Mayor Taylor, Vice-Mayor Combs, Council Members Nash, Carlton and Mueller and Staff, An Independent Redistricting Commission sets the highest standard for ethics and transparency and will continue to strengthen our local democracy as supported by many non-partisan good governance/electoral advocacy groups. Attached is a detailed statement in support of establishing and Independent Redistricting Commission and attachments. The attachments include Common Cause letter 10172019, AB 849, and a Sample Process Timeline. Respectfully, Pamela D. Jones, resident The impossible dissipates when I becomes WE. application/pdf attachment: Goal_Setting_2020_Independent_Redisttricting_Commission.pdf application/pdf attachment: Attachment_A_-_Common_Cause_Menlo_Park_Information_Redistricting_.pdf application/pdf attachment: Attachment_B_-_AB_849__Bonita__Chaptered_10092019.pdf application/pdf attachment: Attachment_C_-_Sample_IRC_Timeline.pdf