Date: April 1, 2020
Description: The 2020 Census collected information on the population living in Goleta on this date.

Date/Time: February 17, 2021, 6:00 PM (Public Engagement Commission Meeting)
Description: The Commission received an introduction to the 2021/22 electoral districting process and provided input.

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Video of Public Engagement Commission Meeting

Date/Time: April 22, 2021, 6:00 PM (Public Engagement Commission Meeting)
Description: The Commission continued to learn and provide input on the 2022 electoral districting process. The meeting included a discussion and input on the stakeholder list, media list, venue list, and communities of interest, as well as a presentation on how to use the online mapping tools.

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Video of Public Engagement Commission Meeting

Date/Time: June 7, 2021, 6:00 PM
Description: First community workshop held virtually, to inform and educate the public on district-based elections.

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Video of First Community Workshop

Date/Time: June 26, 2021, 11:00 AM
Description: Second community workshop held in-person at the Goleta Union School District board room, located at 401 North Fairview Avenue, to inform and educate the public on district-based elections.

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Date/Time: August 2, 2021, 6:00 PM
Description: Third community workshop held in-person outside the Goleta City Council chambers, located at 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, to inform and educate the public on district-based elections. Presentation on the overall project, the line-drawing tools available to the public, the project schedule, and first public hearing on how the districts should be drafted.

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Date: August 12, 2021
Description: The preliminary 2020 Census data was released.

Date/Time: August 17, 2021, 6:00 PM (City Council Meeting)
Description: Second public hearing to solicit “input regarding the composition of the districts” prior to drawing the draft maps, and to identify and vote on neighborhoods and communities of interest to keep together in one district.

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Date/Time: August 19, 2021, 6:00 PM (Public Engagement Commission Meeting)
Description: The Commission received an update on the districting process so far, as well as the remaining process and timeline, and provided feedback to city staff.

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Date: September 20, 2021
Description: The California Statewide Database released its official prisoner-adjusted 2020 Census data.

Date/Time: November 4, 2021, 6:00 PM (Public Engagement Commission Meeting)
Description: Fourth community workshop held to inform and educate the public on district-based elections. Consultants and staff were available to assist people in using the tools to draw and submit their own paper and/or online maps.

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Video of Public Engagement Commission Meeting

Date/Time: December 9, 2021, 6:00 PM (Public Engagement Commission meeting)
Description: The Commission received an update on the districting process so far, as well as the remaining process and timeline, and provided feedback to city staff.

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Date: January 6, 2022
Description: Deadline for the public to submit proposed draft maps.

Date: January 19, 2022
Description: Draft maps posted to the website.

Date/Time: January 26, 2022, 6:00 PM (Public Engagement Commission meeting)
Description: The Commission reviewed the submitted draft maps and made recommendations to the City Council.

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Date/Time: February 1, 2022, 6:00 PM (City Council Meeting)
Description: Third overall and first post-draft public hearing to solicit “input regarding the content of the draft maps and the proposed sequence of elections.” The City Council reviewed the submitted draft maps.

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Date/Time: February 3, 2022, 4:30 PM (Special City Council Meeting)
Description: Fourth overall and second post-draft public hearing to solicit “input regarding the content of the draft maps and the proposed sequence of elections.” The City Council considered the Public Engagement Commission’s recommendations and deliberate on the draft maps.

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Video of Special City Council Meeting

Date/Time: February 24, 2022, 4:30 PM (Special City Council Meeting)
Description: Fifth overall and third post-draft public hearing to solicit “input regarding the content of the draft maps and the proposed sequence of elections.” The City Council continued deliberating on the draft maps.

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Date/Time: March 1, 2022, 6:00 PM (City Council Meeting)
Description: The City Council officially selected a map and introduced the ordinance adopting that map and making the change to by-district elections.

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Date/Time: March 15, 2022, 6:00 PM (City Council Meeting)
Description: The Council held a second reading of the ordinance formally adopting the map.

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