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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 2, 2016 DRAFT 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 MINUTES 2 3 DATE : May 2, 2016 4 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 TIME ENDED : 9:35 p.m. 6 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Rafferty, Kusterman, 7 Maher, Manthey and Mayor Reinert 8 MEMBERS ABSENT : None, 9 10 11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Finance Director Sarah Cotton; 12 Community Development Director Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director John 13 Swenson; City Planner Katie Larsen; City Clerk Julie Bartell 14 15 1. Board of Appeal – Alex Guttenberg, Anoka County Assessor’s Office, reviewed 16 the Board of Appeal written report and explained the board meeting process. He pointed 17 out that the role of Anoka County is to assist the city in running the meeting. Based on 18 the number of calls they have received, they are not expecting a large turnout. 19 20 Mayor Reinert reviewed his experience; the process allows the council to consider special 21 situations or issues that may not be clear in the mass assessment process used by the 22 county. 23 24 Mr. Guttenberg explained changes in the timing of the assessment process to provide 25 more accurate valuations. He reviewed parcel count data, how property review is handled 26 and adjustments planned in the industrial/commercial assessment process. He reviewed 27 sales data from the last period and how that is considered in the valuation process. He 28 explained valuation increases by type of property. 29 30 Mayor Reinert explained that the council has authority over valuation of properties in the 31 city and while that authorize is not to be abused, there are some situations when it is 32 appropriate to use that power to make corrections. 33 34 The council requested that they receive the taxable market value report that was created 35 by the County. 36 37 2. Apollo (109th)/Sunset Improvement Update – City Engineer Hankee reviewed 38 the written report outlining plans by Anoka County to improve the intersection of County 39 Highways 12 and 53 (the intersection of 109th Avenue NE/Apollo Drive and Sunset 40 Avenue). Improvements include construction of a roundabout. She explained the three 41 actions that the council will be asked to consider next Monday: prohibit parking on 42 Highway 12 County Road 53, authorize the City Engineer to sign the project construction 43 plans, and convey permanent easement for drainage purposes. She noted that Anoka 44 County staff is in discussion with impacted property owners, some in Lino Lakes and 45