On May 3, 2011 the Board of Supervisors accepted a report from the Department of Conservation and Development. The Board approved release of four draft concept maps to be presented in public workshops scheduled from May 16-26. In addition, the Board agreed to include a map prepared by Contra Costa Times for the public workshops.

The County also announced the launch of DistrictBuilder – a web application that allows members of the public to create and share redistricting proposals. We are very excited to offer this new technology for the redistricting process.

We have scheduled a webinar for next Monday, May 9, 2011 at 12:30 pm (PST) until 2 pm. The webinar will provide information about basic redistricing guidelines for Contra Costa County, how to set up an account, how to create and edit your own district plan, and how to share and export your plans. We plan on recording the webinar and posting it to our website to allow those who are unable to attend to view online.

Contra Costa County Redistricting: District Builder Redistricting Website Training

Join us for a Webinar on May 9

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/242916862

Welcome to the District Builder training. Topics we will cover in the training:
– Basic redistricting guidelines for Contra Costa County
– How to set up an account
– How to create and edit your own district plans.
– How to share and export your plans.
Title: Contra Costa County Redistricting: District Builder Redistricting Website Training
Date: Monday, May 9, 2011
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

Also of interest, the following information has been uploaded to the website dedicated to the 2011 redistricting effort at www.ccredistricting.org:
A copy of the May 3rd Board presentation is available online under the category “Timeline and Events”
A copy of the proposal submitted at the May 3rd Board meeting by Contra Costa Citizens Redistricting Task Force under the category “Public Input”

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