CITY OF GREENFIELD
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
March 16, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
Virtual Attendance Only and Remote Viewing Options
The City Council for the City of Greenfield will be conducting a special meeting on March 16, 2022. Consistent with Assembly Bill (AB) 361, the City Council will hold this meeting virtually only, without in-person attendance by the public and without a physical location for public participation. Further, and consistent with AB 361, the meeting is accessible for public participation through video conferencing and livestreaming.
The City Council meeting to be held on March 16, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. will only be accessible online and may be viewed through the following options:
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Meeting ID: 864 0001 4292
The City will provide links to these streaming options on the City’s website and on its Facebook page.
Public Comment
Public comments will be permitted in the following formats: (1) through Zoom, and (2) through e-mail. If you wish to make a public comment through Zoom, please use the “raise your hand” feature during the public comment section of the agenda that you wish to comment on. You will be selected by the meeting host and will be allowed to say your comment aloud. If you wish to make a public comment through email, please submit your public comment to [email protected]. In the subject line of the email, please state your name and the item you are commenting on. If you wish to submit a public comment on more than one agenda item, please send a separate e-email for each item you are commenting.
Please be advised that public comments submitted through email must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on March 15, 2022. Comments submitted through email on time will be incorporated into the City Council Agenda and made part of the record for the meeting. Whether comments submitted by email are read aloud at the meeting is at the discretion of the City Council. Comments submitted by email that are not received on time will not be accepted.
Please be aware that written public comments, including your name, may become public information.
City of Greenfield
599 El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA 93927
City Council Special Meeting Agenda
March 16, 2022
6:30 P.M.
Mayor Lance Walker
Mayor Pro-Tem, Angela M. Untalon
Councilmembers
Yanely Martinez
Andrew Tipton
Robert White
PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL – CITY COUNCIL
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
D. AGENDA REVIEW
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS
E-1. Second public hearing regarding proposed composition of by-trustee area maps, pursuant to Elections Code section 10010, subdivision (a)(2).
a. Presentation by City’s Demographer
b. Open Public Hearing
c. Close Public Hearing
d. City Council – Review, Questions, Comments, Direction PLEASE NOTE: Public comments may be made in the following formats:
through Zoom, or through email. If you wish to make a public comment through Zoom, please use the “raise your hand” feature during the public hearing section of the agenda. You will be selected by the meeting host and will be allowed to say your comment aloud. If you wish to make a public comment through email, please submit your public comment to [email protected]. Please be advised that public comments submitted through email must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on March 15, 2022. Comments submitted through email on time will be incorporated into the City Council Agenda and made part of the record for the meeting. Whether comments submitted by email are read aloud at the meeting is at the discretion of the City Council. Please review the City’s Attendance and Public Comment Policy for additional information.
F. ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the American With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (831) 674-5591. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II). ********************************************************************************* This agenda is duly posted outside City Hall and on the City of Greenfield web site.
March 16, 2022 1
City of
Greenfield
Transition to
District
Elections
Dr. Daniel Phillips, Consultant
National Demographics
Corporation
2 Transition Process
March 16, 2022
Step Description
Three pre-draft
hearings:
Jan. 31, Feb. 3 & 8
Held prior to the release of draft plans.
Purpose is to educate on the process and to solicit input on the neighborhoods and communities of interest in the City.
Deadline for draft
plans: Feb. 13
Deadline for the public to submit draft plans for
consideration at the post-draft hearings.
Release draft
plans:
Feb. 16
Draft plans posted to the City website. All draft plans to be considered must be posted at least 7 days prior to the first post-draft hearing.
Two post-draft
hearings:
Feb. 23 & Mar. 16
Purpose is to present, discuss, and, if necessary, revise the draft plans, and to discuss the election sequence.
Plan adoption:
Mar. 21 & Apr. 12
Plan adopted via ordinance. First and second readings.
Final plan must be posted at least 7 days prior to adoption. 3 Rules and Goals for Drawing Districts
March 16, 2022
Equal Population
Federal Voting
Rights Act
No Racial
Gerrymandering
1. Federal Laws 2. California Criteria for
Cities
1. Geographically contiguous
2. Undivided neighborhoods
and “communities of
interest”
(Socio-economic geographic areas that
should be kept together)
3. Easily identifiable
boundaries
4. Compact
(Do not bypass one group of people
to get to a more distant group of
people)
Prohibited:
“Shall not favor or discriminate against a political
party.”
3. Other Traditional Districting
Principles
Respect voters’ choices /
continuity in office
Future population growth
March 16, 2022 4
Four District Draft Plans
Downtown split between Districts 1, 2 & 4
High future growth area in District 4
Boundaries along El Cam Real & Oak
Downtown split between Districts 1 & 3
High future growth area in District 2
Boundaries along El Cam Real & Hwy 101
Downtown split between Districts 2 & 3
High future growth area in District 4
Boundaries along Apple, Oak & Elm
March 16, 2022 5
Four District Draft Plans
Downtown contained in District 3
High future growth area in District 4
Boundaries along Walnut, Elm & Hwy 101
Downtown split between all four districts
High future growth area in District 2
Boundaries along Apple, Oak & ECR
Downtown split between all four districts
High future growth area in District 2
Boundaries along Apple, Oak & ECR
March 16, 2022 6
Four District Draft Plans
Not population balanced
March 16, 2022 7
Five District Draft Plans
Downtown contained in District 3
High future growth area in District 5
Boundaries along 10th & Hwy 101
Downtown contained in District 3
High future growth area in District 5
Boundaries along 11th & Hwy 101
Downtown split between four districts
High future growth area in District 5
Boundaries along El Cam Real & Oak
March 16, 2022 8
Five District Draft Plans
Downtown split between Districts 1, 3 & 5
High future growth area in District 5
Boundaries along Apple, Elm & ECR
March 16, 2022 9
Election Sequence Options
(There must be two districts up in 2022 and two in 2024) District Public
Plan 401
NDC
Plan 402
NDC
Plan 403
Public
Plan 404
Public
Plan 405
Public
Plan 406
1 2022
(vacant)
2022 or 2024
(vacant)
2022
(Tipton &
Untalon)
2022
(Tipton &
Untalon)
2022
(Tipton &
Untalon)
2022
(Tipton &
Untalon)
2 2022
(Tipton &
Untalon)
2022 or 2024?
(three
incumbents)
2022
(vacant)
2022 or 2024
(vacant)
2024
(Martinez)
2024
(Martinez)
3 2024
(White)
2022 or 2024
(vacant)
2024
(Martinez)
2022 or 2024
(vacant)
2022
(vacant)
2022
(vacant)
4 2024
(Martinez)
2024
(White)
2024
(White)
2024
(Martinez &
White)
2024
(White)
2024
(White)
March 16, 2022 10
Election Sequence Options
District NDC Plan
501
NDC Plan
502
NDC Plan
503
Public Plan
504
1 2022
(Untalon)
2022
(vacant)
2022 or 2024
(vacant)
2022 or 2024
(vacant)
2 2022
(Tipton)
2022
(Tipton & Untalon)
2022
(Tipton & Untalon)
2022
(Tipton & Untalon)
3 2022
(Walker)
2022
(Walker)
2022 or 2024
(vacant)
2022 or 2024
(vacant)
4 2024
(White)
2024
(White)
2024
(White)
2024
(White)
5 2024
(Martinez)
2024
(Martinez)
2022 or 2024?
(Walker & Martinez)
2022 or 2024?
(Walker & Martinez)
(There must be three districts up in 2022 and two in 2024) 11 Public Hearing & Discussion
Questions about the proposed draft plans?
Which number of districts is best for the city?
Which draft plan do you prefer?
Please refer to the Interactive Review Map for a
detailed look at each plan
March 16, 2022