11-12-13 Special CC Minutes Special Meeting
of the
City Council
November 12, 2013
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Golden
Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota was held at 7800 Golden Valley Road in said City on November
12, 2013 at 6:30 pm.
The following members were present: Clausen, Harris, Pentel, Scanlon and Schmidgall. Also present
were: Thomas Burt, City Manager; Allen Barnard, City Attorney; and Judy Nally, Administrative
Assistant.
Pledge of Alle,qiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
The entire Council joined Council Member Schmidgall and his friends along with member of the
audience in singing a few patriotic songs.
Certify Election Results
Mayor Harris called the Council to order as a Canvassing Board. Sue Virnig, City Glerk, presented the
election returns for the City Election held on November 5, 2013 and answered questions from the
Council.
CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY
November 5, 2013
COUNCIL MEMBER PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT
TWO YEAR 1A 2A 3C 4 5C 6 7B 8B TOTAL
John Giese 170 236 168 171 192 157 170 192 1,456
Steven T Schmidgall 236 313 259 146 177 226 200 215 1,772
Write-ins 6 6 3 2 2 4 2 1 26
COUNCIL MEMBER PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT
FOUR YEAR 1A 2A 3C 4 5C 6 7B 8B TOTAL
Larry Fonnest 180 238 169 105 105 116 88 108 1,109
Andy Snope 207 285 179 118 141 158 113 145 1,346
Simon Gottlieb 26 39 55 22 101 34 23 97 397
Bob Hernz 29 64 31 59 32 84 124 33 456
Greg Keivit 18 17 23 15 18 17 9 58 175
Chris Miller 58 49 65 74 47 52 60 58 463
Paul David Scofield 92 149 73 84 79 104 118 102 801
Jacquelyn Smith 95 131 60 60 72 81 76 80 655
Gillian Uecker Rosenquist 112 124 208 83 154 101 96 137 1,015
Write-ins 4 1 4 2 1 3 2 0 17
Special Meeting of the City Council
November 12, 2013
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Certifv Election Results - Continued
Precinct 1A 2A 3C 4 5C 6 7B 8B Total
Registered Persons on 1,640 2,320 1,566 1,753 1,424 1,985 1,889 1,873 14,450
Election Day
New Registrations on 10 17 14 10 11 12 8 22 104
Election Day
Total 1,650 2,337 1,580 1,763 1,435 1,997 1,897 1,895 14,554
Voted 415 584 484 313 425 380 373 455 3,429
Voted Absentee 16 24 25 21 17 20 19 19 161
Total Voted 431 608 509 334 442 400 392 474 3,590
Percentage Voted 26.12 26.02 32.22 18.94 30.80 20.03 20.66 25.01 24.67
MOVED by Scanlon, seconded by Pentel and motion carried unanimously to certify the above election
returns as submitted and to declare that the winner in the Special Election for Council Member contest
is Steve Schmidgall and the winners in the Council Member (four year) contest be awarded as follows:
Larry Fonnest and Andy Snope.
Oath of Office - Steve Schmidqall, Council Member
Allen Barnard gave the oath of office to Council Member Steve Schmidgall. The term for Council
Member Schmidgall expires December 31, 2015.
Adiournment
MQVED by Clausen, seconded by Schmidgall and motion carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting
at 6:25 pm.
Shepard M. Harris, Mayor
ATTEST:
Judy Nally, Administrative Assistant