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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION April 6, 2009 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 WORK SESSION MINUTES 3 4 DATE : April 6, 2009 5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 8:25 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members O'Donnell, Reinert, 8 Gallup and Mayor Bergeson 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council Member Stoltz 10 11 12 Staff members present: Director of Administration, Dan Tesch; Director of Community 13 Development, Michael Grochala; City Planner, Jeff Smyser; Economic Development 14 Coordinator, Mary Alice Divine; Environmental Coordinator, Marty Asleson; City Clerk, 15 Julie Bartell 16 Fire Report—Police Chief Pecchia reported on a fire burning in an area north of 17 Lino Lakes in the city of Columbus. The council reviewed the location of the fire on a 18 map and the Chief explained evacuation plans and resources for city residents. The fire 19 had been burning since the previous night and arson is suspected. 20 7. Gang Strike Force Conference - There was an article in the Sunday, April 5 21 Minneapolis Star Tribune regarding a strike force training conference that took place in 22 Honolulu, Hawaii; one attending member was Lino Lakes Officer Noll. Chief Pecchia ••• 23 explained that strike force members have an opportunity to attend one international 24 training session in a two-year period. Officer Noll was up for his training. The strike 25 force expenditures are overseen by a board; the Hawaii trip was approved by that board. 26 He added that the funds involved are forfeiture related, not general funds of the city. 27 Chief Pecchia added that he expects another newspaper article in the near future relative 28 to a state audit of strike force expenditures. He reminded the council that the strike force 29 is a metro-wide effort and there is substantial funding involved. The value of the group's 30 work to the City was reviewed. 31 1. Reshanau Lake Water Quality Improvement(Regular Agenda Item)- 32 Community Development Director Grochala reported that Reshanau Lake property 33 owners and the Rice Creek Watershed District have worked together over the past three 34 years and are getting good results in implementing a water quality plan. The city owns 35 property adjacent to the lake and staff is proposing that city surface water management 36 funds in the amount of$1,600 be contributed to the curlyleaf pondweed treatment 37 program for the lake. The city's Environmental Board supports city participation as 38 proposed. 39 A council member noted that the county owns some land adjacent to the lake and asked if 40 they'd been approached to contribute; staff was not certain. 1