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IV.4. Resolution Establishing Precinct Boundaries and Polling PlacesMarch 15, 2022 Council Report 2022-27 Resolution Establishing Precinct Boundaries and Polling Places Proposed Action Staff recommends that the Council approve the following motion: Move to approve Resolution 2022-020 Establishing Precinct Boundaries and Polling Places. Overview The Minnesota Supreme Court Special Redistricting Panel released its congressional and legislative redistricting plan on February 15, 2022. Municipalities have until March 29, 2022 to reestablish their precinct boundaries based on the court's plan. The attached precinct map divides the city into five voting precincts. Polling places must be fully accessible, large enough to accommodate the election activities, free of other non-election activities, smoke and liquor free, and must be located either within the precinct boundary or within one mile of the precinct boundary. Staff took the following factors in consideration when developing the proposed redistricting map: reviewing the current precinct boundaries, potential polling locations, population and future growth projections, accessibility to polling locations, easily identifiable and explainable precinct boundary lines, census block limitations, and the popularity of early voting. Supporting Information • Resolution 2022-022 Amy Domeier, City Clerk CITY OF HOPKINS HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 2022-020 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES AND POLLING PLACES WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of Minnesota has been redistricted; and WHEREAS, Minnesota statute section 204B.14, subd. 3(d) requires that precinct boundaries must be reestablished within 60 days of the when the legislature has been redistricted or at least 19 week before the state primary election, whichever comes first. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Hopkins, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, hereby establishes the boundaries of the voting precincts and polling places described on the attached Exhibit A. Also attached to this resolution, for illustrative purposes, is a map showing said precincts and the location of each polling location. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 15th day of March, 2022. By:___________________________ Patrick Hanlon, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Amy Domeier, City Clerk EXHIBIT A Precinct 1 (Alice Smith Elementary School, 801 Minnetonka Mills Road) That part of the City lying north of Highway 7 and east of Oakridge Road, south of Highway 7 to Minnetonka Mills Road and west of highway 169, south of Highway 7 to 2nd Street Northeast and east of highway 169 to Blake Road. Precinct 2 (Zion Lutheran Church, 241 5th Avenue North) That part of the City lying east of Highway 169, south of 2nd Street Northeast, and east of Blake Road Precinct 3 (Hopkins Pavilion, 11000 Excelsior Boulevard) That part of the City lying east of 11th Avenue South to Highway 169 and south of Excelsior Boulevard, west of to 11th Avenue South and south of the Twin Cities & Western railroad tracks. Precinct 4 (Hopkins Activity Center, 33 14th Avenue North) That part of the City lying west of Highway 169 to 12th Avenue North and 12th Avenue South, North of Excelsior Boulevard to Minnetonka Mills Road. Precinct 5 (Hopkins Fire Department, 101 17th Avenue South) That part of the City lying west of 11th Ave South and south of Excelsior Boulevard to the Twin Cities & Western Railroad tracks, west of 12th Avenue North and 12th Avenue South , north of Highway 7 and west if Oakridge Road and west of Atwater Street.