RESOLUTION NO. 2022-____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING DISTRICT MAP
FOR A BY -DISTRICT ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND
CERTAIN RELATED MATTERS
WHEREAS, in 2017 the City Council of the City of Fontana (“the City”) adopted Ordinance No. 1767 adding Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 4 2, to the Fontana Municipal Code establishing four City Council districts for a by -district electoral system, where each City Council Member must reside within the designated district boundary and be elected only by the voters in that district; and,
WHEREAS, Fontana Municipal Code §2.02.042 provides that the boundary map by which City Council Members shall be elected shall be adopted by resolution; and,
WHEREAS, Public Hearings were held on October 12, 2021, and October 26, 2021, to receive public input regarding the composition of the City’s voting districts before draft maps were drawn; and,
WHEREAS, The City Council solicited, received, and took into consideration public input from the community during public hearings held on January 25, 2022, and March 8, 2022, after draft maps were drawn; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council evaluated each proposed boundary map in consideration of public testimony and the established guidelines:
1. Each Council district shall contain a nearly equal population as required by law; and,
2. Each Council district shall be drawn in a manner that compl ies with the Federal Voting Rights Act; and,
3. No Council district shall be drawn with race as the predominate factor in violation of the principles established by the United States Supreme Court in Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993), and its progeny; and,
4. Each Council district shall consist of contiguous ter ritory in as compact form as possible; and
5. Each Council district shall respect communities of interest as much as possible; and,
6. Each Council district border shall follow visible natural and man- made geographical and topographical features as much as possible; and,
7. Respect voter’s choices and continuity in office; and, Resolution No. 2022-
8. Council districts known to be areas of higher -than-average population growth in the two to five years following this boundary line adjustment may be under populated within the population deviation amounts allowed by law.
WHEREAS, At the Public Hearing of March 22 , 2022, the City Council reviewed proposed maps, received additional public input, and selected a preferred map for four City Council voting districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The facts set forth in the Recitals of this Resolution are true and correct.
Section 2 : Pursuant to Fontana Municipal §2.02.042, the Preferred Map attached as Exhibit “A” to this resolution is adopted.
Section 3: The Deputy City Clerk is directed to transmit the map to the County of San Bernardino.
Section 4: The Deputy City Clerk is authorized to make technical 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 Deputy City Clerk must consult with the City Manager and City Attorney concerning any technical adjustments deemed necessary and advise the City Council of any such adjustments required in the implementation of the districts.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12
th day of April 2022.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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City Attorney
I, Germaine McClellan Key, City Clerk of the City of Fontana, and Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the actual resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City of Fontana at a regular meeting on the 12 th day of
April 2022, by the following vote to wit:
Resolution No. 2022-
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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City Clerk of the City of Fontana
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Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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