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LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL <br />SPECIAL WORK SESSION <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />DATE: April 29,,2024 <br />TIME STARTED: 6:00 PM <br />TIME ENDED: 7:10 PM <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmembers, Lyden, Stoesz,, Cavegn, Ruhland, Mayor <br />Rafferty <br />Staff Members Present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Public Safety Director John Swenson; <br />Community Development Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen, Human <br />Resources Communication Manager Meg Sawyer, City Attorney, Jay Squires. <br />1. Setting the Agenda <br />The agenda was accepted as presented. <br />2. Discussion Regarding Potential Residential Development Moratorium. <br />Community Development Director Michael Grochala, reviewed a PowerPoint presentation <br />providing information on the following topics related to a potential residential development <br />moratorium: <br />• Sod Farm Area Development Proposals <br />• Project Location Map <br />• Water Supply Update <br />• Land Use <br />• Growth Projections <br />• Utility Staging <br />Grochala noted that at the April 1 work session, the City Council discussed the possible <br />consideration of a development moratorium in light of two potential projects proposed in <br />the northwest quadrant of the city noting concerns over water capacity and planning <br />considerations for the Main Street corridor. <br />Director Grochala spoke about the requirements of the Minnesota Department of Natural <br />Resources (DNR) related to Water Appropriation Permits, as well as the ruling made by the <br />Ramsey County District Court concerning the groundwater management of White Bear Lake <br />and the Prairie Du Chien -Jordan Aquifer. The city is subject to a court order prohibiting the <br />issuance of new well permits or increases within a 5 mile radius of White Bear Lake unless <br />0 <br />