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6.K. - Page 13 of 18 On Thursday, May 2, 2019, this staff report on district elections was published as part of the Agenda packet for the May 6, 2019 City Council meeting on the City's website. In advance of the May 6, 2019 Public Hearing, staff also contacted all organizations that had previously provided input on the transition process or received information about the transition process. Staff provided an update on the City Council's direction from Public Hearing #6; and shared deadlines for community map submissions and comments for Public Hearing #7. City Demographer Revised Maps 13g, 13h and 21f (Attachment B): The Demographer Revised Focus Maps (13g, 13h, 21f) provide for district -based elections of seven Councilmembers, and they have at least two districts with a Latino Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) of 50%+ that are compact and adhere to other districting criteria as discussed below. Map 13g has no pairings of Councilmembers in single districts; the other maps have one pairing of Councilmembers in a district. In public comment received on the maps, some individuals expressed interest in establishing three districts that were majority -minority (also called coalition districts). According to the demographer, it is not possible to create a third majority -minority coalition district while still meeting other traditional criteria, including compactness and preserving communities of interest. Each map is analyzed further below based on conformance with expressed community and City Council preferences. Map 13g has two districts representing the City's downtown, has three districts east of Highway 101, has the Bair Island Neighborhood and Redwood Shores in the same district, has five districts touching Jefferson Avenue, has six districts touching Woodside Road, and has three districts touching EI Camino Real. Map 13g's Proposed Election Sequencing is 2020 Election: Districts 1 (Masur), 3 (Borgens), 4 (vacant) and 7 (Aguirre); 2022 Election: 2 (Hale), 5 (Howard), 6 (Reddy), (Councilmember Bain is termed out.) It has a Latino CVAP of 51% in two districts (District 3 and 4). It has a total population deviation of 9.29%; by law the population deviation must be under 10%. Map 13g Expressed Preferences From the Community: Outcome Population Balanced Yes Redwood Shores in a Single Distinct District No Farm Hill Vote in 2020 Election Yes Has 2 Latino 50%+ CVAP Districts 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 No Pairings Map 13h has two districts representing the City's downtown, has three districts east of Highway 101, has the Bair Island Neighborhood and Redwood Shores in separate districts, has five districts touching Jefferson Avenue, has six districts touching Woodside Road, and has four districts touching EI Camino Real. Map 13h's Proposed Election Sequencing is 2020 Election: Districts 1 (vacant), 3 (Borgens), 4 (vacant) and A City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-700( www.redwoodcitV.org 350