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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />DRAFT <br /> 1 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 <br />MINUTES 2 <br /> 3 <br />DATE : August 26, 2019 4 <br />TIME STARTED : 5:00 p.m. 5 <br />TIME ENDED : 6:05 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 Clerk Julie Bartell 13 <br /> 14 <br />2020 Budget Consideration – City Finance Director Cotton noted that at the last budget 15 <br />work session the council expressed a desire to reduce the proposed levy increase to 8%. 16 <br />Staff has proposed a list of reductions to that end (included in written staff report). The 17 <br />proposed budget cuts were reviewed line by line. Comments as follows: 18 <br /> 19 <br />Government Buildings & Fleet Insurance – Director Cotton said, based on renewal 20 <br />quotes, she’s comfortable these reductions are appropriate. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Forestry – Community Development Director Grochala remarked that staff had bumped 23 <br />up the budget $5,000 for EAB but that will not necessarily be needed; there may be grant 24 <br />funds coming in the future as well. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Pavement Management – Community Development Director Grochala said there was a 27 <br />proposed increase of 11% to the pavement management budget but this reduction would 28 <br />bring it back to this year’s level. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Parks Professional Services – Public Services Director DeGardner said the funding cut 31 <br />would mean any new projects would not have engineering services funding available. 32 <br />Council Member Rafferty asked staff to ensure that necessary funding is still budgeted for 33 <br />Baldwin Lake Park (and Woods Edge Park also mentioned). Director DeGardner 34 <br />explained that the planning funds are included in the 2019 budget; the cost of park 35 <br />construction would be tied to park dedication fees associated with the proposed 36 <br />Lyngblomsten project. Mr. DeGardner also discussed the $12,000 reduction in 37 <br />Contracted Services; those funds were proposed as an increase for trail maintenance 38 <br />activities mainly related to repair and replacement needs. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Police – Personnel Services- Public Safety Director Swenson said the reduction of 41 <br />$90,717 removes both new positions proposed in the budget. He explained the reason 42 <br />those positions were proposed. Council Member Rafferty asked if current non-sworn 43 <br />staff is available for the work and Director Swenson explained what is currently being 44 <br />done by that staff. 45