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05/20/2019 ORDINANCE NO. 2463 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BY SEVEN DISTRICTS, ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF EACH DISTRICT, ESTABLISHING THE ELECTION ORDER OF EACH DISTRICT AND ADDING SECTION 2.27.7 "CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ELECTIONS" TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE I OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 34886 permits the City Council to change the method of election by ordinance to a "by -district" system in which each member of the City Council is elected only by the voters in the district in which the candidate resides, in accordance with California Government Code Section 34871, subdivision (c); and WHEREAS, under the provisions of California Elections Code Section 10010, a city that changes from an at -large city council method of election to a by -district city council method of election must hold a total of five public hearings, which includes at least two public hearings regarding potential voting district boundaries prior to the release and consideration of any draft voting district maps, and two public hearings following the release of draft voting district maps; and WHEREAS, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redwood City held on September 24, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 15704 that initiated the process of establishing a by -district election system and adopting the schedule therefore; and WHEREAS, thereafter, at regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Redwood City held on October 22, 2018 and November 19, 2018, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10010(a) (1), the City Council held public hearings where the public was invited to provide input regarding the composition of the City's voting districts before any draft maps were drawn, and the City Council of the City of Redwood City considered and discussed the same; and WHEREAS, thereafter, at regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Redwood City held on February 11, 2019, February 25, 2019, March 11, 2019 and April 8, 2019, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10010(a)(2), the City Council held public hearings where the public was invited to provide input regarding the content of the draft maps that had been released and published at least seven (7) days before each meeting, and the proposed sequence of elections, and the City Council of the City of Redwood City considered and discussed the same; and WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redwood held on March 11, 2019, the City Council introduced an Ordinance establishing district elections, and City Council was scheduled to hold a second reading of the ordinance at the City Council's meeting on March 25, 2019. However, on March 19, 2019, in reversal ATTY/ORD.483/CC DISTRICT ELECTIONS ORDINANCE MAP 13H ORDINANCE NO. 2463 REV: 05-15-19 VR MUFF NO. 307 Page 1 of 5