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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />April 1, 2019 <br />APPROVED <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE : April 1, 2019 <br />5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED : 9:30 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; City Planner Katie <br />13 Larsen; Finance Director Sarah Cotton; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; City <br />14 Engineer Diane Hankee; Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson; City Clerk Julie <br />15 Bartell <br />16 1. Preview for Board of Appeal and Equalization - Anoka County Assessor Alex <br />17 Guggenberger first updated the council on staff changes at the County Assessor's Office. <br />18 <br />19 Mr. Guggenberger reviewed the Board report. Mayor Reinert asked that staff provide a <br />20 contact number that they can pass on to the residents (so they can discuss their case prior <br />21 to the board meeting). <br />22 <br />23 Mr. Guggenberger explained how the assessment calculations are prepared: first using a <br />24 preliminary basis point (6.9% for Lino Lakes) and then using additional information from <br />25 there. He also explained how the Assessor calculates the value of municipal water and <br />26 sewer connection. He referenced the quintile map (indicating when they will be visiting <br />27 certain areas) included in the Board report that could be added to the City website. <br />28 <br />29 Information reviewed included: <br />30 -How the average home price in Anoka County compares to other metro area <br />31 counties; <br />32 - Values by county have tracked closely among counties; <br />33 - Sales ratios — stay above 90%; <br />34 - How tightly correlated sales are to average; <br />35 - Aggregate value totals. <br />36 <br />37 Mayor Reinert remarked that this will be the highest valuation that the City has <br />38 experienced. <br />39 <br />40 The Board of Appeal for Lino Lakes will be held on May 6th at 6:00 p.m. Staff will work <br />41 on providing information for residents on when appraisers will be visiting in Lino Lakes <br />42 and information their credentials. <br />43 2. Access to Channel 16 —North Metro Television (NMTV) Executive Director <br />44 Heidi Arnson was present. Administrator Karlson noted that a resident complained about <br />1 <br />