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CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent calendar items involve matters which are of a routine or noncontroversial nature. All consent items are adopted by approval of a single motion by the City Council. Prior to such approval, any item may be removed from the consent portion of the agenda and separately considered, upon request of a Councilmember, a staff member, or a member of the public.
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AVISO: La salud y el bienestar de los residentes, visitantes y empleados de National City durante el brote de COVID-19 sigue siendo nuestra máxima prioridad. El Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de National City se está coordinando con la Agencia de Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de San Diego y otras agencias para tomar medidas con el fin de monitorear y reducir la propagación del nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19). La Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró el brote como una pandemia global y se han manifestado emergencias locales y estatales que resultan en la suspensión de ciertas leyes de reuniones públicas, tal como la Ley Brown.
Como resultado de ello, la junta del Concejo Municipal del Ayuntamiento se llevará a cabo solamente en línea para garantizar la seguridad de los residentes, empleados y comunidades locales que atendemos. Se podrá ver una transmisión en vivo de la junta en el sitio web del Ayuntamiento en www.nationalcityca.gov. Para comentarios públicos, vea la sección "COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS" más adelante.
ORDEN DEL DÍA: Las sesiones públicas de todas las juntas ordinarias del Concejo Municipal/Comisión de Desarrollo Comunitario - Autoridad de Vivienda (en lo sucesivo denominado Órgano Electo) inician a las 6:00 p.m. el primer y tercer martes de cada mes.
Las audiencias públicas inician a las 6:00 p.m., a menos que se indique lo contrario. Las juntas cerradas inician en sesión abierta a las 5:00 p.m. o en cualquier otro momento que se indique, y tras anunciar los temas de la sesión cerrada, la junta se realiza como sesión cerrada. Si se programa una reunión de discusión y análisis, el tema y la hora de la misma aparecerán en la agenda. La Alcaldesa y los Concejales se reúnen por igual que el Presidente y los integrantes del Consejo de la Comisión de Desarrollo Comunitario.
INFORMES: Todos los temas e informes de la agenda de la sesión abierta, así como todos los documentos y escritos entregados al Organo Electo menos de 72 horas antes de la sesión, aparecerán en el sitio web del Ayuntamiento. Las juntas ordinarias del Organo Electo por Internet y se archivan en el sitio web del Ayuntamiento en www.nationalcityca.gov.
COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS: Hay varias formas en las que puede asegurarse de que sus opiniones sean escuchadas y consideradas por nuestro Concejo Municipal como se describe a continuación:
Envíe su comentario público antes de la sesión: Para enviar un comentario por escrito, envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected], proporcione el número del tema o asunto de la agenda y el título del tema o asunto en la línea de asunto de su correo electrónico. Los comentarios o testimonios públicos se limitan a tres (3) minutos. Si el comentario no se relaciona con un tema o asunto específico de la agenda, indique Comentario Público General en la línea de asunto. Todos los comentarios por correo electrónico recibidos antes de las 2:00 p.m. del día de la sesión se enviarán por correo electrónico a los miembros del Concejo Municipal y formarán parte del acta oficial.
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Una vez registrado, recibirá un correo electrónico con un enlace de Zoom para integrarse a la sesión en vivo. Puede participar por teléfono o por computadora. Tómese el tiempo necesario para iniciar la reunión en Zoom antes del inicio de la sesión para asegurarse de no encontrar dificultades técnicas de último momento.
***Tenga presente que las personas del público no se mostrarán en vídeo; podrán observar, escuchar y hablar cuando se les solicite. Los micrófonos públicos se silenciarán hasta que sea su turno de comentar.
Cada orador tiene hasta tres (3) minutos para dirigirse al Concejo Municipal. Tenga en cuenta que la Alcaldesa puede limitar la extensión de los comentarios debido a la cantidad de personas que deseen hablar o si los comentarios se vuelven repetitivos o no relacionados.
Todos los comentarios están sujetos a las mismas reglas que de otro modo regirían los comentarios de los oradores en la sesión. Se pide a los oradores que sean respetuosos y corteses. Dirija sus comentarios al Concejo Municipal en su conjunto y evite ataques personales contra personas del público, el Concejo Municipal y el personal del Ayuntamiento. ¿Preguntas sobre comentarios públicos o protocolos del Concejo Municipal? Comuníquese con la Oficina de la Secretaria del Ayuntamiento al teléfono (619) 336-4228, o por correo electrónico a [email protected].
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AGENDA ESCRITA: Con contadas excepciones, el Órgano Electo puede tomar medidas únicamente sobre los temas que aparecen en la agenda escrita. Los temas que no aparezcan en la agenda deben aparecer en una agenda subsecuente, a menos que sean de emergencia o urgencia demostrada, y la necesidad de tomar medidas sobre esos temas haya surgido después de haber sido publicada la agenda.
CALENDARIO DE CONSENTIMIENTO: Los temas del calendario de consentimiento implican cuestiones de naturaleza rutinaria o no controvertida. Todos los temas de consentimiento se adoptan mediante la aprobación de una sola moción del Concejo Municipal. Antes de la aprobación, cualquier tema puede eliminarse de la parte de consentimiento de la agenda y considerarse aparte, a petición de un concejal, individuo del personal del Ayuntamiento o persona del público.
Previa solicitud, esta agenda puede estar disponible en formatos alternativos apropiados para personas con discapacidades, en observancia de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades. Llame al teléfono (619) 336-4228 de la Oficina del Secretario del Ayuntamiento para solicitar una modificación o adaptación de acceso relativa a la discapacidad. Notificar 24 horas antes de la sesión permitirá al Ayuntamiento hacer arreglos razonables para garantizar la accesibilidad a esta junta.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
OPEN SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT: (Public Comment will be restricted to Agenda Items only) PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
1. Continued Public Hearing to Determine Sequencing of Map for By-District Elections. (City Clerk)
2. An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City, California, Establishing City Council Election District Boundaries, Sequencing Elections within those Boundaries, and Adding Chapter 2.77 ("By-District Elections") of Title 2 ("Administration") to the National City Municipal Code to Change the City's Electoral System from At-Large to By-District with Respect to Electing Members of the City Council. (City Attorney)
ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular City Council Meeting: Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 6:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, Civic Center - National City, California.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of National City will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at 4:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be considered, in the Council Chambers at the Civic Center, 1243 National City Boulevard, National City, California, 91950. The business to be transacted at said meeting will be for the City Council to consider the following:
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
OPEN SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT: (Public Comment will be restricted to Agenda Items only) PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Continued Public Hearing to Determine Sequencing of Map for By-District Elections. (City Clerk)
An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City, California, Establishing City Council Election District Boundaries, Sequencing Elections within those Boundaries, and Adding Chapter 2.77 ("By-District Elections") of Title 2 ("Administration") to the National City Municipal Code to Change the City's Electoral System from At-Large to By-District with Respect to Electing Members of the City Council. (City Attorney)
ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular City Council Meeting: Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 6:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, Civic Center - National City, California.
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE: April 12, 2022 AGENDA ITEM NO. 1
ITEM TITLE:
Continued Public Hearing to Determine Sequencing of Map for By-District Elections (City Clerk) PREPARED BY: Shelley Chapel, Deputy City Clerk DEPARTMENT: City Clerk's Office PHONE: 619-336-4228 APPROVED BY: Shelley Chapel
EXPLANATION:
On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the City Council voted 4-1 to adopt map for By-District Elections.
On Tuesday, March 21, 2022, the City Council voted 3-2 to select the map scenario starting with the westside and numbering the quadrants 1-4 in a clockwise manner (See attached map).
At that same meeting, the City Council voted 4-1 that quadrants 1 & 3 would be considered first when discussing sequencing at the April 12 City Council meeting. City Council also agreed unanimously to continue the Public Hearing to April 12, 2022 to determine the sequencing and adopt the Ordinance.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: APPROVED: Finance
ACCOUNT NO. APPROVED: MIS
This report does not reflect financial any changes to the budget at this time.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
This action does not constitute a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2)
ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION: FINAL ADOPTION:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Hold the Public Hearing, receive public comment, and determine sequencing, and direct City Clerk to file Ordinance anc District Map with the San Diego County Registrar of Voters to be included on the November 2022 Ballot BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit 1 - District Map
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Determination on Sequencing to be decided on which districts will be included in the 2022 Election and the 2024 Election.
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE: 4/12/2022 AGENDA ITEM NO. 2
ITEM TITLE:
Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City, California, Establishing City Council Election District Boundaries, Sequencing Elections within those Boundaries, and Adding Chapter 2.77 ("By-District Elections') of Title 2 ("Administration") to the National City Municipal Code to Change the City's Electoral System from At-Large to By-District with Respect to Electing Members of the City Council PREPARED BY Charles E. Bell, Jr., City Attorney DEPARTMENT: City Attorney's Office PHONE: Ext. 4222 APPROVED BY: harles BIl
EXPLANATION:
See attached Staff Report.
EINANCIAL STATEMENT: APPROVED: Finance
ACCOUNT NO. APPROVED: MIS
There are no costs associated with adopting a City Council election district map.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
This action does not constitute a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2).
ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION: FINAL ADOPTION: X
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommends Adopting the Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City, California, Establishing City Council Election District Boundaries, Sequencing Elections within those Boundaries, and Adding Chapter 2.77 ("By-District Elections") of Title 2 ("Administration") to the National City Municipal Code BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
• Staff Report
• Urgency Ordinance
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STAFF REPORT
DATE: April 12, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Charles E. Bell, Jr., City Attorney
Aleks R. Giragosian, Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC Shelley Chapel, Deputy City Clerk/Elections Official
SUBJECT: Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City, California, Establishing City Council Election District Boundaries, Sequencing Elections within Those Boundaries, and Adding Chapter 2.77 ("By-District Elections") of Title 2 ("Administration") to the National City Municipal Code to Change the City's Electoral System from At-Large to By-District with Respect to Electing Members of the City Staff Recommendation:
Approve An Urgency Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of National City, California, Establishing City Council Election District Boundaries, Sequencing Elections Within Those Boundaries, And Adding Chapter 2.77 ("By-District Elections") Of Title 2 ("Administration") To The National City Municipal Code To Change The City's Electoral System From At-Large To By-District With Respect To Electing Members Of The City Council.
Background:
On November 8, 2021, the City of National City received a letter via certified mail from attorney Audie J. de Castro of de Castro, P.C. claiming to represent members of the City's Filipino/API community.
The letter contains unsubstantiated allegations that the City's at-large elections system prevents members of National City's Filipino/API community from electing their preferred candidate(s) and violates the California Voting Rights Act ("CVRA"). The letter demands that the City transition from an at-large to a by-district election system to remedy this alleged violation.
Resolution of Intention to Transition to Districts:
Unlike the Federal Voting Rights Act, the CVRA makes it easier to challenge a city's electoral system if there is any evidence of racially polarized voting. Due to the highly technical nature of such litigation, the cost of defending a challenge under the CVRA can exceed several hundred thousand dollars. To date, no city has successfully defended against a CVRA lawsuit. A loss bears the additional risk of a potential award of attorneys' fees to plaintiffs.
In 2014, the State Legislature adopted safe harbor provisions to provide some relief to cities facing expensive CVRA litigation. Elections Code section 10010 states that a potential litigant may not commence an action under the CVRA within 45 days of the City's receipt of the written notice. (Elec.
Code§10010(e)(2).) During that 45-day period, the City "may pass a resolution outlining its intention to transition from at-large to district-based elections, specific steps it will undertake to facilitate this transition, and an estimated timeframe for doing so." (Elec. Code§10010(e)(3)(A).) On December 21, 2021, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2021- 201, declaring its intent to transition from at-large to by-district elections under the safe harbor provisions of Elections Code section 10010. The City contracted with Redistricting Insights, Inc. to draw draft election district maps for the City Council's consideration and to make a map drawing software available to its residents. The City contracted with Falcon Strategies LLC to assist in its public outreach efforts and encourage residents' participation in the process.
Public Hearings and Maps:
The City held the statutorily required number of public hearings and workshops. Before drawing draft maps of the proposed boundaries of the districts, the City held public hearings on February 3, 2022 and February 22, 2022 and a community workshop on February 5, 2022, to invite the public to provide input regarding the composition of the districts and communities of interest. After the draft maps were drawn, the City held additional public hearings on March 5, March 15, and March 21, 2022, to invite the public to provide input regarding the draft maps, the district's numbering and the proposed sequence of elections.
The deadline to adopt a draft map is 90 days from the December 21, 2021 adoption of the Resolution of Intention. The 90 days expired on March 21, 2022. In total, the City received thirteen (13) maps — ten (10) were drawn by members of the public and three (3) were drawn by the City's demographer. At its March 5, 2022 special meeting, the City Council narrowed its consideration of draft maps to Public Submission 1, Public Submission 1 (adjusted) and Public Submission 4. At its March 15, 2022, special meeting, the City Council adopted Public Submission 4.
At its March 15, 2022 special meeting, staff recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving a draft map and a method to sequence elections for the approved map. The map and numbering order were finalized, with the final steps of determining the sequencing and adoption of the Urgency Ordinance to be completed at the Special Meeting of April 12, 2022.
Included as Attachment B is the Urgency Ordinance. An urgency ordinance is necessary given the San Diego County Registrar of Voters requirement that all information be provided to it by April 17, 2022.
Unlike a regular ordinance, an urgency ordinance can be introduced and adopted after first reading and takes effect immediately.
Upon adoption, the City must submit a copy of the Urgency Ordinance and the demographer's related shape files to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters by April 17, 2022. The adopted election district map will be used for the November 2022 General Municipal Election.
URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2022 -
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING CITY COUNCIL ELECTION DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES, SEQUENCING ELECTIONS WITHIN THOSE BOUNDARIES, AND ADDING CHAPTER 2.77 ("BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS') OF TITLE 2 ("ADMINISTRATION") TO THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE TO CHANGE
THE CITY'S ELECTORAL SYSTEM FROM AT-LARGE TO BY-DISTRICT WITH
RESPECT TO ELECTING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY ATTORNEY SUMMARY
This Ordinance changing the City's Electoral System from At-Large to By-District with Respect to Electing Members of the City Council
WHEREAS, the Mayor and four members of the City Council of the City of National City ("City") are currently elected in "at-large" elections, in which the Mayor and each City Councilmember are elected by the registered voters of the entire City; and WHEREAS, Government Code section 34886, in certain circumstances, authorizes the legislative body of a city of any population to adopt an ordinance to change its method of election from an "at-large" system to a "by-district" system in which each Councilmember is elected only by the voters in the district in which the Councilmember resides; and WHEREAS, the City received a letter dated November 8, 2021 containing unsubstantiated allegations that the City's at-large electoral system prevents members of National City's Filipino/API community from electing their preferred candidate and violates the California Voting Rights Act ("CVRA") and threatening litigation if the City declined to adopt a district-based electoral system; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has advised that given the CVRA's elimination of two elements of the U.S. Supreme Court's requirements to establish a federal Voting Rights Act challenge under Thornburg v. Gingles (1986) 478 U.S. 30, a CVRA challenge is more easily made on the basis of an argument that "racially polarized voting" exists, regardless of whether racial minorities have successfully elected preferred candidates in the past under an at-large electoral system or whether there is an absence of historical racial discrimination in the electoral system based on the totality of the circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the cost of defending a challenge under the CVRA can exceed several hundred thousand dollars, no City has ever prevailed to date in defending a CVRA lawsuit challenging at-large electoral systems, and the risk of losing such a challenge includes the possible award of attorneys' fees to the plaintiffs by a court; and WHEREAS, the City Council has concluded, on the advice of the City Attorney, that the public interest would be better served by considering a transition to a district-based electoral system pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of Elections Code section 10010; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010, Subdivision (e)(3)(A), the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-201 on December 21, 2021, declaring its intent to transition from an at-large to a district-based elections system; and WHEREAS, the City contracted with Redistricting Insights, Inc. to draw draft election district maps for the City Council's consideration and to make a map drawing software available to its residents; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010, Subdivision (a)(I), the City contracted with Falcon Strategies LLC to publicize the public hearings and workshop by City website, City Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), El Latino Newspaper, Filipino Press Newspaper, The Star News Newspaper, posting notices on bulletin boards located outside City Hall, participating in interviews with Radio Latina and CBS, and distributing flyers translated into Spanish and Tagalog; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010, Subdivision (a)(1), before drawing draft maps of the proposed boundaries of the districts, the City held public hearings on February 3 and 22, 2022 and a community workshop on February 5, 2022, to invite the public to provide input regarding the composition of the districts and communities of interest; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010, Subdivision (a)(2), after the draft maps were drawn, the City held public hearings on March 5, 2022, March 15, 2022, and March 21, 2022, and April 12, 2022, to invite the public to provide input regarding the content of the draft maps and the proposed sequence of elections; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010, Subdivision (a)(2), the draft maps were published at least seven days before consideration at each public hearing; and WHEREAS, the adoption of a district-based electoral system will not affect the terms of any sitting Councilmember or Mayor in office at the time of the adoption of an ordinance instituting a district-based voting system, each of whom will serve out his or her current term.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The Recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Addition. Chapter 2.77 ("By-District Elections") of Title 2 (Administration") is added to the National City Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Chapter 2.77 - By-District Elections
2.77.010 - Purpose.
The city council declares that this change in method of electing members of the city council is enacted in furtherance of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001.
2.77.020 - By-district elections
Commencing with the general election in November 2022, the four members of the city council shall be elected in the electoral districts established by 2.77.030 and subsequently reapportioned as provided by state law. Elections shall take place by-district as that term is defined in California Government Code Section 34871, meaning one member of the city council shall be elected from each district by the voters of that district alone.
2.77.030 - District boundaries.
Members of the city council shall be elected on a by-district basis from the four city council districts, the boundaries of which shall be identified in the City Council District Map.
2.77.040 - Term and election sequence.
Members of the city council shall be elected to a four year term in accordance with the election sequence identified in the City Council District Map.
2.77.050 - City council residency
Each member of or candidate for the city council must reside in the district and be a registered voter in the district in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued pursuant to Government Code Section 34882 and Elections Code Section 10227. Any sitting city councilmember elected at-large may reside anywhere within the city during the pendency of his or her term.
2.77.060 - Termination of residency
Termination of residency in a district by a member of the city council elected by-district shall create a vacancy for that city council district unless a substitute residence within the district is immediately declared and established within thirty days after the termination of residency. In the event that a vacancy is created as a result of termination of residence as provided herein, such vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of the Elections Code.
2.77.090 - Mayor elected at-large
The office of the mayor shall be elected at-large under Government Code section 34900." Section 3. City Council District Map. City Clerk is directed to post a copy of the adopted City Council District Map, included in this Ordinance as Attachment A, to the City's website.
Section 4. District Boundaries. The City Clerk is directed to request the demographer provide a list of the census tracts and/or blocks for each district and to attach that list to this Ordinance as Attachment B.
Section 5. Controlling Authority. If there is a discrepancy between the adopted map in Attachment A and the list in Attachment B, the adopted map in Attachment A shall control.
Section 6. Urgency Findings. This Ordinance should be passed immediately by a four- fifths vote under Government Code section 36934 as an "Urgency Ordinance" to accommodate the San Diego County Registrar of Voters' deadline for the submission of city council district maps for the November 2022 General Municipal Election, and to preserve the public fisc, peace, and welfare by organizing timely elections.
Section 7. Transmittal to County. The City Clerk is directed to provide a signed original of this Ordinance to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
Section 8. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the final decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 9. Effective Date. This Urgency Ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage and adoption pursuant to California Government Code Section 36937; it or a summary of it shall be published once, with the names of the members of the City Council voting for and against the same in the Star News, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of San Diego, California.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 12th day of April, 2022.
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Mayor
ATTEST:
Luz Molina, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Charles E. Bell, Jr., City Attorney