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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION January 28, 2013 DRAFT 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 MINUTES 2 3 DATE : January 28, 2013 4 TIME STARTED : 7:2 5 p.m. 5 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council M ember Stoesz, O’Donnell, 6 Rafferty , Roeser and Mayor Reinert 7 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 8 9 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development 10 Director Michael Grochala; Econom ic Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; 11 City Planner Katie Larsen; City Engineer Jason Wedel ; City Clerk Julie Bartell 12 13 The special meeting was call ed for the purpose of discussing economic development. 14 15 Economic Development Goals - Economic Development Coordinator Divine reviewed 16 her written report. She discussed the relationship of the city’s Comprehensive Plan goals 17 to economic development. The council heard and discussed policies that are included in 18 the Plan specific to attracting new light industrial, high tech, business and professional 19 services enterprises and maintaining and expanding existing businesses in the city. 20 Current job statistics for the city as well as potential job growth as reported by the State 21 were discussed by the council. Information was provided on the current location of 22 commercial/industrial districts i n the city as well as what high tech firms look for when 23 deciding on locating their facilities. Information was also provided on data centers and 24 clinic possibilities and what can be done to promote them locating in Lino Lakes. 25 26 Design, Construction and Financing of Public Improvements for Residential 27 Development – Community Development Coordinator Grochala reviewed his written 28 report on the subject. An area developer has expressed interest in having the city design, 29 construct and finance public improve ments for a residential property development. This 30 would be a shift from past practice whereby the majority of public improvements for 31 development projects have been financed by the developer. His report outlines the 32 positives and negatives of the shift. The council will continue discussion of the subject. 33 34 The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. 35 36 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on 37 February 25, 2013 . 38 39 40 41 42 Julianne Bartell, City Clerk Jeff Reinert , Mayor 43 44