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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 3,2010 <br /> APPROVED <br /> CITY OF LINO LAKES <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 <br /> 4 DATE : May 3,2010 <br /> 5 TIME STARTED : 6:06 p.m. <br /> 6 TIME ENDED : 8:50 p.m. <br /> 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Gallup, O'Donnell, <br /> 8 Rafferty,Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br /> 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Staff members present: Acting Administrator Dan Tesch; City Attorney Joseph Langel; <br /> 13 City Engineer Jim Studenski; City Planner Jeff Smyser; Finance Director Al Rolek; <br /> 14 Director of Public Safety Dave Pecchia; City Clerk Julie Bartell. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Prior to the regular work session, the council convened in the council workroom at city <br /> 17 hall for the purpose of interviewing two applicants for a vacant position on the Centennial <br /> 18 Utilities Commission. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Acting Administrator Tesch announced that there was a meeting under way in the city <br /> 21 council chambers this evening relative to a possible Anoka County library. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 1. Kathi Donnelly-Cohen,Comcast-Acting Administrator Tesch introduced Ms. <br /> L. 24 Donnelly-Cohen, Director of Government Affairs for Comcast. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Ms. Donnelly-Cohan noted that she is aware that the council has received calls from some <br /> 27 Lino Lakes residents about their desire to have Comcast services available. She is happy <br /> 28 to report that some additional areas will be prepared for services in 2010, including Holly <br /> 29 Drive. She reviewed with the council the planned improvements in the system and the <br /> 30 criteria that Comcast uses to schedule expansion of service areas. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 A council member noted the State's recent commitment to see high speed interne <br /> 33 services available to all Minnesota homes by 2015. It was pointed out that Comcast <br /> 34 would undoubtedly be a part of that goal since they provide much of those services across <br /> 35 the state already. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 2. Discussion concerning Group Homes -Acting Administrator Tesch recalled that <br /> 38 Anoka County Human Services had recently sponsored a neighborhood meeting at city <br /> 39 hall to discuss the presence of a group home facility on Century Trail in Lino Lakes. A <br /> 40 legal representative from the state as well as a representative of Zumbro House also spoke <br /> 41 at that meeting. Mr. Tesch had provided to council members written background <br /> 42 information regarding group homes, local land use and the federal Fair Housing Act. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Mayor Reinert had attended the meeting and explained to the council that it was clear <br /> 45 from the presentation that federal law allows the current use in the city and does not <br /> 1 <br />