City Council Redistricting
February 22, 2022
Council Meeting 2
Redistricting Project Purpose
» State law requires Sunnyvale
to re-draw the six Council
district boundaries using new
2020 Census data
» This balances population
counts within each district
» Requires a review of
communities of interest
through a public process with
the goal of fair representation
Council Meeting 3
Public Process for Redistricting
» Council appointed a Redistricting Commission to:
• Hold hearings to receive public input
• Accept, design, and review map proposals
• Recommend 3-5 draft maps to Council
» Council will adopt the final map
Council Meeting 4
Redistricting Criteria
» Federal Criteria
1. Population equality
2. Federal Voting Rights Act
Prohibits vote dilution of racial
and language minorities
No racial gerrymandering
» State Criteria
3. Geographic contiguity
4. Communities of interest
5. Easily identifiable boundaries
6. Compactness
*No favoring or discriminating against a political party Council Meeting 5
Redistricting Goals
» Preserving structure of current districts with minimal changes to meet population equality
» Minimizing voter deferrals
» Respecting communities of interest: registered neighborhood associations and mobile home parks
Council Meeting 6
Project Schedule
Task Timing
Phase 1: Education and Input on the Redistricting
Process
January – May 2021
Phase 2: Redistricting Commission Selection and
Onboarding
March 2021 – July 2021
Phase 3: Community Map Drawing and
Recommendation
August 2021 – Winter
2022
Intensive Outreach and Pop Ups January – February 2022
City Council adopt final map February 22, 2022 or
March 15, 2022
Send to registrar of voters March 31, 2022
Promote new district map Summer 2022
Council Meeting 7
Redistricting Process Overview
Recommended
Maps
Council Meeting 9
Fair Oaks Notch
Narrow Notch Following
Census Blocks
No Notch Surgical Notch
10 Recommended Maps
10 11
Summary
City of Sunnyvale -Recommended Maps
Number # Districts
Conti-
guous
Population
Balanced Deviation Max-LCVAP Max-AAPICVAP Pairs
101v2c 6 Y Y 7.71% 20.94% 43.51% D2 2
104v2c 6 Y Y 6.27% 20.94% 43.51% D2 2
102v7c 6 Y Y 6.23% 20.94% 43.51% D2 2
Date
• All maps have similar demographics
• To view full demographic summaries of each map, visit Sunnyvale.ca.gov/redistricting
Under the “Progress” tab, see Review Recommended Maps
12 Preferred Map
• Has surgical Fair Oaks notch
• Keeps D4, D5, D6 intact
• Keeps Cherry Orchard and
Villa Cerise apartments in D2
• Moves Las Palmas and SFHs
in Cherry Orchard areas from
D2 to D1
• Moves Nimitz area from D1
to D3
• No deferrals
13 Map 101V2C Demographics
14 Recommended Map
• Same as 101V2C
• Plus moves Peppermint Tree
Terrace from D4 to D2
15 Map 104V2C Demographics
Date
16 Recommended Map
• Same as 101V2C
• Plus moves small area
below Old San Francisco
Road from D4 to D2
17 Map 102V7C Demographics
Date
18 Proposed Sequencing
18 Election Year 2022: Districts 1, 3, 5
Election Year 2024: Districts 2, 4, 6
Community
Feedback
Council Meeting 20
Community Input Channels
» Community Input Workshops (2)
» Map Training Workshops (1)
» Pop-up Events (7)
» Commission Hearings (5)
» Presentations to Community
Organizations (14)
» Online Surveys (2)
» Marketing Campaign
• Facebook posts (17)
• NextDoor posts (7)
• Horizon articles (2)
• Utility bill inserts (3)
Council Meeting 21
Participation Summary
Public Input Channels Number of
Participants
Community Workshops 79
Pop-Up Events 101
Presentations to Community Organizations 165
Online Surveys 215
YouTube views (as of 2/18/22) 685
Facebook engagements 6,543
Council Meeting 23
Community Input – Focus Maps
What is your preferred map?
(7 workshop respondents, 125 survey respondents)
59%
18% 17%
6%
0%
71%
0%
14%
0%
14%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Map 101 V2 Map 102 V2 Map 104 V2 Map 102 V3 No Opinion
Survey Respondents Workshop Respondents
Council Meeting 24
Pop Up Events
Date/Time Pop-Up Location Address
Sat, Feb 12
12 - 1:30pm
2:30 - 4:30pm
Library Book Sale Event
Las Palmas Park
665 W Olive Ave
850 Russet Dr
Tue, Feb 15
3 - 5 pm
CVS at Shoppes at Homestead 1637 Hollenbeck Ave
Thur, Feb 17
11 am - 12:30 pm
Sunnyvale Community Center 550 E Remington Dr
Fri, Feb 18
5 - 6:30 pm
Downtown Historic Murphy Ave
Sat, Feb 19
10 am – 12 pm
Sunnyvale Farmers Market Murphy Ave at
Washington Ave
Sun, Feb 20
12 - 2pm
Mi Ranchito Produce 259 E Maude Ave
Pop-up goal: seek input on recommended maps
Council Meeting 25
Pop Up Events
Council Meeting 26
Open City Hall Survey – Recommended Maps
» February 11 to February 20
» 73 respondents
» Asked for feedback on:
• Recommended Maps
» General comments:
• Concerns about Nimitz
• Concerns about gerrymandering
Council Meeting 27
Community Input – Recommended Maps
What maps could you support?
(73 survey respondents)
79.7%
65.7%
62.5%
Map 101V2C
Map 102V7C
Map 104V2C
Council Meeting 28
Community Input – Preferred Map
What is your preferred map?
(16 pop-up respondents, 73 survey respondents)
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
Map 101V2C Map 102V7C Map 104V2C No Preference None
Survey Pop-ups
Options & Next Steps
Council Meeting 30
Council Alternatives
» Adopt a recommended map by majority
vote
» Reject one or more maps with a
supermajority vote
» Return one or more maps to Commission
with comments
• March 3 Redistricting Hearing
• March 15 Council Hearing
Council Meeting 31
Staff Recommendation
» Adopt a map and sequencing recommended
by the Redistricting Commission
Council Meeting 32
Next Steps
» Staff will work with NDC to submit data to the Registrar of Voters
» Adopted map will be published on City website and
spring issue of Horizon newsletter
Questions?