HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances 2848 ORDINANCE NO 2848
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING
CHAPTER 2 03 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE TO CHANGE
THE CITY'S ELECTORAL SYSTEM FROM AT-LARGE TO BY-
DISTRICT ELECTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ELECTING CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS, ESTABLISHING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES,
AND SEQUENCING OF ELECTIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands supports the full participation of all
iesidents in electing members of the City Council, and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands currently elects its five City Council members using an
at-large election system, and
WHEREAS, m the at-large election system, candidates may reside in any part of the City
and each City Council member is elected by the voters of the entire City, and
WHEREAS, m a by-district election system, a candidate for City Council must reside in
the district that he or she wishes to iepresent, and only the voters of that district are entitled to vote
to decide who their representative will be, and
WHEREAS, California Governinent Code section 34886 permits the city council of a city
to change the city's method of election by ordinance, with certain formalities, to a by-district
system in which each City Council member is elected only by the voters in the district in which
the candidate resides, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Governinent Code section 34886, it is declared the
change in the method of electing members of the City Council of the City of Redlands made by
this Ordinance is to irnplement the guarantees of Section 7 of Article I and of Section 2 of Article
II of the California Constitution, as set forth in Section 14031 of the California Voting Rights Act,
and
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2016 the City Council coirunenced the process of establishing
electoral districts for City Council elections by the adoption of Resolution No 7664 which
established criteria to guide the design of the districts, and instructed its demographic consultant
to prepare draft maps, and
WHEREAS, Map 2, one of the maps developed by the City's consultant, was published on
September 19, 2016, ni accordance with standard City practice for disseminating information to
the public, and by posting a copy of Map 2, on the City's redistricting website on September 19,
2016, and
WHEREAS, the City Council held public forums, each commencing at 6 00 p m, on
November 10, 2016 at Cope Middle School, December 1, 2016 at Clement Middle School, and
Deceinbei 13, 2016 at Moore Middle School, to present information and receive public
commentary on the City's proposed redistricting proceedings as of such dates, and
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WHEREAS, Map 2b was developed from Map 2 by one of the City Council persons, and
the City published and made Map 2b available for release on November 9, 2016, in accordance
with standard City practice, and by posting a copy of Map 2b on the City's iedistrictmg website
on November 9, 2016, and
WHEREAS, California Elections Code section 10010, as amended by Assembly Bill No
350 (2016), became effective on January 1, 2017, and
WHEREAS, undei the provisions of California Elections Code section 10010, a political
subdivision that changes from an at-large method of election to a by-district method of election
shall hold at least two public hearings at which the public is invited to provide input regarding the
content of the draft maps and the proposed sequence of elections prior to a public hearing at which
the governing body of the political subdivision votes to approve or defeat the proposal, and
WHEREAS, California Elections Code section 10010 also requires the first version of a
draft map to be published at least seven days before consideration at a hearing, and if a draft snap
is revised at or following a hearing, it shall be published and made available to the public for at
least seven days before being adopted, and
WHEREAS, the City Council held public hearings on the proposal to establish district
boundaries on January 3, 2017, February 7, 2017, February 21, 2017, March 7, 2017, March 21,
2017, and April 4, 2017, at which it considered the proposal to establish district boundaries and
corresponding draft maps, and draft maps with election sequencing commencing with the February
7, 2017, public hearing and each public hearing thereafter for such draft maps, and also, at the
public hearing held on April 4, 2017, the City Council voted to introduce this Ordinance on the
proposal, and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing of March 7, 2017, after considering the verbal and
written testimony and conic encs of the members of the public, the City staff, and the City's
consultant who was retained in connection with the establishment of the districts, among the
reasons articulated foi the selection of Map 2b to be identified as the City Council's selected map
for purposes of this Ordinance were the following
A The map strongly complies with both the California Voting Rights Act and the
Fedeial Voting Rights Act,
B The map creates a Latino district with a population in excess of fifty percent (50%),
C The map focuses three districts responsible for the downtown core and its
associated economic engine which should not be the responsibility of one
individual Council member, but shaied by as many as possible,
D The map creates a generally compact district system,
E The map preserves in a district the historic Lugoinia and University areas of the
City,
F The map prevents the I-10 corridor from becoming a physical permanent barrier
separating coinnnunities,
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G The boundaries of districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 have logical boundaries that have been
drawn using the mayor well known streets of Wabash, Judson, Church, Tennessee,
Fern and Terracina, and
H The snap respects the "will of the people" through single Incumbency with the
exception of one district
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Ordinance is to enact, pursuant to California Government
Code section 34886, an ordinance providing for the election of the mernbers of the City Council
of the City of Redlands by-district in five single-meniber districts as reflected in Exhibit "A" to
this Ordinance,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
Section 1 Chaptei 203 of the Redlands Municipal Code, entitled "Election of City
Council Members At Large," is hereby deleted in its entirety and rewritten to read as follows
CHAPTER 2 03
ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY DISTRICTS
2 03 010 MANNER OF ELECTION
2 03 020 ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS
2 03 030 ESTABLISHMENT OF CITY COUNCIL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
2 03 040 ELECTION SCHEDULE
2 03 050 IMPLEMENTATION
203 010 MANNER OF ELECTION
A Pursuant to California Governinent Code section 34886, members of the City Council of
the City of Redlands shall be elected by-districts un five (5) single-membei districts
B Beginning with the general municipal election in November 2018, members of the City
Council shall be elected in the electoral districts established by Section 2 03 030 of this
Chapter and subsequently reapportioned as provided by State law Elections shall take
place "by-district" as that term is defined in California Governinent Code section 34871,
meaning one member of the City Council shall be elected from each district, by the voters
of that district alone Each member of the City Council shall serve a four-year term until
his or her successor is qualified
2 03 020 ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS
A Except as provided in subdivision B of this section, the City Council member elected to
represent a district must reside m that district and be a registered voter in that district, and
any candidate for City Council must live in, and be a registered voter in, the disci ict in
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which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued, pursuant to
California Goverinnent Code section 34882 and California Elections Code section 10227
Termination of residency in a district by a City Council ineinbel shall create an immediate
vacancy for that Council disti ict unless a substitute residence within the district is
established within thirty(30) days after the tennination of residency
B Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the members of the City Council in
office at the time the Ordinance codified in this Chapter takes effect shall continue in office
until the expiration of the full term to which he or she was elected and until his or hei
successor is qualified A vacancy prior to the expiiatioin of such full term shall be filled
fiom the City on an at-laige basis and in accordance with law At the end of the teen of
each City Council member, that member's successor shall be elected on a by-district basis
in the districts established in Section 2 03 030 and as provided in Section 2 03 010 of this
Chapter
2 03 030 ESTABLISHMENT OF CITY COUNCIL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
A Members of the City Council shall be elected on a by-district basis fiom the Council
districts described as follows
1 Council District 1 shall comprise all that portion of the City beginning at the
intersection of Barton Road and the western border of the City of Redlands, proceeding
easterly along Barton Road to Ladera Street, thence proceeding southerly and easterly
along Ladera Street to Terracina Boulevard, thence proceeding southeasterly along
Terracina Boulevard to Fern Avenue, thence proceeding northeasteily along Fern
Avenue to Redlands Boulevard, thence proceeding northwesterly along Redland
Boulevard to Church Street,thence proceeding northerly along Church Street to Citrus
Avenue, thence proceeding westerly along Citrus Avenue to Olive Avenue, thence
proceeding southwesterly along Olive Avenue to Cajon Street, thence proceeding
northwesterly along Cajon Street to Vile Stieet,thence proceeding westerly along Vine
Street to Eureka Street, thence proceeding northwesterly along Eureka Street to State
Street,thence proceeding westerly along State Street to Texas Street,thence proceeding
northerly along Texas street to Interstate 10, thence proceeding westerly along
Interstate 10 to the interchange for the northbound and westbound 210 and 330
Highways, thence proceeding northerly along the interchange to the Lugonia Avenue
underpass, thence proceeding westerly along Lugonia Avenue to the border of the
unincorporated county island, thence procceding clockwise along the county island
border back to the 210 freeway, thence proceeding northerly along the 210 to the
northern City border,thence pioceediing counter-clockwise along the City border to the
point of origin
2 Council District 2 shall comprise all that portion of the City beginning at the
intersection of Orange Street and the northern border of the City of Redlands,
proceeding southerly along Oiange Street to the Santa Ana Wash, thence proceeding
southeasterly along the Santa Ana Wash to the northern extension of Church Street,
thence proceeding southerly along Church Street to Citrus Avenue, thence proceeding
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westerly along Citrus Avenue to Olive Avenue,thence proceeding southwesterly along
Olive Avenue to Cajon Street, thence proceeding northwesterly along Capon Street to
Vine Street, thence proceeding westeily along Vme Street to Eureka Street, thence
proceeding northwesteily along Eureka Street to State Street, thence proceeding
westerly along State Street to Texas Street, thence proceeding northerly along Texas
street to Interstate 10,thence proceeding westei ly along Interstate 10 to the interchange
foi the northbound and westbound 210 and 330 Highways,thence procceding northerly
along the nnteichange to the Lugonia Avenue underpass, thence proceeding westerly
along Lugonia Avenue to the border of the uni ncorpoiated county island, thence
proceeding counter-clockwise along the county island border to its northern tip and
intersection with the 210 freeway, thence proceeding northerly along the 210 to the
northern border of the City of Redlands, thence proceeding clockwise along the City
bolder to the point of origin
3 Council District 3 shall comprise all that portion of the City beginning at the
intersection of Orange Street and the northern border of the City of Redlands,
proceeding southerly along Orange Street to the Santa Ana Wash, thence proceeding
southeasterly along the Santa Ana Wash to northern extension of Church Street,thence
proceeding southerly along Church Stied to Pioneer Avenue, thence proceeding
easterly along Pioneer Avenue to Occidental Drive, thence proceeding southerly along
Occidental Drive to San Bernardino Avenue, thence proceeding easterly along San
Bernardino Avenue to Judson Street, thence proceeding southerly along Judson Street,
which becomes Ford Street, which becomes Garden Hill Drive, to Garden Street,
thence proceeding easterly along Garden Street, which becomes Mariposa Drive, to
Wabash Avenue, thence proceeding northerly along Wabash Avenue to interstate 10,
thence proceeding easterly along Interstate 10 to the eastern City border, thence
proceeding counter clockwise along the City border to the point of origin, and including
the City islands of territory to the east of the City(south of the City's easterly extension
in the northeast)
4 Council District 4 shall coinprise all that portion of the City beginning at the
intersection of Church Street and Pioneer Avenue, proceeding easterly along Pioneer
Avenue to Occidental Drive, thence proceeding southerly along Occidental Drive to
San Bernardino Avenue, thence proceeding easterly along San Bernardino Avenue to
Judson Street, thence proceeding southerly along Judson Street, which beconncs Ford
Street,to E Sunset Drive North, thence proceeding westerly along Sunset Drive, which
becomes Hilton Avenue, to Garden Street, thence proceeding northwesterly along
Garden Street, to Capon Street, thence proceeding northwesterly along Capon Street to
Highland Avenue, thence proceeding northeasterly along Highland Avenue to
Redlands Boulevard, thence proceeding northwesterly along Redland Boulevard to
Church Stieet, thence proceeding northerly along Church Street to the point of origin
5 Council District 5 shall comprise all that portion of the City beginning at the
intersection of Barton Road and the western border of the City of Redlands,proceeding
easterly along Barton Road to Ladera Street, thence proceeding southerly and easterly
along Ladera Street to Terracina Boulevard, thence proceeding southeasterly along
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Terracina Boulevard to Fern Avenue, thence proceeding northeasterly along Fern
Avenue to Redlands Boulevard, thence proceeding southeasterly along Redland
Boulevard to Highland Avenue, thence proceeding southwesterly along Highland
Avenue to Capon Street, thence proceeding southwesterly along Capon Street to Garden
Street, thence proceeding southeasterly along Garden Street to Hilton Avenue, thence
proceeding easterly along Hilton Avenuc, which becomes East Sunset Drive North to
Ford Street, thence proceeding southeily along Ford Street, which becomes Garden
Hill Drive, to Garden St, thence proceeding southeasterly along Garden Street, which
becomes Mariposa Drive, to Wabash Avenue, thence proceeding northerly along
Wabash Avenue to Interstate 10, thence proceeding easterly along Intel state 10 to the
eastern City border,thence clockwise along the City border to the point of origin
B The Council districts specified in subdivision A of this section shall continue in effect until
they are amended of iepealed in accordance with law
2 03 040 ELECTION SCHEDULE
Council members shall be elected in Council Districts I, 3, and 5 begiinnmg at the general
municipal election in November 2018, and every four years theieafter City Council members shall
be elected from Council Districts 2 and 4 beginning at the general municipal election in November
2020, and every four years thereafter
2 03 050 IMPLEMENTATION
A A snap showing the districts described in the Ordinance codified in this Chapter 2 03 is
attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated by this reference To the extent there is
a conflict between the descriptions contained in the Ordinance codified in this Chaptei
2 03 and the map incorporated herein, the map shall prevail
B If necessary to facilitate the implementation of this Ordinance, the Redlands City Clerk
is authorized to make tecluiical adjustments to the district boundaries that do not
substantively affect the populations in the districts, the eligibility of candidates, or the
residence of elected officials within any district The City Clerk shall consult with the
City Manager and City Attorney concernuag any Leel-mical adjustments deemed necessai y
and shall advise the City Council in writing of any such adjustments required in the
implementation of the districts "
Section 2 To the extent the terms and provisions of this Ordinance may be inconsistent or
in conflict with the terms or conditions of any prior City ordinance, resolution, inotion, rule or
regulation governing the same subject,the tenns of this Ordinance shall prevail with respect to the
subject inattei thereof
Section 3 In interpreting or resolving any ambiguity of this Ordinance, this Ordinance
shall be interpreted in a manner that effectively accomplishes its stated purposes
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Section 4 If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of
this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, then such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance The City Council of the City of Redlands hereby declares that it would have
adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 5 The adoption of this Ordinance is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of
the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), which
states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA
applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment
Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may
have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA This Ordinance
relates exclusively to the organizational or administrative activities of the City and will not result
in direct or indirect changes in the environment Therefore, there is no possibility that adopting
this Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment Further, and additionally, the City
Council finds this Ordinance to be categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15320 of the CEQA
Guidelines (Class 20, changes in organization of local government agencies) because the changes
do not change the geographical area in which previously existing powers of the City are exercised
Therefore, no environmental analysis is required
Section 6. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the
Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City, and thereafter, this
Ordinance shall take effect as provided by law
Na-duW Foster, Mayor
ATTEST
J ze Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City CIerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at the regular meeting thereof, held on the l 8th
day of April, 2017 by the following vote
AYES Councilmembers Harrison, Gilbreath, Barich, Mayor Foster
NOES Councilmember Tejeda
ABSTAIN None
ABSENT None
�- onaldsLori, City Clerk
Exhibit 1
MAP OF PROPOSED ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
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Exhibit 1
MAP OF PROPOSED ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
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