Minutes - Council Work Session - 02/22/2022

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Administrative Services Director Lasher replied an email was sent from City Administrator Ulrich proposing that the Council consider a Special Session to work out the details. She suggested March 1, 2022. She stated the reason for a Special Session is because an ordinance would have to be adopted, which would require that decisions would have to be made prior to the March 8, 2022 meeting and final adoption at the March 22, 2022 meeting. Mayor Kuzma asked if that would work for the Council. There was consensus. Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Brian Hagen referenced case notes and stated that the white sheet represents a hybrid between the current boundaries and a map that was provided to staff by several Councilmembers. He stated that he attempted to replicate what was shown so that the suggestions that came in from Councilmembers. He stated in Ward 1, the boundary changed. Previously the boundary between Precinct 1, Precinct 2 followed 47 all the way out of the City. Per the suggestion, it has been modified to follow Green Valley Road. He stated that the boundaries have tried to be the major highways. He stated that the work around is looking at a possibility for another precinct in Ward 2, Precinct 2 that is following neighborhood streets, that is something that can be discussed. He stated between Ward 3 and Ward 4, the map from the Council shows shifting the boundaries and this sheet reflects the population shifts that result from that. He stated it is easy to go back the other way. Councilmember Woestehoff stated the map he sent was designed to divide the wards as evenly as possible but it includes a bunch of shifts between every ward. In looking at the map, the section above Alpine goes away, and the section by Ward 2 is extended down to the river. A triangle in the middle would go back to Ward 1. Councilmember Specht asked if there was a copy they could all see. Councilmember Woestehoff replied that he could have Staff send it out. He stated the purpose of it was to keep the population within 1% so there isn’t a big shift and the big roads are dividers. Councilmember Heineman asked where the numbers came from Councilmember Woestehoff replied he used the census. Administrative Services Director Lasher asked if there were any additional questions for Anoka County Elections Manager Linnell or if he was free to go. Anoka County Elections Manager Linnell offered to field any questions that come up and help in anyway he could. The Council thanked Anoka County Elections Manager Linnell for his time. Councilmember Musgrove asked if was possible to have the older line between Ward 3 and Ward 4 and the number shifts to see how the balance works for March 1, 2022. Councilmember Woestehoff confirmed this. City Council Work Session / February 22, 2022 Page 4 of 13