07-23-2018 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION July 23, 2018 i CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE July 23, 2018 5 TIME STARTED 6:00 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED 6:25 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Rafferty, Maher, 8 Manthey, Stoesz and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT None 10 11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John 12 Swenson; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie 13 Larsen; City Engineer Diane Hankee; City Clerk Julie Bartell 14 15 1. Q2 Public Safety Update —Public Safety Director Swenson reviewed the written 16 update. The report (on file) includes data on medical calls, fire division responses, 17 mutual aid given and received, criminal offenses, arrest data, felony case file submissions, 18 notable events, and 2018 areas of focus. 19 20 Council Member Maher asked about the status of the department's current canine, 21 Justice. Are there preparations for a replacement when that is needed? Public Safety 22 Director Swenson recalled that funding has been set aside (through a donation) and 23 typically dogs are retired around age 8. Council Member Maher suggested that Justice 24 be brought before the council before he retires from service. 25 2. Review Regular Agenda - 26 Item 3B} Massage License Denial —City Clerk Bartell explained that staff received an 27 application for a business and individual therapeutic massage license from Dong Mei 28 Qiu. The license application was reviewed and the required background performed. 29 Based on results, staff is recommending that the council deny the license request. Ms. 30 Bartell recommended that the applicant be allowed to address the council, if so requested. 31 32 The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on August 13, 2018. Julianne Bartell, _City Clerk J Mayor 1