Concord Municipal Code Art. III District Elections

(a) Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 34886 and 34871(c), Councilmembers shall be elected by districts in five single-member districts.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Councilmember elected to represent a district must live in that district and be a registered voter in that district, and any candidate for City Council must live in, and be a registered voter in, the district in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued, pursuant to California Government Code Section 34882 and Elections Code Section 10227.

(c) A Councilmember in office at the time the ordinance codified in this article takes effect shall continue in office until the expiration of the full term to which he or she was elected or appointed and until his or her successor is qualified. If vacancies in Councilmember offices elected at-large occur before expiration of the full term thereof, such vacancies may be filled according to law from the city at-large.

(d) Upon expiration of the full term of each Councilmember elected at-large, that Councilmember’s successor shall be elected on a by-district basis in the districts established in Section 2.35.130 and as provided in Section 2.35.140. A vacancy in a Councilmember office elected by-district shall be filled according to law by a person qualified to hold the office, who lives in the district.

(Ord. No. 18-2, § 2)

(a) Elections shall take place, and Councilmembers shall be elected, “by districts” as that term is defined in California Government Code Section 34871, meaning one member of the City Council shall be elected from each district, by the voters of that district alone.

(b) The districts are as follows:

District 1: All that portion of the City of Concord lying northerly of the following described line: Beginning at the intersection of Bailey Rd and the northerly boundary of the City of Concord, and proceeding southerly to boundary of the City of Concord, and proceeding southwesterly along the boundary of the City of Concord to Ayers Rd, and proceeding southerly along Ayers Rd to Clayton Rd, and proceeding easterly along Clayton Rd to Alberta Way, and proceeding southerly along Alberta Way to Ygnacio Valley Rd, and proceeding westerly along Ygnacio Valley Rd to 37°56’54”N and 121°58’45”W, and proceeding northerly to 37°56’55”N and 121°58’44”W, and proceeding northeasterly to 37°56’56”N and 121°58’42”W, and proceeding easterly to 37°56’56”N and 121°58’41”W, and proceeding northerly along Ayers Dr to Newhall Community Park, and proceeding northeasterly along Newhall Community Park to Treat Blvd, and proceeding northerly along Treat Blvd to Clayton Rd, and proceeding westerly along Clayton Rd to Farm Bureau Rd, and proceeding northerly along Farm Bureau Rd Willow Pass Rd, and proceeding northeasterly along Willow Pass Rd to 37°59’12”N and 122°00’37”W, and proceeding northerly to 37°59’27”N and 122°00’35”W, and proceeding northeasterly to 37°59’33”N and 122°00’22”W, and proceeding southeasterly to 37°59’29”N and 122°00’16”W, and proceeding northerly along Willow Pass Rd to the northerly boundary of the City of Concord.

District 2: All that portion of the City of Concord lying northerly and westerly of the following described line: Beginning at the intersection of Concord Ave with the westerly boundary of the City of Concord; and proceeding easterly along Concord Ave to Galindo St, and proceeding southerly along Galindo St to Monument Blvd, and proceeding southerly along Monument Blvd to Systron Drive, and proceeding easterly along Systron Dr to Trailside Cir, and proceeding southeasterly to 37°57’54”N and 122°01’39”W, and proceeding easterly to 37°57’55”N and 122°01’38”W, and proceeding southerly to 37°57’52”N and 122°01’37”W, and proceeding northerly along Contra Costa Cnl to Cowell Rd, and proceeding westerly along Cowell Rd to Coventry Rd, and proceeding northerly along Coventry Rd to Clayton Rd, and proceeding easterly along Clayton Rd to Farm Bureau Rd, and proceeding northerly along Farm Bureau Rd to Willow Pass Rd, and proceeding northeasterly along Willow Pass Rd to 37°59’12”N and 122°00’37”W, and proceeding northerly to 37°59’27”N and 122°00’35”W, and proceeding northeasterly to 37°59’33”N and 122°00’22”W, and proceeding southeasterly to 37°59’29”N and 122°00’16”W, and proceeding northerly along Willow Pass Rd to the northerly boundary of the City of Concord.

District 3: All that portion of the City of Concord lying westerly of the following described line: Beginning at the intersection of Concord Ave with the westerly boundary of the City of Concord; and proceeding easterly along Concord Ave to Galindo St, and proceeding southerly along Galindo St to Monument Blvd, and proceeding southerly along Monument Blvd to the southerly boundary of the City of Concord.

District 4: All that portion of the City of Concord lying southerly of the following described line: Beginning at the intersection of Monument Blvd and the southerly boundary of the City of Concord, and proceeding northerly to Systron Dr, and proceeding easterly along Systron Dr to Trailside Cir, and proceeding southeasterly to 37°57’54”N and 122°01’39”W, and proceeding easterly to 37°57’55”N and 122°01’38”W, and proceeding southerly to 37°57’52”N and 122°01’37”W, and proceeding northerly along Contra Costa Cnl to Cowell Rd, and proceeding westerly along Cowell Rd to Coventry Rd, and proceeding northerly along Coventry Rd to Clayton Rd, and proceeding easterly along Clayton Rd to Babel Ln, and proceeding southerly along Babel Ln to Cowell Rd, and proceeding westerly along Cowell Rd to Court Ln, and proceeding southerly along Court Ln to Hitchcock Rd, and proceeding easterly along Hitchcock Rd to Kaski Ln, and proceeding northerly along Kaski Ln to Cowell Rd, and proceeding southeasterly along Cowell Rd to Ygnacio Valley Rd, and proceeding southerly along Ygnacio Valley Rd to the southerly boundary of the City of Concord.

District 5: All that portion of the City of Concord lying southerly of the following described line: Beginning at the intersection of Bailey Rd and the northerly boundary of the City of Concord, and proceeding southerly to boundary of the City of Concord, and proceeding easterly along the boundary of the City of Concord to Ayers Rd, and proceeding southerly along Ayers Rd to Clayton Rd, and proceeding easterly along Clayton Rd to Alberta Way, and proceeding southerly along Alberta Way to Ygnacio Valley Rd, and proceeding westerly along Ygnacio Valley Rd to 37°56’54”N and 121°58’45”W, and proceeding northerly to 37°56’55”N and 121°58’44”W, and proceeding northeasterly to 37°56’56”N and 121°58’42”W, and proceeding easterly to 37°56’56”N and 121°58’41”W, and proceeding northerly along Ayers Dr to Newhall Community Park, and proceeding northeasterly along Newhall Community Park to Treat Blvd, and proceeding northerly along Treat Blvd to Clayton Rd, and proceeding westerly along Clayton Rd to Babel Ln, and proceeding southerly along Babel Ln to Cowell Rd, and proceeding westerly along Cowell Rd to Court Ln, and proceeding southerly along Court Ln to Hitchcock Rd, and proceeding easterly along Hitchcock Rd to Kaski Ln, and proceeding northerly along Kaski Ln to Cowell Rd, and proceeding southeasterly along Cowell Rd to Ygnacio Valley Rd, and proceeding southerly along Ygnacio Valley Rd to the southerly boundary of the City of Concord.

A map showing the districts described in this article is attached to the ordinance codified in this article as Attachment 1 and incorporated by this reference. To the extent there is a conflict between the descriptions contained in this article and the map incorporated herein, the map shall prevail. If necessary to facilitate the implementation of this article, the City Manager or his or her designee is authorized to make technical adjustments to the district boundaries that do not substantively affect the populations in the districts or the eligibility of candidates. The City Manager shall consult with the City Attorney concerning any technical adjustments deemed necessary and shall advise the City Council of any such adjustments required in the implementation of the districts.

(c) The districts specified in subsection (b) of this section or in any resolution adopted pursuant to Elections Code Section 21601 shall continue in effect until they are amended or repealed in accordance with law. Following each decennial census, new or adjusted district boundaries shall be adopted by resolution pursuant to Elections Code Section 21601.

(Ord. No. 18-2, § 2; Ord. No. 22-3, § 3)

(a) Councilmembers from Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be elected beginning at the general municipal election in November 2018, and every four years thereafter.

(b) Councilmembers from Districts 2 and 4 shall be elected beginning at the general municipal election in November 2020, and every four years thereafter.

(Ord. No. 18-2, § 2)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this article is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article. The City Council of the City of Concord hereby declares that it would have passed the ordinance codified in this chapter and each section or subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.

(Ord. No. 18-2, § 2)