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- 21 - The City has established a Comprehensive Plan to direct all areas of growth within the City. The plan was adopted in 1973 and amended several times, most recently in 2018. The City’s 2040 Plan Update is currently being reviewed by the Metropolitan Council. Nineteen parks and playgrounds are maintained by the City and include ball fields, hockey and skating rinks, playground and picnic facilities, and 30 miles of trails. Anoka County also owns a 5,500-acre park and an 18-hole golf course within the City. The City currently provides municipal sewer and water through the operation of six wells, two water towers, and 13 lift stations. The City currently has 5,276 users of its sewer system and 4,900 users of its water system. The City has a policy that municipal water services will be extended only to sewered areas. Labor Contracts The status of labor contracts in the City is as follows: No. of Expiration Date Bargaining Unit Employees of Current Contract LELS -- Patrol 19 December 31, 2020 LELS -- Sargent 5 December 31, 2020 49ers – Public Works 16 December 31, 2020 AFSCME 20 December 31, 2020 Subtotal 60 Non-unionized employees 10 Total employees 70 Employee Pensions All full-time and certain part-time employees of the City are covered by defined benefit pension plans administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA). PERA administers the General Employees Retirement Fund (GERF) and the Public Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF), which are cost-sharing multiple-employer retirement plans. GERF members belong to either the Coordinated Plan or the Basic Plan. Coordinated members are covered by Social Security and Basic members are not. All new members must participate in the Coordinated Plan. All police officers, fire fighters and peace officers who qualify for membership by statute are covered by the PEPFF. The City’s contributions to GERF and PEPFF are equal to the contractually required contributions for each year as set by State Statute, and are as follows for the past five years: GERF PEPFF 2018 $202,526 $420,821 2017 192,510 416,665 2016 193,684 424,970 2015 182,102 393,560 2014 162,934 314,426 Lino Lakes Fire Division Volunteer firefighters of the City’s Public Safety Department – Fire Division are eligible for pension benefits through membership in the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Retirement Plan (SFV), an agent multiple-employer, lump-sum defined benefit pension plan administered by PERA. The plan is established