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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> <br /> 75A PUBLIC HEARING - CONSIDER CHANGING NEW CITY COUNCIL <br /> WARD BOUNDARY LINES - Clerk of the Council Office <br /> <br /> Set for public hearing at the November 7, 2011, City Council Meeting by a <br /> vote of 7-0. Rescheduled for public hearing at the December 5, 2011, City <br /> Council Meeting by a vote of 6-0 (Pulido absent). <br /> <br /> Legal Notice published in Orange County Register on December 9, 2011 <br /> and December 16, 2011. <br /> <br /> Clerk of the Council Huizar presented the staff report. <br /> <br /> Why Re-Boundary? <br /> • Required by Elections Code §21600, et seq. <br /> • Comply with "one-person, one vote" principle, Federal Voting Rights <br /> Act of 1965, and other constitutional constraints. <br /> • Review every 10 years after Federal census data released. <br /> • What is Re-boundary and why do it? <br /> • Re-boundary is the redrawing or adjusting of Ward lines to ensure <br /> that legislative representation is fair, balanced, and equal. It is <br /> done every ten years to account for population shifts and growth <br /> over the last decade. <br /> • This process does not change the number of Wards in the City. <br /> Charter Requirements <br /> • Sec. 101.1. - Requires that each Ward be as nearly equal in <br /> population as possible. The wards shall be composed of contiguous <br /> and compact territory and bounded by natural boundaries of street <br /> lines wherever possible. <br /> • Sec. 101.2. - Notes that Ward boundaries shall not be altered except <br /> as reasonably necessary to promote greater equality of population <br /> among the wards, following Federal decennial census. <br /> • Requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote for passage. <br /> • Any change to Ward boundaries must be made within one hundred <br /> twenty (120) days immediately preceding any election of the City <br /> Council. <br /> <br /> Scope of Work <br /> • The proposed map recommended for approval was prepared using the <br /> City's GIS software. <br /> • The boundaries follow census tract areas, as used by the U.S. Census <br /> Bureau - this allows us to view the population statistics. <br /> • The proposed map balances the overall population within the 10% <br /> standard, as required by the Elections Code, while trying to diversify <br /> the population in each Ward. <br /> <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 13 DECEMBER 19, 2011 <br /> <br /> 1 0A-13 <br />