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numberofCouncilwardsintheareafromthreetotwo,butinthenormalcourseofeventswould <br />notundertakeanotherchangeuntilafterthe2010Census. <br />Thecurrentin-CityareasofRiverRoadandSantaClaradonothaveenoughpopulationto <br />establishwardscoincidentwithofficialcommunityboundaries.Alargescaleannexationinthe <br />twocommunitiesthatbroughtinasignificantnumberofnewcitizenstotheCitycouldmerita <br />Òmid-decadeÓreapportionment.TheCitycouldundersuchcircumstanceselecttoreapportionthe <br />wardspriortothenextcensus,usingadjustedresultsfrom2000.CurrentCitywardscontain <br />approximately17,500personsperward,soitwouldrequireaverylargeannexationand <br />developmenttobemerited,forexampleallannexationofalltheremainingunincorporated <br />territoryinRiverRoad. <br />MakescommunityaccesstoelectedofficialsÒsimplerÓ;allowstheneighborhoods <br />Advantages: <br />tospeakasÒonevoiceÓtoÒoneelectedrepresentativeÓ. <br />Oneperson,onevoteÓrequirementsandpopulationdistributionandnumbers <br />Challenges:Ò <br />maynotmakere-apportionmentasdescribedhereinfeasibleuntilafter2010or <br />longer. <br />TheCityhasprovidedÒlimitedÓ <br />OptionNo.2:CommunityOrganizationRecognition- <br />recognitiontotheRiverRoadandSantaClaraCommunityOrganizations,eventhoughthesetwo <br />organizationsalsorepresentasubstantialnumberofnon-Cityresidents.Presently,Òlimited <br />recognitionÓmeansthatCityfundingforpublicinformationandnewslettersispro-ratedbasedon <br />thepercentageofin-Cityresidentsintheneighborhood,andtheCitydoesnotprovidestaffor <br />financialsupportforanyCommunityOrganizationoutreachactivitiesorsupplies. <br />TheCitymightwanttoconsiderfull(orfuller)CommunityOrganizationrecognitionforSanta <br />ClaraandRiverRoad,eventhoughthesetwocommunitiesarenotfullyannexedtotheCity <br />(simplyasagoodwillgestureifnothingelse).TheCitycouldalsoconsiderloweringthethreshold <br />forfullCommunityOrganizationrecognition. <br />Treatsthetwocommunitiesasfull(orfuller)membersofthelargerCity <br />Advantages: <br />community,whichovertimetheyareexpectedtobecome;buildsgoodwill. <br />MayraiseequityissueswithotherCommunityOrganizationsthatalready <br />Challenges: <br />representfullyannexedneighborhoods. <br />.TheCitycouldexamine <br />OptionNo3:ExpandCommunityOrganizationResponsibilitiesÐ <br />waystofurtherÒempowerÓCommunityOrganizationsbysendingavarietyofCitypolicyand <br />programdecisionstotheCommunityOrganizationforreviewandrecommendations. <br />GivesthelocalcommunitiesamoredirectvoiceinavarietyofCitydecision- <br />Advantages: <br />makingactions;couldattractawidervarietyofcitizenstoserveonCommunity <br />Organizationboardsandparticipateinmeetings <br />WouldhavetobeapolicyappliedCity-widetoCommunityOrganizations;adds <br />Challenges: <br />anothersteptoCitydecision-makingprocesses(andpotentiallyonethancould <br />takealongtimetocomplete);anyCommunityOrganizationrecommendations <br />wouldbeadvisory(whichcouldaddtodiscontentifrecommendationsarenÕt <br />followed);maybepracticallydifficulttosortoutissuesthatareappropriateto <br />refertotheCommunityOrganizations <br />AsnotedaboveandelsewhereinthisWhite <br />OptionNo.4:SustainExistingSpecialDistrictsÐ <br />Paper,bothcommunitieshaveanumberoflocalspecialservicedistrictsÐparks,fire,andwater <br />ÐthatcontinueprovideimportantserviceswithinthecommunityThiscircumstanceisprobably <br />. <br />animportantcontributortothecontinuedstrongsenseofcommunityinbothRiverRoadand <br />SantaClara,evenasincorporationanddevelopmentchangestheareasfromruralto <br />urban/suburban.Pleaseseespecifictransitionandheritageoptionsregardingthesespecial <br />servicedistricts(andandelsewhereinthisWhitePaper. <br />AdvantagesChallenges) <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject18 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br /> <br />