LE, THERESA V. CITY OF SANTA ANA, (CVRA)

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Demographer shall consider public submissions and comments regarding the Demographer's sample election district maps, to prepare proposed maps and potentially to revise the electoral district maps to be proposed at subsequent Public Hearings. Map concepts and/or input regarding communities of interest and other relevant issues may also be provided by members of the public in the Community Outreach Meetings and online. The City shall provide members of the public with an online tool to submit proposed maps, and shall notify the public of the availability of that tool in accordance with the requirements of Paragraph 11 herein. After the conclusion of the final Community Outreach Meeting, and taking into consideration the comments, feedback, and suggestions of the community at the Community Outreach Meetings as well as the information contained in Paragraphs 4 and 7, the Demographer shall submit draft district maps to the City and to Plaintiff and her counsel no later than seven (7) days before the first scheduled post -map Public Hearings. If necessary, the City shall call Special City Council Meetings to comply with the deadlines described in this Paragraph. 6. Public Hearing Schedule. Pursuant to California Elections Code section 10010(a), the City shall hold two (2) pre -map Public Hearings. These Public Hearings may be held during the same weeks as the Community Outreach Meetings and may be held on the same days as the Community Outreach Meetings, as proposed in the Community Participation Plan. The pre -map Public Hearings as identified in the Community Participation Plan are proposed on September 4, 2018 and the week of September 17, 2018 (proposed to immediately follow the Community Outreach Meeting that same week, in the same location). If necessary, the City agrees that it will call Special City Council Meetings to comply with deadlines mandated by this Settlement Agreement or deadlines mutually agreed to by the Parties at a later date. After holding all of the Community Outreach Meetings detailed in Paragraph 5 and the two (2) pre -map Public Hearings, the City Council shall hold two (2) post - map Public Hearings, in accordance with California Elections Code section 10010. Consistent with California Elections Code section 10010(a) (2) and as identified in the Community Participation Plan (attached hereto as Exhibit B), the two (2) post - map Public Hearings are proposed for October 16, 2018 and October 30, 2018. In no event shall these two Public Hearings be held later than October 30, 2018. The final two Public Hearings shall be held at the Council Chamber, or such other location as reasonably necessary to accommodate such meetings. At the two (2) post -map Public Hearings, the City Council shall seek input from the community regarding the content of the Demographer's revised electoral maps and maps submitted by the public, as detailed in Paragraph 5.