1 RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
ADJUSTING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SIX CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND
ADOPTING A NEW OFFICIAL COUNCIL DISTRICT MAP FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE 2020
DECENNIAL CENSUS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings. The City Council of the City of Richmond does find determine and declare as follows:
(a) On January 21, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 04-20 N.S. adopting section 2.16.050 (City Council Election Districts and Sequencing) pursuant to Government Code Sections 34871 to provide for the by- district election of members of the City Council, adopt the official Council District Map for the City of Richmond, establish the boundaries and identification number of each electoral district, and establish a sequencing of elections for each Council District.
(b) Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21601 and Section
2.16.050 of the Richmond Municipal Code, the City Council is required to adjust the boundaries of any or all of the Council Districts following each decennial federal census. Using the census as a basis, the City Council must adjust the boundaries so that the Council Districts are as nearly equal in population as practicable and in compliance with all applicable provisions of law, including the United States and Federal Constitutions and the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Section 10301 et seq.).
(c) In accordance with Elections Code Section 21607 and 21607.1, the City Council held public hearings on the drawing of district boundaries on the dates listed below. At each of the public hearings, the public was invited to provide input on the composition of the new Council district boundaries; translation services were provided for each public hearing.
DATE DAY TIME LOCATION EVENT
7/6/2021 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Richmond 1st pre-draft hearing 9/14/2021 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Richmond 2nd pre-draft hearing 1/18/2022 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Richmond 1st post-draft hearing 2/1/2022 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Richmond 2nd post-draft hearing 3/22/2022 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Richmond 3rd post-draft hearing
2 (d) Additionally, workshops were held on the following dates for the public to provide input on the composition of the new Council district boundaries; translation services were provided for each workshop:
DATE DAY TIME LOCATION EVENT
8/25/2021 Wednesday 2:00 p.m. &
6:00 p.m.
Richmond 1st & 2nd pre-draft
workshops
12/6/2021 Monday 6:00 p.m. Richmond 3rd pre-draft
workshop
2/8/2022 Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Richmond 1st post-draft
workshop
(e) Print, email, and social media was used to conduct outreach to residents. The proposed maps of the district boundaries were published in January 2022 on the City’s redistricting webpage at:
www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Redistricting.
(f) After closing the public hearing held on March 22, 2022, the City Council selected Map No. 201 depicted in Exhibit “A” of this resolution as the official Council District Map for the City of Richmond. Demographic data supporting the map based on the 2020 Census is attached hereto as Exhibit “B” of this resolution and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Adoption of New Council District Map. The map attached hereto as Exhibit “A” to this resolution, and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby approved and adopted as the Official Council District Map for the City of Richmond and shall be used in the 2022 general municipal election and all such elections for City Council thereafter, until further amended.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this resolution shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect. The City Council of the City of Richmond hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this resolution, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions of this resolution be declared invalid or unenforceable.
3 I certify that Resolution No. was ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Richmond this 5th day of April 2022 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
Mayor, Tom Butt
Approved as to form:
Interim City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA ) ss
CITY OF RICHMOND )
4 EXHIBIT A
5 EXHIBIT B