spaces
where
there
was
an
underground,
such
as
group
quarters,
and
then
that's
really
sort
of
gone.
H
You
know
address
by
address
and
figuring
out.
Okay.
The
last
time
we
looked
at
this,
this
was
the
population
that
was
a
low
count.
So
it's
very
that's
an
ongoing
process,
but
we've
been
assured
that,
even
if
they
do
correct
the
numbers,
it
will
not
have
any
impact
on
our
ability
to
it.
Shouldn't
have
it's
not
going
to
be
allowed
to
have
an
impact
on
redistricting
at
this
point,
which.
A
Is
my
understanding
as
well
and
I
think
why
the
state
has
already
sort
of
moved
forward
with
with
their
redistricting
process
council
president
Flynn?
If
you
have
anything
else
and
obviously,
if
we
have,
if
people,
if
something
somebody
says
or
does
sort
of
Spurs
more
questions,
we
will
do
a
second
round
of
questions
for
folks
but
council,
president
Flynn,
if
you
have
anything
else,.
D
Yeah
I
do
similar
to
similar.
To
that
issue.
Is
you
know
going
into
going
into
the
south
end?
I
have
I
I
also
represent
the
cathedral
public
housing
development,
which
is
another
large
development
which
is
mostly
African-American
but
I
in
in
then
I
go
down
to
West
Dedham
Street,
which
is
in
the
South
End.
Also,
but
I
I
need
to
I
need
to
know
that
you
know
residents
of
color
people
in
public
housing,
immigrants,
they're
they're
part
of
these
they're
part
of
these
numbers
here
and
I'm.
D
D
I
I
want
to
I
want
to
know
exactly
what
the
breakdown
of
my
district
is
based
on
on
Race,
that's
important
to
me.
That's
important
for
me
to
to
know
that,
because
that
you
know
I
have
I,
have
five
people
on
my
staff.
I
have
three
women
that
speak
Cantonese
and
Mandarin
I
have
a
young
woman
that
speaks
Spanish,
that
population
when
I
know
what
my
population
is.
D
That
helps
me
determine
and
and
look
at
people
in
my
office
that
I
that
I
need
to
make
sure
that
I
represent
knowing
there
might
be
different
languages
in
my
district,
like
I,
have
a
growing
Somalian
Community
as
as
councilor
Baker
does
in
in
Mary
Ellen
McCormick
I
I,
just
don't
I
just
need
a
little
bit
of
more
results
and
breakdown
on
some
of
this,
but
I'm
I
guess
I'll
hold
I'll
hold
off
for
the
next
round.
Thank
you,
Mr
chill.
E
Good
morning
again,
so
if
we,
if
we
split
precincts
and
I'm,
not
really
sure
which
ones
are
displayed
but
say
it's,
six
one
gets
split
so
now
is
that
is
that
split
Precinct?
Are
we
able
to
go
in
there
and
like
say,
I
would
take
six
one.
Eight
and
Eddie
has
six
one
up.
Even
though
they're
split
is
not
just
for
purposes
of
molding
lines,
and
so
we're
not
able
to
go
in
and
us
split
the
precincts.
Those
precincts
are
going
to
stay
together.
It's
all
of
holding
locations
all
right.
E
G
So
the
so
the
first
step
to
all
this
is
going
to
be
maybe
adjusting
to
the
precinct
lines,
because
now,
if
you
overlay
the
current
redistrict
map
onto
the
new
precincts,
there's
going
to
be
split
Precinct,
so
the
first
step
is
going
to
be
adjusting
those
split
precincts.
So
you
carry
over
the
entire
Precinct.
E
Yeah,
so,
even
though
you
guys
split
it,
we'll
get
the
whole
Precinct
if
we're
going
into
that
correct.
Okay,
and
so
how
are
we
Mr
chair
in
your
head?
How
do
we
like
do
we
start
because
the
The
Lion's
Share
of
this
work
here
is
between
myself
and
and
and
counselor
Flynn
and
then
by
extension,
District,
4
and
District
Seven,
so
would
it
be
advantageous
for
say
myself
to
start
working
on
a
map?
E
Do
we
get
a
couple
Maps
going
that
are
thrown
in
the
middle
of
the
room
when
we
start
working
on
those?
How
do
you,
which
is
kind
of
how
it
happened?
Last
time
it
was
multiple
maps
that
we
looked
at
and
then
and
then
kind
of
haggled
over
that
it
seems
a
little
more
simple
this
time,
I
don't
know
what
it
is,
but
it.
A
A
I
think
we'll
be
talking
about
sort
of
precincts
rather
than
entire
sort
of
wards
and
things
changing
and
so
I
think
the
differences
will
be
more
on
the
margins
than
on
on
an
actual
thing.
In
the
thing,
in
terms
of
the
whole
thing,
looking
completely
different,
where
I
stick
a
map
up
and
you
stick
a
map
up
and
we
go
wow,
look
at
how
different
that
is.
I,
don't
foresee
that
I
think
we're
probably
going
to
be
having
conversations
about
precincts
like
at
a
Precinct
levels
around
the
edges
and
how
that
impacts.
A
Somebody
else's
and
what
creates
sort
of
less
or
the
least
amount
of
disruption
to
other
councils
districts
within
the
context
of
federal
law,
and
so
to
answer
that
succinctly,
you
are
more
than
welcome
to
put
together
a
map
and
do
all
of
those
things,
and
the
only
thing
I
would
say
is
that
when
these
things
happen,
we'll
make
sure
we
have
sort
of
public
notice.
We'll
have
public
sort
of
hearings
around
them.
Folks
can
make
the
arguments
that
they
want
to
make
for
why
they
believe
their
version
is
better
than
another
version.
E
A
A
A
E
A
A
A
This
is
what
I'm
looking
at
this
is,
why
I'm
looking
at
it-
and
somebody
can
say
well,
this
is
what
we've
we're
thinking
about.
This
is
why
we're
thinking
about
it-
and
we
can
do
all
of
that
in
the
open
in
a
transparent
way,
and
we
will
do
that.
So
that
is
exactly
how
that
would
happen,
but
in
terms
of
the
creation
of
your
map,
when
you
are
making
your
map,
you
have
to
sort
of
do
that
independently
of
other
people
with
sharing
with
shame.
Okay,
thank
you
no
problem.
A
J
I
Just
one
thing:
I
wanted
to
clarify,
because
I
think
related
to
the
question
that
councilor
Baker
asked
about
precincts.
My
understanding
is
obviously
we
like
the
the
new
precincts
are
the
most
basic
building
blocks,
and
so
we
don't
break
those.
But
if
previously
there
was
a
large
Precinct
and
it
now
has
been
broken
into
multiple
Parts.
I
It
is
possible
that
when
we
draw
our
districts
that
one
part
of
it
that's
a
new
Precinct
will
end
up
in
one
district
and
another
part
of
it
will
end
up
in
another,
because
the
old
Precinct
doesn't
exist
anymore,
like
what
exists
and
I'm
thinking
specifically
in.
In
my
district,
for
instance,
I've
got
most
of
Beacon
Hill,
but
there's
a
little
corner
of
Beacon
Hill
that
was
attached
to
the
big
three
six
Precinct
that
includes
City,
Hall
and
I.
I
Think
in
the
new
precincting
maps
it's
been
split
off
from
the
rest
of
it,
and
so
my
understanding
is
that
it
and
there
has
long,
been
complaint
in
the
neighborhood
about
why
that
little
piece
of
the
neighborhood
is
separate
from
the
rest
of
it
in
all
the
districts
and
so
I.
My
expectation
is
that
it
would
be
possible
for
that
those
two
new
precincts
To
Go
in
different
directions-
is
that
right?
I
Thank
you
Mr
chair.
Oh
sorry,
may
I
I'm.
Sorry,
I
forgot
my
one
just
clarifying
question,
so
you
mentioned
five
percent
deviation.
So
is
the
idea
that
we'd
be
as
close
as
we
could
be
to
75
like
thousand
across
the
board,
but
that
the
sort
of
rule
of
thumb
is
that
we
we
actively
have
a
problem
if
we
end
up
over
five
just
because
in
looking
at
some
of
the
precincts,
still
have
quite
large
population
numbers,
especially
the
ones
that
have
low
voting
numbers,
but
High
population
numbers.
I
G
A
H
H
So
one
thing
that's
a
concern
of
mine
is
that
we're
in
a
very
radically
fast-changing
space
at
the
minute
with
new
development.
Just
a
case
in
point
is
District
Two,
with
the
addition
of
the
seaport
in
the
last
10
years
in
Austin,
Brighton
we're
seeing
a
huge
amount
of
new
development.
Are
we
factoring
in
information
data
from
the
bpda
about
what
this
like
in
our
neighborhood?
We've
probably
got
I,
don't
know
my
District's
not
going
to
change,
but
just
I'm,
just
thinking
about
other
people's
districts,
and
are
we
factoring
in
projected
population
chains?
H
G
Did
take
that
into
consideration
when
redrawing
Precinct
lines,
so
our
some
of
our
guidelines
was
just
using
block
groups
within
each
War
to
create
the
city
precincts
and
then
trying
to
keep
everything
as
close
to
2
000
registered
voters,
as
we
possibly
can
with
a
plus
or
minus
of
10,
and
we
also
did
look
at
vacant
vacancies.
Vacant
Union
units
projected
development
in
the
future
to
consid
to
make
our
determination
in
terms
of
how
we
drew
the
precincts.
G
Like
that
is
something
that
we
can
do
again,
we
do
want
to
be
a
resource
to
all
of
you
during
this
entire
process.
So
that
is
something
that
we
can
do
we're
willing
to
work
with
our
GIS
team
and
look
at
any
data
that
you
guys
are
interested
in
looking
at
and
again
we're
here
to
be
as
much
as
much
of
as
much
as
an
asset
as
you
guys
are
willing
to
have
us,
be
so
just
want
to
throw
that
out
there.
Thank.
H
I
also
think
for
us,
as
a
group
talking
about
redistricting,
it's
helpful
to
just
use
the
number
of
the
district
rather
than
the
the
particular
City
kind
of
like
it's
Flynn's,
District
or
Baker's
District,
or
else
that's
right.
You
know
called
by
the
number
rather
than
to
try
and
avoid
any
any
perception
of
bias.
It
might
be
helpful.
A
K
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
both
for
being
here
and
thank
you
for
your
work
throughout
the
entirety
of
2020..
I
know
it
was
not
easy.
It
was
a
tumultuous
time
it.
You
know
the
Trump
admin
was
doing
everything
they
could
to
have
an
undercount
in
congressional
districts
that
were
not
politically
advantageous
to
them.
So
I
know
it
was
a
struggle
working
with
them.
I
also
know
that
it
was
during
the
height
of
kovid,
so
there
there
is
a
significant
under
count,
and
at
the
time
there
was
a
wonderful
city
of
Boston
census
liaison.
K
So
I
want
to
put
respect
on
his
name
for
the
work
that
he
did
because
it
was.
It
was
not
easy
and
he
did
the
best
that
he
could
with
the
tools
he
was
given
and
in
the
time
that
he
was
operating,
but
we
know
that
there
is
an
undercount
and
I
had
seen
just
in
preparation
for
this
hearing
that
Latinos
were
under
counted
through
times
less
than
they
were
even
in
2010,
so
just
from
my
district
I
will
take
into
consideration
that
East
Boston
is
is
under
counted
significantly,
especially
in
Precinct
one
one.
K
Three:
five:
six,
nine
ten
in
East
and
I-
don't
know
census,
tracks,
I,
know
precincts,
so
I
know
you
all
can
appreciate
that
but
I
my
questions
were
about
process
which
were
already
talked
about,
so
I
think
that
I
can
I
can
leave
that
line
of
questioning
to
the
next
conversations
and
just
feel
very
lucky
that
my
district,
due
to
its
geography,
is
water,
locked.
So
therefore
contiguous.
So
a
lot
of
my
questions
and
what
I'm
looking
forward
to
is
figuring
out
what
happens
with
the
downtown
area
and
District
Two
And?
K
How
that
will
impact
my
district,
potentially
even
maybe
councilor
box
District
next
to
the
north
end.
So
that's
where
I
will
be
prioritizing
my
time
and
my
energy
to
figure
out,
but
I
do
look
forward
to
the
process
and
learning
through
this
process
too.
It's
every
10
years,
so
I
will
be
sure
to
do
my
homework
and
see
what
happened
10
years
ago
and
work
with
the
chair,
obviously
to
make
sure
that
it's
as
transparent
as
it
can
be
for
the
public.
So
thank
you.
J
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
for
being
in
all
the
work
that
you
guys
have
done.
I
want
to
just
Echo
what
council
Colette
has
said
in
my
district.
A
lot
of
our
neighbors
are
just
want
clear
lines.
A
lot
of
our
side
streets
are
split
up
by
a
district.
If
so,
what
what
I'll
be
looking
to
do?
More
of
is
just
kind
of
having
some
of
those
major
thorough
ways
be
those
dividing
lines
instead
of
you
know,
West
Southern
Street
is
one
street
I
could
think
of
one
side
is
District
three.
J
The
other
side
is
District
Four,
Norfolk,
Street
I,
believe
you
know
we
share,
we
cut
in
half,
but
it's
at
a
weird
intersection.
It's
not
like
at
Morton,
Street
I,
believe
it's
even
even
earlier
than
that.
So
just
kind
of
creating
like
more
clear
guidelines
around
major
throwaways
I
think
will
help
a
lot
of
our
neighbors
in
our
district.
So
that's
what
I'll
be
advocating
for
and
put
you
for
in
this
process.
A
We
want
to
make
sure
that
Community
is
involved
in
in
sort
of
seeing
these
maps
and
understanding
what
the
thinking
is,
and
the
logic
is
going
into
sort
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
and
that
at
all
steps
of
this
process,
it's
as
transparent
as
possible,
and
so
that
nothing
is
really
ever
being
hidden
or
or
seemingly
decided
behind
closed
doors.
Everything
will
be
public.
All
of
these
hearings
will
be
public.
Maps
will
be
presented
publicly.
We
will
go
through
a
very
public
process.
A
Conversations
about
those
Maps
will
happen
publicly,
as
this
happens
and
I
would
refer
folks
to
our
redistricting
website.
It
is
very
good
already
and
it
will
continue
to
have
a
lot
of
information
as
you
go
forward
and
that
com
that
website
is
the
www.boston.gov
Departments
Slash
city,
council,
2022,
redistricting,
Boston
website.
It
has
a
lot
of
data
on
it
and
you
can
see
it
get
updated
in
real
time
as
we
schedule
things
and
we
put
things
out
and
try
to
give
folks
as
much
Direction
moving
forward
as
we
can
with
that.
A
D
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
I
I
just
had
a
couple
follow-up
questions,
so,
as
the
representing
already
took
place
in
the
new
precincts
are
now
in
effect
and
I.
Think
I
know
the
answer
to
this.
I
just
I
just
want
to
be
sure,
but
as
it
comes
to
redistricting
under
no
circumstances
can
that
re-present
be
in
both
districts
right,
it
has
to
stay
in
one
city,
council,
District
or
another.
It
can't
be
split
up
is
that
is
that
correct.
A
Okay,
so
the
the
answer
is
yes
to
that:
okay
and
that's
just
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
always
moving
sort
of
cracking
packing.
All
of
the
voting
right
acts,
information
we're
required
to
have
that.
We
also
have
the
census
information
by
neighborhood,
so
we
can
see
each
individual
neighborhood
and
obviously
because
of
the
way
districts
are
drawn.
A
Some
neighborhoods
are
split,
and
so
there's
there's
that,
but
as
far
as
population
growth
and
population
reduction,
we
we
can
pretty
much
get
that
for
each
neighborhood
as
accurately
as
we're
currently
able
to
have
it
and
so
I,
don't
think
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
any
other
questions.
Council
President
Clinton
would.
D
A
I
Was
just
going
to
say,
having
looked
at
it
myself,
I
think
the
best
approximation
of
that
is
that,
as
as
you
know,
president
Flynn,
a
number
of
the
housing
developments,
sort
of
take
up
their
most
or
all
of
a
given
Precinct,
and
so
for
those
precincts
you
could
identify
like
you
can
be
like.
Oh,
this
is
the
precinct
that
Cathedral
is.
I
This
is
a
Precinct,
that's
West
Broadway
and
then
we
do
have
the
data
both
of
the
racial
breakdown
and
also
of
the
change
in
population
from
10
years
ago,
but
at
the
precinct
level,
so
I
think
when
I
was
trying
to
look
at
it
a
little
bit
in
Mission
Hill.
That
was
what
I
did,
because
you
can
kind
of
see
with
a
bunch
of
the
precincts.
What
like
work
so
I
think
that's
the
I,
don't
think
the
BHA
has
a
separate
data
set
on
it,
but
I
think
that's
the
closest.
B
G
So
if
I
understand
what
counselor
Flynn
is
asking
he's
asking,
if
a
Precinct
in
its
new
shape
now
has
three
precincts,
those
three
precincts
can
go
in
different
directions.
As
councilor
Bach
mentioned.
However,
let's
say
Ward
Precinct
one
one
one
all
has
to
be
moved
together.
We
cannot
draw
a
line
down
the
middle
of
Ward,
one
Precinct
one,
because
that
would
be
splitting
precincts
and
the
board
of
election
commissioners
are
the
only
authority
over
that
and
we
for
voting
purposes.
It
would
get
really
complicated.
A
And
and
just
to
be
clear
for
folks
who
are
listening
and
hearing
split
Precinct
a
lot,
is
it
fair
to
say
when
we're
talking
about
split
precincts,
we're
talking
about
creating
new
polling
places,
essentially
because
there's
so
many
voters
there
there's
so
much
demand?
Is
that
what
a
split
Precinct
essentially
so.
A
B
So
like
I
voted
16-6
and
everyone
who
goes
to
16-6
half
everyone
will
have
the
same
ballot
that
the
same
District
counselor
on
it.
We're
not
going
to
split
a
Precinct
and
have
it
go
through,
like
you
know,
District
2
and
District
3
Council
names,
so
each
voting
location,
which
is
the
precinct,
will
and
did
any
of
this,
also
get
changed
when
the
state
changed
theirs
did
they
have
any
influence
on
your
decisions
when
they
redistricted
the
state
reps
and
the
Senate
districts.
G
Our
original
plan,
when
submitted
to
to
them
in
comparison
to
their
plan,
had
approximately
45
sub-precincts,
so
we
had
to
work
very
closely
with
them
to
shift
lines
where
we
could,
in
order
to
prevent
those
subpresites
to
do
it
to
like
a
State
Rep
on
the
other
end
yeah,
and
we
tried
to
use
a
consistent,
consistent
process
of
using
census
blocks,
because,
again,
that's
what
the
census
uses
that's
what
they
used.
So
we
took
the
same
approach
in
trying
to
use
the
census
blocks.
Awesome.
Okay,
thank.
B
A
H
You
Mr
chair,
thank
you,
madam
chair
Mr,
chair
I.
Just
want
to
go
on
the
record.
I
I
harp
a
lot
about
the
Jackson
Man
Community
Center
in
Union
Square
by
the
next
election
in
2023.
That
facility
will
be
closed.
We're
going
to
lose
a
voting
location
for
five
precincts
and
I
have
no
idea.
I.
Think
I've
had
this
conversation
with
with
Mr
piamonte.
H
A
Thank
you,
I
think,
I
think
we're
good
on
that.
I
appreciate
people
putting
things
on
the
record
here,
that's
what
these
are
for
and
so
with
all
of
that
and
seeing
no
further
questions
I'm
going
to
adjourn
this
hearing.
Thank
you
very
much
to
the
administration
for
being
here
and
making
yourself
successful
and
with
that
we're
adjourned.