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Public Hearing Number 4 to Receive Input from the Community on City Council Districts to be Established for District-Based Elections Beginning in 2026 and the Sequence of Elections
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 21, 2024, the City received a notice of potential CVRA violation from Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian, & Ho ("GBDH") on behalf of their client and claimant, Robert Bulatao.
On January 6, 2025, the City Council adopted a resolution declaring its intent to transition to district-based elections pursuant to the California Voting Rights Act ("CVRA"). On April 7, 2025, the City Council entered into a written agreement with the claimant to complete all requisite public hearings by July 5, 2025. Two additional public hearings must be held to comply with the written agreement and the CVRA, this being the last public hearing before bringing an ordinance forward.
RECOMMENDATION
At this fourth public hearing, city staff requests feedback on the draft map moved forward from the third public hearing. City staff also requests feedback on the proposed sequence of elections. Input from the City Council on the map will inform the basis for the ordinance, to be brought forward at the hearing scheduled for June 16, 2025.
BACKGROUND
As part of the City's transition to by-district elections, state law requires the City to hold at least two public hearings over a period of no more than 30 days, during which the public is invited to provide input regarding the composition of the districts. (Elec. Code ? 10010(a)(1).) The first two public hearings were held on April 21 and May 5, 2025, respectively. The City was not required by law to propose any district maps at the first two public hearings but instead offered the public an opportunity to provide input regarding the district map's criteria and composition of voting districts. Public comments were received at both public hearings. The City Clerk's office did public outreach at the San Leandro Farmers Market on April 16...
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