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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> APPROVED <br /> 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 <br /> 4 DATE : December 5,2022 <br /> 5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. <br /> 6 TIME ENDED : 7:45 p.m. <br /> 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, <br /> 8 Cavegn <br /> 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Mayor Rafferty <br /> 10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Finance Director Hannah <br /> 11 Lynch; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; City Engineer Diane <br /> 12 Hankee; Director of Public Safety John Swenson; Public Services Director Rick <br /> 13 DeGardner; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br /> 14 Mayor Rafferty was absent; Acting Mayor Stoesz was in the chair. <br /> 15 1. Otter Lake Road Master Plan—Lori Johnson, Senior Planner with WSB & <br /> 16 Associates, reviewed a PowerPoint presentation that included information on the <br /> 17 following: <br /> 18 - Study Area—400 Acres; <br /> 19 - Background—Zoning and Land Use; <br /> 20 - Site Constraints; <br /> 21 - Natural Resources/Drainage; <br /> 22 - Pros and Cons of Regional System; <br /> 23 - Wetlands; <br /> 24 - Transportation; <br /> 25 - Considerations for Alignment Alternatives; <br /> 26 - Alignment Alternatives; <br /> 27 - No Build Alternative; <br /> 28 - Road Design; <br /> 29 - Land Use Considerations; <br /> 30 - Final Road Alignment&Recommended Future Land Use; <br /> 31 - Utilities; <br /> 32 - Wetlands and Wetland Bank; <br /> 33 - Road Construction; <br /> 34 - Economic Development. <br /> 35 Acting Mayor Stoesz noted that it's difficult to know how the area will develop in the <br /> 36 years or decades ahead and he wonders if utility easements in advance would prevent <br /> 37 future digging. Community Development Director Grochala explained how the process <br /> 38 usually occurs, including installing conduits for future users. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Councilmember Lyden asked if there is any outside funding possible to assist. Director <br /> 41 Grochala said the road will be a Minnesota State Aid roadway(designated already) and <br /> 42 staff is seeking other funding involvement. <br /> 1 <br />