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THE REGISTER This space for tiling stamp only
<br />625 N GRAND AVE, SANTA ANA, CA 92701
<br />Telephone (714) 796-7000 1 Fax (714) 796-6059
<br />_ LEGAL iDTICE TO RESIDENTS;
<br />sehedu.leof:Public Hearings to
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<br />Consider rtaw city Word Boundaries
<br />.fie City of Santa'Ana encourages the
<br />Public to Participate- U-the decision-
<br />--making:process: The -following;notice is .
<br />being providedso that:you can ask-ques-,
<br />tions,. make comments and stay informed
<br />about: Rroiects that might be 1 mportant to.
<br />you: We -encourage you,ta:contact us pr.i=' -
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<br />or,to thb,.Public Hearing if you have.any
<br />qu stions-
<br />NOTICE•:I5 HERE�Y .CfVEN - The -Santa
<br />Ana -. ity- Council will hold ••a .ser es of Cam=
<br />munity Meetings and Public-.1earings:to con-
<br />sider modifying the •-Ward ,boundaries to, com-
<br />:PIY with:Ibofh,-the.Federal,cnd Calif6rnia law,
<br />including-=the:.Caiifornia- Voting" Rights Act
<br />(CVRA): .
<br />The Ward boundaries- were lost modified -in
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<br />ware January of 20ie Shies then; -the he' Ci y,"s cu d
<br />correspondence asserting that the C�tY,'S cur-
<br />rent�at- large, electoral systertirmhereby.. -coun-
<br />cil members are elected by all of>the city elec-
<br />•(2015.5 C.C.P.)
<br />tors, violates the CVRA because- it°allegedly
<br />does,_ not, allow: Asians . (a protected class) to
<br />elect candidates of- their •choice .or --otherwise
<br />influence the outcome of Santa Ana's council
<br />State of California )
<br />elections. Following receipt of this corre-
<br />-County of ORANGE )SS
<br />spondence► the'City Council decided to place.a,
<br />charter amendment onAe November 6,_ 2416
<br />General -Municipal Election so that.the .elec-
<br />tors of the C ity can decide whether to change
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<br />the method of electing council members to a
<br />by -ward system where each council member
<br />is requi red to reside in the ward he or she rep-
<br />resents `and is -elected solely by the electors of
<br />that ward. The. City Council will consider
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<br />changing the Ward boundaries -to ensure that
<br />they are consistent with Federal. and. State
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<br />law; including the CVRA. This re -boundary
<br />process will consist of a number of.communi-
<br />ty meetings dnd;public'-hearines'to allow. in-
<br />terested persons'to,,give:input-on ward:bbun--
<br />dories.
<br />Community Meetings
<br />I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am
<br />The Community • outreach. Meetings will be-,
<br />gin with a ion- to- m-
<br />over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above
<br />-Pin= ucational..Aresenta
<br />form..:the,:,Public about .'the transition fo by -
<br />.entitled matter. i am the.principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the'THE
<br />ward elections"arid',the' -City's: process -.for
<br />adopting .ward boundaries.;The Demographer.
<br />REGISTER, a newspaper published in the English language in the city of
<br />will preserif.sam p..1e.mapping proposals at -the
<br />Community a
<br />SANTA ANA, coup of ORANGE, and adjudged a newspaper of general
<br />county 1 99
<br />including
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<br />Plan:-D��inciuded as:part.of:ftem•75g-of the
<br />circulation as defined by the laws of the State of Califomia by -the Superior
<br />_ City Cbuncll's MaY.15► 2d18 rneeting, and sol ic-
<br />it community feedback.:Ttie first Community
<br />Court of the County of -ORANGE, State of California, under date 1 1/19/ 1905,
<br />Meeting will; beheld tne:;week :�o€ August ,27
<br />Case No. A2104f. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has
<br />with specific-. dip; time and location to ,beth
<br />sted nrthe Ci�y'swebsite.
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<br />been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in
<br />, a of -Hearings .
<br />an supplement thereof on the following dates, to -wit:
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<br />The City Charter requires that Ward bounda-
<br />j ries be of equal, population and that -the' -City
<br />Council hold at leastione (1) public -hearing to
<br />consider ---modifying-1- --those -, boundaries.° - The
<br />City will hold four (4) Public hearings to' -con-
<br />• sider ward' boundaries over the -next several',
<br />months. The first two-hearings.are critical in
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<br />• that they will •explain the re=boundary . proc-
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<br />ess, review the criteria used to modify -Ward
<br />boundaries, and allow . residents -to submit
<br />their ideas for potential boundary lines. These
<br />two hearings will culminate in the. develop -
<br />merit of proposed -new Ward map(s)- The re-
<br />mainder of the hearings 'will be to consider
<br />the proposed map(s),- select the preferred
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<br />map, and adopt the final new Ward map: The
<br />Public Hearing schedule is as follows:
<br />Two (2) Public Hearings to review the Ward '
<br />re -boundary- process; -hear from � residents
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<br />about their ideas for potential ward bounda-
<br />ries, and to receive City Council direction on ?
<br />At SANTA ANA
<br />the criteria .to. be considered for mapping of
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<br />new -Ward boundaries.
<br />Tuesday, September dth at 5:45 p.m...- Re9u-
<br />certify (or declare) under penalty ❑f perjury that the foregoing is true and
<br />lar City Council Meeting, Council Chambers,
<br />22'Civic Center Plaza; Santa Ana, CA Tues-
<br />correct.
<br />day,--. September 18th. at 5:45 p.m. - Regular
<br />City Council Meeting, Council Chambers, 22
<br />Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA
<br />Two (2) Public Hearings to seek resident in-
<br />put on the content of -the draft Ward maps)'
<br />and sequence of elections, select a preferred
<br />Ward map, and to introduce an ordinance for
<br />adoption.
<br />Tuesday, October 16th at 5:45 p.m. - Regular
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<br />City Council Meeting, Council Chambers, 22
<br />Civic Center Plaza. Santa Ana, CA Tuesday,.
<br />October 30th at-5:45 p.m. - Adjourned Regular
<br />City Council Meeting. Council Chambers, 22
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<br />Civic Center'Plaza, Santa Ana, CA
<br />Final adoption of ordinance setting the new
<br />boundaries for Wards.Pursuant to City Char-
<br />ter, approval of new Ward Boundaries re-•
<br />quire five (5) affirmative votes.
<br />Tuesday, November .24th 6t 5:45 p, m.. - Regu-
<br />lar City Meeting,
<br />Council -Council. Chambers,
<br />22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Aria; CA:
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<br />ityrparticipation, the C ty is providing rotor-
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<br />motion about the Ward re -boundary process
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<br />on -the Citv'swebsite at htto-11www_r_i_san1n-n
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