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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION February 4, 2019 <br />DRAFT <br />1 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 <br />MINUTES 2 <br />3 <br />DATE : February 4, 2019 4 <br />TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 <br />TIME ENDED : 8:50 p.m. 6 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Rafferty, Maher, 7 <br />Manthey, Stoesz and Mayor Reinert 8 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT : None 9 <br />10 <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John 11 <br />Swenson; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; Finance Director Sarah 12 <br />Cotton; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; City Engineer Diane Hankee; 13 <br />Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson. 14 <br />1. Repair of Judicial Ditch 3 - Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) 15 <br />Administrator Phil Belfiori and RCWD Engineer Chris Otterness explained the trunk 16 <br />drainage system improvements that RCWD is planning to do in 2019 and 2020. The cost 17 <br />of repairs to the public drainage system will be paid for through general property taxes 18 <br />through the RCWD’s taxing authority. 19 <br />20 <br />The council will consider a resolution consenting to RCWD’s request to repair Judicial 21 <br />Ditch 3 at their February 11th meeting, 22 <br />2. 49 & J Redevelopment - Terry Heaton, Springsted, Inc., reviewed public 23 <br />assistance financing options for the Lyngblomsten redevelopment project. Roughly $6-8 24 <br />million of the project would be tax-exempt. Approximately $35 million would generate 25 <br />tax increment or tax abatement. With either financing option, the preference would be 26 <br />“pay as you go.” 27 <br />3.Review Public Works Facility Concept Plans – Administrator Karlson reported 28 <br />that Mr. Oertel of Oertel Architects was not able to attend so this item should be 29 <br />postponed. 30 <br />4.Recreation Complex Discussion – Public Services Director DeGardner reported 31 <br />on the Recreation Complex Master Plan. The Plan was updated by adding two more 32 <br />pickleball courts and a basketball court based on the Council’s feedback from the January 33 <br />7th work session. The total estimated cost for Phase 1A is $592,232, which includes 34 <br />contingency and design fees. The Council previously had designated $375,000 to fund 35 <br />the first phase. Staff identified the following funding sources to fill the gap: (1) $137,000 36 <br />from 2018 Parks and Trails Capital Projects Fund; and (2) $80,233 from dedicated parks 37 <br />fund. 38 <br />Mayor Reinert suggested placing the first phase on the ballet for consideration. 39 <br />40