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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />DRAFT <br />t CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE : May 2, 2022 <br />5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED : 9:30 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, <br />8 Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None <br />10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Finance Director Hannah <br />11 Lynch; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; <br />12 Rookery Activity Center Manager Lisa Lamey; Director of Public Safety John Swenson; <br />13 Deputy Director of the Fire Division Dan L'Allier; Communications Specialist Andrea <br />14 Turner; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />15 1. Anoka County Assessor — Preview for Board of Appeal and Equalization - <br />16 Alex Guggenberger, Anoka County Assessor, and staff from the Anoka County Auditor's <br />17 Office. Mr. Guggenberger utilized a PowerPoint presentation to update the council on <br />18 the status of property valuations and valuation process utilized by Anoka County. The <br />19 presentation included information on the following: <br />20 • Property Tax Timeline; <br />21 • Payment Options (credit card payments accepted); <br />22 • Values — How Did We Get Here — chart indicated largest increase in valuations in <br />23 2021 to 2022; <br />24 • Sales Impact on Assessments — all cites are up; Lino Lakes is up approximately <br />25 23%; industrial values have skyrocketed over the last 18 months; <br />26 • Comparison to Other Counties — all counties seeing increases; <br />27 • New Property Sales - are not qualified and not part of the equation used; <br />28 • Response from Property Owners — the number of contacts from property owners <br />29 to the county were noted; median value has risen in Lino Lakes to the point where <br />30 homestead credit can disappear and that created some inquiries; staff noted <br />31 contact from Circle K which was sent to many jurisdictions; <br />32 • Assessment Notice — Anoka County is using a new process to alert people when a <br />33 visit is planned; Councilmember Stoesz asked how the City can help spread <br />34 information so that people are aware; Councilmember Ruhland confirmed that if a <br />35 property owner denies access they can change their mind. <br />36 Mr. Guggenberger noted that some counties/cities have had large turnout at their board <br />37 meetings. He reported that Anoka County has done outreach to a greater extent and he <br />38 believes that has been helpful. <br />39 The Lino Lakes Board of Appeal and Equalization will be held May 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. <br />1 <br />