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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 : December 23, 2019 4 <br />TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 <br />TIME ENDED : 6:25 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; City Engineer Diane Hankee; Human Resources Manager Karissa 12 <br />Bartholomew; City Clerk Julie Bartell 13 <br /> 14 <br />Review Regular Agenda of December 23, 2019 – 15 <br /> 16 <br />Items 3A through 3D – Labor Settlements– Human Resources Manager Bartholomew 17 <br />explained that City staff has reached tentative agreements with the following labor 18 <br />organizations: AFSCME, LELS Local #260, and Operating Engineers Local No. 49. A 19 <br />compensation plan for non-union employees equal to that proposed for union employees 20 <br />is also being presented. Ms. Bartholomew reviewed the terms of the proposed 21 <br />agreements. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Item 4A, Sale of City Property – Director Swenson explained that these are last of this 24 <br />type of fire pager that the City has (there was a previous sale). The sale cost is lower 25 <br />because there are no chargers included. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Item 4B, Accept Donation – Director Swenson said the department received a check in 28 <br />the amount of $250 earmarked to support the canine fund. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Item 6A, Connection to Water and Sewer Systems and Wells Ordinance 31 <br />Amendment – Administrator Karlson noted that staff is requesting second reading and 32 <br />adoption of this ordinance. The changes relate to the property owner on Sunrise Drive 33 <br />who approached the City wishing to add a well after the current failed. The amendments 34 <br />provide for changes to well construction requirements, including new requirements 35 <br />added. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Item 6B, Well Construction – Administrator Karlson said this resolution would allow 38 <br />for the above mentioned well to be constructed. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Item 6C, Irrigation Controller Upgrades Project – City Engineer Hankee reviewed the 41 <br />control project. She noted the low quote received for the work and that grant funds will 42 <br />be utilized. Council Member Stoesz remarked that the payoff doesn’t seem to match the 43 <br />cost. City Engineer Hankee explained that the water savings alone is not the goal but 44 <br />also to assist in reducing water consumption during very high use times and thereby 45