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Transition to District Elections (2019)
Documents and information from meetings related to the transition to district elections:
City Council meeting of November 5, 2019
At their meeting on November 5, 2019, the City Council took the following action:
- Adopted an urgency ordinance providing for the election of five members of the City Council by districts, establishing the boundaries and identification number of each district, and establishing the election order of each district.
Meeting Documents:
City Council meeting of October 22, 2019
At their meeting on October 22, 2019, the City Council took the following action:
- Selected Five District Map Option 4 as the final map, and assigned district election sequencing: Districts 2, 3, and 5 in 2020; Districts 1 and 4 in 2022. View the map (PDF).
Meeting Documents:
- Item 7 - Staff Report - District Elections Draft Maps and Map Selection (PDF)
- Item 7 - District Elections Draft Maps Demographer Presentation (PDF)
- View video of City Council discussion of Item 7
City Council meeting of October 8, 2019
At their meeting on October 8, 2019, the City Council took the following action:
- Provided direction to draft additional maps for consideration on October 22, 2019.
Meeting Documents:
- Item 7 - Staff Report - District Elections Draft Maps (PDF)
- Item 7 - District Elections Draft Maps Demographer Presentation (PDF)
- View Interactive Online Versions of the Draft Maps
- View video of City Council discussion of Item 7
Community Workshop on September 21, 2019
A Community Workshop was held on Saturday, September 21 at the Davis Senior Center. Over 30 members of the community attended the workshop. The demographer made presentations on the districting process, and attendees were invited to draw district maps.
Workshop Materials:
- Demographer's Community Workshop Presentation (PDF)
- Maps drawn by workshop participants
- Draw a Map - Population by Census Tract (PDF)
- Draw a Map - Population by Precinct (PDF)
City Council meeting of September 10, 2019
At their meeting on September 10, 2019, the City Council took the following actions:
- Received presentation on Davis demographics and creating districts by Paul Mitchell of Redistricting Partners
Meeting Documents:
- Item 7 - Staff Report - Public Hearing No. 2 Supplemental Information (PDF)
- Item 7 - District Elections Staff Presentation (PDF)
- Item 7 - District Elections Demographer Presentation (PDF)
- View video of City Council discussion of Item 7
City Council meeting of September 3, 2019
At their meeting on September 3, 2019, the City Council took the following actions:
- Received presentation on Davis demographics and creating districts by Paul Mitchell of Redistricting Partners
- Council expressed consensus in the following:
- Not interested in at-large mayor position
- Demographer to draw map options for both 5 and 7 member districts
- Introduced Ordinance Changing the Date of the City’s Elections
- Directed staff to submit the Ordinance to Yolo County Board of Supervisors
Meeting Documents:
- Item 6 - Staff Report - Transition to City Council District Elections (PDF)
- Item 6 - District Elections Staff Presentation (PDF)
- Item 6 - District Elections Demographer Presentation (PDF)
- View video of City Council discussion of Item 6
- Item 7 - Staff Report - Moving the Date of Municipal Elections to November (PDF)
- View video of City Council discussion of Item 7
City Council meeting of August 13, 2019
At their meeting on August 13, 2019, the City Council took the following actions:
- Declared intention to transition from at-large to district-based elections, outlined specific steps to be undertaken to facilitate the transition, and estimated a timeframe for action
- Authorized City Manager to contract with a demographer to assist with legal requirements to develop proposed boundaries for district elections
- Declared intention to move the date of municipal elections to November, to be held on the day of the statewide general election
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