Peralta Community College District
Governing Board Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee
MEETING AGENDA
Friday, February 4, 2011
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
District Board Room
AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Bill Riley, Chair
Marcie Hodge, Member
Nicky González Yuen, Member
Abel Guillén, Alternate
Any Meeting Materials will be posted on the ad hoc committee website:
http://www.peralta.edu/apps/docs.asp?Q=1738
Present: Chancellor Allen, Trustees Yuen and Hodge (via conference call), General Counsel
Nguyen, Marstel-Day team, Lee Halterman (via conference call), Charles Bradshaw, Jessica
Tse, and Isaac Ramirez.
1. Introductions
2. Project Overview
 The Peralta Community College District (PCCD) will adjust its Trustee districts to comply with
federal and state requirements for compact, contiguous districts of near equal population
using 2010 Census data.
A project overview was given by Marstel-Day consulting firm. Variance is allowed between
Districts, but the greatest it should be is a 10% swing. Parity is the ideal. The communities
of interest drive how boundaries are re-drawn. The registrar of voters has to readjust lines
with the consulting firm to realign blocks and precincts, with the goal of parity. The District
submits the final redistricting plan, and then the Registrar needs 6 months to integrate that
plan. One of the consulting firm team members has background in social justice issues.
GIS data is also provided. Census data also provides language groups. Alameda County
doesn’t have to comply with section 5 requirements. Communities of interest and
stakeholders will be identified. Four alternatives will be presented to the full Board, with
time for public review. Current or similar trustee district would be one of the alternatives,
with minimum disruption to that District’s communities of interest. Trustees are interviewed
individually at the start of this process. There will be a ten minute Board meeting
presentation on March 29th, with Trustee interviews on April 5th. Public hearings could occur
in May, with public community meetings held in September. Interview question relate to
where communities of interest are located in the District. The requirement is April 2012,
with December 2011 as the goal.
3. Project Requirements for PCCD redistricting:
333 East 8th Street Oakland, CA 94606 (510) 466-7203 repstein@peralta.edu
Peralta Community College District
Governing Board Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee
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New districts must:
 meet legal requirements for near-equal population, compactness and contiguity
 comply with U.S. Voting Rights Act
 take into account preserving “communities of interest”
Satisfy Open Meeting requirements for openness, public transparency and public
involvement
Meet Alameda County Registrar of Voter requirements and timelines
4. Deliverables
 Four draft alternatives using Census 2010 data
 Four public meetings to discuss drafts and take inputs
 Develop up to two new alternatives that incorporate public input, as appropriate
 Provide final plan, with supporting data to Board for public hearing, consideration and
adoption
 Deliver approved plan to Alameda County Registrar of Voters and support incorporation into
the Registrar’s overall redistricting effort
5. Project Schedule
Respectfully submitted,
Roxanne Epstein
466-7203
repstein@peralta.edu
333 East 8th Street Oakland, CA 94606 (510) 466-7203 repstein@peralta.edu