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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION September 28, 2009 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : September 28, 2009 5 TIME STARTED : 5:35 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 6:35 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council members Gallup, Reinert, 8 O'Donnell, and Mayor Bergeson 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council Member Stoltz 10 11 12 Staff members present: Acting City Administrator Dan Tesch; Director of Public Safety 13 David Pecchia; City Engineer Jim Studenski; Director of Finance Al Rolek; Economic 14 Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; Director of Community Development 15 Michael Grochala; City Attorney Joseph Langel; City Clerk Julie Bartell. 16 17 REVIEW REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 18 19 Item 3A Charter Amendment Ordinance (Televising Meetings)—It was noted that all 20 council members would not be present for the council meeting(a charter amendment by 21 ordinance requires an affirmative vote of all members of the council). The city attorney 22 said it would not be a problem to table this item at tonight's meeting. The council will 23 consider the ordinance at the special council meeting on October 5, 2009. `- 24 25 Item 4A, Resolution authorizing acceptance of Recovery Act Assistance Grant- 26 Police Chief Pecchia explained that the city has been awarded a grant for two patrol 27 officer positions, one effective 10/1/2009 through 9/30/2011 and another 1/1/2010 28 through 12/31/2011. Recent council discussions about the city budget and personnel 29 reductions indicated that the Police Department needed to look at reducing approximately 30 ten percent of its budget or$322,000. Using that figure as a guide, the department 31 applied for and was awarded grant funds. They plan to replace one position that is open 32 and to maintain the junior most position past that. Staff has received an opinion that 33 furlough and union concessions would not be considered supplanting as far these grant 34 funds and so those items will remain on the bargaining table with the unions. 35 36 A council member noted that he originally had concern that accepting these grant funds 37 would mean that the Police Department budget couldn't be amended and that wouldn't 38 coincide with the council's direction that all areas of the city budget are expected to 39 participate in budget reductions. He now understands that this grant is about maintaining 40 the current level of sworn personnel. 41 42 Item 6A, Resolution accepting the feasibility study for Pine Street paving 43 improvements—City Engineer Studenski reported that, after careful review, the 44 feasibility study proposes a project estimate somewhat changed from the original. Costs 45 are clearly broken down in the report. Staff has worked with the City of Columbus and 1