LE, THERESA V. CITY OF SANTA ANA, (CVRA)

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The Parties agree that the Court in the CVRA lawsuit has jurisdiction over the subject matter of Plaintiffs claims for declaratory and injunctive relief under the CVRA, the Court has jurisdiction over the Parties, and that the Orange County Superior Court is the proper venue, since the City is situated in the County of Orange, where Plaintiff resides. Cal. Elec. Code § 14032; Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 395(a). Furthermore, pursuant to section 664.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, the Parties agree that this Court shall retain jurisdiction over this matter to enforce the provisions of the Agreement and to award further relief as may be appropriate. Currently, § 400 of the City's Charter requires a hybrid at -large voting system where City Council Members must reside within the ward the Council Member represents, but the Council Member is elected at -large by all voters in the City. Plaintiff has alleged that the current at -large voting system does not comply with the provisions of the CVRA prohibiting racially polarized voting and has resulted in the dilution of the voting strength of the Asian -American voters. In order to bring the City's election system into compliance with the CVRA as alleged by Plaintiff, § 400 of the City's at -large voting system must be replaced with by -district elections of City Council Members, either by approval of a ballot measure, currently scheduled for the upcoming election on November 6, 2018, or by further Court Judgment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the above -referenced CVRA lawsuit, invalidating the City's at -large voting system and requiring a by -district election system. This Agreement requires the City to transition from the current at -large election system to a by -district election system in which Council Members are elected from six districts redrawn to remedy the alleged racial polarization that has allegedly diluted the voting strength of the Asian -American community. Candidates for City Council must reside within the district for which the candidate is seeking election and candidates must be elected only by voters residing within that district. This Agreement also sets forth an agreed-upon timeline for the current City Council to consider, propose, and adopt a revised district map with public participation as required by law, taking into consideration the requirements of state and federal voting rights laws, including geographic continuity and compactness, neighborhood configurations, and communities of interest. III. Terms and Conditions of the Settlement Agreement. In consideration of the mutual promises herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Ballot Measure for "By -district" Elections. A ballot measure for the change of the City's Council Member election system from "at -large" to "by -district" has been placed on the ballot by the City Council and is currently scheduled to be voted upon by the City's electors at the upcoming