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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: October 12, 2020 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council <br />Work Session meeting at 5:00 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this meeting was <br />held virtually. <br /> <br />Present via Telephone: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran <br />Holmes, Dave McClung and Steve Scott <br /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />Todd Blomstrom, Community Development Manager/City Planner Mike Mrosla, <br />Associate Planner Joe Hartmann, Recreation Programmer Joe Vaughan and Deputy City <br />Clerk Jolene Trauba <br /> <br /> Also present via telephone: Finance Director Gayle Bauman; and City Clerk Julie <br />Hanson <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Absentee Ballot Returns <br /> <br />City Clerk Hanson stated Ramsey County Elections (RCE) has established a process for <br />accepting mailed absentee ballots in person for voters that do not want to utilize the mail to return <br />their ballot but would rather drop it off in person. The process for accepting mailed ballots does <br />not involve drop-boxes but rather established, specific ballot return locations for security <br />purposes. Every ballot that is dropped off in person needs to be reviewed for proper completion by <br />an on-site staff person to ensure the envelope was completed correctly and will not be rejected. <br />Ballot return locations have been established by RCE and are open to all Ramsey County voters <br />that wish to drop off their mailed ballot in person. It was noted ballots would be accepted from <br />9/18/20 through 11/2/2020 and the locations were listed for the Council. <br /> <br />City Clerk Hanson commented should a contract city, such as Arden Hills, wish to accept mailed <br />ballots in person at City Hall for any period of time between now and November 2, Ramsey <br />County Elections would have requirements for staff. These requirements were reviewed in detail