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MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP OF APRIL 8,200 <br />Mayor Fran Miron called the workshop to order at 7:30 pm in the new Hugo City Hall. <br />PRESENT: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron <br />City Administrator, Michael Ericson <br />CD Director, John Rask <br />City Attorney, Dave Snyder <br />CD Assistant, Michele Lindau <br />City Clerk, Mary Ann Creager <br />This workshop was scheduled specifically to discuss redistricting within the City. By law, <br />every ten years the City must redraw ward boundaries to keep them as equal in population as <br />practicable. The Council discussed what steps would need to be taken to create a fourth ward. <br />City Attorney Dave Snyder stated that the City could not accomplish it this year because of it <br />requires special legislation. Council does not need to wait until 2010 to address this matter. <br />The Council discussed pros and cons of the 4 -ward system, and agreed that they could, or <br />another future Council, address this issue later. <br />The Community Development Department developed five districting plans for the Council to <br />consider. After a discussion of all options, the Council narrowed its selection to Plans I and 5. <br />Petryk made motion, Granger seconded, directing staff to prepare a resolution in support of <br />Plan 1 as the City's new redistricting map. <br />VOTING AYE: Granger, Petryk, Pulee <br />VOTING NAY: Haas and Miron <br />Motion Carried. <br />Puleo made motion, Petryk seconded, to reconsider the motion. <br />All aye. Motion Carried. <br />Puleo made motion, Miron seconded, directing staff to prepared resolution(s) in support of <br />Plan 1 and Plan 5 for the April 15, 2002 regular Council meeting. Council directed staff to <br />input the maps on the City's website to allow for public comments. <br />All aye. Motion Carried. <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to adjourn at 9:05 pm. <br />All aye. Motion Carried. <br />Mazy g <br />Anti rea er <br />City Cler <br />