2011 MAY 17 - CC PACKET REVREVISED AGENDA
EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011 - 7:00 P.M.
Added item #10 under City Council Reports
Next Resolution # 4718
Next Ordinance # 1461
7:00 P.M. SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION — Pastor Mark Stepp, Oceanside Christian Fellowship
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Council Member Carl Jacobson
G. REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
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Council Member Fuentes -
Council Member Brann -
Council Member Jacobson -
10. Consideration and possible action to adopt a resolution recommending to
the Citizen's Redistricting Commission that the commission treat the South
Bay Beach Cities of Los Angeles County as a community of interest and
make every effort to keep the South Bay Beach Cities within the same
district for drawing State Assembly, State Senate and Congressional
District boundaries. (Fiscal Impact: None)
Recommendation - (1) Adopt the attached resolution; (2) Alternatively discuss
and take other action related to this item.
Mayor Pro Tern Fisher -
Mayor Busch -
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ADJOURNMENT
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 17, 2011
AGENDA STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Council Member Carl Jacobson
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action to adopt a resolution recommending to the
Citizen's Redistricting Commission that the commission treat the South Bay Beach
Cities of Los Angeles County as a community of interest and make every effort to
keep the South Bay Beach Cities within the same district for drawing State
Assembly, State Senate and Congressional District boundaries. Fiscal Impact:
None.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1. Adopt the attached resolution;
2. Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Resolution
FISCAL IMPACT:
Amount Budgeted:
Additional Appropriation:
Account Number(s):
ORIGINATED BY: Council Member Carl Jacobson
REVIEWED BY:
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
By passing Proposition 11 and affirming it through Proposition 20 the voters of
California have made known that their will is to have voters choose their legislators,
rather than legislators choose their voters. One of the criteria for appointment defined
by Proposition 11 was for the new Citizen's Redistricting Commission to take into
consideration and to preserve Communities of Interest when drawing district lines.
This resolution recommends that the Citizen's Redistricting Commission treat the South
Bay Beach Cities of Los Angeles County as a community of interest that has
traditionally been committed to working effectively on common coastal, economic and
environmental issues. These South Bay Beach Cities are comprised of El Segundo,
Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estate, Rancho Palos
Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estate and Torrance.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING TO THE CITIZEN'S
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION THAT THE COMMISSION TREAT THE
SOUTH BAY BEACH CITIES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AS A
COMMUNITY OF INTEREST AND MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP
SOUTH BAY BEACH CITIES WITHIN THE SAME DISTRICT FOR
DRAWING STATE ASSEMBLY, STATE SENATE, AND
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
The City Council of the city of El Segundo does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. By passing Proposition 11 and affirming it through Proposition 20 the
voters of California have made known that their will is to have voters
choose their legislators, rather than legislators choose their voters.
B. The citizens of the South Bay, have had their voices weakened by having
their representation be split among them and much larger cities and
geographic areas with often contradictory concerns and interests, and
have been denied the right to have representatives of all parties truly
compete for their vote.
C. One of the criteria for apportionment defined by Proposition 11 was for the
new Citizen's Redistricting Commission to take into consideration and to
preserve Communities of Interest when drawing district lines.
D. The South Bay beach cities constitute a community of interest that has
traditionally been committed to working effectively on common coastal,
economic and environmental issues. These South Bay beach cities are
comprised of El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach,
Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling
Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and Torrance.
E. Having the South Bay community of interest represented as much as
possible by a single congressional, assembly or state senate district in the
2011 reapportionment would be in the best interest of voters and would
enable the best alignment of government with regional interests.
SECTION 2: The City Council of El Segundo recommends to the citizen's redistricting
commission that they treat the South Bay beach cities of Los Angeles County as a
community of interest from the standpoint of redistricting to the largest extent practical,
and that they make every effort to keep the aforementioned South Bay beach cities
within the same district from the standpoint of drawing state assembly, state senate and
congressional district boundaries.
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SECTION 3: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and will
remain effective unless superseded or repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May, 2011.
Eric Busch, Mayor
ATTEST:
Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
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