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COUNCIL MINUTES February 11, 2013 DRAFT 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 MINUTES 2 3 4 DATE : February 11 , 2013 5 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 6:50 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council M ember Stoesz , O’Donnell, Rafferty , 8 Roeser , and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 10 11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson ; Community Development Director Mi chael 12 Grochala; Chief of Police John Swenson; City Attorney Joseph Langel; and City Clerk Julie Bartell 13 14 PUBLIC COMMENT 15 16 Charlie Swanson, 1210 Buckthorn Lane, address ed the council regarding his concern about pet 17 owners not picking up their pet’s waste. It’s been a long -standing problem in his neighborhood and 18 he was promised previously that waste holder dispensers would be installed but it never happened. 19 He has spo ken with the Police Department but the Community Service Officer who assisted had no 20 idea what the city fine is for not picking up. In his area, neighbors are using a field across the way as 21 a bathroom for their dogs and not picking up the waste. Counc il Member Rafferty noted that there 22 has been a similar problem in his neighborhood; his HOA paid for the special boxes and it has helped 23 somewhat. 24 25 Mayor Reinert aske d that the matter be put on a work session agenda and the council asked to add the 26 mat ter of leash regulations to that discussion. Police Chief Swenson added that the Police 27 Department is working on a YouTube video for animal control information; it should be available 28 soon (March/April). 29 30 SETTING THE AGENDA 31 32 The agenda was approved as pre sented. 33 34 CONSENT AGENDA 35 36 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the Consent Agenda, Items 1A through1D, as presented . 37 Council Member Stoesz seconded the moti on. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 38 39 ITEM ACTION 40 41 Consideration of Expenditur es: 42 43 February 11, 2013 (Check No. 95101 – 44 95159 , $165,681.14 ) Approved 45