Council discusses redistricting, zoning
The Oroville City Council discussed redistricting and zoning and a handful of other agenda items at its meeting Tuesday night.
City attorney Scott Huber said there will be four public hearings and a workshop regarding districting.
As a result of the 2020 Census, the city is required to review new population data and re-balance its city council election districts. The city has entered a contract with Q2 Data and Research LLC to provide demographer services.
Huber gave a power point presentation regarding districting vs. redistricting with numbers adjusted based on census data. Every 10 years districts have to be redone. Members of the public can create their own map and submit on the city’s website.
David W. Pittman asked if this goes by registered voters or by population. Huber said it goes by population.
In other agenda items:
— The councilors discussed campaign donations and heard a presentation by Jackie Glover, city clerk. According to the council agenda, the individual contribution limit per election will be set at $4,900 for the 2021 and 2022 elections and the amount will increase according to Regulation 18545(a) for future years or the amount should be increased, decreased or have no limit set.
Councilor Scott Thomson said that everything should be in “our community” and should be about what businesses want and outside money should be limited.
Mayor Chuck Reynolds said that people should not write a big check and buy an election. “We’ve seen enough of that,” he said.
— An agreement was made with Sactown Contractors Corp. for removal and installation of lighting in the gymnasium of the Oroville Convention Center.
Dawn Nevers, Assistant Community Development Director, said this is a female-owned company. The gym staff put out a request for proposals. Nevers said that Sactown was the lowest bidder and the lighting will be removed and new lighting installation will be completed by Dec. 1, which is the deadline so that the Young Men’s Christian Association can hold their Winter Gala.
Nevers said that all contractors were present at a mandatory walk through through the facility. Nevers said the cost of labor for the
project is $22,702.
The motion passed by a 7-0 vote.
— Reynolds took a moment to extend a tribute to his children. He said his son, who has served in the Navy for two years, was “coined” by the surgeon general. Coining means that he is performing at an exceptional level and the highest ranking enlisted individual in the Navy, the master chief of medicine, said the same thing. Reynolds said his son has been coined three to four times.
“He’s doing well, I’m really
proud of him,” Reynolds said. “I’m most proud of the fact that my kids have humility and humbleness. I will brag about them but they won’t mention a thing.”
Reynolds said his daughter, who served in the Air Force, was promoted in her job the day before and his 16-year-old daughter will be graduating from high school in her junior year and she has completed all of her math for her school career other than college pre-requisites.
“I’m proud of all of them, I lift them up,” Reynolds said. “It’s such a blessing to me to have kids that didn’t act like I did. I’m glad I don’t have to go through that.”