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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE INTO. o --I&-06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON AMENDING CHAPTER 2.02 OF THE COLTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING COUNCIL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR COUNCIL DISTRICTS 5 AND 6 WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 21603 requires that the City Council ensure that each Council District remains as "nearly equal in population" as possible upon an annexation of territory in between federal censuses; and WHEREAS, the last federal census took place in 2000 and the next federal census will take place in 2010; and WHEREAS, Annexation Nos. S-50 and S-51, which became effective on September 20, 2004, resulted in an increase in population of 214 and 46, respectively; and WHEREAS, the 214 individuals in Annexation No. S-50 were added to Council District 6 and the 46 individuals in Annexation No. S-51 were added to Council District 5; and WHEREAS, in 2001, when the City redistricted after the 2000 Federal Census, they placed approximately 8,000 people in each district; and, as such, the addition of 46 people in District 5, and 214 people in District 6, will not result in such a significant change as to create unequal populations in Council Districts 5 and 6, particularly when one takes into account the population changes that have most likely occurred in other Council Districts since the 2001 redistricting. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Subdivision "E" of Section 2.02.080 of Chapter 2.02 of the Colton Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and restated to read as follows: `2.02.080 District numbers and boundaries. E. District 5. All that land located in the city lying within the following described boundaries: i ORANGE\NSTUBBS\72000 ] .6