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Redistricting Public Hearing • Page 2 Public Hearing Process Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21627, Riverside is required to hold at least four public hearings on the redistricting process. The City must conduct the public hearings in the following manner: • At least one hearing before any maps are drawn; • At least two hearings after maps are drawn; and • At least one hearing or workshop to be held on a Saturday, Sunday, and after 6 p.m. on a weekday. The ICGC will host one public hearing on August 3, 2022, and one public workshop on September 3, 2022, before any maps are drawn. At the first public hearing, the City's demographer, Paul Mitchell of Redistricting Partners, will present the process and the legal parameters that must be considered when preparing district boundaries and opportunities for the public to engage in the process. The ICGC will receive public comments. During both the public hearing and workshop, the ICGC will provide direction to City staff and the City's demographer regarding the criteria to be used, consistent with the required legal parameters, to create one or more draft ward maps. Community Outreach: In addition to the formal public hearing process, the City is implementing a robust multi-lingual community engagement plan branded "Reshape Riverside." The Engagement Plan includes 16 community workshops, including two virtual workshops held on a Saturday. Outreach efforts will include advertisements at community events; and engaging community-based organizations such as neighborhood associations, faith organizations, nonprofits, and others. The City will provide multiple ways for the public to submit feedback through in-person and online formats, such as interactive map drawings and fillable Communities of Interest forms. Materials will be provided in English and Spanish. Thus far, the City has sent a bill insert to all utility customer households and will consistently share Redistricting information through all of the City's digital platforms, email notifications, and the posting of flyers and posters at key locations throughout the City. Staff will work with Parks, Community Services, and Recreation Department and Riverside Unified School District to distribute materials. In addition, the City will also make over 100 direct contacts to community members who participated in the 2010 redistricting process, along with reaching out to many more neighborhood and homeowners associations, churches, nonprofits, business associations, and active members of the community. Robust outreach will continue throughout the Redistricting process. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT: Reshape Riverside Redistricting process contributes to the City Council's Envision 2025 Strategic Plan Priority and Goals: Community Well -Being— Ensuring safe and inclusive neighborhoods where everyone can thrive with the following goal: Goal 2.4 Support programs and innovations that enhance community safety, encourage neighborhood engagement, and build public trust: and,