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From:noreply@civicplus.com <br />To:Jolleen Chaika; Sarah Cotton <br />Subject:Online Form Submittal: City Council Work Session Agenda Item Request Form <br />Date:Monday, March 25, 2024 12:25:11 PM <br />Some people who received this message don't often get email from noreply@civicplus.com. Learn why this isimportant <br />Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use <br />caution. <br />City Council Work Session Agenda Item Request Form <br />Councilmember Name Michael Ruhland <br />Second <br />Councilmember Name <br />Rob Rafferty <br />Proposed Agenda <br />Topic <br />Water capacity with major new development <br />Brief Description of the <br />Topic (200 words or <br />less) <br />I’m growing increasingly concerned about our city’s water <br />infrastructure. Currently we are involved in a lawsuit with White <br />Bear Lake. With that pending litigation, we have no idea if we will <br />be able to add wells in the future, or what capacity our water <br />allocation will be in the very near to immediate future. I believe <br />we will have more direction when a Judge rules on it. Once that <br />ruling comes forward, we may need to seek alternative means to <br />provide the residents of Lino Lakes with water. This may include <br />a water study, comp plan changes, etc. We just don’t know what <br />we don’t know. <br />I believe the main objective of local government is to provide the <br />infrastructure to the residents of the city. That’s police, fire, clean <br />potable water to name a few. This is obviously why as a council <br />we have agreed to invest in a water treatment plant that will likely <br />cost the taxpayers $25-low $30 million of their tax dollars. <br />Why should Council <br />consider the topic? <br />We have a ton of developers currently looking to develop <br />probably over 500 acres of land in Lino Lakes for residential <br />development. City staff has been in high level talks with several <br />developers. <br />Let me start by saying I think it’s fantastic that we have so many <br />developers all interested in building in Lino Lakes! They <br />obviously see what we all adore about our great city. However, if <br />all of these possible developments come forward all at once, I’m <br />fearful we will run into capacity issues, if the court ruling doesn’t <br />go our way. We are currently on water use restrictions in our city. <br />Additionally, we’ve had some drought years of recent past, <br />including a top 10 record low snowfall this winter. With a city <br />comprised of around 7500 homes, and just wrapping up an 800+ <br />97