ti) CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR S OFFICE 1102 Q STREET SACRAMENTO, CA (916)

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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR S OFFICE 1102 Q STREET SACRAMENTO, CA (916) Election Waiver Request (Ed. Code, 72036, ) Community College District: Contact s name and title: Riverside Community College District Dr. Gregory Gray, Chancellor Greg.gray@rccd.edu Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: 1533 Spruce Street, Suite 210 Riverside CA Date of request: March 20, 2012 Local board approval date: March 20, Reason for changing election systems: Legal criteria To comply with the provisions of the California Voting Rights Act (California Elections Code ) 2. Number of trustees and trustee areas under the newly proposed election system: 5 trustees elected from 5 trustee areas 3. Per Education Code 72036(b), will a top-two primary system be implemented? 0 Yes X No 4. Have all the requirements in Education Code 72036(c) been met? Explain. Yes. The number of District trustees five(5) remains unchanged. The number of trustee areas created under the District s by-trustee area election plan is also five (5). District or County Certification correct and complete. / hereby certify that the information provided on this application is Authorized Signature: Name and Title: 1 Date: ti) Dr. Gregory Gray, Chancellor March 21, 2012, OR çali ornia Community College Chancellor s Office USE ONLY Staff Me Name: Signature: Date: Please note that additional pages can be attached, if needed. EW-1 (Rev )

2 0 Election Waiver Request Form (Ed. Code, 72036, ) Page 2 California Community Colleges Chancellor s Office Send Original plus one copy to: California Community Colleges Chancellor s Office 1102 QStreet Sacramento, CA ATTN: Legal Affairs Election Waiver Request Or the completed form and back- up material to: legalaffairs@ccco.edu

3 ... Scenario/Plan A RESOLUTION NUMBER 33-11/12 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ESTABLISHING TRUSTEE AREAS FROM WHICH DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ELECTED AND APPROVLNG THE ELECTION OF SUCH BOARD MEMBERS IN A BY-TRUSTEE AREA ELECTION PROCESS WHEREAS, The Riverside Community College District ( District ) currently uses an atlarge process of electing its governing board members; and WHEREAS, At-large election processes such as the District s are subject to challenge under the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, codified at sections of the California Elections Code ( CVRA ); and CVRA; and WHEREAS, a by-trustee area election process is not vu nerable to challenge under the WHEREAS, In a by-trustee area election process, candidates for the District s Governing Board of Trustees (the Board ) must reside within a specific geographic subarea of the District called a trustee area and candidates are elected only by the voters of that trustee area; and WHEREAS, Education Code section allows Community College Districts to transition from an at-large election process to a by-trustee area election process upon the adoption of a resolution by the District s Board in support of transitioning to a by-trustee area election process and upon the approval of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges; and WHEREAS, District staff and consultants have prepared proposed trustee area plans and recommendations (the Plans ) that the Board has considered; and WHEREAS, the Board has conducted public forums on February 27, February 29, and March 1, 2012, to receive public input and comment on the Plans; and and WHEREAS, the Board has considered all such public input and comment on the Plans; WHEREAS, the Board hereby adopts Plan A, a copy of which is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A, for use in the District s next regularly scheduled governing board member election occurring in November, 2012 in a by-trustee area election process; and WHEREAS, Each trustee area in Plan A contains substantially equal population utilizing the most recent decennial federal census data as required by Education Code section 72036; and WHEREAS, the trustee areas from which governing board members will be elected in November, 2012, are Areas 1, and 3; and

4 Scenario/Plan A WHEREAS, the trustee areas from which governing board members will be elected in the following governing board member election occurring in November, 2014, are Areas 2, 4, and 5. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Governing Board of Trustees of the Riverside Community College District as follows: 1. That the above recitals are true and correct. 2. That the Board hereby adopts Plan A for use in a by-trustee area election process commencing with the District s next regularly scheduled governing board member election occurring in November of That the Chancellor andlor his/her designee take all actions necessary to obtain the approval of this change from the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and provide whatever information or assistance may be required by the Board of Governors to complete this process. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 20th day of March, 2012 by Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees. President of the Governing Board for the Rivei Community College District 4ide I, Gregory W. Gray, Clerk of the Governing Board of the Riverside Community College District, do hereby certif that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Governing Board of said District at a meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of March, 2012, and that it was so adopted by the following vote: AYES: -5- NOES: -0- ABSTAIN: -0- ABSENT: 0 Clerk ofthnoare Riverside Comm College trict

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6 i % Riverside Community College District Conceptual Trustee Areas Scenario A Total Population Population , , ,250-3,533-4, ,178 3,866 Population Variance -1.89% -2.62% -0.34% 1.99% 85, ,189 96,747 81, ,454 Hispanic/Latino 45.85% 59.40% 50.99% 41.54% 54.29% 61,637 54,562 61,740 76,317 36,926 White 32.99% 29.41% 32.54% 39.02% 19.01% Black/African 12,050 8,147 12,533 14,314 33,369 American 6.45% 4.39% 6.61% 7.32% 17.18% American Indian/Alaska Native 0.32% 0.45% 0.38% 0.23% 0.30% 21,983 7,662 13,159 17,366 11,459 Asian 11.76% 4.13% 6.94% 8.88% 5.90% Native Hawaiian/Other 0.28% 0.35% 0.29% 0.29% 0.51% Other 0.17% 0.18% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 4,066 3, , Two or More Races 2.18% 1.69% 2.07% 2.51% 2.62% 5.27% Population 18 and Over Population I 132, , ,533-2, ,284 6, ,773 Population Variance -1.60% -1.70% 4.66% 0.71% -2.06% 54,713 70,217 62,556 50,716 65,191 Hispanic/Latino 41.40% 53.19% 44.50% 37.50% 49.56% 48,606 46,079 52,401 57,882 30,164 White 36.78% 34.90% 37.28% 42.79% 22.93% BlacklAfrican 9,007 6,260 9,806 10,230 22,959 American 6.82% 4.74% 6.98% 7.56% 17.45% American Indian/Alaska Native 0.37% 0.47% 0.41% 0.25% 0.33% 16,590 6,244 11,978 13,124 9,132 Asian 12.55% 4.73% 8.52% 9.70% 6.94% Native Hawaiian/Other 0.29% 0.36% 0.28% 0.30% 0.51% Other 0.14% 0.17% 0.20% 0.19% 0.21% 2,190 1, , Two or More Races 1.66% 1.44% 1.81% 1.71% 2.05% 6.72% Citizens by Voting Age Population Estimate IST fi T-7I GI Wi7 Th-h1 Population 96,924 97, ,621 98,910 95, , ,043 Population Variance.1.57% -1.03% 5.23% 0.45% -3.09% 8.32% ,794 35,908 28,958 34,335 Hispanic/Latino 32.79% 37.75% 34.65% 29.28% 35.98% 44,805 48,006 49,830 51,951 32,652 Whte 46.23% 49.26% 48.09% 52.52% 34.22% Black/African 8,207 5,857 8,976 8,798 19,677 American 8.47% 6.01% 8.66% 8.89% 20.62% American Indian/Alaska Native 0.54% 0.66% 0.61% 0.52% 0.32% 9,980 4,383 5,985 6,794 6,052 Asian 10.30% 4.50% 5.78% 6.87% 6.34% Native Hawaiian/Other 0.19% 0.11% 0.41% 0.38% 0.54% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0ther N/A N/A NIA N/A N/A 1,449 1,668 1,870 1,513 1,878 r Two or More Races 1.49% 1.71% 1.80% 1.53% 1.97%