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City Council Minutes - 04/22/02 Page 4 3. Ed Burrell, resident, noted and encouraged the Council to consider the many pros and cons, facts and opinions, gathered at the Task Force public meeting on April 10th, and tabulated in the Council's packet. Kough asked whether it was less expensive to have an even-year election. Curti spoke to a cost analysis memo. Burrell indicated that the Roseville Area school district would continue to pay for their odd-year election costs, so such election costs would still be passed along to and paid by voters and taxpayers. Kysylyczyn moved to the Land Use Item: Hoff Variance 7:00 p.m. Request, that had been advertised to the neighborhood as Agenda Change a 7:00 p.m. regular agenda issue. 4. Tam McGeehee, resident, spoke in favor of odd- 7 :45 p.m. Re-convene year elections based on the ability of residents to focus on local issues (including the school district elections). She felt the cost issue for odd-year elections was insignificant compared to the city budget and the value of focusing on local elections. If Council went forward with creating an even-year local election cycle, she favored a 2006 effective date. As general public comment, she failed to understand why we seem to be in a rush on the facility renovation issues and favored more time and public input. Kysylyczyn asked that copies of the City Center Task Force Report and the July 31, 2001 Ellerbe Becket Report be given to Ms. McGeehee. 5. Marilyn Rose-Sanft, resident, asked how many Northwestern College students vote here in Roseville versus their hometown, and she was frustrated that those students could affect the outcome on local issues. She said an odd-year election has the advantage of a shorter ballot. 6. Georgiana Sobola, resident, asked what the procedure is for proposing and adopting an