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RESOLUTION NO. 21-1200 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON REQUESTING THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE, AND TRANSPARENT REDISTRICTING PROCESS WHEREAS, Alameda County Supervisorial District boundaries must be redrawn in 2021 for the next 10 years, determining how communities are represented, address issues of common interest, and which neighborhoods are divided or consolidated; and in the past, there have been few requirements that redistricting process be fair, transparent, and engage marginalized communities; and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has sought to include local communities through civic engagement such as the successful Alameda County Counts census effort; and WHEREAS, robust, safe, inclusive community engagement to develop district maps requires time and resources to ensure digital access, diverse schedules, translation services, meeting notice, and other requirements identified by best practices and AB 849 and 1276 (Bonta). NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. That the City Council requests the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to allocate adequate resources to ensure an equitable and transparent redistricting process consistent with AB 849 and AB 1276 and the best practice guide of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Asian Law Caucus*. Specifically, we expect that the 2021 Alameda County redistricting process will achieve the following goals: 1. Protect and maintain communities of interest; 2. Includes at least one public hearing regarding the proposed consultant who will develop the map(s); 3. Includes at least one public hearing regarding the proposed outreach plan for the redistricting process; 4. Ensures the consulting firm and redistricting process as a whole offers accessible online and in person opportunities to provide input regarding communities of interest, impact of proposed lines, and other comments, questions, 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 proposed maps are created and 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/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 notices of applicable Supervisor and Committee meetings. *Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Asian Law Caucus. "Guide to Best Practices in Districting." Available at: Guide to Best Practices in Districting.