Special Notice / Hearing: 9:30 a.m.
Elec. Code, ? 21507.1(d)
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Mike Callagy, County Manager
Justin W. Mates, Deputy County Manager
Subject: San Mateo County Supervisorial District Boundaries Following the 2020 Census
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Receive report regarding draft supervisorial district maps; and
B) Open a public hearing to receive testimony regarding consideration and potential adoption of San Mateo County Supervisorial district boundaries following the 2020 Census (Elections Code Section 21507.1); and
C) Close the public hearing; and
D) Potentially provide direction to staff regarding additional draft maps, modifications to recommended draft maps, and/or adopt map.
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BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to federal and state law, the Board must ensure the County's Supervisorial districts remain substantially equal in population based on data from the 2020 federal census. To assist with this process, the Board appointed an advisory commission, comprised of 15 residents interviewed and recommended by the League of Women Voters, to engage in public outreach and recommend draft district lines to the full Board. From late August through October 2021, the District Lines Advisory Commission (DLAC) held ten public meetings during which they introduced the redistricting process to the public, solicited testimony on communities of interest and district lines, considered draft maps, and ultimately recommended two maps to the Board of Supervisors for its consideration.
To encourage public participation throughout this process, including by those in underrepresented and non-English speaking communities, the County has implemented a broad-based public information campaign that has included outreach through traditional and social media; targeted advertisements in local ethnic and in-language media; dissemination of redistricting-related weekly messages t...
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