Minutes - Council Work Session - 03/15/2022 - Special

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as she couldn’t comment on his reasoning. She stated it was worked on to the best of their ability and thought they had come up with something that is practicable. Mayor Kuzma replied he thought they had gotten it figured out at that meeting. Councilmember Musgrove replied she thought at the meeting Council saw things but they weren’t the three things they had given direction on. She stated Wards Three and Four, the closest as possible, shifting that section so there is a balance between Wards One and Two. She stated she didn’t remember the third one. Councilmember Woestehoff commented that happened. Councilmember Musgrove asked if that was version two or the version three option. Councilmember Woestehoff replied they voted on version two, which was the closest to the things while staying practicable. Councilmember Musgrove asked if they did version three or version two. Councilmember Woestehoff replied he was pretty sure they did version two. Councilmember Howell asked if there was something that was asked for that they didn’t see in maps. Councilmember Specht replied it was more that he was curious and thought there were things they were going to investigate but he had never heard back. He knew they had talked about if there was a way to restore Wards Three and Four, take it from Ward Two and Four, and then change Ward One. He stated this happens every ten years. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied she is not the GIS expert and she really relied on Civil Engineer IV Linton. She knew that he and Deputy City Clerk Schmidt and the County had strategized and she felt they got a good product. She stated from a GIS perspective, she wasn’t able to give him answers other than that she thought they had landed as close to where they could. City Administrator Ulrich agreed, adding that Ward Four needed more so the boundary between Ward Three and Ward Four had to be moved to the west. He stated there was no other way to capture that unless the line was moved somewhere else but that line seemed to make the most sense because it was a very densely populated area rather than try to capture it somewhere else. Councilmember Specht replied he had just wanted to follow up on it. Councilmember Musgrove asked if the boundary between Ward Three and Ward Four was not the same. Councilmember Specht confirmed this and added it was because Ward Four needed more people. City Council Special Work Session / March 15, 2022 Page 18 of 19