11-13-2020 Complete AgendaV IR T U AL ME E TIN G H E L D V IA W E B E X
N O VEMB E R 13, 2020
4:15 P M
C all to order
1.S pecial Meeting Items
C onsider the adoption of a resolution determining the results of the C ity General E lection on Tuesday, November 3,
2020.
S taff Report No. 147
2.A djournment
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AGENDA SECTION:Special Meeting Items
AGENDA ITEM #1.
STAFF RE P ORT NO. 147
CIT Y COUNCIL ME E T ING
11/13/2020
RE P O RT P RE PA RE D B Y: K ari S inning, D eputy C ity C lerk
D E PA RTME NT D IRE C TO R RE V IE W: E lizabeth VanHoose, C ity C lerk
11/13/2020
O THE R D E PA RTM E NT RE V IE W: N/A
C ITY MA NA G E R RE V IE W: K atie Rodriguez, C ity Manager
11/13/2020
I T E M F O R C O UNC IL C O NS ID E RAT I O N:
Consider the adoption of a resolution determining the results of the City General Election on Tuesday,
November 3, 2020.
E X E C UT IV E S UM M ARY:
The City General Election was conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in conjunction with the State and
Federal General Election. The City General Election included contests for the office of Council Member
Ward One, Council Member W ard Two, and Council Member Ward Three. The "unofficial" results of the
election are attached and any relevant updates will be provided at the City Council meeting.
The Richfield City Charter states that the Council shall meet and canvass the election returns at the next
regular or Special Council meeting immediately following any regular, primary or special election, but in no
event later than the time prescribed by State law, and must make full declaration of the results as soon as
possible, and file a statement thereof with the City Clerk.
RE C O M M E ND E D AC T I O N:
By Motion: Approve the resolution determining the results of the City General Election on Tuesday,
November 3, 2020.
B AS IS O F RE C O M M E ND AT I O N:
A.H IS TOR IC AL C ON T E X T
This information is contained within the Executive Summary.
B.P OL IC IE S (resolutions, ordinances, regulations, statutes, etc):
The City Charter provides that the City Council declare the results of the election.
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 205 governs the conduct of municipal elections.
C.C R IT IC AL T IMIN G IS S U E S:
The City Council must take action by November 13, 2020.
D.F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
There is no financial impact.
E.L E GAL C ON S ID E R AT ION:
Legal review is not required.
ALTE R N AT IV E R E C O MME N D ATIO N(S):
There are no alternative recommendations.
P R IN C IPAL PAR TIE S E X P E C TE D AT ME E TIN G:
None.
AT TAC H ME N T S:
D escription Type
Resolution Resolution L etter
Results B ackup Material
RESOLUTION NO. 11792
RESOLUTION DETERMINING RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION
OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield that the Council,
having received and considered the tally of votes by the election judges of the General
Election held November, 2020, the results are determined to be as follows:
Votes cast for Council Member Ward One: Simon Trautmann 4,364
Ruane Onesirosan 1,355
WRITE-IN 47
Votes cast for Council Member Ward Two: Sean Hayford Oleary 3,690
Gordon Vizecky 2,307
WRITE-IN 40
Votes cast for Council Member Ward Three: Ben Whalen 4,171
WRITE-IN 127
Total number of Richfield voters in this election: 20,070
Attachment A is the complete tabulation of results.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following list of judges were those
certifying returns of said election:
Robert Alexander
Luke Anderson
Jim Atkins
William Bednar
Rosemary Bernau
Suzi Blumberg
Sara Boothe
Linda Boyd
Crystal Brakke
Daniel Bredemus
Meredith Bruzek
Christie Burke
Hazel Burnside
Marjorie Cain
Amy Carlsted
Allison Cassel
Gina Cassellius
Carrie Chillman
Doris Christine
Kathy Collias
Amy Cook
Ellen Cutter
Scott Dahlquist
Julie Danielson
Sandra Decker
Peder DeFor
Blue Delliquanti
Christopher Delso
Amanda Delso
Katrina Dingley
Catherine Dinndorf
Sheila Domstrand
Cynthia Dubansky
Jason Ebben
Joanne Ehren Dahlquist
Liz Ekholm
Taryn Ellis
Carolyn Engeldinger
Jose Escobedo
Denise Famodu
Gregory Frost
Judith Goebel
Anthony Goodman
Rebecca Guarino
Roger Guarino
Ann Hagens
Helina Haile
Richard Hall
Diane Harayda
James Harding
Linda Hinz
Janette Holter
Margaret Horan
Sandra Hvizdos
Marilyn Jacobson
Henry Jimenez
Sita Johnson
Janell Joyner
Joy Jurewicz
Janet Karnick
Dawn Keaveny
Carly Kidd
Claire Killian
Chelsea Knauf
Brenda Kupfer
Katie Lankton
Mandee Liberty
Emily Lodermeier
Libby Long
April Lund
Lawrence Martin
Adam Maurer
Andrew May
Joshua Medley
Adri Melander
Richard Morey
Sarah Musgrave
Lori Myers
Helen Nachicas
Alicia Nelson
Cindy Norland
Zachary Olson
Ruby Olson
Gloria Olson
Barbara Orzechowski
Dustin Parks
Katlyn Peterson
Wayne Peterson
Barbara Peterson
Monica Petrov
Wanda Poston
Leif Reffsgaard
Holly Rhodes
Nancy Rollinger
Samantha Ross
Doris Rubenstein
Jeffrey Rundgren
Robert Sakkinen
Douglas Schairer
Margaret Schow
Anne Schuette
Lynn Schuster
K. Lashel Solberg
Margaret Stainer
Jillian Stearns
Virginia Stillwell
Charles Strauch
Catherine Sunde
Roger Swanson
Brad Tainter
Anisa Tapper
Amanda Theisen
Cheryl Thiele
Cara Thrane
Mark Tilc
David Tufford
Mary Jo Tuttle
Kristen Van De Riet
Jon VanValkenburg
Lindy Venustus
Nancy Walstrom
Daniel Walter
Lois Webb-Bradford
Mark Wegener
Bob Wells
Andrew Weston
Elaine Wetsch
Jared Wills
Debra Wood
Thomas Zera
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 13th day of
November, 2020.
Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor
ATTEST:
Elizabeth VanHoose, City Clerk
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11/12/2020 4:18:42 PMUnofficial Results for Richfield Precincts
City of Richfield General Election - November 3, 2020
NONPARTISAN
Total % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Precinct
CITY OFFICES
Council Member Ward 1
1,355 23.5% 497 480 378Ruane K. Onesirosan
4,364 75.7% 1,547 1,236 1,581Simon Trautmann
47 0.8% 20 18 9WRITE-IN**
Council Member Ward 2
3,690 61.1% 1,540 1,237 913Sean Hayford Oleary
2,307 38.2% 814 922 571Gordon Vizecky
40 0.7% 22 11 7WRITE-IN**
Council Member Ward 3
4,171 97.0% 1,199 1,238 1,734Ben Whalen
127 3.0% 51 43 33WRITE-IN**
VOTER TURNOUT
Total % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Precinct
.
Registered Voters
22,527 93.7% 1,833 3,242 2,817 2,572 2,605 2,881 1,908 1,892 2,777Persons Registered at 7:00 AM
1,506 6.3% 156 242 139 183 128 197 99 126 236New Registrations on Election Day
24,033 100.0% 1,989 3,484 2,956 2,755 2,733 3,078 2,007 2,018 3,013TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS
Ballots Cast
6,738 32.5% 730 811 805 893 586 753 559 675 926Number Voting at Polls
13,982 67.5% 1,012 2,116 1,817 1,359 1,878 1,875 1,227 1,106 1,592Number Voting Absentee
20,720 100.0% 1,742 2,927 2,622 2,252 2,464 2,628 1,786 1,781 2,518TOTAL PERSONS VOTING
86.2% 87.6% 84.0% 88.7% 81.7% 90.2% 85.4% 89.0% 88.3% 83.6%Turnout Percentage