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ORDINANCE NO. 887
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF FOUR
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BY FOUR DISTRICTS WITH
A MAYOR ELECTED AT LARGE, ESTABLISHING THE
BOUNDARIES AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF EACH
DISTRICT, ESTABLISHING THE ELECTION ORDER OF EACH
DISTRICT AND ADDING CHAPTER 2.11 OF THE RANCHO
CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to Government Code Section 34871 and 34872, it has been
proposed that the voters of the City of Rancho Cucamonga elect four members of the City Council
by the voters of four City Council districts rather than at-large. The election of the Mayor shall
remain at-large. This proposal is submitted for the approval of the voters of Rancho Cucamonga.
Section 2. Title 2 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby amended by
adding Chapter 2.11 to the existing Title to read as follows:
“2.11 – City Council Elections
2.11.010 At-Large Election – Mayor. The mayor shall be voted on at-large.
2.11.020 City Council Districts Established. Four City Council districts are hereby
established in the City of Rancho Cucamonga. The boundaries and identifying number of
each district shall be as described on the Council District Map attached hereto as Exhibit
“A” and incorporated herein by this reference.
2.11.030 Election of Members of the City Council by District.
a. Following the effective date of this Ordinance and upon the
commencement of “by district” elections in the order established in Section 2.11.040 of
this Code, Members of the City Council shall be elected “by District” as defined in
California Government Code Section 34871 or any successor statute. Except for the
mayor, a person shall not be eligible to be elected to be a Member of the City Council
unless he or she is otherwise qualified as required by law and resided in the district, and
both resided in the geographical area making up the district from which he or she is
nominated to be elected and was a registered voter of the City of Rancho Cucamonga at
the time nomination papers are issued to the candidate as provided for in Section 10227
of the California Elections Code. It is the intent of the voters that no term of any Member
of the City Council that commences on or prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall
be affected prior to its expiration date.
b. Registered voters signing nomination papers or voting for a Member of the
City Council shall be residents of the geographical area making up the district from which
the Member is to be elected.
c. The terms of the office of each Member elected to the City Council,
including the mayor, shall remain four (4) years.
2.22.040 Commencement of district elections. It is the intent of the voters that this
Ordinance shall not affect any term of office in existence or commencing on or before the
effective date of this Ordinance. Commencing with the general municipal election in
November of 2018 and thereafter, the voters in districts 2 and 3 shall elect Members of
the City Council by district and the Mayor shall be elected at large for full four (4) year
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terms. At the general municipal election in 2020 and thereafter, the voters in districts 1
and 4 shall elect Members of the City Council by district for full four (4) year terms.
2.22.050 Adjustment of boundaries. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21601,
as it may be amended, the City Council shall adjust the boundaries of any or all of the
districts following each decennial federal census. Using the census as a basis, the City
Council shall adjust the boundaries so that the districts shall be as nearly equal in
population as practicable and in compliance with all applicable provisions of law. Any
adjustment of district boundaries shall be made by ordinance adopted by the City Council
before the first day of November of the year following the year in which each decennial
federal census is taken. Prior to the public hearing approving the adjustment of the district
boundaries, the City Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed district
boundaries as required by Election Code Section 21607.
At the time of any annexation of territory to the City, the City Council shall
designate, by resolution adopted by a vote of at least a majority of the City Council, the
contiguous district to which the annexed territory shall be a part and shall amend the
district boundaries if necessary in accordance with Election Code section 21603, as it may
be amended.
Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21606, the term of office of any council
member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be
affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which he or she was elected.
At the first election for council following adjustment of the boundaries of the districts, a
person meeting the requirements of Government Code Section 34882 shall be elected to
the City Council for each district under the readjusted district plan that has the same district
number as a district whose incumbent’s term on the council is due to expire.”
Section 3. Effective Date. If a majority of the voters voting at an election on this measure
approve this Ordinance, it shall take effect ten (10) calendar days following the City Council’s final
certification of the election result, as required by applicable law and shall affect City Council terms
that commence thereafter.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall nonetheless remain in full force and
effect. The People of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby declare that they would have
adopted each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases,
or portions of this Ordinance be declared invalid or unenforceable.
Section 5. Execution. The Mayor is hereby directed to attest to the adoption of this
Ordinance by signing where indicated below upon certification by the City Clerk that a majority of
those electors voting on this Ordinance have voted in the affirmative.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the voters of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga on the sth day of November 2016.
AYES: Alexander, Kennedy, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
ATTEST:
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I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was approved by the voters of
the City of Rancho Cucamonga at the General Municipal Election held on the sth day of
November 2016. Election results were certified by the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga on the 7th day of December 2016.
Executed this 7th day of December 2016, at Rancho Cucamonga,
California.
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City of Rancho Cucamonga - Adopted Plan
District 1 2 3 4 Total
Total Pop 40,444 42,463 42,337 40,025 165,269
Deviation from ideal -873 1,146 1,020 -1,292 2,438
% Deviation -2.11% 2.77% 2.47% -3.13% 5.90%
Total Pop
% Hisp 30% 45% 33% 32% 35%
% NH White 58% 34% 38% 41% 43%
% NH Black 5% 10% 11% 12% 9%
% Asian-American 6% 9% 16% 14% 11%
Voting Age Pop
Total 30,970 31,775 30,527 29,447 122,719
% Hisp 26% 41% 30% 30% 32%
% NH White 61% 38% 41% 44% 46%
% NH Black 5% 10% 10% 12% 9%
% Asian-American 6% 9% 16% 13% 11%
Citizen Voting Age Pop
Total 30,668 27,073 27,798 28,953 114,493
% Hisp 29% 40% 31% 33% 33%
% NH White 60% 42% 42% 42% 47%
% NH Black 5% 10% 11% 13% 9%
% Asian/Pac.Isl. 5% 7% 14% 12% 10%
Voter Registration (Nov
2014)
Total 24,571 18,932 20,333 20,687 84,523
% Latino 23% 37% 30% 27% 29%
% Asian-Surnamed 2% 3% 5% 6% 4%
% Filipino-Surnamed 1% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Voter Turnout (Nov
2014)
Total 10,403 5,816 6,619 7,602 30,441
% Latino 17% 29% 24% 20% 21%
% Asian-Surnamed 2% 2% 4% 4% 3%
% Filipino-Surnamed 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Voter Turnout (Nov
2012)
Total 19,003 12,929 14,934 15,582 62,448
% Latino 21% 32% 27% 24% 26%
% Asian-Surnamed 2% 2% 4% 5% 3%
% Filipino-Surnamed 1% 2% 2% 2% 1%
ACS Pop. Est. Total 41,845 43,525 42,820 42,312 170,501
Age
age0-19 25% 29% 29% 27% 27%
age20-60 56% 59% 60% 62% 59%
age60plus 20% 12% 11% 11% 14%
Immigration immigrants 15% 23% 22% 22% 20%
naturalized 10% 9% 13% 14% 12%
Language spoken at home english 75% 60% 66% 63% 66%
spanish 16% 27% 16% 20% 20%
asian-lang 4% 9% 12% 9% 9%
other lang 5% 5% 6% 7% 6%
Language Fluency Speaks Eng. "Less than Very
Well" 8% 14% 12% 11% 11%
Education (among those
age 25+)
hs-grad 64% 62% 56% 56% 59%
bachelor 19% 16% 24% 21% 20%
graduatedegree 10% 9% 15% 13% 12%
Child in Household child-under18 31% 35% 37% 43% 36%
Work (percent of pop
age 16+)
employed 60% 63% 64% 59% 61%
ommute on Public Transit 1% 1% 3% 1% 2%
Household Income
income 0-25k 13% 20% 10% 6% 13%
income 25-50k 18% 24% 15% 12% 18%
income 50-75k 18% 21% 19% 15% 18%
income 75-200k 44% 33% 50% 51% 44%
income 200k-plus 7% 2% 7% 16% 7%
Housing Stats
single family 85% 55% 68% 81% 71%
multi-family 15% 45% 32% 19% 29%
vacant 3% 6% 4% 4% 4%
occupied 97% 94% 96% 96% 96%
rented 24% 52% 41% 24% 36%
owned 76% 48% 59% 76% 64%
Total and Voting Age population data from the 2010 Decennial Census. Voter Registration and Turnout data from the California Statewide Database. Citizen Voting Age Pop., Age, Immigration, and other demographics from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-year data.