City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Administrative Draft
Redistricting Commission
6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web StreamThursday, February 10, 2022 Selection of 3 - 5 Maps and Formal Recommendation to Council With one Preferred map (Hearing 5)
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21 on October 26, 2021, reaffirmed on January 4, 2022.
Chair Davis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Chair Galen Kim Davis
Vice Chair Pauline Brown
Commissioner Sandy Agbayani
Commissioner Karen Brenchley
Commissioner Gregory McNutt
Commissioner Gail Rubino
Commissioner Jessie Salas
Present: 7 -
Present
Alternate Duncan
Alternate Olevson
Absent
Alternate Chiang
Alternate Stanley-Jones
Alternate Stanley-Jones joined the meeting after roll call.
Chair Davis, Vice Chair Brown and all commissioners and Alternates Duncan and Olevson attended via teleconference.
PUBLIC COMMENT
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No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:03 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Public Comment opened at 6:04 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:04 p.m.
MOTION: Commissioner Rubino moved and Commissioner Brenchley seconded the motion to approve agenda items 1.A and 1.B.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Davis
Vice Chair Brown
Commissioner Agbayani
Commissioner Brenchley
Commissioner McNutt
Commissioner Rubino
Commissioner Salas
7 -
No: 0
1.A 22-0279
Approve the Redistricting Commission Meeting Minutes of January 13, 2022
Approve the Redistricting Commission Minutes of January 13, 2022 as submitted.
1.B 22-0280
Approve the Redistricting Commission Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2022 (Continued from January 13, 2022)
Approve the Redistricting Commission Minutes of January 14, 2022 as submitted.
GENERAL BUSINESS
2 22-0049 Public Hearing Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010(a) (2) to Receive Public Comment Regarding Draft City Council Redistricting Maps and Proposed Sequencing Published on February 3, 2022, and Recommendation of Three to Five Map Proposals and One Preferred Map Proposal to the City
Council for Final Approval
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Deputy City Manager Jaqui Guzmán, Shalice Tilton, National Demographics Corporation and David Early, Placeworks, provided the staff report and presentation.
Deputy City Manager Jaqui Guzmán discussed next steps in the redistricting process including an online open town hall survey, seven pop-up events, and a presentation to Council.
Ms. Guzmán discussed Commissioner and Alternate City policy restrictions during and after their service on the Redistricting Commission.
Commissioner McNutt asked for clarification on the maps presented and the Councilmembers terms and term limits.
Alternate Olevson inquired about cost implications related to the "Surgical Notch" proposed between Council Districts 5 and 6 from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters and district lines.
Alternate Duncan asked for clarification about the community feedback on the proposed district maps.
Chair Davis inquired how the Commission’s recommendations are presented to City Council.
Chair Davis asked if demographic information was collected by respondents to the community survey.
Public Hearing opened at 6:47 p.m.
Tim Kerr spoke in support for Map 102V2 and shared the relevant differences that best illustrate the positives of this map.
Richard Mehlinger communicated their support for Map 104V2 and as the author of this map explained the nuanced differences from other proposed maps.
Carlene Nakagawa expressed their concerns regarding how District 1 is drawn in each of the proposed maps and the development of a map with no changes to District 1.
Steve Scandalis shared their concerns with the redistricting process and how the proposed maps are gerrymandered districts.
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Public Hearing closed at 6:57 p.m.
Shalice Tilton, Placeworks, displayed all the focus maps for the Commission to review and compare.
Alternate Olevson shared their support for a redistricting map with a Surgical Notch and credited the community input as being influential in his decision.
Alternate Stanley-Jones responded to public comment regarding why the District 1 map changes were warranted.
Commissioner Brenchley discussed the Surgical Notch design as her submission and how the mobile home park is distinct visually in this map.
Alternate Duncan agreed with earlier comments that the Surgical Notch is very distinct from the surrounding area.
Chair Davis shared they will not support any redistricting map without the surgical notch characteristic and provided further comments regarding additional map features.
Commissioner McNutt spoke in support for the maps with the surgical notch and that any final report submitted to City Council should include voter deferral data caused by each proposed map.
Ms. Guzmán clarified that some residents in the surgical notch would not be voter deferred but accelerated to the next voting cycle.
Commissioner Brenchley commented that only even-numbered districts have voted in the district elections.
MOTION: Commissioner Brenchley moved and Commissioner Rubino seconded the motion to incorporate the surgical notch in the final map to be submitted to City Council.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Chair Davis proposed a friendly amendment that the surgical notch feature be highlighted in the report to Council and thoroughly explained in the staff report. Commissioner Brenchley accepted the friendly amendment.
The motion as amended carried with the following vote:
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Yes: Chair Davis
Vice Chair Brown
Commissioner Agbayani
Commissioner Brenchley
Commissioner McNutt
Commissioner Rubino
Commissioner Salas
7 -
No: 0
Commissioner Brenchley asked if a commission member could help explain the issues that have been discussed regarding Districts 1 and 3.
Chair Davis explained how school districts boundaries separate communities and influence the cultures of individual districts.
Commissioner Olevson provided further context to the differences in culture between some of the districts.
Ms. Guzmán clarified that Map 101V2C has the surgical notch that was passed.
Chair Davis noted the two differences they see in Map 101V2C.
Commissioner Brenchley spoke to why they believe the map changes of District 1 and 2 occurred.
Ms. Tilton discussed the populations and the balancing that occurred in each district areas in Map 101V2C.
Chair Davis voiced their support for the suggested map changes in Map 101V2C.
MOTION: Commissioner McNutt moved and Vice Chair Brown seconded the motion to adopt Map 101V2C as one of the recommended maps presented to City Council.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Commissioner Brenchley made a friendly amendment to consider Map 101V2C as one of the options to recommend to City Council and vote again after considering the other district maps. Commissioner McNutt did not accept the friendly amendment.
MOTION TO WITHDRAW: Commissioner Brenchley moved and Chair Davis
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seconded the motion to withdraw the motion from floor.
The motion to withdraw carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Davis
Commissioner Agbayani
Commissioner McNutt
Commissioner Rubino
Commissioner Salas
5 -
No: Commissioner Brenchley1 -
Abstain: Vice Chair Brown1 -
The Commission reviewed and discussed all version C district maps to compare the differences.
Commissioners inquired about school district boundaries and how those impact the district maps.
MOTION: Chair Davis moved and Commissioner Agbayani seconded the motion to only recommend to City Council district maps that have the areas of the Cherry Orchard apartments and Villa Cerise apartments in District 2.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Davis
Vice Chair Brown
Commissioner Agbayani
Commissioner Brenchley
Commissioner Rubino
Commissioner Salas
6 -
No: 0
Abstain: Commissioner McNutt1 -
Commissioners continued to discuss the various district maps and borders.
Commissioner Brenchley asked for the reasoning to move parts of District 2 into District 4.
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Commissioner Stanley-Jones made comments on the population and demographic data.
Chair Davis asked staff to clarify which district maps have the "Shark Fin" and "Boot" features.
Ms. Guzmán, clarified district maps 104V2C and 101V2C are the only maps to have the areas of the Cherry Orchard apartments and Villa Cerise apartments in District 2.
Commissioner McNutt provided comments on the differences between maps 104V2C and 101V2C.
Chair Davis shared their support for retaining the portion of the map that is different in 104V2C and 101V2C in District 4.
Commissioner Brenchley questioned what the reasoning was for removing the area from District 4 to add to District 2.
Commissioner Stanley-Jones spoke to the maps aim at balancing the populations between the district maps.
Commissioner Duncan voiced their understanding from public comment that Mr.
Mehlinger made the changes in District 2 and District 4 to better achieve population balance.
Ms. Guzmán, clarified the creator of the map aimed to decrease population deviation in their proposed map.
The Commission continued to discuss the various district maps.
Ms. Tilton presented Census data to provide context to how the discussed changes to the district maps will affect the population balance.
The Commission continued the discussion to determine three district maps to present to City Council.
Chair Davis voice their support for proposed Map 101V2C as the first recommendation and Map 104V2C as an alternative.
Commissioner Rubino spoke in support for maps 101V2C and 104V2C.
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Commissioner Stanley-Jones shared possible map changes they could make to agree on a third recommended map.
The Commission reviewed and discussed the district maps to help determine a third map recommendation.
Ms. Tilton created a new district map: 102V7C as directed by the Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Brenchley moved and Commissioner Rubino seconded the motion to submit Map 102V7C as the third recommended map to City Council.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Davis
Vice Chair Brown
Commissioner Agbayani
Commissioner Brenchley
Commissioner McNutt
Commissioner Rubino
Commissioner Salas
7 -
No: 0
MOTION: Commissioner Rubino moved and Commissioner McNutt seconded the motion to approve maps 101V2C and 104V2C as two additional maps to be submitted and recommended to City Council.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Commissioner Brenchley offered a friendly amendment to include language that each map will include the "Surgical Notch" between Council Districts 5 and 6. Commissioner Rubino accepted the friendly amendment.
The motion as amended carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Davis
Vice Chair Brown
Commissioner Agbayani
Commissioner Brenchley
Commissioner McNutt
Commissioner Rubino
Commissioner Salas
7 -
No: 0
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MOTION: Commissioner McNutt moved and Commissioner Agbayani seconded the motion to direct staff to include the count of voter accelerations and deferrals in the report to City Council.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Davis
Vice Chair Brown
Commissioner Agbayani
Commissioner Brenchley
Commissioner McNutt
Commissioner Rubino
Commissioner Salas
7 -
No: 0
MOTION: Chair Davis moved and Commissioner Brenchley seconded the motion to note Map 101V2C is the preferred map being recommended to City Council by the Commission.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Davis
Vice Chair Brown
Commissioner Agbayani
Commissioner Brenchley
Commissioner McNutt
Commissioner Rubino
Commissioner Salas
7 -
No: 0
Commissioners and staff shared their thoughts on the Redistricting Commission and the redistricting process.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Davis adjourned the meeting at 9:25 p.m.
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