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Home My WebLink About2020 08-14 CCP SpecialCouncil S pecial M eeting V I RT UA L meeting being conducted by electronic means in accordance with Minnesota S tatutes, section 13D.021 P ublic portion available for connection https://logis.webex.com/logis/j.php? MT I D=me1bab8f aa2d809696b7e255adb0378a1 A ugust 14, 2020 AGE NDA 1.C all to Order - 6:00 p.m. The C ity Council requests that attendees turn off cell phones and pagers during the meeting. A copy of the full C ity Counc il packet is available to the public. The packet ring binder is located at the entrance of the c ouncil chambers. 2.Roll Call 3.2020 M unicipal P rimary Election A.Canvass of the 2020 M unicipal P rimary Election Results - Motion to approve the resol ution regarding the canvass of the 2020 Muni cipal Primary Electi on hel d on August 11, 2020 4.Adjourn C ouncil Special M eeng DAT E:8 /14/2 0 2 0 TO :C ity Council F R O M:C ur t Boganey, C ity M anager T H R O U G H : BY:Barb S uciu, City Clerk S U B J E C T:C anvas s of the 2020 M unicipal P r imary E lec/on Results B ackground: O n A ugust 11 , 2020, the C ity of Brooklyn C enter held a Municipal P rimar y Elec/on for tw o City Council s eats . There w ere s ev en (7) candidates running for City Council. The objec/v e of the P rimary is to narr ow the field from s even (7 ) candidates to four (4) candidates . D ue to C O V I D -1 9 , 2020 Elec/on law s w ere modified s lightly allowing tw o extra day s for elec/on officials to proces s mail ballots if they w ere post marked earlier than A ugust 11, 2020. T he top four (4) candidates are: M arquita Butler 1 ,498 Kris L aw rence-A nder s on 1 ,401 A lfreda D aniels 1 ,269 S izi G oyah 841 T hese four candidates will be placed on the G ener al Elec/on ballot for Nov ember 3 , 2020. A ls o, for the G eneral Elec/on, there w ill be the op/on of w rite-in candidates as w ell. T he sta/s/cs for the P rimary Elec/on are as follow s : Elec/on D ay I n Per s on Vo/ng 1,796 A bsentee Vo/ng 2,528 Total Voters 4,324 T his is a 27% voter tur n out of w hich 16% w as abs entee vo/ng. Comparing this informa/on to 2016 and 20 1 8 , Elec/o n Day I n Person Vo/ng 21% and absentee vo /ng 3%, and E lec/on D ay I n Perso n Vo/ng 8% and absentee vo/ng .82% respec/vely. As yo u ca n see, 2020 Primary had a higher voter turn out than bo th of these years. B elo w is a breakdo wn by precinct as well as by in perso n and absentee. B udget I ssues: A ll cos ts related to the P r imary Elec/on w ere included in the 2020 Budget cycle. S trate gic Priories and Values: S afe, S ecure, S table C ommunity, Customer I n/macy , O pera/onal Excellence AT TA C H M E N TS : D escrip/on Upload D ate Ty pe A bstract of Votes C as t 8/14/2020 Backup M aterial Res olu/on 8/14/2020 Resolu/on L eGer Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION REGARDING CANVASS OF AUGUST 11, 2020, MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION WHEREAS, the City Council has met for the purpose of canvassing the election returns of the municipal primary election for the office of Council Member. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that it is hereby determined by official canvass that Marquita Butler, Kris Lawrence-Anderson, Alfreda Daniels, and Sizi Goyah received the highest number of votes in the August 11, 2020, Municipal Primary Election and are declared to be the nominees for the office of Council Member of the City of Brooklyn Center. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the City Clerk is directed to place the names of the nominees on the General Election ballot. August 14, 2020 Date Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.