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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 6, 2021 4 <br />TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 <br />TIME ENDED : 7:55 p.m. 6 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, 7 <br /> Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty 8 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT : None 9 <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Finance Director Hannah 10 <br />Lynch; Human Resources and Communications Manager Meg Sawyer; Community 11 <br />Development Director Michael Grochala; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; City 12 <br />Planner Katie Larsen; Director of Public Safety John Swenson; City Clerk Julie Bartell 13 <br />1. Civil Legal Services – Administrator Cotton reviewed her written staff report. 14 <br />The City’s current legal services contract has been in place for three and a half years. 15 <br />The service provider has proposed an increase to hourly rates for the coming three years. 16 <br />Staff is recommending reengaging the current provider. 17 <br />The council concurred that they will consider the new contract at the next council 18 <br />meeting. 19 <br /> 20 <br />2. Take 5 Express Car Wash & Oil Change PUD Concept Plan – City Planner 21 <br />Larson reviewed a PowerPoint presentation that included information on the following: 22 <br /> 23 <br />- Information on land use application for car wash facility at 601 Apollo Drive; 24 <br />- Existing site conditions; 25 <br />- Council ability to allow a different use; 26 <br />- Concept plan view and elements; 27 <br />- Exterior view (preliminary); 28 <br />- EDAC comments; do not support changing the land use due to location; 29 <br />- Planning & Zoning; overall the board was supportive of a car wash in the City but 30 <br />not necessarily at this location; the board vote was three for and three against; 31 <br />- Staff comments; what would lie ahead for the project to continue; 32 <br />- Seeking council input. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Mayor Rafferty noted that he has touched base with the Planning and Zoning Board. He 35 <br />also likes a car wash but not at this location; basically not this product at this location. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Councilmember Ruhland said he feels similar. He doesn’t feel this is a good spot, 38 <br />especially with the rooftop restaurant developing nearby. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Councilmember Cavegn concurred; this is the main corner of the City and this wouldn’t 41 <br />be the use he’d like to see. 42 <br /> 43