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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2386ORDINANCE NO. 2386 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, 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" WHEREAS, on October 3, 2017, the City Council of the City of Arcadia adopted Ordinance No. 2350, changing the City's at -large election system to by -district Council Member elections, and adopting boundaries for the City's five City Council electoral districts; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code § 21601, following each decennial federal census, the City Council shall, by ordinance, adjust the boundaries of any or all City Council electoral districts so that the districts shall be generally equal in population as possible and shall comply with all applicable provisions of 42 USC § 1073, as amended; and WHEREAS, in 2019, the Fair And Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities And Political Subdivisions ("FAIR MAPS") Act (AB 849) amended the process and criteria by which the City Council must evaluate and adjust its electoral district boundaries, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the FAIR MAPS Act, the City of Arcadia held public hearings on August 17, 2021, November 29, 2021, February 7, 2022, and March 1, 2022, and a Community Workshop was held in -lieu of a public hearing on November 10, 2021, to receive public input on communities of interest and the redrawing of City Council electoral districts; and WHEREAS, in establishing district boundaries, the City Council has considered the following factors: (a) topography, (b) geography, (c) cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory, and (d) communities of interest of the districts; and WHEREAS, at the March 18, 2022, Special City Council Meeting, the City Council continued discussion to introduction of an Ordinance to the April 5, 2022, City Council Meeting, to adopt one of the eight final maps currently under City Council consideration; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the FAIR MAPS Act, the eight final maps were posted on the city's website at ArcadiaCkgov/redistricting for public inspection prior to adoption; and WHEREAS, the eight final maps under consideration are as follows: Map 103, Map 114 (revised), Map 115 (revised), Map 115 (revised 2), Map 115 (revised 4), Map 115 (revised 5) Map 116, and Map 118; and WHEREAS, at the March 15, 2022, City Council Meeting, pursuant to Elections Code § 10010(a)(2), the City Council held a public hearing to select a final map and at its April 5, 2022, Meeting, the City Council selected Map 115 Version 5, herein attached as Exhibit "A" to this Ordinance. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and are hereby adopted as findings in support of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein. SECTION 2. The map attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and incorporated herein by reference, shall be and hereby is adopted as the five City Council electoral district boundaries for the City of Arcadia. SECTION 3. City Council elections shall continue to be conducted "by -district" as provided in Government Code § 34871(a). l: SECTION 4. Section 1704(B) to Chapter 7 of Article I of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "City Council Districts and District Elections. All five Councilmembers shall be elected on a "by -district" basis from the Council districts shown and numbered on the map titled "City of Arcadia 2022 Redistricting Plan Map 115 Version 5" attached hereto as Exhibit "A", as posted on the City's website, ArcadiaCA.gov/redistricting; and copy of which shall be on file in the City Clerk's Office. In 2022, and every year four years thereafter, the following three City Council electoral districts shall be elected by -district: District 2, District 3, and District 5. In 2024, and every four years thereafter, the following two City Council electoral districts shall be elected by district: District 1 and District 4." SECTION 5. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of same to be published at least once in the official newspaper of the City within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall take effect on the thirty-first (31 st) day after its adoption. [SIGNATURES ON THE NEXT PAGE] 3 Passed, approved and adopted this 11 th day of April, 2022. ATTEST: r s , 4" for City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney Mayor of th Ci of Arcadia 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2386 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at an adjourned regular meeting of said Council held on the 11th day of April, 2022 and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Beck, Danielson, and Verlato NOES: Cheng, and Tay ABSENT: None 61 r A. 551 r �or City Clerk of the City of Arcadia EXHIBIT "A" r ,Huntington Drive st7 City of Arcadia 2022 Redistring Map 115 V5 DistrictR ID 123066 Proposed Election Sequence: November 2022: Districts 2, 3 & 5 November 2024: Districts 1 & 4 Duarte Ave.; } i L, W National Demographics Corporation 02021 CALIPER Map layers Districts -- Census Block Current Districts District 7 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) 4 (1) 5 (1) 0 .33 .67 1 . --- Miles 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 11282 -74 -0.65% 1,055 9.35% 1,537 13.62% 178 1.58% 8,345 73.97% 5 11362 6 0.05% 1,334 11.74% 1,876 16.51% 141 1.24% 7,826 68.88% Total 56,781 4.36% 7,435 91989 1,043 37,399 City of Arcadia - Draft Plan 115 VS (DistrictR ID 123066) Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) % Demographics 1 CVAP 6,915 Hisp 580 % Hisp 8.39% NH White 1,865 % NH White 26.97% NH Black 170 NH Black 2.46% NHAsian 4,245 %NHAslan 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 7,941 586 7.38% 1,592 20.05% 339 4.26% 5,399 68.00% 5 7,920 761 9.61% 2,079 26.24% 27 0.34% 4,963 62.66% Total 36,563 3,927 10,286 872 21,198