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CITY OF TUSTIN SPECIAL OCTOBER 9, 2021
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL 300 CENTENNIAL WAY, TUSTIN
COUNCIL CHAMBER AND
VIDEO CONFERENCE
Austin Lumbard, Mayor Pro Tem
Barry W. Cooper, Council Member Letitia Clark, Mayor Matthew S. West, City Manager
Rebecca Gomez, Council Member Erica N.Yasuda, City Clerk
Ryan Gallagher, Council Member David E. Kendig, City Attorney
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/ PUBLIC HEARING #3
REGARDING PROPOSED TRANSITION TO DISTRICT ELECTIONS
10:00 A.M.
CALL TO ORDER at 10:01 a.m.
ATTENDANCE
Present: Mayor Letitia Clark and Council Members Barry W. Cooper, Ryan
Gallagher and Rebecca Gomez
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Austin Lumbard
City Clerk: Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk
Others Present: David E. Kendig, City Attorney, Matthew S. West, City Manager
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Mayor Clark
PUBLIC INPUT — None
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 1
1. THIRD PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY
REGARDING THE TRANSITION FROM AT-LARGE TO DISTRICT ELECTIONS,
THE CONTENT OF DRAFT MAPS, AND THE PROPOSED SEQUENCE OF
DISTRICT ELECTIONS
Jen Nentwig, Tripepi Smith and Dr. Justin Levitt, National Demographics Corporation
provided a PowerPoint presentation.
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The City received a letter from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education
Fund (MALDEF) asserting that the City's at-large election system violates the
California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). MALDEF threatens litigation if the City declines
to voluntarily convert to district-based elections. On August 3, 2021 the City Council
adopted Resolution 21-64 declaring its intention to transition from at-large to district-
based elections, and to complete the transition in time for the 2022 General Municipal
Election. By voluntarily proceeding to transition to district-based elections, the City
benefits from a "safe harbor" provision in the CVRA that maximizes community
control and self-determination over the process of establishing districts and district
boundaries. The district transition process required two public hearings be held prior
to consideration of any draft maps. The first two public hearings occurred on
September 7th and September 17th. Additionally, two community workshops occurred
on August 31St and September 22nd. Two additional public hearings on the draft
map(s) are required and scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 9th and 7:00
p.m. on October 25th
During this third public hearing, the public is invited to provide input regarding the
content of the draft maps of proposed district boundaries (as posted on
DrawTustin.org on October 1 , 2021) and the proposed sequence of district elections.
Public Hearing Opened at 10:40 a.m.
Public Input —
1 . Desmond Silveria
2. Catalina Del Real
3. Tina Blenz
Public Hearing Closed at 11 :05 a.m.
The City Council unanimously approved the following:
1 . Received a report on the districting process and permissible criteria to be
considered to create district boundaries; and
2. Conducted a public hearing to receive public input regarding the content of the
draft district maps and the proposed sequence of district elections; and
It was moved by Council Member Gallagher and seconded by Council Member
Cooper to return at the next public hearing with Map 113 as it's shown and with the
sequence of the Mayor in 2022 and Area 3 in 2022.
Motion carried: 4-0
It was moved by Mayor Clark and seconded by Council Member Gomez to
incorporate Maps 109 and 112 to consider at the next public hearing.
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Motion carried: 4-0
ADJOURNED at 11:18 a.m. The next meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 for
the Closed Session Meeting at 5:00 p.m. and the Regular Business Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
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Mayor City Clerk
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