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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Dale Helvig _... <br />Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2018 10:27 PM <br />To: eComment; City Council; Pulido, Miguel; Sarmiento, Vicente; Martinez, Michele; Solorio, <br />Jose; Benavides, David; Villegas, Juan; Tinajero, Sal <br />Cc: Godinez, Raul; Thai. Minh;'Mark S. McLoughlin'; 'Phil Schaefer'; <br />'Mike O'Valle' <br />Subject: Comments on 2018-10-30 Council Meeting Agenda Item 75A <br />Attachments: 2018-10-28 Ward Boundaries.pdf <br />Categories: Correspondence <br />Dale HelviP <br />Santa Ana CA <br />October 28, 2018 <br />Mayor Pulido and Santa Ana City Councilmembers <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, 811 Floor <br />Santa Ana CA 92702 <br />Subject: Ward Boundaries <br />I believe the staff report "REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION" PUBLIC HEARING: HOLD HEARING #4 TO AMEND <br />COUNCIL WARD BOUNDARIES AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE TO AMEND SAME STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 1) is in <br />error. On page 2 it states: <br />"Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement entered by the City of Santa Ana and plaintiff, consistent with <br />California Elections Code section 10010( b), the Ward with the highest percentage of Asian -American <br />citizens of voting age shall be designated among the three Wards ( 1, 3 and 5) subject to election on <br />November 3, 2020, with Wards 2, 4 and 6 to be subject to election on November 8, 2022; and any <br />special elections after November 3, 2020 shall be By—Ward." <br />If the above text shown in red italic is true please explain at the October 30, 2018 City Council meeting the <br />purpose of Measure AA: REQUIRE BY -WARD NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF COUNCILMEMBERS, AND <br />REDRAWING OF WARD BOUNDARIES TO COMPLY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. IT appears by the staff <br />report Measure AA is not needed as the Settlement Agreement mandates by -ward elections <br />As for the four proposed Ward maps I favor Plan D or Plan D2. However, I object to the proposed staff <br />recommendation for Ward numbering. In all four proposed plans 2 out 3 Ward councilmembers elected in <br />0 <br />