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From YouTube: 2022.11.09 City Council MPA - Redistricting #1
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Contents
0:00:00 Call to Order
0:05:30 Introduction to Redistricting Process
0:12:30 2020 Census Data
0:14:30 Redistricting Tool Overview
0:46:30 Redistricting Schedule
0:55:00 Comments
A
C
A
A
A
A
A
E
Memo
this
afternoon,
probably
around
noon
time,
it
glaze
out
what
the
law
is.
If
you
go
to
the
last
two
pages,
the
entire
section
on
the
missile
hormone
law
that
deals
with
redistricting
is
there
in
two
pages,
what
really
sort
of
defined?
What
we
do
here
or
what
the
body
will
be
doing,
are
the
bullet
points
that
are
on
page
one
and
two
of
the
memo.
There's
five
points.
E
These
points
you
used
to
come
from
case
law.
The
actual
statute
that
New
York
used
to
have
is
a
pretty
generic,
and
then
there
was
a
lot
of
cases
that
sort
of
defined
how
you
did
this,
but
in
2021,
New
York
state
adopted
a
new
legislation
that
changed
this
section
of
the
municipal
home
rule
law.
There's
now
five
principles,
they
appear
as
I
little
I.
E
You
know
two
they
appear
on
the
bottom
of
the
first
page,
the
first
one
that
really
applies
to
us
is
that
a
single
member
district,
which
is
the
chairman,
was
just
referencing.
They
have
to
be.
Nearly
the
districts
have
to
be
nearly
equal
in
population.
As
is
practical.
It's
about
what
the
law
used
to
say.
Then
they're
going
to
Define
it
the
difference
in
population
between
the
most
and
least
populous
District
shall
not
exceed
five
percent
of
the
mean
population.
E
So
most
of
us
understand
that
that
means
that
it's
going
to
be
2.5
percent
upper
2.5
down
and
they
all
have
to
be
within
that
range
for
the
districts
they
will
also
not
be
drawn.
This
is
pretty
obvious,
and
it's
sad
that
they
haven't
even
put
this
in
the
law,
that
it
will
not
be
withdrawn
with
the
intent
or
result
of
denying
or
abridging
equal
opportunity
by
racial
or
language.
E
You
can't
chop
it
up
and
have
little
pockets
around
the
city
that
you
put
together
and
then
it
also
has
to
become
packed
and
form,
meaning
they
can't
form
the
you
know.
You've
heard
the
term
gerrymandering
where,
like
twist
around,
like
a
snake,
you
can't
draw
districts
that
way
and
none
of
our
districts
are
that
way
at
the
present
districts
shall
not
be
drawn
to
discourage
competition
or
for
purposes
of
favoring
or
disfavoring,
incumbents
or
other
particular
candidates
or
political
parties,
maintenance
of
core
and
then
I
believe.
E
That's
sort
of
the
principle
and
I
read
the
second
sentence
of
little
five
as
being
the
maintenance
of
cores
of
existing
districts
or
prediction.
Political
subdivisions,
including
cities,
and
of
communities
of
Interest,
shall
also
be
considered.
So
my
interpretation
of
that
would
be
that
if
we
had
to
make
changes
to
the
first
district,
I'm
thinking
first
floor,
which
is
not
actually
election
District,
but
the
GEOS
district
will
say
that
you
don't
take
something
out
of
the
center
of
it.
E
You
you
would
eat
around
the
fringes
and
ship
to
different
districts
is
what
they're
encouraging
you
to
do.
It's
at
the
core
stays
the
same
and
then
finally,
the
the
districts
are
formed
to
promote
the
orderly
and
efficient
administration
of
Elections
and
I
will
also
tell
you
that
these
five
factors
are
ranked
the
highest
order
is
given
to
number
one.
Next
is
two
three
four
and
that
it
orderly
and
efficient
administration
of
Elections
is
the
last
and
least
considered
point
so
they're
weighted
from
top
to
bottom
and
I.
E
Think
quite
frankly,
probably
the
biggest
hurdle
we
will
face,
or
you
will
face
in
a
redistricting
this
year-
is
coming
up
with
a
plan
that
has
the
populations
within
that
five
percent
media
foreign
numbers
that
meet
that
first
criteria.
Five
percent
of
the
median
within
five
percent,
not
2.5
above
or
below
the
meeting.
E
Basically,
this
body
needs
to
be
done
by
Monday
so
that
on
Tuesday
the
28th,
it
is
ready
to
be
on
considered
on
your
desk.
So
it
could
be
there
for
seven
days
as
a
local
law
so
that
it
can
then
be
published
about
three
to
five
days,
and
you
can
have
your
public
hearing
on
this,
the
December
7th
meeting.
E
The
one
other
thing
that
I
would
point
out
is
that
the
very
end
of
the
memo
late
edition
I
gave
the
link
to
the
website
that
I
think
Geo's
going
to
be
talking
about.
Councilman
scoring
is
going
to
be
talking
about
regarding
where
you
get
the
redistricting
tool
is,
and
that
will
allow
you
to
get
there.
If
you
know
where
the
GI
Broome
County
GIS
website
is
it's
on
that
home
page
at
the
very
bottom.
A
B
D
F
D
A
G
A
G
B
B
A
A
A
You
will
also
notice
that
each
purple
District
Council
district,
one
two,
three,
four
five,
six
seven
again
identified
in
purple
has
smaller
lines
in
it
and
numbers
that
are
orange.
Those
are
the
new
election
districts
in
the
city
of
Binghamton,
just
for
some
information,
as
it
relates
to
Broad
changes
in
census.
Data
from
the
2010
census:
up
until
now,
we
had
32
election
districts
in
the
city
of
Binghamton.
A
We
now
have
30.,
so
we've
went
down
by
two
okay,
so
again,
purple
lines:
boundaries
of
council
districts,
current
Orange,
Lines
boundaries
of
new
election
districts.
So
let's
just
remember
that
differentiation,
the
second
and
third
areas
that
you
want
to
pay
attention
to
on
the
home
screen
of
the
tool
are
in
the
upper
right.
This
toolbar
and
the
upper
left
this
toolbar
for
illustrative
purposes,
you'll
notice
that
the
title
of
this
is
2020
city
of
Binghamton,
Council
redistrictor.
The
2020
is
not
a
misprint.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
A
About
that
so
again,
let's
say
I'm,
adding
a
few
things
in
Council,
District,
One
and
let's
say
I
wanted
to
look
at
something
in
District,
three
I
click
and
I.
Add
right
what
you
will
notice
is
when
you
select
a
different
District,
it
will
automatically
change
the
color
to
differentiate
between
the
districts
right.
So
if
I
add
District,
2
and
I
add
a
little
bit
if.
B
A
A
Does
everyone
see
that
negative
number
negative
86.97
percent
when
you
add
or
take
away
any
geographic
area
in
a
singular
District?
That
number
will
automatically
change.
That's
an
important
number,
because
that
is
the
deviation
from
the
mean
that
number
can
be
no
more
within
a
range
of
negative
to
positive,
2.5
percent.
A
B
B
A
So
if
you
click
on
this
little
thing,
that
looks
like
a
book
see
where
it
says:
open,
District
stats
window.
This
is
an
important
number,
six
thousand
eight
hundred
ninety
three,
that
is
the
mean
population
per
District,
so
when
it
says
2.5
percent
in
either
direction
or
five
percent
from
the
mean,
that's
the
number
that
we're
talking
about
right
now.
That
being
said,
if
I
were
to
add,
let's
go
to
district
one
again,
all
right,
I
add
some
areas
right.
So
it's
negative
59.32
percent.
A
All
right
once
you
start
filling
in
one
or
more
districts,
and
you
click
on
the
little
book
icon
in
the
upper
right
hand,
corner
you'll
now
end
up
in
a
situation
in
which
you
can
see
the
deviation
for
all
seven
districts.
Now,
obviously,
I
haven't
added
everything,
anything
else,
so
districts,
two
through
seven
with
their
assigned
colors.
They
obviously
all
have
zero,
because
there's
nothing
there
right.
So
with
this
area
highlighted,
that
would
mean
that
the
population
that
I'm
representing
right
now
is
2804
individuals
and
it's
a
negative
59.32
percent
on
that
deviation.
A
Does
that
make
sense?
Okay,
as
you
do
this,
if
you'll
notice
down
over
here,
you
can
download
this
table
into
an
Excel
file
by
clicking
download
District
statistics
table
right,
so
it'll
just
populate
a
file
you
download
it
like
you
would
normally
would
from
a
web
browser
open
it
up.
Auto
opens
in
Excel.
G
A
A
A
B
A
So
technically,
while
I
agree
with
you,
it
does
serve
it
as
a
good
starting
point.
The
deviations
in
and
of
themselves
are
served
no
purpose
right
because,
again,
obviously
by
extension,
they
will
change
as
soon
as
you
change
a
border.
And
again
it's
also
worth
noting
here
right.
If
you
start
from
the
very
very
beginning,
as
I
mentioned
earlier
outlined
in
purple,
are
the
boundaries
of
the
current
maps
already.
So
you
have
that
starting
point,
but
it
is
fair
to
ask
if
I
wanted
to
see
based
on
the
new
data.
A
B
A
There,
arguably
is
something
interesting
about
the
deviations
of
the
new
data
based
on
what
will
be
the
older
Maps
right
and
arguably
that
is
the
deviation
changes
around
the
new
mean
are
a
numerical
expression
of
whether
the
population
in
that
District
increased
or
decreased,
as
well
as
by
how
much
right
so,
for
example,
district
one
had
a
decrease
in
population
districts
two
and
three
and
four
had
increases
in
population
districts.
Five,
six
and
seven
had
decreases
in
population
right
from
a
geographic
standpoint,
there's
a
problem
that
the
south
side
has.
A
If
there's
two
districts
which
there
are
in
the
current
South
Side
Maps,
because
both
of
them
lost
population
by
definition,
if
you
take
Geographic
land
areas,
one
from
the
other
you're
not
getting
the
other
District
to
a
point
that
it
has
to
be
because
both
of
those
negatives
for
districts,
five
and
six
are
below
a
negative
two
and
a
half
percent
right
right.
So
we
already
know
some
part
of
the
South
Side
is
going
over
the
river.
It's
going
to
right.
G
A
It
does
go
over
yeah,
it
does
go
over
the
road.
Yes,
it
does
so
yeah.
That's
that's
a
reality.
That's
a
reality
that
it
has
to,
because
again
you
have
to
get
that
population
from
somewhere
and
you
can't
go
anywhere
now
where
that
will
end
up
being.
Oh,
that's
We're,
Not
Gonna.
We
don't
know
that
right
now,
right
so
again.
A
D
B
D
A
Is
based
on
the
total
population
of
the
city
relative
to
the
change
of
the
census
block
now
versus
10
years
ago.
So
it's
not
it's
not
something,
that's
easily
divisible
and
the
way
that
we
know
that
is
because,
if
that
was
the
formula
right
so
again,
if
we
click
all
districts
and
bring
down
the
table,
none
of
those
deviations
are
the
same
right.
If
it
was
some
number
I.E
total
population
divisible
by
seven
districts,
all
those
deviations
would
be
exactly
the
same.
Some
negative
number.
D
D
A
D
A
A
A
Let's
say
this:
was
your
hypothetical
final
draft
that
you
wanted
to
present
right.
I
just
want
to
illustrate
the
different
colors
right.
You
would
come
to
the
filing
cabinet
and
you
would
look
at
the
top
portion
where
it
says
project
name,
so
we
would
give
it
a
name.
So,
let's
just
say
draft
one
and
you
would
click
this
little
icon
to
the
right
of
it
when
you
click
that
it
says
ready
to
download
you
click
close.
A
A
A
A
A
Now
this
check
mark
election
districts
will
just
turn
on
those
boundaries
or
turn
them
off.
If
you
want
to
turn
off
the
current
boundaries
of
the
existing
council
districts,
you
can
turn
them
off.
You
can
turn
them
on
if,
for
some
reason,
you're
looking
at
a
broader
map-
and
you
want
to
get
rid
of
the
border
of
the
city
of
Binghamton,
you
can
do
that
too.
A
A
These
are
forward
and
backwards
buttons,
think
of
them
as
a
backspace
or
a
delete
versus
a
moving
forward
right.
It's
important
to
note,
with
the
arrow
buttons
that
the
only
thing
that
they
go
back
or
forward
with
is
nothing
substantive,
so
it
doesn't
make
changes
as
it
relates
to
you
coloring
different
areas
of
the
map.
A
But
let's
say,
for
example,
if
I,
zoomed
and
I
wanted
to
go
back,
it'll
change,
that
that
makes
sense
and
then
lastly,
the
scale,
if
you
it's
really
more
pixelization
than
anything
else
right,
it
was
at
forty,
three
thousand
I
just
typed
in
30.,
basically,
the
smaller
the
number,
the
more
zoomed
in
I
just
find
using
the
actual
scroll
wheel,
an
easier
way
to
zoom.
That's
entirely
up
to
you
all
right
and
then.
Lastly,
how
do
you
print
something?
If
you
want
a
PDF
or
you
want
to
actually
physically
print
a
piece
of
paper?
A
A
This
is
probably
not
going
through
because
I'm
obviously
not
connected
to
a
printer,
but
after
you
have
it
all
set
up
apply
settings
would
be
to
the
settings,
you
click,
then
you
come
over
to
the
printing
button.
It
says,
processing
and
then
see
how
that
open
map
just
came
there.
You
can
click
that
and
it
will
give
you
a
downloadable
PDF
that
you
can
download
and
print
I
mean
and
yeah
and
right
here
right
at
least
on
a
Mac.
You
would
just
click
that
down
button
or
if
you
have
a
PC,
do
whatever
it
is.
B
A
B
H
A
B
A
H
A
A
A
A
A
It
is
my
goal
and
I
think
I
can
safely
assume
my
colleagues
as
well
that
the
maximal
amount
of
time
for
public
input
is
what
serves
Us
best.
So
that
being
said,
my
recommendation
is
going
to
be
that
we
allow
email
submissions
again
at
redistricting
at
cityofbinghamton.gov
all
the
way
up
until
and
including
Friday
December
16th
2022..
A
A
We
need
to
give
the
city
clerk's
office,
our
city,
clerk
and
Deputy
city
clerk,
as
well
as
the
I.T
Department
time
to
aggregate
all
of
that
information
distribute
it
to
all
members
of
city
council.
At
that
moment,
at
close
of
business
on
the
end
of
December
16th
that
Friday
at
501
PM
that
email
address
will
no
longer
be
active.
A
H
H
A
A
H
A
We
can
do
it
during
work
session.
Obviously,
because
that's
what
work
sessions
are
there
for
I
I,
don't
want
to
make
an
assumption.
As
to
you
know,
I
I
might
work
with
my
neighbor
on
a
map.
People
might
caucus
together
and
what
you
know
so
you're
right
I
mean
there
could
be
one
draft
map.
There
could
be
seven.
Who
knows
there
could
be
20..
A
The
public
will
provide
input,
possibly
even
with
a
nap
right,
anything's
possible,
but
again,
given
the
timeline
again,
that's
not
due
to
us
just
due
to
the
state
law.
That's
the
position
we're
in
so
given
that
reality,
which
I
took
into
account
and
I
agree
with
the
point.
The
broader
point
that
you're
making
the
most
liberal
amount
of
time
will
probably
serve
Us
best,
so
we
can
bring
our
a
plus
to
the
table
when
we
do
it.
A
Okay,
that
being
said
just
for
purposes
of
continuity,
councilwoman
Riley,
as
the
other
sitting
member
of
the
mpa
committee,
I,
will
respectfully
request
to
entertain
a
motion
from
you
to
accept
the
logistics
of
everything
we
described
tonight
in
the
calendar
and
the
public
hearing
information
and
the
location
information
of
the
link
on
the
public
website.
Just
so,
we
can
codify
that
in
a
book.
I.
H
Moved
it,
we
accept
the
calendar
as
proposed
the
location
of
the
link
for
our
constituents
residents
and
other
public
interests
entrance
people
with
the
public.
Forget
it,
people
from
the
public
that
are
interested
in
submitting
a
map
and
also
everything
as
discussed
and
outlined
in
the
documents
shared
earlier
today,.
A
C
A
A
About
if
I
I
would
I
would
respectfully
say
I
personally,
this
is
just
my
own
personal
opinion.
I,
obviously
can't
speak
Korean
I
personally,
don't
see
a
problem
with
that
at
all.
Just
respectfully
I
would
I.
Would
let
president
strong
know
that,
as
the
agenda
is
his
as
council
president,
but
you
know
if
we
wanted
to
allocate
some
time
for
that
I'm
sure
he
would
oblige.
But
I
don't
want
to
speak
on
his
behalf,
but
I
don't
disagree.
C
H
And
and
if
if
we
have
received
any
comments
anything
at
that
time,
we
can
I
hate
for
you
to
rehash
this,
for
those
that
are
not
in
attendance.
But
again,
if
anyone
has
a
map
they'd
like
to
show
at
that
time,
then
we
we
start
discussions
early
sure.
That
concludes
that
question
and
I
move
that
we
adjourn.