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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 24,2011 APPROVED CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : January 24,2011 5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 6:30 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Gallup, O'Donnell, 8 Roeser, Rafferty and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 10 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development 13 Director Michael Grochala; Police Captain Kent Strege; City Planner Jeff Smyser; 14 Finance Director Al Rolek; Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson; City Engineer 15 Jim Studenski; City Clerk Julie Bartell 16 17 REVIEW REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 18 19 Consent Agenda—The council reviewed the consent agenda, Items 1 A through 1M. 20 Police Chief Strege commented on Items 1K and 1L, authorizing the police department to 21 participate in the Highway Enforcement Aggressive Traffic Project and the DWI Task 22 Force. Both programs are effective ways to address driving problems and bring the 23 resources of many departments together to maximize the impact. The Mayor asked for 24 assurance that, during these difficult economic times,the department will not be pulling 25 resources away from important local work; Chief Strege explained that the officers are paid 26 overtime for their work with these special projects so there is no diminishment of their 27 regular duties. 28 29 Regarding the expenditures list, a council member questioned the number of payment 30 entries for Gold Star Auto Body. Doesn't the city have insurance through the League of 31 Minnesota Cities(LMC)to pay for damage to city vehicles? Finance Director Rolek 32 responded that generally the city pays and then receives reimbursement from the LMC. 33 The council member wondered if there is an issue related to the number of accidents (most 34 are police cars)that can be addressed. Chief Strege explained that when an accident 35 occurs there is a very thorough review and needed changes are addressed through that 36 process. 37 38 Item 2A),Resolution No. 11-08 amending the 2010 Operating Budget—Finance 39 Office Rolek explained that staff is bringing forward a resolution that most accurately 40 reflects the 2010 budget at this time. It includes adjustments such as personnel changes, 41 actual costs incurred and tax increment receipts. Of course the actual revenue and 42 expenditures are not final yet. 43 Item 6Ai and 6Aii), Ordinance No. 02-11 and No. 01-11, relating to Open Air Markets 44 -City Planner Smyser explained that that this is a recommended second reading of 45 ordinances the council considered two weeks previous. Item 6Ai adds some definitions to