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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.18.21 Public Comment PacketClerk of the Board Andy Pickett Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk of the Board 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 T: 530.552.3300 Oroville, California 95965 F: 530.538.7120 Members of the Board Bill Connelly | Debra Lucero | Tami Ritter | Tod Kimmelshue | Doug Teeter buttecounty.net/administration MEMORANDUM DATE: RE: November 18, 2021 Public Comment Submitted for November 18, 2021 Butte County Board of Supervisors Meeting Item 3.01– Resolution Re-authorizing Continued Teleconference Meetings of the Board of Supervisors pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act as amended by AB 361. Enclosed please find all public comment related to Item 3.01 at the November 18, 2021 Board of Supervisors Meeting. Shyanne Valencia Administrative Assistant to Clerk of the Board Board of Supervisors Meeting - Item 3.01 eComments Report Rob BerrySubmitted At: 8:19am 11-22-2I support map #69836. I don't care who drew it. Nothing in the law requires the BOS to select a map drawn exclusively by the consultant. What we know is that from the dais, Debra Lucero stated that this map put her and Tami Ritter in the same district. Either she knew that was incorrect and lied about it, or she didn't know but thought she would say it anyway because it served her purpose. Either way, dishonesty or incompetence, her reasoning for opposing this map is nothing but refusing to accept that her personal opinion does not carry the day. I live in Chico, and I believe that with 1/2 the population, 4 districts are appropriate. Unlike the consultant's maps, this one respects the natural and cultural distinctions and commonality among the districts as drawn.Please approve map 69836. Melody ProebstelSubmitted At: 5:57pm 11-17-21Please continue the teleconference option for Board of Supervisor meetings. With our low vaccination rates and so many people not wearing masks in the board room, it is not safe for everyone to attend the meetings in person. It is essential to our community's health that this is re-authorized. Thank you. Alicia TriderSubmitted At: 3:28pm 11-17-2I support map A6. I do not support gerrymandering in favor of any political party. I want fair representation of all communities and constituents, not just right-wing conservative constituents. Caitlin DalbySubmitted At: 3:11pm 11-17-21It is clear that map A6 makes the most logical sense following guidelines set forth by the Fair Maps Act as well as the demographics of Butte County. A large portion of Butte County's population resides in Chico, an urban center with a unique set of challenges, neighborhoods that should be kept together, etc. Cohasset, Forest Ranch, andMagalia/Paradise should be kept together as they too have a unique set of challenges separate from the urban area of Chico in the valley. Cohasset absolutely should not be grouped with valley communities. Their challenges and interests are exactly that of my own as a resident of Forest Ranch. It also makes great sense to keep Orovilleas intact as possible. The most egregious thing that the newly introduced DistrictR ID 69836 is that is splits up Mechoopda land. Please give map 69836 NO MORE consideration. Adopt map A6, which gives the fairest representation to our mountain/forest/foothill citizens, our urban centers, our agricultural areas, and MechoopdaTribe boundaries. Clerk of the Board Andy Pickett Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk of the Board 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 T: 530.552.3300 Oroville, California 95965 F: 530.538.7120 Members of the Board Bill Connelly | Debra Lucero | Tami Ritter | Tod Kimmelshue | Doug Teeter buttecounty.net/administration MEMORANDUM DATE: RE: November 18, 2021 Public Comment Submitted for November 18, 2021 Butte County Board of Supervisors Meeting Item 4.03– Board of Supervisors Public Comment. Enclosed please find all public comment related to Item 4.03 at the November 18, 2021 Board of Supervisors Meeting. Shyanne Valencia Administrative Assistant to Clerk of the Board Board of Supervisors Meeting - Item 4.03 eComments Report Emily Donaldson Submitted At: 10:55am 11-18-21 I support map A6 because it: _ Follows the almost unanimous community of interest testimony received since last week _ Creates two compact urban Chico districts _ Unites Cohasset with Forest Ranch in the foothills district _ Unites Mechoopda _ Keeps Berry Creek with Oroville _ Minimally splits the City of Oroville, placing the airport into District D I do not support the alternate map 69836 because it: _ Ignores nearly all the community of interest testimony received to date _ Splits Chico into four districts, splitting neighborhoods that sought to be kept together within one district _ Splits Cohasset from the foothills district _ Splits Bidwell Park and places a portion into the foothill district _ Splits Mechoopda _ Creates two agricultural districts on the west side of the county Please vote in accordance with what the citizens of Butte County want. Thank you. Helen Harberts Submitted At: 4:17pm 11-17-21 I support the proposed redistricting map A 6. I believe the other proposed maps are either not compliant with the law, or not in the best interests of the citizens of Butte County. I am ashamed of those Board members who tried this back door approach to gutting the rights of Oroville and Chico Citizens, while diluting the power of Paradise folks. cameron crawford Submitted At: 3:05pm 11-17-21 As citizen of the County of Butte I have now reviewed all the materials posted on the Board of Supervisors website relevant to the redistricting issue and it seems quite clear that the choice that makes the most sense for the most people in the county is the MAP A6. Please Approve the resolution selecting consultant map A6 Board of Supervisors Meeting - Item 4.03 eComments Report hilary hermanSubmitted At: 1:52pm 11-17-21I am writing in support of Map A6, provided by a hired consultant, not Map 69836 as presented by Supervisor Teeter. Map 69836 is a clear example of gerrymandering. (And I'll bet the Brown Act) 10 years ago the Barber neighborhood was removed from district 2 as attempt of the then Supervisor to keep his seat. We now have not only the Fair Maps Act to guide us but also our conscience. Please, set this right. We should not be slicing and dicing Butte County to serve ones political gains. We have mountain foothills, urban, and agricultural areas, there is no reason, aside from political gain to approve any Map other than A6. I love Butte County but enough is enough. This is embarrassing and only asking for outrage and lawsuits,