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Orozco, Norma From: Chris S < Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2018 2:52 PM To: eComment; City Council Cc: Huizar, Maria; Carvalho, Sonia R. Subject: 11A. ADOPT AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL 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 Attachments: SEC 101-2jpg Mayor and City Council Members, If you read Sec 101.2 of the City Charter which covers Ward Boundary changes, it clearly states there are ONLY 3 reasons why it would be reasonably necessary to redraw Ward Boundaries: Shown necessary by most recent Federal Decennial Census Data more current census data certified by the City Council as sufficiently reliable and detailed to serve as a basis forward boundary alteration or by annexation or consolidation of territory Our city redraw ward boundaries in 2012 using the 2010 Census data, and we have not annexed or consolidated any new territory into our city. So when did the city council certify more current census data, other than the 2010 Census data, to be reliable and detailed to serve as a basis for ward boundary alteration? The Demand Letter dated March 6`h-2018 from the Asian Americans Advancing Justice regarding the CVRA violation does not mention anything about requiring the Ward Boundaries to be redrawn or altered. The Demand Letter only asks that our city transition from At -large to District -based elections. So if we are still using the 2010 Federal Census Data and we have not met any of the 3 criteria mentioned in Sec 101.2 of the City Charter, then there is absolutely nothing reasonably necessary to redraw Ward Boundaries since we already did that in 2012. Kind regards, Chris Schmidt Sec. 101.2. - Wards, boundary changes. Ward boundaries shall not be altered except as reasonably necessary to promote greater equality of population among the wards when such necessity is shown by the most recent federal decennial census, or by more current census data certified by the City Council as sufficiently reliable and detailed to serve as a basis for ward boundary alteration, or by annexation or consolidation of territory. Such boundary alteration shall be made only by ordinance adopted by affirmative vote of at least two-thirds ( 2/3 ) of the full membership of the City Council in accordance with section 101.4. Any such ordinance adopted within one hundred twenty (120) days immediately preceding any election of council members shall not become effective until the day following such election. EN