Resolution - #89-08-191 - 08/08/1989

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Councilmem[~,,;¢' D{~,Luca introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #89-08-191 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REDISTRICTING OF PRECINCTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF POLLIN(~ PLACES WtiEREAS, on November 16, 1988 Council received complaints of long voting lines at Pmcir~ci~; 1 and 3 and directed the Community Development Director to research population f,umbe~'s in all the precincts to determine whether the boundaries need adjusting or polling places n~;~,~d to be expanded; and WHEREAS, on February 14, 1989 the City Council adopted Resolution #89-02- 17 dividing F'~¢r;ir~cts 1 and 3 into Precincts l-A, 1-B and 3-A, 3-B respectively; and WI~EREAS, by letter dated February 21, 1989 the Minnesota Secretary of State's Olfic~, rMvised that the precinct boundaries adopted for Precinct 3 do not comply with State law; WFiEREAS, the Council has reviewed its previously adopted Resolution #89-02- 17; and Wf~!EREAS, the Council now desires to amend Resolution #89-02-17 by changing th6, {->ot~n,,'Jaries of Precinct 3 and by changing polling places. NOW THERE!t:Oi:IF, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, /~J4OK/,~ COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: i) That existing Precinct 3 be divided into Precincts 3-A and 3-B using County Roar! H~_~ ~::~ as the east/west dividing line. That existing Precinct 2 will remain unchanged. ;;) That existing Precinct 1 will be divided into Precincts 1-A and 1-B. The dividing lint,, belw~,~;n these two precincts will be Sunfish Lake Boulevard N.W. (County Road No. 57). That the polling place for each of the City's precincts will be as follows: PBEOIN¢~ POLLING PLACE 1-A I-B 2 3-A 3-B Ramsey Elementary School Ramsey Municipal Center Ramsey Municipal Center Central Park St. Anthony Gun Club