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Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 20, 2022 1:30 PM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Maricopa County, Arizona (and the Boards of Directors of the Flood Control District, Library District, Stadium District, Improvement Districts and/or Board of Deposit) "The mission of Maricopa County is to provide regional leadership and fiscally responsible, necessary public services to its residents so they can enjoy living in healthy and safe communities” Board Members Bill Gates, Chairman, District 3 Clint Hickman, Vice Chairman, District 4 Jack Sellers, District 1 Thomas Galvin, District 2 Steve Gallardo, District 5 County Manager Joy Rich Clerk of the Board Juanita Garza Meeting Location Supervisors' Auditorium 205 W Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85003 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona, convened in Special Session at 1:30 PM on Monday, June 20, 2022, in the Supervisors’ Auditorium, 205 W Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85003, with the following members present: Bill Gates, Chairman, District 3; Clint Hickman, Vice Chairman, District 4; Jack Sellers, Supervisor, District 1; Thomas Galvin, Supervisor, District 2; Steve Gallardo, Supervisor, District 5. Also present: Juanita Garza, Clerk; Joy Rich, County Manager; Kelly Gardiner, Minutes Coordinator; Andrea Cummings, Legal Counsel. Chairman Gates opened the meeting and welcomed former Recorder, Helen Purcell, Scott Ceeley, Board of Health member, and Tempe City Councilmember Hodge. Chairman Gates thanked Scott Jarrett, Elections Director, and David Cantelme, outside legal counsel for their expertise on the subject.. PRESENTATION 1. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REDISTRICTING PRESENTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING Pursuant to A.R.S § 11-212, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is redistricting. Due to the Census delay, lawmakers passed SB1107, which extended the deadline to approve district changes to July 1, 2022. Because Supervisor District lines match Special Health Care and Community College Districts, changes made to Supervisor boundaries will be the same for these two special districts. On June 9, 2022 the County published five variations of the new boundaries and is seeking public comment. This public meeting is to discuss the 5 maps and present the methodology for how the maps were developed. The public is invited to provide public comment at the board meeting or through the redistricting website: https://www.maricopa.gov/5820/Decennial- Redistricting. Presentation and update Maricopa County Board of Supervisor Redistricting - Scott Jarrett, Director of In-Person Voting and Tabulation, Maricopa County Elections Department - David Cantelme, Outside Counsel, Cantelme and Brown - Bruce Adelson, Federal Compliance Consulting (C-21-23-000-X-00) Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 20, 2022 Page 2 of 8 Maricopa County Elections Department | 602 -506-1511 |Maricopa.Vote While the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is responsible for redrawing Congressional and Legislative district lines every 10 years after the U.S. Census is released, Maricopa County is responsible for updating voting precinct, Justice Court precinct and Board of Supervisor district boundaries (A.R.S.§§11-212, 16- 411 and 22- 101). REDISTRICTING What is Maricopa County’s Role? Mr. Jarrett reviewed Maricopa County’s role in redistricting. He discussed the process and need for redistricting. The Chairman acknowledged Bruce Adelson with Federal Compliance Consulting, who was in attendance via the Webinar. Maricopa County Elections Department | 602 -506-1511 |Maricopa.Vote AUGUST 2021 Census Data Released AUGUST 2021 Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) Begins Work FEBRUARY 2021 Census Bureau to Release Data (Delayed) DECEMBER 2021 IRC Approves Congressional and Legislative District Lines SEPTEMBER 2021 Board of Supervisors adjusts voting and Justice Court precincts DECEMBER 2021 Cities, towns and schools with wards redraw boundaries MARCH 2022 Maricopa County to update voting and Justice Court precinct lines to align with the new IRC lines. JANUARY 2022 IRC certifies Congressional and Legislative District lines and provides new maps to counties APRIL 2022 Candidate filing deadline for the 2022 August Primary election JULY 1, 2022 Board of Supervisors district boundaries must be approved . REDISTRICTING TIMELINE Mr. Jarrett reviewed the Redistricting Timeline illustrated above and discussed the reason for the delay. He noted redistrict delays took place at every level. He stated the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) performed its responsibilities, then the Board of Supervisors (BOS) must look at BOS redistricting. Mr. Jarrett stated this needs to be done by July 1, 2022. Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 20, 2022 Page 3 of 8 Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote Bo a rd o f Sup e rviso r Distric ts What Boundaries Are Changing? State law requires the Board of Supervisor Districts be redistricted after each decennial census. Due to the Census delay, lawmakers passed SB1107, which extended the deadline to approve district changes to July 1, 2022. Because Supervisor District lines match Special Health Care and Community College Districts, changes made to Supervisor boundaries will be the same for these two special districts. District changes approved by the Board of Supervisors will go into effect in 2024. Mr. Jarrett reviewed the above slide noting these new district lines will go into effect after the 2022 election cycle. Mr. Jarrett reviewed the Board of Supervisors District Boundaries slide above. He said they started with existing districts and adjusted the boundary lines from there. Mr. Jarrett noted that Mr. Adelson performed the racial bloc voting analysis as part of the redistricting effort and would guide us on how to move forward and make sure the County stays in compliance with NVRA. Mr. Jarrett stated one of the key pieces to Mr. Adelson’s recommendation was whether to consider a second opportunity district for minorities in District 5. Mr. Jarrett reviewed the remaining variety of criteria that were considered, trying not to split communities of interest and attempt to stay within a 5% variance between the highest populated district and the lowest. If this is not possible, the effort will be made to stay within the 10% variance as required by state statute. Mr. Jarrett continued in reviewing the remaining information on the above slide. Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 20, 2022 Page 4 of 8 Maricopa County Elections Department | 602 -506-1511 |Maricopa.Vote Map Info o D1–894,444 o D2-916,229 o D3–858,016 o D4–887,772 o D5–864,107 o Population Variance: o 6.8% o Opportunity Districts: o D1 & D5 o Functional Analysis: o 4 of 7 Map Option 1 Mr. Jarrett reviewed the Map Option 1 slide above, noting District 5 remains an “opportunity to elect” district for the Hispanic community, and then focusing on District 1 creating the second “opportunity to elect” district. He described some of the particulars of the redistribution made in an effort to follow the Equal Protection clause in the 14th Amendment. Mr. Jarret explained the functional analysis that occurred, looking at how Hispanic voters prefer to vote and who they vote for. He said part of this analysis yielded that 50% of the time this would be a Hispanic candidate as a preferred choice. Supervisor Sellers mentioned it appears on this map that District 1 is land locked. As the County continues to grow, he is concerned that District 1wouldl remain unchanged. Mr. Jarrett responded if redistricting needed to be redrawn before 10 years have passed, the BOS could do that. Supervisor Gallardo asked under this configuration what would be the Hispanic Citizen Voting-Age Population (HCVAP) numbers. Mr. Jarrett responded 52.7% would be Hispanic. Supervisor Gallardo asked about the HCVAP numbers within an “opportunity district” in District 1 and Mr. Jarrett responded it would be 19.9%. Mr. Jarrett clarified that the dark blue lines on the map show the current boundaries. Supervisor Gallardo and Mr. Jarrett discussed the boundaries of municipalities and how they would be affected. Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 20, 2022 Page 5 of 8 Maricopa County Elections Department | 602 -506-1511 |Maricopa.Vote Map Info o D1–885,912 o D2-915,688 o D3–889,162 o D4–887,772 o D5–842,034 o Population Variance: o 8.7% o Opportunity Districts: o D1 & D5 o Functional Analysis: o 4 of 7 Map Option 2 Mr. Jarrett reviewed the Map Option 2 above and noted this made an attempt to create the current District 1 into the second “opportunity to elect” district. He stated District 5 retains its “opportunity to elect” district. He noted the biggest difference between Option 1 and Option 2 is that the Town of Guadalupe remains in District 5. Mr. Jarrett explained the criteria from different entities that is driving these changes. He noted the population variance from this map is 8.7% which remains below the required 10% variance. Chairman Gates mentioned that these maps are available for public viewing on the Maricopa County website. Supervisor Sellers noted it appeared that District 1 is giving up the biggest percentage of its constituents. Mr. Jarrett explained that District 4 and District 1 have the highest populated districts and pursuant to statute the population must be lowered in these two districts. Supervisor Gallardo asked what the HCVAP numbers were for Option 2 and Mr. Jarrett responded it would be 53.6% for District 5 and 19.4% for District 1. Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 20, 2022 Page 6 of 8 Maricopa County Elections Department | 602 -506-1511 |Maricopa.Vote Map Info o D1–899,854 o D2-864,602 o D3–904,880 o D4–869,295 o D5–881,937 o Population Variance: o 4.6% o Opportunity Districts: o D3 & D5 o Functional Analysis: o 4 of 7 Map Option 3 Mr. Jarrett reviewed the Map Option 3 above. He said this would place the second “opportunity to elect” district in District 3. He reviewed the primary differences between this map and the previous two maps, giving a description of how the boundaries of the current BOS districts are adjusted. Supervisor Gallardo asked what the HCVAP numbers were for Option 3 and Mr. Jarrett responded it would be 51.8% for District 5 and 19.9% for District 3. Maricopa County Elections Department | 602 -506-1511 |Maricopa.Vote Map Info o D1–899,854 o D2-882,043 o D3–910,895 o D4–861,604 o D5–866,172 o Population Variance: o 5.7% o Opportunity Districts: o D3 & D5 o Functional Analysis: o 5 of 7 Map Option 4 Mr. Jarrett reviewed the Map Option 4 above. He said this map is similar to Option 3. Most of the change is Paradise Valley being moved from District 3 to District 2. The other changes are very similar to those described in the Option 3 slide. The changes are to meet the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause. The total variance for this map is 5.7% with District 4 being the lowest in population and District 3 the highest. Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 20, 2022 Page 7 of 8 Supervisor Gallardo asked what the HCVAP numbers were for Option 4 and Mr. Jarrett responded it would be 51.9% for District 5 and 20.0% for District 3. Maricopa County Elections Department | 602 -506-1511 |Maricopa.Vote Map Info o D1–899,854 o D2-875,545 o D3–903,886 o D4–866,781 o D5–874,502 o Population Variance: o 4.3% o Opportunity Districts: o D3 & D5 o Functional Analysis: o 4 of 7 Map Option 5 Mr. Jarrett reviewed the Map Option 5 above. He noted this map focuses on District 3 being the second “opportunity to elect” district. This configuration keeps Paradise Valley in District 3 and he described the changes to district lines for the other BOS districts. The total variance for this map is 4.3% with District 4 being the lowest in population and District 3 the highest. Supervisor Gallardo asked what the HCVAP numbers were for Option 5 and Mr. Jarrett responded it would be the same as Option 4 - 51.9% for District 5 and 20.0% for District 3. Mr. Jarrett gave a summary noting the website is now open for public comments. There have been 64 public comments received through the Elections Department since the maps were posted. He said the Elections Department will continue to accept comments until the deadline. Chairman Gates opened up the meeting to public comment. Councilmember Berdetta Hodge, City of Tempe, and also a School Board Member with Tempe Union High School District No. 213. She stated the way these maps are drawn affects not only the City of Tempe, but the school district as well. She said the City of Tempe has been split many times by the state and she wants to keep the school districts together. She credited Supervisor Sellers for doing a good job of being visible for her city and her school district. Lydia Guzman, City of Tempe resident, was representing the Latino community. She noted she met with leaders in the Latino community concerning redistricting. She commented on the hard work done to participate in the census. She stated that Latino numbers are growing across the County. She said she was saddened to see the County began with existing lines. She commented about the work done with the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) looking at communities of interest. She stated additional map options need to be considered. Special Meeting Minutes Monday, June 20, 2022 Page 8 of 8 Chairman Gates asked if there were any more speaker slips and the Clerk reported there were none. Chairman Gates then asked the audience if there was anyone who would like to speak. Helen Purcell, resident, and former County Recorder, said in the many years she served, redistricting never started with a clean slate and was always built on existing lines. She said she was pleased to see that there were communities of interest on some of the maps. She noted there was always an issue on what district the Town of Guadalupe should be in. She said the City of Tempe has always felt like Guadalupe was a part of their community. She said similarly Paradise Valley was considered a part of the north valley communities. John Cain, Secretary of LD 23, stated since Legislative Districts (LDs) have already been established, what would be the benefit of being included in map options 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Chairman Gates encouraged people to look at the map options and determine which district they are in and make suggestions on what district they feel they should be in. Supervisor Gallardo noted he wanted to support the people of Guadalupe in their choice and noted this was the time for them to speak out. Chairman Gates asked if there was anyone online wishing to speak. The Clerk responded there were none. He thanked the many people involved in this process for their hard work. MEETING ADJOURNED There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. ___________________________ Bill Gates, Chairman of the Board ATTEST: ____________________________ Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board