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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION February 6, 2012 <br /> APPROVED <br /> 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 <br /> 4 DATE : February 6, 2012 <br /> 5 TIME STARTED : 5:35 p.m. <br /> 6 TIME ENDED : 9:50p.m. <br /> 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz,O'Donnell, <br /> 8 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br /> 9 (arrived at 7:35 p.m.) <br /> 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : None <br /> 11 <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Director of Public Safety John <br /> 14 Swenson; City Engineer Jason Wedel; Finance Director Al Rolek; Community <br /> 15 Development Director Michael Grochala; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner, City <br /> 16 Planner Paul Bengtson; Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson; City Clerk Julie <br /> 17 Bartell <br /> 18 <br /> 19 1. Advisory Board Candidate Interviews—The council interviewed the following <br /> 20 applicants for city advisory boards. Interviews for other applicants had been held on <br /> 21 January 30. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 - Julie Jeffrey-Schwartz, Economic Development Advisory Committee; <br /> 24 - Theresa Kalmen, Environmental Board <br /> 25 - Lou Masonick, Planning and Zoning Board <br /> 26 <br /> 27 2. Signal Project Update—Community Development Director Grochala introduced <br /> 28 Anoka County Engineers Curt Kobilarcsik and Andy Witter, present to assist him in <br /> 29 updating the council on the Lake/Main and Birch/Ware signal improvement projects. He <br /> 30 noted that the engineering firm TKDA has finished the plans and specifications for the <br /> 31 both projects (drawing and photos of the project areas were on display). Both projects <br /> 32 were reviewed with Mr. Grochala noting the area where right of way acquisitions will be <br /> 33 necessary, a process that will be handled by Anoka County. He noted the public open <br /> 34 house that is scheduled on the projects. The expectation is an August construction start <br /> 35 and there should be little impact on area homes since the utilities are not impacted. The <br /> 36 two projects will be bid out as one and therefore the contractor will decide the schedule <br /> 37 (i.e. if they are constructed concurrently). When a council member asked staff if there will <br /> 38 be a reward/penalty program attached to the contract schedule,the county engineers <br /> 39 replied that they would anticipate only a penalty for late work; the size of the project <br /> 40 wouldn't merit a bonus for early work. Relative to any possible area business impacts, <br /> 41 the county has a TMO already in place to assist with that element. A council member <br /> 42 confirmed that no speed change is anticipated with the project. A council member asked <br /> 43 that staff utilize any watershed assistance that maybe available. Mr. Grochala noted that <br /> 44 the council will be asked to consider approving a joint powers agreement on the projects <br /> 45 in the near future. <br /> 1 <br />