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Mayor Heineman asked if the leasing agreement for the poll pads was just signed by Staff rather than coming forward to the Council. City Administrator Hagen shared that there is a JPA for the election-related items with the cities in Anoka County which spells out the responsibility of the poll pads and the leasing agreement falls under this. He explained that the City's financial responsibility for the poll pads is that they would be responsible if an elections employee broke a piece of equipment. He said this agreement was signed by a member of Staff and has historically always been signed by Staff. He added that the Council terminated this agreement last year so they are no longer parry to it; however, the County still has the authority to say when these poll pads will and will not be used. He noted that it has not been the County's goal to have the cities pay into the capital costs to replace these poll pads. Mayor Heineman asked how terminating the leasing agreement would affect any future County or higher elections. City Administrator Hagen shared that the main thing accomplished by terminating the contract is that the storage of the poll pads was taken away from the City. He said in 2026 at the next election, the poll pads would be delivered back to the City to be used. Roxanne Tersteeg, 6263 Rivlyn Avenue, came forward and shared that she is another resident who was affected by the sewage leak caused by Ames Construction. She shared that she also opted to fix up her house rather than wait for a settlement with Ames. She said she is looking forward to the mediation and she is waiting for the judge to share the parameters of the mediation. She welcomed and congratulated the new Councilmembers. She added that she is supportive of the paper poll pads for elections. Councilmember Stewart asked if the public is aware that the poll pads are just for how someone checks in to vote rather than what they actually cast their vote on. 4. APPROVE AGENDA Motion by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Peters, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Heineman, Councilmembers Olson, Peters, Buscher, Riley, Specht, and Stewart. Voting No: None. 5. APPROVE MINUTES Motion by Councilmember Peters, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to approve the following meeting minutes: 5.01: City Council Work Session dated, January 28, 2025 5.02: City Council Regular Session dated, January 28, 2025 City Council/February 11, 2025 Page 4 of 8