Rancho Santa Margarita

City Council

September 27, 2023 Order of Business 5 #1

Agenda Item 1

5.1 FOURTH PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER COMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS\nFOR CONTINUING THE PROCESS TO TRANSITION TO BY-DISTRICT\nELECTIONS AND INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE\nIMPLEMENTING BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS (Simonian)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1) Receive the staff presentation and report.\n2) Council questions of staff.\n3) Open the Public Hearing.\n4) Receive public testimony.\n5) Close the Public Hearing.\n6) Council discussion and deliberation.\n7) Provide direction regarding selection of a final Council district map.\n8) Provide direction regarding sequencing of the elections.\n9) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further\nreading of one of the following two proposed Ordinances, entitled:\na) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nSANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTIONS 2.01.080\nAND 2.01.090 TO CHAPTER 2.01 OF TITLE 2 OF THE CITY OF\nRANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE IMPLEMENTING\nBY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM FIVE\nCOUNCIL DISTRICTS, AND ESTABLISHING BOUNDARY LINES\nTHEREFOR; OR\nAlternatively,\nb) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nSANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTIONS 2.01.080\nAND 2.01.090 TO CHAPTER 2.01 OF TITLE 2 OF THE CITY OF\nRANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE IMPLEMENTING\nBY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM FOUR\nCOUNCIL DISTRICTS, ESTABLISHING BOUNDARY LINES\nTHEREFOR, WITH THE MAYOR ELECTED AT-LARGE\nItem No. 5.1