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Home My WebLink AboutCC AG PKT 2011-10-24 #CAGENDA STAFF REPORT DATE: October 24, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council THRU: Jill R. Ingram, City Manager FROM: Mark H. Persico, AICR Director of Development Services e � SEA(�e 10 ms s, SUBJECT: ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1613 - 2010 CITY COUNCIL REDISTRICTING SUMMARY OF REQUEST: That the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1613 establishing new City Council Districts as a result of the 2010 Census. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS: At the conclusion of the second public hearing on October 10, 2011, Ordinance No. 1613 was introduced with an amendment to include the property along the west side of Fourth Street between Central Avenue and Marina Drive into Council District 1. The change moved 20 people from District 3 to District 1 with the final population by District shown in the table below. FINAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY COUNCIL DISTRICT City Council District 2010 Total Population Average +/- % Above or Below Average 1 4957 127 2.6 2 4861 31 0.6 3 4893 63 1.3 4 4972 ' 142 2.9 5 4466 -364 -7.5 District Average Total Population 4830 Total Population 24149 Agenda Item C ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, because it is not defined as a "project" under CEQA. LEGAL ANALYSIS: The City Attorney has reviewed and approved as to form. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact created by adoption of this Ordinance. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1613 establishing new City Council District boundaries for Districts 1 and 3, and keeping the existing District boundaries for Districts 2, 4 and 5. SUBMITTED BY: Mark H. Persico, AICP Director of Development Services Attachments: A. Ordinance No. 1613 NOTED AND APPROVED: 0.14w Page 2 ORDINANCE NUMBER 1613 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ESTABLISHING CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AS A RESULT OF THE FEDERAL 2010 DECENNIAL CENSUS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. City Charter Section 515 provides, in relevant part: "The five (5) members of the City Council shall be elected by districts, the boundaries of which shall be as defined by ordinance adopted by the City Council. In 1980 and each 10th year thereafter, the City Council shall appoint a committee to study and report to the City Council on the advisability of redistricting the City. Upon receipt of any such committee report, and at any other time deemed necessary or desirable in order that the district boundaries be in accordance with constitutional requirement, fair and logical, the City Council may by ordinance change and redefine the boundaries of any or all of such districts. The boundaries so defined shall be established in such manner that the district shall, as nearly as practicable, constitute natural areas of contiguous and compact territory and provide fair representation on the City Council." SECTION 2. California Elections Code Section 21620 states: "If the members of the governing body of a chartered city are nominated or elected 'by districts' or 'from districts,' as defined in Section 34871 of the Government Code, upon the initial establishment thereof, the districts shall be as nearly equal in population as may be according to the latest federal decennial census or, if the city's charter so provides, according to the federal mid - decade census or the official census of the city, as provided for pursuant to Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 40200) of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 4 of the Government Code, as the case may be. After the initial establishment of the districts, the districts shall continue to be as nearly equal in population as may be according to the latest federal decennial census or, if authorized by the charter of the city, according to the federal mid - decade census. The districts shall comply with the applicable provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, Section 1973 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended. In establishing the boundaries of the districts, the council may give consideration to the following factors: (1) topography, (2) geography, (3) cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory, and (4) community of interest of the districts." SECTION 3. Pursuant to the Charter, The Council has appointed a committee to study and report to the City Council on the advisability of redistricting the City upon receipt of the 1980, 1990 and 2000 federal decennial censuses. The last time the Council changed district boundaries was in connection with the 1990 census, by adopting Ordinance No. 1344. In connection with the 2010 census, the City Council appointed a subcommittee of two councilmembers to study and report to the City Council on the advisability of redistricting the City. The subcommittee met on July 26, 2011, and September 19, 2011, to review Council District boundaries and make a recommendation to the City Council. On September 26, 2011 and October 10, 2011, the City Council held duly noticed public hearings to receive testimony and evidence regarding the subcommittee's report regarding council district boundaries. SECTION 4. The City Council and its subcommittee considered: (1) topography; (2) geography; (3) cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory; (4) community of interest of the districts; and (5) principles of fair representation to determine whether any of the boundaries of the districts should be changed or modified. Ordinance Number 1613 SECTION 5. In view of the foregoing: A. The boundaries for City Council Districts 2, 4 and 5 are to remain unchanged from the boundaries established by Ordinance No. 1344. B. The Council hereby changes and modifies the boundaries for City Council Districts 1 and 3 to the boundaries shown on Exhibit A. Exhibit A is hereby incorporated into this Ordinance by this reference. C. The total population per City Council District is as follows: a. District 1 - 4957 b. District 2 - 4861 c. District 3 - 4893 d. District 4 - 4972 e. District 5 - 4466 SECTION 6. The Council hereby amends Municipal Code Section 2.05.005 and directs the City Engineer to revise the legal descriptions of Councilmanic Districts Nos. 1 and 3 set forth therein to reflect the changes in boundaries identified in Section 5B herein. SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of October 2011. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced for first reading at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of October , 2011 and was passed, approved and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of October 2011 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members NOES: Council Members ABSENT: Council Members ABSTAIN: Council Members And do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number 1613 has been published pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter and Resolution Number 2836. City Clerk E B Now J" � `�' Trvv . . . . . . . ....... 7 EX MARINA DR boas _a y� m"Sop ;4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D i s t rr i c t 1 .7A sip wt- EX B MARINA DR oil lot MONTEREY F6 wop > S�_ ;7+RF'7 ^ C saC.: r,:. `'M1 �' - 46, IV 'A" ex 11 c .. �. 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