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Orono City Council Work Session Minutes Monday, June 8, 2020 Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. Edwards mentioned he is looking to council for guidance. Once we receive note that you support staff for examining this closer, staff will bring back to council for approval. Guidance over all is to get final numbers and draft contract. Council Member Victoria Seals would like staff to dig into the numbers a bit more prior to sharing this with Spring Park. 2. Solicitor License Moratorium Rief began discussion about Soliciting during the pandemic. He asked for guidance for allowing Solicitors to go to residents homes during while executive orders are in place for social distancing. Walsh asked if the attorney had any concerns about this discussion. Walsh is concerned that people may not have the choice if people are coming to them during this time while they do have a choice to visit places outside their homes. Johnson also mentioned we don’t really have control for enforcing protocols during executive orders. Printup asked if this would be through 2020. Rief mentioned it would be observed while the Governor’s orders for COVID-19 are effect. It may be wise to not offer the opportunity in order to protect the residents. Walsh agreed that the City may want to avoid sending people out into the neighborhoods that may impact the residents by promoting Solicitors during the pandemic. Council agrees that a moratorium may be a wise choice for now. 3. Elections Update City Clerk Anna Carlson gave an update to the council about the Absentee Voting period. She mentioned that Hennepin County had offered options for handling in-person voting during the 46 days leading up to the 2020 Primary Election to all HC Cities in response to COVID-19. Carlson noted that Orono would opt to handle the Direct Balloting period for Orono residents for the last 7 days prior to Election Day beginning on August 4, 2020 allowing voters to enter City hall and vote.