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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-3018 - Establishing New Ward Boundary Lines of the Wards of the City of Santa Ana and Repealing Ordinance No. NS-2958ORDINANCE NO. NS-3018 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING NEW WARD BOUNDARY LINES OF THE WARDS OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANAAND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. NS-2958 WHEREAS, in 2018, pursuant to a settlement agreement resulting from litigation regarding an alleged violation of the California Voting Rights Act, the Santa Ana City Council adopted Ordinance NS-2958 establishing new boundary lines of the wards of the City of Santa Ana; and WHEREAS, in 2019, pursuant to a Charter amendment approved by the voters, the City of Santa Ana transitioned from wards where candidates for City Council were nominated by registered voters from their ward but elected at large to a system where candidates for City Council were both nominated and elected by registered voters residing in their ward; WHEREAS, on September 17, 2019, the Santa Ana City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-2975 changing the boundaries of ward 3 in conjunction with the proposed 24.78 acre county island annexation generally located as the northeast corner of Seventeenth Street and Tustin Avenue; WHEREAS, in 2020 the federal decennial census was conducted and census data was recently released by the federal government; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code § 21621 and Santa Ana Charter § 101.2, after the federal decennial census, the City Council shall adopt boundaries of all Council wards; and WHEREAS, on September 21, 2021, the Santa Ana City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-053 regarding the City Council's intent to consider changes to boundary lines of the wards and fixing the date, time, and place of public hearings and public workshops for the redistricting process; WHEREAS, on October 5, 2021 the Santa Ana City Council held its first Public Hearing regarding redistricting and adopted Resolution No. 2021-060 Amending and Restating Resolution No. 2021-053 regarding the City Council's intent to consider changes to boundary lines of the wards and fixing the date, time, and place of the public hearings and workshops; and WHEREAS, Pursuant to Elections Code § 21627.1 of the Fair Maps Act, the City is required to hold four (4) public hearings to engage the public in the redistricting process, one (1) of which must be held prior to drawing the draft map(s), two (2) public hearings to be held after drawing the draft maps, and one public hearing or public workshop on a Saturday, Sunday or after 6 p.m. on a weekday; and Ordinance No. NS-3018 Page 1 of 4 WHEREAS, the City held eleven (11) Public Hearings on the following dates: October 5, 2021, October 19, 2021, November 2, 2021, November 15, 2021, December 6, 2021, January 18, 2022, February 1, 2022, February 16, 2022, March 7, 2022, March 11, 2022, and April 5, 2022. At each of the Public Hearings, the Santa Ana City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to receive public input regarding the redistricting process, communities of interest, and/or the draft maps. During the Public Hearings, public comment was received in person, in writing, and virtually in real time; and WHEREAS, the City held six (6) public workshops in person and virtually on the following dates: September 25, 2021, October 7, 2021, October 9, 2021, October 23, 2021, October 29, 2021, and October 30, 2021; and WHEREAS, the Clerk of Council attended six (6) additional community meetings; and WHEREAS, the Clerk of Council retained a demography expert, Redistricting Partners to assist with the redistricting process; and WHEREAS, throughout the redistricting process the City has maintained a detailed redistricting website as required by the Fair Maps Act: https://www.santa- ana.org/cc/redistricting; and WHEREAS, the City has provided notices and other materials to the public in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean; and WHEREAS, the City made available to the public an online mapping tool to permit the public to submit draft maps and which the public utilized during the redistricting process; and WHEREAS, the Santa Ana City Council has considered all public comments on the proposed Council ward boundary changes including maps drawn by the public and submitted through the City's mapping program on the City redistricting website; and WHEREAS, Santa Ana City Charter § 101.2 provides that an ordinance adjusting ward boundaries must be approved by a 2/3 affirmative vote requirement and be adopted no later than 120 days before an election in order to be effective for that election; and WHEREAS, the Santa Ana City Council believes that the wards contained in the proposed draft map N2 ("Recommended Map") attached as Exhibit "A" hereto and incorporated herein by reference, would best serve the interests of the City and the residents of the City of Santa Ana; and WHEREAS, the Recommended Map has been posted on the City's website in compliance with the Fair Maps Act; and WHEREAS, the populations set forth in the wards substantially equal in population and in compliance with the Fair Maps Act, United States Constitution, California Ordinance No. NS-3018 Page 2 of 4 of the Recommended Map are all other legal requirements of Constitution, and the Federal Voting Rights Act. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Santa Ana City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that all of the Recitals set forth herein above are true and correct. Section 2. Pursuant to Elections Code § 21621 and Santa Ana Charter§ 101.2, the Santa Ana City Council hereby adopts the ward boundaries set forth in the Recommended Map (previously Draft Map N2) attached as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference, for use in the City's General Municipal Election on November 8, 2022 and subsequent elections thereafter until a further redistricting is required pursuant to state law or the City of Santa Ana Charter. Metes and bounds of each district are attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by reference. Section 3. The Clerk of Council or her designee shall take all actions necessary to notify the Orange County Registrar of Voters Office of the City Council's determination forthwith and provide whatever assistance may be required by the County Registrar of Voters to implement the new ward boundary lines. Section 4. The Clerk of Council shall cause a map diagram showing the new ward boundary lines of each and every ward to be published in the Orange County Register not less than thirty (30) days prior to the 2022 general municipal election as required by Santa Ana Charter§ 101.4. Section 5. If any section, subsection, 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, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective and be in force immediately from and after the date of its passage. Section 7. The Clerk of the Council shall certify and attest to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law ADOPTED this 1 gth day of April, 2022. Ordinance No. NS-3018 Page 3 of 4 APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney By: 4 La a A. Rossini Chief Assistant City Attorney AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Councilmembers Councilmembers Councilmembers icent Sa iento Mayor Bacerra Hernandez Lopez Mendoza, Phan Penaloza, Sarmiento (7) None (0) None (0) None (0) CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Daisy Gomez, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Ordinance No. NS-3018 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on April 19, 2022, and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Date: y & 9629 Daisy Gomez Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS-3018 Page 4 of 4 a Exhibit B City of Santa Ana I Draft Plan N2 I Metes & Bounds First District All of that portion of Orange County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Garden Grove/Santa Ana city line and the Fountain Valley/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding easterly along the Garden Grove/Santa Ana city line to N Harbor Blvd, and proceeding southerly along N Harbor Blvd to W 1st St, and proceeding easterly along W 1st St to N Fairview St, and proceeding southerly along N Fairview St to S Fairview St, and proceeding southerly along S Fairview St to W McFadden Ave, and proceeding easterly along W McFadden Ave to S Fairview St, and proceeding southerly along S Fairview St to W Dahl Ln, and proceeding westerly along W Dahl Ln to S Fairview St, and proceeding southerly along S Fairview St to W Edinger Ave, and proceeding easterly along W Edinger Ave to S Fairview St, and proceeding southerly along S Fairview St to W Warner Ave, and proceeding easterly along W Warner Ave to S Raitt St, and proceeding southerly along S Raitt St to W Segerstrom Ave, and proceeding westerly along W Segerstrom Ave to S Greenville St, and proceeding southerly along S Greenville St to W Alton Ave, and proceeding westerly along W Alton Ave to S Fairview St, and proceeding southerly along S Fairview St to the Costa Mesa/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding westerly along the Costa Mesa/Santa Ana city line to the Santa Ana city line, and proceeding northerly along the Santa Ana city line to the Costa Mesa/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding westerly along the Santa Ana city line to the Costa Mesa/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding northerly along the Fountain Valley/Santa Ana city line to the point of beginning. Second District All of that portion of Orange County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of S Fairview St and W Dahl Ln, and proceeding northerly along S Fairview St to W McFadden Ave, and proceeding easterly along W McFadden Ave to S Center St, and proceeding northerly along S Center St to W Monta Vista Ave, and proceeding along W Monta Vista Ave along Santa Ana Gardens Channel, and proceeding northerly along Santa Ana Gardens Channel to W Willits St, and proceeding easterly along W Willits St to S Raitt St, and proceeding northerly along S Raitt St to W 1st St, and proceeding easterly along W 1st St to S Standard Ave, and proceeding southerly along S Standard Ave to McFadden Ave, and proceeding westerly along McFadden Ave to S Flower St, and proceeding southerly along S Flower St to W Edinger Ave, and proceeding westerly along W Edinger Ave to S Fairview St, and proceeding northerly along Greenville Banning Channel on S Fairview St to W Dahl Ln, and proceeding northerly along W Dahl Ln to the point of beginning. Third District All of that portion of Orange County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Garden Grove/Santa Ana city line and W 17th St, and proceeding easterly along the Garden Grove/Santa Ana city line to the Orange/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding easterly along the Orange/Santa Ana city line to the Tustin/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding 11Page southerly along the Tustin/Santa Ana city line to nonvisible boundary, and proceeding southerly along nonvisible boundary to the Tustin/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding easterly along the Tustin/Santa Ana city line to McFadden Ave, and proceeding westerly along McFadden Ave to S Lyon St, and proceeding northerly along S Lyon St to E 1st St, and proceeding westerly along E 1st St to N Grand Ave, and proceeding northerly along N Grand Ave to 1- 5, and proceeding westerly along I- 5 to E 17th St, and proceeding westerly along E 17th St to N Main St, and proceeding southerly along N Main St to W 17th St, and proceeding westerly along W 17th St to nonvisible boundary, and proceeding westerly along nonvisible boundary to N Fairview St, and proceeding southerly along N Fairview St to W 17th St, and proceeding westerly along W 17th St to the point of beginning. Fourth District All of that portion of Orange County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of S Fairview St and W Warner Ave, and proceeding northerly along S Fairview St to W Edinger Ave, and proceeding easterly along W Edinger Ave to S Bristol St, and proceeding southerly along S Bristol St, and proceeding easterly to W Warner Ave, and proceeding easterly along W Warner Ave to S Main St, and proceeding southerly along S Main St to E Dyer Rd, and proceeding easterly along E Dyer Rd to Costa Mesa Fwy, and proceeding north-easterly along Costa Mesa Fwy to the Tustin/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding north-easterly along Red Hill Ave/Irvine/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding southerly along the Irvine/Santa Ana city line to the Costa Mesa/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding south-westerly along Red Hill Ave, and proceeding north-westerly along Alton Pkwy to 55 Fwy, and south-westerly along 55 Fwy to Main St, and proceeding northerly along S Main St to westerly on W Sunflower Ave from S. Main S along the Santa Ana Delhi Channel to S Bear St, and proceeding northerly along S Bear St to W Wakeham PI, and proceeding westerly along W Sunflower along the Santa Ana Channel to the point of beginning. Fifth District All of that portion of Orange County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of N Harbor Blvd and W 1st St, and proceeding northerly along N Harbor Blvd to the Garden Grove/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding easterly along the Garden Grove/Santa Ana city line to W 17th St, and proceeding easterly along W 17th St to N Fairview St, and proceeding northerly along N Fairview St to nonvisible boundary, and proceeding easterly along nonvisible boundary to W 17th St, and proceeding easterly along W 17th St to N Main St, and proceeding southerly along N Main St to W 1st St, and proceeding westerly along W 1st St to N Bristol St, and proceeding southerly along N Bristol St to W 1st St, and proceeding westerly along W 1st St to S Raitt St, and proceeding southerly along S Raitt St to W Willits St, and proceeding westerly along W Willits St to Santa Ana Gardens Channel, and proceeding southerly along Santa Ana Gardens Channel to W Monta Vista Ave, and proceeding easterly along W Monta Vista Ave to S Center St, and proceeding southerly along S Center St to W McFadden Ave, and proceeding westerly along W McFadden Ave to S Fairview St, and proceeding northerly along S Fairview St to N Fairview St, and proceeding northerly along N Fairview St to W 1st St, and proceeding westerly along W 1st St to the point of beginning. 2 1 P a g e Sixth District All of that portion of Orange County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of S Bristol St proceeding northerly along S Bristol St to W Edinger Ave, and proceeding easterly along W Edinger Ave to S Flower St, and proceeding northerly along S Flower St to W McFadden Ave, and proceeding easterly along W McFadden Ave to S Standard Ave, and proceeding northerly along S Standard Ave to E 1st St, and proceeding westerly along E 1st St to N Main St, and proceeding northerly along N Main St to E 17th St, and proceeding easterly along E 17th St to 1- 5, and proceeding southerly along 1- 5 to N Grand Ave, and proceeding southerly along N Grand Ave to E 1st St, and proceeding easterly along E 1st St to S Lyon St, and proceeding southerly along S Lyon St to McFadden Ave, and proceeding easterly along McFadden Ave to the Tustin/Santa Ana city line, and proceeding easterly along the Tustin/Santa Ana city line to Costa Mesa Fwy, and proceeding south-westerly along Costa Mesa Fwy to E Dyer Rd, and proceeding westerly along E Dyer Rd to S Main St, and proceeding northerly along S Main St to W Warner Ave, and proceeding westerly to the point of beginning. 3 1 P a g e