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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />February 4, 2019 <br />APPROVED <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE : February 4, 2019 <br />5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED : 8:50 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; City Engineer Diane Hankee; <br />14 Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson. <br />15 1. Repair of Judicial Ditch 3 - Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) <br />16 Administrator Phil Belfiori and RCWD Engineer Chris Otterness explained the trunk <br />17 drainage system improvements that RCWD is planning to do in 2019 and 2020. The cost <br />18 of repairs to the public drainage system will be paid for through general property taxes <br />19 through the RCWD's taxing authority. <br />20 <br />21 The council will consider a resolution consenting to RCWD's request to repair Judicial <br />22 Ditch 3 at their February 11th meeting, <br />23 2. 49 & J Redevelopment - Terry Heaton, Springsted, Inc., reviewed public <br />24 assistance financing options for the Lyngblomsten redevelopment project. Roughly $6-8 <br />25 million of the project would be tax-exempt. Approximately $35 million would generate <br />26 tax increment or tax abatement. With either financing option, the preference would be <br />27 "pay as you go." <br />28 3. Review Public Works Facility Concept Plans — Administrator Karlson reported <br />29 that Mr. Oertel of Oertel Architects was not able to attend so this item should be <br />30 postponed. <br />31 4. Recreation Complex Discussion — Public Services Director DeGardner reported <br />32 on the Recreation Complex Master Plan. The Plan was updated by adding two more <br />33 pickleball courts and a basketball court based on the Council's feedback from the January <br />34 7th work session. The total estimated cost for Phase lA is $592,232, which includes <br />35 contingency and design fees. The Council previously had designated $375,000 to fund <br />36 the first phase. Staff identified the following funding sources to fill the gap: (1) $137,000 <br />37 from 2018 Parks and Trails Capital Projects Fund; and (2) $80,233 from dedicated parks <br />38 fund. <br />39 Mayor Reinert suggested placing the first phase on the ballet for consideration. <br />40 <br />1 <br />