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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT 3 2021. The annual cost of overhead for operating the JPA is estimated at an additional 88 $175,000, which represents a five percent increase for each member. 89 90 Council requested that staff prepare alternative options for consideration, in addition to 91 the creation of a Joint Powers Entity for Metro-iNet. 92 93 6. Trunk Utility Fees - A concern was previously expressed by council that the fees 94 charged may be a deterrent to economic development. 95 96 Community Development Director Michael Grochala reviewed a comparison of the 97 City’s Trunk Utility fees with those charged by neighboring cities. Fees vary by 98 community in both amount and method. It should be noted that our fees are based on the 99 estimated costs of developing our trunk utility system. 100 101 In 2016, the City Council initiated a Connection Fee Study to evaluate the current fee 102 structure and to minimize impacts to the end user, specifically when changing use. The 103 fee structure was modified into two components, a trunk fee and an availability charge. 104 The trunk fee is collected at the time of development. The study resulted in a total fee 105 reduction of $707 per unit. 106 107 7. Schedule Advisory Board Candidate Interviews - The Council tabled this item 108 to the March 23rd Work Session. 109 110 8. Ambulance Service PSA - Public Safety Director John Swenson provided an 111 update on ambulance services in Lino Lakes. Staff continues to work on ensuring that 112 ambulance services in Lino Lakes are provided at a high level after the June 1, 2020 113 ambulance service transition. 114 115 The EMSRB continues to work on determining whether the change in ambulance services 116 in our Primary Service Area (PSA) will go through the change of ownership process as 117 outlined in MN 144E.11 or a change of name process as outlined in the same statute. 118 119 The City of Lino Lakes is covered by a “PSA overlap”. This means that when the PSA 120 maps were created two ambulance providers (MHealth Fairview and Allina) own a PSA 121 that covers our community. This has occurred in other areas of the state and when there is 122 ambulance PSA overlap the local jurisdiction has the ability to choose between the 123 ambulance providers that own the PSAs covering their community. 124 125 Staff hopes to have all of the information to make an informed recommendation to 126 Council this spring prior to the June 1, 2020 transition. 127 128 9. Use of Force Simulator - Public Safety Director Swenson reviewed his staff 129 report regarding the purchase of a Use of Force Training Simulator. 130 131