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COUNCIL MEETING MAY 13, 1996 The City's development policy prohibited this activity. Adams Outdoor Advertising Signs Company sued the City and the matter was taken to court. Adams Outdoor Advertising Sign Company lost the lawsuit. The City has now been notified that the appeal time has expired without Adams Outdoor Advertising Signs Company filing an appeal. The matter is now considered closed. The agenda item is for Council information only and no action is required. NEW BUSINESS Consideration of Minutes, Council Work Session, April 15, 1996 - Council Member Neal moved to approve these minutes as presented. Council Member Kuether seconded the motion. Motion carried with Council Member Lyden abstaining. Consideration of a Request to Divide Voting Precinct No. 3 into Two Precincts - Mrs. Anderson explained that residential growth in the City has created a need to divide voter Precinct No. 3. Currently, Precinct No. 1 has 1,295 registered voters, Precinct No. 2 has 2,339 registered voters and Precinct No. 3 has 3,185 registered voters. Anoka County, Division of Elections recommends that there be no more than 1500 registered voters in any one precinct. Although Precinct No. 2 has more than the recommended registered voters, she recommended that it not be divided at this time. Mrs. Anderson noted that she has made arrangements with Living Waters Lutheran Church for use of their social hall to conduct both the primary and general elections this year. They have indicated that their social hall will be available for future elections. This means that there will be two (2) polling places very close together. Since there are no other public buildings in this part of the City, Mrs. Anderson recommended that the City council approve the Living Waters Lutheran Church location as the polling place for Precinct No. 4. Mrs. Anderson included a map in each Council Member's packet showing the boundary lines for each of the four (4) precincts. Boundaries of each precinct must be a recognizable land mark such as a street, railroad track or other similar feature. In dividing Precinct No. 3, Mrs. Anderson used Birch Street as a boundary to the north, Ash Street (County Road J) as a boundary to the south, Hodgson Road (Highway 49) as a boundary to the west and 12th Avenue/Holly Drive as the boundary to the east. All areas within these boundaries would be Precinct No. 3 and all areas outside of these boundaries would be Precinct No. 4. Precinct No. 3 would have 1,720 registered voters and Precinct No. 4 would have 1,444 registered voters. Mrs. Anderson explained that after the year 2000 federal census, the entire state will be redistricted. This may mean that boundaries of current precincts must be rearranged to coincide with the district boundaries. She recommend that all of the precincts be re- evaluated and boundaries changed if necessary. Mrs. Anderson felt that the number of new residents on the east side of the City will grow significantly so that another precinct PAGE 20