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City of Cambridge
CITY HALL
410 ACADEMY STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MARYLAND 21613
TELEPHONE: 410-228-1955
E-Mail: info@choosecambridge.com
The City of Cambridge Ward Realignment Committee meeting will be held on Thursday,
September 28st at 6:00 pm at the City Hall Conference Room, 410 Academy Street, Cambridge,
Maryland 21613. These are the following items scheduled:
AGENDA
1. Approve meeting minutes from Sept 21, 2023.
2. Discuss presentation given on Monday, Sept. 25th to City Council
3. Discuss next steps
* Please note the agenda is subject to change, the final agenda will be approved by the
Committee at the Meeting.
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Ward Realignment Committee
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, September 21, 2023
6:00 PM
City Hall Conference Room, 410 Academy Street, Cambridge
Committee Members Present: Jim Sicks (chair), Greg Meekins (vice chair), Lou Hyman,
Barbara Knepp, Talibah Chikwendu, Carlos Estin
Committee Members Absent: Tabria Cornish
Staff present: Cheryl Hannan, Scott Shores
Chairman Sicks called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM with a quorum present of himself, Mr.
Meekins, Mr. Hyman, Ms. Knepp, Ms. Chikwendu, and Mr. Estin.
Mr. Meekins made a motion to approve the minutes from last week’s meeting. Ms. Knepp
seconded the motion. All voted in favor. Motion carried, 6-0.
The committee reviewed the realignment options discussed to date and whether there was a
need to make additional adjustments to meet the committee’s goal. Agreement to move 2 small
census blocks to add more population to Ward 3 and reduce Ward 1 and 5 slightly.
Discussed whether it was possible to have more racial diversity in all 5 wards. Ward 1 is heavily
white, and Ward 2 is heavily non-white. Wards 3 and 4 have a majority non-white and Ward 5 is
almost equal between white and non-white. The majority of the committee members believed
the latest iteration of the map under discussion met the need of having compact, contiguous
wards which collectively provide the City’s non-white majority the opportunity to elect
representation proportionate to the racial ratios of the city. Sixty percent (60%) of the City’s total
population is non-white. Under this proposal three (3) Wards, which is equal to 60% of the
wards, have non-white majorities ranging from 66%-84%. In addition, a fourth ward is 49% non-
white. Ward 1 remains with a majority white population, but it has decreased by 10.5% from the
2010 census to be 62% white and 38% non-white.
Mr. Hyman made a motion to present the current iteration to City Council on Monday,
September 25. Mr. Meekins seconded the motion. Motion carried, 4-1-1.
The committee agreed to meet next Thursday night at City Hall to review feedback from City
Council and discuss next steps.
A motion for adjournment was made and approved. Meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm.
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City of Cambridge Ward Sizes
Comparing 2010 data/boundaries to 2020 data with the 2010 boundaries (i.e, the initial boundaries)
(2020-I) and the 2020 data in the recommended 2020 boundaries (2020-R)
TOTAL POPULATION 1 2 3 4 5 Total
2010 2,472 2,389 2,506 2,399 2,583 12,349
2020 - Initial 2,750 2,674 2,547 2,666 2,459 13,096
Difference 2010 vs. 2020-I 278 285 41 267 (124) 747
2020 - Recommended 2,631 2,607 2,589 2,623 2,646 13,096
Difference:2010 vs. 2020-R 159 218 83 224 63 747
2010 2020
Total 1 2,349 13,096
Divided by 5 2,470 2,619
+5% 2,593 2,750 Allowable tolerance threshhold
-5% 2,346 2,488 of variance per election law.
Ward population compared to "ideal" population (outside +/-5% are BOLDED)
2010 2020-I 2020-R In the2020-I scenario, two wards,
"Ideal" or equal ward 1&5, are outside of tolerance and
2,470 2,619 2,619
sizes: need to be adjusted. Since these two
wards are not contiguous, minor
1 100.1% 105.0% 100.5%
adjustments were made to bring all
2 96.7% 102.1% 99.5%
wards within tolerance and closer to
3 101.5% 97.2% 98.8% equal in size (2.2% or abt. 57 people is
the difference between the largest
4 97.1% 101.8% 100.1%
and smallest ward).
5 104.6% 93.9% 101.0%
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Changes Proposed for Redistricting
For Review: 09-26-23
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Ward One - Recommendation
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City of Cambridge
Ward Sizes RACIAL COMPOSITION
Comparing 2010 data/boundaries to 2020 data with the 2010 boundaries (i.e, the initial boundaries)
(2020-I) and the 2020 data in the recommended 2020 boundaries (2020-R)
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE TOTAL
2010 2020-I 2020-R '10-'20 Diff 2010 2020 '10 vs '20
Black 5,941 6,294 6,294 353 48.2% 48.1% -0.1%
White 5,611 5,129 5,129 (482) 45.5% 39.2% -6.3%
Other 777 1,673 1,673 896 6.3% 12.8% 6.5%
Total 12,329 13,096 13,096 767 100% 100%
WARD 1
2010 2020-I 2020-R '10-'20R Diff 2010 2020-I '10 vs '20I 2020-R '10 vs '20R
Black 572 738 673 101 23% 27% 3.7% 26% 2.4%
White 1,785 1,662 1,624 (161) 72% 60% -11.8% 62% -10.5%
Other 115 350 334 219 5% 13% 8.1% 13% 8.0%
Total 2,472 2 ,750 2,631 159 100% 100% 100%
WARD 2
2010 2020-I 2020-R '10-'20R Diff 2010 2020-I '10 vs '20I 2020-R '10 vs '20R
Black 1,874 1,967 1,909 3 5 78% 74% -4.9% 73% -5.2%
White 401 418 416 1 5 17% 16% -1.2% 16% -0.8%
Other 114 289 282 168 5% 11% 6.0% 11% 6.0%
Total 2,389 2 ,674 2,607 218 100% 100% 100%
WARD 3
2010 2020-I 2020-R '10-'20R Diff 2010 2020-I '10 vs '20I 2020-R '10 vs '20R
Black 1,501 1,346 1,379 (122) 60% 53% -7.0% 53% -6.6%
White 819 886 884 6 5 33% 35% 2.1% 34% 1.5%
Other 186 315 326 140 7% 12% 4.9% 13% 5.2%
Total 2,506 2 ,547 2,589 8 3 100% 100% 100%
WARD 4
2010 2020-I 2020-R '10-'20R Diff 2010 2020-I '10 vs '20I 2020-R '10 vs '20R
Black 1,192 1,354 1,387 195 50% 51% 1.1% 53% 3.2%
White 1,053 892 848 (205) 44% 33% -10.4% 32% -11.6%
Other 154 420 388 234 6% 16% 9.3% 15% 8.4%
Total 2,399 2 ,666 2,623 224 100% 100% 100%
WARD 5
2010 2020-I 2020-R '10-'20R Diff 2010 2020-I '10 vs '20I 2020-R '10 vs '20R
Black 802 889 946 144 31% 36% 4.9% 36% 4.5%
White 1,553 1,271 1,357 (196) 61% 52% -8.9% 51% -9.3%
Other 208 299 343 135 8% 12% 4.0% 13% 4.8%
Total 2,563 2 ,459 2,646 8 3 100% 100% 100%
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