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Sonia Carvalho noted consultant hired to prepare these maps. Noted if there are <br />maps that want to be proposed and after consultant has reviewed, then legal will <br />review and render a legal opinion. If the consultant has elevated maps to a review <br />level, the consultant has reviewed for legality as well. <br />Councilmember Penaloza thanked the community for their participatir ". Wants to <br />see some community submitted drafts elevated to a proper draft nu, r, which <br />would be 86656. Not supportive of maps cutting through neighbo, ,ds, as in one <br />of the Viet Rise maps. Should run along major corridors to kee-ighborhoods <br />intact. Provided input regarding data. Noted the various neia' -)ds that should <br />be kept intact. <br />Councilmember Phan thanked the community and P 'stricting Partne, - the <br />participation. Is in support of removing all maps (c, iltant and non -cons, 't <br />maps) that do not have an Asian plurality distrir' juncilmember Phan moL. d, <br />not seconded after discussion. <br />Mayor Sarmiento inquired if a majority counc,. ild nr" /ee to a map by a 213 <br />votes what would be the next step. <br />Redistricting Partners consultar' ,-li1 Mitchell noted 'the Fair Maps Act does <br />not require a vote threshold rec ` If a decision, 'I not be made on April <br />17, 2022, then on April 18, 2022 y n,,. -,f public co, ask a court to take <br />redistricting from the city council G hich tir►,, —known ,✓hat steps will be taken <br />by the court. <br />Clerk of the Cour Jomez nc, nat the city charter requires a 213 votes. <br />Sonia Carv- , wants to 1 w for certa, 'Je current maps meet a threshold <br />requirem, State law d, , not preemp, i charter. Charter can make <br />requirem, that are , 4^1A la,✓ and this is what the voters have done. <br />Mayor Sarmie, -iupportive of draft map A and A2 and provided input for areas <br />'-r such that have a historic element. <br />Councilmei. Mena-larified for the record that constituents requested for the <br />following to s, together. asian plurality, south, north, Sullivan neighborhood, Delhi <br />neighborhood. d have one member per ward. Also, provided input for map A and <br />42 regarding 7 in plurality. <br />1v r Prr ,n Bacerra inquired about the deadline. <br />Clerk L the Council Daisy Gomez described the process for approving maps. <br />Redistricting Partners consultant Paul Mitchell noted April 17, 2022 is the state <br />deadline, not the county registrar deadline. They will allow time after that deadline <br />for the files to get to them. <br />City Council 20 — 20 1�W2022 <br />