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8.A. - Page 7 of 40 Has 2 Districts with over 50% Latino CVAP Yes East Bayshore included in Friendly Acres District Yes Number of Neighborhood Associations Remain Intact 7 Centennial Neighborhood Together in one District Yes Downtown Neighborhood Together in one District No Limit Pairings of Existing Councilmembers 1 Pairing Attachment F to this report includes a comparison matrix of all six maps based on expressed preferences from the City Council and the Community. The City Council will conduct a public hearing to receive public input on district boundaries, feedback on the revised focus maps and potential election sequencing presented; and provide direction to the City's demographer about any modifications to one or more proposed district maps and the potential election sequencing to implement the district based election system. Next Steps Following the April 8, 2019 public hearing, the City Council may wish to continue to seek community feedback on demographer and community revised focus maps and election sequencing or select a district map for implementation by introducing the proposed ordinance to change to a district election at the City Council meeting on May 6, 2019. The second reading and adoption of the ordinance is scheduled for May 20, 2019. However, if the City Council makes further changes to the district map prior to the ordinance introduction, there will need to be an additional public hearing so the seven-day map posting requirement can be satisfied. FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal impact of voluntarily converting to by -district elections is estimated to be approximately $175,000. The demographic and election consultants' costs are anticipated to be approximately $60,000. The total cost for public notices, translation fees, and interpretation at all public hearings is anticipated to be $5,000. The estimated cost to place a ballot measure on the March 2020 Primary ballot is $70,000. Special legal fees could be incurred for additional analysis and public hearings, but are not anticipated to exceed $10,000. In addition, the City will be required to reimburse Mr. Shenkman up to $30,000 for his documented attorney's fees and costs. A budget amendment will be required for this initiative; staff will propose a budget amendment at fiscal year-end. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of the public hearing was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on March 28, 2019, the World Journal on March 28, 2019, and in the EI Reportero on March 29, 2019. In addition, the City has developed a City webpage, hosted meetings, and broadly distributed information regarding this initiative and provided opportunities for public involvement. City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 241