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Mayor Meier Councilman Leary ELECTION WARD REDISTRICTING STATUS REPORT Mayor Meier Councilman Leary 1/18/83 Page -19- Commented that after a discussion with Director Leesma.n relative to the increased security will effect all the business areas, not only the downtown area. Hopefully in the near future, it was his feeling, everyone will be aware of the improvement in these areas and crime and buglary rate will decrease substantially. Remarked, if it is possible and if the business men would agree, he suggested a meeting be held periodically each month or so to keep the communications open. Very often when there is a crisis we have a flury of activity, then it quickly dies down. If the line of communication is kept open it would more likely ensure improvement in security. Advised Director Rupp would be reporting on this item, but Administrator Wurl wished to make a statement - half the Council did not wish maps, and the other half did wish them. If council so wished, he could provide maps with lines drawn for the the proposed re- districing of the election wards. The Planning Dept. divided the population in the given areas and the maps were non-political in staff's viewpoint. Requested Administrator Wurl to provide Council with the map. Lnquired if there would be maps without lines on them.so couneilmembers could review the population figures. Wurl advised the maps did have lines drawn for the various wards and information would be given how the population figures were generated that appear on them. Map would show a simple extension of the lines to ac- comodate what has traditionally been the division of the city in wards. Wurl stated there was one map that would be im- portant, probably in council's consideration, and that would be actually placing the popu- lation figures in the various surrounding sub- divisions. HowE~ver, this particular map was not available this evening.