11A - 2ND READ ORD - WARDS - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

ORDINANCE NO. NS -2958 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING NEW BOUNDARY LINES OF THE WARDS OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. NS -2826 WHEREAS, By certified letter received on March 14, 2018, the Asian -Americans Advancing Justice advised the City that it believes the City's current at -large method of electing City Councilmembers violates the California Voting Rights Act ("CVRA"). WHEREAS, On July 17, 2018 the City Council by a vote of 6-0 approved Resolution No. 2018-056 to place a Charter Amendment on the ballot to transition from At -Large City Councilmember elections to By -Ward elections on the November 6, 2018 General Municipal Election. The resolution also mandated that Ward Boundaries be re- drawn in accordance with federal and state law. WHEREAS, Several Community Meetings and four (4) Public Hearings were held to receive input from the community, include their "communities of interest", provide criteria for mapping of new Ward boundaries and consider proposed Ward Maps. WHEREAS, The City Charter provides that an ordinance adjusting ward boundaries must be approved by a 2/3 affirmative vote requirement and be adopted no later than 120 days before an election in order to be effective for that election. WHEREAS, A Settlement Agreement entered by the City of Santa Ana and plaintiff specifies that, consistent with California Elections Code section 10010(b), the Ward with the highest percentage of Asian -American citizens of voting age shall be designated among the three Wards (1, 3 and 5) subject to election on November 3, 2020, with Wards 2, 4 and 6 to be subject to election on November 8, 2022; and any special elections after November 3, 2020 shall be by—Ward. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the boundaries and numbers of the wards of the City of Santa Ana are hereby changed and established as set forth on the map and description attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 1. Metes and bounds of each district are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 2. SECTION 2: That the Clerk of the Council shall cause a map diagram showing the new boundary lines of each and every ward to be published in the Orange County Register not less than thirty (30) days prior to the 2020 general municipal election. 11 A-3