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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION April 25, 2016 DRAFT 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 MINUTES 2 3 DATE : April 25, 2016 4 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 TIME ENDED : 6:30 p.m. 6 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Rafferty, Kusterman, 7 Maher, Manthey and Mayor Reinert 8 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 9 10 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development 11 Director Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director John Swenson; City Clerk Julie Bartell 12 13 2. 550 Lilac Street Tax Appeal – Community Development Director Grochala 14 explained that the owner of the property is concerned about SAC charges. The 15 circumstances under which the property changed hands was explained. Mr. Grochala 16 explained that the city has paid the charges to the Met Council and in turn sent notices 17 requesting payment from the property owner. Since the assessment was paid, a special 18 assessment was adopted against the property. Initially that charge was assessed against 19 the wrong property and then eventually to the correct owner who appealed it to the court 20 who set it aside. Now the property is rented and the tenant plans to open a Fiesta Cancun 21 restaurant and their liquor license is being held up because of back taxes. The property 22 owner would like this abated. 23 24 Mayor clarified that the property owner, Morteza Salehi, is reporting that didn’t 25 understand that the taxes were owed when he purchased the property. Mayor Reinert 26 asked how a situation like this would normally be handled. He’d be inclined to not want 27 to harm the restaurant that simply wants to conduct business and isn’t a party to the back 28 charges but still can’t get their liquor license in place with taxes owed. 29 30 Discussion will continue at the May work session. 31 32 3. Lino Lakes Ambassador Inquiry – Administrator Karlson explained that the 33 City was contacted by the Ambassador’s group. They are interested in honoring two 34 former ambassadors who have gone on to accomplish recognition at the Aquatennial and 35 Winter Carnival events. They are proposing a reception prior to a city council meeting in 36 June and any other recognition possible. Mayor Reinert indicated that he would like to 37 provide as much recognition as possible for the Ambassadors program, including a 38 proclamation if that is appropriate. 39 40 1. Review Regular Agenda of April 25, 2016 – The council reviewed the agenda 41 and there were no changes. 42 43 44 The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m. 45