Roman Munoz introduced Pat Tami, RBF Consulting, who created the proposed trustee areas based on the following criteria: a) Each trustee area shall contain a nearly equal number of inhabitants; b) Trustee area borders shall be drawn in a manner that complies with the State and Federal Voting Rights Acts; c) Trustee areas shall consist of contiguous territory in as compact form as possible; d) Trustee areas shall respect communities of interest as much as possible; e) Trustee area borders shall follow visible natural and man-made geographical and topographical features as much as possible; and, f) Trustee areas known to be areas of higher-than-average population growth in the two to five years following this boundary line adjustment may be under populated within the population deviation amounts allowed by law. Board Comments: Roberts questioned if the demographer found communities of concern. Mr. Tami responded that he did not look at ethnicity. Kaplan requested additional information on trustee areas related to how trustees are elected. Dr. Hanline explained that the California Voting Rights Act specifies how trustees are elected. Mr Munoz stated that elections are based from trustee areas. With regard to the proposed trustee areas, Kaplan noted that Area 5 will not have growth. Board consensus supported looking at Area 5 to bring up the numbers. Burns suggested moving part of area four into area five. Roberts was in favor of balancing the secondary schools. If the  Board approves the recommendation this evening, a Public Hearing on the Trustee areas will be conducted at the December 14th Regular Board Meeting. Following the Public Hearing and consideration of the public input received, the Board will take appropriate action. Burns moved to approve moving forward and to bring back a revised map with recommendations made this evening to the December 14th Board Meeting.

The attached is an updated version of the Trustee Areas for Natomas Unified (uploaded on December 7, 2011). At the September 14th meeting, the Board discussed and considered implementing Trustee Areas. At the September 27th meeting, the Board approved a resolution for the administration to move forward on the study and process. Tonight, the demographer will present how the Trustee Districts were created and the how the work addresses the following criteria: a) Each trustee area shall contain a nearly equal number of inhabitants; b) Trustee area borders shall be drawn in a manner that complies with the State and Federal Voting Rights Acts; c) Trustee areas shall consist of contiguous territory in as compact form as possible; d) Trustee areas shall respect communities of interest as much as possible; e) Trustee area borders shall follow visible natural and man-made geographical and topographical features as much as possible; and, f) Trustee areas known to be areas of higher-than-average population growth in the two to five years following this boundary line adjustment may be under populated within the population deviation amounts allowed by law. If the Board approves the recommendation this evening, a Public Hearing on the approved Trustee Districts will be conducted at the December 14th Regular Board Meeting. Following the Public Hearing and consideration of the public input received, the Board will take appropriate action.