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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION January 28, 2013 <br /> APPROVED <br /> 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 <br /> 4 DATE : January 28,2013 <br /> 5 TIME STARTED : 7:25 p.m. <br /> 6 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, O'Donnell, <br /> 7 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br /> 8 MEMBERS ABSENT : none <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development <br /> 11 Director Michael Grochala; Economic Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; <br /> 12 City Planner Katie Larsen; City Engineer Jason Wedel; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br /> 13 <br /> 14 The special meeting was called for the purpose of discussing economic development. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Economic Development Goals - Economic Development Coordinator Divine reviewed <br /> 17 her written report. She discussed the relationship of the city's Comprehensive Plan goals <br /> 18 to economic development. The council heard and discussed policies that are included in <br /> 19 the Plan specific to attracting new light industrial, high tech, business and professional <br /> 20 services enterprises and maintaining and expanding existing businesses in the city. <br /> 21 Current job statistics for the city as well as potential job growth as reported by the State <br /> 22 were discussed by the council. Information was provided on the current location of <br /> �— 23 commercial/industrial districts in the city as well as what high tech firms look for when <br /> 24 deciding on locating their facilities. Information was also provided on data centers and <br /> 25 clinic possibilities and what can be done to promote them locating in Lino Lakes. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Design, Construction and Financing of Public Improvements for Residential <br /> 28 Development—Community Development Coordinator Grochala reviewed his written <br /> 29 report on the subject. An area developer has expressed interest in having the city design, <br /> 30 construct and finance public improvements for a residential property development. This <br /> 31 would be a shift from past practice whereby the majority of public improvements for <br /> 32 development projects have been financed by the developer. His report outlines the <br /> 33 positives and negatives of the shift. The council will continue discussion of the subject. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on <br /> 38 February 25, 2013. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 <br /> 41 _. <br /> 43 1.4 e Bartell, City ' lerk Jeff 'ei : , ayor <br /> 44 <br /> 1 <br />