2821 / 38.38% Yes votes ...... 4529 / 61.62% No votes

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In this election, the voters of the City of Goleta will choose the system to be used for electing future members of the Goleta City Council. Under California law, a general law City may elect members to the City Council in one of three ways. Members may be elected "by" electoral districts, "from" electoral districts or "at large."

At the incorporation election in 2001, the voters of Goleta voted to create a new city and to have future city councils elected "by districts." In order to comply with that directive, the City retained a consultant experienced in setting up electoral districts that comply with applicable law. With input from the community at public forums and meetings, several proposed district plans were reviewed. The City Council determined that the districts set forth in proposed Ordinance 04-01E comply with all legal requirements should the election "by" districts system be affirmed by the voters.

The City Council has chosen, however, to submit the underlying question of whether the City should elect members of the City Council, "by" or "from" districts, or "at large" to the voters to confirm or alter the decision made in the incorporation election in 2001.

If approved by the voters, Ordinance No. 04-01E will confirm the decision of the voters in 2001 to establish a system of election "by" districts and will establish the boundaries of those districts. Under this system, each district will have one councilmember who resides in that district and who is elected only by the voters who reside in that district.

This means that only the voters within each district will vote for each district's representative on the City Council. No member of the City Council will be elected by the City as a whole.

The ordinance also permits decennial boundary adjustments based on new census data without a vote of the people.

Because the terms of councilmembers are staggered, this means that Councilmembers residing in Districts 2 and 4 will stand for election in 2004 and only the voters residing in those districts will vote in that election. Councilmembers residing in Districts, 1, 3 and 5 will stand for election in 2006 and only the voters residing in those districts will vote in that election.

Because there are three options being presented to the voters in this election, ("by districts," "from districts" and "at large,") and only one system may be implemented, the "by districts" option will only take effect if it receives the largest number of affirmative votes in excess of a majority cast in this election among the three options submitted to the voters. If none of the three options presented to the electorate receives a majority vote among those voting for that option, the current "at large" system will remain in effect.

s/ Julie Hayward Biggs
City Attorney

(No arguments against Measure R2004 were submitted)

District 1
Beginning at the intersection of the Goleta city boundary at Cathedral Oaks Road with Winchester Canyon Road, thence southerly on Winchester Canyon Road to approximately 225 feet the intersection of Winchester Canyon Road with Calle Real, thence easterly and southeasterly along Calle Real past Hempstead Avenue, thence due south to U.S. Highway 101 at the point where Calle Real turns east, thence easterly along U.S. Highway 101 to the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 with Glen Annie Road, thence northerly along Glen Annie Road to the Goleta city boundary at the intersection of Glen Annie Road and Cathedral Oaks Road, thence generally westerly, southerly and easterly along the Goleta city boundary to the point of beginning.

District 2
Beginning at the intersection of the eastern Goleta city boundary with Cathedral Oaks Road, thence westerly along Cathedral Oaks Road to the intersection of Cathedral Oaks Road with Las Vegas Creek, thence southerly along Las Vegas Creek to the intersection of Las Vegas Creek with Stow Canyon Road, thence westerly along Stow Canyon Road to the intersection of Stow Canyon Road with Windsor Avenue, thence southerly along Windsor Avenue to the intersection of Windsor Avenue with Parkhurst Drive, thence westerly along Parkhurst Drive to the intersection of Parkhurst Drive with N. La Patera Lane, thence southerly along N. La Patera Lane and onward southerly to U.S. Highway 101, thence westerly along U.S. Highway 101 to the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 with the point at which N. Los Carneros Road meets S. Los Carneros Road, thence southerly along S. Los Carneros Road to the intersection of S. Los Carneros Road with Calle Koral, thence southeasterly along Calle Koral to the intersection of Calle Koral and Los Carneros Way, thence southerly along Los Carneros Way to the intersection of Los Carneros Way with Goleta city boundary at Hollister Avenue, thence generally westerly, southerly, westerly, southerly, westerly, northerly and westerly along the Goleta city boundary to the eastern border of Census Block 060830029043000 (at the southern extension of Cannon Green Drive), thence northerly along the eastern border of Census Block 060830029043000 and Cannon Green Drive to the intersection of Cannon Green Drive with Hollister Avenue, thence westerly along Hollister Avenue to the intersection of Hollister Avenue with Entrance Avenue, thence northerly along Entrance Avenue to the point at which Entrance Avenue meets the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks, thence easterly along the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the intersection of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks with Ellwood Station Road, thence due north from that intersection to U.S. Highway 101, thence easterly along U.S. Highway 101 to the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 with Glen Annie Road, thence northwesterly along Glen Annie Road to the intersection of Glen Annie Road with Goleta city boundary at Cathedral Oaks Road, thence generally easterly, northerly, easterly, northerly, easterly and southerly along the Goleta city boundary to the point of beginning.

District 3
Beginning at the intersection of the Goleta city boundary at Cathedral Oaks Road and Winchester Canyon Road, thence southerly on Winchester Canyon Road approximately 225 feet to the intersection of Winchester Canyon Road with Calle Real, thence easterly and southeasterly along Calle Real past Hempstead Avenue, thence due south to U.S. Highway 101 at the point where Calle Real turns east, thence easterly along U.S. Highway 101, thence due south from U.S. Highway 101 to a point that meets the intersection of Ellwood Station Road and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks, thence westerly along the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the intersection of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks with Entrance Road, thence southerly along Entrance Road to the intersection of Entrance Road with Hollister Avenue, thence easterly along Hollister Avenue to the intersection of Hollister Avenue with Cannon Green Drive, thence southerly along Cannon Green Drive and extending southerly to the Goleta city boundary where it intersects with the eastern border of Census Block 060830029043000, thence generally northerly, westerly, southerly, westerly and northerly along the Goleta City boundary to the point of beginning.

District 4
Beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 with the eastern Goleta city boundary, thence generally southerly, westerly, northerly and westerly along the Goleta city boundary to the intersection of the Goleta city boundary with Los Carneros Way, thence northerly along Los Carneros Way to the intersection of Los Carneros Way with Calle Koral, thence north westerly along Calle Koral to the intersection of Calle Koral and S. Los Carneros Road, thence northerly along S. Los Carneros Road to the intersection of S. Los Carneros Road with U.S. Highway 101, thence easterly along U.S. Highway 101 to the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 with Fairview Avenue, thence northerly along Fairview Avenue to the intersection of Fairview Avenue with Encina Road, thence easterly along Encina Road to the intersection of Encina Road with Kingston Avenue, thence southerly along Kingston Avenue to the intersection of Kingston Avenue with Calle Real, thence easterly along Calle Real to the intersection of Calle Real with San Jose Creek, thence southeasterly along San Jose Creek to the intersection of San Jose Creek with U.S. Highway 101, thence easterly along U.S. Highway 101 to the point of beginning.

District 5
Beginning at the intersection of Cathedral Oaks Road with the eastern Goleta city boundary, thence generally southerly, easterly, southerly, easterly and southerly along the Goleta city boundary to the intersection of the Goleta city boundary with U.S. Highway 101, thence westerly along U.S. Highway 101 to the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 with San Jose Creek, thence northwesterly along San Jose Creek to the intersection of San Jose Creek with Calle Real, thence westerly along Calle Real to the intersection of Calle Real with Kingston Avenue, thence northerly along Kingston Avenue to the intersection of Kingston Avenue with Encina Road, thence westerly along Encina Road to the intersection of Encina Road with Fairview Avenue, thence southerly along Fairview Avenue to the intersection of Fairview Avenue with U.S. Highway 101, thence westerly along U.S. Highway 101 to the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 with the point at which an extension of N. La Patera Lane would intersect with U.S. Highway 101, thence northwesterly along N. La Patera Lane to the intersection of N. La Patera Lane with Parkhurst Drive, thence easterly along Parkhurst Drive to the intersection of Parkhurst Drive with Windsor Avenue, thence northerly along Windsor Avenue to the intersection of Windsor Avenue with Stow Canyon Road, thence easterly along Stow Canyon Road to the intersection of Stow Canyon Road with Las Vegas Creek, thence northerly along Las Vegas Creek to the intersection of Las Vegas Creek with Cathedral Oaks Road, thence easterly along Cathedral Oaks Road to the point of beginning.