DATE: November 16, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Providing Feedback to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on the Proposed Draft 2021 Redistricting Maps
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council reviews the draft proposed redistricting maps for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors (Board) and adopts a resolution (Attachment II) providing feedback to the Board on a preferred option.
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SUMMARY
Every ten years, the federal government conducts a census to determine the number of individuals living in the United States. Following each census, State law, Section 21500, requires that the Board of Supervisors adjust the boundaries of any or all of the supervisorial districts of the county so that “the districts shall be as nearly equal in population as may be.” For the 2021 Alameda County redistricting effort, staff from the Community Development Agency worked with a consultant to use data from the 2020 Census and Communities of Interest identified by residents during a public outreach process to develop three draft proposed redistricting maps. Proposed Map A (Attachment IV) is very similar to the existing district map, while Maps B and C (Attachments V & VI) present more significant changes and different options for grouping Hayward’s neighborhoods in two separate districts. A fourth map - Map D (Attachment VII) was released the week of November 8 in response to public feedback during recent meetings.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution
Attachment III Existing District Boundary Map
Attachment IV Proposed Draft Map A
Attachment V Proposed Draft Map B
Attachment VI Proposed Draft Map C
Attachment VII Proposed Draft Map D