11-26-2018 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION November 26, 2018 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE November 26, 2018 5 TIME STARTED 5*30 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; Finance Director Sarah 13 Cotton; City Planner Katie Larsen; City Attorney Jay Squires; City Engineer Diane 14 Hankee; City Clerk Julie Bartell 15 16 1. Watermark (Executive Summary of Master Development Agreement 17 attached; Regular Agenda Item 6A is full report) - Community Development Director 18 Grochala and City Attorney Squires reported. Mr. Grochala recapped previous 19 discussions which didn't include the final development agreement that is presented 20 tonight. 21 22 Mayor Reinert asked what previous council approval has included. Staff directed the 23 council to the staff report indicating: development stage plan (2016), one amendment to 24 land use plan (2016) when Lennar came on we dropped a few units, eliminated 44 foot 25 lots, and established architectural standards that are still holding today for townhomes and 26 single family homes. Mayor Reinert confirmed that the architectural standards approval 27 will carry forward to the entire area to be developed. 28 Mayor Reinert asked that staff review standards that have changed since the development 29 was originally proposed. Staff indicated a specific list was not available but outlined in 30 general that garage sizes and the front porch sizes were impacted. When Mayor Reinert 31 asked if there were changes in setback, Community Development Director Grochala 32 explained that the setbacks are indicated in the report. 33 City Attorney Squires reviewed elements of the Master Development Agreement (MDA). 34 Community Development Director Grochala answered specific questions on park 35 elements, street improvements, property acquisition, and consideration of roundabouts. 36 Mayor Reinert suggested that the matter be considered at the next council work session. 37 There is yet much to discuss —too much to consider in the time allowed in this work 38 session. He remarked that the council obviously wants to move forward but it should not 39 be rushed. He anticipates final council consideration at the December 10 h council 40 meeting, after adequate discussion at the December work session. He suggests that staff 41 continue with the presentation they had planned for tonight. In the meantime the council 42 will forward questions to the Administrator who will formulate them to the attorney.