 Good afternoon and welcome to our pretty damn April 19th, 2022 special meeting of the city council. I would like to ask for your call for coming. Our first item on today's agenda the 2022 legislative program manual for members of the public who are streaming this item, like comment on. Now is time to call in using the instructions on this. The order will be a presentation by staff, followed by questions from council. And then we will take public comment and return to celebration and act. I have a lot at 45 minutes for this item. And I would like to welcome Elizabeth Smith. Our communication manager that item. Thank you. Thank you mayor and members. I'm going to share my screen. Hey, we are fortunate today to also have our federal legislative equipment. Chris, Chris, I always grew up your last name, Elio. And, and, Christy, you want to turn on your camera and say hello. Hello, thanks for having me. He's here and will answer any questions that you have about our federal federal program. And unfortunately, our colleagues from the Guaco group are not joining us today. You'll have to excuse me. I'm having a weird allergy attack right before I got on the meeting. So sorry about that. So we'll start a little bit of background. I'll quickly go through this. I'm going to start with the legislative legislation. You know, we, the program and platform, legislative program and platform is not new. It is, is something that the council has been adopting for several years as I understand it. And, and so what this is, is it update the legislative session for its legislative year. It's basically intended to be a guide so that we can act swiftly as new legislation forward that we have your direction for how we should be engaging on advocacy positions and conveying our priorities to our legislative. We were fortunate. I think this is an example of how it could do anything in government, which is we are fortunate to really have some positive successes that out of the last year. $14 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, $1.4 million for homelessness assistance from HUD. And that was it letting our legislators know what our priorities are and what we're wanting to do with our ARPA funds. We received the year mark that was Congressman Panetta for the water meter replacement project that created 11 jobs. And then at the state level, the unstuck applications and one of those big applications was for the Pacific Station project where we were able to work with the agency that was granting the funds and explain our, our case and then also, and that basically unlocked the application so that we were successful. And then last but not least, through former Mayor Myers, continuous advocacy along with that of staff and, and our legislators being responsive to us, we received $14 million today for the homelessness response work that you recently approved. So we'll go into the platform. You know, the guiding principles are pretty simple. Basically, when it comes down to it, it's all about. So where we are right now is a lot of big ambition as a city. We are working on some really important, critical benefits. And there are funding opportunities out there in the world that we want to go grab where that those things that the council prioritizes that our community prioritizes are funded or we're able to. So specifically on the legislative priorities, you'll see that these track exactly with where you've been spending a lot of time around addressing housing, sustainability and resilience. Making sure that we have a strong infrastructure and a resilient and then the economic vitality up and down. Business to the individuals. Individual. In terms of how we're going to go about this already been going about here in, in trying to move on things that we care about. Bring in that being direct engagement lawmakers that that range from letters from the council, which I know that you've already done several this year, testimony, public testimony or even legislative. Building coalition so working with other. An example of that that we have already done this year is work with Santa Monica and sidewalk. We're that our voice around our environment and then building coalitions locally but also building coalitions across. And then the last is having those federal and say agent. Like saw the benefit from. For another way that we engage through these community funding requests, this is a federal process. We are able to make requests of our senators and our and our. On veteran. As I mentioned, we had the water replace project last year. That was funded process. But in our request, they map priorities. Backstation north, the library makes a project, both of those on the house. Regional workforce development, and that's a green jobs. Initiative homelessness response and while. Just a note on this, that a future availability of these funds really swings right up. So, depending on the November elections, see if we can do this again next year, but we have put in our request through that. You heard about this in the. Action plan conversation, but the idea of bringing forward a coalition really focus on systems change. So, make sure that our. Our gathering together with cities for experience of the same things really advocate for the specials. And develop your. Thinking about that systems change. It's really about what is the direct funding that ease and how can we advocate that. What are the new funding is that we should pursuing given our situation on the coast or our situation as a. As a county see. What we should we be holding the state accountable for doing around mental health crisis response and and and the in the issue there, among other. And then figuring out what our local response mechanism could be are there are there. Is there legislation that make it easier for easier for us. Manage the issue of. In our. I'll walk through a few pieces of legislation that. I'm tracking right now. This is not exhaustive. It's a there is so much there's 1000 bills over 1000 bills that going through the legislature right now. We'll see that these track to our sort of the topic, but I wanted to let you know that. My eye is on them working with our. On. One is just making sure that we're squeezing every bit of funding that we can out of the. And jobs act. So our water infrastructure work. So we're looking at those. Chris is excellent about letting us know when funding opportunity. We are track. When that I think you guys are already clear with is. Which is about. Seek what exemption for universities. I know that. City manager has is working. There is. That's the legislation that we had input on with Santa Monica. That will allow for more sort of local regulation around sidewalk. The manner. Our. Our. Environment. Um. SB 989. Is a grant funding opportunity around green jobs. For climate resiliency and career. Um. SB 1416 and. Five is around. Expanding the definition of an action around. Um. Mental illness. The definition. What is gravely disabled. Firing. They. Homelessness and housing were the top. Uh. Issues. Thanks. Coming through the legislature not surprising on everybody's. It's. At the top. Um. Here's a few. Um. One is a. Not a not a bill. But it. The initiative. Um. And it's ACA 14. But. Would basically. Dedicate 5% of general fund revenues. That. Also. That aside. Something really. Um. That. For a city like. Um. There's. A number of bills. Going with. Um. The shelter crisis. Um. When. Uh. From filtering. 11 is really focused on. Mandating that. Calities. That. Have a. Higher. Capita. Um. Homelessness rate than that of. All the other 49. State. The average of the 49. State. Would. Bandated to themselves in a shelter crisis. And there's a number of reporting. And requirements. Along with that. Um. There's a several bills that are tracking around. And. Reporting requirements. In. In. In. Um. There's a bill about. Going moving through the legislative now. With. About the protection of parkland so. Um. For example. The bench land. And that. Would. Uh. Covered by this where it would allow local. Government. Who. Um. In the name of. Fireman removed. That were fattening the environment. There's a bill around keeping time forgiveness for people experiencing RVs, helping our folks RVs get in compliance through a CEQA exemption filter, so as we think about a navigation this really helps us getting that on grant programs, post-outreach, and police department. And then an interesting one that I'm going to dig into and haven't gotten into yet is AB 31, which would allow an agent like the City of Santa Cruz to say to another agent your homeless police have created an underage for our agent would stand up. And then as we just wrap up on housing, there's a number of things around housing protection. The key message is we need more housing. We're going to do legislation that allows that. And the downside of that for us is that much of that legislation local. So you've got on the positive side funds, data-proofed affordable housing projects coming through. There's loosening of ADU standards and heights. Adaptive reuse by right is saying that if we're reusing, adapting and reusing a parcel plan doesn't matter what the zoning is, if it's going to be affordable housing it moves forward. So again, that's that local control. Streamline permitting in the downtown, which would only impact ADU's affordable housing and shelters. So navigation. It would basically strip away local housing. And there are prohibitions on affordable housing tax fees proposed, which basically any municipality that doesn't have density or greater would be acceptable legislation. Basically, we would have affordable housing. Which could really align. And then on the flip side, there's a grant program for waiving and deferring affordable housing impacts. So clearly people are coming at it from different angles here and stick as they're. So just some deadlines in mind. These bills are going through right now. May 6th is the deadline policy to be done with their bills. And May 6th is the deadline for fiscal committees. And then they all the bills have to be out of the house. Having been hurt on the house. So I think that's when we'll get a sense of really what. From all those thousand bills, what have we what have we whittled down? Priority the budget bill has to be passed by deciding. And then that both the houses have done with all their bills on the 31st governor or veto by. So I've talked a lot. The only red the only red action that we have for you is that you. Approve the legislative program and. But I'm here to answer any questions that I know Chris is. Thank you, Elizabeth. I'm I'm really glad you were able to include Senator Eggman. With the bills, they package feel on. Behavioral health. Standing the definition of greatly stable. I've been following that one as well. Let's see, I'm going to get out. Number one, three questions. Mayor, I think. Remember, Myers had her end up first, but. I'll go ahead and start with councilmember John. Okay, sounds good. This is sort of a broad question to you, Elizabeth, and maybe Chris. So some of these think would have. Positive. A lot of these positive impacts in our local community. And I know often there's.ation. That are mandates out funding. I'm thinking about typically spanning the definition of gravely stable. What does that look like in terms of mental health response? And how will local communities? How will our capacity and resources? Build so that we can implement the state. That's just one example. Yeah, I mean, I think that that's here's the rub, right? And so what what. Been a legislation board and there's funding into it is limited. So I mean, I think that. I think that that's a that's a real issue. Many of these bills do that do acknowledge that they are a local. Local mandate for folks and. Yeah, it's I think we have to see where it goes. I don't know Chris. If you have experience with your municipalities around these. Sort of mandate that comes out. I think council members nice to see you on the federal level. Congress does like to kind of act new rules and regulations. Be kind of funding behind it. If it doesn't seem to be as cute as it is, say, you know, thousands of bills that. Are that are all dealing with, but it happens. You know, I'll give you a couple of examples that I think are continue to be. Biggest one on the federal level communication. Yes, he's trying to sort of a real role for your. For like such exciting things like that. As we see increases in technology in areas like drones. And on the vehicles also kind of by those industries. To sell very local. You know, possibilities. So those are things. Thank you. Member Myers. Thank you. So, I guess I just want to. Um, I congratulate. Did last year. Thank you for staff. Just goes to show. Having a legislative. Especially on a year like last year. I my question is actually at. Um, I really very impressed by your idea of. 80. You know, all dicey portion around. And I just wonder if that a little bit. I was mayor and talk. And so, you know, there was an casual set of several of us. Submitted. Water act. Discuss. So just curious if you can give us a little bit more detail on it. As the other. That every post there. That I talked. Was the role of. Basically how. Exit our city. As oftentimes that's. That's the first thing. Maybe when they get off with. I just. Is. I'll trans. For some. With. So many of the culture. Not only in the city, but in the county. And. Quite. Yeah, thanks for the question. Council member Myers, happy to speak to it. We know from our own experience. That issue of homeless. That's coastal communities. And. Disproportionate. On several several fronts. And in practical ways as well as you're describing in. Our part of the. Outland. Orders. Not just Santa. But throughout coast. The same can be true for our relationship with the coastal commission. And many of the policies that forward. Ways in which homeless. Was this impact our coastal regions. Those are watersheds. Well, and. Many of the environmental. Sensitive habitats that. Compass. Not just in our. Our neighbors up and down the coast. So the idea behind this is for. And it was to really serve in a leadership role. Haged with other communities in California. Back in our ways. And our voices Sacramento. Many of the bills that Elizabeth described earlier. Are making their way through the process. Identify areas that we may be able to help sponsor. Legislation. Press. Concerns that we have. As a. Okay. And see if we can really. Get some traction in that work across. So. That's the spirit behind it will also of course be engaging with. How cities on that work already had some conversations. Local rep. Customs on that front as well. A lot of work there to be done. But we're we're excited about. That's a lot of. Thank you. Any other questions council members. All right. At this time I will. Go out to our. Candies. And if you are interested in commenting on 2022. Legislative program manual platform. Raise your hand by dialing star nine. On your phone or. And. Webinar polls on your. When it's your time to. Will hear an announcement that you. Unmuted. And the timer will be. Three minutes. And I see a hand. And the name. Veggie mice. Hi there. Hi can you hear me. Yes. I you know. I don't know where to begin with this. I'm just really disturbed at the notion that. Our executive branch is like in our resources. And lobbying the state. To try to. Eight legislation that. Think. Serves the coastal region. And it sounds like. Focus on the environment. And not on. Irving the houseless folks who are our residents. Who. Seventy five percent of which. No. He came house in the city. And now we sort of. They've gotten to four and we don't care about. They're more about what means. Like. Standard of our beaches now like. And I mean who's giving. The manager authority. To use our public funds to help. Lobby. Eight for these pieces of like. For a lack of better term. Go fascist style legislation. Um. You know this is really like disconcerting like. What I would like. Is I don't think that the manager. Could have any ability. To lobby. State level. Legislatures. And in fact I think there's a California. Constitutional. Oh that says. Can't do that. So I would look at that. And I would also. I mean that's very least. I mean I know like. Pretty. Council. Three with me. But at least. Let. City. Council. One. A lobby. State. Like. Keep it in the same branch of government. Please. Like. We've got the police writing their own reform laws. And then city council just kind of passing them. We've got. City manager writing the laws. Think. Could apply to them. Um. Your council rule that came up for basically. Suggestion is is that city staff should prepare. A bunch of. A bunch of policy ideas. And there should. You questions the public. Little public. And there's no. Amendments. And so. I mean this just seems like. But. Transparent executive overreach. And it's being assisted by. Legislators right now. And I would like. So. I guess I'll say that. Dane. Because I know it's. Anyways. But. I. I just. Thank you for your input. Are there any other. That would like. Comment. On. The legislative program manual and platform. Agenda item. For us. Press R9 to raise your hand. Okay. Seeing none. I will bring it back. To. Council. And. Are there. Any council members that would like to move the. Motion. Council member Cummings. I'll go ahead and move staff right. Council member Myers. We have a first. Member Cummings. A second by council member Myers. And I will. Bring it now to our discussion. Council member Brown. Thank you mayor. And thank the president. Elizabeth. To Chris as well. And all the work you do in Sacramento. I just wanted to make a comment. You know in response. The public commenter. Who's concerns. Many ways I share. I. You know I do think that the way that. Make decisions about. What our legislative priorities. Will be. How much time. Staff. And. On taking particular positions and lobbying. Is. Is. Is is relatively. It's a loop. I guess I'll say. And so. You know until we don't. You don't. We don't micromanage. Those. Is of the. The staff. The lobbying process putting together a legislative program. And. I appreciate the effort staff to try to. Put it in organized. Framework. That. Can make legible in some ways what this. Is already doing. And. I agree that count numbers should be more involved. In those efforts. For all this. And I know it's kind of it's a. Challenging but. I do that. Being. More engaged. The. Picklers of those. Is important and I recognize it on our own and. Maybe in a smaller group. But. I like that idea. And I. That. There are. Grains on time and resources. For. Program. So. You know I. Or it. I. Wish. But. Have a more robust. Conversation around it and. Really. That you know dive into what. Of a lot of this legislation. And. Fortunately. But I will. Off myself up on the. Any time and I would. Participate. Beatings with our elected officials. I do think it's our. Know an important role for. All. Way. So while I thought you know I don't. necessarily. A lot of legislation on this list. For you know I mean for tracking it. And I'm not sure. For the council. Would come down. To kind of bring. The legislation. For a vote. It does. Does provide. But. But this is up. So. I'll leave it there. Will. Work. Will accept the report. House member Brown. Care to. Comment on any of the. Um specific. Items. You don't. Be with. Or. Have any. A. Direction. For. Legislative items. Um. You know it's. Um I probably not right. Not right. Like it would be more appropriate. I have. A. A. A. A. I talk with Elizabeth offline. And. Navigate that. Um but you know it's a general. Uh of the loss of local control. That was raised mentioned. The contact a couple of. Different. Areas. Of uh active. Um. Different sectors. You know I. Have a. About. All the state. Is. Taking. And. For being local authority. And so I have an interest. Watching those. I also. I'm not sure. What. Done. The. Council about that at the moment. And in terms of the particular bills. I'll just. I'll just. About those. But I appreciate the. Follow up. Question. Yeah. And I encourage all of us. Stay in close. Connection. With Elizabeth. Helping. Act. A lot of bills and. Um. I know several of us. Also. Act. Fills and and having our own. Uh. Uh. Conversations with some of the. Legislators or representatives so. I think it's important that. Stay engaged with with. Our concerns. And. Any exciting ones. That might be helpful for. For our city. To be aware of our staff as well. Elizabeth. Can you. Comment. Briefly on. Um. What it means to lobby. Sure. You know. I think that. Um. When I think about lobbying. This just recent example. Our focus has been on. Bringing resources. For the city. To accomplish the goals. That you all have that. Through. Through your ordinances. Or through your. Your planning. The. The. Re-envisioned Santa Cruz. As an example of. The guiding doc. That. That really. Um. Help focus our effort last year. And so. Um. Take a number of. Of. Uh. Form. One is. Council write the letter. For the signature of the mayor. To express a position. The other is. That. Are. Talking with staff. On. Use of interest to the council. And. Following up. On. The. Impacts of that. On the city. And. The. The. The. Council position. Um. I will say. But. Council member Brown that I. That. Our direction. And so I want to be clear that. That is. That is. And I don't want there. Any. About. This is. This is an extension of the. Council's priority. So. I understand that you're not a. A monolith. All have your own opinions about. Things. So. That could that could be a. A. A. A. An element that we would have. To. Negotiate. Through. But. But I think it's important. Say that our direct. What I. Do in this legislative platform. Was reflect back. Those things that I had heard. Things that we had. Asked in. In our own. Citywide legislation. And tracking those back. How. How they might. So. That being. If you want to get involved with. Direct lobbying. Please let me know. It's. Far more. Coming from you than it is. Coming from staff. Your voice is. Is very powerful. So I think that. By all means. Put us out of this. You know. Get. Involved. And do the. And do this work. As. You. Have. Power. Is. Um. All. Is. That. But. That. So. Um. I'm well. Notting. I have to say thank you I. Appreciate that and I would. Then. To. Suggest that. I feel like. Stripping. I hope. Our. Thanks. Thank you councilmember Brown. I counselmember. Coming. And then. Councilmember Myers. Thank you mayor. I just wanted to ask the staff. For. Um. Purposes of transparency. Um. Passing this. My understanding would not. You know. It's accepting the report. Even today. And it doesn't necessarily. Bringing items. Council. For example. We want to write. Letters in court of any other. State. Bill. Um. So. Just wanted to see if you. That is. For example. I know that. You know. AB. Twenty nine thirty. With shifting. From a. Forty hour. Work. To a thirty two hour. Work. Like some. That you know. Um. Members of the public that want to. Have the council weigh in on. And. Whether or not. We want to send a letter. Of course. So. Just trying to. Want to get clarity public. Um. Councils ability to. Support other. Um. State. For federal bill. Of course. Of course. Our. For advocacy is that you're. I. I really. I. I really. Like to hone in on those things. That I knew our priorities. Based. Surveys. Based. The. Or. Does. Work. That. You. All. We. But it's not exclusive. It's not. And. And that there is. Off. As new. Who bills. All the bills are out here. The. The boundaries of those bills. Are changing all the time. As they go through committee. And so. Um. It's a very very much a. Dynamic environment. That we should. Stay. Throughout. And so I would just. Heard. Numbers of. Public. There are. That's. You know. Assembly. State. Senate. Federal. Bill. That. Deal. With. Important. Lay in on. This. Is. Very. Reaching out to us. But it's. How we. Help. Support. The. Desires. For. Those. Pieces of legislation. And. We. Conversations about. Um. Whether the city. And on. Certain. Thank you council member. Council member Myers. You document. Don't. I'm. I'm. Or. This. This. Is. Um. It's a reformatting. And a. Figuring. Make. The. Member. My goal. I brought my. Patient. Pat. To the. To the tap. And tried to make the. Platform a little. Um. It was. Two separate documents. Didn't. The. Manual. And. The. They go handed. I. I. Rolled. And so. So I wanted to bring them both. Because. Killer doc. Um. But the. The. The. Angela. Is. An update. Policy. Well I just. Yeah. I just. A. Copy. I mean I think that. I think also. So much of what a city has to do. Is really look. Right. Three dollar. We. Offset. Which is. The offset. Greater. Cost. Right. Right. Mail trail. So. For things that we've done. We're. So I just. I guess I want to. Thank you. I read the document. And I. Read. Somewhat. But I also was like. Wow. Nice. Also does. As. Like. Back. Let you know that. Um. Work for me. Um. Great document. Made a lot. Had it. And then. Also. Self. Policy. Having. The goals. And. Being. Teen. Really. Haven't done it. But. Thank you guys. Thank you. Federally. And. Thank you. Council Member Myers. And just being a time check. Are at. Four fifteen. And. Have. Another. Ten minutes. And the fifteen minutes. Item. And. Council Member. Contrary Johnson. Or. Vice Mayor. What. You wanted to comment. If. You. Have. Action. No. I think. There. I'll. Just. Express my. Appreciation. And I do think that these. Relationships. And communications. And. Advocacy. Play critical role for our. Cities. And. You know. As. Um. As. As. As Council Member Myers mentioned. And Council Member Brown mentioned. I think. The all. The role I know. We met with. That. Yesterday. And. Just continue to. Really. Build these. Yeah. Thanks so much. Thank you. And I'll just reiterate. What my. Colleagues have said. Thank you for all the work. Thank you so much. Thank you. Elizabeth Smith. And. Uh. Pointing us. As well. And all your support. And. I wonder if you might. Minute and. Um. Briefly. Drive your role in all of this. How you fit in. This process. Thank you very much. Mayor. Uh. You know. Essentially. I. Um. Uh. Uh. What I consider myself. Is. Cities. You know. Federal. And. The kids. And. Washington. D. D. M. I. I consider myself. Be kind of an extension of staff. And. To kind of go back. To the. Pressure. We're. For. Um. While. Some people call me a lobbyist. I really do. Feel. Folks. The Council. Are the best. For the city. You know. The city. There. Is it better than I do. Although. I love the city. And. No. Um. But. You know. A better. And. You can really. Um. You know. Advocate. On. The city. And. Have done. A. Marvelous. Job. In my experience. Doing. Uh. And. I'm appreciative. So. So. What I do. A lot of. Is. Is. To. Have. Contact with Elizabeth. Another. Staff. About. Opportunities. In Washington. DC. Uh. For instance. We've got this infrastructure bill. It was. Proved. In November. Of. 2021. Two trillion dollars. Uh. And I might add. Um. You know. We were used to. The pandemic. The. City. Got. Direct funding. And. Got that 14 million dollars. To. To spend on. Related losses. Assistance money. Uh. Some other things. Uh. The. Infrastructure bill was crafted by. A. Bipartisan group of senators. Who. You know. To. Present. The entire state. So. Um. More than 60 percent of that bill. Available through. Uh. Is available. State. Through. Block. The other part of that is. Available. Through. Some of it. Uh. Through. Formula grants. Like. Like. Transportation. Please. Not. But a lot of it is. Competitive. So. As opposed to. Getting these allocations. That he's going to have to compete. A lot of funds. And I know that. Staff. Staff level. They are ready to do that. Uh. Yeah. And I. I hope that I can help to. Kind of. You know. Present those opportunities. To the city. And. I will. Manor. Present. The. State. And. The. State. Thank you. Appreciate all your work. Thank you. Thank you. Uh. Okay. So. Thank you so much. And. Um. We have. The. Motion. On the. Table. Uh. By. Council member. And I second. By. Council member. Amay. May. We have a roll call. Council member. I want to. Sorry. Aye. That motion passed is unanimous. And now. With. Council member Goulder at. And now at this time. We will have. Court break before we return. At five o'clock. For item number one our agenda. Item number. Who will be the second public hearing. Input from the community regarding. The selection of. District map. And election. Following that item will. Input regarding. Uh. Seven district map. And election point. So we'll have an hour and a half on each of those items. Look forward to starting that. Session at five o'clock. Hello everybody. Welcome. And if. Members. Turn on your press. We will begin. And resume our. City clerk ready. Have we addressed. Any. Sound issues. We've been. Audio. Okay. Well welcome. This is the. Next item on our agenda. Agenda item number. Who. The second public hearing to receive input. From. Community. Regarding the selection. Of. The map. Election. Election. Point. Following this item. We will have items. We will. During. To. Input. Regarding a seven. So this first item. I've allotted an hour. And. It. Have for members of the public. Who. In this meeting. If this item you wish to comment. On now. Is. Time. All. And. Use. Instructions. The order will be. Presentation of the item. By the city's. Demographic consultant. And staff. Followed by questions from. We will then take public comment. And then reach. Helpful. For. Deliberation. And. So. This time I would like. To. Welcome. To. Mar. And. Doug Johnson. Also. He is. Mayor Brunner. You might also want to announce. About. The. Installation. Services. Wait. And. Those that are. Or will need. Spanish. Translations. Who have that resource available. And so. Let's see. Who is here for that. That. The. We have. Peter B. Shea. Peter B. Shea. We'd like to make that announcement. Finish. Certainly. There. A. Buenas tardes. De ahorita. Es la oportunidad. Vamos a hablar sobre las. Dones distales de la ciudad. Queremos compartir para que. Quieren a poder hablar. Al. Elio. Lo van a poder hacer. Pañol. Piedes cuando te darán. La posibilidad de hablar. Te daremos el. Chance. Yo estaré. Trous. Por. Yeah, I don't. Anybody with their hands up. Meeting Spanish. Translation. R9. To. Receive Spanish. Translation. And we'll make sure. I might stop along the way. On any important point. And. Make sure it is translated. Regardless. Anybody. Point. So let's begin. And welcome. And welcome. Doug, why don't you go ahead. Start your presentation. Thank you. Will do. It's good to be back with you. I'm going to share my screen. The first couple slides are going to look familiar. As I can. Touch on the big thing. Prior to getting into the new map. For this. So. I'll go through the first slides. Also cover these earlier. But. First of all. Obviously we're looking at changing the city council. Like. Whereas right now it's an at large system where. I council members are like. Why. The city is transitioning to a by district. Reach and has to live in a district. Only the voters. At this. Would vote on. There are a couple of districts in the state. They'll use something called from district. We have to be from a district. Elections still city wide. But the California voting rights act. That is. Another version of that large. So the only safe harbor. But California voting rights act on. Is. The path. Taking. Go to five. We are getting close to the end of a. Sensitive city process. That started back. August. The initial hearings. To. Share information with the public. And to get the word out about the process. Then had the. Federal. And. State. Release. Data that we use. Process. And then as was just mentioned we had the first screen on the map. Back in mark. And this is the second hearing. Route. The various map off. As I just mentioned. There will be a. Come back to this more detail. The council has put an item on ballot. This. Will decide whether the six. Map or the seven. Just. Map. On this. The upcoming November election. I'm just on that. Just to highlight. That. Currently there are seven members are rotating mayor. And so the. One set of. Of. One set of map. Keep that system with seven districts. And the other set of maps. Change the system to have six. Districts each electing one council member. And then a city wide election. So tonight as the mayor mentioned we are. The preferred six. Trick map. And the preferred seven. District map. And then the debate on whether six is better than seven. Will. Place as that. About. Deciding. Not on the agenda. The rules that we have to follow. And that we can consider when drawing these. Our number one federal law. Fires. Population. Compliance of the federal voting rights act. And avoiding a very man. The race. One factor. Considered. But it cannot be the dominant. Those are federal requirements. Then the state has a prioritized list of requirements. Well. The districts must. To us. Free practical. We have to avoid dividing the interest. Have to try to follow the identifiable bounds. Try to. Find. Not bypassing one goal to get to more. State also bans. Adopting a map or drawing lines. Or to favor or just against the political party. Those. That's our requirement. After all those. Other. Or redistricting principles or more bulls. Of. That are acceptable. But they're not requirements. Our. Respecting the voters. Trying to avoid head to head contest. So that the reelection. Left up voters rather than the. Alliance dictating the voters. And you can also. Get a very small margin. The many. Population. Fireman. Can. Conserve. Population. One area. Not a lot of. Those are our. Our. Categories of. That's your requirements. And other. In terms of the. Voting. Right. That can make sure we don't. Delude the vote. The voting strength of any given class. Really looking at. Let's. Know. Check the numbers. Crafts. Americans. And for Asian Americans. And there's a little. Constraint. Little geographic. Constraint. Americans. At. College. Housing. Of course. Respect. And then. There's a small. Concentration. Of. African Americans. And in the. Black. Lower. Oceans. Really. It has the numbers. Really impact. Demographics of an election. Our. As you can see in this map. From the. Lighter. Concentration. Lighter. And a little more. Senses blocks down the. Black area. That's really the area. Yeah. And. For. Hawaii. Dining. Voting. Right. Of course. We're trying. Interest. Get. A much larger range. Characteristic. Dynamic. Interest race. So this is. One example. Trying renters. You can see there's a. Concentration. The red area. No surprise. Housing. And then also. Down in that. Black. Lower. Oceans. Like. Border. It's up to. Over. 75% of households. Right. Other parts. City. Very different percentages. Those. And we do have. Available. Other. Different graphics. On. This is the one that really. Reflect. For possible. Getting into the map. At the last. He showed you. Um. Six district map. On the screen. Just to briefly touch on them. Since a lot of time. Like the last time. 601. As you can see. Yes. In in area five. Comes down and gets the west end. The city. To fill out that. The population. That. War. It's the. The flat. And then comes a. Really gets the coast. All the way over the. Side of. And then we try to. Come back. Neighborhood focus. With the rest of the district. They kind of fell into place. As a result of how. Five. Or are drawn. So. To. Very different approach. Six. The one only has. Six. So. Two actually has. Four different. Come down. In touch. So. So that gives a very different. Effective. Also six. So. Press district. Covering use. You divided. Five and six. And in the. Those two sets of different. The four districts on the coast. Two districts in UC. Lead to the. If you're going on. Of. District. Four and. Or two and one or. Somewhat similar although. Does. Six or three really combines. This is of the other. Very similar to six or one. Step. Does divide. Yes. And that. And you can see where. In five. Road. On. Because of that. The other districts are large. We took it. The. Back. The public and the council the last. During. And came up with new six district map. You can see a big. Big topic was rather than. You. Stand there in the rivers of boundary. There was a lot of. Of. Essentially unanimous. Back. That during saying. But. That's. With. Lower ocean. Four door. And so both of these maps. That. There's also discussion of not wanting. Have too much. Disparate mixing of UCSC. Population. With. Especially the west side. That is the one. In this case. Yes he's united in. And. Five in both maps. And then we get. Just. Off. Of. Population. Outside. Of. Yes. Make a full district. But we keep it very close. Yes he's. So. Neighborhood. Close. But it's. Not going all the way. Differences between these two maps. District four. Comes farther north. It's all the way up to. In six or four B on the right. And it comes much farther. It. Instead of picking up the area around. On nearly lagoon. It. Stop. Just. Not. Comes all the way over. Both. But then comes all the way up. This pushes district two to. Come up. Side of branch 40 all the way to the. Way. And one road. Across the top. That of. Stopping at the river. Like it doesn't before. Before B. It then comes all the way across. Pick up everything. Then obviously. Because four is shifted out. Now we. With the. Put around the lagoon. And in six or four B. It goes in. So this gives. A little bit of an odd shape. And on looking foot. Coming down. Into the lagoon neighborhood. But it. Look in there it really does. Make sense. From the neighborhood boundaries. While it is. A purely packed. Neighborhood which. Is a. Step together. Then district six. And we end up with those. Those two goals of. A vote. Lower ocean. Four door. If the flat. Then. I'm. Minimizing. Blending of. Of U.C.S.C. Whether or not. Very different. Both. Both of them I should know. Also. The other piece that we can come back to. As you. Get into more maps. Perhaps narrow the. More maps down. Is the like. Something. This is the decision on which district. Yep in twenty twenty. And which would be up. Twenty twenty four. And so. Opposed or proposed. In many cases an alternate collection. When things. Has been posted on the district website. Part of the. Yep map. For available there. We can come back to those. I'm happy to answer. Questions about it. As well as. So that is a quick introduction to the. Six district map. I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Now. Or after the public. I should note that we have that interaction. That last time that allows us. Now. On the details. Okay thank you so much. Are you are you able to pull that interactive map. Third screen if you'd be. I. Yes like. Thank you. So. I would like to bring it to. Members. For questions. Regarding this. Draft map. And thank you dad for. Going full map. As well as. New draft. All of these maps. For the public. There. And. Council member. Means it looks like you. And. Council member Myers. Both have. Hands up for questions. So go ahead. Thank you mayor. Thank you for that presentation. I was wondering if you can clarify. Her sequence. I was looking for the agenda report. And. Pretty much all we really had was. The. Description of the different maps and. And that's really what folks on some wondering. If you speak to when you when. We're supposed to make a decision. On the sequence. What. Is. Recurring. Select the map and. Make final. We'll also have designate. We'll be up and we. For there's only one member in a district. Falls out really. It's signed whatever that. But where there is. For there are. Council members who are in different. Elections here in the same. Then the council has. Side. Of course. If council members here. Once. That means you have a vacant. Somewhere else. And so that. They can see. Also. It also. Find. There's a twenty twenty. Four to twenty. Four. Based on what. May not have. Obviously I didn't put on the slide. But in the. Yeah. Maps that are available. I can bring those up well. There is a listing of council members. And we see. How that can play out. Okay. That's helpful. Yeah. Because I was looking through the report. It seemed like. That was. Very apparent. Thanks for pointing that out. Council member coming to that. That answer your question. Do you see that. Options on the. Okay. Council member Meyer. You're muted. I just have a question. To. Sort of the shifts that. I mentioned there was a. According to. The discussions. To just a discussion. So I just want to make. There's so. Tonight is the night that we're. Going to. Black. And then we're also. There's both. Post election. Have any. To add on the election. When. Or. Yeah. Um. I just wanted to. Say. For the report. Council member Cummings. I apologize to all. For. Not highlighting that. As I have said that. Sequencing is part of the map. And. We've highlighted that. So. Thank you. It might. Beneficial when we. Talk about. Sequencing. Of any map. Put up. That is. On this. For everyone. And so. If. There are no further questions. That. Time. I will bring it out. Public. Comment. For. Input. Six. District. Map. And elect. So if. You are a member of public. And. Interested in comments. Raise your hand. Either by dialing our nine. On your phone. Or by select. And. On. Webinar. On your. And when it's your time to speak. You will have. Three minutes. For. I will go out. It looks like the first name is. Garrett. Hello. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. I'll just speak to both of them at once. I see the preferred maps and preferred. District voting. Sequences have been essentially chosen. I mistakenly based my letter on what was. Written on the seven district map exhibit. Be indicating a preferred district. Equance of four or five and seven. That would vote in November. But now I see actually in the ordinance. Propose you chose four six seven. Which I oppose. Which in my opinion would result in excessive. Political yo-yoing every two years. How confusing. You need to fix that stuff. The seven district model is then a total loser for me. With choices seemingly made it make. Hearing probably moot. But I endorse the maps and elect preferred. Sequence choices that voters will see as written. For yes on measure E or the six district. Elected choices. As well as just the map for seven district. I suspect both are stepped down in a sense of public governance. To only vote for one person every four years. Therefore as written I strongly endorse the measure. E idea of six district and an elected mayor. Again I have some disappointment. The public didn't decide on the mayor's term. And this will be a very difficult thing to change now. The current tradition of nominating the mayor and vice mayor. Based on a one showing of most elect votes received. And letting the people indicate a preference for mayors. And was better than a mayor chosen by maybe one vote. Of one council person making a majority. Which I think is part of the seven district plan. And isn't that great. Maybe that's a question. This at large public guiding hand tradition. Of most votes received become mayor. Will no longer be valid in a seven district plan. And it becomes purely a council decision. I don't really like that. And wish seven district model had a means of letting the people pick the mayor. Among all willing and winning candidates. And incumbent council members. Alas not to be if that one prevails. Currently some members with two years remaining. Never get there again or ever. Although they may have more experience than the top votes. Better every two years. And have gained more public respect. Although issues would arise that need to be thought through. Somehow letting the public at least give advice. Or actually pick the mayor. Is badly missing from the seven district model. It could then be more competitive with the six district model. As the public input on such an important office. Which it isn't for now. The possibility of giving the public a choice. For a two year term mayor. Also seems not considered in the seven district model either. Again I endorse the six district. Measuring as written. But it's unfortunate. So many possibilities for improvement. An actual public input into process. By voting existed. For those that were not explored. Despite the many so-called public hearings. Which hold limited way. Thank you. Thank you for your input. Our next hand raised member of the public. Is Lee. Ted. Welcome. Okay. I'm disappointed in the actions of the majority of this council. And the way this has come to be. Disappointed but not surprised. That this proceeded so far in secret. In closed session. Before the public was ever involved. Ranked choice voting. Which satisfies the requirements of the lawsuit. Was never taken into account. You've already put it on the ballot. And now you're taking public input. Which is. Use of construction term. Ask backward. And frankly unconstitutional. Mayor at large. Gives the potential to have four four year terms. Or a 16 term mayor. And because the mayors. Would be elected at large. That means that to be. Disciplined or recalled. Would require a city wide recall. As opposed to fellow council members taking the mayor. To the woodshed and saying. Shape up. Or we're going to vote you out of law. I think the idea of having. There's two people on here that I wouldn't wish. For four year terms. And. The others I'd be scared to death. To have you as our mayor. For 16 years. Again. Trying to slice and dice the work of this gentleman. Whose job is to draw district lines. It's way too complicated. At this short a notice. Looking at a map that is. What 14 by eight on my computer screen. Had we had town meetings. Where these maps had been posted. You know at six foot by five foot size. So that you could walk up to it and take a look. And see where you lived. And. See where other people live. And have the opportunity to then sit down. As town hall meeting. Much like Andy Mills did when he came to town. Much like any other democracy would operate. This council has operated by. I don't even know what your principles are. I don't recognize them. Other than to say that your intent. Is to shove this down the throat of the people of this city. And you can sit there with your smug look. But you will be remembered for this. You will you will be remembered. And I doubt if any one of you will be returned off. Okay. Thank you for your input. Our next member of the public has a phone number. Ending in five five. Go ahead and unmute. Welcome to star six. Unmute yourself. Captain. Okay. I'm by play of three minutes. Madam mayor. Yes. For today's special meeting. The council is giving the public about four and a half days notice. Reading by death. So the city proposes to divide it into district voting. Representation purpose. Don't you see how it's heard this is. How can a thoughtful get up. As well as a decent decision. That's important four and a half days. As well as. Where was an open and transparent public process. This process goes like tech. Like the guarantee. City will attempt to say that in 2020. Select. With measure eight voters right and ability. From what form of government. City. To function. Measuring. Underhandedly change. The city charter. That's the city's constitution. The law can just reflect. App. Deceptive. And disingenuous. To June twenty twenty two. Elect. Measuring. Give no such ability for voters. Seriously and purely. Sermon their future. Governance. Period. That's it. Party's ballot. Hope. No vote. Opposed. The measuring. Opposes. Mending. Our city charter. Correct. The mayor. And elect. Council. Thereby. The charter. On. Change. The council. Works. It will be changed to the charter. This. Select. With. Seven. This. In the first place without the state constitutionally required vote. Because the council out. Turning. Today is to be done. Council. Deceptive. Turning. To bite. That question. The epic. Will be. Gallant. It's not several blocks. Given the current state of affairs. Why didn't the council genuinely give voters an honest. Honest choice. Right with the voting rights. That we're done. June twenty twenty two ballot. Loud voters vote. Yes. Or no. Different measures. In order. Accurately reflect. For those. Dumber needs are elected. What functions. For example. One measure. Would ask. The voters want. To select. A second. That. Would ask. Is there. Six. Or seven different. A third. That. Would ask voters. They want a mayor elected. It's hard. Including what's yours. The direct elect. Mayors. Can have. A fourth. Measure. That's beyond the ballot. Would ask. The voters. They want. To submit. Thanks. Place voting. For some comparable. This. Now that. The. Watch. Look like. Certainly not. That's. People. Wave. Council. Has. Read. Measure. Be. The system is broke. Council. First. Work. Keepers. Move. This. Add. Thank you. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. Has. Crying. Your time is up. Thank you. How good are you. Our next. Member of the public has a phone. Number. Ending in. One. Seven. Seven. Zero. Five. Fair. Go ahead and press. Press. Press. You. You hear me. Yes. Welcome. Oh great. Thank you. Um. I was going to say that. I support. Map. Six. Those. Two. And. I really opposed that. So why. It's. So three. I think. The district. There's one district in those. Two other maps. That. Is. The. The. That. Um. Both all the way. To. 7th, Av. That's early. Violates. To keep green communities and八 together. But. I. I. When I heard. Having part two. Firecaster. wonderful. A. I just wanted to let Council know that. I think he was quite in. It. Oh. You don't. Serve it. He was also wrong. was in a forum that was a public forum that about issue. And there were two staff members, the city attorney, Bronson and one of the city's managers has been separating this group. And there was only one other person, one other member of the public. So that caller was totally off base. And he said there was no public participation. And also, they let us know that there were full-size, very large gaps that were available for viewing. So I just want to say, I actually got large gaps that we had not with Beth. But I know you guys have a lot of interest in. You definitely, even if you just threw that, but it was totally off base. And neither the elected nor staff served those tenants. So thank you very much. Once again, I just want to say I have the map in this election, of course. Thank you. That's all. Your input, our next member of the Vivian Barton. Hello, can you hear me? Yes, so. Thank you, Councilman, for this opportunity. First, I would like to explain that I've lived in the city of Santa Cruz for over 25 years. And originally from Angeles, I was born in East L.A. Raised in South Central. And they put it out there. And I'm a recent scholar from East L.A. and a retired administrator. I have these maps. I felt I needed to bore myself some more on the numbers. I'm branching the numbers. And a serendipity, us, the infringement, voting rights, and racially, is voting in the city of Santa Cruz. This is together by the California Voting Rights Project, which was published February 2020. And I believe this is why the city of Santa Cruz members decided to go with this. One thing that I did in this map and analyzed was that it said on page 24 that there was some possibility of taking a majority voting district city of Santa Cruz, looking at census tracts 104 and census tracts 1081010. And then I put the census tracts and compared them to maps that were on the website. It seemed that census tracts 101, most close up, sorry, 1004 was stated in the report, most closely identified with CSC. And the census tracts 100810, most all-in-cited with the beach flats area and then South 101, sorry, South 101. When I looked at the maps and the maps that I put like the closest were the 604B and the 101C. So those are the ones that I was based on what I read in this report. But I did speak last time in March. I did also raise the question that this district guard, even with this input, understanding why all of this discussion started about this big map. And it was because of that lawsuit and a proposal. And this was the reason for it. I just wanted to say that I think the city needs to go beyond voting district maps as far as the Latino community is concerned, because there are systematic reasons that were said in this report, racially. Professor Rang, thank you. Thank you for your input. The next caller has a phone number ending in 495. Go ahead and press star six and mute the cell. Thank you. Welcome, Steve. Yeah, my name is Candace Brown, and I live on Eastmoreton neighborhood. And frankly, I haven't followed these maps because they keep shifting not only whether it's going to be district election or seven districts, now it's six districts and a mayor. Now we're proposing a variety of different maps. And it seems very strange to have something of so much impact alongside this particular one city council as special to the regular city council. So many people don't even have a meeting. And I'm just wondering how much was provided to ensure that everybody in the city was aware of it. And so for that reason, I know with transportation, with the active transportation plan, there was a lot of different issues and complexities. And because of that, they voted after a lot of specializing that was coming around to have two more communities meeting. And so I would highly suggest that there's not any consensus of people that are calling in or in the letters and people that I'm talking to in the community council. I think there is need for further discussion. There is need for a new community meeting. And there is need for a lot more people who are more involved. I just came off, I've been put up for over a month. And so I've just now been set my show back into this and just finding, well, there's a lot here to still be thought about. And so I don't think you're ready to make decisions. And if you do so, I wonder why you're doing it. You're doing it because somebody on the council wants to run as mayor. And I think that person should accuse themselves but they should come forward and say, I'm doing it because I went to your job. And I'm there for voting for that. That's the conflict of interest and it should not stop out. And so therefore, I think we should step back, ask more community meetings, make sure that people are more transparent about the tension of different changes and therefore, so. So thank you for your time. And thank you again for all the, and thank you. Thank you for your input. Any members of the public that would like to comment on this district draft map and give input on this draft map. We have one member of the public. Yeah, go ahead and unmute. I just want to second what a lot of people are saying here. These are enormously complicated decisions. Like I'm looking at the website. You don't even have the map on the interactive map. Like you can't even look at those, how they are. You're giving me a really weird, but they're not on there. So we're supposed to look at 11 maps and figure out what is the best scope in the six, seven ones. All I can think is what are you getting out of this by voting for whatever map that you want and how does that last long vision for our city. I really hope that you look at this from a much longer term versus like, oh, well, I can run there or, you know, because a lot of you are neighbors on the lower west side and like that into this as well. There should be more community input. This being, it started at, I don't know. I'm just glad that I'm, I know I hear about sort of things because I'm involved with community involvement and a lot of people are, they have jobs and they have kids. They have things that they need to do. So don't make a decision today. Let the book decide more and not just going with whatever you think or that's gonna be the best for your policy, let's just really not bear to those of us that here and raise our families here and want to have their vote. Also, put those other maps on the interactive map. I don't understand how you add more maps. Don't add them to the interactive. Just very confusing looking at the website even see what you guys are doing. So just take a step back and think about long for me and not your own political ambition. Thank you for your input. See, are there any other members public who would like to put on agenda item number two? You welcome the other comment and I do see a hand up spirit. Hey, Amy. Yeah, well. So yes, yeah, it was a little futile because I guess this isn't gonna be the place for this but it almost feels like you give us our time to put our notes up on the board but there's not even really any accountability as to whether you're even listening to this session. I mean, Martin Watkin coming out to help right now wouldn't know. I mean, seriously, it doesn't like there's no back and forth. Like, so basically I wanted to ask, you know, like as like ask the entire council but maybe, yeah, maybe Martin Watkin. I just wanted to know if in your opinion you thought the majority of Santa Crescent's know about like, no, this is happening or have some sort of idea could you what is happening? I mean, if not, is that a problem? And I didn't mean that hearing like, oh, you know, we've done X and Y and we've done our due diligence this way but just like in your opinion, do you think 50% of Santa Crescent's population knows this is happening? And if not, is that a problem? I would suggest, and I guess I have a few minutes left but yeah, again, this is my little note card that I've stuck back for it. So I guess I'm just talking to myself and hope you guys walk past and read it. And yeah, that's it for all of us. That's 40 people actually listening to this Zoom call. Thanks for formatting it. This really feels like a democratic process. That's it. Here, I'm not jamming out, but I'm not. Wait, wait, thank you for your input. Let's see, are there any other members of the public? Evens, you already spoke. Okay, so, and I will bring it back to multiple and I wanted to start, there were some questions regarding this public comment. And first, I would like to say that the way our meetings are structured, it is a very formal public comment on dialogue if the public comment. And so I know some folks will constrain not have dialogue, but we do take your input, you listen, and we appreciate your input. We also create a email which we get as well as well as phone call, but we get as well as well as but from various community members even just being out and about grocery store, for example. So thank you for everybody, but it really does get taken into our discussion and be serious. So with that, I had a couple questions. I just wanted to address from public input. I had a couple of folks that were about the public access to actual in-map for community meetings, calls, that are, and I'm wondering if Doug and Casey do the outreach that has process. Absolutely. Brenner, thank you. I'd love to speak to that. This process has been going on since February 2020. I've only been involved since then, but when I came on, it was already a website as well as video postings of the prior forums. The city is legally required to have a number of and we have had those and videos of those and held are available on our website. We have also probably met close to two dozen organizations or groups or had other meetings. Some of those meetings have been with leadership or representatives of organizations that don't necessarily have access to the internet. Wanting to make sure they're providing maps and just reaching out to make sure that they have everything that they need. The last meeting after somebody asked about the maps, we mentioned that the very, but the blown-up maps on hard stock are actually available in the lobby here at City Hall and those are still there. We've also got maps available, hard copies maps here and various locations around the community and those locations are listed on the website. And so we've had a lot about which I'm very glad. We've also had translation services available on the virtual meeting. And I would just say part of what the city has done is actually gone beyond formal input process, actually putting mapping tools out for residents. So the residents have the ability to access both online tool and a map for those that is drive. And Mayor Brunner, I would also be happy to show folks how to access interactive mapping tools that NDC provided to us that has all the maps, including the UCSC map, student history. So we get all those maps are there and I'd be happy if you'd like to share everybody how to hack them. Thank you, because that was another question about new maps on the website. So are you suggesting we do that right now? I sure could. So you can see, this is, let me go first to, excuse me, you all are in my way, let's see. So here's the city's transition to district elections website. And underneath the maps that we have all, we have the intro and you'll see at the right, you'll see this, all the various maps in the interaction. And this has been up, all those maps have been up for a week. Well, they've been up longer, the new maps. Right, the new maps are required to be posted for at least seven days, meaning, so the new maps are available on the city's website. Thank you. I did see that I went and also looked at the large maps at the lobby all, having those other ones. The other question and concern that was brought up public comment was about the city charter being and us going, there's the question of, district is on the ballot, the voters decide on whether both districts in an at large mayor, which is going on the ballot, fire a charter amendment. And so that doesn't ask the process, E1 with seven doesn't require a charter amendment. And so seven council members. And so is there anything more to, this agenda item is free to approve a map, but we have our map for when the ballot after the election in June, we will know on the past six or seven districts, we'll have our map ready so that anyone running and for council member understand where their district was. So it's important to have that ready. And that's why we're voting on a map as well as seven. I'll chime in here. I see bronze, the attorney's office. Yes, that's correct. I would just add specifically address the comment. They were correct that if the measure doesn't pass then the charter would remain and change that correct. However, the council is most likely to pass the ordinance according to elections, which is allowed for the government to close section three, four, eight, six, and there are a number of that, yes, the ability of the PR rate to choose. Thank you. I see bronze, the attorney's office. So hopefully that helps through one of the questions that brought up public comment. And then there was a caller who was turned that's meeting started at this pretty and we did start at five was the legislative process. And also, this is not the first second hearing. So I just say that five o'clock I didn't make it at a time where we get attendance folks after work. And so that was fine. Is there a timeline for us to approve these maps? You may want to weigh in. I believe the latest that we can approve these is 180 days before the November election. The 180 is for the redistricting. Got it. I think it's July 7th, a certain number of days before the election. I think it happens to fall into this. Yeah, we end up with essentially like one day overtake and the election by do you need to map that we'll go on that ballot? Pardon me. It for November's ballot, you're talking about. Exactly. And then the further in advance that this, the further candidates might be on notice. Correct. So is there a way to confirm it's beginning of July is when the absolute deadline to approve maps? I see Cassie popping up. Yes. I believe the day we were looking at was July 6th. However, we really want to get this done well because first of all, we're passing the ordinance that requires things, right? So we need a second reading. Thankfully, we do have a provision in our charter that provides that the ordinance will be effective. At least we don't need it in case it's good. I think there's potentially a little bit more time but it's really the best way to firm up and map possible and get those maps to the county elections officials and that candidate be on notice for potentially running and representing ourselves. Thank you. One thing we'd add to that, not a legal requirement but a policy requirement is this thing's been great about separating, sharing, one of the things we've been experiencing. Once they had about seven really good, then tails of six, seven just have to get ignored. So it makes sense to spend the time now as you have been looking at the details of the process before they really get into the debate on which approach. Like when the two questions get heard, that's a really distract from the best. Yeah, that makes sense. And I just wanted to understand that timeline, you know, the several colors we've learned with opportunity for the public to have awareness. And so, thank you. I will bring it out to the council if we can start with anyone moving the recommendation that sent in and then we can start a discussion. All right, Mary, I wasn't gonna move that recommendation with different recommendation and I did have some follow-up. Okay, so go ahead. Council Member Calentari-Johnson. Okay, I'm gonna ask my follow-up questions. First of all, thank you for the work that has been done and as you said, years of work that's gone into it. I just wanted to hear a little bit more about the timeline. Got a little lost at 180 days from the November election but it seems like there is a little more urgency for us to select that now, not by July 7th. So if you could just say that. Sure, and again, Doug and Cassie, there's five more of an expert, is far by far more of an expert. The drop-dead deadline by which to get the maps to the county is the beginning of July and I think Cassie clarified it July 6th. But that's just legal requirement and there's an urgency to getting this result as folks do need to know where they're living and what the potential may be for them running for election in a district. And as Doug pointed out, once we will start focusing on the ballot in June, that the noise around that is gonna consume everything. So we can get this done earlier rather than later, that would be more ideal. Great, and then there was a survey that was completed and Matt, can you speak to that a little bit? Sure, we did the full post survey. It's a tool that we use and it's been on the website for a number of months. And so a couple of months. Since we first posted the initial drafts that NDC provided this in January and we collected feedback on the first round of maps and we received a lot of feedback there. When we first thought we were looking at a seven district process, we received I think around 120 responses that and around 56 from six district maps, which came out later on in the process. We put out a survey with the maps this week, did not receive a ton of feedback, but we did share, I think, I understand that Pro Shared received with the council in the mailbox and the council mail around the agenda items. So we did promote those availability of those through our social media channels and things like that, but probably with the seven-day legal requirement probably just wasn't as much. We also did let some of the communities that we met with, I let them know about full maps and it's public hearing to make sure that they had an opportunity to share that with the district. Okay, great. And you said, I put in my note, two dozen, yes, yes, yes, yes. And it's been, you know, primarily sent anywhere, once the maps were available, reaching out to folks to make sure they're aware of the process and how it works and asking for their feedback on how best to reach their customers who may not have access to virtual folks. Okay, and then the last question, and then, Mayor, I did have a question to make, but the last question is, were some of those Latinx or B flat work with? Absolutely, that was a huge part of my focus, reaching out to, yes, that community. Great, okay, thank you. So I'll make comments. Brief, thank you to everyone who has participated in all of these various forums and avenues that staff and partners have put before us and those who've called and written letters. You know, I think one caller said, this isn't about seven members, and they're absolutely right. This is, you know, whether we do districts or not, that sort of moved on from there. I know that we'll have very strong things about it, but we are out how shape our governance for the next decade. So it's not about me, it's not about my sick colleague. We'll term out, maybe we'll run again, who knows really about the next many decades. So I'm glad that caller said that. You know, I think this is difficult. This is the first time that we're just a community. All of the maps have trade-offs and impact, and I just, I don't think delaying any longer will get us closer to making the perfect decision, using the perfect map, because I don't think a perfect map like this. And so just based on, you know, feedback from before the surveys, looking at the data, looking at the stats, I would like to recommend that we move forward with that. Do I appreciate the work that the staff has done in integrating our feedback into 6.04 and 6.04B? But I still think that 6.02 has the most balanced approach to our community's right in time. But I'd like to move forward with that. You okay, Mayor? All right. There's a motion from council member, I want to reach on to approve that 6.02 for the six district map. There's second, and second by council member Meyers. And do we, do I need to speak to the sequencing right now? The sequencing that's proposed on 6.02, I think. We, does it need to be one or two motions? Someone's got two separate motions or, or either way. I'll make it part of the same motion then that the sequencing that's proposed on graph. Can you pull up map 2.02, is that, okay. So now we can have discussion about 2.02. We have the proposed, though there is no alternative, there's only one option on this map. Some of the maps have a couple of options. So it looks like this map has, can you speak to that? Yes, thanks, Mayor. So in this case, there is a pairing there are current council members and just, but both the council members are on the same election. So it's a more effective one that that is proposed for their election. And then the one, oh no, the vacant one. So that, that's why there's no. So motion is, is recommending map 2.02. That if the voters decide to go to a six district with a one at large mayor, then this would be the map used and in November of 2022 district four and district six would be available for someone to run plus at large mayor. And then in 2024 district one, two, three and five available for someone to run. Just wanted to make sure that was clear. So, member Meyers. I just want to thank, and also knowledge I'm hearing and also some of this, it is important for I don't think any city council, they ran for office, had dozens of cities. So this is important to understand. So I think it's important for the city council to be able to make sure that we have a lot of data on the back side of the, a lot of, a lot of discussion for those folks who really want to understand really what's happening. So I think it's important for the city council to be able to make sure that we have a lot of data on the back side of the city. So I think we are where we are. I am part of the city council, or I look at it, part of the council. Well, things are just pop out. So on second two, which is, it really establishes, sorry, plus also, I think about that, make sure that we have a lot of data on the back side of the city council. That make the district thinking about things like this is just large at all. Our own services, our own districts have a lot of data. Safe route, those kinds of, that was, I'll say, network. That was very helpful. I'm quite a, that way when I look, so that state food, so that's what it is. The divided people town, whatever it is, in some ways, a little bit envious, having a place that is full of folks, but the same lose that ability and this change makes. So, very different comments. And just a quick time pack, we have about another 15 minutes on this item. And I will look like, so two council member coming and council member Brown. Mayor, I had a couple of comments that I wanted to first. One, I just wanted to clear for members of the public to file the special Brown district elections because it's going on quite a time and there's community meetings on district elections. Going back a couple of years now, that it wasn't until February of 2002 that we started looking for six districts and there had not been as it comes to outreach on this question of moving for six districts and a directly elected mayor. Council actually voted unanimously for just district elections until a subcommittee was formed in November, at which point the committee then brought back the notion of moving for six districts directly elected mayor. And what I've been hearing from the public and what's known to be true is that there was not a process around the outreach. So, I just wanted to make sure that's clear for the public. And while, you know, we might vary in whether we support districts or seven, you know, what's before us are the map. And part of why we sent staff to bring us back is because of the fact that there were concerns that were raised around the maps that were first produced, especially relating to full of low income areas or Latino being cut in same districts also having broad representation. Map 604 with staff brought back and while I'm not favoring the district, I thought it was a really good job of trying to address the concerns at the last city council meeting. When we look at the areas where there are higher participation in the community, know that those areas are flat, know that those areas are lower ocean. What 604 did was actually find areas which was expressed by council. It also did a good job of putting the lower west side back. It has districts, I mean the third district, but you know, I think that it does a good job of representing and gathering the upper west side. And you know, what it also did was council members and students really being able to have on the city council and having an opportunity to get elected with district five actually accomplished by having campus and also other agents as an interest to be able to have the district where they're coming together. So, and then it also again addressed around the east side and Seabright area in fact. And so I think that based on the fact that we sent staff back with a lot of these concerns, they addressed bringing forward maps of climate and also because of the mayor's rules around making staff representation and providing an opportunity to make a motion on the staff representation to make a subsequent motion that we adopted before being. And I did have a question on this as well. The other piece of this is that we've done a lot of, we had a lot of discussion about maps. We haven't had really any discussion and hasn't been much presentation on the election. So, I have a question regarding the election before we start that motion. On map 604B it has two sequences and I'm wondering if staff can take a minute to explain how those sequences would work and how it played to over represent for over representation. There's two council members in a district at the time if another district doesn't have a representative how do we reconcile that? Sure. Happy to do it. Just a couple of questions. There are 604B, there are scenarios or proposed in an alternate, because there are council members, three council members in a district, two council members in a district one, so that creates bacon. Really the two things are just trying to get the options for how those are assigned. A couple of tricks come into this. One is if a council member who's firm is up in 2020 gets assigned to a district that doesn't come up until 2024, I mean this current year will be their last office before they have to sit out before they come. On the flip side, 2024 members assigned to 2020, they can run midterm and if they're in the district, then they resign their last year at large. That's how it plays out for council members. For the vacancy, yes, there is the, this happens in many, many transitions. There is a vacancy. Interestingly, the council members current terms go until 2024, remain at large council members until 2024. So while there may not be a council member in that, they continue to be represented by the at large 2024 members. So could any of the 2024 council members resign now in 2024 or would actually be at large in if it's 2020? So yes, there were some council members in that that they would verify this. That is extremely helpful. So I want to thank you for explaining that because I was not sure how that would work, but I think that having that clarification that the council members would remain at large for election 2020. And with that, then I would, I would support also adding to that motion to go with alternative election sequence for map. Okay, we have a substitute motion made by the member Cummings and a second by council member Brown, map 604b with the alternative election. And so we'll do a roll call vote for substitute motion. No, and I can share why later. No. No. So the substitute motion does not fight again for. So now we are back to the motion on the floor and back to discussion. Council member Brown. I have a second. Motion. I do have some comments in general on the process, but I guess I'll just save those for next agenda items. They're relevant. You have another comment. Council member Cummings. I'll just say that having lived in last years and in the last few years, I think it's important to include that area from the lower ocean corridor. Also, including it with the more welcoming areas that are very just that neighborhood, especially if the idea is that you want to have more representation is likely going to result in less representation. So I think it's important to include that area. I think it's important to have a discussion on city council and I think city that our community to have a discussion around conversation, especially as it relates to the mayor if you want to have someone sit in a seat for years and we want to see diversity on our council and in the mayor. Also, I would also like to see the mayor. I don't think it's important that people be elected for a very difficult for low income and working class for office. I won't be supporting this as I don't think it would actually result in for the school's own. Lesson. Council Member Brown, looks like you. Yeah. Sorry. I, for a second I lost track for this voting on whether to substitute. So we are still on the substantive matter of the different map. I just want to echo Council Member Cummings comment. You know, really highlight questions about low income representatives and working class in our city and how it is that they can participate. The political process serving elected office is almost impossible to do. I mean, I've been trying to do it. I've done it. I've been very lucky to do it as a renter who was in place. And now I have the good fortune to have a network here that's allowed me to have stable housing. So that's just a big question. And then further, what I see is that as really in attempting to put other ideas of risk together are really giving, are not taking that perspective. The upper west side, the inner, you know, the near upper west side. I just don't know how to ration out my mind around that. I have the opportunity to have a district that actually has the potential of a representative represents that down to the area lower ocean. They have their own kind of all commercial network at area in the river. That's getting cut, right, as a district. I don't know that it really matters. Council member Myers brought up about other. And so I guess I know we put hairs about where, how to divide this up. It's always upsides and downsides. But I feel strongly that using 602, which I have to say, I've heard I have one commenter say they support. So the west side is falling in and they want to do it for west side in fact. Some of us spoke up about, or higher, for a Latino candidate, Latinx candidate, to elect a district that was shaped more like this or that. So I am disappointed as well. I hope voters can spend some time with that map before they make their. Council member Calantari Johnson. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to comment briefly on where my thinking was. I think the 604 attempts at some of the comments were made at the last hearing. But some of my concerns are that it does split up. I think it's on the west side and particular around the business corridors. So it's let's it right in half. It further separates university from neighborhood. And that's already a challenge where we city on the hill. And up there silos, I think it further separates the university. And it decreases the number of post districts. I think it's important that we have multiple districts that touch those. There were comments in the surveys that were done. Just a council member Brown's point that was brought up there were think 602 had some of the highest. Approved map in the last survey that we did. And I just want to point to one of the earlier slides that Doug showed us around the principles of how we need decisions. And that sort of being around one base ethnicity is something that's illegal. So I think that's an important. So those are some of my thoughts around why I ultimately 602 has a more balanced approach of thinking about all the services in need. Thank you. Thank you. Did you have any further discussion before we go to vote on this motion? I think I'll go ahead. No, no, no, I don't have any. Well, I mean, I just wanted to, you know, speak. I don't want to gas bag. No, I don't. Okay. We have a motion on. To. By counter a Johnson seconded by member Myers and then we have a roll call. That motion passes with five in favor. Again. Okay. That we have. Thank you for all the put in community and put on that map. So to with. Elections. Listed on that map. We are now ready to proceed to our next agenda item. Three. And I'm going to call a three minute. So we'll be back. Three minutes. Next up is agenda item number three. This is the second public hearing. Receive input from the community regarding the selection of a seven district map. And election. For members of the public who are streaming this meeting is an item you wish to comment on. Now is the time to call in using the instructions on your screen. The order will be a present item by these demographic. Followed by questions from. You will then public comment and return to council for deliberation and action. And I would like to. End it over to Doug Johnson. Welcome back. Again. They're nice again. Just reminder these are handy but I won't put the rules again but they are the same seven. Please to go over the seven district maps that were covered in class. Map 101. As a set of highly backed up. Really follow me. Just about everywhere. They're bound. And there are. Or touching. The. Post there. Map 101. Is more of a horizontal alignment of the district. So we only get. Postal district. Five. Yes. One district. Map 101. Is a combination of major roads. As well. And then map 101. The very different north best because it does have the. Yes. So it is divided to have a voice. The initial. Was. Right. Right neighborhood. Right with. Four doors together. And then there was a comment that. One of. West side. Five. So we do have. Two maps. And each one of these maps. Takes an additional step. So as you'll see. Map 101. Oh, I almost got. We also as. Map. The mission. As well from. Map 701. Looking the new map. A walk. Step by step. Just as. All change. Primarily putting the lower ocean. Four. And then that triggers a little rotation. Or push. Over the ocean. And then two needs to pick a population. It actually comes in. On the north side of. Orn picked up that northern area. And then there's a little bit of rotation. Really small. Pop. 101B is. The 101. One of ones. Different larger step. I. Pushes all the way over. Forty Avenue. I. I'm sorry. Of. No. Corrections. The ransom 40 and ocean. Boundary. Boundary. Boundary. Four. The territory into four. And so district one. Then comes all the way over to. To the river. And. District three. Then comes south of Michigan. Or pick a population down to Laurel and Lincoln. And. Results of. Five is also. There is a slight. Population. But. Another step. Of change. Wait. Builds on 101C. But then over on the west side. Approaches five and six. Much more like. The. West side. Like. Post road. Five. That happens in this map. The population numbers work. Because four has. And five and six are now rotated over in the west side. Comes down and picks up. Water. Plants. The Lagoon. And the neighborhood north. Bound four and five. This really is a. Progression of. Is small change. Is large. The large. Right. So again we have the interactive. Looking more detailed. But with that I will stop. The question. Council member. Questions on the seven districts. That. Elections. I will. Then go out to public comment. At this time. For members of public. For streaming this meeting. If this is an item. You'd like to comment on. You can raise your hand. Either by dialing star nine. On your phone. Or select. Raise hand. In the webinar polls on your computer. And if you're trying to speak. You'll hear an announcement. That's been unmuted. And the timer will be set. Three minutes. Is for public comment. On this. And election. So I will go to first member of the public. Reggie Meister. Hi there. I missed the first. One of these map. So I'm sure this was probably already covered. But. I am just like. The notion that. You can be sued. For having a racially polarized actions. But then at the same time. Your districts. Based on race. So how are we accountable. To the reason that we were sued in the first. Right. So I think. Most feels like. We're in a situation where. We could make it even worse. But because of some bureaucratic definition. That district elections are good. That now there's a like. I. Investigate. Because back in Santa Barbara. What. Is. Somebody just. Asked an expert. And the. Data says that it's. Polarized. And then someone asked another expert. And they again. Didn't let the public. Data and they said. It's racially polarized. And that was good enough. Then apparently. You just. Created this precedent. I'm wondering like. And I just hire an expert. Because. That's. What I think. Would be fair. And I'm just curious. The attorney has to say about that. Because otherwise. I mean doesn't this just seems. I mean. Like. Just silly. Okay. It got muted. Okay there we go. Which. From you. Vivian. So. I'd like to say that. The maps as I. Time. 101 C or 101. The ones that. Aligned with census tax that would provide. Most. Percentage Latino voters. In the. In those. In the last. I was a bit. As first I hear. Latino representation. That was their outreach done. I mean. These meetings. And then the next that same person. Those. Where. So one two would have given us. About 90%. Now the one that has been. Voted. And. Has. Now. Since. In that. Number four. To 13. 6%. And the amount. Registered. And that is to preserve. Seabright. And the businesses. Well you know. You know really. The long. The. That said. They also. That. This person said. I don't see. Aiding. That. You know. The. Is going. To. The. The. The. Right. And it's not. They. But it's also. Other things like. Representation. So. That is why. Members. This is all. Serious. And. Has. In. The. Latino. There is. An. A. S. Well. The. And. And there was. And. So. Someone. Does. Bias voting on behalf of latinos. And yet. And we say. That. Is the reason why we've only. Had one. candidate voting. Look at the systematic reasons in this city why there is not more left you know running at $20,000 a month. I as an educator when I was working not run for office. But then though I have two masks. Thank you for your input. Our next number of public phone number ending in 1705. Hello council. Thank you for taking my call. And once again, I'd like to thank you all for the hard work. I think it is a hard transition and as I mentioned for I actually for the outlook that we have now, I don't think that justifies all basically all the insults that we're saying about. For that said, I personally for the 201 app, think it is the best job of communities, members together. So overall, that's one. So I think so thank you for your time. That's all Mike. Thank you. Thank you for your input on that. And I'm looking for one more hand raised. Hello. Welcome. All right. Thanks, friend. Thank me on mute. Yeah, this is real short. All these people are called in and say there's all this racial bias voting and everything. Hey, the city is 37% white men. There aren't any white men on the council. Okay, you want to call that discrimination? I'm not. But you know, that's the way it is. And so, you know, those people are wrong. You know, that's all right. Thank you for your input. Caller and phone number ending in 274 when mute yourself. There's a lot of work still on the low west side, if there is a very little in common just wish it had been more sensible, like get involved. I'm scared from any sense, but I hope that without recommendation, you decide. Thank you for your input. That looks like that concludes our public comment on item numbers a seven district app and a one. And I will bring it to council members, council, anyone who would like to make a motion on the recommendation? So for the purposes of furthering discussion, I'd like to make a motion to adopt map 101 for the seven district app and the proposed election sequence to run districts for five and six and 2022 and district one, two, three and seven and 24. Sorry. Okay, so I'd like to make a motion to adopt map 101 for the seven district. I can email it one for the seven district app and proposed election sequence to run districts four, five and six 2022 and in 24 districts one, two, three, seven. Thank you for showing that closed first. So I'm collecting the proposed election. Is there a second? Is that mayor? We have a first by holder of motion and a second by smear watching and a session on map map 101. Okay. Mayor. Okay, I've been here. I think I'd like to do the ordinance separate because there's one other that we've decided on. So if we could just use the map sequence and then bring the ordinance up as a separate item because that will bring together all of that. I'll see Ron's attorney's office. My understanding too is that the way is focused on the map. The first item of the map election and then we'll move back next. Okay. So let's console member discussion. We have console member Cummings to go ahead. Mayor, I've had discussions with members of the public related to what's on the where we're currently at six, seven districts. And you know, so people are the members of the public clear this election we're being asked whether they should move forward. This six district mayor and the decision to move forward with seven districts on the outcome of this upcoming election. The six six districts at large mayor fails. Not only would it be undemocratic for us to change our election by way of ordinance, but it would be a violation of the constitution. Your article 11 sec five California state state shall be competent. All city charters provide in addition to those provisions allowable by this by the laws of the state. Number three, conduct the election. Based on the state constitution, we should move. Could we move forward with this decision require an amendment charter with fire vote? Given that there has no court termination that we're not bound by laws for in our oath and obligation uphold the concept of state of California, we're going to move that we table going to take a substantive motion, pay to table item number three until after certification 2020 primary results or indefinitely should the members of the public or with the council member coming in. We we're right now in discussion for the motion that was made on draft one for a one and we finish with that first and then go to where you're going. Um, it actually comes forward. And also, I will say that, you know, it's a little for me, given the last council meeting, it sounded like the rules of engagement that were established were to start with staff. That's not what followed. You know, I mean, I would refer to the city attorney, um, cross that being able to make motion and you would get appropriate. Oh, um, in discussing draft that one oh one motion was made and, um, you are proposing a substitute motion. I just need clarity on on your substitute motion. Oh, I sent it to Bonnie. Mayor Brunner, I'll just go ahead and second it while we're okay. Thank you. Someone is not sure. Okay. We have the motion. And Bonnie, I think it should be clear whether it's the table item number three. Got the item number three. Yeah. And I just, just to clarify because it includes not only the map, but also the ordinance. That's why that would Oh, well then, um, I'd add in Okay. What's the current Yeah, then I guess the, um, the reason why I said number three is because on the agenda, item number one was the legislative program. Number two was six district maps. Number three was Have a comment, Mayor. That's okay. Yeah. Go ahead. I saw what I, I, well, I guess I won't be starting this motion to table the item given that we heard from our demographer and staff that that having this actually pathway to go, particularly right now and given where we are with the process that has been sort of ensuing and forthcoming for years at this and then also just a There wasn't a seven district map recommendation specifically. It just just indicated that we needed to select a seven district map So, um, for those reasons Yeah, um, so If I Pardon me, mayor. If I could weigh in real Yes This is this is tony. And I'm listening in my car and I just got home. So I just wanted to weigh in here If the motion to table is seconded then, uh That is not a debatable motion. So it is in essence the same as a motion to call the question Um, the council can move directly to voting on the motion table Okay, so we don't vote on whether Yeah, it's not a It's not a sub motion. It's a motion to table is a non debatable motion. It ends discussion on the item So if that's accepted, then that would just end the discussion And it's not accepted then the council can proceed to discuss Seven district map and the proposed ordinance Um, okay. Thank you for that clarification. Is that clear for other council members? um Okay, and um council member Cummings I'm still understanding trying to understand your um reason for I For I understand your um you bringing this Writing the ordinance seven districts, but the map part Of tying it together ordinance and the map Get separate Yeah, hearing from uh members of the public. Um, yeah deal was that could This should be going to the public vote on rather than There was an opportunity for the Vote on whether we would move to seven districts and make that charter amendment That's not that hasn't been Not where the count is going But members of the public have reached out And that All of this should be taken together that we shouldn't be moving forward with an ordinance map that this should be going to the public For the public to decide on and it's likely that We'll see what happens with six districts, but I think what I've been hearing was that um They wanted to have an opportunity to weigh in with their votes that It's not going to have an opportunity to do that. They'd like us So, um, I think that's where I'm a little Is that there wouldn't need to be an ordinance a charter amendment seven districts I think some members of the public argue that um Whether we should move forward with the ordinance or whether we should move forward with an amendment to our charter Our constitution at the state of the state of california says Again that we competent all city powers to provide and those provisions allowable by this and by the laws of the state of california to conduct city elections What I've been hearing from members of the public is that um, you know, this is something that was established in the constitution And as elected officials, even if we do have the opportunity to change something by an ordinance If it's laid out in our constitution that people should be making a decision and that decision shall be codified with the charter that will be moving in the direction Making sure that it's as democratic as possible when we're making major changes shift to our election process Isn't it a pretty comment on that? Well, I guess my first comment is that that sounds like debate um This is not a debatable motion On the other hand an argument made That in order to amend uh The current at-large system, which is specified by the charter That a charter is required And we've analyzed that at fairly great length and have pointed out that in cases throughout california um Charter cities have transitioned district elections by ordinance When they've been threatened to uh with lawsuits under the california voting rights act Uh, or when they have been sued under the california So it was legal precedent for establishing collections by district in a charter city By an ordinance even though the charter specifies at-large I understand the legal argument can be being made Today it hasn't been validated by any reported court decision that that we've We're aware of Um nor has any such authority been pointed out to us in any of the correspondence that you've seen on this On this particular topic for this meeting. So Um, I understand the argument, but this is really a procedural Table to discussion Which should proceed directly to a vote. Okay, so then we will see directly. Thank you for clarifying That thank you councilmember Cummings Thanks So we will go directly to a vote of Motion to table the um Item number three seven election of a seven district map I mean, we have a roll call vote Number going for a johnson No I hear what No No Motion to table the item Um so councilmember Cummings commuted Yeah, again, I'll just say, you know, we're in this situation and we're in these circumstances because there was A lawsuit filed Saying that there's racially polarized voting In latino by latin by latin people in the city of tana And again similar to what i'm in first Um, so taken was that one of the things that was brought up Um at the last thing Was the fact that you would be using That percentage of voted for people within for example district four because Um, it was disconnected from a lot of lower ocean Even parts of upper ocean area The staff recommendation that came back to us map 101 Yeah, I actually want to express. I appreciate. I think that you all took um the community concerns into account Um, some of which came in around splitting the west lower west side into districts um, it took into that account Trying to um Keep the seabright area together to also more of the um Lower ocean and some of the ocean corridor which actually would Beast the latino vote with district And so I just want to express appreciation for what you all did on um six seven districts have to really corporate turn And back map of important Community brought up. So I'm um, I'm much more supportive Um, and will not be voting on map 101 coming um, we are Any discussion on that the motion that uh on the table of map 101 Also member brown I I just have a question. Um, it sounds like we're gonna coordinate Right, so I'll just comment that I am I'm not gonna The argument that I've made that councilmember Cummings has made and that members of the public have made about The dilution of Minority and low income voting Neighborhood block within the map that have been selected by this So I'm not Motion for the One Thank you councilmember brown councilmembers with um Discussion on map 101 So then we go to a roll call vote on the motion to select map 101 And maybe Yeah, it was four five and six for 2022 and then one two three seven At the motion passes This five and two Thank you, honey, okay um And then moving on Map and a seven map and now we will be with uh, uh, the next item select for The attorney's office the uh, ordinance Publication and ordinance I'll just give a little spiel. So we A draft ordinance and the back council has selected different maps than the ones that we put in draft ordinance fine So during this meeting I've been going through and making, you know, red lines that are necessary in order to Reflect the election Sure. So maybe I could Share my screen just gonna take you through the changes I did really quick. Would that make sense? Yes. Okay. There are my You see that Yes Okay, so this is the ordinance. I was I hit and I'll go through and I'm on Um section three. So, um, Barrett said so for me Change that so too, which is the council selected elections wins are instead of as Instead of the mayor plus four and five four and six In 2022 in 2024 We have one five and again, I've I've I've This is Going to section four And this seven just model I've changed 101d to just 101 In section subdivision a one and in subdivision a two uh that reflect the election sequencing which is four five six for 2022 and then we have one seven four so and then the we're getting a little bit tricky I want to take you through this we counted for this potential situation of you have uncertain election results as of my stick so meaning the Charter Amendment has clearly passed by that date but at a later date for men that and so in that scenario city would act bird initially to seven district because we've got to get our distance up to the county by that date so what we would have is for November 22 2022 it would be as if we had seven so we would be going off of 101 and four five and so forward that's reflected division section five but then what happens that is find out oh voters actually did like so we would need a version of that so 2024 have an at-large there less off of that map so to going and work what we have is three or and six which is oh and we sort of looked at the map and came up with that as basically everybody gets both and there's no skipping over district areas and then subdivision B and five talks about there's a vacancy in the office of member who's been elected in the seven model based off of that one of one from district four five and six and those are like under this scenario they would be filled by the who lives in district three four or six does basically the same that was a lot of information and but I just want to take you those edit different from what is in otherwise there are no other edit from session but what was in the oh actually let's section section seven code and again I just place six through this those are the only changes but thank you council members have questions for city of Braes office like council member coming wanted to ask again what the composition of the different like and like which district will be up for the electors I was trying to read it ordinance it looked like I didn't see when seven that's all four five and six but one two sorry what's your question did it say again sorry when are the different district seven okay well what was seven district it's it's gonna be reflective of what I'll go to share my unmute okay okay for the seven correct so on the top of page two thank you I'm seven district we're going under map 101 3.2 uh this place was for district four five six and then I guess my next question is um I guess it was I'm a little is this gonna go out public comment then back for action or are we at the question I'm not sure we did have this agenda item along with the prior item I would like to comment I'm sorry yeah so you know on our agenda this is kind of all under item number three and and so I wasn't clear as a question I was just trying to see if this is a comment or if this is a comment at the act or my understanding was that this I mean I would I would hurt the mayor on that but this is uh listed as an essential action under item three so I believe members of the public had had enough comment on it but again I would hear in the sorry I was unmuted uh we did the map and the election went but I'm not public comment on the ordinance so this is the question period and about public comment and then back so for the question any other questions council members ordinance okay okay so at this time I will bring it out to the public and the ordinance um that in the agenda packet that the edits to the relevant maps that were selected during tonight's meeting have updated in that ordinance as as well as elections instances that were accompanying those platforms so this is an item uh if you remember the public and this is uh an item you'd like to comment on now is time to raise your hand by dialing star nine on your phone selecting hand in the webinar polls of your computer and when it's your turn to hear an announcement that's been unmuted and the timer will then be set if there's any attendees that would like comment on the ordinance not seeing any hands raised I will bring it up there anybody who would like to make a motion to move question on the ordinance vice mayor Watkins I'm happy to move the ordinance given the update section we have a motion to spare Watkins through the updated ordinance reflecting those maps and a second council member Myers and um question the comment from council members and anybody who hasn't spoken yet like council member Brown and council member coming thank you mayor Brunner I was say I've already spoken as well but maybe a little bit less okay thank you uh so I um yeah I just want to make a few comments here um for you to the vote I I won't be supporting uh the ordinance um I've I've made my was on this process uh pretty clear as forward I'm just gonna try to very share what those are try to encapsulate those without taking a lot of time um so you know I just one uh one you know I think this is just a fundamentally by democratic process dying the voters to write whether or not they want just election structure for our government is anti-democratic uh it under my two I think it undermined this whole process uh the way it's done quickly um and the gymnastics that I'm staff both through and our legal council both just try to try to get this done a way that really kind of still still prior to a vote of the people um it really undermines the voter process and I think right the partisan health I understand our legal council are that the CRA health voting rights act from harder but I don't think these laws and I think that you know we'll we'll learn more forward uh unfortunately we'll wait if you go this route um three uh adopting an ordinance seven districts just not necessary at the time really kind of repeating first to reinforce that that's the false choice that voters um the ballot language staff for yes no on quick plus an out large mayor and you've got to go in and analysis for that okay well you know vote no then it's seven just everybody I've talked with learning about this says they can't even wrap their minds around that don't understand it they don't get that voice I think that that um that message is well this is kind of a sleeper issue thus far as I'm sure so long the discussion I hard to imagine that our process it doesn't have to be this way it doesn't um you know instead dubs uh about how we move for your fair represent that was really our interest fair represent think about right about other metrics talk with go into talk with about their um but what we're doing here is not about fair represent as far as I can tell and um it's unfortunate I'm very dismayed uh by the way this process folded lock ordinance right now without like very disdainous to put it before the voters I recognize that very within the legal constraints as as set up by our our legal advisors um but there's just so much more we doing you know I think there's a missed opportunity thank you council member brown um I would just like to um say you know this whole process um as as a new council member coming in an already given situation um and you know the option for us very limited in terms of a path forward um so uh you know I understand um some of the public input and comment dealing behind closed doors um it has been a very limited process in terms of what our options have been presented in in that we are moving to the collection and so here we are trying to make um decisions based on all of the input we see to date and there's been quite a few um members of the public who have uh written us about filled out today and um our gap this in ways that forward um you know with the best representation that we can within this course situation and um so thank you for your comment um council member coming yeah I'll just one thing I'll point out I think I made a lot of my comments around what should do in terms of trying to create a very periodic process um but you know one of the things that came up with the steps that there is potential that um that we may be in a position where we'll have four seven districts and then six districts um 2024 in an at-large fair if we can't get the votes cleared in time and that was actually one of the reasons that um folks brought up is why we should move forward with six districts directly there now is avoid that happening and here we're just now being pulled by staff that that might the outlook will move seven districts and I just want to say that you know there was a really good opportunity for us to ask voters if we want to move seven districts or not and they voted yes program amendment of the system with the help of the constitution um and also asked if they wanted to direct the mayor which case we could have continued to have engagement conversation around role of the mayor conversation what they would do and um and also I think there is some current around the fact that there is potential for overrepresentation with the mayor being and that having an impact on our decision so um I guess the last thing I'll say on the seven issue with regard to the ordinance is that um you know more work six districts doesn't pass we're in a position where we have seven districts there's a lot of work still needed you know currently city council um elects the um mayor and vice mayor based on how many votes we'll be in a situation where there are people represented of different districts they'll all be the highest it will be um I think everybody will feel entitled to so I think it's moving forward um as we continue to work districts like really up with the process our mayor and vice should we end up with seven districts and um that's something that I think really need in mind is should we not stress that it's in a very um difficult situation should we end up with and I will leave my comments there um yeah um not going to be supporting the ordinance but I want to thank everyone for all the work they've done over the past few council members things um I think there will definitely be next step um and in uh process in terms of the example you brought up uh mayor vice mayor and um once we you know get to that next step having those discussions council member boulder thank you and any other council members questions before go to a float on the ordinance you so um we have a motion by vice mayor what was seconded by council member meyers on the ordinance end of pocket we have a roll call vote uh that motion passes by current okay that does include our agenda items today thank you everybody for for input and comment and we will continuing this work uh next step the um the website on this he will also up and running mard are you still here sure about the next step that you know of so far um well you mentioned the website um Doug can speak this more than I can but my recollection is that we're actually required in the content on our website 10 years back the the standard practice in this case it'll be nine years until the next um and then we will do a second reading of the ordinance which will be uh a public and so we will notice that website as well um as soon as I confirm that that is probably me but I will that that date and I'll be updated on our website and um then this then there will be the June election ballot measure for the voters decide whether it's a six or seven decision election I just had that that interactive map that we looked at earlier I already have the title so that the council selects the council select seven decision both lists first um okay thank you so much uh this meeting is