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The City Council may conduct a meeting by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions are met: I.) The Mayor, City Attorney or City Administrator must determine that an in person meeting or a meeting conducted under standard notification requirements as outlined in State Statute or City Charter is not practical or prudent because of a health pandemic or an emergency declared by the State of Minnesota.; 2.) All members of the City Council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, must be able to hear on another and hear all discussion and testimony. 3.) All members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the City Council must hear all discussion and testimony and all votes of the City Council, unless attendance at the regular meeting location is not feasible due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration. 4.) At least one member of the City Council, City Attorney or City Administrator must be physically present at the regular meeting location, unless unfeasible to due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration. 5.) All votes must be conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded. Each member of the City Council participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings. If telephone or another electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, to the extent practical, the City Council shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The City Council may require the person making the connection to pay for the documented additional cost the City Council incurs as a result of the additional connection. If telephone or another electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special or emergency meeting, the City Council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions regarding the opportunity to allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location, as identified above. The timing and method of providing notice is governed by Minnesota State Law and the Hastings City Charter. The City Council shall comply with all provisions of Minnesota State Law and the City Charter relating to the requirements for closed meetings.