The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About18 - City Council Redistrictinge�EwaoR� B 9 S �P 9C /PORN TO: CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report Agenda Item No. 18 October 11, 2011 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Community Development Department Kimberly Brandt, AICP, Director 949 - 644 -3226, kbrandt @newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Patrick J. Alford, Planning Manager APPROVED: J�,� A Y /� TITLE: City Council Redistricting ABSTRACT: A public hearing on the City Council Redistricting Committee's proposed changes to the City Council District boundaries. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Conduct a public hearing on the City Council Redistricting Committee's recommendation; 2. Initiate an ordinance to adopt the City Council Redistricting Committee's recommendation and set for a public hearing on October 25, 2011. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: There is no fiscal impact related to this item. DISCUSSION: Background Section 1005 of the City Charter provides that following the national census, the City Council shall appoint a committee to study and report to the City Council on the advisability of redistricting. On May 24, 2011, the City Council appointed the City Council Redistricting Committee. 1 City Council Redistricting October 11, 2011 Page 2 On September 27, 2011, the City Council conducted a study session on the City Council Redistricting Committee's recommendation. Committee Review and Recommendation The Committee held three public meetings to consider proposed changes to the Council District boundaries. The Committee determined at the outset that the current districts are unbalanced due to annexations and set forth the goals for the redistricting: • Population balance (approximately 12,000 people per district); • Avoid breaking up neighborhoods; • Recognize commonalities of interests; • Maintain the current geography of the existing districts as much as possible. The Committee considered seven different district boundary configurations, including three offered by members of the public. The Committee's recommendation (Attachment A) was chosen because it best met the Committee's goals and incorporated many of the suggestions offered by members of the public who attended the meetings. Consistency with the City Charter and the State Elections Code Pursuant to City Charter Section 1005, the Committee determined that due to the population imbalance of the current districts, redistricting is "necessary or desirable in order that the district boundaries be fair and logical." The proposed district boundaries are consistent with the Committee's goal of providing balanced populations of approximately 12,000 people in each district. Furthermore, by respecting neighborhoods, commonalities of interests, and the current geography of existing districts, the Committee's recommendation meets the Charter Section 1005 requirement that the boundaries "constitute natural areas of contiguous and compact territory and provide fair representation on the City Council." California Elections Code Section 21620 requires that the City Council determined that the proposed districts are as nearly equal in population as may be according to the latest federal decennial census and comply with the applicable provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, Section 1973 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended. In establishing the boundaries of the districts, the Council may give consideration to the following factors: (1) topography, (2) geography, (3) cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory, and (4) community of interest of the districts. The Committee's recommendation would provide districts with nearly equal populations and gives due consideration to all of these factors. Therefore, the Committee's recommendation complies with the California Elections Code. California Elections Code Section 21620.1 requires the Council to hold two public hearings before adopting any proposed changes to the districts. The first public hearing will be on the October 11, 2011, City Council agenda. The second public hearing will be on the October 25, 2011, City Council agenda to introduce the ordinance approving the new districts. 2 City Council Redistricting October 11, 2011 Page 3 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Section 15320 — Class 20 (Changes in Organization of Local Agencies) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3. The proposed changes to the Council Districts are exempt since they do not change the geographical area in which previously existing powers are exercised. NOTICING Notice of this hearing was published in the Daily Pilot and posted at the site a minimum of 10 days in advance of this hearing consistent with the Municipal Code. This item also appeared upon the agenda for this meeting, which was posted at City Hall and on the City website. Submitted by: A lt- imberly Bra dt, AICP Community Development Director Attachment: A. City Council Redistricting Committee recommendation (Map) City Council Attachment A City Council Redistricting Committee recommendation City Council Districts „.` City of Newport Beach BANNING I sal RANCH ♦1 t ' � • � c; - '�lilillllllllllll �� IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII UPPER NEWPORT BAY 'A sHION Is Lq NO NEWPORT "'^ RIOOE Current Representatives 2010 Census ® Michael F. Henn 11,621 District 2 Steven Rosansky 12,208 District 3 Rush N. Hill, II 12,084 District 4 Leslie Daigle 13,009 District 5 Edward D. Selich 12,331 Nancy Gardner 11,909 District % Keith D. Curry 12,024 2010 Population Estimate'. 85,186 _I PACIFIC OCEAN I ; .roor m oRONa ' ' I r r cpA Sr _I f I N r ! t p f! W ��, E Proposed S 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 r City Council District RYSTAL VE I STAT AftH ) -I ;.1 �• , ' Miles Boundaries `I City Council Redistricting Committee J 0013112011 Council Retllstric [ing_2010_Recommendation Recommendation 5A ' NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., a public hearing will be conducted in the City Council Chambers (Building A) located at 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92663. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following: City Council Redistricting — The City Council Redistricting Committee's proposed changes to the City Council District boundaries. This proposed redistricting is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Section 15320 — Class 20 (Changes in Organization of Local Agencies) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it involves a proposed reorganization of the City Council Districts and does not change the geographical area in which previously existing powers are exercised. This notice is provided pursuant to the Newport Beach Municipal Code and California Elections Code Section 21620.1. All interested parties may appear and present testimony in regard to the proposed City Council Redistricting. If you challenge the proposed City Council Redistricting in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing (described in this notice) or in written correspondence delivered to the City, at or prior to, the public hearing. The agenda, staff report, and documents associated with the proposed City Council Redistricting may be viewed at the City Clerk's Office (Building B), 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA, 92663, or at the City of Newport Beach's website at www.newportbeachca.gov on the Friday prior to the hearing. For more information please call 949- 644 -3005. For questions regarding details of the proposed City Council Redistricting or anything contained in this notice, please contact Patrick J. Alford, Planning Manager, at (949) 644 -3235 or palford(cDnewoortbeachca oov. Project File No.: PA2011 -130 i,ny ur ivewporr beacn Tmplt: 07 -25 -11 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GNEN that on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., a public hearing will be conducted in the City Council Chambers (Building A) at 3300 Newport Boulevard, i Newport Beach. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following: City Council Redistricting —A report by the City Council Re- districting Committee recommending changes to the boundaries of all seven City Council Districts pursuant to Charter Section 1005. i This proposed redistricting is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sec- tion 15320 — Class 20 (Changes in Organization of Local Agen- cies) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations. Title 14. Chapter 3, because it involves a proposed reorganization of the City Council Districts and does not change the geographical area in which previously existing powers are exercised. This notice is provided pursuant to the Newport Beach Munici- pal Code and California Elections Code Section 21620.1. All in- terested parties may appear and present testimony in regard to the proposed City Council Redistricting. If you challenge the propo- sed City Council Redistricting in court, you may be limited to rai- sing only those issues you or someone else raised at the City Coun- cil meeting (described in this notice) or in written correspondence delivered to the City, at or prior to, the City Council meeting. The agenda, staff report., and documents associated with the proposed City Council Redistricting may be reviewed at the City Clerk's Office (Building B), 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, California, 92663, or at the City of Newport Beach's web - site at www.newportbeachca gov on the Friday prior to the hea- ring. For more information please call 949 -644 -3005. For questions regarding details of the proposed City Council Redistricting or anything contained in this notice, please contact Patrick J. Alford, Planning Manager, at (949) 644 -3235 or pal- ford@newportbeachca.gov. Project File No.: PA2011 -130 D g � J $' Roposetl ,y3. City Coyncll 111.14a = s': fiburtlarios s Leilani Brown, City Clerk City of Newport Beach Los Angeles Times 100% �''OOOF OF kU : L- C/4A1,TiC�N STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ) SS. COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County of Los Angeles; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the notice published. I am a principal clerk of the NEWPORT BEACH /COSTA MESA DAILY PILOT, which was adjudged a newspaper of general circulation on September 29, 1961, case A6214, and June 11, 1963, case A24831, for the City of Costa Mesa, County of Orange, and the State of California. Attached to this Affidavit is a true and complete copy as was printed and published on the following date(s): Saturday, October 1, 2011 I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on October 4, 2011 at Los Angeles, California Signature NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS. HEREBY 'GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 11, 2011,.. at 7:00 p.m., a public hearing will be :conducted in the City Council Chambers (Building A) located at 3300 Newport :Boulevard, Newport Beach; CA: 92663 The City Council of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following: ' City Council Redistricting — The City Council Redistricting Committee's proposed changes to the City Council District boundaries. This proposed redistricting is categorically, exempt from the California Environmental. Quality Act' ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Section 15320 — Class 20 (Change's. in Organization .'of Local Agencies)'of "the CEQA Guidelines', California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Cfiaptei 3, because it involves ;a proposed reorganization of the City Council Districts and does not change . the geographical area in which previously existing. powers are exercised. , This notice is provided pursuaatdo the Newport Beach Municipal Code and California Elections Code Section 21620.1. All interested parties may appear and present[esnmony'm regard t6 the proposed City'Courfrd Redistricting. If you challbnge the proposed City Council Redistricting to court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised atthe public hearing (described in this notice) or to written correspondence delivered to the City; at or prior to, the public hearing. The agenda, staff'report, and documents associated with the proposed City .Council Redistricting, may be ,viewed.. at the City Clerk's. Office (Building B), 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA; 92663; or afthe Cityof Newport Beach's website at www:newportbcachca.gov on the Friday prior to the hearing. For. more information please. call 949 -644 -3005. For questions regarding details of the proposed City Couhcil Redistricting or, anything contained in this notice, please contact ,Patrick J. Afford, Planning Manager, .at'(949) 644 -3235 or Talford @newportbeachca.gov. Project File No;: PA20110130 E I Ge ��.+ � .. R/✓ �..�f� e _CIV NSWAMN Lei]ani.. Brown, City Clerk