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e e Redistricting Minutes - Page 4 The Committee did a great job in meeting the criteria established for them to follow. Council primarily used a committee to get as much citizen involvement as possible. Tonight's meeting is another example of citizen involvement. In addition, there will be a Public Hearing at the City Council Meeting on January 28, 2002. As the Chairman pointed out, there will be ample opportunity for citizens to ask questions and provide their opinions at this meeting. You do not have to sign-in that evening to speak. Just raise your hand if you wish to address the Committee. 8. ED MATUSZAK PROVIDEDuIE PUBLIC WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE MAPPING OF EACH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT AND DATA USED TO DEFINE THE NEW DISTRICTS Mr. Matuszak provided an overview of the process the Committee used in determining the map recommended to City Council. He indicated this was a difficult task because such a large number of people had to be moved into District 4; moved people to District 3; moved people out of District 2; District I was fairly compact and stayed mostly the same; and District 6 needed shifting. An overview of the numbers provided by the Census Bureau was discussed. Total population 31,880 divided by six districts = 5,313 5% = 267 people Ethnic breakdowns were presented. Mr. Matuszak informed the group how the Committee followed each of the guidelines provided by City Council and set forth by federal regulations. The current and recommended maps were presented. Guidelines did not allow the Committee to take into consideration any growth or homes built after the census numbers were provided. The Committee had to use the numbers provided by the census bureau. The Committee drafted nine maps to determine the final recommendation. In addition, Mr. Matuszak noted the Committee is recommending the number of polling locations be reduced from six to two. This is being recommended to ease the confusion to voters on where to vote, and reduce costs due to difficulties obtaining election workers. 9. DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT PROPOSED MAPS OF EACH DISTRICT AND EXPLAINED PROCESS FOR DRAWING NEW DISTRICT LINES Each Committee Member provided a report on their district and allowed the public to ask questions. In addition, the public will be able to speak during the Public Hearing.