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COUNCIL MINUTES <br />DRAFT <br />1 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 <br />LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL 2 <br />EMERGENCY MEETING 3 <br />MINUTES 4 <br /> 5 <br />DATE : March 19, 2020 6 <br />TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 7 <br />TIME ENDED : 6:39 p.m. 8 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz (Chambers), Lyden, 9 <br /> Ruhland, Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty (via 10 <br /> telephone) 11 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT : 12 <br /> 13 <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Finance Director Sarah Cotton; Director of 14 <br />Public Safety John Swenson; and City Clerk Julie Bartell 15 <br /> 16 <br />The council meeting was held telephonically on the Go To Meeting platform and as allowed by 17 <br />Minnesota Statutes 13D.021. 18 <br /> 19 <br />PUBLIC COMMENT 20 <br />There were no comments. 21 <br />SETTING THE AGENDA 22 <br />The agenda was approved as presented. 23 <br />DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY 24 <br />Consider Affirmation of Mayor’s Declaration of Local State of Emergency (in accordance 25 <br />with City Code Section 209.05) 26 <br />Administrator Karlson updated the council on staff’s work to address the pandemic situation, 27 <br />including information on employees, closure of City Hall to the public, and the intent to provide a 28 <br />plan moving forward. He noted that other government entit ies have passed similar declarations. 29 <br />The Mayor has already approved the action but it remains in place for only three days and the council 30 <br />must affirm the declaration past that. The declaration allows staff to address situations that arise in 31 <br />this emergency situation and implement certain actions. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Mayor Rafferty remarked that he been meeting with staff regularly and sees that they have responded 34 <br />well and continue to do so. The City is reaching out to other cities and for best practices. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Councilmember Cavegn asked if the declaration expires after 30 days. Mr. Karlson noted that City 37 <br />Attorney Jay Squires prepared the declaration, it is indefinite and is in line with what other 38 <br />jurisdictions are doing. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Councilmember Lyden said he appreciates that City employees have gone above and beyond to serve 41 <br />the City during this difficult period. He hopes everyone will stay well. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Councilmember Ruhland asked for an update on the employee that may have been exposed. Also 44 <br />are there any concerns about police services going forward. Director Swenson gave a brief update 45