01-07-2013 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 7, 2013 APPROVED CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : January 7, 2013 5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 8:45 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, O'Donnell, 8 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 10 11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Environmental Coordinator 12 Marty Asleson; Economic Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; Community 13 Development Director Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director John Swenson; City 14 Clerk Julie Bartell; City Attorney Joseph Langel. 15 16 1. Interview EDAC candidate Tom Colgan—Mr. Colgan was interviewed by the 17 council; Mayor Reinert thanked him for his interest in serving. 18 19 Council Members completed individual ballots indicating their choices for filling 20 positions on the city's advisory boards. A vote on appointments will occur at the next 21 regular council meeting on January 14, 2013. 22 23 2. Linda Weiner, Appraiser—Ms. Weiner announced that she will be retiring from her 24 position with Anoka County as of the next week. She thanked the council for their 25 assistance and support of her work over the past 12 years. She also thanked staff at city 26 hall for their assistance. 27 28 The council collectively offered thanks to Ms. Weiner and wished her well in her 29 retirement. 30 31 3. Environmental Board 2013 Goals - Environmental Coordinator Asleson introduced 32 Environmental Board Vice Chair Barbara Bor who reviewed the 2013 goals as approved 33 by the Board. She highlighted that efforts will continue into 2013 to improve recycling 34 operations with an expectation for increased tonnage. Regarding community gardens, 35 there are plans to develop a sign for the gardens. When asked about the heron rookery, 36 Mr. Asleson updated the council on the flashing and other efforts to protect the herons. 37 The mayor offered thanks to the Environmental Board and Mr. Asleson for their work. 38 39 4. Off-Sale Liquor Licenses—City Clerk Bartell reported to the council on the number 40 and location of off-sale liquor licenses in the city as well as regulations that other cities in 41 the area use to limit this type of license. Most regulations correlate either to population or 42 geography. The mayor recalled a city regulation previously in place that limited licenses 43 to one mile apart. Council Member Roeser noted that a limitation of the number of 44 licenses could set up a situation where an area that is without this type of store would not 45 be eligible because all the licenses are taken. Council Member Rafferty suggested that