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<br />1 <br /> <br />LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL <br />WORK SESSION <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />DATE: January 22, 2024 <br />TIME STARTED: 6:01 PM <br />TIME ENDED: 6:22 PM <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmembers Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, Cavegn, Mayor <br />Rafferty <br /> <br />Staff Members Present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Public Safety Director John Swenson; <br />Public Safety Deputy Director Dan L’Allier; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; <br />City Planner Katie Larsen; City Engineer Diane Hankee; City Clerk Jolleen Chaika. <br /> <br />1. Councilmember Cellular Phones <br />City Administrator Sarah Cotton discussed with Councilmembers considering use of City- <br />issued celluar phones in an effort to allow Councilmembers to better serve the public by <br />having a dedicated phone number to make/receive calls to/from residents and to allow for <br />easier access to City emails. City Administrator Cotton also highlighted that many cities are <br />electing to issue mobile devices to Councilmembers to further protect any data or <br />information that would be considered “not public” under the Minnesota Data Practices. She <br />recommended each Councilmember obtain a City-issued cellular phone and encouraged <br />Councilmembers to reach out to her to confirm interest in obtaining a City-issued cellular <br />phone. <br /> <br />2. Fire Apparatus A1 Repair <br />Public Safety Deputy Director Dan L’Allier updated Council on repairs needed to Fire Appartus <br />A1 for replacement of the waterway which has failed. He discussed the two estimates <br />received as outlined in the memo provided in the Council Packet. He recommended moving <br />forward with the estimate received from Rosenbauer to construct a replacement waterway. <br />Deputy Director L’Allier also commented that he believes with the repair, this specific truck <br />would have at least 10 more years of use. <br /> <br />City Administrator Sarah Cotton advised Council that the 2024 budget for fleet repairs is <br />$66,000; and cautioned that moving forward with the repair will essentially wipe out that <br />fund making it necessary to dip into contingency for any further fleet needs. <br /> <br />Council agreed that while this would eat up much of the fleet repair budget, the repairs are <br />necessary; the Council further concurred with the staff recommendation to move forward <br />with using Rosenbauer for the repairs and directed staff to proceed. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />47