RESOLUTION NO. 28-2018 BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION ADOPTING A MAP OF PROPOSED TRUSTEE AREAS, AND RECOMMENDING THAT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION APPROVE AND ESTABLISH TRUSTEE AREAS FROM WHICH POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ELECTED IN A BY-TRUSTEE AREA ELECTION PROCESS WHEREAS, the Poway Unified School District ("District") currently has no trustee areas, wherein each ofthe five members ofthe District's Board oftrustees ("Board") must reside within the boundaries of the District but not within any specific geographical sub-region of the District; and WHEREAS, the District currently uses an at-large system of electing its Board members, wherein all voters in the District elect each member ofthe Board; and WHEREAS, at-large electoral systems such as that used by the District are subject to challenge under the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, codified at sections 14025-14032 of the California Elections Code ("CVRA"); and WHEREAS, by-trustee area electoral systems are not vulnerable to challenge under the CVRA; and WHEREAS, in a by-trustee area system of election, candidates for the Board must reside within a specific geographic subarea ofthe District, called a trustee area, and candidates are elected only by the voters ofthat trustee area; and WHEREAS, given the potential financial and other consequences of a legal challenge under the CVRA to the District's current election system, the Board considers it prudent to initiate the process to transition to a by-trustee area system ofelection; and WHEREAS, the Board took action at its regular meeting on May 17, 2017 announcing its decision to change its election methodology from an at-large system to a by-trustee areas method of election as described in Education Code section 5030(b) in time for the November, 2018 election; and WHEREAS, one method oftransitioning from an at-large electoral system to a by trustee area electoral system is for the Board to petition the San Diego County Committee on School District Organization ("County Committee"), by resolution, to initiate the transition under California Education Code section 5019(c)(1); and WHEREAS, the County Committee has indicated that it will initiate this process on behalf ofthe District at the District's request, and will consider any recommendation on specific trustee areas made by the District; and
WHEREAS, District staff and consultants have prepared Draft trustee area Maps (the "Draft Maps"). Prior to the preparation and presentation ofthe Draft Maps, the Board held public hearings on August 31, 2017 and September 12, 2017, to allow for public input on the conversion and how to draw draft trustee area maps; and WHEREAS, the Draft Maps were presented to the public on October 12, 2017, a public hearing was held on the same date to obtain feedback on the Draft Maps, and information regarding the Draft Maps was and is posted online on the District's website; and WHEREAS, the Board has conducted additional public hearings on November 9, 2017, prior to consideration, discussion, and action on this Resolution, and has received and considered any and all public input and comment on: 1) the Draft Maps; 2) the proposal to transition to establishing trustee areas; and 3) the proposal to adopt a by-trustee area system ofelection; and NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board oftrustees ofthe Poway Unified School District as follows: 1. That the above recitals are true and correct. 2. That based upon its review ofthe public input and comment on the Draft Maps, its proposal to transition to establishing trustee areas, and its proposal to adopt a by-trustee area system of election, as well as input from staff and consultants, the Board hereby adopts and recommends the map known as Plan 131 to the County Committee for its consideration. A true and correct copy ofplan 131 is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 3. That at the District's next election in 2018, seats in trustee areas B, C and D will be up for election, and in November 2020, seats in trustee areas A and E will be up for election. 4. That this Resolution shall serve as the District's petition to the County Committee pursuant to Education Code section 5019(c)(1), the Board hereby proposes and requests that the County Committee approve the establishment of trustee areas as defined in Exhibit A, and approves the adoption of the method of electing Board members specified in Education Code section 5030(b), whereby candidates for the Board must reside within a trustee area, and candidates are elected only by the voters of that trustee area, effective with the November, 2018 regular election of District Board members. 5. That the Superintendent and/or her designee take all actions necessary to notify the Committee of the Board's determination forthwith and provide whatever assistance may be required by the Committee to complete the process. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this P"" day of November, 2017. President, Board oftrustees Poway Unified School District
CERTIFICATION I, Darshana Patel ^Clerk ofthe Board oftrustees ofthe Poway Unified School District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of said Districtat a meeting of said Boardheld on the 9^^ day of November, 2017, and that it was so adopted by the following vote: AYES: 3 NOES: 2 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 Clerk, Board oftrustees Poway Unified School District
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