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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 4 DATE 5 TIME STARTED 6 TIME ENDED : March 14, 2022 . 6:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. (after recess) 7 MEMBERS PRESENT Councilmember Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, 8 Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty 9 MEMBERS ABSENT 10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Community Development 11 Director Michael Grochala; Rookery Activity Center Manager Lisa Lamey; 12 Communications Specialist Andrea Turner; Director of Public Safety John Swenson; 13 Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; WSB Project Engineer Kelsey Gelhar; 14 Environmental Coordinator Andrew Nelson 15 1. Strategic Planning/Goal Setting — City Administrator Cotton reviewed her 16 written staff report outlining options for facilitating services related to City planning and 17 goal setting. Based on research and recommendations, there are two consultant options 18 presented — Craig Rapp and Craig Waldron. Both of the options outline a similar 19 approach, however, there is quite a difference in price, with the lower amount being 20 closer to what is currently budgeted for this activity. 21 22 Mayor Rafferty asked if the council prefers a facilitator rather an in-house approach. 23 Comments included favorable to facilitator, probably not needed because so little of the 24 budget is flexible, possibly get the advisory boards involved and go it on our own, and 25 noting that the proposed fees are reasonable. Ms. Cotton added that Dr. Waldron would 26 be the most focused to this project because he wouldn't have others underway at the same 27 time. Mayor Rafferty suggested a gathering of council ideas and then utilizing that 28 information to decide the future process. 29 30 Mayor Rafferty suggested that each councilmember do some pre -work on goal setting. It 31 was suggested that councilmembers receive some information on the process to assist in 32 providing that information. Mayor Rafferty suggested that each member submit five 33 thoughts to the City Administrator. Councilmember Lyden suggested that one thing to 34 think about ahead is a general statement about the mission or goals of the City. 35 Councilmember Ruhland suggested that the City seek some input from the public, 36 through the communications system. Administrator Cotton remarked that stakeholder 37 engagement isn't necessarily included in the services but something general out on social 38 media may be helpful. 39 2. Oak Wilt Abatement Order — Environmental Coordinator Nelson reviewed his 40 written staff report outlining a plan to utilize abatement correspondence to address 41 outstanding oak wilt situations. As indicated in the report, it is very important to address