Supervisor Andersen expressed interest in keeping Lamorinda whole and in District II, bringing in Blackhawk and Diablo into the same district as Danville and San Ramon, to have the entire San Ramon Valley in one district.   She also noted that some elected officials see a value in having two supervisors representing a city, and that it is useful to have unincorporated communities within a sphere of a city stay within the same district as that city.   Supervisor Gioia  believes that the foundation and base of the county districting map is generally a pretty good one.  He does not forsee large changes as necessary.    The major sub regional parts of Contra Costa make sense: a West County district, an industrial water front, East County, the Lamorinda valley and a core Central County. The boundaries will be impacted by trying to keep them within plus or minus 5% (census count) of each other and balancing communities of interest.  He is in support of splitting a city if it is needed and is done logically.  He supports Lamorinda as a community of interest that should stay together, and the feels Tassajara Valley should be with the San Ramon Valley if it is possible.  He would like Pinole to be in one supervisorial district. He is also in favor of keeping school districts together where possible.   Supervisor Glover is pleased to have today’s information available for the public to know what are the communities of interest and how they function together.  He worked for District 5 in regard to the northern water front initiative because there were opportunities there for communities of interest to create significant job opportunities.   District IV holds all the refineries, but one, within that area. He would like as much information that could be provided for not only policy makers but the public in general to be able to do their own analysis in terms of what really are the clear communities of interest. He has also heard from Pinole that they would like like to stay as one community and would be happy with representation from District V or District I.

Supervisor Mitchoff assures that if a city ends up being split between districts, it is because of the balancing of the census numbers and no disrespect is intended. She supports it being wholly represented in one district if possible, but notes that as the Concord Naval Weapons Station is developed the sheer size of the city will eventually cause it to be divided.