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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION April 1, 2019 <br />DRAFT <br /> 5 <br /> 176 <br />Council Member Manthey said he likes the idea of reduction. 177 <br /> 178 <br />The council would like more information on reducing the number of haulers. 179 <br />6. Environmental Resource Inventory – Environmental Coordinator Asleson 180 <br />remarked, with his pending retirement, he was asked to put together information on the 181 <br />city’s unique resources as well as his job duties. 182 <br />The Lino Lakes Environmental Board did a study many years ago that resulted in 183 <br />development of an initial resource inventory. He reviewed a PowerPoint that included 184 <br />information on that initial inventory as well as how that information has grown: 185 <br /> 186 <br />- Creation of greenways became a goal (Clearwater Creek Development was first 187 <br />wetland/conservation development exercise); 188 <br />- Resource Management Plan (more developed land cover classification); 189 <br />- End product is the greenway system which are the city’s wetland preservation or 190 <br />management corridors, that recognizes and protect some important resources; 191 <br />- Identified high value wetlands, flood plains, soils; 192 <br />- Have inventory of some plants; 193 <br />- City has information available through the DNR (heritage system); 194 <br />- Rare species such as the blanding turtle have been identified; Wollen’s Park 195 <br />wetland restoration project; 196 <br />- Anoka County has developed a sand plane model for Lino Lakes; 197 <br />- Wellhead protection program; 198 <br />- City wide tree inventory; 199 <br />- Blue Heron project. 200 <br />7. Environmental Coordinator Salary Adjustment and Succession Planning – 201 <br />Administrator Karlson reviewed the written report. Staff is recommending that the 202 <br />position be filled based on duties but that Mr. Asleson participate in a phased retirement 203 <br />option that allows him to stay while a replacement is found and trained. Staff is 204 <br />suggesting that the salary be adjusted for the position after Mr. Asleson’s retirement 205 <br />based on market research. 206 <br /> 207 <br />Mayor Reinert remarked that this is a unique position and he thinks it warrants the 208 <br />council learning more about it. The council concurred. 209 <br /> 210 <br />Community Development Director Grochala said he could provide more information but 211 <br />position similar to this often have a variety of combined duties. He addressed a question 212 <br />about overlap of duties with outsourced services from the engineering firm; there are 213 <br />some functions that are outsourced but the cost is generally more expensive at $80 an 214 <br />hour. 215