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Council Agenda:
Item No.:
RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SUNNYVALE ADOPTING A REVISED CITY COUNCIL
ELECTORAL DISTRICT MAP FOLLOWING THE 2020
FEDERAL CENSUS AND CONFIRMING ELECTION
SEQUENCING
WHEREAS, the City Council must adjust city council district boundaries every ten years using decennial census data so that the districts remain substantially equal in population as required by the United States Constitution—a process commonly known as redistricting; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Census data shows that Sunnyvale’s current districts are not population balanced, with a deviation between District 2 (the most populated district) and District 3 (the least populated district) of nearly 14%. Based on this deviation, the City must adjust its district boundary lines by adopting a final district map before the statutory deadline of April 17, 2022; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3174-21 establishing a public process for redistricting on April 6, 2021, which included the formation of a Redistricting Commission responsible for overseeing the redistricting process and recommending three to five draft maps to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council appointed seven commissioners and six alternates to the Redistricting Commission on June 29, 2021. The Commission began meeting in July 2021; and WHEREAS, between July 21, 2021, and February 10, 2022, the Commission held five public hearings, including a joint meeting with the City Council to review 25 map submissions from members of the public. The Commission considered input from community workshops, and a community survey on the draft map options through the Open City Hall survey portal; and WHEREAS, on February 10, 2021, the Redistricting Commission held a hearing to review four focus maps and three refined maps. After considering public input, they recommended three maps and selected one preferred map for Council consideration; and WHEREAS, on February 14, 2021, the City published the three maps recommended by the Commission on its redistricting website, made the maps available to the public, and conducted another community survey on the Commission’s final map recommendations to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2021, the City Council held a public hearing Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010(a)(2) to receive public comment on the Commission’s recommended maps and election sequencing; and
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Council Agenda:
Item No.:
WHEREAS, after considering the draft maps and public input, the City Council desires to adopt updated city council electoral district maps to ensure that the City’s districts comply with the law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE THAT:
1. The city council electoral district map and district election sequencing attached as Exhibit A is hereby approved and adopted.
2. The city council districts specified in Exhibit A shall remain in effect until modified.
3. This Resolution and its Exhibit shall be published and available on the City website for as long as the city council districts approved by this resolution are in effect.
4. The City Manager or designee, in conjunction with the Demographer, is hereby authorized and directed to provide a copy of this resolution to and work with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters to conduct any additional acts necessary to complete the redistricting process in a timely fashion to permit implementation of this district map in connection with the election to be held on November 8, 2022, including, without limitation, minor adjustments to the adopted map as may be necessary for its implementation.
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on ___________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
RECUSAL:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
__________________________________ _________________________________ City Clerk Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
Exhibit A: 2022 City Council District Map
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