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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />DRAFT <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE : September 26, 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; Finance Director Hannah <br />11 Lynch; City Planner Katie Larsen; Human Resources and Communications Manager Meg <br />12 Sawyer; Director of Public Safety John Swenson; Public Safety Captain William Owens; <br />13 City Engineer Diane Hankee; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />14 1. Review Regular Agenda <br />15 Item 2A, 2B and 2C — Budget Resolutions — Finance Director Lynch reviewed <br />16 resolutions: a) adopting the preliminary budget (can be reduced but not increased prior to <br />17 final adoption in December); b) Setting the public hearing for adoption of the final <br />18 budget; c) canceling a debt levy that is not needed. <br />19 <br />20 A budget book was given to the Council Members with a note that it will be needed for <br />21 next week's work session but not the preliminary budget adoption. <br />22 <br />23 Item 4A — Public Safety TZD Grant — Captain Owens noted the purpose of the grant <br />24 and the work required of the public safety department and the finance staff. Mayor <br />25 Rafferty remarked that administration of the grant is a duty that is passed through <br />26 benefiting cities on a three-year cycle. <br />27 <br />28 Item 4B — Bicycle Donation — Public Safety Director Swenson explained the process <br />29 followed by the department prior to this recommendation to dispose of unneeded <br />30 bicycles. Donation to Bikes for Kids is recommended. <br />31 Item 6A — Kwik Trip — City Planner Larsen noted the council's previous discussion and <br />32 postponement of this item. She will be giving a quick overview of the project. <br />33 <br />34 Councilmember Lyden remarked that there are a number of things he'd like to discuss <br />35 with the council on this project. Mayor Rafferty replied that the council work session is <br />36 the most appropriate venue for a longer discussion. <br />37 <br />38 Councilmember Lyden offered remarks regarding: <br />39 - Council Code of Conduct — council should look through a lens of what's best for <br />40 the people of the City; <br />41 - Community Need — this has not been identified; <br />42 - Need for Gas Station - many already in Lino Lakes; <br />1 <br />