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WHEREAS, at the public hearing of March 1, 2022, after considering the verbal and written testimony and comments of the members of the public, the City staff, and the City's consultant who was retained in connection with the establishment of the districts, among the reasons articulated for the selection of the Preferred Map to be identified as the City Council's selected map for purposes of this Ordinance were the following: 1. Compliance with the federal requirements of equal population and the Voting Rights Act 2. Geographically contiguous 3. Undivided neighborhoods and "communities of interest" (socio-economic geographic areas that should be kept together) 4. Easily identifiable boundaries 5. Compact(do not bypass one group of people to get to a more distant group of people) 6. Shall not favor or discriminate against a political party 7. Minimize the number of voters delayed from voting in 2022 to 2024 due to redistricting 8. Respect voters' choices/continuity in office 9. Future population growth NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2.03.030 of the Redlands Municipal Code, titled"Establishment of City Council Electoral Districts,"is hereby amended to read as follows: "2.03.030: ESTABLISHMENT OF CITY COUNCIL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS: A. Members of the City Council shall be elected on a by-district basis from the five Council districts as hereby established in the City of Redlands. The boundaries and identifying number of each district shall be as described on the Council district map attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter as Exhibit"A"and incorporated herein by this reference. B. The Council districts specified in subsection A of this section shall continue in effect until they are amended or repealed in accordance with law." Section 2. The adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act("CEQA")pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State Guidelines implementing CEQA, which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This Ordinance relates exclusively to the organizational or administrative activities of the City and will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment. Therefore,there is no possibility that adopting this Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. Further, and additionally, the City Council finds this Ordinance to be categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15320 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 20, changes in 2 1:\Ordinances\Nos 2900-2999 in Word\2931 Amending Chapter 2.03 Council Member Electoral District Boundaries..—doex