Minutes - Council Work Session - 03/01/2022 - Special

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Mayor Kuzma asked if that could get changed. Civil Engineer IV Linton stated it is possible to get changed, he sent something similar to an appeal process, but they are dealing with the whole State so it may take a while. He referenced an exhibit rd with a rectangle with Elk River School District inside District 11, north of 173 Ave. He stated the line looks like it may go through an existing house which is around 40 acres. The school districts do their lines after the City gets done. He stated he thought it would be a good time to ask the School District to clean that up. By giving up some land, there isn’t enough land for the Elk River School District to achieve 100 houses to bolster their population. It is also outside the MUSA so it is guided by large lot development so not very many lots could go there. He stated if it stays where it is, it requires having two sets of ballots at the polling place and determining which district the voters live in to ensure they get the right ballot. He stated he has spent a lot of time on this. Councilmember Musgrove asked Civil Engineer IV Linton if he thought that could be resolved with the next election or if that is also a long-term discussion between the school districts. Civil Engineer IV Linton replied he thought it should be simple. He stated he knows school districts are very possessive of their territory but he didn’t feel there was enough there. Councilmember Musgrove commented it would require a good argument as to why that would be a good thing for both districts and the Ramsey voters. Civil Engineer IV Linton confirmed this. Administrative Services Director Lasher commented that the deadline for the school districts to get their maps done is 15 weeks before the primary which is April 26, 2022. She also followed up on a comment she had made the last time they met regarding. She stated she had commented that one of the polling places, Independent Baptist, is a little tight with there only being one entrance. She stated she talked to Paul Linnell at the County about this and he felt that to introduce as little change as possible, with this change would be the wisest thing to do. Given all of the circumstances right now, she asked that that be delayed. Councilmember Woestehoff asked if the polling places set on an annual basis. Administrative Services Director Lasher confirmed this. Councilmember Musgrove referenced the information provided listing the population numbers for each ward. She commented that Ward Three and Ward Four are pretty close but Ward One and Ward Two are not. She asked if the numbers proposed acceptable. Administrative Services Director Lasher confirmed this. Councilmember Musgrove asked even if there is a wide swing between two of them. City Council Special Work Session / March 1, 2022 Page 2 of 15