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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION July 2, 2018 <br />DRAFT <br /> 1 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 <br />MINUTES 2 <br /> 3 <br />DATE : July 2, 2018 4 <br />TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 <br />TIME ENDED : 7:35 p.m. 6 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Rafferty, Maher, 7 <br /> Manthey, Stoesz and Mayor Reinert 8 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT : None 9 <br /> 10 <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John 11 <br />Swenson; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; Public Services Director 12 <br />Rick DeGardner, City Planner Katie Larsen, City Clerk Julie Bartell. 13 <br /> 14 <br />1. Community Solar Gardens – Community Development Director Grochala 15 <br />recalled that Lino Lakes Solar LLC has applied for a text amendment to the City’s zoning 16 <br />ordinance to allow community solar gardens. The process for a text amendment has 17 <br />started and a hearing was held by the Planning and Zoning Board. It is within the 18 <br />Council’s purview to deny the land use change. The council could direct staff to prepare 19 <br />a proposed ordinance if they are interested in pursuing the amendment. If the council is 20 <br />not interested in considering the requested text amendment, it would be appropriate to 21 <br />make that direction now and take a formal action at the council meeting. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Mayor Reinert remarked that he asked for more information five weeks ago but just 24 <br />received a large batch of information last Friday, too late for him to fully study the data. 25 <br />Based on that, he is a no vote at this time. He feels it was disrespectful that the council 26 <br />didn’t receive the requested information. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Council Member Rafferty concurred. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Council Member Stoesz said he isn’t in favor of the amendment based on his research. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Council Member Maher said she’s in favor of the concept and would like more 33 <br />information. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Community Development Director Grochala clarified that the information requested by 36 <br />the council is included in the staff report. He added that there are different approaches to 37 <br />the question of allowing community solar gardens in the city – will the City allow this 38 <br />type of land use and also the discussion about whether the concept fits into this City. The 39 <br />second matter perhaps a discussion item in the future. 40 <br /> 41 <br />The council will consider an action denying the request for text amendment. 42 <br /> 43 <br /> 44