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Regular Meeting
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL REGULAR MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012
The City of Springfield Council met in special regular session in the Council Meeting Room, 225
Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 8:04 p.m., with Mayor
Lundberg presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Lundberg and Councilors Pishioneri, VanGordon, Wylie, Moore, Ralson and
Woodrow. Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery,
City Attorney Mary Bridget Smith, City Recorder Amy Sowa, and members of the staff.
ORDINANCES
1. Council Ward Redistricting - Final Boundary Map and Ordinance Adoption.
ORDINANCE NO. 6273 — AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING WARDS WITHIN THE
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF AS
SPECIFIED IN SECTION 2.005, TERRITORY- WARDS, OF THE SPRINGFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
City Recorder Amy Sowa presented the staff report on this item. Every ten years, the U.S. Census
Bureau conducts a census of the population. The data was used for a variety of purposes,
including reapportionment of election districts. In the past, the City has contracted with LCOG to
analyze the census data and draft ward boundary scenarios for Council consideration.
In April 2011, the City again contracted with LCOG to provide those services. On July 11, 2011
and September 26, 2011 the Council met in work sessions to review information presented by Bill
Clingman from LCOG regarding 2010 Census data and Council ward boundaries. Mr. Clingman
presented four possible scenarios for Council review during the work session on September 26.
During the November 14, 2011 work session, Mr. Clingman used interactive software to adjust
the boundaries "live" based on Council. direction. Council chose to start with the Growth Scenario
map and made several adjustments to the boundary lines.
Based on those suggested changes, a final map with descriptions, along with the proposed
ordinance, was prepared and is now ready for Council review and approval.
Ward boundaries and state voting precinct boundaries were not coterminous; thus, once the
ordinance for the map was approved, it would be sent to Lane County Elections who will then
prepare the precincts for the City. The precincts must be set by the County by the end of January.
A separate ordinance would be presented to the Council in February adopting the precincts as set
forth by the County.
City of Springfield
Council Regular Meeting Minutes
January 9, 2012
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IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
RALSTON TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 6273. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A
VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
Minutes Recorder Amy Sowa
Christine L. Lundberg
Mayor
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City Recot d r