Item 22 - Redistricting Ward Boundaries

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Clerk of the Council Office www.santa-ana.org/cc Item # 22 or City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report October 19, 2021 TOPIC: Revised Resolution of Intention and First Public Hearing: Redistricting Ward Boundaries AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution of Intention Revising Public Hearing Dates and Times and Hold First Public Hearing Regarding Redistricting Ward Boundaries RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution declaring the City's intention to consider changes to boundary lines of Wards and revising the time and place of said hearings to be held on October 19 at 7:00 p.m., November 2 at 7:00 p.m., November 15 at 5:00 p.m., and December 6, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. 2. Open and close the first public hearing seeking input regarding possible changes to the wards boundaries before proposed ward map(s) are drawn. DISCUSSION Pursuant to Santa Ana Charter Section 101.4, on September 21, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution of Intention No. 2021-053, setting fourth public hearing dates to consider changes to boundary lines of wards, and fixing the date, time and place of said hearings thereon. Due to conflicts beyond staff's control, an updated Resolution of Intention will need to be adopted to update the public hearing dates and times. Pursuant to California Election Code, the process must be completed and the adoption of the new ward boundary map must occur by April 17, 2022, which will be utilized in the November 2022 General Municipal Election. To assist in the redistricting process, demographic and outreach consultants have been secured. The City is working with demographer Paul Mitchell, Redistricting Partners, who also assisted the City during the re -boundary process and first ward -based election in 2020.