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Councilmember Woestehoff stated that he would still like to look into the Alexandra House more <br />as he sees it as a valuable resource to the City. He said he would like more information before they <br />decide to pull funding. <br />Councilmember Specht asked how much they are contributing to each organization. <br />Councilmember Riley said they are giving $5,000 to Alexandra House and $15,000 to Youth First. <br />Finance Director Lund shared that they have already given $7,500 to Youth First for 2024 and they <br />have not given anything to the Alexandra House at this point. <br />Councilmember Specht noted that he definitely sees the value in supporting non -profits which is <br />why he struggles with whether or not the City should be supporting them; however, he is in support <br />of not funding non -profits at this time. <br />Councilmember Howell added that she would support the Youth First paying for their own snow <br />removal. <br />Mayor Kuzma suggested November 26 as the Truth and Taxation Meeting date. <br />The consensus of the Council was to move forward with the changes made to the preliminary <br />budget, including keeping the Work Session meals and Employee Appreciation event out of the <br />budget and direct Staff to bring it forward for preliminary approval at the September 24 meeting. <br />There was also consensus to pull funding from Youth First for 2025 and requested more <br />information on the Alexandra House. <br />2.02: Discuss Polling Locations <br />City Clerk Schmidt reviewed the Staff report concerning polling locations for future elections. <br />Mayor Kuzma asked about the percentage of voters who voted early for the 2020 Presidential <br />election. <br />City Clerk Schmidt said it was over 50%. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if they looked at using PACT Charter School as a polling <br />location in the future. <br />City Clerk Schmidt said she had not heard back from PACT. She added that St. Katherine Drexel <br />Catholic Church stated that they are interested in being a polling location. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked how far in advance they have to send out notice of new polling <br />locations. <br />City Clerk Schmidt said they send notices 60 days before an election. <br />City Council Work Session / September 10, 2024 <br />Page 4 of 13 <br />