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Charter Review Committee schedules April presentations; redistricting proposal to be previewed April 2
Summary
The committee set a schedule for subcommittee presentations: independent redistricting committee proposals are slated for April 2, a Human Rights & Equity report for April 14, and staff said the aim is to transmit recommendations to the Board of Supervisors by May 5; county counsel warned the committee must finalize direction before the final meeting.
The San Mateo County Charter Review Committee set a schedule for subcommittee presentations and signaled a push to get recommendations to the Board of Supervisors by early May.
Kathleen Wheeler, chair of the district lines subcommittee, said the group has interviewed former supervisors and legal counsel and expects to present a proposal to create an independent redistricting committee to the full committee on Thursday, April 2, with a preview possible on March 17. "We're in the process of interviewing a number of people... We've got a pretty clear understanding of what's what happened, and where we wanna go with the proposed amendment to the charter for an independent redistricting committee," Wheeler said.
Eddie Flores reported that his subcommittee on board governance has drafted a briefing memo after meeting with Board President Supervisor Corso; members expect edits back by the following Tuesday and plan to finalize recommendations for committee consideration.
Monica Mejia said the Human Rights & Equity committee has scheduled its first meetings and requested an April 14 slot to present its recommendations; the full committee agreed to that date.
Staff and the chair emphasized scheduling constraints. Committee staff said the goal is to forward materials to the Board of Supervisors by May 5 and noted an April 28 meeting is scheduled as the committee's final chance to approve reports. County attorney Brian reminded members that the committee must have clear direction in advance of the final meeting because there will be limited time for revisions. "The committee will be approving the report at that meeting... there won't be time for revisions after that," Brian said.
The chair also reminded members that recommendations require 10 votes to move to the Board of Supervisors and that presentations may be staged — preview, discussion and then a later vote — to ensure materials are ready for inclusion in the board packet.
Next steps: District lines, governance and other subcommittees will prepare written materials in advance of their April presentation dates; staff will circulate the meeting schedule and packet deadlines.
