Special Meeting - Public Hearing #4 
Transition to District Elections

Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021

Updated Draft Maps Now Available

An updated set of draft maps outlining how San Mateo could be split into 5 City Council districts are now available for your review. The City’s consulting expert demographer has drafted these draft maps based on community input, the latest 2020 Census data and legally required criteria. Review the maps. 

After hearing from the public, the Council gave direction in Public Hearing #3 to proceed with asking the community for more input and revising Draft Map 3 as the primary option to consider.

Share Your Input

Community feedback is critical to this process and there's still time to share your input! Join the upcoming hearing and visit the City's District Elections web page for more information, a schedule of upcoming hearings and ways to participate remotely. You may also email comments to districtelections@cityofsanmateo.org.

Watching a Public Meeting Online

Due to COVID-19, all City Council and Commission meetings will be held remotely. In-person attendance is not an option.

The public can attend public meetings and provide comment virtually using the instructions included in the agenda and provided on the Public Meeting Portal. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office for questions.

Connecting to a Live Meeting in Zoom

• Click the ‘Join via Zoom’ link included at the top of each meeting agenda to join the meeting.  All attendees are view-only participants who will be muted.

• You can also view the broadcast live on Comcast/channel 27, Wave/channel 26, or AT&T/channel 99, the TV live stream online, or the live stream on our Youtube channel.

Providing Public Comment During a Live Meeting

• During the meeting by computer: Find the agenda for the meeting you wish to attend and click the link at the top of the agenda to be added to the meeting. All attendees are muted by default. To speak press the “Raise Your Hand” icon and you will be called on at the appropriate time.
  
  
• During the meeting by telephone: Call (408) 638-0968 and enter the conference ID found at the top of the meeting agenda. To indicate you want to provide public comment, press *9 to raise your hand. When called upon press *6 to unmute, then state your name and provide your comments.
  
  
• NOTE: A 3-minute time limit may be observed. Please refer to Meeting Decorum for details.

Providing Public Comment by Email

• For comments BEFORE release of the agenda: send emails to the appropriate email address (see below) for inclusion in the agenda packet 4:00 pm on the Wednesday preceding the meeting.
  
  
• For comments AFTER release of the packet: send emails to the appropriate email address (see below). Emails will be shared with the Council or Commission electronically or placed on the dais the day of the meeting. For a 7:00 pm meeting, emails must be received by 4:00 pm on the day of the meeting. These comments will be made part of the permanent official record.
  
  
• City Council agenda item comments: clerk@cityofsanmateo.org