Memorandum
Date: November 30, 2021
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: (a) Redistricting Public Hearing #4 - Final Approval of Boundaries/Maps; (b) Discussion of a Draft Ordinance Amending Article II of Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code, Establishing the Boundaries of the Supervisorial Districts for the County of Lake, Pursuant to Sections 21500 et seq of the California Elections Code
Executive Summary:
As your Board is aware, Census data is collected every ten years, and in the year following, Counties are responsible to undertake “Redistricting,” to ensure Supervisorial Districts are essentially equivalent, in terms of population.
Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 21507.1, your Board is required to hold a series of four Public Hearings. On August 11, you adopted the following schedule for these hearings:
Tuesday, August 31: Public Hearing #1 - Intro to the Process
Special Board Meeting, Timed Item for 10am
Saturday, October 2: Public Hearing #2 - Communities of Interest
Special Board Meeting, at 10am, solely to conduct this Redistricting Public Hearing
Tuesday, November 2: Public Hearing #3 - Draft Maps Presented
Regular Board Meeting, Timed Item for 6pm
Tuesday November 30: Public Hearing #4 - Final Approval of Boundaries/Maps
Special Board Meeting, Timed Item at 10am
Video recordings of the August 31, October 2 and November 2 Hearings are available on the County of Lake, CA YouTube Channel:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgznI_CecGk>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5NZNGgMiCA>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TGKLNUBjBA>
Margaret Long and Carolyn Walker of Prentice Long, the County’s Contractor for Redistricting Consulting Services, will be present to facilitate Public Hearing #4 - Final Approval of Boundaries/Maps.
As you are very probably aware, the County’s esteemed Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Lon Sharp, published a series of six potential Draft Maps (“Option 1” through “Option 6”) for your Board’s and the public’s consideration over the course of Lake County’s Redistricting process. “Option 6” is the likely final map, presented for your Board’s approval today:
<http://gispublic.co.lake.ca.us/portal/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=ee10c2cbd3c44cdabaeb03ff0c142ea3>
We are grateful to those who have contributed input throughout this process; it truly helped to inform the proposed final map.
Today’s Public Hearing, and was noticed in LakeCoNews (September 18) and the Lake County Record-Bee (September 22). The notice is available in Spanish and English at:
<http://www.lakecountyca.gov/redistricting2021/>
Staff recommends your Board approve “Option 6” as the Final Lake County Supervisorial District Boundaries drawn in response to Census 2020 data.
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Recommended Action:
(a) Conduct the Public Hearing, in partnership with Ms. Long. Provide direction to staff, as needed.