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Mr. Wagaman clarified state law lays out the criteria for dividing the City and advised they are listed in a ranked order. He noted sometimes it is a balancing act, but the City Council has to think about the lower-ranked criteria later than others. In response to Mayor Brown, Mr. Wagaman suggested polling the City Council and asking which plans have a consensus and then narrowing them down for potential refinements. Councilmember Balch noted it would do the City Council justice to go through all six of Mr. Wagaman's maps along with the Combs and Katz maps. Councilmember Balch expressed support for the Green map. He noted it is simple and compact and simply divides the Hacienda Business Park using only main streets in Hacienda Drive and Stoneridge Drive. He echoed Ms. Batcheller's comments about possibly using Arroyo Macho instead of Las Positas Boulevard, noting it would also help reduce the deviation between Districts 1 and 2. He expressed concerns about using First Street as a divider instead of Main Street because of how heavily Second Street utilizes Lions Wayside Park. He advised he did not expect such a simplistic map to come about from all of the complicated parameters. Councilmember Balch expressed hope the dais can set a precedent for future City Councils that will be responsible for redistricting. He advised future City Councils can probably take the Green map 10 years from now and massage it a little to account for population growth. Councilmember Arkin liked the compactness of the Green map but noted she does not like the population equality variances. Councilmember Testa reported the Green map is also in the middle of her preferences. Councilmember Narum commended the Green map for being so orderly. She noted many of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) sites are in Districts 1, 2, and 3 which will help balance the populations over time contrasted against the larger District 4. She commended using arterial roads and not neighborhood roads as dividing lines and noted it is her favorite map of the six. Mayor Brown advised she likes the Green map but it is not her favorite. In response to Mayor Brown, Mr. Wagaman clarified compactness does not refer to the physical geographical size of a district but rather its shape and explained the Green map is the most compact. He advised state law dictates compactness means not bypassing one population to get to another population. Mayor Brown echoed Councilmember Balch in questioning the need to have the bend through downtown on the Green map instead of perfectly following Main Street. She advised there is a decent variation in the size of District 3 compared to District 4. Councilmember Balch liked how the Blue map works east of Hopyard Road but noted the Ken Mercer Sports Park is disconnected from Woodthrush Road while also splitting the Gates and Birdland communities. He expressed concern about the hook at the top of District 4. He noted the split in Hacienda Business Park makes sense if it is mirroring school districts but is not as elegant as in the Green map. He also expressed concerns about the curved line separating Districts 2 and 4 following the Arroyo Valle and noted t is not one of his top maps. Councilmember Arkin noted the Blue map still has a bit of a deviation in populations but advised it is better than the Green map. She explained this map is based on school boundaries and the Gates is in a different zone than Ken Mercer Sports Park. She advised the Gates map should be included with Birdland and noted it is a good map in terms of compactness. City Council Minutes Page 4 of 9 February 3, 2022