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7.A. - Page 15 of 36 Attachment B - Most Recent Community Feedback <br />From: MGR -Alex Khojikian <br />To: GRP -District Elections <br />Subject: FW: Chamber Comments from At -Large Elections to By District Election <br />Date: Monday, February 11, 2019 3:59:04 PM <br />From: Amy Buckmaster <amy@redwoodcitychamber.com> <br />Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 2:55 PM <br />Cc: MGR -Melissa Stevenson Diaz <mdiaz@redwoodcity.org>; MGR -Alex Khojikian <br /><akhojikian@redwoodcity.org>; Josh Pierry <josh@pierryinc.com>; CLK-Pamela Aguilar <br /><paguilar@redwoodcity.org>; ATTY-Veronica Ramirez <vramirez@redwoodcity.org>; MGR -Deanna <br />La Croix <dIacroix@redwood city.org> <br />Subject: Chamber Comments from At -Large Elections to By District Election <br />February 11, 2019 <br />Mayor Ian Bain and Honorable Members of the City Council <br />City of Redwood City <br />1017 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City, CA 94063 <br />Dear Mayor Bain, Vice Mayor Howard, and Members of the City Council: <br />On behalf of the Redwood City - San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce and our Board of <br />Directors, we would like to provide some preliminary comment regarding the ongoing <br />process of transitioning from at -large elections to by -districts elections in the City of Redwood <br />City. <br />It has come to our attention, that despite a timeline which indicates at least two <br />additonal public hearings and long -stated opportunities to continue to accept public <br />comment and draft maps, tonight the City Council in fact will be asked to provide firm <br />direction on preferences for existing maps. We hope this does not supersede the <br />communities expectations that a final map will not be selected until early March. <br />But in the spirit of supporting the City Council, City Manager, and City staff through this <br />difficult process which was forced upon our great community, below are initial comments <br />regarding any preliminary direction the City Council may provide to City staff tonight: <br />Many Chamber of Commerce members, board members and staff are also <br />residents and registered voters in the City of Redwood City, including ourselves; <br />and therefore our engagement is critical to this process. <br />The concept of respecting the "will of the voters" is an important factor in <br />selecting final maps; therefore, map options which do not place any of the <br />current seven City Council Members in the same district should be given <br />priority. <br />Downtown Redwood City should not be "splintered" into multiple districts in <br />some form of pinwheel or pie methodology of forming districts. In addition to <br />128 <br />