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8.A. - Page 13 of 40 Attachment B Demographer Reverses Previous Statements, City Council Re -Opens Process of Considering Maps On March 11, 2019, the City Council took the first step to select a map for district elections, and was scheduled to complete the process of selecting the map at the March 25, 2019 City Council meeting. However, on March 19, in reversal of previous statements, the City's demographer informed the City for the first time that it was possible to address both community concerns and legal obligations related to new maps. Based on this new information, the City Council determined to re -open the process of considering district maps, in an effort to better address community concerns. Revised Maps Released on March 26, 2019 The City's demographer has developed four revised maps to address community concerns. The revised maps continue to reflect the extensive community input received since September when the City began the district elections transition process, as well as direction provided by the City Council. The maps are available (here) and will be considered by the City Council on April 8, 2019. Deadline Extended to Transition to District Elections and New Timeline In Place The City received an extension to transition to district elections by May 31, 2019. This allows the City to determine and adopt an appropriate district map instead of having the risk of the court doing so. The revised timeline to transition to district elections includes the following milestones: Steps in Advance of the April 8 City Council Meeting • March 26 (today): The City posted four revised maps including map 21e, map 21f, map 13g and map 13h on the City's district elections webpage (www.redwoodcity.org/districteIections) • March 30: Community members may submit comments on the revised maps, or provide new maps by Saturday, March 30, 2019 by 12:00 p.m. Maps submitted by this date will be reproduced by the City's demographer, who will also review the maps to ensure they are population -balanced and meet other required criteria. All community -submitted maps and comments received will be included in the April 8 City Council presentation and staff report. • April 1: All -community -submitted maps received will be posted on the City's webpage. This meets the seven-day posting requirement under State law. The City will publicize the revised maps via its weekly e -newsletter on April 5 and share through social media. • April 4: A staff report on district elections will be published as part of the Agenda packet for the April 8 City Council meeting at www.redwoodcity.org/counciI meetings • April 8: The City Council will hold Public Hearing #6 on district elections. Community members are invited to provide input on the draft maps and the proposed sequence of 247