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e e Redistricting Minutes - Page 5 10. CITY SECRETARY PROVIDED REPORT ON POLLING LOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS City Secretary Martha Gillett provided the Committee with an overview ofthe recommended polling locations. In addition, Ms. Gillett noted that City Council has met in a Workshop Session to discuss reducing the number of polling locations on two separate occasions and agree the number needs to be reduced. This will ease the confusion to voters and provide the City with a large cost savings. Ms. Gillett noted numerous complaints have been received from citizens with regards to the confusion of where to vote on Election Day. 11. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION WITH PUBLIC There were no questions from the Public. 12. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING Chairman Sidney Grant opened the Public Hearing at 7:33. Overview by Ed Matuszak - The overview was summarized and presented by Ed Matuszak. Receive Public Input - Chairman Sidney Grant requested comments from the Public. Sue Gail Kooken took the opportunity to compliment the committee on doing a great job. Bill Scott questioned where the line was drawn on H Street. The committee informed him where the line was drawn and the homes south of H Street would not be in District 1. Recommendation of Committee - The Redistricting Committee recommended map R- 009 be forwarded to City Council for approval and the number of polling locations be reduced to two. Close Public Hearing - The Public Hearing closed at 7:43. 13. PREVIOUS BUSINESS There was no previous business to be discussed. 14. NEW BUSINESS Motion was made by Betty Waters to approve map R-009 to be presented to City Council at the January 14,2001 City Council Meeting and reduce the number of polling locations to two. Second by Betty Stoumbaugh. The motion carried unanimously.