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7. B. - Page 3 In addition to the legal criteria, other factors may be considered. Examples of such factors are found in Elections Code section 21601 and in judicial opinions. Some examples are: • Council districts may take into consideration communities of interest; • Council districts may take into account the boundaries of other jurisdictions within the City to the extent relevant; • The territory of council districts may be compact and contiguous; • Each council district border may follow visible natural and man-made geographical and topographical features to the extent feasible; • Council districts boundaries may be drawn to mitigate geographical or man- made features that divide the City, such as freeways or topological features, to the extent feasible; • Each council district may attempt to avoid head-to-head contests between incumbent Councilmembers insofar as this does not conflict with federal or state law; • Each council district may include public facilities to the extent feasible; and • Each council district may include commercial interests to the extent feasible. The above criteria are examples only, and not necessarily applicable or appropriate for Redwood City. The public is encouraged to provide input on some or all of these factors, and may also provide input on other criteria not mentioned above, including Redwood City's Neighborhood Associations and the number of districts to be created and whether the Mayor should be elected at -large or be a rotating appointment amongst councilmembers, as is the current practice. The City Council will be informed by the public input, but it has discretion to balance criteria and choose to apply some, all, or none of these additional criteria, or may choose to develop alternative criteria that Council believes are applicable to designing a districting plan for the City. The next public hearing to receive and consider further input from the public concerning the composition of voting districts is scheduled for Monday, November 19, 2018. Public Outreach Plan Participation of Redwood City residents is highly encouraged both in the process of district mapping and public hearings. The City has created a website accessible in both English and Spanish that provides information to the public along with options for creating district maps in paper form. In addition to the website and mapping kits, staff is proposing to publish blog posts, FAQs, host three community forums in January, and provide mapping kits to Neighborhood Associations and community partners. Mapping kits will be available at City facilities and on the City's website, and will also be placed