Agenda Item Title:
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City Council discussing redistricting and reviewing possible alternative council district maps
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Presenter:
Dustin Fratto, Council Interim Executive Director
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Description/Background:
On February 8, 2022 the Council received a presentation from the City Attorney regarding the legal requirements and deadlines surround the redistricting process. During this presentation the council discussed their initial thoughts on the process and tasked staff to review their discussion and to begin working on a suggested timeline as well as a baseline map. On March 1, 2022 the Council approved a redistricting timeline and directed staff to bring back four potential alternative council district maps for council review. The requested maps included the following:
1. One map that maintains the existing council district boundaries
2. Three alternative maps that each reconfigure the existing council district boundaries with the intention of minimizing the population gap between districts to less than 3% of the mean.
The requested alternative maps will be attached to this agenda item and provided to the Council once they are complete.
Further action to be taken:
The Council may request amendments to the alternative maps. Once any amendments are made, the Council may select any number of the maps presented to go through a public process. Following any public process, the council must hold a public hearing and adopt a map prior to the statutory May 10, 2022 deadline.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
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Tonight staff is looking for council review of the requested maps. The Council may also take any of the following actions:
1. If the Council would like to see amendments made to the alternative maps, staff requests that direction.
2. The Council may also request additional alternative maps if more options are needed.
3. The Council may choose to select any number of the alternative maps presented to take through a public co...
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