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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION September 25, 2017 DRAFT 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 MINUTES 2 3 DATE : September 25, 2017 4 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 TIME ENDED : 6:25 p.m. 6 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Rafferty, Kusterman, 7 Maher, Manthey and Mayor Reinert 8 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 9 10 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John 11 Swenson; Community Development Director Grochala; Finance Director Sarah Cotton; 12 City Planner Katie Larsen; City Engineer Diane Hankee; City Clerk Julie Bartell. 13 14 1. LMCTI Auto Coverage – Finance Director Cotton noted that the council had 15 requested additional information on the city’s insurance claims (to the League of 16 Minnesota Cities) for hail damage to city vehicles. Ms. Cotton first explained that the 17 insurance deductible of $1,000 is charged per event so the city will pay that just once for 18 the multiple vehicles damaged. She further explained that that the city does pay for 19 repairs and receive a reimbursement; the mayor thought that was unusual but 20 acknowledged that was the system being used. The cost is in the area of $120,000. 21 Mayor Reinert remarked that claims from a private sector source, especially in that 22 amount, wouldn’t be anticipated up front but, with government funds, there seems to be 23 more expectation. He isn’t suggesting anything inappropriate but was mainly looking for 24 education on the topic. 25 26 2. Review Regular Council Agenda of September 25, 2017 – 27 28 Items 2A – 2G – Finance Director Cotton reviewed the resolutions: adopting the 29 preliminary budget, setting the hearing and cancelling various debt service levies that are 30 allowed but not needed because there are adequate resources. 31 32 Mayor Reinert noted that he’s still anticipating a discussion on a parks and trails 33 management plan. 34 35 Item 3A – 2nd Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 09-17, Amending the Lino 36 Lakes Code of Ordinances (lawful gambling tax and reporting) – City Clerk Bartell 37 further explained the staff recommendation to amend the City Code so that lawful 38 gambling organizations in the city no longer must pay a tax to the city on their profits and 39 to institute a change to reporting requirements. Council Member Rafferty questioned if 40 the city intends to institute an investigation fee instead and Ms. Bartell explained that a 41 fee will be proposed to begin in 2018 and that fee would represent the cities costs in 42 enforcing lawful gambling regulations. 43 44 The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m. 45