To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
Prepared By: Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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2021-2022 Redistricting Process - 4th Public Hearing with Proposed District Boundary Map
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
(1) After receiving a presentation from the City's consulting demographer regarding the 2021-2022 redistricting process for district-based elections of members of City Council, including presentation of a draft map of district boundaries, invite public input regarding the composition of district boundaries.
(2) Approve the first reading and introduction of an ordinance adopting the final map of district boundaries for district-based election of Councilmembers in accordance with the redistricting process for the 2020 Federal Decennial Census (California Elections Code Sections 21620-21630), and amending Napa Municipal Code Section 1.10.010 to implement the district-based elections. The ordinance will be brought back to City Council for final adoption at a public hearing on March 8, 2022.
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DISCUSSION:
Overview
The public hearing on February 8, 2022, is the third public hearing with a proposed district boundary map, with an opportunity for the public to provide input on the content of the proposed map, and the proposed ordinance. City staff recommends, following consideration of public input, that the City Council introduce the ordinance which adopts the "Plan A" District Boundary Map as the final map of district boundaries for district-based election of Councilmembers in accordance with the redistricting process for the 2020 Federal Decennial Census.
City staff has scheduled a public hearing on March 8, 2022 for Council to consider final adoption of the ordinance.
These district boundaries for Councilmembers will be first implemented for the November 2022 General Municipal Election.
Background
Each city with district-based elections is required to update ("redistrict") the dis...
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