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

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election on November 6, 2018. If the ballot measure is adopted by a majority of the voters, then the City Council elections thereafter will be held using the district -based electoral system as provided in Government Code sections 34878 and 34871(c), commencing no later than the next election for a City Council member (i.e., the election in November 2020). Dismissal with Prejudice. Plaintiff will dismiss the CVRA Lawsuit with prejudice if the ballot measure is approved by a majority of the voters of the City of Santa Ana in the November 2018 election and only after the by -district electoral map is adopted by the City Council. The dismissal with prejudice shall be filed within five (5) business days after the City Council adopts the by -district electoral map. The City shall notify Plaintiffs counsel when the by -district electoral map is adopted to enable Plaintiffs counsel to promptly file the request for dismissal. 3. Public Hearing Process for Map Drawing of By -District Elections. During negotiations of this Agreement, the City Council approved and adopted a Community Participation Plan detailing the proposed dates of four Community Outreach Meetings detailed in Paragraph 5 herein and all Public Hearings detailed in Paragraph 6 herein. The Community Participation Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit B, and incorporated by reference. 4. Hiring of Demographer and Development of Proposed Electoral District Map. The City has contracted with Paul Mitchell of Redistricting Partners, ("Demographer") to design one or more initial electoral district maps for the City and any revised district maps as necessary, and to assist in the process of conducting Community Outreach Meetings and Public Hearings, as detailed in Paragraphs 5 and 6, respectively. The Demographer will consider the following issues in the creation of draft proposals and associated data sets: Neighborhood identity, cohesiveness, natural and artificial barriers, connections and relationships, service delivery boundaries, school districts and school attendance areas, geography, housing age, registration and voter participation, residence type and duration, ethnicity, income, and other factors and metrics relevant to defining communities of interest. The City shall provide the Demographer with facilities and resources to accomplish this task as reasonably needed, allowing the Demographer reasonable discretion, in consultation with City staff, of how best to accomplish this task. The City may also retain other consultants to assist in that process and to promote and publicize the process to ensure maximum public participation from all geographic, ethnic, socioeconomic and interest groups in the City, and will coordinate those additional efforts with Plaintiff and her counsel.