Special Notice / Hearing: N/A
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: John C. Beiers, County Counsel
Subject: San Mateo County Supervisorial District Boundaries Following the 2020 Census
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt an ordinance repealing and replacing Sections 2.02.020, 2.02.030, 2.02.040, 2.02.050, and 2.02.060 of Chapter 2.02, of Title 2 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code Establishing the Boundaries of Supervisorial Districts, previously introduced on December 7, 2021, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
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, the District Lines Advisory Commission ("DLAC"), comprised of 15 residents interviewed and recommended by the League of Women Voters, to engage in public outreach and recommend draft Supervisorial district lines to the full Board.
Beginning in August 2021, the DLAC held seven public meetings during which they introduced the redistricting process to the public and solicited testimony on communities of interest and Supervisorial district lines.
In late September 2021, after significant delays, the State of California finally released the official adjusted Census-based dataset necessary for the County's redistricting process. The DLAC then held more three meetings, on October 7, 21, and 28, 2021, during which it received public testimony on, and discussed, communities of interest, reviewed draft district maps based on the official state dataset, and heard other public input regarding the redistricting process.
During its final meeting on October 28, 2021, the DLAC voted on a number of proposed maps to recommend to the Board for its adoption, ultimately voting 8-7 to approve a joint motion to recommend two maps to the Board-the "Unity Map," su...
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