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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2 - Electoral District Boundaries DATE: March 18, 2022 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Dominic Lazzaretto, City Manager By: Michael Bruckner, Deputy City Manager SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 2386 AMENDING SECTION 1704(B) TO CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE I OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE DEFINING CITY COUNCIL ELECTORAL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, AND ADOPTING REVISED CITY COUNCIL ELECTORAL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT “A.” Recommendation: Introduce SUMMARY As a result of the 2020 Census, the City of Arcadia is required to review new population data and to rebalance its City Council election districts. Per the Elections Code, the City Council is required to adopt a new district map by Ordinance following a series of public hearings. Per the Fair Maps Act, the City has completed the required number of public hearings. At the March 15, 2022, City Council Meeting, the City Council requested that the City’s Demographer, NDC, make a second revision to Map 115 to adjust District 1, 4, and 5 boundaries. Further, the City Council recommended that all five current maps under consideration, Maps 103, 114 (Revised), 115 (Revised), 116, and 118 (Attachment “A”), be continued for further discussion at the March 18, 2022, Special Meeting of the City Council. It is recommended that the City Council select a final map to be incorporated as Exhibit “A” to Ordinance No. 2386, and introduce Ordinance No. 2386 amending section 1704(B) to Chapter 7, Article I of the Arcadia Municipal Code defining City Council electoral district boundaries and adopting City Council district boundaries as set forth in Exhibit “A.” BACKGROUND City Council districts must be “substantially equal in population”. The districts are also required to comply with the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the California Fair Maps Act. On June 15, 2021, Ordinance No. 2386 Defining City Council Electoral District Boundaries March 18, 2022 Page 2 of 5 the City entered into a contract with National Demographic Corporation (“NDC”) to provide Demographer Services for this effort. Based on the 2020 Census and State of California adjustment factors, the City’s population is 56,780. As a result, each City Council district should ideally contain 11,356 people, with a legally acceptable deviation of less than 10% from the largest district by population to the smallest district by population (Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission). The table below shows the current population and demographic factors by existing districts: The current City Council districts have a population deviation of 16.58% (the total percentage difference between the largest and smallest deviation 9.61% + 6.97%), no longer meeting the statutory requirements for adoption. Therefore, new district boundaries must be drawn. Under the State’s Fair Maps Act, the City must hold at least four public hearings for the community to provide input regarding the composition of City Council electoral districts. The first public hearing was held on August 17, 2021. Under the Fair Maps Act, a Community Workshop can be held in-lieu of a public hearing, and the City conducted that workshop on November 10, 2021. The third public hearing was scheduled for February 1, 2022, but was continued to February 7, 2022, due to a lack of quorum. The fourth public hearing was held on March 1, 2022. The fifth public hearing was held on March 15, 2022. The Fair Maps Act also requires that the new district maps be adopted at least 205 days prior to the election. The next regularly scheduled municipal election is November 8, 2022, which requires the City to adopt a map no later than April 17, 2022. If the City Council is able to select a final and introduce Ordinance No. 2386 (Attachment “B”) at this meeting, the final map will be posted on the City’s redistricting page at ArcadiaCA.gov/redistricting to meet the seven day posting requirement, and final adoption can occur at the April 5, 2022, City Council Meeting. All maps currently under consideration for adoption were posted on the City’s website on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Ordinance No. 2386 Defining City Council Electoral District Boundaries March 18, 2022 Page 3 of 5 It should also be noted that if the City Council is unable to adopt a draft map by the April 17, 2022, deadline, per the Fair Maps Act, the City is required to immediately petition the Court for an order to adopt City Council district boundaries. If the City does not petition the Court within five days after the deadline, any resident of the City may file that petition and will be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs from the City. The Court is also authorized to appoint a special master to assist with creating new draft maps, and they must conduct one or more public hearings before the Court can adopt City Council district boundaries in accordance with the appropriate statutory criteria. All costs for the special master would be the responsibility of the City. The City Council district boundaries adopted by the Court would become effective immediately in the same manner as if the Court’s order were enacted by the City Council. DISCUSSION At the March 15, 2022, City Council Meeting, the City Council requested that the City’s Demographer, NDC, revise Map 115 to adjust District 1, 4, and 5 boundaries. Further, the City Council recommended that all five current maps under consideration, Maps 103, 114 (Revised), 115 (Revised Version 1), 116, and 118, be continued for further discussion to the March 18, 2022, Special Meeting of the City Council. Map 115 (Revised Version 2) NDC has completed the second revision to Map 115 as requested by the City Council. Specifically, Map 115 (Revised Version 2), modifies the map by keeping District 1 and District 5 unchanged from the current adopted map. District 2 loses census blocks north of Orange Grove and west of Santa Anita Avenue but pushes further south past Duarte Road to W. Le Roy, between El Monte Avenue and Santa Anita Avenue. District 4 gains all remaining census blocks south of W. Le Roy and west of Santa Anita Avenue. The net effect of these changes creates a population deviation of 12.89% in Map 115 (Revised Version 2) that is above the 10% threshold for population balance. Therefore, NDC does not recommend that the City Council move forward with adopting Map 115 (Revised Version 2); however, Map 115 (Revised Version 1) does meet all of the statutory requirements for adoption. Ordinance No. 2386 Defining City Council Electoral District Boundaries March 18, 2022 Page 4 of 5 Map 115 (Revised V.1) Map 115 (Revised V.2) Based on the foregoing and the previous analyses and discussions throughout this process, it is recommended that the City Council choose a map from among the group of balanced maps that have been created: Map 103, 115 (Revised Version 1), 116, or 118. Alternately, the City Council may provide direction on creating additional maps for consideration. If the introduction of Ordinance No. 2386 is delayed beyond this meeting, the City Attorney may need to assist the City Council with the mechanics needed at this point to beat the time limits for adoption. Virtually any date up to the Sunday, April 17, 2022, deadline is possible as long as the chosen map is on the City’s website no later than April 9 and the Ordinance is introduced no later than April 12. In this scenario, if there are less than 28 days before the April 17 deadline, Elections Code § 21628(d)(1) states that a final map need only be posted 3 days prior to introduction instead of the usual 7 days. The table below summarizes the absolute final days to take action to meet the statutory deadline. Ordinance No. 2386 Defining City Council Electoral District Boundaries March 18, 2022 Page 5 of 5 TABLE 1: KEY DEADLINES FOR MAP ADOPTION REQUIRED ACTION TIMING FINAL POSSIBLE DATE Posting Final Map on City Website 3 Days Before Introduction Saturday, April 9, 2022 First Reading (Introduction) of Ordinance Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Second Reading (Adoption) of Ordinance 5 Days After Introduction Sunday, April 17, 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS The proposed actions do not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), based on Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that they will have no impact on the environment. Thus, these matters are exempt under CEQA. FISCAL IMPACT There is no impact to the General Fund to introduce Ordinance No. 2386. The cost of the entire redistricting process has been included in the FY 2021-22 operating budget and choosing different districts will have no direct impact on City costs. Failure to adopt new districts prior to the April 17, 2022, deadline may result in legal and court costs. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council: 1) Select a final map to be incorporated as Exhibit “A” to Ordinance No. 2386; 2) Determine that this action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and 3) Introduce Ordinance No. 2386 amending Section 1704(B) to Chapter 7, Article I of the Arcadia Municipal Code defining City Council electoral district boundaries and adopting revised City Council district boundaries as set forth in Exhibit “A.” Attachments: “A” – Draft Maps “B” – Ordinance No. 2386 Attachment "A" District Population Deviation % Deviation Hisp Origin % Hispanic NH White % NH White NH Black % NH Black NH Asian % NH Asian 1 11330 -26 -0.23%1,536 13.56%2,107 18.60%190 1.68%7,359 64.95% 2 11042 -314 -2.77%1,672 15.14%2,676 24.23%233 2.11%6,260 56.69% 3 11371 15 0.13%1,909 16.79%1,741 15.31%315 2.77%7,218 63.48% 4 11890 534 4.70%983 8.27%1,677 14.10%177 1.49%8,860 74.52% 5 11148 -208 -1.83%1,335 11.98%1,788 16.04%128 1.15%7,702 69.09% Total 56,781 7.47%7,435 9,989 1,043 37,399 District CVAP Population Hisp CVAP % Hisp CVAP NH White CVAP % NH White CVAP NH Black CVAP % NH Black CVAP NH Asian CVAP % NH Asian CVAP 1 7,224 595 8.24%2,107 29.17%184 2.54%4,283 59.29% 2 7,701 1,033 13.41%2,915 37.84%176 2.29%3,541 45.97% 3 6,641 1,124 16.93%1,728 26.02%350 5.26%3,423 51.54% 4 7,637 504 6.60%1,685 22.06%127 1.66%5,214 68.28% 5 7,360 670 9.11%1,851 25.15%36 0.48%4,737 64.36% Total 36,563 3,927 10,286 872 21,198 City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 103 Total Population Demographics City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 103 Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) Demographics District Population Deviation % Deviation Hisp Origin % Hispanic NH White % NH White NH Black % NH Black NH Asian % NH Asian 1 11330 -26 -0.23%1,536 13.56%2,107 18.60%190 1.68%7,359 64.95% 2 11314 -42 -0.37%1,308 11.56%2,633 23.27%186 1.64%6,997 61.84% 3 11380 24 0.21%2,144 18.84%1,897 16.67%352 3.09%6,758 59.38% 4 11609 253 2.23%1,112 9.58%1,564 13.47%187 1.61%8,583 73.93% 5 11148 -208 -1.83%1,335 11.98%1,788 16.04%128 1.15%7,702 69.09% Total 56,781 4.06%7,435 9,989 1,043 37,399 District CVAP Population Hisp CVAP % Hisp CVAP NH White CVAP % NH White CVAP NH Black CVAP % NH Black CVAP NH Asian CVAP % NH Asian CVAP 1 7,224 595 8.24%2,107 29.17%184 2.54%4,283 59.29% 2 7,167 611 8.52%2,630 36.69%127 1.77%3,726 51.98% 3 6,304 1,384 21.95%1,886 29.92%240 3.81%2,758 43.75% 4 8,508 667 7.84%1,811 21.29%286 3.36%5,694 66.93% 5 7,360 670 9.11%1,851 25.15%36 0.48%4,737 64.36% Total 36,563 3,927 10,286 872 21,198 City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 114 Revised Total Population Demographics City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 114 Revised Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) Demographics District Population Deviation % Deviation Hisp Origin % Hispanic NH White % NH White NH Black % NH Black NH Asian % NH Asian 1 11188 -168 -1.48%1,550 13.85%1,845 16.49%185 1.65%7,456 66.64% 2 11266 -90 -0.79%1,599 14.19%2,895 25.70%208 1.85%6,383 56.66% 3 11683 327 2.88%1,897 16.24%1,836 15.72%331 2.83%7,389 63.25% 4 11313 -43 -0.38%1,109 9.80%1,566 13.84%192 1.70%8,294 73.31% 5 11331 -25 -0.22%1,280 11.30%1,847 16.30%127 1.12%7,877 69.52% Total 56,781 4.36%7,435 9,989 1,043 37,399 District CVAP Population Hisp CVAP % Hisp CVAP NH White CVAP % NH White CVAP NH Black CVAP % NH Black CVAP NH Asian CVAP % NH Asian CVAP 1 6,915 580 8.39%1,865 26.97%170 2.46%4,245 61.39% 2 8,135 1,015 12.48%3,122 38.38%199 2.44%3,764 46.26% 3 5,652 985 17.42%1,628 28.80%138 2.45%2,826 50.01% 4 8,320 668 8.03%1,794 21.57%303 3.64%5,505 66.16% 5 7,541 678 9.00%1,876 24.88%63 0.83%4,858 64.42% Total 36,563 3,927 10,286 872 21,198 City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 115 Revised Total Population Demographics City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 115 Revised Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) Demographics District Population Deviation % Deviation Hisp Origin % Hispanic NH White % NH White NH Black % NH Black NH Asian % NH Asian 1 11330 -26 -0.23%1,536 13.56%2,107 18.60%190 1.68%7,359 64.95% 2 10578 -778 -6.85%1,512 14.29%2,607 24.65%196 1.85%6,076 57.44% 3 11683 327 2.88%1,897 16.24%1,836 15.72%331 2.83%7,389 63.25% 4 12042 686 6.04%1,155 9.59%1,651 13.71%198 1.64%8,873 73.68% 5 11148 -208 -1.83%1,335 11.98%1,788 16.04%128 1.15%7,702 69.09% Total 56,781 12.89%7,435 9,989 1,043 37,399 District CVAP Population Hisp CVAP % Hisp CVAP NH White CVAP % NH White CVAP NH Black CVAP % NH Black CVAP NH Asian CVAP % NH Asian CVAP 1 7,224 595 8.24%2,107 29.17%184 2.54%4,283 59.29% 2 7,564 996 13.16%2,843 37.59%212 2.80%3,478 45.98% 3 5,652 985 17.42%1,628 28.80%138 2.45%2,826 50.01% 4 8,763 681 7.77%1,857 21.19%303 3.45%5,873 67.02% 5 7,360 670 9.11%1,851 25.15%36 0.48%4,737 64.36% Total 36,563 3,927 10,286 872 21,198 City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 115 Revised #2 Total Population Demographics City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 115 Revised #2 Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) Demographics NOT POPULATION BALANCED District Population Deviation % Deviation Hisp Origin % Hispanic NH White % NH White NH Black % NH Black NH Asian % NH Asian 1 11330 -26 -0.23%1,536 13.56%2,107 18.60%190 1.68%7,359 64.95% 2 11898 542 4.77%1,686 14.17%2,860 24.04%239 2.01%6,918 58.14% 3 11586 230 2.03%2,019 17.43%1,753 15.13%342 2.95%7,261 62.67% 4 10819 -537 -4.73%859 7.94%1,481 13.69%144 1.33%8,159 75.41% 5 11148 -208 -1.83%1,335 11.98%1,788 16.04%128 1.15%7,702 69.09% Total 56,781 9.50%7,435 9,989 1,043 37,399 District CVAP Population Hisp CVAP % Hisp CVAP NH White CVAP % NH White CVAP NH Black CVAP % NH Black CVAP NH Asian CVAP % NH Asian CVAP 1 7,224 595 8.24%2,107 29.17%184 2.54%4,283 59.29% 2 8,140 1,040 12.78%2,963 36.40%197 2.42%3,895 47.85% 3 6,576 1,107 16.84%1,701 25.87%348 5.30%3,403 51.75% 4 7,263 514 7.08%1,664 22.91%107 1.48%4,879 67.18% 5 7,360 670 9.11%1,851 25.15%36 0.48%4,737 64.36% Total 36,563 3,927 10,286 872 21,198 City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 116 Total Population Demographics City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 116 Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) Demographics District Population Deviation % Deviation Hisp Origin % Hispanic NH White % NH White NH Black % NH Black NH Asian % NH Asian 1 11330 -26 -0.23%1,536 13.56%2,107 18.60%190 1.68%7,359 64.95% 2 11238 -118 -1.04%1,715 15.26%2,728 24.27%239 2.13%6,351 56.51% 3 11946 590 5.20%1,897 15.88%1,799 15.06%312 2.61%7,742 64.81% 4 11119 -237 -2.09%952 8.56%1,567 14.09%174 1.56%8,245 74.15% 5 11148 -208 -1.83%1,335 11.98%1,788 16.04%128 1.15%7,702 69.09% Total 56,781 7.28%7,435 9,989 1,043 37,399 District CVAP Population Hisp CVAP % Hisp CVAP NH White CVAP % NH White CVAP NH Black CVAP % NH Black CVAP NH Asian CVAP % NH Asian CVAP 1 7,224 595 8.24%2,107 29.17%184 2.54%4,283 59.29% 2 7,758 1,057 13.63%2,961 38.17%186 2.39%3,519 45.36% 3 7,182 1,112 15.48%1,772 24.68%355 4.94%3,927 54.68% 4 7,039 492 6.99%1,594 22.65%112 1.60%4,732 67.22% 5 7,360 670 9.11%1,851 25.15%36 0.48%4,737 64.36% Total 36,563 3,927 10,286 872 21,198 City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 118 Total Population Demographics City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 118 Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) Demographics Attachment "B"