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YES: 7 — Hernandez, Lopez, Mendoza, Penaloza, Phan, Bacerra, Sarmiento NO: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT:0 Status: 7-0-0-0 —Pass MINUTES: This business Item - Agreement No. 2022-056 was approved. 36. Introduce Ordinance for First Reading and Adopt a Resolution of City Council Ward Boundaries Map Department(s): Clerk of the Council Office Recommended Action: 1. Accept a report by the City's demographer to provide the metes and bounds description of each City Council ward. 2. Approve first reading of an ordinance establishing new ward boundary lines of the wards of the City of Santa Ana and repealing Ordinance No. NS-2958. 3. Resolution No. 2022-XXX — Adopt a resolution establishing new boundary lines of the wards of the City of Santa Ana. MINUTES: After public comments, item 36 was taken out of order and heard. Clerk of the Council Daisy Gomez introduced the item and provided brief comments. Council discussion ensued and input provided to staff. Councilmember Phan spoke in support of new map and thanked community for participating and colleagues' willingness to compromise. Councilmember Penaloza inquired about the use of ward versus district when describing community and ward numeration. Mayor Pro Tem Bacerra thanked those that have participated in the process to finalize map and inquired when the map becomes effective. City Attorney Sonia Carvalho recommended to leave the language of the ordinance and resolution due to compliance with Fair Maps Act. City Attorney noted that in the future council can pass a resolution with language that suggests for operational purposes these wards can be used. For voter purposes the new lines come into effect on 2022 and 2024. Paul Mitchell concurs with City Attorney. Based on the Fair Map Act the maps cannot be effective until the 2022 or 2024 election. Councilmember Hernandez and Councilmember Lopez not in support of changing City Council 21 4/5/2022