HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-11 - Changing and Redefining the Boundaries of Councilmanic Districts.ORDINANCE NO. 2003- 11
AN ORDNANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CHANGING AND
REDEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF
COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS.
WHEREAS, Section 1005 of the City Charter provides that the City Council
shall, beginning in 1959 and each fourth year thereafter, appoint a Committee to
report to the City Council on the advisability of redistricting the City; and
WHEREAS, in 2003, the City Council appointed the Ad Hoc Councilmanic
Redistricting Committee; and
WHEREAS, Section 1005 of the City Charter provides that, in the event of
an annexation of territory, the City Council shall, by ordinance, add the annexed
territory to an adjacent Council District; and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2003, the annexation of territory known as East
Santa Ana Heights, Bay Knolls and the Emerson Tract will occur; and
WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc Councilmanic Redistricting Committee reviewed
and considered the addition of the annexed territory as well as the possible future
annexation of the areas known as West Santa Ana Heights and Coast Mesa Area
No. 7; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the
recommendation submitted by the Ad Hoc Councilmanic Redistricting Committee
and has determined that the recommendation of that Committee should be
implemented by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has also determined that the recommendation
for redistricting made by the Committee is necessary and desirable at this time to
provide more balanced representation on the City Council and the boundaries of
the districts proposed by the Committee, as nearly as practicable, constitute
natural areas of contiguous and compact territory; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: The seven Councilmanic districts of the City of Newport Beach shall
encompass all of that portion of the City of Newport Beach as depicted on a map
attached hereto and marked Exhibit "A" incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2: By the enactment of this Ordinance, it is the intention of the City
Council that the district numbers and boundaries as set forth herein shall replace
and supersede all prior.district numbers and boundaries as originally established
by the City Charter and as subsequently modified by ordinance.
SECTION 3: By enactment of this Ordinance, it is the intention of the City Council
to equalize the population within districts to insure fair representation on the City
Council while, at the same time, constitute natural areas of contiguous and
compact territory as nearly as practicable.
SECTION 4: The areas depicted on Exhibit "A" that are not within the City of
Newport Beach on the date of the adoption of this ordinance shall be placed within
the respective Councilmanic district shown on the map attached as Exhibit "A"
upon the annexation of the areas to the City of Newport Beach.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of
the City, and the same shall be effective 30 days after the date of its adoption.
This Ordinance was introduced at regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach held on the 27th day of May, 2003, and adopted on 10th day of
June, 2003 by the following vote, to -wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEMBERS Proctor, Ridgeway, Adams, Webb,
Nichols, Mayor Bromberg
NOES, COUNCILMEMBERS Heffernan
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Tod W. Ridgeway
District 2 Gary L. Proctor
Population 11,527
Don Webb
District 4 Gary Adams
Population 10,007
District 5 Steven Bromberg
Population 11,653
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } as.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LEILANI I. BROWN, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California,
do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 2003 -11 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the
10th day of June 2003, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Proctor, Ridgeway, Adams, Webb, Nichols, Mayor Bromberg
Noes: Heffernan
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 11th day of June 2003.
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CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LAVONNE M. HARKLESS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 2003 -11 has been duly and regularly published according to law and the
order of the City Council of said City and that same was so published in The Daily Pilot, a daily
newspaper of general circulation on the following date, to wit: June 14, 200\\3.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this kw day of Tvrx'I
2003.
City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, California