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Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 15 <br />C~ <br />• <br />• <br />I. Redistricting <br />Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated that the City needs to re-establish its precinct <br />boundaries by April 30, 2002. She then reviewed the general information she had provided in <br />her Staff report. <br />Mayor Sonterre indicated that Exhibit A would require the City to have two polling places. <br />Council Member Thomas handed out information on population counts and indicated that <br />Exhibit D corresponds with the information available on the Internet. <br />Council Member Thomas noted that options one and three have a disparity of population. She <br />then indicated that option four is straight information available from the internet and it maybe <br />nice to go with what you can get information on. <br />Mayor Sonterre reviewed the numbers he had received from Ramsey County and suggested <br />Exhibit C resolves the population disparity by using Edgewood Drive instead of Long Lake <br />Road. <br />Commissioner Bennett addressed Council and indicated that Option C would be his preference <br />and asked for Council approval of that option. <br />Council Member Thomas indicated Council would need to act on one of the redistricting options <br />or call a special meeting. <br />Council Member Thomas asked how many people would be moved to Commissioner Wiesener. <br />Commissioner Bennett indicated Option C would move roughly 3600 people to Commissioner <br />Wiesener. <br />Mayor Sonterre commented that by approving Option C as requested the City would have two <br />County Commissioners working for it rather than one. <br />Mr. Jonathon Thomas recommended Council approve Option B which would use the metes and <br />bounds method of defining the precincts which is easy to understand. He also commented that <br />the Secretary of State would prefer the metes and bounds option. <br />Council Member Marty asked if Exhibit B as recommended by Mr. Thomas would work for <br />Commissioner Bennett. <br />Commissioner Bennett indicated Commissioner Wiesener is at 70,000 and needs to go to 73,000 <br />so Option B would put her under the requirement. <br />