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City of Centerville <br />City Council Work Session & Meeting Minutes <br />July 24, 2024 <br />with Ms. Radermacher being placed #3. He stated that Check #36916 was added to the check registry in <br />anticipation of consideration of Item #5, Under New Business and that if Council desired not to approve <br />the item, the check would be voided. <br /> <br />Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Mosher to Approve the Agenda <br />as stated above. All in favor. Motion carried. <br /> <br />IV. APPOINTMENT/PRESENTATION <br /> <br />Mayor Love prefaced that the allotted time would be five minutes, and it would be a one-way conversation <br />allowing for input/comment from those that completed and submitted the Comment Forms prior to the <br />start of the meeting. <br /> <br />1. Mr. Derek Lind, Anoka County Election Integrity Team <br /> <br />Mr. Lind thanked Council for their time, presented them with several handouts and stated that they have <br />been operating for approximately two years and that he had appeared before Council previously. He <br />explained that there were six items that his group had determined to be goals of theirs, with one being a <br />post-election review at Anoka County which involved hand-counting ballots to determine the integrity of <br />the voting equipment. He stated that both the cities of Oak Grove and Rasmey passed resolutions to <br />complete this task by sending an election judge to the County 10-days post-election. He stated that he felt <br />that there would be minimal cost to Centerville to complete a similar count as the community has one <br />precinct and approximately 2,400 registered voters with a cost estimate of $1,000. He stated that his group <br />has been in the news recently with a segment being completed by Alpha News which has received 64,000 <br />hits. He stated that he would be willing to attend a work session if Council desired to pass a similar <br />resolution calling for a hand count of the General Election ballots. <br /> <br />He stated that a post-election review is required by the Secretary of State’s office for all counties, with <br />Anoka County being required to review at least four precincts out of 128. He stated that the requirements <br />are that only two races needed to be counted by hand, e.g., President and Senate seats. He reported that <br />the resolutions that have been passed by the two communities will count all races if the races are <br />competitive. <br /> <br />Council Member Mosher asked if there were a difference in the hand count versus the ballot tabulation <br />and which votes would be counted. Ms. Lisa Henrickson, Linwood Township, stated that she was unsure <br />at this time. She stated that if it were one precinct that would be one thing, if it were throughout the <br />County that would be another. Discussion ensued regarding the goal of double checking and anticipating <br />that there may be minor issues (one or two off), but that the machine was accurately reflecting the ballot <br />counter totals. Mr. Lind did state that the official number is the machine count. Mr. Lind stated that his <br />group felt that elections should be the authority of the cities and not the State. <br /> <br />Mayor Love thanked the group for their time. <br /> <br />2. Mr. Garland Port, 7013 LaMotte Drive <br /> <br />Mr. Port thanked the Council for providing him with an opportunity to speak. Mr. Port read a prepared <br />statement. He stated that he wanted to bring to Council’s attention that the existing Downtown Master <br />Plan and the community stance on development of high-density development, particularly apartments in <br />Page 3 of 10 <br /> <br /> <br />