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CITY OF IZIVEIZSIDE City Council Memorandum Cty ,,Arts Unnovatlon TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: JUNE 13, 2023 FROM: CITY CLERK WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING - RESHAPE RIVERSIDE REDISTRICTING PROCESS ISSUE: Conduct a Public Hearing to adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 1.12 of the Riverside Municipal Code establishing new boundaries for the City Council Wards. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the City Council: 1. Conduct a Public Hearing on the Reshape Riverside Redistricting process for establishing new ward boundaries; and 2. Adopt an Ordinance amending Riverside Municipal Code Section 1.12 establishing new ward boundaries. BACKGROUND: The Reshape Riverside Redistricting Campaign was launched by the City of Riverside in August 2022, as mandated by City Charter §402, which requires a review of ward boundaries every ten years to ensure an equal population in each ward. The resulting redistricting ordinance becomes effective thirty days after its adoption, and the existing ward boundaries are to be used until the new redistricting ordinance is officially implemented. The Fair Maps Act, defined in the California Elections §21621, outlines detailed requirements related to the Reshape Riverside Redistricting process, which are covered in previous staff reports and presentations. Fourteen (14) public hearings and discussion items on the Redistricting process were conducted by the City Council and the Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee (ICGC) since October 2021. Several draft maps and Community of Interest (COI) testimony were considered by ICGC and City Council during these hearings, and all related staff reports, minutes, and videos can be accessed on www.reshaperiverside.com until the year 2033.