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Home My WebLink About03-Public Comment ~ o A TELEVISED PUBLIC FORUM PROPOSAL: THAT A PUBLIC FORUM BE HELD TO EXPLAIN IN LAYMAN'S TERMS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER IN THE JUNE 2,1992 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHICH WILL BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE PRIMARY ELECTION CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO. Maxine E. Kraft 2830 North Mt. Liew San Bernardino , California 92405 4 Maxine E. Kraft 7th Ward - 5th Distr1ct ~~ ~ c SUGGESTIONS FORUM PROCEDURES Obtain a copy of the proposed charter amendments as sent to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors by the City Clerk. Request the SUN continue to publish articles on the election and the Charter Amendments. Ask the SUN if they will publish a copy of the Charter amendments as sent to the SBCBS by the City Clerk. Since there has been no public input up to this point a Public Forum should be held early. In February or the first week in March. FORM A COMMITTEE: Russell Lackner Chairman Rachel Krasney Norine Miller Tom Minor Member of the Public- Appointed by Chairman of Committee SET RULES FOR CONDUCTING THE FORUM: The committee makes presentations on Charter Amendments Questions and answer period follows presentation Time limit set for questions and committee responses Members of committee wishing to speak address the Chairman Members of the public wishing to speak address the " Chairman will answer the question or direct questions to members The intent of the forum is to inform the public on what changes will be made in the City Charter if the proposed amendments pass and how they will effect the governing of the city in the future. This forum is not a time to discuss Pro's and Con's At the forum there should be no discussion of any personalities, or their positions. There should be no accusations made. If the Chairman deems a question inappropriate he will so state and the Chairman or committee will not respond. - () o Some Suggestions for presentation: Explain the difference between City Manager and Mayor , Common Council Use a large screen and show current charter sections along side proposed amendments. What process a charter goes through when amendments are made. How these amendments will change Supervision and authority Who can make amendments and how many can they make. SOME FACTS: Our current charter shows 35 date of elections for amending the Charter the first date being 1908 the last 1979. Number of Registered Voters as of 1-14-92 Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 7,764 8,181 9,488 10,353 15,379 9,639 11,341 The City of San Bernardino The County of San Bernardino 72,145 585,404 " o STAFF REPORT o TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Rachel Krasney, City clerk, on behalf of Redistricting Task Force DATE: February 12, 1992 PUBLIC HEARING ON PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED MAP SHOWING CHANGES IN COUNCIL WARD BOUNDARIES AS A RESULT OF 1990 CENSUS AND REQUEST THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE PROPOSED CHANGES AND DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE ORDINANCE AMENDING EXISTING COUNCIL WARD BOUNDARIES RE: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to the direction given at the February 3, 1992 meeting of the Mayor and Council, two meetings have been held with representatives of the Westside Action Group and staff also met on Monday, February 10. As a result of those meetings, we submit the attached Exhibit "A" entitled "Proposed Ward Districts" (2- 17-92). The most significant change to the map presented at the February 3 meeting is that the southern boundary of the 6th Ward has been squared off so that most of the bench area is proposed to be in the Sixth Ward. As a result, boundary changes were also made in the 1st and 3rd Wards. All boundaries proposed to be changed are clearly circled on Exhibit "A". Exhibit "B" entitled "Original Ward Districts" provides you with the ward boundaries as they currentlv exist and also clearly identifies the areas proposed to be changed. Exhibit "C" provides ethnic breakdown by ward as presented in the map identified as Exhibit "A" of this report. If you approve Exhibit "A", we request that you adopt form motions one and two listed on the Request for Council Action. Rachel Krasney City Clerk Attachments (Exhibits "A", "B", "C")