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, CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 21, 2012 <br /> APPROVED <br /> 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 <br /> 4 DATE : May 21,2012 <br /> 5 TIME STARTED : 6:05 p.m. <br /> 6 TIME ENDED : 7:52 p.m. <br /> 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Rafferty, Roeser <br /> 8 and Mayor Reinert <br /> 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council Member O'Donnell <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development <br /> 12 Director Michael Grochala; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; Public Safety <br /> 13 Director John Swenson; Finance Director Al Rolek; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br /> 14 <br /> 15 City Administrator Karlson remarked that he would like for the council to start by <br /> 16 looking at the most recent city Five Year Plan (not adopted) and add to that a snapshot of <br /> 17 things learned since that Plan was prepared. Staff is interested in hearing about the <br /> 18 council's priorities. Mr. Karlson then reviewed the agenda items. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 1. 2011-2012 Organizational Assessment <br /> 21 2. 2009-2012 Staff Reductions (13.75 employees) <br /> L 22 3. Council/Staff Priorities <br /> 23 Mr. Karlson noted that he prepared an organizational assessment in 2011 and the Police <br /> 24 Chief recently completed an assessment specific to that department. Those assessments <br /> 25 provided good information and led the way to ending certain redundancies and gaining <br /> 26 more efficiency in the city work force,without dramatically impacting city service levels. <br /> 27 Overall, and including the recently approved reduction within the Police Department, the <br /> 28 reductions total 13.75 Full Time Equivalent positions. Mr. Karlson noted that it will be <br /> 29 increasingly difficult to maintain the same level of services with the reduction of <br /> 30 additional personnel. Mr. Karlson noted that staff is seeking direction from the council in <br /> 31 light of that consideration as well as other items that could impact the 2013 budget. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 4. 2013 Budget Impacts <br /> 34 • Taxable Market Value (7% reduction for Payable 2013) <br /> 35 • Recreation Complex($300,000) <br /> 36 • Street Reconstruction ($50,000 Incr.) <br /> 37 • Capital Equipment Replacement($75,000 Incr.) <br /> 38 • Wage Increases @ 2% ($106,500) <br /> 39 • Centennial Utilities' Franchise (23,000) <br /> 40 • ECFE Space ($60,000) <br /> 41 • Anoka Co. Salt Storage Shed ($75,000) <br /> 42 • Lake/Main & Birch/Ware Signalization Projects ($173,000) <br /> 1 <br />