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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 19, 2011 Lianne Marshall TO: Lianne Marshall, Interim City Manager Interim City Manager FROM: Jacquelyn Diaz, Interim Asst. City Manag Luke Sims, Community Development Direct rim BY: Marian Handa, City Clerk�' �` f'' Tom Liao, Planning and Housing Manager SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MATTER OF REVIEW AND DISCUSSION REGARDING DRAFT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT MAPS SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION On July 25, 2011, the City Council Rules and Communications Committee reviewed and commented on two draft Council District maps. The Committee recommends that the Council review and comment on the draft maps, and approve one of the draft maps for presentation at two upcoming community meetings in October. BACKGROUND The City Council Rules and Communications Committee, at its June 23, 2011 meeting, requested that staff prepare two draft Council district maps based on the average, or target population of 14,158: one map in which the population for each district was within a 5% variance from the target population, and one in which the population was within 2 -3% of the target population. At its meeting on July 18, 2011, the City Council reviewed and approved the criteria and timeline for the creation and approval of new Council districts. Based on the Committee's direction, and the Council- approved criteria, staff created two maps: one in which the variance from the target population is within ±4 %, and one in which the variance is within ±2 %. The 4% variance was accomplished by changes only to Districts 1 and 5, while the 2% variance could only be achieved by making significant changes to several of the district boundaries. On July 25, the Rules and Communications Committee reviewed both maps, and recommended forwarding them to the City Council for review and input, while expressing preference for the 4% variance map, as it required only minimal changes to the existing districts.