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Item # 36
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Staff Report
April 5, 2022
TOPIC: City Council Ward Boundaries Map
AGENDA TITLE:
Introduce Ordinance for First Reading and Adopt a Resolution of City Council Ward
Boundaries Map
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Accept a report by the City’s demographer to provide the metes and bounds
description of each City Council ward.
2. Approve first reading of an ordinance establishing new ward boundary lines of the
wards of the City of Santa Ana and repealing Ordinance No. NS-2958.
3. Adopt a resolution establishing new boundary lines of the wards of the City of Santa
Ana.
DISCUSSION
On December 4, 2018, the City Council transitioned from electing City Councilmembers
at-large to electing them by-ward. Pursuant to federal and state law, the City Council must
now complete the redistricting process following the 2020 United States Census to ensure
each City Council district has a substantially equal population. The City is required by law
to complete the redistricting process and all associated administrative tasks by April 17,
2022.
Assembly Bill 849 (Fair Maps Act) requires cities to engage communities in the
redistricting process by holding a minimum of four (4) public hearings and/or workshops
and doing public outreach, including to non-English-speaking communities. At the
October 5, 2021 City Council meeting, the City Council adopted the amended and
restated Resolution of Intent declaring its intention to consider changes to ward boundary
lines, and fixing the date, time, and place of said hearings. Resolution No. 2021-053 was
published once a week for two weeks in multiple languages in their respective foreign
newspaper, including Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean. The Clerk of the
Council staff hosted six (6) in-person and virtual redistricting public input workshops,
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providing live translations in Spanish and Vietnamese, with an additional six (6)
workshops requested by community groups. The City Council held twelve (12) in-person
and virtual redistricting public meetings, providing live translations in Spanish and
Vietnamese to seek input in selecting the next ward map.
Pursuant to Charter section 101.2, boundary alterations shall be made only by ordinance
adopted by affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the full membership of the City
Council. Following a robust, community-driven process and considerable City Council
consideration, the City Council voted on March 11, 2022 to introduce an ordinance to
adopt new City Council election ward map N2. Ward map N2 was posted on the City’s
website on March 14, 2022. If necessary to facilitate the implementation of the ordinance,
the Clerk of the Council is authorized to make technical adjustments to the ward
boundaries that do not substantively affect the population in the wards, such as changing
the ward sequence.
The proposed order or sequence in which voters may vote for their representative will not
change. The contest for a City Councilmember in wards 2, 4, and 6 will appear on the
November 2022 ballot, and the contest for a City Councilmember in wards 1, 3, and 5 will
appear on the November 2024 ballot.
There are two relevant considerations when numbering newly drawn districts, or wards.
First, the Fair Maps Act requires that “[a]t the first election for council members in each
city following adoption of the boundaries of council districts . . . a council member shall
be elected for each district under the new district plan that has the same district number
as a district whose incumbent’s term is due to expire.” Elec. Code § 21626(b). Second, a
best practice in numbering is to do so in a manner that limits the number of voters who
will be “deferred.” Deferral is the unavoidable result when a jurisdiction with staggered
terms is redistricted. Deferral occurs when a voter who last voted in 2018 and would
naturally vote in 2022 under the old map (because they live in wards 2, 4, or 6) is redrawn
into a district that will instead not vote until 2024 (new districts 1, 3, or 5). That voter will
not be able to vote in 2022 and will go six years without voting in City Council elections,
instead of the usual four years. Although some deferral is inevitable, the proposed
sequence for ward map N2 reduces the number wards in a manner that minimizes
deferral and have the majority of residents remain in their current wards. A final map
needs to be adopted and all associated administrative tasks completed by the April 17,
2022 state-mandated deadline.
If the City Council makes further changes to a ward map plan prior to the ordinance
introduction, there will need to be an additional public hearing in order to satisfy the seven-
day map posting requirement required by the Fair Maps Act. Further delay to ordinance
introduction and adoption of resolution will impede staff’s ability to complete all associated
administrative tasks and meet the mandated deadline to ensure the final map has been
accepted by the Orange County Election Official in time for the November 2022 election.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ordinance
2. Resolution
Submitted By: Daisy Gomez, Clerk of the Council
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager
Ordinance No. NS-XXX
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX
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 ANA AND
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-XXX
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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 materia ls 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 of the Recommended Map are
substantially equal in population and in compliance with all other legal requirements of
the Fair Maps Act, United States Constitution, California Constitution, and the Federal
Voting Rights Act.
Ordinance No. NS-XXX
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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 _______ day of April, 2022.
_________________________
Vicente Sarmiento
Mayor
Ordinance No. NS-XXX
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
By:_________________________
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers ______________________________________
NOES: Councilmembers _______________________________________
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers _______________________________________
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers _______________________________________
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Daisy Gomez, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Ordinance No. NS-____________ to be the original ordinance adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on _______________, and that said ordinance was
published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date: ________________ ____________________________________
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
City of Santa AnaPlan N (Selected)Exhibit A
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City of Santa Ana | Draft Plan N2 | 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 Fountain Valley/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 westerly along W
Monta Vista Ave to unnamed Local road, and proceeding northerly along unnamed Local road
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 N Bristol St, and
proceeding northerly along N Bristol St to W 1st St, and proceeding easterly along W 1st St to N
Main St, and proceeding southerly along N Main St to E 1st St, and proceeding easterly along E
1st St to S Standard Ave, and proceeding southerly along S Standard Ave to McFadden Ave, and
proceeding westerly along McFadden Ave to S Halladay St, and proceeding northerly along S
Halladay St to E McFadden Ave, and proceeding westerly along E McFadden Ave to S Orange
Ave, and proceeding southerly along S Orange Ave to McFadden Ave, and proceeding westerly
along McFadden Ave to S Main St, and proceeding northerly along S Main St to W McFadden
Ave, and proceeding westerly along W 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 S Fairview St to W Dahl Ln, and proceeding easterly along W
Dahl Ln to the point of beginning.
Exhibit B
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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
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 wester ly 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 I- 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 to nonvisible boundary, and proceeding easterly along nonvisible
boundary 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 northerly along Costa Mesa Fwy to the Tustin/Santa Ana city
line, and proceeding easterly along the Tustin/Santa Ana city line to the 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 northerly along the Costa Mesa/Santa Ana city line to S Fairview St,
and proceeding northerly along S Fairview St to W Alton Ave, and proceeding easterly along W
Alton Ave to S Greenville St, and proceeding northerly along S Greenville St to W Segerstrom
Ave, and proceeding easterly along W Segerstrom Ave to S Raitt St, and proceeding northerly
along S Raitt St to W Warner Ave, and proceeding westerly along W Warner Ave 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 unnamed Local road, and proceeding southerly along
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unnamed Local road 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.
Sixth District
All of that portion of Orange County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point
of intersection of S Bristol St and nonvisible boundary, and 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 Main St, and proceeding southerly along S Main St to McFadden Ave, and
proceeding easterly along McFadden Ave to S Orange Ave, and proceeding northerly along S
Orange Ave to E McFadden Ave, and proceeding easterly along E McFadden Ave to S Halladay
St, and proceeding southerly along S Halladay St to McFadden Ave, and proceeding easterly
along 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 I- 5, and proceeding southerly along I-
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 southerly
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 along W
Warner Ave to nonvisible boundary, and proceeding westerly along nonvisible boundary to the
point of beginning.
Resolution No. 2022-XXX
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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING NEW BOUNDARY LINES OF
THE WARDS OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
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 public 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
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 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, 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 of the Recommended Map are
substantially equal in population and in compliance with all other legal requirements of
Resolution No. 2022-XXX
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Resolution No. 2022-XXX
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the Fair Maps Act, United States Constitution, California Constitution, and the Federal
Voting Rights Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
RESOLVES 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 ward 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. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
a majority of the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the
vote adopting this Resolution.
ADOPTED this ___ day of April,
2022.
Vicente Sarmiento
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By:________________________
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
Resolution No. 2022-XXX
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AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Daisy Gomez, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2022 -XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on__________________.
Date:
Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
City of Santa AnaPlan N (Selected)Exhibit A
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City of Santa Ana | Draft Plan N2 | 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 Fountain Valley/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 westerly along W
Monta Vista Ave to unnamed Local road, and proceeding northerly along unnamed Local road
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 N Bristol St, and
proceeding northerly along N Bristol St to W 1st St, and proceeding easterly along W 1st St to N
Main St, and proceeding southerly along N Main St to E 1st St, and proceeding easterly along E
1st St to S Standard Ave, and proceeding southerly along S Standard Ave to McFadden Ave, and
proceeding westerly along McFadden Ave to S Halladay St, and proceeding northerly along S
Halladay St to E McFadden Ave, and proceeding westerly along E McFadden Ave to S Orange
Ave, and proceeding southerly along S Orange Ave to McFadden Ave, and proceeding westerly
along McFadden Ave to S Main St, and proceeding northerly along S Main St to W McFadden
Ave, and proceeding westerly along W 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 S Fairview St to W Dahl Ln, and proceeding easterly along W
Dahl Ln to the point of beginning.
Exhibit B
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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
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 wester ly 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 I- 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 to nonvisible boundary, and proceeding easterly along nonvisible
boundary 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 northerly along Costa Mesa Fwy to the Tustin/Santa Ana city
line, and proceeding easterly along the Tustin/Santa Ana city line to the 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 northerly along the Costa Mesa/Santa Ana city line to S Fairview St,
and proceeding northerly along S Fairview St to W Alton Ave, and proceeding easterly along W
Alton Ave to S Greenville St, and proceeding northerly along S Greenville St to W Segerstrom
Ave, and proceeding easterly along W Segerstrom Ave to S Raitt St, and proceeding northerly
along S Raitt St to W Warner Ave, and proceeding westerly along W Warner Ave 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 unnamed Local road, and proceeding southerly along
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unnamed Local road 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.
Sixth District
All of that portion of Orange County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point
of intersection of S Bristol St and nonvisible boundary, and 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 Main St, and proceeding southerly along S Main St to McFadden Ave, and
proceeding easterly along McFadden Ave to S Orange Ave, and proceeding northerly along S
Orange Ave to E McFadden Ave, and proceeding easterly along E McFadden Ave to S Halladay
St, and proceeding southerly along S Halladay St to McFadden Ave, and proceeding easterly
along 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 I- 5, and proceeding southerly along I-
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 southerly
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 along W
Warner Ave to nonvisible boundary, and proceeding westerly along nonvisible boundary to the
point of beginning.
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City of Santa Ana | Draft Plan N2 | 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
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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 I- 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 Pl, 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.
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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 I- 5, and proceeding southerly along I- 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.