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05/20/2019 of previous statements, the City's demographer informed the City for the first time that it was possible to address both community concerns and legal obligations related to the maps. Based on this new information, on March 25, 2019 the City Council determined to re -open the process of considering district maps, in an effort to better address community concerns and gain additional community input, and accordingly the City Council did not conduct the second reading of the Ordinance proposed on March 11; and WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redwood City on April 8, 2019, the City Council held a public hearing to receive input on additional draft maps drafted by the City's demographer and two maps submitted by the public, and to receive input on the sequence of elections; and WHEREAS, at its meeting on April 8, 2019, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance adopting a voting district map for the City Council's consideration; and WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redwood City held on May 6, 2019, the City Council held a final public hearing on the proposal to establish district boundaries, reviewed additional public input, formally selected the voting district map and the election sequence attached to, incorporated in, and set forth, in this Ordinance as Exhibit A, which was introduced for a first reading at the same regular meeting; and WHEREAS, throughout the foregoing process, the City engaged in a significant amount of public outreach and engagement above and beyond the public hearings and other procedures required by California Elections Code Section 10010, including, but not limited to, community forums; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this Ordinance is to enact, pursuant to California Government Code Section 34886, an ordinance providing for the election of members of the City Council of the City of Redwood City by -district in seven single -member districts as reflected in the voting district map referred to as Map 13H and attached as Exhibit A to this Ordinance, in furtherance of the purposes of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 14025) of Division 14 of the Elections Code) and to implement the guarantees of Section 7 of Article 1 and of Section of Article II of the California Constitution. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Code Amendment. Chapter 2 of the Redwood City Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Section 2.27.7 to Article I as follows: ATTY/ORD.483/CC DISTRICT ELECTIONS ORDINANCE MAP 13H ORDINANCE NO. 2463 REV: 05-15-19 VR MUFF NO. 307 Page 2 of 5