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AGENDA ITEM – 1F <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: November 18, 2019 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> <br />FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Elections Discussion <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />For Council Consideration <br /> <br />The City Council may consider giving direction or feedback on future polling places within the <br />City. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Following discussions with the City Council, City Staff has been reviewing the current polling <br />places for Arden Hills. The current polling locations are Presbyterian Church of the Way <br />(Precinct One), North Heights Lutheran (Precinct Two), and the Ramsey County Public Works <br />Facility (Precinct Three). During the recent election held on November 5, 2019, City Staff <br />received concerns regarding Precinct Two and Precinct Three including, but not limited to, poor <br />access, insufficient signage, and issues with the facilities themselves. <br /> <br />City Staff has requested Ramsey County Elections Staff review alternate locations for polling <br />places within the City. Ramsey County has preliminary identified the following polling places: <br />St Katherine Orthodox Church (Highway 96), Boston Scientific (Hamline), Land O’Lakes <br />(Lexington), Bethel College (Bethel Drive), Anderson Center (Pine Tree Drive), Gradient Center <br />(Lexington), and the Pilgrim House (Highway 96). Ramsey County has not discussed elections <br />with these facilities; however, if Council does have an interest in one of those sites the County <br />would then approach the site hosts. <br /> <br />Generally, the Council would need to make a decision by early December to set polling places <br />for the subsequent year; however, elections staff have said there is sufficient flexibility to make a <br />decision after the deadline. Staff would request Council discuss the current sites, and if they <br />would like to combine precincts are continue to consider alternative locations. Two different <br />solutions have been mentioned, the first is combining Precinct 2 and 3 at North Heights, the