11-13 Special
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Special CityCouncil Meeting
Virtual Meeting held via WebEx
November 13, 2020
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Maria Regan Gonzalez at 4:15 p.m. via WebEx.
Council Members Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor; Ben Whalen; Mary Supple; Edwina Garcia; and
Present: Simon Trautmann
Staff Present: Katie Rodriguez, City Manager; Mary Tietjen, City Attorney; Blanca Martinez
Gavina, Executive Analyst/Aid; and Elizabeth Vanhoose, City Clerk.
CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE
Item #1 RESULTS OF THE CITY GENERAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,
2020. STAFF REPORT NO. 147
Mayor Regan Gonzalez read the resolution and announced the total votes for each of the
elected candidates. The number of votes were as follows:
Ward 1: Simon Trautmann, received 4,364 votes;
Ward 2: Sean Hayford Oleary received 3, 690 votes; and
Ward 3: Ben Whalen 4,171 votes.
The total number of votes was 20,070.
Mayor Regan Gonzalez thanked all of the election judges, City Clerk Vanhoose and
all her staff’s excellent work in such unprecedented election.
City Clerk Vanhoose stated that it was a team effort.
M/Garcia, S/Trautmann to approve the resolution determining the results of the City General
Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Council Member Supple thanked the voters as Richfield’s turnout was 86%.
Council Member Garcia stated that she wanted to thank the aforementioned people and also
the candidates who ran great campaigns.
Council Member Trautmann thanked City Clerk Vanhoose and the city’s best practices which
resulted in great outreach to communities. He also gave the fifth precinct a shootout for a great turnout.
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Mayor Regan Gonzalez stated that she appreciated staff’s special attention to reaching
communities that had barriers to vote.
Executive Analyst Martinez Gavina took roll call vote:
Regan Gonzalez: AYE
Supple: AYE
Trautmann: AYE
Garcia: AYE
Whalen: AYE
Motion carried 5-0
ADJOURNMENT
Item #2
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 4:29 p.m.
Date Approved: December 8, 2020
Maria Regan Gonzalez
Mayor
Kelly Wynn Katie Rodriguez
Senior Office Assistant City Manager