HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem FAGENDA REPORT
DATE: June 25, 2001
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: John B. Bahorshi, City Manager
FROM: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: City Council Redistricting Sub - Committee
Recommendation and Setting Public Hearing
SUMMARY OF REOUEST:
Receive recommendation of Sub - Committee that no changes to City Council district
boundaries are necessary and instruct staff to schedule a public hearing on July 9, 2001 to
receive public input on that recommendation.
Sub - Committee Recommendation
On May 29 the City Council established a sub - committee to review the results of the 2000
Federal Census and determine if any boundary changes are necessary to the existing City
Council district boundaries. The subcommittee met on June 7 to review the redistricting
process and determine further actions. It was the determination of the sub- committee to
request an opinion from the City Attorney as to the acceptability of the existing council district
boundaries based on the 2000 Census results.
The consensus of the sub-committee was that if the existing population differences are
acceptable, there is no need to revise the district boundaries. The City Attorney provided an c-
mail report, indicating that "Neither the Charter or nor state law requires districts to be equal
in population All that is required is that they are 'nearly equal' in population considering a
number ojjactors."
Based on this information from the City Attorney, the Sub - Committee concurred with the
following recommendations:
❑ Instruct Staff to prepare a City Council Staff Report for the June 25 City Council meeting
indicating the Sub - Committee has met and determined there is no necessity to revise the
current City Council district boundaries for the following reasons:
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City Council Redistricting:
Sub- Committee Recommendation and St Public Hearing
City Council Staff Report
June 25, 2001
The current City Council district boundaries are nearly equal in population when
considering the following factors:
• Topography
• Geography
❑ Cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity and compactness of territory, and
❑ Community of interest of the districts.
The current City Council districts are more "nearly equal' in population in 2000 than
they were in 1990.
The current City Council district boundaries comply with provisions of Section 515 of
the City Charter and Section 21620 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
City Council Public Hearine on Redirtrictiniz:
Staff will schedule a City Council public hearing for July 9 to receive public input regarding a
proposed ordinance to not amend the current City Council district boundaries.
Overview of2000 and 1990 District Populations:
Provided below is a summary by City Council District of that information in bold for 2000
Census information with the current population numbers and difference from the current
averages indicated in parenthesis:
Council +/- Difference % +/- (Average)
Difference
District Population (Median) (Median)
% (Average)
1 4938 (5158) 99 2.05% 106.6 (108)
2.21% (2.75%)
2 4736 (4911) -103 -2.13% -95.4 ( -109)
-1.97% (- 2.17 %)
3 4839 (5078) 0 0.00% 7.6(58)
0.16% (1.16 %)
4 4842 (5024) 3 0.06% 10.6(4)
0.22% (0.07 %)
5 4802 (4927) -37 -0.76% -29A ( -93)
-0.61% (- 1.85 %)
Average Median
4831.4 (5,020) 4839
As can be seen, there is very little difference in population utilizing the existing district
boundaries, with the current district populations being closer to the average than were the
populations at the time of the 1991 redistricting.
Overview of City Charter and State Elections Code Provisions:
Provisions of the City Charter and the California Elections Code relative to Charter City
councilmanic district elections and adjustments to district boundaries are provided for the
information of the City Council as Attachment 1.
City Cow it Stalr Report 2
City Council Redistricting:
Sub - Committee Recommendation and St Public Hearing
City Counci( Staff ffRepan
June 25, 2001
Recommended Timeline
Date Action
July 9, 2001 City Council public hearing to receive public input regarding
proposed ordinance to not amend the current City Council district
boundaries. Introduction of ordinance.
July 23, 2001 Second reading of ordinance.
August 22, 2001 Effective date of ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT,
Minimal allocation of staff resources to prepare appropriate documents for
implementation of any redistricting program.
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive Sub - Committee report that no changes to district boundaries are recommended
and set public hearing for July 9 to receive public input regarding proposed ordinance to
not amend the current City Council district boundaries.
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Director of Development Services
NOTED
Manager
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Redistricting
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