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LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />MINUTES <br />DATE: September 25, 2023 <br />TIME STARTED: 6:30 PM <br />TIME ENDED: 7:09 PM <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmembers, Lyden, Stoesz, Cavegn, Mayor Rafferty <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilmember Ruhland <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Finance Director Hannah Lynch; <br />Director of Public Safety John Swenson; City Engineer Diane Hankee; City Clerk Jolleen Chaika. <br />SETTING THE AGENDA <br />The agenda was accepted as presented: No additions or changes were made. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT <br />Public Comment was opened at 6:31 PM. <br />Mr. Christopher Stowe, 426 Pine Street, addressed Council and advised that he is running for City <br />Council. He commented on the sale of property to JAVA Companies and raised concerns of <br />Councilmember Ruhland’s abstention from that vote. He asked why a realtor was not involved <br />and said that he has concerns that he believes that City Hall sold land to a company that a <br />councilmember has an apparent interest in. Mr. Stowe added comments about a personnel <br />matter that he said he previously raised related to the City Planner and wanted an update on <br />that. He then went on to state that he does not see a lot of diversity on the Council so he was <br />promoting his neighbor, Catherine Decker. <br />1.Motion to: Close Public Comment at 6:36 PM. <br />1.CONSENT AGENDA <br />A.Consider Approval of Expenditures for September 11, 2023 (Check No. 119260 through <br />119327) in the Amount of $1,036,733.58 <br />B.Consider Approval of August 28, 2023 Work Session Minutes <br />C.Consider Approval of August 28, 2023 Council Meeting Minutes <br />RESULT: CARRIED [UNANIMOUS] <br />MOVER: Lyden <br />SECONDER: Cavegn <br />AYES: Lyden, Cavegn, Stoesz, Rafferty <br />ABSENT: Ruhland