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Item #_CL1. <br />Cry a! <br />Elk MEMORANDUM <br />River <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Robert D. Thistle <br />DATE: October 10, 201 I <br />SUBJECT: Cities Urged to Offer Comments on Impact of Redistricting <br />Councilmember Paul Motin has expressed a willingness to attend the public hearing to be <br />held in Saint Cloud on October 13 on behalf of the City of Elk River. We think it would be a <br />good idea for the Council to discuss how we would like re-districting for Elk River to <br />proceed. <br />I have registered Paul as a presenter in St. Cloud. <br />Background on Hearing Schedule <br />A series of public hearings will be held throughout the state in October. (Published Sep <br />22, 2011) <br />Now that both the Minnesota Special Judicial Redistricting Panel and the Citizens' <br />Redistricting Commission have begun the process of gathering information to guide <br />legislative and congressional redistricting, it is important for cities to submit comments and <br />concerns about how the panel will draw new election boundaries for state legislative and <br />congressional districts. <br />In October cities have the opportunity to provide important insights to identify communities <br />of interest that should be maintained within the new legislative or congressional districts that <br />the panel is responsible for creating. <br />The five-judge Special Redistricting Panel appointed by Minnesota State Supreme Court <br />Justice Laurie Gildea has announced a series of public hearings to be held throughout the <br />state during the month of October. Members of the public interested in testifying will have <br />up to five minutes to address the panel at one of the eight locations listed below. <br />H:\Redistricting Hearing.docx <br />