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Plan Creation Once the Commission, Committee, or City Council has had outreach hearings and received significant public input, Consultant will create three mapping options. The mapping options will be presented to the public in an open and transparent manner. Provided that the Commission, Committee or City Council receives significant input, these initial mapping options would rely heavily on that public engagement. Consultant most recent City Council projects, Napa and Davis, the Council began with a set of boundaries, which were derived from publicly submitted plans. This provided even greater public confidence in the mapping process. Analysis of Maps Consultant will provide a robust process of engaging the public in both using mapping and data to develop community of interest testimony and the drawing of actual district maps. Whether done online or by hand, all mapping options submitted by the public have value. A map does not have to be perfect to inform the Commission, Committee, or City Council about how a member of the public views their community, and how they would choose to make tradeoffs between the different factors in redistricting. What is important is that residents have an opportunity to tell their story about their city and we provide the tools and opportunities to do this. The mapping alternatives will be produced and stored in a way that the City Council, Commission, or members of the public can view in one of three ways: PDF Maps — these are user friendly and print, generally on an 8.5x11 format. They do not provide street -level detail, but can be helpful in understanding the general outlines of district plans. Online / GoogleMaps — these are online maps which allow the viewer to zoom in on a map, search for an address, or bring up features, like streets and satellite images, to better understand where district lines land. GIS files — shapefiles and data that can be used by GIS experts, organizations with technical skills who will want to import the raw data into their own systems for analysis. Final Plan Adoption The final plan will be presented to the City Council, Committee, or Commission with a narrative, describing the source of the map, how it was developed, the communities of interest that were considered in the construction of each district, and what tradeoffs were considered as the commission sought to equitably create the election district boundaries. After completion of the districting process, Consultant will work with registrars, elections officials their staff to ensure all relevant data on the jurisdiction lines are submitted and incorporated for the next election. . VNIxaIIIINI &VIN ATTY/AGR.2021.050/Redistricting Partners (Page 13 of 16)