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w CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION November 22, 2010 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : November 22,2010 5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 6:30 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Gallup, O'Donnell, 8 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 10 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Director of Community 13 Development Michael Grochala; Economic Development Coordinator Mary Alice 14 Divine; Director of Public Safety Kent Strege; City Planner Jeff Smyser; City Clerk Julie 15 Bartell. 16 1. Motorsports Facility Proposal, Noise Analysis—Economic Development 17 Coordinator Divine noted that the council requested additional information on the 18 potential for completing a noise analysis report regarding the proposed motorsports 19 facility(IMEDC proposal). She first distributed a Motorsports Noise Control report and 20 identified it as new information received from the developers. She then explained the 21 types of noise studies that could be conducted and the information that they would 22 provide, adding that it is difficult to get the overall feeling of something like a race track L 23 without actually experiencing it. Noise is also subjective, since everyone doesn't feel the 24 same about levels and impacts. She reported to the council that IMEDC is still looking 25 for a reasonable level of support before investing in additional studies. She reviewed the 26 council's options as presented in the staff report. 27 The council discussed the options and their positions: it is appropriate to continue to 28 gather information; it is premature to consider support; economic development 29 opportunities in general are important to the city. Staff suggested that perhaps it comes 30 down to the council calling for a specific noise study, getting a request for proposals, 31 presenting that to the developers and asking if they are interested in funding it. A formal 32 request from the developers would be appropriate, and a proposed site plan would be 33 helpful along with escrow funds for the city's time to study the concept. 34 Code of Conduct—Administrator Karlson noted that the council has discussed adding 35 conflict of interest language to their code of conduct. Staff has provided the language that 36 was presented by the charter commission; it could be added to the council's code. 37 The council concurred that the proposed language should be added to the Lino Lakes City 38 Council Code of Conduct; an action accomplishing was added to that night's city council 39 meeting agenda. It was noted that the council's code doesn't apply to boards and 40 commissions so staff should report back how conflict of interest language could be 41 enacted for those groups, perhaps into the code of ordinances. 42 Dangerous Dog Ordinance—A council member explained that he was surprised when 43 he learned that the recently declared dangerous dog was released before all of the 1