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Staff Reports and Meeting Recordings
Share your thoughts at a Meeting
As with any issue before the City Council, you can attend a forum, testify at a hearing, and/or encourage the Council to vote yes or no on any part of this process by simply coming to any of the public meetings on this topic.
Share your thoughts in Writing
You do not have to wait for a meeting to weigh in: you can call, e-mail or write to the Council with your thoughts at any time:
Windmera Quitnanar, MMC, City
3191 Katella Ave.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Phone: (562) 431-3538, ext. 220
E-email: wquintanar(at)cityoflosalamitos.org
Any thoughts you share with the City Clerk will be shared with the City’s demographic consultant and with the entire City Council.
Draw your own Map
Districting is an unusual issue: instead of simply urging the Council to vote yes or no on a given map, with Districting you can take the next step and draw and submit your own preferred map for the Council to consider. Every map received, in any format, will be processed by the City’s demographic consultant complete with professional map and full demographic analysis. All legal maps will be presented to the Council for its consideration. Legal compliance with State and federally mandated criteria includes:
- Each district shall contain nearly equal population
- Each district shall be drawn in a manner that complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act
- Each district shall not be drawn with race as the predominate factor
Please submit all maps to the City Clerk’s Office. You may submit in person or via email. Please make sure to include your contact information so our demographic consultant can contact you with any questions.
For your reference, you can download the Zoning Map here.
Draft Maps
For each draft plan listed below, there are links to Adobe PDF maps and a link to an interactive maps that allow you to zoom in and out to see plan details.
Council Selected Map and District Sequencing – July 30, 2018
NDC – GREEN District Map (posted 7/19/18) – Scheduled to be adopted at an adjourned regular meeting on July 30, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Council Preferred Map and District Sequencing – July 16, 2018
NDC – GREEN District Map (posted 7/11/18)
Second Round of Draft Maps – July 9, 2018
The maps listed below will be presented to the City Council for consideration at its Fourth Public Hearing on July 9, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
NDC – GREEN District Map (posted 7/2/18)
NDC – PURPLE District Map (posted 7/2/18)
NDC – TAN District Map (posted 7/2/18)
NDC – YELLOW District Map (posted 7/2/18)
El Ouardani Map 3 (posted 7/2/18)
El Ouardani Map 4 (posted 7/2/18)
Strawther Map 2 (posted 7/2/2018)
First Round of Draft Maps – June 18, 2018
The maps listed below were presented to the City Council for consideration at the Third Public Hearing held on June 18, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
NDC – GREEN District Map (posted 6/11/2018) (Proposed Election Sequence updated 6/14/18)
NDC – PURPLE District Map (posted 6/11/2018) (Proposed Election Sequence updated 6/14/18)
NDC – TAN District Map (posted 6/11/2018) (Proposed Election Sequence updated 6/14/18)
NDC – YELLOW District Map (posted 6/11/2018) (Proposed Election Sequence updated 6/14/18)
These maps were submitted by members of the community. While they do not meet population-balancing requirements, they still provide important feedback on communities of interest and can help guide discussion toward the development of a final district map for Los Alamitos.
Resident 1 – District Map (posted 6/11/2018)
Resident 2 – District Map (posted 6/11/2018)
Resident 3 – District Map (posted 6/11/2018)
Ask your Questions
The City Clerk is available to answer any questions you have about the process; the schedule; the draft plans; or how to draw your own plan. You can reach the City Clerk using the contact information provided.
Districting Schedule
All meetings will be held in the Council Chamber located at 3191 Katella Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720.
Tentative Timeline: Consideration and Implementation of “District-Based” Election Method
DATE |
EVENT |
COMMENTS/STATUS |
March 29, 2018 |
City received demand letter |
City has 45 days to adopt Resolution of Intention to change to district elections. |
May 11, 2018
Friday |
City Council adopts Resolution declaring its intention to transition form at-large to district-based elections |
CVRA action cannot be commenced for 90 days (August 9, 2018) |
May 11, 2018
Friday |
City Council approves Consulting Services Agreement with qualified demographer |
City entered into an agreement with National Demographics Corporation, Inc. |
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
6:00 p.m. |
1st Public Hearing |
City Council hearing regarding composition of district; no maps yet. |
Monday, June 4, 2018
6:00 p.m. |
2nd Public Hearing
|
City Council hearing regarding composition of district; no maps yet. |
Monday, June 11, 2018 |
Post draft maps and potential sequence of elections on the City’s website |
Draft maps and proposed sequence must be posted publicly at least 7 days before 3rd Public Hearing. |
Monday, June 18, 2018
5:00 p.m. |
3rd Public Hearing |
City Council hearing regarding composition of district. |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 |
Post any new or amended maps and potential sequence of elections to the City’s website. |
Draft maps and proposed sequence must be posted publicly at least 7 days before 3rd Public Hearing. |
Monday, July 9, 2018
6:00 p.m. |
4th Public Hearing |
Select map, City Council introduces ordinance establishing district elections, including district boundaries and election sequence |
Monday, July 16, 2018
6:00 p.m. |
5th Public Hearing |
Second reading of ordinance establishing district elections. Ordinance must be adopted at a Regular Council meeting. |
August 8, 2018 |
Day 90 |
Safe harbor provisions |
August 15, 2018 |
Effective date of ordinance establishing district elections |
District Election will be effective for the November 2020 Election. |

City Clerk’s Office
Windmera Quintanar, MMC, City Clerk
3191 Katella Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720
(562) 431-3538, ext. 220
wquintanar(at)cityoflosalamitos.org