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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION <br />APPROVED <br />April 24, 2017 <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE April 24, 2017 <br />5 TIME STARTED 6*00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED 6:25 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Rafferty, Kusterman, <br />8 Manthey and Mayor Reinert <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT Council Member Maher <br />10 <br />11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development <br />12 Director Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; City Clerk Julie Bartell. <br />13 <br />14 1. Charter Commission Request for Annual Budget Increase — Administrator <br />15 Karlson recalled a previous council discussion regarding this matter. Staff was directed <br />16 to get more information from the Chair as to the Charter Commission's specific need for <br />17 additional funds. The commission chair has clarified that they are requesting a budget <br />18 increase to be provided annually. Mr. Karlson said he reviewed the minutes for the last <br />19 meeting and sees that the attorney proposed has requested a retainer of $5,000. <br />20 <br />21 Mayor Reinert stated that he supports having a charter but his experience has been that <br />22 the leadership of the commission has not been reasonable as far as working with the <br />23 council. There is a radical element that does not wish to work with the council. As far <br />24 as past budgets, it traditionally has not been as high as noted in the letter. He feels he has <br />25 tried very hard to work with the group and he is still willing to try, but a blank check <br />26 wouldn't be appropriate. <br />27 <br />28 Council Member Kusterman noted that the commission's request "for attorney fees" is <br />29 not specific enough. He also noted state law dictates the job of the commission and it is <br />30 to frame and amend the charter. That would be the job of an attorney so he understands <br />31 there could be a need. If they were to bring forward a specific proposal for which an <br />32 attorney is needed, that should be considered. <br />33 <br />34 Council Member Manthey remarked that he'd also like more specifics. He wonders if it <br />35 is a conflict of interest though to deny funds when the council would ultimately be seeing <br />36 the product of the commission's work. He isn't sure what to think when there isn't clear <br />37 information and he hears only the experience of the council. <br />38 <br />39 2. Review Regular Agenda of April 24, 2017 — <br />40 <br />41 Consent Item lE — Resolution No. 17-32, Extension of Time for the Submittal of the <br />42 PUD Final Plan/Final Plat for Mattamy Homes (Watermark) — City Planner Larsen <br />43 briefly reviewed the request. She updated the council on the work of Mattamy Homes to <br />44 sell the property and the fact that they won't be able to put together a sale by the deadline <br />45 for their application; they would receive an additional six months with approval of the <br />i <br />