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WHEREAS, claimant agreed to a 90-day extension on the sole condition that the City vote on an ordinance within the extension period; and WHEREAS, despite the lack of statutory authority mandating the City adopt an ordinance within the safe harbor period as conditioned by claimant, the City agreed to enter into the written agreement in consideration of the totality of the matter, including the policy reasons for moving to election by district, as well as the costs and risks of threatened litigation; and WHEREAS, in adopting Resolution No. 25-034, the City Council revised its schedule of four public hearings to receive public comment regarding the composition of voting districts, the sequence of district elections, and the transition to district-based councilmember elections. The first two public hearings were held prior to the publication of a draft district map, and the final two public hearings were held following the publication of the draft district map; and WHEREAS, the first and second public hearings were respectively conducted on April 21, 2025 and May 5, 2025 for the public to provide input regarding the composition of the City's voting districts before any draft maps were drawn; and WHEREAS, in compliance with Elections Code section 10010, the proposed map must be published at least seven days before consideration at a public hearing; and WHEREAS, the proposed district map was posted on the City’s website on or around May 12, 2025 and continued thereafter; and WHEREAS, on May 19, 2025, the City Council conducted its third public hearing to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the proposed district map and weigh in on an appropriate sequencing of elections; and WHEREAS, on June 2, 2025, the City Council conducted its fourth public hearing to provide the public with an additional opportunity to comment on the draft map proposed by the City Council and to weigh in on an appropriate sequencing of elections; and WHEREAS, after the public hearing, Council selected, and determined to implement, the voting district map known as District Map, included hereto as Attachment A; and WHEREAS, the City Council also moved to maintain its current election sequence in which Councilmembers would be elected every four years thereafter pursuant to Section 235 (Term of Office) of the San Leandro City Charter; and DRAFT