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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.C- Community Development ORDINANCE (ID# 1964) DOC ID: 1964 A CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO—REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Municipal Code From: Margo Wheeler M/CC Meeting Date: 08/20/2012 Prepared by: Shirley Robinson, (909) 384- 5057 Dept: Community Development Ward(s): All Subject: An Ordinance of the City of San Bernardino Amending Chapter 1.16 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code to Reestablish the Boundaries of the Seven Wards of the City of San Bernardino. Financial Impact: There will be no financial impact. Motion: That Ordinance be laid over for final adoption. Synopsis of Previous Council Action: On July 16, 2012, meeting the Mayor and Common Council selected the option that they wished to adopt, approving the ward boundaries reflected in Proposal E. Legal boundaries needed to be defined and an ordinance prepared. The matter was set for August 20, 2012. On July 2, 2012,the Mayor and Common Council asked staff to present an additional option. On June 18, 2012,there was additional discussion and the matter was continued to July 2, 2012. On May 21, 2012, there was considerable discussion and direction and the matter was continued to June 18, 2012. On May 7, 2012, the public hearing was opened and continued to May 21, 2012. On April 2, 2012, the Mayor and Common Council voted to set the public hearing for May 7, 2012. On June 6, 2011, the Mayor and Common Council established and appointed members to the Redistricting Task Force to begin the process of analyzing the 2010 Census data and to recommend options for the potential redistricting of ward boundaries. On May 17, 2011, the Legislative Review Committee recommended that a Redistricting Task Force based on the 2010 Census be established and that the Task Force be referred to Mayor and Common Council for approval. On February 15, 2001, the Mayor and Common Council appointed a Task Force to begin the process of redistricting the City's Ward boundaries. Updated:8/17/2012 by Georgeann"Gigi" Hanna A Packet Pg. 84 1964 On February 8, 2001, the Legislative Review Committee recommended the request to establish a p2000 Census Task Force be referred to Mayor and Common Council. Backeround: The City Charter, in Section 3, provides that: "The Mayor and Common Council by ordinance shall divide the area of the City into seven wards of approximately equal population and thereafter shall periodically change the boundaries of the wards to maintain them in compact form and as nearly equal in population as possible, provided that such changes shall not be made more than once in any two year period nor within 90 days of any general municipal election." Following every decennial census, cities are to amend their ward boundaries to ensure fairly equalized populations within each ward. Statistically, any change in the population over 5% represents a significant change in the number of people living in a city. The 2010 Census data indicates that San Bernardino has experienced an approximate 13% growth in population since the 2000 Census. On July 16, 2012, the Mayor and Common Council approved Proposal E as presented by the © redistricting Task Force. The matter was continued to August 20, 2012, in order for the legal description of the new ward boundaries to be completed. City Attorney Review: Suaaortina Documents: ord 1964 (PDF) Wards-Proposal E (PDF) Legal Descriptions-2012-Proposal E (PDF) City Atty Memo 12-014 (PDF) O Updated:8/17/2012 by Georgeann"Gigi"Hanna A Packet Pg. 85 or I ORDINANCE NO. 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 3 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO 5 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 6 SECTION 1. This ordinance is adopted in order to divide the area of the City of San 7 8 Bernardino into seven wards pursuant to Section 3 of the Charter of said City. 9 SECTION 2. Sections 1.16.020, 1.16.030, 1.16.040, 1.16.050, 1.16.060, 1.16.070 and U)i L V io 1.16.080 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: c "1.16.020 First Ward. 1] 'c N 12 The boundaries of the first ward of the City shall be as follows: CD v 13 All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino described 14 as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Waterman Avenue and 15 Mill Street; thence south along said centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of m 16 Central Avenue; thence east, along said centerline of Central Avenue to the centerline of '-00 17 Clevenger Drive; thence south along said centerline of Clevenger Drive to the centerline E 18 0 of Independence Street; thence east along said centerline of Independence Street to the 19 C centerline of Sunnyside Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Sunnyside 20 Avenue to its southerly terminus, said point also being on the north line of that parcel of 21 22 land described as Parcel 4 in a Deed recorded April 13, 2006 as Document No. 2006- 23 0254445, Official Records of the County of San Bernardino, State of California; thence 24 west along said north line of Parcel 4 to the west line of said Parcel 4; thence south 25 along said west line of said Parcel 4 to the northerly line of the Santa Ana River; thence easterly, along said northerly line of the Santa Ana River and following its various Pg.$6 I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 courses and distances to the centerline of Mountain View Avenue, said point also being 4 on the corporate City limit line of the City of San Bernardino;thence north, along said 5 corporate City limit line and following its various courses and distances to the east line 6 7 of the San Berardino County Twin Creek Flood Control Channel lying within Lot 1, s Block 1 of Base Line Gardens, Tract No. 1964 as per plat recorded in Book 28 of Maps, page 46, records of the County Recorder of San Bernardino County, State of California; w 9 t thence south, leaving said corporate City limit line, along said east line to the centerline 3 10 W E 11 of Base Line Street; thence west, along said centerline of said Base Line Street,to the N 12 centerline of said Waterman Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Waterman 4) a 13 Avenue, to the centerline of 11th Street; thence west along said centerline of 11th Street 3 14 to the centerline of Sierra Way;thence south along said centerline of Sierra Way,to the rn 15 centerline of 9th Street;thence west along said centerline of 9th Street,to the centerline 16 of the I-215 Freeway; thence north along said centerline of the I-215 Freeway, to the o 17 r centerline of 16th Street; thence west along said centerline of 16th Street,to the E 18 centerline of Massachusetts Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Massachusetts 19 20 Avenue,to the centerline of said Base Line Street; thence west along said centerline of zt Base Line Street,to the centerline of"L" Street;thence south along said centerline of 22 "L" Street, to the centerline of said 9th Street; thence west along said centerline of 9th 23 Street to the east line of the San Bernardino County Lytle Creek Flood Control Channel; 24 thence southerly, along said east line of said Flood Control Channel, following its 25 various courses and distances to the centerline of 5th Street;thence west along said centerline of 5th Street to the centerline of 4th Street; thence east along said centerline of PacketPg. 87 7.C.a I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 4th Street, to the centerline of Mt. Vernon Avenue; thence south along said centerline of 4 Mt. Vernon Avenue, to the centerline of Rialto Avenue; thence east along said centerline 5 of Rialto Avenue, to the centerline of"E" Street;thence south along said centerline of 6 "E" Street,to the centerline of said Mill Street; thence east along said centerline of Mill 7 Street to the centerline of Waterman Avenue and the point of beginning." 8 "1.16.030 Second Ward. N 9 s 10 The boundaries of the second ward of the City shall be as follows: c 1 t All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino described y 12 as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Highland Avenue and "G" 13 Street; thence north along said centerline of"G" Street to the centerline of 29th Street; 14 thence east along said centerline of 29th Street to the centerline of"E" Street; thence 15 north along said centerline of"E" Street to the centerline of California State Route 210 rn 16 (formerly California State Route 30); thence west along said centerline of California ° 0 17 State Route 210 to the centerline of the I-215 Freeway; thence south along said d E 18 centerline of the I-215 Freeway to the centerline of 9th Street; thence east along said -° 19 a centerline of 9th Street to the centerline of Sierra Way; thence north along said 20 centerline of Sierra Way to the centerline of 11th Street; thence east along said zi 22 centerline of 11th Street to the centerline of Waterman Avenue; thence north along said 23 centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of Base Line Street; thence east along 24 said centerline of Base Line Street to the east line of the San Bernardino County Twin 25 Creek Flood Control Channel lying within Lot 1, Block 1 of Base Line Gardens,Tract Aacket?Pg.88 1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING .Oro, CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 No. 1964 as per plat recorded in Book 28 of Maps,page 46,records of the County 4 Recorder of San Bernardino County, State of California; thence north along said east 5 line of Twin Creek to an angle point on the corporate limit line of the City of San 6 Bernardino; thence north, along said corporate City limit line and following its various 7 s courses and distances to said centerline of Highland Avenue; thence west along said co centerline of Highland Avenue to said centerline of"G" Street and the point of U)i 9 L V 10 beginning." E tt "1.16.040 Third Ward. M N m 12 The boundaries of the third ward of the City shall be as follows: � T 13 All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino described 3 14 as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Waterman Avenue and CD 15 Mill Street; thence south along said centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of o� 16 Central Avenue;thence east, along said centerline of Central Avenue to the centerline of 200 17 Clevenger Drive; thence south along said centerline of Clevenger Drive to the centerline OE 18 of Independence Street;thence east along said centerline of Independence Street to the 19 Q centerline of Sunnyside Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Sunnyside 20 21 Avenue to its southerly terminus, said point also being on the north line of that parcel of 22 land described as Parcel 4 in a Deed recorded April 13, 2006 as Document No. 2006- 23 0254445, Official Records of the County of San Bernardino, State of California; thence 24 west along said north line of Parcel 4 to the west line of said Parcel 4;thence south 25 along said west line of Parcel 4 to the northerly line of the Santa Ana River; thence easterly, along said northerly line of the Santa Ana River and following its various 7.C.a I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 courses and distances to the centerline of Mountain View Avenue, said point also being 4 on the corporate City limit line of the City of San Bernardino;thence south,along said 5 6 centerline of Mountain View Avenue and said corporate City limit line and following its 7 various courses and distances to the intersection of the centerlines of Mill Street and s Eucalyptus Avenue;thence east along said centerline of Mill Street to the centerline of Pepper Avenue;thence north along said centerline of Pepper Avenue to the southerly N 9 t 10 line of the Atchison Topeka& Santa Fe Railroad right of way; thence easterly and rn c u northeasterly along said southerly line of the Atchison Topeka& Santa Fe Railroad right N 12 of way,to the centerline of Meridian Avenue;thence north, along said centerline of (D v 13 Meridian Avenue to the westerly prolongation of the north line of Parcel 1 of Parcel 3 14 Map No. 5665 as per Map recorded in Book 52 of Parcel Maps, pages 49 through 50, m 15 records of the County Recorder of San Bernardino County, State of California; thence �o rn 16 east along said north line of Parcel 1, to the west line of the Union Pacific(formerly o 17 Southern Pacific)Railroad right of way; thence north along said west line of the Union E E 18 t Pacific Railroad right of way line to the centerline of Foothill Boulevard; thence east, 19 Q zo along said centerline of Foothill Boulevard to the centerline of 4th Street; thence 21 continuing east along said centerline of 4th Street,to the centerline of Mt. Vernon 22 Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Mt. Vernon Avenue to the centerline of 23 Rialto Avenue;thence east along said centerline of Rialto Avenue to the centerline of 24 "E" Street; thence south along said centerline of"E" Street to the said centerline of Mill 25 Street; thence east along said centerline of Mill Street to the centerline of Waterman Avenue and the point of beginning." 7.C.a - I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 "1.16.050 Fourth Ward. 4 The boundaries of the fourth ward of the City shall be as follows: 5 All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino, described 6 as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of"F" Street and Northpark 7 Boulevard;thence north along said centerline of"F" Street to the centerline of Dover 8 Drive; thence westerly along said centerline of Dover Drive to the centerline of"H" U) 9 t Street;thence north along said centerline of"H" Street to the centerline of 56th Street; 10 ll thence west along said centerline of 56th Street to the centerline of "P' Street;thence w N 12 northwesterly along said centerline of I Street and its northwesterly prolongation to the d a 13 most easterly corner of Lot 247, Tract 13554-6 as per plat recorded in Book 238 of 3 14 Maps, pages 51-54, records of San Bernardino County, State of California; thence i M 15 northwesterly along the northeasterly line of said Lot 247 to the most northerly comer of 16 said Lot 247; thence southwesterly along the northwesterly line of said Lot 247 to the c 17 northwesterly corner of said Lot 247; thence northerly, along a straight line,to the E 18 southwesterly corner of that parcel of land described as Parcel No. 3 in a Deed 19 Q recorded on November 15, 1989 as Document No. 89-432957, Official Records of the 20 21 County of San Bernardino, State of California; thence southeasterly and northeasterly 22 along the southerly line of said Parcel No. 3 to the northerly line of the Muscupiabe 23 Rancho as shown in Book 7 of Maps,page 23, records of the County Recorder of said 24 County, said point also being on the corporate City limit line of the City of San 25 Bernardino; thence southeasterly along said northerly line of the Muscupiabe Rancho and said corporate City limit line to an angle point on said corporate City limit line; I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 thence north along said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and 4 distances to the intersection of the centerlines of Highland Avenue and Victoria Avenue; 5 thence north and continuing along said corporate City line and following its various 6 courses and distances to the centerline of California State Route 210(formerly 7 s California State Route 30); thence northwesterly and leaving said corporate City limit line along said centerline of California State Route 210 to the centerline of Pumalo w 9 r Y 10 Street, said point being on said corporate City limit line;thence east along said corporate Im .E- 46 11 City limit line and following its various courses and distances to said centerline of N 9 12 California State Route 210;thence northwesterly and leaving said corporate City limit v 13 line along said centerline of California State Route 210 to the centerline of Del Rosa ; v 14 Avenue; thence north along said centerline of Del Rosa Avenue to an angle point on said A 15 corporate City limit line; thence east, along said corporate City limit line and following 16 its various courses and distances to the intersection of said Del Rosa Avenue and o 17 Marshall Boulevard; thence west and leaving said corporate City limit line along said E 18 L v centerline of Marshall Boulevard to the centerline of Mountain Avenue, said point also a 19 zo being on said corporate City limit line;thence north along said corporate City limit line zt and following its various courses and distances to the centerline of 39th Street;thence 22 west along said centerline of 39th Street to the centerline of Harrison Street;thence 23 north along said centerline of Harrison Street to the centerline of 40th Street;thence 24 west along said centerline of 40th Street to the centerline of Waterman Avenue;thence 25 south along said centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of Parkdale Drive; thence west along said centerline of Parkdale Drive to the centerline of Mountain View Packet Pg. 92 I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 Avenue;thence south along said centerline of Mountain View Avenue to the centerline 4 of Thompson Place;thence west along said centerline of Thompson Place to the 5 centerline of Arrowhead Avenue; thence northerly and westerly along said centerline of 6 Arrowhead Avenue to the centerline of Kendall Drive;thence northwesterly along said 7 8 centerline of Kendall Drive and following its various courses and distances to the centerline of 4th Avenue; thence north along said centerline of 4th Avenue to an angle (n 9 E 10 point on said corporate City limit line, said point hereinafter referred to as Point"A'; 11 thence southeasterly along said corporate City limit line and following its various N 12 courses and distances to said Point"A", said point also being on the southwesterly line v 13 of the San Bernardino County Flood Control Channel;thence northwesterly along said 3 14 southwesterly line of the San Bernardino County Flood Control Channel,and leaving 15 said corporate City limit line to the centerline of Little Mountain Drive;thence Cn 16 northeasterly and northerly along said centerline of Little Mountain Drive to the 0 17 centerline of said Northpark Boulevard; thence easterly along said centerline of E 18 Northpark Boulevard to the centerline of said "F" Street and the point of beginning." a 19 "1.16.060 Fifth Ward. 20 zl The boundaries of the fifth ward of the City shall be as follows: zz All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino, described 23 as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of"F" Street and Northpark 24 Boulevard; thence north along said centerline of"F" Street to the centerline of Dover 25 Drive;thence westerly along said centerline of Dover Drive to the centerline of"H" Street; thence north along said centerline of"H" Street to the centerline of 56th Street; I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING v.. CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 thence west along said centerline of 56th Street to the centerline of "I"Street;thence 4 northwesterly along said centerline of I Street and its northwesterly prolongation to the 5 most easterly corner of Lot 247,Tract 13554-6 as per plat recorded in Book 238 of 6 Maps,pages 51-54, records of San Bernardino County, State of California; thence 7 s northwesterly along the northeasterly line of said Lot 247 to the most northerly corner of said Lot 247; thence southwesterly along the northwesterly line of said Lot 247 to the y 9 r 10 northwesterly corner of said Lot 247; thence northerly,along a straight line, to the S t i southwesterly corner of that parcel of land described as Parcel No. 3 in a Deed c N 12 recorded on November 15, 1989 as Document No. 89-432957, Official Records of the v 13 County of San Bernardino, State of California; thence southeasterly and northeasterly 14 along the southerly line of said Parcel No. 3 to the northerly line of the Muscupiabe 15 Rancho as shown in Book 7 of Maps,page 23,records of the County Recorder of San rn 16 Bernardino County, State of California, said point also being on the corporate City limit c 17 m line of the City of San Bernardino;thence northwesterly along said corporate City limit E 18 line and following its various courses and distances to the centerline of the I-215 z 19 Q 20 Freeway; thence southeasterly along said centerline of the I-215 Freeway to the 21 centerline of California State Route 2I0 (formerly California State Route 30); thence 22 easterly along said centerline of California State Route 210 to the centerline of"E" 23 Street; thence north along said centerline of"E" Street to the centerline of 30th Street; 24 thence west along said centerline of 30th Street to the centerline of said "F" Street; 25 thence north along said centerline of"F" Street to the centerline of 36th Street;thence east along said centerline of 36th Street to the centerline of said 'B" Street; thence north 7.C.a I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 along said centerline of"E" Street to the centerline of Kendall Drive; thence 4 northeasterly along said centerline of Kendall Drive and following its various courses 5 and distances to the centerline of 4th Avenue; thence north along said centerline of said 6 4th Avenue to an angle point on said corporate City limit line, said point also being on 7 s the southwesterly line of the San Bernardino County Flood Control Channel; thence northwesterly along said southwesterly line of the San Bernardino County Flood Control U)i 9 = Channel to the centerline of Little Mountain Drive; thence northeasterly and northerly 10 G 11 along said centerline of Little Mountain Drive and leaving said corporate City limit pl V 12 line, to said centerline of Northpark Boulevard; thence easterly along said centerline of E 13 Northpark Boulevard to said centerline of"F" Street and the point of beginning." 14 "1.16.070 Sixth Ward. CD 15 The boundaries of the sixth ward of the City shall be as follows: W 16 All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino, described c 17 as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Eucalyptus Avenue and E 18 Mill Street, said point also being on the corporate City limit line of the City of San _ 19 a Bernardino; thence north along said corporate City limit line and following its various 20 courses and distances to the centerline of the I-215 Freeway;thence southeasterly along 2] 22 said centerline of the 1-215 Freeway to the centerline of 16th Street; thence west along 23 said centerline of 16th Street to the centerline of Massachusetts Avenue;thence south 24 along said centerline of Massachusetts Avenue to the centerline of said Base Line Street; 25 thence west along said centerline of Base Line Street to the centerline of"L" Street; thence south along said centerline of"L" Street to the centerline of said 9th Street; PasttP�,95 7.C.a i AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 thence west along said centerline of 9th Street to the east line of the San Berardino 4 County Lytle Creek Flood Control Channel;thence southerly along said east line of said 5 Flood Control Channel and following its various courses and distances to the centerline 6 of 5th Street; thence westerly along said centerline of 5th Street to the centerline of 7 Foothill Boulevard;thence west along said centerline of Foothill Boulevard to the west 8 line of the Union Pacific (formerly Souther Pacific)Railroad right of way; thence y 9 t to southerly along said west railroad right of way line to the north line of Parcel I of Parcel c 11 Map No. 5665 as per Map recorded in Book 52 of Parcel Maps,pages 49 through 50, N 12 records of the County Recorder of San Bernardino County, State of California;thence CD a 13 west along said north line of Parcel 1 and its westerly prolongation to the centerline of 14 Meridian Avenue;thence south along said centerline of Meridian Avenue to the 15 southerly line of the Atchison Topeka& Santa Fe Railroad right of way; thence m 16 southwesterly and westerly along said southerly line of the Atchison Topeka& Santa Fe c 17 Railroad right of way, to the centerline of Pepper Avenue;thence south, along said E 18 U centerline of Pepper Avenue to said centerline of Mill Street; thence west along said 2 19 G centerline of Mill Street to the centerline of said Eucalyptus Avenue and the point of 20 beginning." 21 "1.16.080 Seventh Ward. 22 23 The boundaries of the seventh ward of the City shall be as follows: 24 All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino,described 25 as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Highland Avenue and "G" Street ;thence north along said centerline of"G" Street to the centerline of 29th Street; EPi Pg.96 7.C.a f^ I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 thence east along said centerline of 29th Street to the centerline of 'B" Street; thence 4 north along said centerline of"E" Street to the centerline of 30th Street; thence west 5 along said centerline of 30th Street to the centerline of "F" Street; thence north along 6 said centerline of"F" Street to the centerline of 36th Street; thence east along said 7 centerline of 36th Street to the centerline of said "E" Street; thence north along said 8 centerline of"E" Street to the centerline of Kendall Drive; thence northeasterly along m' 9 said centerline of Kendall Drive and following its various courses and distances to the r 3 centerline of Arrowhead Avenue; thence easterly and southerly, along said centerline of ` Y V t Arrowhead Avenue to the centerline of Thompson Place; thence easterly, along said w 'v 12 centerline of Thompson Place to the centerline of Mountain View Avenue; thence north 13 along said centerline of Mountain View Avenue to the centerline of Parkdale Drive; 3 14 thence east along said centerline of Parkdale Drive to the centerline of Waterman is Avenue; thence north along the centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of 40th m 16 Street; thence east along said centerline of 40th Street to the centerline of Harrison o t Street; thence south along said centerline of Harrison Street to the centerline of 39th E 18 Street; thence east along said centerline of 39th Street to an angle point on the corporate 19 a City limit line of the City of San Bernardino; thence south along said corporate City 20 limit line and following its various courses and distances to the intersection of the 21 centerlines of Mountain Avenue and Marshall Boulevard;thence east and leaving said 22 corporate City limit line along said centerline of Marshall Boulevard to the centerline of 23 Del Rosa Avenue, said point also being an angle point on said corporate City limit line; 24 thence south along said centerline of Del Rosa Avenue to the centerline of California 25 State Route 210(formerly California State Route 30); thence southeasterly along said centerline of California State Route 210 to an angle point on said corporate City limit Packet Pg. 97 Inn I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH 2 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 line; thence leaving said centerline of State Route 210, south along said corporate City 4 limit line and following its various courses and distances to said centerline of California 5 State Route 210; thence southeasterly along said centerline of California State Route 210 6 to said corporate City limit line; thence south along said corporate City limit line and 7 following its various courses and distances to the intersection of the centerlines of 8 Highland Avenue and Sterling Avenue; thence west along said centerline of Highland m N 9 Avenue to said centerline of"G" Street and the point of beginning." w .3 10 y V 12 � V 13 14 15 Cn 16 v o 17 c d 18 m 19 /// Q 20 21 22 23 24 25 Packet:Pg.98 I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 1.16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REESTABLISH THE 2 BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 3 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and 4 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, 5 held on the_day of 2012,by the following vote,to wit: 6 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT 7 MARQUEZ 8 JENKINS m U) 9 t VALDIVIA 3 10 SHORETT .0 11 i KELLEY 12 13 JOHNSON ° � 14 MCCAMMACK CD IS a rn 16 Georgeann Hanna, City Clerk n 0 17 c d E 18 The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this day of 2012. R 19 a 20 21 Patrick J. Morris, Mayor City of San Bernardino 22 Approved as to form: JAMES F. PENMAN, 23 City ttomey 24 Y. 25 Packet Pg. 99 N 138 7.C.b A K Lege G 189 Ward 18 1st War( P 2nd Wal 3rd War _ 4th War � F 5th Wan §; zl 5th Ward ..\..'' 18.. 4th Ward ` I - 6th War, \ 7th Wat 1 f D PAR \ � c i.. m i - 40TH ST w -_.. ._._ In � a t a 3____. r 3 7th m J y Ward . w R HAL BLND'' J-1 V 4 30TH ST m r 10 TOR - 3 t ❑ 259 HIGHLAND VE Q' 10 m rc 2nd w .i > w �t P CI w w 6thd x 16TH S m i j 'PBASELINE RD Q Q ° Q Q w W I 9TH ST I ] C > COQ p1 a a 5TH S 6T ST W GG FOOTHILL BLVD R 3RD ST 01 2ND ST p RIALTO AVE TO AVE r > rc H C u w Qo w > 1st Ward " r 210 w d MERRILL AVE — Q w ILL ST Q Q Z N Q T7 m Q O CENTRA A° __ _ r w q° SAN BERNARDO E r� BE NARDINO E ORANGE HOW RO l0 e� > 3rd ao E V Y O Ward LS TON ST r UGO AA ( FAI ( m E A SLOVER AVE C w Q W u W Q p R u W CI7 rc r ❑ o JURUPAAVE m BARTON RD i w ❑ O Q 2 ° g O Y P Proposal Author: Margo Wheeler, Map Author: Ruth Parish, Printed: 8/7/2012,1:34:28 PM Path:I\ MXDs\Wards\Redistricting\Final Proposals\CountyData-Wards-ProposalE-8x11-FinalPres.mxd City of San Bernardino Council Wards Redistricting - Proposal Packet Pg. 100 EXHIBIT "A" First Ward. The boundaries of the first ward of the City shall be as follows: All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Waterman Avenue and Mill Street; thence south along said centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of Central Avenue; thence east, along said centerline of Central Avenue to the centerline of Clevenger Drive; thence south along said centerline of Clevenger Drive to the centerline of Independence Street; M thence east along said centerline of Independence Street to the centerline of Sunnyside L Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Sunnyside Avenue to its southerly terminus, said 3 point also being on the north line of that parcel of land described as Parcel 4 in a Deed recorded April 13, 2006 as Document No. 2006-0254445, Official Records of the County of San - Bernardino, State of California; thence west along said north line of Parcel 4 to the west line of said Parcel 4; thence south along said west line of said Parcel 4 to the northerly line of the Santa Ana River; thence easterly, along said northerly line of the Santa Ana River and following its various courses and distances to the centerline of Mountain View Avenue, said point also D being on the corporate City limit line of the City of San Bernardino; thence north, along said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and distances to the east line of the San Bernardino County Twin Creek Flood Control Channel lying within Lot 1, Block 1 of Base Line Gardens, Tract No. 1964 as per plat recorded in Book 28 of Maps, page 46, records of the 0) County Recorder of San Bernardino County, State of California; thence south, leaving said w corporate City limit line, along said east line to the centerline of Base Line Street; thence west, M along said centerline of said Base Line Street, to the centerline of said Waterman Avenue; o thence south along said centerline of Waterman Avenue, to the centerline of 11th Street; thence o west along said centerline of 11th Street to the centerline of Sierra Way; thence south along a. said centerline of Sierra Way, to the centerline of 9th Street; thence west along said centerline o of 9th Street, to the centerline of the 1-215 Freeway; thence north along said centerline of the I- N 215 Freeway, to the centerline of 16th Street; thence west along said centerline of 16th Street, c to the centerline of Massachusetts Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Massachusetts Avenue, to the centerline of said Base Line Street; thence west along said ° centerline of Base Line Street, to the centerline of"L" Street; thence south along said centerline of"L" Street, to the centerline of said 9th Street; thence west along said centerline of 9th Street o to the east line of the San Bernardino County Lytle Creek Flood Control Channel; thence southerly, along said east line of said Flood Control Channel, following its various courses and 0 distances to the centerline of 5th Street; thence west along said centerline of 5th Street to the centerline of 4th Street; thence east along said centerline of 4th Street, to the centerline of Mt. Vernon Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Mt. Vernon Avenue, to the centerline of r Rialto Avenue; thence east along said centerline of Rialto Avenue, to the centerline of"E" Y Street; thence south along said centerline of "E" Street, to the centerline of said Mill Street; Q thence east along said centerline of Mill Street to the centerline of Waterman Avenue and the point of beginning. Second Ward. The boundaries of the second ward of the City shall be as follows: All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Highland Avenue and "G" Street; thence north along said centerline of"G" Street to the centerline of 29th Street; thence east along said centerline of 29th Street to the centerline of"E" Street; thence north along said centerline of"E" Street to the centerline of California State Route 210 (formerly California State Route 30); thence west along said centerline of California State Route 210 to the centerline of the 1-215 Freeway; thence south along said centerline of the 1-215 Freeway to the centerline of 9th Street; thence east along said centerline of 9th Street to the centerline of Sierra Way; thence north along said centerline of Sierra Way to the centerline of 11th Street; thence east along said centerline of 11th Street to the centerline of Waterman Avenue; thence north along said centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of Base Line Street; thence east along said centerline of Base Line Street to the east line of the San Bernardino County Twin Creek Flood Control Channel lying within Lot 1, Block 1 of Base Line Gardens, Tract No. 1964 as per plat recorded in Book 28 of Maps, page 46, records of the County Recorder of San Bernardino m County, State of California; thence north along said east line of Twin Creek to an angle point on r the corporate limit line of the City of San Bernardino; thence north, along said corporate City 3 limit line and following its various courses and distances to said centerline of Highland Avenue; o thence west along said centerline of Highland Avenue to said centerline of"G" Street and the point of beginning. c N Third Ward. The boundaries of the third ward of the City shall be as follows: All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Waterman Avenue and Mill Street; thence south along said centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of Central Avenue; ° thence east, along said centerline of Central Avenue to the centerline of Clevenger Drive; w thence south along said centerline of Clevenger Drive to the centerline of Independence Street; thence east along said centerline of Independence Street to the centerline of Sunnyside o Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Sunnyside Avenue to its southerly terminus, said o point also being on the north line of that parcel of land described as Parcel 4 in a Deed recorded a April 13, 2006 as Document No. 2006-0254445, Official Records of the County of San Bernardino, State of California; thence west along said north line of Parcel 4 to the west line of N said Parcel 4; thence south along said west line of Parcel 4 to the northerly line of the Santa Ana River; thence easterly, along said northerly line of the Santa Ana River and following its various courses and distances to the centerline of Mountain View Avenue, said point also being •°• on the corporate City limit line of the City of San Bernardino; thence south, along said centerline of Mountain View Avenue and said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and o distances to the intersection of the centerlines of Mill Street and Eucalyptus Avenue; thence east along said centerline of Mill Street to the centerline of Pepper Avenue; thence north along (D said centerline of Pepper Avenue to the southerly line of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad right of way; thence easterly and northeasterly along said southerly line of the Atchison d Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad right of way, to the centerline of Meridian Avenue; thence north, E along said centerline of Meridian Avenue to the westerly prolongation of the north line of Parcel c 1 of Parcel Map No. 5665 as per Map recorded in Book 52 of Parcel Maps, pages 49 through 50, records of the County Recorder of San Bernardino County, State of California; thence east along said north line of Parcel 1, to the west line of the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific) Railroad right of way; thence north along said west line of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way line to the centerline of Foothill Boulevard; thence east, along said centerline of Foothill Boulevard to the centerline of 4th Street; thence continuing east along said centerline of 4th Street, to the centerline of Mt. Vernon Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Mt. Vernon Avenue to the centerline of Rialto Avenue; thence east along said centerline of Rialto Avenue to the centerline of"E" Street; thence south along said centerline of "E" Street to the said Packet Pg. 102 centerline of Mill Street; thence east along said centerline of Mill Street to the centerline of Waterman Avenue and the point of beginning. Fourth Ward. The boundaries of the fourth ward of the City shall be as follows: All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino, described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of"F Street and Northpark Boulevard; thence north along said centerline of "F" Street to the centerline of Dover Drive; thence westerly along said centerline of Dover Drive to the centerline of"H" Street; thence north along said centerline of"H" Street to the centerline of 56th Street; thence west along said centerline of 56th m Street to the centerline of "I" Street; thence northwesterly along said centerline of I Street and r its northwesterly prolongation to the most easterly corner of Lot 247, Tract 13554-6 as per plat 3 recorded in Book 238 of Maps, pages 51-54, records of San Bernardino County, State of o California; thence northwesterly along the northeasterly line of said Lot 247 to the most northerly corner of said Lot 247; thence southwesterly along the northwesterly line of said Lot 247 to the northwesterly comer of said Lot 247; thence northerly, along a straight line, to the N southwesterly corner of that parcel of land described as Parcel No. 3 in a Deed recorded on November 15, 1989 as Document No. 89-432957, Official Records of the County of San Bernardino, State of California; thence southeasterly and northeasterly along the southerly line of said Parcel No. 3 to the northerly line of the Muscupiabe Rancho as shown in Book 7 of .. Maps, page 23, records of the County Recorder of said County, said point also being on the corporate City limit line of the City of San Bernardino; thence southeasterly along said northerly line of the Muscupiabe Rancho and said corporate City limit line to an angle point on said W corporate City limit line; thence north along said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and distances to the intersection of the centerlines of Highland Avenue and Victoria o Avenue; thence north and continuing along said corporate City line and following its various o courses and distances to the centerline of California State Route 210 (formerly California State a Route 30); thence northwesterly and leaving said corporate City limit line along said centerline of California State Route 210 to the centerline of Pumalo Street, said point being on said N corporate City limit line; thence east along said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and distances to said centerline of California State Route 210; thence northwesterly and leaving said corporate City limit line along said centerline of California State Route 210 to a the centerline of Del Rosa Avenue; thence north along said centerline of Del Rosa Avenue to an N angle point on said corporate City limit line; thence east, along said corporate City limit line and o following its various courses and distances to the intersection of said Del Rosa Avenue and Marshall Boulevard; thence west and leaving said corporate City limit line along said centerline d of Marshall Boulevard to the centerline of Mountain Avenue, said point also being on said J corporate City limit line; thence north along said corporate City limit line and following its various a courses and distances to the centerline of 39th Street; thence west along said centerline of 39th r Street to the centerline of Harrison Street; thence north along said centerline of Harrison Street c to the centerline of 40th Street; thence west along said centerline of 40th Street to the centerline a of Waterman Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of Parkdale Drive; thence west along said centerline of Parkdale Drive to the centerline of Mountain View Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Mountain View Avenue to the centerline of Thompson Place; thence west along said centerline of Thompson Place to the centerline of Arrowhead Avenue; thence northerly and westerly along said centerline of Arrowhead Avenue to the centerline of Kendall Drive; thence northwesterly along said centerline of Kendall Drive and following its various courses and distances to the centerline of 4th Avenue; thence north along said centerline of 4th Avenue to an angle point on said corporate City limit line, said point hereinafter referred to as Point "A"; thence southeasterly along said corporate Packet Pg. 103 City limit line and following its various courses and distances to said Point "A", said point also being on the southwesterly line of the San Bernardino County Flood Control Channel; thence northwesterly along said southwesterly line of the San Bernardino County Flood Control Channel, and leaving said corporate City limit line to the centerline of Little Mountain Drive; thence northeasterly and northerly along said centerline of Little Mountain Drive to the centerline of said Northpark Boulevard; thence easterly along said centerline of Northpark Boulevard to the centerline of said "F" Street and the point of beginning. Fifth Ward. The boundaries of the fifth ward of the City shall be as follows: m All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino, described as r follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of"F" Street and Northpark Boulevard; thence north along said centerline of"F" Street to the centerline of Dover Drive; thence westerly o, along said centerline of Dover Drive to the centerline of"H" Street; thence north along said centerline of"H" Street to the centerline of 56th Street; thence west along said centerline of 56th Street to the centerline of "I" Street; thence northwesterly along said centerline of I Street and its northwesterly prolongation to the most easterly corner of Lot 247, Tract 13554-6 as per plat recorded in Book 238 of Maps, pages 51-54, records of San Bernardino County, State of California; thence northwesterly along the northeasterly line of said Lot 247 to the most northerly corner of said Lot 247; thence southwesterly along the northwesterly line of said Lot 247 to the .. northwesterly corner of said Lot 247; thence northerly, along a straight line, to the southwesterly corner of that parcel of land described as Parcel No. 3 in a Deed recorded on November 15, 1989 as Document No. 89-432957, Official Records of the County of San W Bernardino, State of California; thence southeasterly and northeasterly along the southerly line R of said Parcel No. 3 to the northerly line of the Muscupiabe Rancho as shown in Book 7 of c Maps, page 23, records of the County Recorder of San Bernardino County, State of California, c said point also being on the corporate City limit line of the City of San Bernardino; thence a. northwesterly along said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and distances to the centerline of the 1-215 Freeway; thence southeasterly along said centerline of the 1-215 r Freeway to the centerline of California State Route 210 (formerly California State Route 30); thence easterly along said centerline of California State Route 210 to the centerline of"E" Street; thence north along said centerline of"E" Street to the centerline of 30th Street; thence a west along said centerline of 30th Street to the centerline of said "F" Street; thence north along y said centerline of"F" Street to the centerline of 36th Street; thence east along said centerline of o 36th Street to the centerline of said "E" Street; thence north along said centerline of"E" Street to A the centerline of Kendall Drive; thence northeasterly along said centerline of Kendall Drive and d J following its various courses and distances to the centerline of 4th Avenue; thence north along said centerline of said 4th Avenue to an angle point on said corporate City limit line, said point d also being on the southwesterly line of the San Bernardino County Flood Control Channel; r thence northwesterly along said southwesterly line of the San Bernardino County Flood Control m Channel to the centerline of Little Mountain Drive; thence northeasterly and northerly along a said centerline of Little Mountain Drive and leaving said corporate City limit line, to said centerline of Northpark Boulevard; thence easterly along said centerline of Northpark Boulevard to said centerline of 7" Street and the point of beginning. Sixth Ward. The boundaries of the sixth ward of the City shall be as follows: All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino, described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Eucalyptus Avenue and Mill Street, said point also being on the corporate City limit line of the City of San Bernardino; thence north along said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and distances to the centerline of the 1-215 Freeway; thence southeasterly along said centerline of the 1-215 Freeway to the centerline of 16th Street; thence west along said centerline of 16th Street to the centerline of Massachusetts Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Massachusetts Avenue to the centerline of said Base Line Street; thence west along said centerline of Base Line Street to the centerline of"L" Street; thence south along said centerline of "L" Street to the centerline of said 9th Street; thence west along said centerline of 9th Street to the east line of the San Bernardino County Lytle Creek Flood Control Channel; thence southerly along said east line of said Flood Control Channel and following its various courses and distances to the centerline of 5th Street; thence westerly along said centerline of 5th Street to the centerline of m Foothill Boulevard; thence west along said centerline of Foothill Boulevard to the west line of the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific) Railroad right of way; thence southerly along said west 3 railroad right of way line to the north line of Parcel 1 of Parcel Map No. 5665 as per Map recorded in Book 52 of Parcel Maps, pages 49 through 50, records of the County Recorder of a San Bernardino County, State of California; thence west along said north line of Parcel 1 and its westerly prolongation to the centerline of Meridian Avenue; thence south along said centerline of Meridian Avenue to the southerly line of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad right of way; thence southwesterly and westerly along said southerly line of the Atchison Topeka & 'a Santa Fe Railroad right of way, to the centerline of Pepper Avenue; thence south, along said 3 centerline of Pepper Avenue to said centerline of Mill Street; thence west along said centerline of Mill Street to the centerline of said Eucalyptus Avenue and the point of beginning. rn Seventh Ward. w The boundaries of the seventh ward of the City shall be as follows: @ 1., o All that area within the present corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino, described as c follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Highland Avenue and "G" Street ; a`, thence north along said centerline of "G" Street to the centerline of 29th Street; thence east along said centerline of 29th Street to the centerline of "E" Street; thence north along said N centerline of"E" Street to the centerline of 30th Street; thence west along said centerline of 30th c Street to the centerline of "F" Street; thence north along said centerline of"F" Street to the centerline of 36th Street; thence east along said centerline of 36th Street to the centerline of said "E" Street; thence north along said centerline of"E" Street to the centerline of Kendall a Drive; thence northeasterly along said centerline of Kendall Drive and following its various o courses and distances to the centerline of Arrowhead Avenue; thence easterly and southerly, along said centerline of Arrowhead Avenue to the centerline of Thompson Place; thence easterly, along said centerline of Thompson Place to the centerline of Mountain View Avenue; thence north along said centerline of Mountain View Avenue to the centerline of Parkdale Drive; d thence east along said centerline of Parkdale Drive to the centerline of Waterman Avenue; E L thence north along the centerline of Waterman Avenue to the centerline of 40th Street; thence m east along said centerline of 40th Street to the centerline of Harrison Street; thence south along Q said centerline of Harrison Street to the centerline of 39th Street; thence east along said centerline of 39th Street to an angle point on the corporate City limit line of the City of San Bernardino; thence south along said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and distances to the intersection of the centerlines of Mountain Avenue and Marshall Boulevard; thence east and leaving said corporate City limit line along said centerline of Marshall Boulevard to the centerline of Del Rosa Avenue, said point also being an angle point on said corporate City limit line; thence south along said centerline of Del Rosa Avenue to the centerline of California State Route 210 (formerly California State Route 30); thence southeasterly along said centerline of California State Route 210 to an angle point on said corporate City limit line; thence leaving said centerline of State Route 210, south along said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and distances to said centerline of California State Route 210; thence southeasterly along said centerline of California State Route 210 to said corporate City limit line; thence south along said corporate City limit line and following its various courses and distances to the intersection of the centerlines of Highland Avenue and Sterling Avenue; thence west along said centerline of Highland Avenue to said centerline of"G" Street and the point of beginning. m w r 3 rn c U U d W V O O r W W O a- 0 L a N O N N c O .a U N a 0 10 O) Q1 J C d t U w Q Prepared 81112012—Public WorksiReal Property Section 7.C.d RERNAnp� P� y pO Y $ o HpED IN INTER OFFICE MEMORANDUM OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO LEGAL MEMO NO. 12-014 m TO: James Graham, Assistant to the City Manager w 3 FROM: Stephanie D. Easland3E-1 Senior Assistant City Attorney y N DATE: March 26,2012 RE: LEGAL PROCESS FOR REVISING WARD BOUNDARIES/REDISTRICTING CC: James F. Penman, City Attorney; Andrea Travis-Miller,Assistant City Manager 0) v 0 Every 10 years following the U.S. Census, states and communities must realign political district boundaries with equal population and comply with the Voting Rights Act. Each elected E official should represent approximately the same number of people maintaining the principal of "one person, one vote." The "one person, one vote"requirement is that election districts should w be nearly equal in their total populations.For local jurisdictions such as the City of San Bernardino, ; Section 3 of the San Bernardino City Charter states: Time and Change of Boundaries.The Mayor and Common Council by ordinance shall divide the area of the City into seven (7)wards of approximately equal population and thereafter shall periodically change the boundaries of the wards to maintain them in compact form and as nearly equal in population as possible, provided that such changes shall not be made more than once in any two(2)year period nor within ninety(90)days of any general municipal election Section 21620 of the California Elections Code addresses reapportionment of charter cities m where council members are elected by districts (wards). Section 21620 also recognizes the obligation to comply with the Federal Voting Rights Act during the reapportionment process: 3 After the initial establishment of the districts, the districts shall `- continue to be as nearly equal in population as may be according to the latest federal decennial census,or if authorized by the charter of the city, according to the federal mid-decade census. The districts shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, Section 1973 of Title 42 of the United States Code,as amended,in establishing the boundaries of the districts,the council may give consideration to the following factors: (1) a) topography, (2) geography, (3) cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity and compactness of territory,and(4) community of interests in the o districts. N 0 E The Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 is intended to protect the voting power of certain E classes, such as ethnic/raciaManguage minority groups. If the population of a protected class is sufficiently large, geographically compact, and politically cohesive, the law says that boundaries ;, should be drawn so that members of the group can elect representatives of their choice. As to the legal process for charter cities adopting revised ward boundaries,Elections Code E §21620.1 provides: t The governing body shall hold at least one public hearing on any a proposal to adjust the boundaries of a district prior to a public hearing at which the council votes to approve or defeat the proposal. (Emphasis added.) Therefore, before the Mayor and Common Council can vote to approve new ward boundaries, a minimum of one public hearing must be held on the proposed boundaries. These public hearing requirements can be fulfilled in numerous ways so long as the first noticed public hearing occurs before the meeting where the boundary revisions are adopted. For example, the noticed public hearings could be in the form of a workshop for the Mayor and Council, a FAEASLANWIty MmagerV=es Graham.memompd 2 community meeting held by the Mayor and Council, or a regular council meeting so long as no action to adopt a proposed plan is taken at the first public hearing. After the Mayor and Council approve revisions to the ward boundaries,an ordinance will need to be prepared setting forth the new ward boundaries. The process of adopting an ordinance requires two council meetings, one for the first reading and one for the final adoption. The ordinance then becomes effective 30 days from its final adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. If you have any further questions or need additional information,please do not hesitate to contact me. crm r 3 rn c .0 N n m a) rn e 0 N r 0 E m a Q _T V C a) E s v Q FAEASIAND\City Manger mes Graham.memo.wpd 3 packet Pg. 109