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Councilmember Anderson introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #99-10-203 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN THE CITY <br />OF RAMSEY <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has experienced significant growth in population, <br />thereby increasing the number of registered voters; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey currently has five voting precincts with the approximate <br />number of registered voters as follows: Precinct lA - 1,893, Precinct lB - 3,100, Precinct 2 - <br />2,211, Precinct3A - 1,534, and Precinct 3B - 1583; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the current voter count in precincts lB and 2 exceed the recommended <br />maximums of 1,500 to 2000 per precinct; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, adding precincts will more evenly distribute the number of registered <br />voters in each precinct; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Ramsey City Charter states that there shall be three (3) precincts and <br />they shall approximate each other in population, however, in 1989, two of the larger precincts <br />were divided into lA and lB and 3A and 3B; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on October 12, 1999, City Council conducted a public hearing and <br />introduced an ordinance amending Section 3.2.2 of the Ramsey City Charter which states that <br />there shall be three precincts, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on October 26, 1999, City Council adopted Ordinance #99-15 amending <br />Section 3.2.2 of the Ramsey City Charter, thereby allowing more precincts to be added; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, staff is presenting a map to the City Council, which will be adding three <br />more precincts, making a total of eight, and such map will determine the precinct boundary lines <br />as follows: <br /> <br />Precinct 1: <br /> <br />The area bounded by T.H. #47 on the west, 153rd Avenue on the south, <br />Roanoke Street and the Rum River on the east, and the northern City limits <br />on the north. <br /> <br />Precinct 2: The area bounded by T.H. #47 on the east, 153rd Avenue on the south, <br /> CSAH #5 on the west, and the northern City limits on the north. <br /> <br />Precinct 3: <br /> <br />The area bounded by the northern City limits on the north, CSAH #5 and <br />CR #56 on the east. The south and west boundaries shall be as follows: <br />starting at the intersection of CR #83 and the northern City limits, south and <br /> <br /> <br />