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70&- The report will provide the basis for client briefing, and the briefing is included in this task. Your request for a proposal did not include the following tasks, but if the city council decides to change the election system, we - -- are prepared to offer the following services. Develop Alternative Redistricting Plans a. If plans are to be drawn using existing voting precincts, the files created for the 1993 election analysis could be used to develop wards or districts. b. If it becomes evident that current voting precincts cannot be configured to achieve the desired objectives, the PL94-171 file can be used at the block level. There are a number of possibilities for managing this block level data file including a) the use of a LOTUS 1-2-3 data file or b) the use of a computerized map-drawing system such as Geo-District or CARS, which we have access to. c. As part of the redistricting process, we are prepared to àssist in developing a strategy for obtaining citizen 'input into the process, which is required as part of the redistricting submission to the Department of Justice. Prepare a 1990 citizenship Analysis a. Generate a 1990 census citizenship file by race and Hispanic origin for total and voting-age population (Special Count 127/ Summary Tape File 4), selecting all' block groups wholly or partly within the city limits. b. Compute citizen rates by race and Hispanic origin for total and voting-age population. c. Prepare a written report/memorandum discussing the implications of the citizenship analysis for the delineation of "effective" majority-Hispanic or majority-minority single-member districts - this report will need to be written in conjunction with the city attorney, because the arguments involving the role of citizenship in voting rights issues have tightly intertwined technical and legal dimensions.