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l\UNUTES Page 12 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-December 6, 2004 would be delivered to the ROV Office. Ms. Handa confinned that the ROV Office would be a drop-off location, and the nlailed ballots would have the ROV mailing address on the return envelope. Councilnlenlber Grant asked if the drop-off locations would be staffed until 8 :00 p.nl. on Election Day. Ms. Handa stated that both hired poll workers and City staff will staff the three locations until 8:00 p.1n. on Election Day. Councilmelnber Glaze asked if the City is required to treat the drop-off locations as if they were polling places and keep them open for extended hours. Ms. Handa indicated that City Hall will be open to receive ballots dUling nonnal days and hours until Election Day. On Election Day, the three City sites will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00p.nl. She stated she would determine whether the sites are actually considered polling places. Councilnlelllber Glaze asked who at the designated City sites will be authorized to accept the ballots. Ms. Handa noted that the Front Office staff in the City Manager's Office will be trained to accept ballots prior to, and on, Election Day. Councihnenlber Glaze expressed concenl that this will be the first all nlail ballot election for San Leandro voters, and the instructions and options need to be nlade clear. Vice Mayor Badger asked who would be responsible for transporting the voted ballots to the ROV, and how often this would occur prior to the election. Ms. Handa noted that the fiequency is still to be determined; however, she would take personal responsibility for transporting the voted ballots to the ROV. Councilnlember Santos asked what will happen to the ballots at the various drop-off locations after 8 :00 p.ln. on Election Day. Ms. Handa stated that the ballot boxes will likely be collected and secured at City Hall ovenlight, then transported to the ROV the next lnonling to be counted. Mayor Young clarified that the ballots received by the ROV prior to Election Day would have already been counted, so the tally would go fairly quickly once the ballots cast on Election Day are submitted to the ROV. Public Comments on Item 8.1.: Lou Filipovich, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council regarding various aspects of the election process. Al Rosenga, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, commenting that the City should pay the retunl postage for the ballots. Mayor Young suggested the options of printing a single ballot type and paying the Business Reply postage. Vice Mayor Badger asked for clarification regarding the Registrar's opInIon that requiring voters to affix postage could be considered a poll tax. He pointed out that when he votes by absentee ballot, he is required to pay the retunl postage. Ms. Handa