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8.B. - Page 2 of 8 ANALYSIS Under the State's Fair and Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities and Political Subdivisions Act (FAIR MAPS Act), local governments throughout California have several options for conducting the redistricting process. All options require local governments to complete the redistricting process and adopt a new district map by April 17, 2022. The City Council will need to select one of the following three options for conducting redistricting. 1) City Council Performs the Redistricting: The City Council could conduct the redistricting process under provisions of the FAIR MAPS Act. This process ensures a transparent and open redistricting process through mandated outreach to the community, posting of all information on a dedicated City website that will remain public for 10 years, and various public engagement opportunities led by City staff and Redistricting Partners. 2) An Advisory Redistricting Committee (ARC): The City Council could appoint an advisory committee through either direct Council appointment or through a 30 -day application and interview process. After an initial meeting before the City Council, the ARC would begin the redistricting process, including collecting community of interest testimony, drafting maps, seeking public input of the draft maps, and recommending a map to the City Council. This work would be advisory with the City Council ultimately having the authority to pass the final plan. State law allows the City Council to have an advisory committee conduct this work, however, the meetings of this committee can only count toward two of the four public hearings the City is required to hold. In addition to the committee's work, two City Council public hearings would be needed, with maps posted seven days in advance and opportunity for community involvement, prior to a final adoption of a plan. The ARC is subject to the Brown Act. 3) An Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) The City Council could establish an independent body that would have authority to conduct the entire redistricting process and pass the final map for the City. Under state law, the City Council would have no role in the redistricting process or the selection of the commissioners, as both the redistricting and the commissioner selection processes must be independent from the City Council. To establish the IRC, the City Council would first create an application for residents to apply to be commissioners. The City Council would also need to establish an Independent Selection Committee (ISC) tasked with reviewing and scoring applications, conducting an interview process, and choosing a bank of qualified applicants to be used in the random draw of the first group of commissioners. The first group of commissioners would then meet to select the final group of commissioners with their selection guided by establishing a full commission that reflects the diversity of the City of Redwood City. State law also sets forth a comprehensive list of person who are not eligible to serve on an IRC. The IRC is subject to the Brown Act, and members must file statements of economic interest. One additional IRC related option is that of a Hybrid Commission, an IRC that recommends two or more maps to City Council with the City Council choosing one of them. Page 2 of 6 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 514