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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />APPRO VED <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE January 27, 2020 <br />5 TIME STARTED 6:00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED 6:28 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT Councilmember Stoesz, Lyden, <br />8 and Mayor Rafferty <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT Councilmember Ruhland <br />10 <br />11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development <br />12 Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; City Engineer Diane Hankee; City <br />13 Clerk Julie Bartell <br />14 <br />15 1. Establish Date fora Strategic Planning Meeting — City Administrator Karlson <br />16 noted that he provided some dates to the council. He's still waiting for feedback from <br />17 some council members. <br />18 <br />19 Mayor Rafferty asked about the agenda for the planning meeting and how matters will be <br />20 approached. Mr. Karlson said staff is preparing items they'd like to see discussed and <br />21 council members should bring forward their ideas. The mayor will review the agenda <br />22 with Mr. Karlson when that is appropriate. <br />23 <br />24 2. Review Regular Agenda — <br />25 <br />26 The consent agenda was reviewed and there were no issues. <br />27 <br />28 5A) Authorize Plans and Specifications for Well House No. 1- City Engineer <br />29 Hankee noted that back in March of 2019 the council looked at rehabilitation of Well No. <br />30 1. Bids for the work were received and were higher than expected and over budget. The <br />31 bids were rejected with the idea that the project would be reviewed and rebid in 2020. <br />32 Staff is recommending sticking with the original project scope and going out for bids <br />33 again. She noted the planned exterior. <br />34 <br />35 Council Member Lyden asked how long this well would continue to perform if the City <br />36 did no improvements. Ms. Hankee said the well currently doesn't meet OSHA standards <br />37 for employees working there since the ventilation isn't adequate; it is a safety issue for <br />38 staff and a blight for the neighborhood. Council Member Lyden remarked that the cost <br />39 proposed for improvements is $625,000 and that is a surprisingly high number to him; <br />40 he'd like to understand more about that cost. Community Development Director <br />41 Grochala reviewed improvements planned, noting that with well houses, the mechanicals <br />42 and the structure needed is very expensive. Ms. Hankee explained in detail the items <br />43 included in the project. <br />44 <br />1 <br />