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DocuSign Envelope ID:396998B5-0C35-4CFD-B545-DCD1F891F31B BACKGROUND The Alameda County Coalition for Redistricting was formed as an offshoot of a research committee of the Eden Area League of Women Voters. The Coalition is an affiliation of individuals and organizations throughout Alameda county dedicated to an inclusive redistricting system for the County. The Alameda County Supervisorial Districts will be redrawn in 2021 for the next 10 years following the 2020 census, determining how communities are represented, and which neighborhoods are divided or consolidated. The Coalition believes that in the past there have been few requirements that redistricting be fair, transparent, and engage marginalized communities. They believe that robust, safe and inclusive engagement is required to develop district maps requires time and resources to ensure digital access, diverse schedules, translation services, meeting notice, and other requirements. The coalition is requesting that the City support the attached resolution urging the Alameda County supervisors to allocate adequate resources and provide policy direction to ensure an equitable and redistricting process consistent with best practices. DISCUSSION The Alameda County Coalition for Redistricting specifically asks that the process be directed towards the following goals: 1. Protects and maintains communities of interest; 2. Includes at least one public hearing regarding the proposed consultant who will develop the proposed maps; 3. Includes at least one public hearing regarding the proposed outreach plan for the redistricting process; 4. Ensures that the consulting firm and the redistricting process as a whole offers accessible online and in person opportunities to provide input regarding communities of interest, impacts of proposed lines, and other comments, questions, and concerns, and ideas related to the proposed maps; 5. Includes accessibility approaches that remove physical, technological, language, and other barriers to public participation including work schedules and family commitments; 6. Leverages the trusted messengers and communities of interest infrastructure put in place to ensure a complete census count, including engaging community volunteers; 7. Includes meetings before and after the maps are created as well as at least two other methods/opportunities for engagement accessible for each of the five districts; 8. Leverages the Municipal Advisory Councils, Interfaith Networks, and other existing network and neighborhood infrastructure to communicate the importance of and opportunity to participate in the redistricting process; 9. Provide adequate funding and personnel to accomplish these goals in partnership with community volunteers; and 10.Provide meeting notices at least two weeks in advance, including Board of Supervisors meetings whenever possible. Page 2 of 3