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Agenda
City of Patterson
City Council Special Meeting
March 22, 2022
7:00 PM
Council Chambers
1 Plaza
Patterson, CA 95363
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1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Statements of Conflict
4. Items from the Public
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5. Public Hearings
5.1. City Attorney - Fourth Public Hearing Regarding Redistricting Staff Report: City Attorney Goldstein
Mayor: Open/Close the Public Hearing
Council: Motion to Approve First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance No. 860, reading by title only, waiving further reading.
6. Other Matters
7. Adjournment
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the City of Patterson City Web Site www.ci.patterson.ca.us Aracely Alegre, City Clerk
City of Patterson
Direct No. (209) 895-8014
Email [email protected]
City Council Agenda Report
TO: Mayor McCord and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ken Irwin, City Manager
BY: Nubia Goldstein, City Attorney
MEETING DATE: March 22, 2022
ITEM NO: 5.1
SUBJECT: Fourth Public Hearing Regarding Redistricting
RECOMMENDATION
1. Hold a public hearing to receive public input on redrawing City Council district boundaries in response to data received in the 2020 census.
2. Waive reading, read by title only, and introduce for first reading an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Patterson, adopting boundaries of City Council districts.
BACKGROUND
On May 3, 2016, the Patterson City Council adopted Ordinance No. 795, which established a bydistrict election process in four (4) City Council districts, with the Mayor being voted at large.
The City of Patterson (the “City”) is required under Elections Code section 21601, subdivision (a), to complete a redistricting process to reapportion its population between the four (4) City Council districts following each federal decennial census.
Each City Council district must comply with the Fair Maps Act (“Act”). Under the Act, the City Council must draw and adopt City Council district boundaries so that each City Council district shall be substantially equal in population as required by the United States Constitution. City Council districts must be drawn using the following criteria in the listed order of priority:
1) Geographically contiguous (each City Council district should share a common border with the next City Council district).
2) Minimize divisions of neighborhoods and “communities of interest” (socio-economic geographic areas that should be kept together).
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3) Easily identifiable boundaries.
4) Compact (do not bypass one group of people to get to a more distant group of people).
City Council districts must comply with the United States Constitution, California Constitution, and the federal Voting Rights Act. Further, City Council districts cannot favor or discriminate against a political party.
Once the prioritized criteria are met, other traditional districting principles can be considered, such as:
· Respect voters’ choices/continuity in office;
· Use current City Council districts as a basis; and
· Future population growth.
Timeline
The redistricting deadline is April 17, 2022. During the redistricting process, the City Council must hold at least four (4) public hearings. At least:
· One (1) public hearing must be before publication of the draft maps; · Two (2) public hearings after publication of the draft maps; and · One (1) public hearing must be held on a Saturday or Sunday or after 6:00 p.m. on a weekday.
ANALYSIS
The City Council conducted three (3) public hearings to receive public input regarding City Council district boundaries on: November 8, 2021, December 6, 2021, and February 1, 2022.
The City Council is conducting this fourth public hearing to allow the City Council and the public to review and comment on draft maps.
The City’s redistricting consultant, NDC, has prepared draft maps which are posted on the City’s website dedicated to the redistricting process at: <https://redistrictpatterson.org/> and available at City Hall. Proposed maps from the public have also been posted to the website. These draft maps, and possible new or revised maps, will be considered by the City Council at this public hearing.
At this public hearing, the City Council will begin the process of adopting the final map. The City Council will choose a map as the final map of City Council district boundaries. The ordinance, which the City Council will introduce at this public hearing, will incorporate by reference the City Council’s chosen map of City Council district boundaries (the “Ordinance”).
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At the April 5, 2022 public hearing, the City Council will adopt the Ordinance to finalize the selection of City Council district boundaries. Once the City Council adopts the Ordinance, the chosen map will constitute district boundaries for use at the City’s November 2022 election and subsequent elections until further re-alignment occurs pursuant to State law and the Patterson Municipal Code.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for the redistricting process have been approved.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
A public hearing on the redistricting and the Ordinance does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21065.)
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance No. 860
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ORDINANCE NO. 860
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PATTERSON,
ADOPTING BOUNDARIES OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, on May 3, 2016, the City Council of the City of Patterson (the “City”) adopted Ordinance No. 795 to establish that the election of City Councilmembers shall be bydistrict with the Mayor being voted at large; and WHEREAS, the FAIR MAPS Act (Elec. Code, § 21600 et seq.) (the “Act”) and Patterson Municipal Code section 2.10.020, subdivision (c), requires the City to readjust City Council district boundaries following each federal decennial census so that the City Council districts are substantially equal in population; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires the City to readjust the City Council district boundaries based on following factors: (1) geographic contiguous; (2) minimize divisions of neighborhoods and “communities of interest;” (3) easily identifiable boundaries; and (4) compact; and WHEREAS, the City has retained an experienced demographer consulting firm, National Demographics Corporation, to advise it on the process of readjusting City Council district boundaries; and
WHEREAS, as required by the Act, the City conducted four (4) public hearings to receive public input on potential City Council district boundaries on: November 8, 2021, December 6, 2021, February 1, 2022, and March 22, 2022; and
WHEREAS, throughout the process, the City engaged in public outreach and engagement as required by Act; and
WHEREAS, the City has maintained a detailed redistricting website as required by the Act, https://redistrictpatterson.org/; and
WHEREAS, the City has provided notices and live translation services upon request, as required by the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City made available to the public tools to permit the public to submit draft maps and testimony in writing or electronically, if desired; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the City Council district boundaries contained in the map attached to this Ordinance as “Exhibit A” are in the best interest of the City and compliant with all applicable provisions of State law.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PATTERSON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption of Final Maps. The map attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated herein, is hereby adopted and shall constitute the City Council district boundaries of the City for use at the City’s November 2022 election and subsequent elections until further re-alignment pursuant to State law and Patterson Municipal Code section 2.10.020, subdivision (c).
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
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Attachment: Ordinance No. 860 Adopting Final Redistricting Maps (First Reading and Introduction 3-22-22) (Fourth Public Hearing Regarding {CW112345.2}
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional, without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. Publication and Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be published by one insertion in The Patterson Irrigator, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Patterson, within fifteen (15) days after its final passage and shall take effect, and be in force, thirty (30) days after its final passage.
Section 4. City Clerk Authorization. The City Clerk, or his or designee, shall take all actions necessary to notify the Stanislaus County Registrar's Office of the City Council's determination forthwith and provide whatever assistance may be required by the Registrar's Office to implement the new lines.
Section 5. Technical Changes to City Council Districts. To implement this Ordinance, the City Clerk is authorized to make non-substantive technical adjustments to the district boundaries not affecting the population of any district, the eligibility of candidates, or the residence of elected officials within any district. The City Clerk shall advise the City Council of any such technical adjustments.
Introduced at a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson, held on the 22nd day of March, 2022, and given its first reading and introduction at said meeting. Said Ordinance was given a second reading and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the _____ day of _____________, 20____, and after such reading, Councilmember _______________, who moved its adoption, seconded by Councilmember _________, and said ordinance was thereupon adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
EXCUSED:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
________________________________________ ____________________________________ Aracely Alegre Dennis McCord
City Clerk Mayor of the City of Patterson
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Attachment: Ordinance No. 860 Adopting Final Redistricting Maps (First Reading and Introduction 3-22-22) (Fourth Public Hearing Regarding