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Home My WebLink AboutOrd. 1632-2022 (22-208)City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA City Council Ordinance: ORD 1632-2022 File Number: 22-208 Enactment Number: ORD 1632-2022 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.16 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ADOPTING A MAP DESCRIBING VOTING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES TO FOR FIVE COUNCIL DISTRICTS. WHEREAS, California Elections Code Section 21601 requires that following each decennial federal census, and using that census as a basis, the City Council shall, if necessary, adjust the boundaries of any or all of the Council districts of the City so that the districts shall be as nearly equal in population as may be and shall comply with the applicable provisions of federal and state legal or other requirements; and WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco supports the full participation of all citizens in electing councilmembers; and WHEREAS, on October 13, 2021, the California Statewide Database provided the City of South San Francisco ("City") with an official population estimate of 66,184; and WHEREAS, throughout the foregoing process, the City engaged in public outreach and engagement, as required by California Elections Code Section 21608; and WHEREAS, on July 14, 2021, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 21627. 1, the City Council held the first public hearing on the redistricting process where the public was invited to provide input for the redrawing of election district boundaries; and WHEREAS, on December 1, 2021, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 21627. 1, the City Council held the second public hearing to receive input from the public; and WHEREAS, on December 1, 2021, the City conducted a Redistricting Community Workshop via Zoom and in-person, where the public was invited to learn about the redistricting process, the mapping tools and to provide input on communities of interest; and WHEREAS, on January 26, 2022, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 21627.1, the City Council held the third public hearing to receive input from the public, review four submitted maps and the current map; and WHEREAS, on February 23, 2022, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 21627. 1, the City Council held the fourth public hearing to receive input from the public, review one publicly submitted map and the current map; and City of South San Francisco Page 1 File Number: 22-208 Enactment Number: ORD 1632-2022 WHEREAS, on March 9, 2022, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 21627.1, the City Council held the fifth public hearing to receive input from the public, review one publicly submitted map and the current map to select a district map for adoption; 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 providing interpreter services at all public meetings, translating materials into Spanish, Tagalog, and Simplified Chinese, mailing postcards to all households in the City, hosting map drawing workshops, soliciting public input through fliers and social media; and WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to adopt the map as attached hereto describing the boundaries of each City Council district in the city. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council finds that all recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference. SECTION 2. A map depicting the boundaries of the five City Council districts following the 2020 federal decennial census in accordance with California Elections Code Section 21601 is attached as Exhibit A and hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. SECTION 3. Figure 2.16.030(A) in the South San Francisco Municipal Code is hereby affirmed and retained because no changes have been made to the map depicting the boundaries of the five City Council districts following the 2020 federal decennial census in accordance with California Elections Code Section 21601. SECTION 4. Severability If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 5. Publication and Effective Date Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a summary of this Ordinance shall be prepared by the City Attorney. At least five (5) days prior to the Council meeting at which this Ordinance is scheduled to be adopted, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the Summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of this Ordinance. Within fifteen (15) days after the adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and against this Ordinance or otherwise voting. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption. City of South San Francisco Page 2 File Number.• 22-208 Enactment Number. ORD 1632-2022 Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco held the 09th day of March 2022. At a meeting of the City Council on 3/23/2022, a motion was made by Councilmember Flores, seconded by Councilmember Addiego, that this Ordinance be adopted. The motion passed. Yes: 5 Mayor Nagales, Vice Mayor Nicolas, Councilmember Coleman, Councilmember Flores, and Councilmember Addiego Attest by Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk Mark Nagales, Mayor City of South San Francisco Page 3 https://library.qcode.us/lib/south_san_francisco_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_2-chapter_2_16-2_16_030 1/2 South San Francisco, California Municipal Code Title 2 ADMINISTRATION Chapter 2.16 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2.16.030 District-based electoral system requirements. (a) Members of the city council shall be elected on a district-based electoral system, as defined in Section 2.16.020, from the five city council districts as illustrated in Figure 2.16.030(A). (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), each member of the city council elected to represent a district must reside in that district and be a registered voter in that district, and any candidate for city council must live in, and be a registered voter in, the city council district in which that candidate is seeking election at the time nomination papers are issued to that candidate pursuant to Government Code Section 34882 and Elections Code Section 10227. Termination of residency in a district by a member of the city council shall create an immediate vacancy for that city council district unless a substitute residence within the district is established within thirty days after that termination of residency. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the members of city council in office, at the time the ordinance codified in this chapter takes effect, shall continue in office until the expiration of the full term to which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is qualified. (d) The city council districts described in this section shall be adjusted following each decennial federal census, as required by California Elections Code Section 21600, et seq., or by other law. Figure 2.16.030(A) South San Francisco City Council Districts EXHIBIT A 21345Point SanBruno ParkParadiseValley ParkAn FranciscoCivic CtrParkSanFranciscoInternationalOrangeMemorial PkPlaygroundCaliforniaGolf Club ofSanFranciscoBrentwoodParkSellick ParkWinstonManor ParkClay AvenueParkWest BoroughParkCallan ParkC o lm a C rkCo l m a C r k 280380Colma CrkSan Francisco Bay821011013582C allan BlvdGreendale DrClay AveHickey BlvdShannon D rW ex fo rd A veG ellert B lvdAvalon DrAlta Vista DrWildwood DrFrancisco DrS Magnolia AveJ u n ip e ro S e rra B lv d L om itas A veDel Monte AveArroyo DrCamaritas AveMission RdGardenside AveEvergreen DrSequoia AveArlington DrW O range A veHolly AveMiller AveChestnut AveEucalyptus AveOrange AveTamarack LnPark WayCrestwood DrMorningside AveHillside BlvdS Spruce AveSan Mateo AveS Linden AveS Ai rp o rt B lv dUtah AveS Canal StGrand AveRailroad AveS Maple Ave2nd LnSpruce AveFranklin AveAirport BlvdArmour AveRandolph AveLarch AveIrving StGateway BlvdC h ap m an Av eForbes BlvdAllerton AveOyster Point BlvdExisting Districts (Map 109) Introduced: 03/09/2022 Adopted: 03/23/2022National Demographics CorporationCity of South San Francisco Redistricting 20222022 Election: Districts 1, 3, and 5 2024 Election: Districts 2 and 4Map layers109 RenumberedCensus BlockWater AreaStreetsLandmark AreaPipeline/Power LineRailroadRiver