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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION October 2, 2017 DRAFT 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 MINUTES 2 3 DATE : October 2, 2017 4 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 TIME ENDED : 9:55 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 Michael Grochala; Finance Director Sarah 12 Cotton; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; City Planner Katie Larsen; City 13 Engineer Diane Hankee; City Clerk Julie Bartell. 14 15 1. City of Columbus Asphalt Plant Update - Community Development Director 16 Grochala reviewed his written report and specifically information on the site of the 17 proposed development. He displayed an aerial view of the vicinity, pointing out 18 activities and uses in the area of the proposed plant. He explained the timeline for 19 receipt of an application by the City of Columbus. The traffic impacts are mainly to 20 Anoka County roadways and so the county has reviewed the proposal and submitted their 21 requirements. The Columbus City Council and Planning Commission have jointly 22 discussed the project. There was a citizen petition submitted requesting an 23 environmental assessment worksheet. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has 24 since determined that no worksheet is required. The site is currently zoned light 25 industrial and a rezoning would be required to heavy rezoning; a zoning text amendment 26 is being considered that would not require a rezoning for the development. The 27 Columbus council will be considering that text amendment in the coming weeks, and 28 vote on it at the earliest on November 8. If the text amendment were to go through, a 29 proposal for the project will follow. Mr. Grochala noted receipt of a plant evaluation 30 submitted by Running Aces Casino and Racetrack prepared by a professional real estate 31 consultant and indicating negative issues relating to the proposed development. Mr. 32 Grochala noted that the City of Columbus obviously has authority over land within its 33 boundaries; the City of Lino Lakes’ purview would mainly lie in the need for screening 34 and traffic issues. A formal letter could be submitted identifying the city’s concerns. 35 36 Council Member Kusterman confirmed that no utility connection through the City would 37 be required; Mr. Grochala added that the development is proposed to include a septic 38 system. The council discussed the resident feedback from the City of Columbus. 39 40 Mayor Reinert asked if there will be 500 trucks trips created each day and Mr. Grochala 41 reviewed the County traffic analysis that indicates about 300 trips on a high use day. 42 Mayor Reinert noted that it seems that a majority of the traffic would head south (through 43 Lino Lakes) from the plant. 44 45