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Docket #0860 - Hearing to discuss the redistricting process in the City of Boston
A
uh
For
the
record,
my
name
is
ricardo
arroyo,
district,
five
city
councillor.
I
am
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council
committee
on
census,
redistricting
and
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues,
councilor
flynn,
councillor
braden,
councillor
flaherty,
councillor,
mejia,
councillor
baker
and
councilor
bach.
A
This
hearing
is
being
recorded.
It
is
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
city,
council,
tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8
rcn
channel
82
files
channel
964..
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket0860
order
for
a
hearing
to
discuss
the
redistricting
process
in
the
city
of
boston.
uh
Specifically,
this
is
to
discuss
the
process
uh
in
the
timelines
and
sort
of
get
the
general
information
uh
on
this
process
out
and
started.
A
We
also
have
today
the
census
bureau
will
be
here
to
speak
about
the
census,
numbers
they're
not
allowed
to
speak
on
redistricting
maps
or
redistricting
as
a
process.
As
far
as
that
goes,
they
can
talk
about
census
and
data,
and
so
we'll
we'll
go
into
all
of
that.
But
before
we
do
I'd
like
to
go
by
order
of
arrival
and
give
counselors
a
chance
for
an
opening
statement,
uh
councillor
flynn,
if
you're
ready.
B
Thank
you,
council
arroyo.
Thank
you
for
sharing
this
important
hearing.
Thank
you
to
commissioner
tavares
of
the
election
department
in
the
dedicated
and
professional
team
at
city
of
boston
election
department.
You
mentioned
council
royal,
the
census
aspect.
That
was
something
that
I
worked
on
closely
even
during
the
pandemic,
but
really
worked
on
it
with
civil
rights
advocates,
especially
in
the
asian
community,
including
the
chinese
progressive
association.
B
B
But
I
guess
my
point
is
um
you
know
we're
heading
into
redistricting,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
we
we
also
do
the
re-precincting
correctly.
um
It's
also
important
that
you
know
groups
that
normally
have
close
ties
to
each
other
um
uh
stay
in
that
same
particular
group,
especially
communities
of
color.
So
that's
one
of
my
main
concerns
and
challenges.
B
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
asian
community
in
and
around
the
downtown
area,
including
including
chinatown,
stay
together
and
represent,
is
a
key
part
of
it,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
is
done
right
and
that
heads
into
redistricting
um
and
I'm
proud
to
represent
a
large
immigrant
community,
um
I'm
proud
to
represent
probably
the
largest
number
of
residents
living
in
public
housing
and
that's
my
goal.
That's
what
I
want
to
keep
keep
working
on
in
the
future.
B
C
Thank
you.
um
Thank
you,
um
mr
chairman,
and
uh
thank
you
to
all
the
folks
from
our
elections.
Department
who've
been
working
so
hard.
We
keep
handing
them
a
lot
more
work
and
they
did
an
incredible
job
last
year
with
the
census
and
uh
now
we're
looking
at
redistricting
and
all
in
the
midst
of
a
very
busy
election
cycle
as
well.
So
I
want
to
give
them
express
my
expression,
my
gratitude
and
appreciation
for
the
professionalism
and
hard
work
in
that
department
um
with
regard
to
redistricting
and
re-precincting.
C
A
D
D
Redistricting
is
a
tool
to
actualize
the
power
of
our
people,
and
we
have
a
responsibility
and
an
obligation,
as
elected
officials,
to
facilitate
a
democratic
process
um
that
ensures
that
everybody
has
a
seat
at
the
table.
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation
and
to
hearing
more
from
our
panel
and
would
also
just
like
to
thank
the
elections
department
for
their
hard
work
um
as
a
as
a
department.
You
guys
have,
um
over
the
last
few
years
that
I've
been
getting
to
know
you
all.
I.
D
I
know
um
that
the
work
that
you
do
often
times
is
undervalued,
but
um
just
so
you
know,
we
see
you.
We
appreciate
you
um
and
we'll
go
hard
for
you
um
in
in
in
the
next
term,
as
we
continue
to
have
these
conversations
and
also
just
want
to
shout
out
all
of
the
advocates
who
have
been
front
and
center
in
this
conversation
and
looking
forward
um
to
this
hearing.
Thank
you.
E
E
A
Thank
you,
council,
flaherty,
uh
just
uh
to
be
clear.
The
uh
election
department
is
here
to
answer
questions.
They
have
an
11
30
stop,
and
so
what
we'll
do
is
we'll
have
the
census
bureau
present
and
then
you
can
ask
questions
to
both:
uh
that's
for
all
the
counselors
to
the
census
bureau,
but
also
to
the
election
department
as
they
come
up
uh
specifically
so
uh
counselor
baker.
F
Good
morning,
good
morning,
mr,
I
don't
know,
what's
going
on
my
video,
it's
not
working,
but
um
just
here
here
to
listen.
This
is
my
second
time
through
this
process
collected
10
years
ago,
and
it
was
the
very
first
exercise
that
I
went
through
um
it's.
It
can
be
a
difficult
daunting
process
just
so
people
are
ready
for
it,
um
but
I
think
we're
up
to
the
challenge.
Thank
you.
G
Great
thanks
so
much
mr
chair
um
happy
to
be
here.
I
think
uh
you
know
redistricting
is
a
really
important
chance
every
10
years
for
us
to
make
sure
that
everybody
in
our
city
feels
represented
and
their
voices
are
heard,
I'd
echo
counselor
flynn,
and
that
I
think
you
know,
keeping
that
ethic
of
keeping
communities
of
interest
together
and
uniting
neighborhoods
is
really
important.
A
Thank
you,
everybody,
and
uh
with
that
I'm
going
to
give
the
floor
over
to-
and
I
just
want
to
thank
I
don't
know
if
sabino
pimaxi
is
here.
I
know
commissioner
anita
tavarez
is
here
uh
again.
uh
Thank
you
all
for
the
work
you've
done
at
the
elections
department
this
year
in
past.
It's
been
very
difficult
and
we
appreciate
the
work
you
do,
uh
but
with
that
I
believe
uh
assistant
chief
thomas
morton
is
here
who
will
do
a
presentation?
H
And
we
will
get
started
here,
so
um
uh
thank
you.
Counselor
arroyo,
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
with
everybody
today
and
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
2020
census,
redistricting
data,
I'm
the
assistant
chief
of
the
redistricting
and
voting
rights
data
office
and,
of
course,
as
many
of
you
are
probably
aware,
we
just
got
through
our
big
release
of
the
redistricting
data.
Tabulations.
H
So
I'd
like
to
thank
all
the
counselors
for
uh
talking
about
the
efforts
that
they
uh
put
into
making
sure
that
um
the
we
got
the
count
out
in
the
city
of
boston.
Of
course,
we
take
the
census
because
it's
mandated
by
the
u.s
constitution,
the
data
are
used
to
determine
the
representation
within
congress.
H
Also,
the
states
use
the
data
to
redraw
their
congressional
districts
and
legislative
districts
and,
of
course,
the
city
of
boston
as
well
to
redraw
the
precincts
within
the
city
and
the
council
districts,
and
then
federal
funds
and
grants
and
different
types
of
support
are
provided
to
tribal
state
and
local
governments
based
on
the
results
of
the
census
for
the
2020
census.
We
aim
to
count
every
person
living
in
the
u.s
once
only
once
in
the
right
place:
67
percent
of
households
nationwide,
roughly
two-thirds
uh
self-responded
to
the
census.
H
uh
The
majority
of
those
responses
were
via
the
internet,
which,
of
course,
the
2020
census
was
the
first
time
that
that
was
an
option
to
respond,
and
then
roughly
a
third
of
households
were
counted
as
part
of
the
non-response
follow-up
operation.
So
collectively
we
enumerated
99.9
percent
of
households
across
the
country,
uh
just
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
census,
geography
and
the
way
that
we,
the
the
different
levels
of
geography
for
which
we
tabulate
data.
H
H
You
can
see,
on
the
left,
hand,
side
that
building
districts
nest
within
counties,
congressional
districts
within
states,
places
within
states
as
examples
and
so
on,
and
then
just
to
talk
briefly
about
the
the
two
data
products
that
we
provided
uh
featuring
2020
census
data.
So
far,
um
the
apportionment
counts,
of
course,
were
released
on
april
26th,
and
that
is
a
count
of
the
total
state
population
which
includes
the
resident
population
plus
the
federally
affiliated
count
overseas.
H
As
far
as
redistricting
data
we
tabulate
tabulated
and
release
data
from
many
different
levels
of
geography.
All
the
way
down
to
the
census
block
this
data
set
includes
the
resident
population
only
and
there
are
many
different
variables
and
characteristics
included
in
the
data
set,
such
as
race,
ethnicity,
total
group
quarters
population
and
then
select
housing
characteristics.
H
Differential
privacy
in
the
form
of
what's
called
the
top-down
algorithm,
was
applied
to
the
redistricting
data
and
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that
later.
In
the
presentation,
and
then
we
had
several
releases
of
the
redistricting
data.
There
was
the
legacy
format
release
on
august
12th,
and
then
we
mailed
the
uh
the
data
with
easier
to
use
tools
for
viewing
an
extraction
um
for
receipt
on
september.
16Th
that
same
day,
we
also
released
the
data
again
in
the
easier
to
use
format
to
data.census.gov.
H
H
H
The
mission
of
the
program
is
to
provide
states
the
opportunity
to
identify
the
different
geographic
areas
for
which
they
would
like
to
receive
tabulations
in
order
to
perform
their
legislative
and
congressional
redistricting.
And,
of
course,
we
aim
to
deliver
high
quality
fit
for
use
data
to
the
states
so
that
they
can
conduct
that
redistricting
effort.
H
Our
program
is
conducted
in
a
nonpartisan
manner.
At
the
beginning
of
the
the
2020
program
cycle
we
reached
out
to
the
majority
and
minority
legislative
leadership
in
each
state
and
requested
that
they
designate
a
staff
member
that
could
serve
in
a
nonpartisan
as
the
nonpartisan
point
of
contact
between
the
state
and
the
census
bureau
for
the
duration
of
the
program
and
in
the
normal
cycle,
as
the
law
is
written,
we
deliver
the
data
to
the
states
no
later
than
one
year
from
census
day.
But
of
course,
this
cycle
is
very
unique.
H
H
That
was
the
block
boundary
suggestion
project,
where
the
states
had
the
opportunity
to
make
um
hold
and
do
not
hold
suggestions
on
edges
or
bound
or
linear
features
to
inform
the
2020
census,
block
universe
and
then
phase
two
was
the
voting
district
project.
This
is
where
we
received
county-based
voting
district
plans
from
the
states.
H
You
know
the
voting
districts
for
which
the
states
wanted
to
receive
the
2020
census
data,
and
we
received
updates
for
96
percent
of
all
counties
in
the
nation,
so
we
had
an
incredible
uh
participation
rate
in
in
phase
two
uh
phase:
three,
of
course
we
just
uh
completed,
which
was
the
date
of
delivery
and
I'll
get
into
that
a
little
bit
more
uh
on
the
coming
slides
phase.
Four
is
where
we'll
collect
the
new
state
legislative,
district
and
congressional
district
plans
that
will
kick
off
in
late
december.
H
Early
january
after
the
states
have
had
a
chance
to
work
with
the
the
data,
and
you
know
redraw
those
plans
and
then
phase
five
is
the
evaluation
phase.
We've
actually
already
started
this
phase.
um
We,
uh
we
have
been
conducting
evaluations
sessions
on
the
first
two
phases
of
the
program
since
those
have
both
been
completed
and
we're
preparing
to
do
a
similar
task
with
phase
three
at
an
upcoming
conference
in
november.
H
We're
going
to
take
all
of
the
information
from
the
states
in
terms
of
lessons
learned,
best
practices
and
use
that
information
to
design
the
2030
program.
At
the
culmination
of
this
2020
program,
we'll
release
a
document
called
the
view
from
the
states
with
that
2030
design
now
to
talk
about
the
the
uh
phase
three
products.
So
first
we
delivered
the
geographic
support
products.
uh
Those
were
delivered
to
the
states
in
january
and
february
of
this
year
and
posted
on
our
website.
H
The
purpose
of
these
products
is
really
was
really
to
get
to
help
the
states
prepare
for
receipt
of
the
tabulations,
so
they
included
a
set
of
shape
files,
as
well
as
reference
maps
and
different
text
files.
One
of
those,
for
example.
If
you
look
at
the
bottom
of
this
slide,
is
the
2010-2020
block
crosswalk?
H
H
We
provide
the
state-based
shape
files
as
well
as
county-based
shape
files
and
relational
tables.
We
provided
the
county-based
shapefiles
so
that
folks,
in
local
local
government,
county
government
would
have
the
ability
to
easily
go
in
and
access
data
for
their
particular
area
of
interest
without
having
to
extract
it
from
the
state
based
shape
files.
H
This
is
a
county
block
reference
map
for
the
downtown
boston
area.
It's
really
hard
to
see
the
little
four
digit
block
codes
in
here,
because
they're,
very
small.
But
of
course,
if
you
were
looking
at
the
the
map,
you'd
be
able
to
zoom
in
and
see
those.
We
also
produced
four
three
other
suites
of
maps.
They
were
the
county-based
school
district,
reference
maps,
the
county-based
census
tract
maps
and
then
the
state
legislative
district
with
voting
district
reference
maps
as
well
and
then,
on
the
right
hand,
side.
H
You
can
see
here
an
example
of
the
block
assignment
files.
This
particular
one
shows
every
block
in
the
in
the
state
of
massachusetts
and
then
the
place
code
for
a
place
that's
associated
with
it.
There
are
different
other
block
assignment
files
as
well,
for
congressional
districts,
state
legislative
district,
many
different
geographies,
and
then
those
correspond
with
the
name
lookup
tables
which
feature
the
names
of
the
different
geographic
entities,
so
that
you
can
associate
a
name
to
a
code.
H
All
right,
let's
move
on
now
to
the
actual
tabulation
product,
I'm
going
to
get
into
more
details
about
what
the
tables
contain,
but
my
primary
focus
on
this
slide
is
to
inform
you
that
the
first
five
tables
listed
here,
which
are
p1
through
p4
and
h1,
are
all
um
contain
all
of
the
same
uh
variables
that
were
included
in
the
2010
data.
So
those
are
easily
uh
comparable
to
the
2010
data
table.
P5
was
not
included
in
2010,
it
is.
It
is
a
new
table
uh
that
is
included
in
the
2020
suite.
H
However,
there
is
a
comparable
table
uh
in
the
summary
file
that
we
released
in
2010,
which
is
uh
table
p
42.
So
there
is
a
way
to
do
a
comparison
there
table.
P5.
Also,
is
uh
the
group
quarters
population?
It's
the
total
population.
Only
there
is
no
demographic
breakdown
um
and,
and
so,
but,
like
I
said,
we'll
get
into
more
details
here
about,
what's
all
included
in
the
tables.
So
on
this
slide
here
you
can
see
that
we're
showing
table
p1
and
p3.
H
H
So
if
you
look
on
the
right
hand,
side
of
the
screen,
you
can
see
here
that
we
have
the
population
of
one
race
and
there
are
six
race
categories,
so
folks
could
identify
as
a
population
of
one
race
they
could
identify
as
any
combination
of
a
population
of
two
or
more
races,
three
or
more
races
and
so
on.
So
that
goes
all
the
way
down
to
a
population
of
six
races.
H
In
total,
there
are
63
race,
iterations
included
in
the
data
set
tables,
p2
and
p4
feature
the
hispanic
or
latino,
and
not
hispanic
or
latino
by
race.
The
universe
for
tp2
is
specifically
total
population
and
for
p4
is
the
total
voting
age
population
and
the
you
can
see
here
at
the
top
of
these
tables.
H
H
Table
h1,
the
h
standing
for
housing
is
the
only
table
that
features
data
on
housing
units
in
the
redistricting
data
product,
so
the
universe
is
total
housing
units
and
then
there's
a
breakdown
of
those
that
are
occupied
versus
those
that
are
vacant.
And
then,
as
I
mentioned,
table
p5
is
new.
That
is
the
group
quarters
population
by
group
quarters
type
table
and
there
are
total
population
breakdowns
for
institutionalized
populations
such
as
correctional
facilities
for
adults
or
nursing
facilities,
as
well
as
the
non-institutionalized
populations,
so
college
and
university
student,
housing
and
military
quarters
as
examples.
H
All
right-
and
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
this-
but
just
to
come
back
to
the
delivery
dates.
We
delivered
the
uh
redistricting
data.
We
actually
posted
it
on
our
public
facing
file
transfer
protocol
site
on
august
12th
in
a
legacy
format.
um
At
that
time
we
also
released
some
support
products
and
I'll
cover
those
shortly
and
then,
just
under
two
weeks
ago,
we
mailed
out
the
redistricting
data
on
removable
media
with
easier
to
use
tools
to
the
official
state
recipients.
H
H
The
data
that
we
released
on
august
12th
was
fully
reviewed
and
cleared
prior
to
the
release.
We
had
always
intended
to
release
it
with
the
2020
data.
It's
just
that
we
made
the
determination.
We
could
actually
provide
it
a
little
bit
earlier
than
we
could
provide
the
data
with
the
the
easier
to
use
extraction
tools,
which
is
why
we
provided
it.
On
august
12th
we've
been
releasing
the
legacy
format
going
back
several
decades
and
importantly,
it's
the
exact
same
data
set
that
we
released
later
with
the
easier
to
use
data
extraction
tools.
H
Of
course,
we
have
the
technical
documentation,
which
is
very
helpful
in
explaining
the
geographic
content
and
subject
content
for
the
data.
We
also
provided
metadata
explaining
the
definitions
of
all
of
the
variables,
as
well
as
a
microsoft,
access
database,
shell
and
instructions
to
download
the
legacy
format
and
import
it
into
the
the
access
shell
and
perform
queries
on
data
of
interest,
and
then
we
also
have
scripts
for
different
languages
such
as
sas
and
r
that
we
posted
as
well
to
assist
with
um
working
with
the
legacy
format,
files
and
then
real
quickly.
H
um
The
legacy
formatting
uh
from
2010
to
2020
is
is
slightly
different,
but
mostly
the
same.
uh
The
the
the
main
differences
are
that
we
used
uh
different
delimiters
this
time
around
um
in
the
data
set
and
then
of
course,
data
segment.
Three
is
new
because
that
features
table
p5
that
we
discussed
a
few
slides
back.
H
So
now,
I'm
going
to
run
through
a
couple
of
the
other
tools
that
are
available
on
our
website.
One
of
them
is
the
2020
census.
Demographic
data
mapping,
viewer
or
map
viewer,
this
product
features
data
for,
as
you
can
see,
in
the
tabs
on
the
slide
here
in
the
screenshot
population,
uh
race
alone,
hispanic
origin,
housing
group
quarters
that
type
of
information,
and
so
this
data
is
available
for
for
states,
counties
and
census
tracts.
H
So
in
this
particular
case,
the
census
tract
on
the
in
east
boston
has
a
percentage,
hispanic
or
latino
37
percent,
um
and
this
is
thematic
and
uh
you
can
see
the
legend
on
the
left
hand,
side.
That
shows
you
uh
what
the
percentages
are
there,
um
so
that's
available
for
um
for
all
of
the
different
race
categories
that
we
talked
about
earlier
as
well.
H
H
We
received
questions
about
which
of
the
redistricting
data
releases
are
considered
official
and
from
the
census
bureau's
perspective.
Since
they
are
identical,
only
the
format
is
different.
We
consider
both
of
the
releases
to
be
official
and
fit
for
use,
and
then
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
top-down
algorithm
as
well.
H
You
may
have
heard
about
the
application
of
differential
privacy
to
the
redistricting
data
in
the
past
over
the
past
few
months,
as
well
as
years
while
we've
been
preparing
for
the
release,
and
um
there
are
a
few
um
accounts
that
are
exact
or
invariant
included
in
the
data
set,
and
so
I
want
to
mention
those.
The
total
population
of
the
state
level
is
one
of
those
counts.
That
is
exact.
Also
the
number
and
type
of
occupied
group
quarters
facilities.
H
All
the
way
down
to
the
block
level
is
held
in
variant,
as
well
as
the
total
number
of
housing
units
down
to
the
block
level.
um
Also
just
just
for
awareness,
you
know,
as
we
applied
the
the
differential
privacy
via
the
top-down
algorithm
to
the
data.
The
most
disaggregate
or
smallest
level
of
geography
contains
the
most
noise
and,
again
that's
to
avoid
any
disclosure
of
the
response
data
that
we've
received
from
the
the
households
right
so
so
blocks
of
that
level.
H
Your
blocks
may
look
fuzzy
because
they
have
the
the
most
noise
when
compared
to
other
geographies.
um
However,
when
you
aggregate
up
the
blocks
to
a
higher
level
of
geography,
they
become
more
accurate
and
more
fit
for
use.
So
that's
an
important
thing
to
to
consider
when
looking
at
the
data
as
well.
H
What's
good,
though,
is
that
the
counts
are
consistent
within
tables
and
across
tables.
So,
even
though,
like,
for
example,
the
total
number
of
housing
units
within
a
block
um
is
invariant,
those
are
occupied
or
not
um
that
differential
privacy
is
applied
to
the
occupy
they're,
not
information,
but
collectively
they
will
still
add
up
to
the
total
number
of
housing
units
within
the
block.
H
While
we
were
working
on
determining
what
the
appropriate
privacy,
the
the
appropriate
amount
of
privacy,
that
should
be
applied
to
the
data
set
to
prevent
disclosure
avoidance,
we
released
a
series
of
demonstration
products
using
the
2010
census
data
over
the
last
two
years
and
received
feedback
from
the
data
user
community,
as
well
as
subject
matter
experts
and
cn
stat
about
about
the
data.
And
so
we,
this
final
demonstration
data
set
that
we
produced
using
the
2010
census
data.
H
H
Also,
the
data
have
been
processed
by
the
national,
historic
uh
national,
historical
geographic
information,
ipams
group
into
tables
with
the
original
published,
2010
census
counts
and
the
ppmf
counts,
uh
and
there's
more
information
on
the
on
the
top
down
algorithm
and
the
disclosure
avoidance
methodology
that
was
used
on
our
website.
So
we've
got
a
link
there
as
well
and
so
real
quick
here.
H
If
you
haven't
been
to
our
website
too,
I
recommend
that
you
go
and
explore
because
there's
a
lot
of
information
and
useful,
as
I
mentioned,
visualizations
and
other
things
available,
so
there's
links
to
the
official
data
on
our
decennial
census.
Redistricting
data
summary
files
page
as
well
as
support
materials,
there's
also
an
accordion
menu
featuring.
As
I
mentioned,
the
visual
visualizations
blog
posts
press
releases,
anything
related
to
that
about
the
data
and
with
that
I'm
happy
to
turn
it
back
over
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
morton,
that
that's
actually
uh
very
appreciated
and
thank
you
for
your
presentation.
I'd
also
like
to
uh
allow
counselor
edwards
who
joined
early
in
the
presentation,
but
I
didn't
want
to
introduce
the
uh
interrupting
presentation
to
give
some
opening
remarks
if
she
still
wishes.
I
Okay,
I'll
be
very
brief.
um
I
find
this
all
to
be
incredibly
informative,
and
I
want
to
appreciate
your
leadership
for
getting
ahead
of
this
counselor
royal,
making
sure
we're
having
comprehensive
conversations
about
what
our
city,
precincts
and
districts
will
look
like,
hopefully
to
maximize
voter
turnout
and
making
sure
that
people
feel
that
they
have
a
voice.
So
I
want
to
dive
back
into
the
data.
So
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
edwards,
uh
and
so
it's
11
15..
uh
We
have
uh
thank
you
to
all
the
counselors
who
stuck
through
there.
uh
I
want
to
open
it
up
by
order
of
arrival
to
questions,
but
I
want
to
make
clear
that
anita
tavarez
is
here
on
behalf
of
the
election
commission.
uh
The
only
questions
that
they're
here
to
answer
are
questions
about
representing
this
is
a
hearing
about
redistricting
uh
some
of
this
stuff,
especially
for
counselors,
who
have
been
through
this
before
maybe
sort
of
uh
stuff
that
you've
already
well
understood.
A
But
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
city
and
the
public
are
aware
of
what
the
process
is,
what
the
timelines
are
all
of
these
different
sort
of
basics,
uh
if
you
will
so
that
when
we
begin
this
process
in
earnest,
everybody
knows
sort
of
what
what's
going
on.
uh
So
with
that.
If
anybody
has
questions
for
mr
morton
or
for
uh
miss
tavares,
uh
I'm
gonna
open
the
floor.
Now
to
you,
uh
beginning
with
councillor
flynn,.
B
B
So
my
question
is,
I
know,
we're
going
into
redistricting,
but
I
still
have
some
outstanding
issues
that
I
need
to
that.
We
need
to
resolve
as
it
relates
to
re-precincting,
um
so
I'm
just
trying
to
get
the
time
frame
correct.
um
You
know.
If,
if
commissioner
tavares
can't
help
me
with
that,
I
want
to
make
sure
I
get
the
time
frame
correct,
because
I
I
need
some
um
some
assistance
and
in
answers
on
uh
representing
and
making
sure
that
my
asian
in
chinese
community,
um
they
have
a
lot
in
common.
B
J
So
good
morning,
everyone
um
thank
you
counselor
for
um
holding
this
hearing.
Our
goal
is
to
vote
as
a
board,
um
hopefully
meet
um
late
next
week,
to
um
approve
the
representing
plan
for
the
city
of
boston.
I
know
that
we
do
have
a
meeting
scheduled
to
listen
to
um
concerns
um
from
you,
counselor
and
cpa,
to
see,
if
there's
anything
that
we
can
do
um
before
then
to
address
whatever
concerns.
J
I
know
that
in
one
instance,
we
did
just
take
a
moment
to
look
at
one
of
your
concerns
and
um
the
reason
why
it
was
laid
out.
The
way
it
was
was
because
we
couldn't
go
across
um
ward
lines
and
it
was
a
budding
award
line,
so
we
couldn't
go
any
further,
so
I
think
once
we
sit
down
and
we
look
um
at
the
block
groups
that
we
use
to
redraw
some
of
our
precincts
it'll
help
answer
some
questions.
B
Okay,
all
right,
it's
it's
just
a
real
priority
for
me
to
make
sure
I
keep
the
chinese
community
together.
uh
They
have
more
in
common
with
each
other
than
uh
very,
very
wealthy
white
communities.
um
So
you
know
that's
a
that's
a
critical
point
that
I
need
to
make.
I
don't
know
if
people
understand
that,
uh
but
I
need
to
keep
the
chinatown
in
the
asian
community
in
my
district
together
because
they
have
common,
they
have
common
issues.
B
They
have
common
issues
that
I
work
with
them
on,
such
as
food
access,
language
access
and
that's
important
for
my
constituents
that
they
they
remain
engaged
in
in
district
2..
um
You
know
they
might
live
acro,
they
might
live
down
the
street
from
the
ritz
carlton,
which
is
one
of
the
wealthiest
communities
in
in
the
city.
But
my
interest
is
language
access
and
my
interest
is
food
access
and
supporting
immigrants,
and
you
know
I
I
need
to
make
sure
that
they're
they're
included
in
this
process.
So
that's
my
only
concern
and
I
don't
I
don't.
C
um
I,
the
only
question
I
had
was
the
perceived
undercurrent
with
regard
to
alston.
um
My
my
and
my
expectation
was
that
the
population
also
would
actually
increase,
but
it's
dropped
by
six
percent
uh
from
the
last
census.
So
I
I
don't
know
how
that
impacts
our
our
precincts
or
how
um
is
there
any
way
to
remedy
that
under
count
at
this
point?
C
um
I
am
expecting
not,
but
it
seems-
um
and
I
think
it
was
covered
related
because
uh
people
who
lived
in
the
neighborhood
uh
students
who
live
in
the
neighborhood
were
were
sent,
sent
to
work
groups
study
remotely
and
and
they
left
the
city,
uh
even
though
they
were
still
registered
and
enrolled
in
this
university
and
we're
studying
from
from
elsewhere.
So
I
understand
how
it
happened,
but
um
I
don't
know
it
doesn't
reflect
the
full
population
of
all
still
at
this
point,
just
a
big
concern
from
with
austin
brighton
community.
A
Thank
you,
uh
councillor,
braden
and
I'll
I'll.
Just
answer
that.
Unfortunately,
no,
there
is
no
way
to
repair
that
under
count
on
the
census
uh
once
the
census
numbers
are
the
census
numbers,
we
gotta
wait
ten
years
for
another
census,
which
is
why
it's
so
important
uh
that
we
get
those
counts
in
uh
in
the
original
process.
Unfortunately,
um
so.
C
The
the
problem,
I
think
was
you
know
we
worked
very
hard
with
the
three
big
universities
in
our
district
to
get
to
get
a
good
count
and
to
get
group
quarters
top
properly
tabulated,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
students
from
other
universities
who
um
aren't
located
in
our
district
and
and
that's
where
the
the
under
account
came
from.
I
understand
how
it
happened
and
I'm
very
sorry
here
we
can't
prepare
it,
but
that's
that's
what
that's
life.
Thank
you.
H
Yeah,
if
I
may
um
a
couple
of
things
I
wanted
to
mention,
um
the
first
is
that,
as
far
as
the
um
the
ensuring
inaccurate
count
of
college
students,
we
did
reach
out
in
june
of
2020.
You
know,
after
the
of
course,
the
pandemic
had
started
in
some
of
the
operational
components
of
the
census
had
changed.
H
We
reached
out
to
colleges
and
universities
with
significant
off-campus
students
top
student
populations
to
help
ensure
they
are
counted
in
the
right
place
for
the
2020
census.
So
we
worked
with
the
administrations
to
get
information
as
far
as
the
the
names
and
the
local
addresses,
as
well
as
the
alternate
addresses
for
the
students
that
would
have
been
living
near
on
or
near
the
university
uh
as
of
april
1st
to
2020..
H
um
So
that's
one
component
that
I
want
to
mention.
The
other
thing
is,
we
do
have
another
program
uh
coming
up
called
the
count
question
resolution
program,
which
is
where
states
and
counties
and
cities
and
local
governments
could
essentially
review
and
appeal
their
housing
number
housing
unit
counts
and
that
type
of
stuff.
So
that
is
another
program
that
is
coming
up.
H
I
do
have
a
couple
of
slides
on
that
they're
included
in
the
backup,
slides
section,
so
I
think
I
believe
yasmin
was
going
to
share
those
with
the
group,
but
that
is
a
mechanism
by
which
an
appeal
can
be
made
if
it's
determined
that
there
is
a
miscount
or
under
count
of
housing
units.
As
an
example.
C
Thank
you,
that's
very
useful.
I
think
I
think
we
will
probably
try
and
pursue
that
if
we
can,
um
I
think
we
worked
very
hard
with
harvard
bu
and
bc
because
they
are
in
big
universities
in
our
district,
but
the
the
other
universities,
berkeley
school
of
music
and
emerson
and
all
the
smaller
colleges
that
students
live
in
our
neighborhood.
We
we
didn't,
we
seem
to
have
not
been
able
to
capture
those
off-site
off-campus
um
students
who
were
living
in
the
district
in
our
neighborhood.
So
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
try
and
remedy
that.
Thank
you.
E
um
You
know
we're
letting
them
know
that
they
that
their
their
voices
uh
and
their
representation
matters,
and
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
getting
making
voting
accessible
to
them
and
then,
as
we're
looking
at
population
trends
and
seeing
that
the
population
growth
is
really
to
the
north
of
the
city.
It's
uh
south
boston,
waterfront
and
east
boston,
north
and
charleston.
Those
neighborhoods
seem
to
be
growing
uh
um
quickly
or
quicker
than
uh
the
other
parts
of
the
city.
E
So
I
want
to
get
a
sense
from
the
election
department
uh
with
respect
to
those
precincts
that
have
gained
population
um
in
how
we're
going
to
address
that
uh
with
polling
locations.
I
know
we
struggle
to
identify
uh
appropriate
polling
locations
that
are
accessible
um
and
then
allow
us
to
do
what
we
need
to
do
uh
not
only
for
municipal
and
state
elections,
but
for
any
special
election.
E
That
comes
our
way,
so
that
has
to
be
thrown
into
the
mix
here
um
with
respect
to
representing
as
uh
as
important,
it
is
to
take
a
look
at
those
numbers
and
represent.
We
also
need
to
um
be
identifying
um
accessible
polling
locations
as
well.
So
uh
that's
it
for
me.
I
just
want
to
add
to
council
flynn
and
raise
a
flag
for
the
vietnamese
community
and
also
mention
uh
population
growth,
and
how
we're
going
to
look
at
that
and
how
we're
going
to
identify
new
polling
location.
A
D
Yes,
um
so,
as
usual,
I'm
always
concerned
about
the
process
to
ensure
that
everybody
is
able
to
have
a
seat
in
the
redistricting
table.
So
with
that
in
mind,
I'm
just
curious
of
like
how
are
we
working
to
ensure
that
undocumented
communities
who
fill
out
the
census
are
and
are
impacted
by
our
city's
representation?
Just
like
everybody
else
are
at
the
table
when
it
comes
to
redistricting
just
curious
about
what
that
level
of
engagement
would
look
like,
and
then
what
is
our
plan
to
work
alongside
advocates
who
represent
our
incarcerated
loved
ones?
D
You
know,
as
we
know,
the
census
count
um
incarcerated
people
as
residing
wherever
their
jail
or
prison
is
located
not
where
they
actually
are
from.
This
is
a
dramatic
impact
on
communities
that
are
disproportionately
incarcerated.
So
how
are
we
working
with
advocates
to
address
these
inequities
as
we
discuss
redistricting?
D
I
mean
it's
obvious
to
point
out
it's
too
late
to
advocate
for
changing
census
policy
when
it
comes
to
these
current
census,
but
at
least
we
owe
our
incarcerated
loved
ones,
a
seat
at
the
table
in
designing
districts
that
represent
their
families
and
their
loved
ones,
um
and
should
they
become
formally
incarcerated
themselves
in
the
future.
So
I'm
just
curious
um
who
here
can
address
some
of
that.
A
A
If
you
have
any
questions
about
the
representing
process,
those
two
questions
are
about
redistricting,
which
we'll
get
into
after
after
this
we'll
I'm
going
to
do
a
presentation,
then
we'll
do
questions
on
that
which
I
have.
I
have
both
your
questions
parked
there
for
now,
do
you
have
anything
for
representing
or
for
uh
the
census?
Specifically
no
okay?
Thank
you.
Counselor
here
uh
councillor
baker
followed
by
councillor
bach.
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
chia
council
flaherty
had
touched
on
the
vietnamese
community
in
the
last
redistricting.
I
lost
two
precincts
that
were
heavily
vietnamese
in
um
in
ward
16,
and
one
of
my
charges
will
be
to
try
and
get
those
two
precincts
back
to
to
to
reunite
the
vietnamese
community
bring
them
into
more
of
a
voting
block
in
dorchester
uh
and
also
he
had
touched
on
one
other
topic.
F
Can
we
expect
the
same,
and
I
don't
know
who
this
question
is
for
maybe
michelle
if
she's
been
looking
at
the
actual
raw
populations,
just
the
numbers
um
is,
is
the
charge
going
to
be
the
same,
the
downtown
areas
will
be
shedding
and
then
the
surrounding
surrounding
um
districts
will
be
picking
up.
Does
anybody
can
anybody
answer
that.
A
So
I'll
do
my
best
here,
really
quick
and
to
be
clear
for
folks.
This
is
not
about
this
presentation,
specifically
it's
not
about
potential
maps
or
where
we're
going
to
go
with
that
more
so
the
process.
But
to
answer
that
question
specifically,
the
process
requires
us
to
have
sort
of
equal
population
or
close
to
equal
population
districts
and
so
the
to
answer
that,
yes,
there
will
have
to
be
equal,
equal
sort
of
population,
size,
precincts
and
districts,
which
means
uh
rather
these
districts.
A
So
that
means
that
if,
for
instance,
uh
you
mentioned
at
flynn's
district,
if
district
two
has
had
a
sharp
surge
in
population,
then
to
make
it
more
equal
for
population
for
other
districts,
they're
going
to
have
to
pick
up
some
territory
to
make
up
that
ground
if
they
themselves
have
not
had
a
sharp
intake
on
population.
So
that's
part
of
the
part.
F
Of
the
day
you
know
I
I
unders,
I
understand
that,
but
I'm
saying
is:
do
we
is
it?
Is
it
the
same
10
years
later?
Is
it?
Is
it
going
to
look
the
same
for
us
if
we're
looking
at
straight
population,
the
the
southern,
the
the
more
southern
districts
going
to
need
to
pick
up
and
then
so
not
without
I'd
rather
use
their
names,
lydia's
district
and
eddie's
district
and
potentially
kenzie's
district
shedding
and
everybody
else
adding?
Does
it
look
the
same
like?
A
So
that's
an
entire
neighborhood
that
now
exists
within
uh
councillor,
flynn's
district
and
so
there's
certain
places
like
that,
where
the
population
certainly
is
reflected
in
the
data
has
increased
and
there's
certain
situations
like
in
council
braden's
case
where
there's
been
an
under
count
uh
and
that's
sort
of
something
we
we're
going
to
have
to
account
for
with
the
population
sort
of
balancing
out.
um
So
I
see
councillor
flaherty
has
his
hand
raised,
I'm
not
sure.
If
it's
directly
on
this
topic,
I
don't
totally
want
to
go
out
of.
Is
it
on
this
topic
mike?
A
E
Yes,
it
is,
I
used
to
know
from
france
to
chair
from
your
first
blush
like.
Are
there
sort
of
one
or
two
or
two
or
three
uh
districts
that
have
significantly
um
they're
significantly
different
than
as
council
baker?
Just
referenced
that
you
know
the
sort
of
the
the
three
before
neighborhoods,
where
we've
seen
a
significant
uh
increase
in
population?
Are
there
sort
of
two
or
three
that
have
seen
um
have
remained
the
same
or
have
decreased?
You
know
I
mean
like
in
comparison
to
the
growth.
E
A
Certainly,
certainly
district
two
has
had
a
population
increase
in
size.
uh
I
don't
want
to
get
too
much
into
the
numbers
and
stuff
because
that's
going
to
be
for
follow-up
hearings
yeah.
All
of
that,
but
yes,
certainly,
council,
district
2
has
had
a
sharp
increase
in
size
and
that's
gonna
and
for
folks
at
home
uh
who
are
trying
to
make
sense
of
what
we're
talking
about
council
district
two
is
ed
flynn's
district.
A
F
A
So
if
the
numbers
have
increased
across
the
board,
so
in
other
words
the
population
for
boston
has
grown
uh
as
a
whole
since
2010,
and
so
those
numbers,
as
long
as
we're
within
sort
of
that
margin
of
error
for
each
district,
whatever
the
size
of
the
population
within
that
uh
is,
is
irrelevant
as
far
as
as
what
the
number
is
so
last
time.
Yes,
it
was
65.75,
depending
on
what
makes
sense
due
to
the
population
increase.
Now
it's
possible,
it
could
be
more.
F
Okay
and
again,
ten
years
ago,
I
was
exactly
in
liz's
liz's
position
I
had
to.
I
think
I
added
three
or
four
precincts
and
from
from
what
it
felt
like
on
the
street,
we
had
added
population.
There
wasn't
any
any
apartments
that
were
for
rent
or
anything
like
that,
so
it
felt
like
we
had
added
people,
but
we're,
I
think,
we're
under
counted
and
because
of
that
was
no
way
to
go
back,
so
we
had
to
act
as
if
we
had
well.
We
didn't
act
as
if
we
did
add
precincts
to
district
three.
Thank
you.
A
G
H
um
No,
in
fact,
that's
exactly
why
we
produce
data
at
that
level
for
those
blocks,
because,
um
as
you
aggregate
the
blocks
up,
so
if
you
take
one
block
and
you
you
know
you
get
up
to
like,
let's
say
10
blocks
or
20
blocks
or
how
many
ever
to
form
one
of
those
districts,
the
data
becomes
more
accurate
and
more
fit
for
use.
So
at
the
block
level,
you
might
have
an
example.
H
If
you're
thinking
of
like
one
city
block
is
a
good
example.
There
are
some
implausible
results.
You
could
see.
You
know
you
could
see
a
city
block
where
the
average
household
size
seems
unrealistic,
maybe
28
people
per
household
or
maybe
there's
a
block
where
you've
got
where
there's
no
adults
but
there's
there's.
You
know
people
under
the
age
of
18
or
something
like
that.
G
The
record
with
you,
but
I'm
also
going
to
follow
up
with
chantal
um
and
the
uh
and
the
election
commission
on
it
is.
You
know,
I
think,
there's
a
number
of
places
in
the
re
precincting
plan,
um
where
both
eddie
and
I
are
concerned
in
our
districts
that
the
new
precinct
line
we're
drawing
like
it's
very
counter-intuitive.
It
doesn't.
It
doesn't
like
kind
of
match
with
where
people
live
and
like
the
sense
of
the
neighborhood
or
like
there's
one
on
there's
one
they're
drawing
online
in
beacon
hill.
G
But
in
fact
it
it
seems
to
me
that
that,
in
fact
we
do
have
population
data
below
the
block
groups.
We
have
it
at
this
at
the
census
block
level.
So
I
think,
for
a
few
of
these,
representing
places
where
it's
giving
us
very
awkward
geometry,
that
it
feels
as
though
there
is
in
fact
data
that
would
allow
the
elections
commission
to
move
those
out.
And
so
I
just
want
to
stress
that
on
the
record,
because
I
think
we've
sort
of
the
conversation's
been
well.
G
We
just
have
to
accept
these
weirdly
drawn
block
groups,
and
I
don't
know
tom.
If
you
have
any
insight
into
how
the
block
groups
got
drawn
and
uh
and
and
how
sort
of
permanent
and
sticky
they
are
um
because
they're
certainly
bizarre
in
a
number
of
parts
of
my
district.
um
And
but
I
think
the
main
thing
is
that
it
doesn't
feel
to
me
like.
We
should
necessarily
be
stuck
with
all
their
bizarreness
on
the
precinct
level.
H
Right
right,
um
I
don't
know
about
so
as
far
as
block
groups
go,
um
those
were
defined
via
planning
organizations,
um
and
so
we
worked
with
uh
planning
organizations
and
local
governments
as
part
of
the
participant
statistical
areas,
program
or
psap,
to
define
the
block
groups,
the
census
tracts
um
and
uh
those
statistical
geographies
um
they
they
are.
There
is
a
population
component,
they
are
population
dependent,
in
other
words,
block
groups
need
to
meet
a
certain
threshold
in
terms
of
the
number
of
people
that
live
within
them.
H
Whereas
blocks
are
a
smaller
level
of
geography,
blocks
are
aggregated
up
to
to
form
block
groups
and
blocks.
Are
not
population
dependent
right?
So
you
don't
need
to
meet
a
certain
type
of
threshold
to
form
a
block.
There
are
zero
housing
unit
blocks.
There
are
blocks
with
you
know,
one
housing
unit,
two
thousand
units,
the
main
components
of
blocks
are
essentially
visible
features,
so
you
know
like
the
you
can
have
like.
If
you've
got
four
bounding
streets,
um
they
tend
to
form
uh
an
individual
census
block
um
and
so
they're
very
different
geographies.
G
G
H
G
Okay,
yeah
so
we'll
afford
that,
and
I
know
our
I
know
our
bpda
research
department
has
been
working
on
sort
of
what's
the
potential
back
up
to
any
kind
of
challenge
or
appeal
that
we
could
do
for
to
councillor
braden's
point.
But
I
I
think
it's
it's
it's
a
tough
road
um
yeah.
So,
mr
chair,
I
guess
those
would
be
my
main.
My
main
comments
are.
G
um
So
I'm
happy
to
continue
to
chase
elections
on
that,
but
I
know
that
they're
trying
to
operate
on
an
expedited
timeline,
so
I
just
really
want
to
raise
that
light.
Counselor
flynn,
I'm
not
yet
satisfied
with
the
proposal
on
the
table,
um
and
then
I
mean
look
because
everybody's
so
curious.
I
mean
I,
I
ran
the
numbers
when
the
data
came
out
in
august,
our
average
district
in
boston.
Right
now,
the
council
side
is
like
75
000.
G
district
2
is
up
at
88.,
uh
frank
district
3
is
down
at
68.,
so
I
think,
broadly
speaking,
the
the
patterns
of
population
move
that
you
saw
last
time,
look
like
they're,
similar
and
and
it's
going
to
be
primarily
stuff
shifting
out
of
district
2
and
into
other
districts,
particularly
3,
4
and
7.,
so
that
that
was
that
was
my
back
of
the
envelope.
When
I
looked
at
it
in
august.
A
Thank
you,
counselor
bach,
uh
and
on
the
re-precincting
front
I
agree
with
you
just
for
folks.
uh
Checking
in
the
re-precincting
hasn't
been
done
in
about
a
hundred
plus
years
now
or
a
hundred
years
thereabouts
uh
and
we'll
sort
of
get
into
uh
not
the
representing,
but
why
that
might
be
the
case
uh
in
terms
of
uh
questions
for
mr
morton.
First
and
foremost,
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
be
here
and
give
us
all
that
information.
A
uh
But
the
first
question
that
I
had
and
might
be
the
only
question
I
had,
but
actually
it's
very
helpful
because
of
the
exchange
with
counselor
bach
that
you
just
had
you
brought
up
noisy
blocks
and
fuzzy
blocks,
and
I'm
just
thinking
as
a
person
who's
watching
this.
That
sounds
like
a
character
on
sesame
street,
like
a
fuzzy
and
noisy
block.
What
exactly
is
a
noisy
block
so
that
it's
simplest
form
so
that
people
can
understand
what
a
noisy
block
or
a
fuzzy
block
is.
H
A
That
is
much
more
helpful.
I
think
uh
in
general
for
folks
who
might
be
trying
to
figure
out
what
that
means.
So
thank
you,
uh
mr
morton,
uh
and
unless
anybody
raises
their
hand
now
with
a
question
directly
for
mr
morton
at
the
census
bureau,
I'd
like
to
release
him,
so
we
can
go
into
sort
of
the
next
stage
of
this
hearing
and
seeing
no
takers
on
that.
I
am
going
to
thank
you
again,
mr
morgan,
for
your
time.
uh
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
A
A
Thank
you
so
much
michelle,
and
so
this
uh
slideshow,
or
this
presentation
rather
is
gonna,
hopefully
give
a
broad
overview
of
the
redistricting
process
for
the
city
council
over
the
next
year
uh
and
some
overarching
facts
about
the
committee's
role
and
redistricting.
If
we
can
go
to
slide
two,
so
redistricting
is
the
process
of
drawing
lines
of
districts
from
which
public
officials
are
elected.
This
process,
as
other
counselors
have
noted,
happens
at
the
federal
state
and
municipal
level
for
elected
officials.
A
We
are
in
charge
of
the
municipal
level
of
this
process,
which
is
which
determines
the
boundaries
of
the
nine
city
council.
District
seats
for
the
city
of
boston
districts
are
redrawn
according
to
the
population
data
that
was
collected
as
part
of
the
2020
census,
and
the
census
is
conducted
every
10
years.
As
a
result,
the
districts
that
are
drawn
based
on
census
data
last
for
10
years,
so
in
10
years,
this
process
will
happen
again.
A
The
goal
of
redistricting
is
to
redraw
districts
that
reflect
population
changes
which
you
may
have
heard
us
speaking
about
and
racial
diversity
from
10
years
ago
to
where
they
stand.
Now,
when
the
most
current
census
and
redistricting
process
uh
is
ongoing
on
the
right
of
this
slide,
you
can
see
the
current
district
max
for
the
city
council,
uh
or
rather
for
the
city
of
boston.
So
those
are
the
current
district
maps
uh
that
were
determined.
I
believe
in
2011
was
when
they
officially
went
to
a
vote
but
10
years
ago,
next
slide.
Please.
A
uh
On
this
slide,
you
can
see
part
of
the
boston
city
charter,
which
dictates
the
drawing
of
districts
uh
the
much
of
what
we
do
is
determined
by
the
city
charter.
This
is
no
different
here.
It
makes
clear
that
district
lines
should
contain
as
close
to
an
equal
number
of
inhabitants
as
possible,
and
it
also
says
that
the
city
of
boston
is
exempt
from
making
new
divisions
of
its
territory
into
wards,
as
required
by
state
laws
and
so
on.
A
The
right
you
can
see
the
acts
of
1982
chapter
605,
section
3,
which
outlines
the
process
for
introducing
a
new
district
map
uh
and
to
be
clear,
because
there
was
some
uh
confusion
about
this
earlier
in
the
summer
about
the
state
passing
sort
of
they
had
several
bills
up
at
the
house
on
redistricting
boston
is
exempt
from
those
uh
next
slide.
Please.
A
So
the
redistricting
process,
uh
the
redistricting
process,
one
the.
How
does
redistricting
work
at
the
top
there
you
go.
uh
Thank
you.
uh
Redistricting
is
based
on
census
data,
so
the
committee
will
be
working
to
re-dog
districts
with
equal
populations
when
redrawing
districts.
The
council
will
need
to
keep
in
mind
sort
of
the
following
guidelines.
A
The
first
one
is
preserving
communities
of
interest,
which
is
the
concept
of
preserving
a
community's
ability
to
stay
in
a
single
district
compact
and
continuous
boundaries,
which
is
minimizing
the
splitting
of
cities
or
counties
or
crossing
natural
or
urban
boundaries
such
as
rivers.
We
don't
have
any
mountains
that
I'm
aware
of
in
the
city
of
boston,
but
highways,
etc.
Things
of
that
nature.
A
It's
also
important
to
keep
in
mind
that
the
smallest
building
block
of
a
district
is
the
precinct.
So
precincts
cannot
be
broken
into
smaller
units
to
build
districts.
You
can't
cut
a
precinct
in
half,
for
instance,
and
have
half
a
precinct
in
one
district
and
half
a
precinct
and
another
during
the
redistricting
process.
We
do
not
want
to
draw
discriminatory
maps
where
it's
legally
not
allowed,
but
we
also
do
not
want
to
do
that.
A
The
way
that
looks
uh
and
things
you
would
be
looking
for
for
a
discriminatory
map
is
unequal
populations
where
each
district
does
not
have
the
same
total
population
or
there's
abouts
uh
a
violation
of
the
voting
rights
act.
uh
The
voting
rights
act
specifically
provides
protections
against
diluting
political
power
of
black
indigenous
people
of
color
communities,
uh
otherwise
known
as
uh
deluding
the
minority
vote.
uh
Cracking
and
packing
are
two
specific
terms
that
you
will
probably
hear
throughout
the
next
year
as
we
go
through.
A
Redistricting
cracking
refers
to
spreading
voters
of
color
into
small
enough
portions
that
they
aren't
a
majority
in
any
one
place.
Packing
refers
to
putting
many
voters
of
color
in
a
single
district
when
they
could
effectively
be
a
larger
part
of
more
districts
and
diluting
their
power.
In
that
way.
The
next
slide,
please.
A
We
will
give
space
to
community
members
community
organizations
to
also
sort
of
chime
in
as
we
go
through
this
process,
and
it
will
be
simultaneous
to
all
of
the
sort
of
work
imaginations
that
we're
doing
the
committee
will
then
draft
an
ordinance.
That
is
what
the
redistricting
map
is.
It's
an
ordinance
that
will
specify
which
wards
and
precincts
are
included
in
each
of
the
nine
city
council
districts.
The
city
council
will
then
vote
on
that
ordinance
on
the
right
side
of
the
screen.
A
A
The
mayor
can
and
in
fact
in
the
last
redistricting
process,
did
veto
the
first
map
that
was
sent
their
way,
and
so,
if
you're,
asking
yourself,
could
the
city
council
pass
a
redistricting
map
that
the
mayor
then
vetoes?
The
answer
is
yes,
and
then
we
would
have
to
uh
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
on
that
map
uh
and
go
through
that
process.
uh
Next
slide,
please.
A
So
the
redistricting
timeline
uh
on
this
side,
you'll
sort
of
see
the
anticipated
road
map
for
redistricting
over
the
next
year.
uh
The
process
begins
with
the
public
release
of
the
2020
census
data,
which
is
on
september
30th
in
a
couple
days
uh
again.
The
election
commission's
representing
process
is
not
something
that
the
city
council's
redistricting
committee
is
involved
in,
but
it
will
affect
when
the
committee
can
begin
redistricting,
because
those
precincts
must
be
finalized
uh
before
we
get
into
that
process.
uh
The
commission
and
just
to
be
clear.
A
uh
I
too
am
hopeful
that
we
do
a
representing
process
to
alleviate
some
of
the
concerns
that
have
built
up
over
the
last
hundred
years,
uh
and
so
once
that
is
done
and
finalized,
uh
and
the
commission
is
stated
that
it
anticipates
those
new
precincts
being
finalized
in
december
of
2021,
we
can
begin
sort
of
the
re
uh
districting
in
earnest
on
the
end
of
this
committee
timeline.
Today's
hearing
is
the
first
public
hearing
that
we
are
holding
on
redistricting.
A
A
The
next
municipal
elections
will
be
held
in
november
of
2023,
which
means
that
a
new
map
must
be
approved
before
november
of
2022.,
so
the
approval
deadline
falls
at
the
end
of
october,
2022
uh
give
or
take
a
day
or
two
depending
on
how
that
goes,
uh
and
this
is
because
district
council
candidates
must
live
in
their
district
for
at
least
one
year
before
the
election
to
be
eligible
to
run
for
office.
So
that's
that's
the
reason
for
that
hard.
uh
Stop
next
slide.
Please.
A
uh
So
obviously,
the
committee
is
planning
to
hold
hearings
and
working
sessions
on
redistricting,
we'll
be
doing
that
virtually
via
zoom
until
further
notice
for
the
health
and
safety
of
the
public
and
also
frankly,
because
I
do
think
it's
worked
in
a
way
where
we've
had
better
engagement
in
the
things
that
we've
done
this
year,
the
committee
will
be
using
redistricting
software
to
redraw
district
maps
rather
than
physical
printed
maps.
This
should
streamline
the
process,
especially
given
that
the
hearings
and
working
sessions
will
be
held.
A
At
the
relevant
time.
uh
These
hearings
will
be
held
both
virtually
and
we're
going
to
shoot
for.
In
person
as
long
as
they're
permitted
by
coven
19
regulations,
so
hopefully
we
get
into
all
of
the
neighborhoods,
and
so,
if
somebody
is
watching
this
virtually
or
is
a
person
who
is
an
advocate
or
a
neighborhood
community
leader,
the
hope
is
that
we
will
both
be
giving
you
the
ability
to
testify
virtually
but
also
in
person.
A
uh
If,
if
health
and
safety
protocols
allow
lab,
the
committee
will
also
make
every
effort
to
ensure
that
there
are
translations
and
interpretation
services
available.
At
these
hearings,
uh
it's
important
to
us
that
all
communities
be
represented,
regardless
of
whether
or
not
you
speak
english
as
a
primary
language,
and
so
we
will
be
doing
everything
in
our
power
to
ensure
that
all
voices
are
brought
in.
A
That
translation
is
uh
appropriately
covered,
that
we
are
doing
everything
we
can
to
ensure
that
all
communities,
regardless
of
what
their
primary
language
are,
is,
are
represented
at
these
hearings
uh
and
that
all
maps
that
will
be
considered
will
be
posted
publicly
for
the
public
to
review
so
that
they
can
adequately
provide
comments
uh
and
that's
actually
the
end
of
the
presentation.
That
is
the
last
slide.
A
Thank
you
uh
for
for
throwing
that
up,
uh
and
so
with
that
uh
in
mind,
and
hopefully
that
was
a
good
remedial
course
for
folks
who
have
already
been
through
this
process,
uh
a
explainer
as
to
sort
of
timelines
and
what
we're
looking
at
here.
uh
I
see
that
we
have.
Let
me
just
go
back
here:
uh
we've
lost
a
few
counselors,
and
so
we
will
be
starting
with
counselor
mejia,
followed
by
counselor
bach
sorry,
followed
by
counselor
baker,
followed
by
counselor
bach,
actually,
sorry
we're
starting
with
counselor
braden
councillor.
C
Mind
would
put
that
out
I'm
working
on
an
ipad
this
morning,
so
I'm
slightly
uh
slightly
restricted
um
yeah.
So
I
know
there
are
some
districts
uh
that
obviously
will
need
re-precincting
um
and
then
uh
there's
been
some
shifts
in
in
our
you
know
our
population
out
here
because
of
sort
of
a
discrete
um
district
nine
is
a
very
discreet
area.
C
C
C
A
C
Yeah
there's
just
some
orphan
parts
of
you
know
the
the
the
mass
pike
cuts
through
our
district
and
so
there's
some
anomalies.
With
regard
to
uh
geographic
uh
congruence,
let's
say
uh
that
um
certain
parts
of
the
neighborhood
are
are
sliced
off
from
from
the
other
part
of
their
precinct
by
by
the
mass
pike.
So
um
I
think
that's
something
that
we
would.
We
would
be
interested
in
looking
at
in
this
district,
but
that's
more
of
a
comment
than
a
question.
G
G
Yeah,
I
don't
think
I
I
mean.
I
think
that
the
process
you've
laid
out
makes
good
sense.
um
I
think
that
I
think
we're
lucky
to
have
just
more
open
data
tools
and
stuff
than
have
ever
existed
before,
and
so
I
think
to
your
point,
like
the
more
ways
that
we
can
make
it
accessible
to
the
public
and
possible
for
folks
to
follow
along
the
better,
um
and
I
also
think
that's
important
in
recognizing
that
they're
just
like
there
are
trade-offs,
like
I
think,
whenever
you
start
looking
at
it,
you
find
like.
J
G
A
Yeah
and
I
think
just
for
folks
trying
to
figure
out,
you
know
why
this
is
hard.
The
precinct
sizes
in
boston
vary
wildly,
so
even
in
my
own
district,
I
have
precincts
that
are
several
thousand
voters
and
precincts
that
are
several
hundred
voters
and
when
you're
trying
to
uh
reshape
a
map
based
on
population
when
a
population
size
is
gone
up
in
the
way
that
it
has
in
other
districts.
What
you
tend
to
do
is
they
tend
to
shed
precincts.
A
A
A
It
is
in
their
interest
to
be
represented
that
way
in
terms
of
having
sort
of
a
bulk
of
a
neighborhood
in
one
place
um
and
not
diluted,
and
so
there
are
all
kinds
of
uh
decisions
that
we'll
be
making
uh
throughout
this
process
uh
over
the
next
year
and
give
or
take
some
months
to
make
this
uh
work
for
everybody,
um
counselor
mejia,
I'm
happy
to
let
you
take
the
floor.
If
you
have
any
additional
questions
and
I'll
try
to
remember
your
two
questions.
A
Hopefully,
if
the
health
protocols
allow
for
we're
opening
up
opportunities
for
folks
who
may
not
have
access
to
uh
internet's
or
stable
broadband
or
technology
to
join
us
and
so
we'll
be
doing
sort
of
a
combination
of
both
of
those
things
to
hopefully
address
those
issues.
uh
Obviously
we
are
a
body
of
13
members,
and
so
all
of
the
help
from
other
members
and
getting
folks
into
it
and
involved
is
going
to
be
welcomed
and
appreciated.
A
D
Yeah,
thank
you,
counselor.
I
really
do
appreciate
all
the
efforts
that
we
need
to
make
to
ensure
that
everyone
is
at
the
table.
So
thank
you.
um
I
just
wanted
to
uh
the
point
in
regards
to
some
of
those
folks
who
are
undocumented
um
and,
and
you
know
what
efforts
are
going
to
be
made
to
ensure
that
um
they
are
also
involved
in
these
conversations,
and
so
just
wanted
to
just
continue
to
advocate
on
behalf
of
that
population.
D
A
Thank
you,
councillor,
mejia,
and
that's
certainly
something
that
will
make
sure
we
do
in
partnership
uh
in
the
interest
of
meeting
people
where
they
are.
There
are
organizations
that
do
a
number
of
work
on
immigrant
rights
uh
and
folks
who
are
going
through
sort
of
an
immigration
process
that
we
can
reach
out
to
uh
and
ensure
are
informed
about
sort
of
what
we're
doing
and
that
that
language
accessibility
will
be
available
uh
to
those
folks.
um
I
I
have
no
questions
for
myself.
Obviously
uh
counselor
bach.
If
you
have
anything,
you
want
to
end
with.
G
A
Obviously
the
census
numbers
came
out
in
2010,
but
the
finalized
map
wasn't
done
until
the
very
last,
I
believe
in
october,
of
2011.,
which
was
right
at
the
deadline,
uh
and
there
was
a
vetoed
map
in
that
process
that
I
believe
went
earlier
than
that
like
by
a
couple
months
before
they
got
to
a
final
map
uh
or
might
even
been
a
final
a
couple
weeks,
but
the
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
we
get
about
a
year
to
to
make
these
determinations
and
we
will
be
doing
it.
Unfortunately,
throughout
also
a
budget
process.
A
uh
It's
so
there
will
be
sort
of
a
wrangling
of
all
of
these
things,
but
uh
we'll
put
the
do
the
most
due
diligence
that
we
can
do
to
this.
I
want
the
most
transparency
we
can
have
on
this.
uh
I
want
this
to
be
as
available
to
folks,
including
the
counselors,
as
we
discuss
sort
of
how
this
goes
as
well
as
uh
their
their
constituents
and
our
residents
in
the
city.
uh
So
I
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
moving
forward.
A
uh
I
look
forward
to
hopefully
getting
uh
re-precincted
maps
that
folks
are
happy
with
that
that
we're
content
with
uh
and
ensuring
that
we
keep
up
uh
our
advocacy
there
for
that,
uh
and
so
with
that
I
will
adjourn
this
hearing.
Thank
you
so
much
everybody
for
your
time
and
your
attention.
uh
Thank
you,
counselor
bach,
thank
you.
Counselor
mejia
for
your
diligence.