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COUNCIL MINUTES October 24,2011 APPROVED 90 4B) Resolution No. 11-112, Accept grant funds from Citizen Corps Program—Public Safety , . 91 Director John Swenson reported that he has received notification from the Minnesota Department of 92 Homeland Security and Emergency Management that the Lino Lakes Police Department has been 93 awarded a 2012 grant in the amount of$24,051. The grant funds will be used to increase working 94 hours for the department's Community Relations Coordinator who can in turn increase volunteer 95 coordination and seek additional grant funding. The grant funding is for a one-year period, it does not 96 require a match from the city and the increase in hours for the police department position is tied to 97 receipt of the grant. 98 99 Council Member Gallup moved to approve Resolution N. 11-112 as presented. Council Member 100 Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 101 102 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 103 104 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 105 106 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 107 108 6A) Resolution No. 11-105, Twin City Gateway Budget for 2012 —Economic Development 109 Coordinator Divine explained that the tourism bureau that serves the northeast metro, including Lino 110 Lakes, has submitted their budget for 2012 and it requires city council review. She reviewed the 111 budget noting that the funding that comes back to Lino Lakes has risen significantly in the past year '12 because the city's Hampton Inn now receives "preferred status"through the tourism group and that 13 has brought in many more room nights to that facility. She added the city also receives funding for 114 it's community festival from the group. 115 116 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve Resolution No. 11-101, as presented. Council Member 117 Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 118 119 6B) Resolution No. 11-108,Adopting Assessments for the I35E/CSAH 14 Interchange- 120 Community Development Director Grochala noted the total cost of the project at $19,817.833 with 121 the amount to be assessed $4,206,010, a reduction of$1,300,000 from the amount proposed to be 122 assessed back in 2009. He explained how the assessments have been distributed, on an area wide 123 basis. The rate was determined by factors: proposed land use, existing land use, public utility staging 124 and all in accordance with the city's comprehensive plan. The assessment methodology was reviewed 125 by an appraiser, including relationships between similar property types. The proposed assessments 126 would be spread over a fifteen year period with an interest rate of 5%. He also explained that certain 127 unplatted/undeveloped properties would be eligible for deferral of the assessment, as well as the 128 normal senior citizen or military deferment option, and that has been written into the assessment plan. 129 Property owners will have an opportunity to address the council tonight at the public hearing; a letter 130 received on the matter has been included in the council's packet and other letters received were 131 passed out at the pre-meeting council work session. It was confirmed that this evening provides 132 property owners the opportunity to initiate an appeal process. Mr. Grochala added that the 133 intersection did reach a point where it had reached capacity and there really couldn't be further 3