05-22-2017 Council Meeting Minutes

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COUNCIL MINUTES May 22, 2017 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 5 DATE May 22, 2017 6 TIME STARTED 6:30 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED 7:50p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Rafferty, Kusterman, Maher, 9 Manthey, and Mayor Reinert 10 MEMBERS ABSENT 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; City Engineer Diane Hankee; Director of 13 Public Safety John Swenson; Director of Public Services Rick DeGardner; Human Resources 14 Manager Karissa Henning 15 16 PUBLIC COMMENT 17 18 John DeHaven, 1612 Birch Street. Mr. DeHaven stated his concern about a member of the council 19 posting a threat on Facebook and the embarrassment caused to the citizens. He called for the council 20 member to resign. Mayor Reinert noted agenda Item 3D. 21 22 Doug Malson, 8210 Diane Street, told the council about a water issue in his neighborhood. He noted 23 a lot of written information involved that would take more than three minutes allotted for open mike. 24 He asked that the council put the matter on their agenda for discussion. Mayor Reinert remarked 25 that he was made aware of the matter and he understands it involves a culvert and beaver blockage. 26 Mr. Malson suggested it goes further than just the culvert being clogged; there is history involved. 27 Mayor Reinert asked that the council receive more information now and see if more time is needed. 28 Mr. Malson said he has a list of what he'd like accomplished at this meeting; the mayor suggested 29 that the council should make its decision by being as informed as possible so more study may be 30 needed. He called upon the City Engineer to provide more insight on the situation. 31 32 City Engineer Hankee explained that the culvert in question is part of the Anoka County and 33 watershed district system. Staff has talked with the watershed representative and heard that the 34 culvert was replaced in 2013, it was upsized and graded to the size of the ditch system. Anything the 35 city does would have to be in coordination with the watershed district. Staff has cleared the beaver 36 dam and will look at options to prevent further blocking. Mr. Malson confirmed that the problem is 37 more than just beavers. 38 39 Mayor Reinert asked what needs to be dealt with immediately and Mr. Malson said there is flooding 40 of the woods and experience tells him that trees will be lost. Mayor Reinert asked what could be 41 done to help the flooding and Ms. Hankee said a clear culvert will eventually clear the water; it's a 42 large basin. Ms. Hankee explained that many water bodies and drainage systems are at the hundred 43 year level and are straining; additional staff has been brought in. She clarified that the city cannot 44 drain a basin by grading under watershed laws but it is a top priority to work on the problem. 45 1