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Sx i! A' City of San Leandro Meeting Date: November 21, 2011 00 Staff Report File Number: 11 -379 Agenda Section: ACTION ITEMS Agenda Number: 10.13. TO: City Council FROM: Lianne Marshall Interim City Manager /Executive Director BY: Jacqui Diaz Interim Assistant City Manager and Luke Sims Community Development Director FINANCE REVIEW: Not Applicable TITLE: Staff Report for Adoption of 2012 City Council Member Districts Staff Report for Adoption of 2012 City Council Member Districts :7x��]JiIJiI��IILAIC9706? The proposed changes to the Council district boundaries have been reviewed by the City Council, and two community meetings have been held to gather input on the proposed new Council district boundaries. The Council is requested to pass -to -print the ordinance establishing the new Council district boundaries. �G[s]:Cr] Yell] 0I W7 The process for the redistricting of City Council district boundaries began in May 2011 with the City Council Rules and Communications Committee review of the 2010 federal census data and legal requirements for redistricting. At the September 19, 2011 City Council meeting, the Council reviewed two draft maps recommended for consideration by the Rules and Communications Committee: one in which the variance was within ± 4 %, and the other with a variance within ±2 %. The Committee also had expressed a preference for the 4% variance map, as it required less disruption to the existing district boundaries. The City Council approved the draft Council District map with the population variance within ±4% for presentation at the two community redistricting meetings in October. Two community redistricting meetings were held: on October 13th, at the San Leandro Main Library, and on October 19th, at the Marina Community Center. The meetings were advertised on the City website, and a press release was issued. Ten people attended the City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 11/15/2011