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6.K. - Page 16 of 18 Next Steps Following the public hearing, the City Council may select a district map for implementation by introducing an ordinance. The proposed Ordinance for City Council consideration is Attachment E to this staff report. This form of Ordinance may be used for any map and sequence selected by the Council. The Ordinance requires a second reading scheduled for the May 20, 2019 City Council meeting. If the City Council makes further changes to a district plan prior to the ordinance introduction, there will need to be an additional public hearing in order for the seven-day publication requirement to be satisfied. ALTERNATIVES The City Council can choose to retain the current at -large City Council election system. It is likely Mr. Shenkman and his client would then initiate a lawsuit under the California Voting Rights Act to attempt to force the city to convert to by -district elections. If the City were to lose that litigation, a judge would then decide a district map for the City. FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal impact of voluntarily converting to by -district elections is estimated to be approximately $175,000. The demographic and election consultants' costs are anticipated to be approximately $60,000. The total cost for public notices, translation fees, and interpretation at all public hearings is anticipated to be $5,000. The estimated cost to place a ballot measure on the March 2020 Primary ballot is $70,000. Special legal fees could be incurred for additional analysis and public hearings, but are not anticipated to exceed $10,000. In addition, the City will be required to reimburse Mr. Shenkman up to $30,000 for his documented attorney's fees and costs. A budget amendment will be required for this initiative; staff will propose a budget amendment at fiscal year-end. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of the public hearing was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on April 24, 2019, the World Journal on April 24, 2019, and in the EI Reportero on April 26, 2019. In addition, the City has developed a City webpage, hosted meetings, and broadly distributed information regarding this initiative and provided opportunities for public involvement. City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-700( www.redwoodcitV.org 353