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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT 1 LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL 1 WORK SESSION 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : January 9, 2023 5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 6:28 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, Cavegn, 8 Mayor Rafferty 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : 10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Community Development Director 11 Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; Director of Public Safety John Swenson 12 13 1. Sunset/Main Street Roundabout – Community Development Director Grochala 14 reviewed his written staff report. Construction of a roundabout at Sunset and Main Street is 15 proposed in 2024. Federal funding is pending for the project. There is a “virtual” open house 16 where people can review the proposed concept and information; there will also be an open house 17 at Sunrise Elementary on January 25, 2023. The federal funds will take care of most costs and 18 the City will be splitting drainage and lighting costs with the City of Blaine. Mr. Grochala shared 19 information about other upcoming projects proposed for 2024 and 2025 including the County 20 Road J/35E interchange. 21 22 2. 2023 Annual Appointments – City Administrator Cotton reviewed her written staff 23 report outlining 2023 appointments; Councilmembers should discuss whether to interview both 24 incumbents and new applicants or just new applicants, as well as schedule a date for the 25 interviews. After discussion, the Council decided not to interview for Environmental Board and 26 Park Board but to review the applications. Administrator Cotton will send applications and 27 schedule interviews for the Planning and Zoning Board. Mayor Rafferty suggested interviews be 28 conducted on January 30, 2023. 29 30 3. Review Regular Agenda of January 9, 2023 31 32 Consent Agenda – Mayor Rafferty reviewed various expenditure items including, signage at the 33 Rookery, and reimbursements related to road construction at Elmcrest. Director Grochala noted 34 the reimbursement is related to sanitary sewer as they will connect to the Met Council and a 35 vault is required. The City will reimburse the contractor, and the Met Council will reimburse the 36 City for those costs. 37 38 Mayor Rafferty spoke about a new door at Sunset Park which is spendy at $5,700. 39 40 Item 3A, 2023 Annual Appointments – Administrator Cotton is not recommending changes to the 41 appointments from 2022. Mayor Rafferty inquired as to the process for EDA Annual Appointments 42 and stated that in the past they have rotated the appointments. 43 44 Item 3B, Consider Resolution No. 23-08, Approving the 2023-2024 Labor Agreement with 45 LELS, Local No. 299 – Administrator Cotton noted that LELS voted in favor of the terms of 46