Minutes - Council - 04/16/2002 - Special

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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a special meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at the Ramsey Fire Station Number II, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Thomas Gamec Councilmember Susan E. Anderson Councilmember Terry Hendricksen Councilmember Patti Kurak Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Also Present: City Administrator, James E. Norman Assistant City Administrator Heidi Nelson City Clerk Jo Thieling City Attorney William Goodrich CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gamec called the special meeting of the City Council to order at 5:40 p.m. CITIZEN INPUT None. COUNCIL BUSINESS Case #1: Introduce Ordinance Establishing Boundary Lines for the City of Ramsey Ward System City Attorney Goodrich stated that as a result of the Special Election on November 6, 2001, a Charter Amendment was adopted requiring the City to be divided into four wards for purposes of electing Councihnembers. This needed to be done by ordinance. Following the redistricting by the State of Minnesota, City staff met with Anoka County Elections Supervisor, Gary Poser, to draft different options to establish the boundary lines for the ward system. Pursuant to the City Charter and State Statute, the wards must be divided as equally in population as is "practicable," and "... each ward shall be composed of contiguous territory." Council reviewed the draft maps at a work session on April 8, 2002. At that time, a request was made for amendments to those options. Those options were presented to the Council for consideration. It was noted that although one or more options may be introduced in ordinance form, only one ordinance would be finally adopted. The final ordinance needs to be adopted at the Council's regular meeting on Tuesday, April 23, 2002. City Council/April 16, 2002 Page 1 of 3