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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO MEMORANDUM Date: May 26, 2011 To: City Council Rules and Communications Committee From: Stephen Hollister, City Manager Via: Lianne Marshall, Assistant City Manager By: Marian Handa, City Clerk_ 1 Subject: DISCUSSION REGARDING PROCESS AND TIMELINE FOR CITY COUNCIL REDISTRICTING SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The 2010 federal census data for San Leandro was released in March. The population growth reflected in the census data requires that the City Council undertake redistricting of its district boundaries. This report provides a suggested process and timeline for redistricting. The Rules and Communications Committee is asked to review and discuss the information provided. At its June meeting, the Committee will be asked to recommend the process and timeline for redistricting, as well as criteria for staff to use to develop redistricting proposals for the Council's consideration. BACKGROUND Section 230 of the Charter of the City of San Leandro requires district boundaries to be drawn whenever the results of the federal census show an increase of five percent (5 %) or more since the last redistricting. The City Council last approved new Council district boundaries in 2002, following the 2000 federal census. The 2010 census data, released in March 2011, reveals population growth of 6.92% citywide, triggering the Charter requirement for the Council's review of its district boundaries. DISCUSSION A comparison of the 2000 and 2010 census population figures by Council district is attached. According to the 2010 census, the citywide population is 84,950; making the target, or average, district population 14,158 for each of the six Council districts. The attached chart shows the Council district with the lowest population at 3.68% below the target, and the district with the highest population at 7.42% above the target, while the other four districts are all within 2 %.