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).
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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.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 11 th day of April, 2022.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
Mayor of th Ci of Arcadia
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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
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EXHIBIT "A"
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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
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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