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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION <br />APPROVED <br />August 22, 2018 <br />1 CITY "r LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE August 22 , 2018 <br />5 TIME STARTED 6*00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED 8:13 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Rafferty, Maher, <br />8 Manthey, Stoesz and Mayor Reinert <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT None <br />10 <br />11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John <br />12 Swenson; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; Finance Director Sarah <br />13 Cotton; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner <br />14 <br />15 (The following is a recap of the meeting prepare by Administrator Jeff Karlson) <br />16 <br />17 2019 Budget <br />18 <br />19 The City Council was updated on the 2019 levy and tax rate. Interest on the G.O. Bond <br />20 for street reconstruction in 2018 (West Shadow Lake Dr. & LaMotte Dr.) was added to <br />21 the debt levy, which amounted to $200,000. Staff also received the renewal for workers' <br />22 compensation insurance, which increased by $38,388 due to two expensive claims. As a <br />23 result, the proposed net tax levy increased to $9,218,185. The tax rate increased from <br />24 42.826% to 44.061 %. <br />25 <br />26 The Council reviewed the proposed capital equipment replacement. Director Swenson <br />27 informed the Council that the Public Safety Department needed to order three Ford SUVs <br />28 under the state contract price by September 21, 2018, or staff would have to consider <br />29 ordering the more expensive Chevy Tahoes at a later date. <br />30 <br />31 There was considerable debate about the interpretation of the Vehicle Replacement Policy <br />32 as it related to the 100,000 mile threshold for replacing vehicles. There was consensus <br />33 amongst the council that vehicles should not be considered for replacement until after the <br />34 car reached more than 100,000 miles. Only one squad car recommended for replacement <br />35 had reached that threshold as of June 30, 2018, but the Council agreed that staff could <br />36 order two vehicles, since one would soon be over the 100,000 mile mark. <br />37 <br />38 Two vehicles scheduled to be replaced in 2019 are as follows: (1) the 2013 Ford SUV <br />39 (#386), and (2) the 2014 Ford SUV (#395). <br />40 <br />41 Councilmember Rafferty asked staff what the impact would be if the capital equipment <br />42 replacement bond schedule was extended from three years to five years. <br />43 <br />1 <br />