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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />DRAFT <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE : July 11, 2022 <br />5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED : 6:25 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, <br />8 Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT <br />10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Director of Public Safety John <br />11 Swenson; Human Resources and Communications Manager Meg Sawyer; City Clerk <br />12 Julie Bartell <br />13 1. Review Regular Agenda — <br />14 <br />15 The council received an update on staffing at The Rookery. Human Resources and <br />16 Communications Manager Sawyer noted that staffing has gone well, only one position <br />17 was vacated and there will be some additional hiring required as summer -only personnel <br />18 moves on. <br />19 <br />20 City Clerk Bartell provided an update on the upcoming election, including election judge <br />21 hiring. <br />22 <br />23 Item 3A — Record Tech Position — Human Resources and Communications Manager <br />24 Sawyer reviewed her report recommending the appointment of Daniel Howell. <br />25 <br />26 Not on Printed Agenda — Mayor Rafferty asked for an update on fire equipment needs. <br />27 Public Safety Director Swenson explained that the department has formed a committee <br />28 that will develop specifications for the new tenders. Recommendations, possibly ready <br />29 for the August work session, are forthcoming. <br />30 <br />31 The Rookery Update — Administrator Cotton noted that membership is trickling in, about <br />32 as expected for the summer. A grand opening will be planned for September with <br />33 participation from the council. Improvements to the facility are pretty much done. <br />34 Feedback has been very good as far as improvements and there is excitement on the part <br />35 of former members to return to the facility. Mayor Rafferty noted that staff from across <br />36 the departments has helped to bring it together; he is excited to watch the project come <br />37 together. Councilmember Stoesz asked if there has been any rental activity and Ms. <br />38 Cotton remarked that there has been a couple of birthday parties as well as a wedding <br />39 request. All activity is expected to pick up after summer. Councilmember Lyden noted <br />40 that the City watches pay equity and he wonders if there is anything to report in that area; <br />41 Administrator Cotton remarked that she feels like pay equity numbers for the City have <br />42 leveled out although she isn't familiar with how part time workers are impacting those <br />43 figures. <br />44 <br />1 <br />