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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE FEBRUARY 18, 1997
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SUBJECT: Information on Proposition 209 Class Action (Report
prepared by Elizabeth H. Silver, City Attorney)
EXHIBITS ATTACHED:
1. "Notice of Certification of Defendant Class
and Issuance of Preliminary Injunction Against
Defendant Class II
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Receive Report
RECOMMENDATION:\?
FINANCIAL
STATEMENT:
None
DESCRIPTION:
Proposition 209 was passed by the voters in the recent November election.
The proposition amends the state constitution by adding Section 31 to Article 1.
Section 31 (a) reads:
The state shall not discriminate against, or grant
preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the
basis of race, sex, color, ethnidty, or national origin in the
operation of public employment, public education, or -
public contracting.
Subsequent to its passage, Proposition 209 was challenged in Federal district
court by a group called Coalition For Economic Equity. Judge Thelton Henderson
issued two rulings. The first ruling certified a defendant class that includes all state
offidals and all local government entities. The City has received a Notice of
Certification of Defendant Class from the District Court. (Exhibit 1.) Therefore, as
a member of the defendant class the City is legally bound by Judge Henderson's
ruling in this action.
The second ruling that Judge Henderson made was to preliminarily enjoin
enforcement of Proposition 209. This means that the City cannot take any action
with respect to implementing Proposition 209. However, as the Notice of
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~:~fication of Defendant Class states, there are several actions that the City can .
1. The City can identify, review, and analyze existing affimlative action
programs.
2. The City can voluntarily adopt, retain, ame1,1d, or repeal any affirmative
action program.
3. The City can defend against private actions seeking remedies under
Proposition 209.
The City has no affirmative action programs currently in place. The City can
still implement such programs if its wishes, but if Proposition 209 is upheld by the
courts, the status of these programs would be uncertain.
With regard to the Notice of Certification of Defendant Class, there is no
action that the City presently needs to take.
Staff recommends the Council receive the report.
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) 'NOTICE OF CERl'IFlCATION
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COAl1TION FOR ECONOMIC EQUITY.
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TO: ALL STATE omClALS, LOCAL GOVERNME1\'-AL E1'i.uJ.J.~S
OR OTHER GOVEJt.""~'T.u. INSTRUMENTA.LlTIES ~OUND
~y PROPOSmON 209. /
PLEASE T AXE NOTICE THAT THE L"MTED ST AttS DISTRICT
COURT, NORTHER."': PIS'llUCT OF CA.LIFOB.NIA, PER nm
HONO~LE TEELTON Eo HE:'IDERSOK, HAS E?-."TERED TWO
ORDERS TIiAT AFFECT YOUR LEGAL :RIGHTS A..""D OBUGATIONS.
01\"E ORDER CERTlFIES A PEh"'DING LA WSu'TI' AS A DEn'1\"DANT
CLASS ACTION. THE OTHER PRE1.Dn:s.ARlLY EXJO~S MEMBERS
01' THE DU1:NDAh"I' CLASS n\OM 'ENFORCING OR IMPLEMD','TING
PROPOSmOi\ 209. PLEASE READ THIS Eh'TIRE NOTICE
CAP..E.ft.JLL Y TO D"ETE.RMINE \'OtlF.. RI GRTS AND OBLIGATIONS
~"'DER THESE ORDERS.
A.. NonCE RE CERTIFICAnON OF DEFENDANT CLASS
yau ARE ~'RFRY NO 1 UJiJ,J THAT )'m\. &rt D.OW J m.m;lbt;. of & def::pOllri1
cla!s i:!l an tiV-:.1 ~:tiotl enti~e6 Cc.alirionfor ECDMrrJ.c Equf!y v. Fa, WHsol't. U.S. Dist. Ct.
N.D. CA No. C 9640'-4 'fER. The compWm i:r. this actiOD illt'ie3 that hopO$itioo 209.
incorporated Wo the. CaJi!om:a Constitution 1.S Arricle I. ~tion 31. violAt:~ the EquaJ Pro~tion
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1 and S~ Chuses of 1be Unittd StateS Constimtion. It ~ks 2 judpnmt dtcla.rin: that
"2 Proporitiou.2Q9 is ~titutioml and . ~ illjUW'loo 1piDst its enforcement.
3 Proposition 209 ~ law on November 6, 1996. d1.e C1iy attcrlbe vaterS approved Ibb
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5 Anic10 1. u=ion 31 (a) provir1es:; -TJ1t Stite shin tlOC dis~ against or P'2Jlt
6 \ prefereDtis.1 ruancnt to any biividual or p-oup OD 1he basis of nee. la. color, e1hnic:ity. or
7 natioIW migin in the op:tAtiro of puhDc nnploymel3t.. p11blic: cdut;ation. or public towa;ling.-
8 .S:.att - is deflnec1 U -mc1ud[ing). but not ne.cwz,l;ly ... limiltd so, ~c State i~e1!, Ul)' r;it"i.
9 tctlnt)'. f;ity a.nO to'llnt)'. public 'lmivenity $ynem. includ.U3t lhe University of California.
10 comm'.ci!y college oistri.ct. ~OQI district, special di.nner, or any other politkaI S'Ubdivision or
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12 On Dc;ember 16. 1996, Ihe United StateS Dutriet Com Jr..r the Honorable
13 Thelton E, He:oderson. im1~':n O.RDER CERTIFYING DEF'iJ\"DA.NT CLASS irl this action.
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'14 The Order certifieS. purs\W1t \0 Rule :l3(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. a.
15 de{c:ldant c.lass consisting oi -all sWe offieia.ls. Jcx::l! government entities or other c-cvr:m.-nm~l
16 iru:n:.m:nti..lities bound by PrCll.oslrion 209." Defendants Governor Pete Wilson -and Attom:y
17 I C~~ DL~e.l E, Lun,gru are des~1Ut:d u Ihe repTeStIlwives of the dc~t tlass.
18 ~ a me;Jlber of 1he c1c.fetl.dm1 c:1.au. you wiU be bound by aDY judgm.em emered
; 0 r,:; ;:-~G: ;~;r~; and bv i.1i bu.iurJi.inent nilings aPplicable to Ihe defe.ndant class. You may havc. a
20 righl to appear in Ehe a.;tiOJ1 aIlO p~sent defenses merC1O. YO\l WO may have a. right to signify
21 to th~ Court Whether you toO!it:er tile: repreJew~on by 'me de~i~ted c.Ws ;ep,e:er.:ati'\'cs to be
2.2 f".J.r J..:)d a6t4u,ue. 1f you have qlltstiOIlJ ccnccrning your rights. you may consult your O\vIl
23 eo\.l.tl.Se! exi/or you or your ~ may wrirc to Deputy Anorney General Paul DODson. OffICe
2' ,of the AttOl7ley Gemal. 1300 J Street.. P. o. Box 944255, Sacr~nto, CA 9414+2550.
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B. NOTICE RE lSSUA.~CE OF PRE.LIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST
DEr:E.!\'DAN1 CLASS.
YOU ARE AlSO NOllH.t..u mAT on P-wUmbc{ 23.1996. the United s~
Disukt Court, pet lhe HonOQbl.e Thelton E. Htrld,f'Son, pn1imin1rl1y enjoined the deftnlWJI
class from impIemeruing and e:lforcint Proposition 209 ~dmi trill or final juCpncnt in Ulis
actioD. This prellIninuy iDjunetiOD etUoins "defen.dam:s Governor 'Pete WHson w Ancmey
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General DmtieJ E.) lungre;lIDd 131 members of the defendaIll elw ... aDd wi! officers. 19-en1S.
&t:r'J~~. ~ployu.~ m~ 2~roe}). an:j mose in active coo::en or panicipatioo with them... from
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implemcnt.i.ng or erJorcing prl,posiLion 2D9..." ThI& pre1iminz.ry injunction does not pr:.ve~t
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i (1) identifyi."lg. wlicwing and ar.alyzing uis,ting affU'I02.tlve action prognms;
(2) volu:,u:i.]y adcytlng. re:a.:cing. &me.."ld..ing. or repc.aling a.ny affirmative l'tion
program; a.nd
(3) clcfend:.ng priva:.e ",dons l.c.=ki.!l.g rc...71:di:.s \mder Article 1. 5eCtion 31 of the
California ConstiDJtion.
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. The prclicir.ary ir.j.m:ticn p~o does ~O! prechlce funhei prQ:eelibgs in prndirlg SDl.tc coW1
I p.cto~ Tda\td to Froj'Ositioo 209. 1
If you llliob:y the Coun's injunction or :wy other Court Orcen. you could be
held i.D cottrnlpt of COlJrt. You Wr'ill be notifi:.d if the ~~ lnjuncticm i5 va.ci.ted or
modified. if a pt~t inj\J~tion is emueli. or if me cefend.a.n1 elul is decenified,
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