02-14 - 02-05 - Redistricting for Congressional District Resolution 02-14 February 5, 2002
Member Tremere introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION REQUESTING REDISTRICTING AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE
CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY WHOLLY WITHIN A SUBURBAN-BASED
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND WITHIN A SINGLE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the City is a suburban community with a population of 20,281 according
to the 2000 U.S. Census; and,
WHEREAS, the City shares many characteristics and has numerous common
interests with its suburban neighbors including, but not limited to part-time, non-partisan city
councils; geographic size; population; age of housing stock; per-capita income; volunteer
fire service; transportation and transit systems; and public utility infrastructure concerns;
and,
WHEREAS, the City has entered into and maintains cooperative and joint service
agreements in partnership with neighboring suburban communities including but not limited
to St. Louis Park, Crystal, Robbinsdale, New Hope, and Plymouth; and,
WHEREAS, the City works cooperatively with neighboring suburban communities
regarding the area highways such as agreements with the City of St. Louis Park regarding
the planning and regulation of land uses along the 1-394 corridor; multi-community
cooperation for the planning and monitoring of the upgrading and expansion of State
Highway 100; and,
WHEREAS, the State Legislature and the five-judge redistricting panel are now
producing plans and maps with possible new congressional and legislative district
boundaries, and;
WHEREAS, the population of the City allows the City to be placed wholly within one
House of Representatives district rather than two as established during the last
redistricting;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of Golden Valley,
Minnesota, that it should and hereby does request and urge the Legislature and the five-
judge redistricting panel to place the entire City within a single legislative district, to
minimize voter confusion and to create more cost-efficient election administration;
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that this Resolution be promptly transmitted to the
five-judge redistricting panel, which is accepting public input, and to the City's state
legislators.
Resolution 02-14 - Continued February 5, 2002
Linda R. Loomis, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donald G. Taylor, QtMerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member LeSuer
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Grayson,
Johnson, LeSuer, Loomis and Tremere; and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor
and her signature attested by the City Clerk.