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THE CITY OF CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT PLEASANTONg February 3, 2022 City Manager City Attorney TITLE: RECEIVE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING BOUNDARIES AND COMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT -BASED ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10010 AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE CITY'S DEMOGRAPHER ON ANY PREFERRED CONFIGURATIONS AND CHANGES TO THE DRAFT MAPS SUMMARY The City of Pleasanton currently utilizes an at -large election system, whereby electors from the entire city choose each of the four Councilmembers and the Mayor. A district - based election system is one where the city is divided into separate districts, each with one Councilmember who resides in the district and who is just chosen by the electors residing in that particular district. The office of Mayor can remain elected at -large even under a district -based election system. On September 21, 2021, the City Council adopted a resolution of intention to transition from at -large to district -based elections in conformance with the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. The office of Mayor would remain elected at -large. Pursuant to Elections Code section 10010, the City is required to hold at least two public hearings over a period of no more than 30 days before any map or maps of the boundaries for the proposed voting districts are drawn. At these public hearings, which took place on January 4, 2022, and January 18, 2022, the community was invited to provide input regarding boundaries and district composition and at the second hearing the City Council gave direction to the City's demographer. Based on City Council's direction, five map alternatives have been prepared by the demographer for consideration. Additionally, to date seven maps have been submitted by members of the public to date. The purpose of this hearing is for the City Council to receive input from the community regarding boundaries and composition of districts and proposed sequence of elections, and to provide direction to the City's demographer regarding preferred configurations and changes to the draft map alternatives.