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a. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 20, 2011 were approved. b. Resolution awarding Public Works Contract C11-20, Barrett Place Curb Replacement was adopted. File 8504 c. Application for renewal Class "A" Beer License for Daniel Jon McMahon, d/b/a Dick's Tackle and Bait, 901 Bayliss Avenue was referred to ABLCC. File 8497 6. ORDINANCES a. Proposed Ordinance to repeal and recreate Section 1.13 of the Code of General Ordinances of the City of Beloit pertaining to City Electoral Ward Boundaries and to repeal and recreate Section 1.14 pertaining to Polling Places was given first reading. City Clerk Rebecca Houseman explained that every ten years, after the Census, the US Census Bureau releases data and every jurisdiction must redistrict to adjust their ward, supervisory, and legislative boundaries to accommodate shifts in population. She noted that she served on the 2011 County Redistricting Ad Hoc Technical Committee and the committee developed a tentative County Supervisory District plan. She said the jurisdictions in Rock County have 60 days from the date of approval of the County's plan to develop ward plans and have them approved by the governing body. She indicated that after the ward plans are approved, the County has another 60 days to solidify the County Supervisory District map before the State redraws the Assembly and Senate Districts. She noted that the number of polling places had been reduced from 10 to 9, which will save around $6,000 in 2012. She also said that new polling places include the Beloit Public Library, the Historical Society, and Todd Elementary School and that a public information campaign regarding the major changes in election law and wards and polling places will occur prior to the first election in 2012. Councilor De Forest moved to suspend the rules to allow for the first and second readings, second by Councilor Haynes. The motion carried 6-0. Councilor Haynes moved to enact, second by Councilor Luebke. Councilor De Forest said she was excited about the massive post card mailing and the planned advertisements in local newspapers to provide information to voters. She also asked if additional staff is needed due to the passage of the new Voter ID bill. Ms. Houseman noted that the public information piece will start in 2011 and that1-2 temporary workers will be needed for one to two weeks prior to the first two elections to accommodate the phones calls regarding all the changes. Councilor Spreitzer indicated that he was happy that voters would no longer have to cross the river to vote. Councilor Luebke thanked the staff for cleaning up the ward boundaries and polling places. The motion carried 6-0. File 5826 Ordinance 3447 7. APPOINTMENTS - none 8. COUNCILOR ACTIVITIES AND UPCOMING EVENTS a. Councilor De Forest indicated that she was privileged to attend a town hall meeting for the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan and encouraged people who did not receive a survey to contact the Councilors to obtain a survey. She also said she enjoyed the Sympathy Orchestra and Fireworks at Riverside Park to celebrate the Fourth of July and thanked North American Tool for sponsoring the fireworks. b. Councilor Luebke indicated that the Fourth of July event reflected how wonderful Beloit's parks are and thanked Beloit 2020 for its contribution to the improvements in Riverside Park. He indicated that he would like to publicly thank City Manager Arft, City Attorney Casper, and Economic Development Director Janke for working to bring the NorthStar Development to Beloit. c. Councilor Spreitzer indicated that he also attended the town hall meeting regarding the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan and was excited about the different suggestions given in the meeting. He also indicated that he enjoyed the Beloit Snappers Baseball game and fireworks and the Symphony performance and Fireworks at Riverside Park over the holiday weekend. d. President Leavy congratulated Councilor Newnham for being an extra in the Transformers movie. He also indicated that he had the opportunity to attend the Back to Beloit event, where Jim and Cheryl Caldwell presented a documentary about the African American migration to Beloit. He said that proceeds from the sale of the documentary would go to the Beloit Historical Society and Back to Beloit, which provides college scholarships to local youth. 9. CITY MANAGER'S PRESENTATION - none 10. REPORTS FROM BOARDS AND CITY OFFICERS a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Development Agreement with NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC. Economic Development Director Andrew Janke gave a review of the project and said that they propose to develop a production facility in Beloit. He said that the process utilizes a stable non- radioactive isotope as a source material, which produces significantly less waste by-products. He said that