1 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE 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 AND AMENDING SECTION 2.16.050
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND DOES HEREBY ORDAIN 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 ordinance as the official Council District Map for the City of Richmond and introduced this ordinance for first reading. Demographic data supporting the map based on the 2020 Census is attached hereto as Exhibit “B” of this ordinance and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Adoption of New Council District Map. The map attached hereto as Exhibit “A” to this ordinance, 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. Amendment of Section 2.16.050. Section 2.16.050 of Chapter 2. 16 of the Richmond Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“2.16.050. - City Council districts established.
Six (6) City Council districts are hereby established in the city. The boundaries and identifying number of each district shall be as described on the official "Council District Map" on file in the Office of the City Clerk as adopted by Ordinance No. 2022 -___ and Resolution No. 2022-___.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this ordinance shall nonethe less 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 ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions of this ordinance be declared invalid or unenforceable.
3 Section 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the ma nner prescribed by law. This ordinance shall be effective 30 days following the date of its adoption pursuant to Government Code Section 36937, Elections Code Section 21600, et seq, and applicable law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Richmond this day of , .
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 )
I, Pamela Christian, City Clerk of the City of Richmond, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Richmond on the 5th day of April 2022, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a meeting thereof held on the day of , .
Pamela Christian, City Clerk of the City of Richmond
4 EXHIBIT A
5 EXHIBIT B