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File Number: 11 -379 <br />first meeting; two attended the second. There was general support for the redistricting <br />proposal that was presented, and no opposition expressed. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />• Section 230 of the San Leandro City Charter requires district boundaries to be <br />reviewed whenever the results of the federal census show an increase of five percent <br />(5 %) or more since the last redistricting. <br />Previous Actions <br />• July 18, 2011 - the City Council adopted the criteria, timeline and public outreach plan <br />for the 2011 redistricting process. <br />• September 19, 2011 - the Council recommended Draft map with population variance <br />within ±4% for presentation at the two Community redistricting meetings in October <br />2011. <br />Committee Review and Actions <br />• May 26, 2011 - the City Council Rules and Communication Committee reviewed <br />the <br />2010 census data, and discussed the process, criteria and timeline for drawing <br />the <br />Council district boundaries. <br />• June 23, 2011 - The Committee discussed and forwarded a recommendation to <br />the <br />City Council to schedule adoption of a proposed redistricting timeline, criteria <br />and <br />community outreach plan. The Committee requested that, using <br />the <br />Council- approved criteria, staff create two draft district maps: one that reflected a <br />less <br />than 5% variance from the target population of 14,158, and one with a less than <br />2% <br />variance. <br />• July 25, 2011 - The Committee reviewed the two draft district maps: one in which the <br />variance was within ± 4 %, and the other with a variance within ±2 %. The Committee <br />recommended the Council schedule review and discussion of the two draft district <br />maps, and indicated preference for the 4% variance map. <br />Summary of Public Outreach Efforts <br />• A redistricting webpage was created for the City website <br />• A press release was issued, advertising the dates of the two October community <br />redistricting meetings <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />None. <br />Budget Authority <br />n/a <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None. <br />PREPARED BY: Marian Handa, City Clerk, City Manager's Office <br />Tom Liao, Planning and Housing Manager, Community Development <br />Department <br />City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 11/15/2011 <br />