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Lino Lakes City Council <br />Work Session <br />Minutes <br />DATE: June 24, 2024 <br />TIME STARTED: 6:00 P.M. <br />TIME ENDED: 6:15 P.M. <br />LOCATION: City Hall Community Room <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty, Councilmembers Lynden, Stoesz, Cavegn, and Ruhland <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: None <br />Staff Members Present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, Public <br />Safety Director John Swenson, Deputy Public Safety Director/Fire Dan L'Allier, Community <br />Development Director Michael Grochala and City Attorney Jay Squires <br />1. Call to Order and Roll Call <br />Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. <br />2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items <br />The agenda was adopted as presented. <br />3. Review Regular Agenda <br />The City Council reviewed regular meeting agenda for this evening and provided further <br />discussion on the following items. <br />Agreement with City of Orono for Lease of Fire Department, Tender 2 (Vehicle <br />#610). This is a short-term lease of one of the vehicles the City of Lino Lakes Fire <br />Department has for sale. The Council discussed the pre -inspection by the City of <br />Lino Lakes before leasing the vehicle and the responsibility of the City of Orono <br />during the time of the lease. The Council discussed keeping the vehicle sales <br />listing active during the time of the lease. It was noted that White Bear Township <br />provided the City of Lino Lakes with a similar lease agreement in the past. The <br />Council was supportive of this lease agreement. <br />The Community Development Director reported that the City received two bids <br />for the construction of the Water Treatment Plant. The bid estimate was <br />$33,806,000 and the low bid was submitted by Staab Construction in the amount <br />of $29,227,000. WBS is the recommended construction project engineer on <br />behalf of the City and their service quote is being presented this evening for <br />approval. It was clarified that the subcontracted engineering work would be <br />covered under the WSB contract. Funding for the project is through state and <br />federal grants totaling $16,500,000 and a low interest loan through the <br />Minnesota Public Facilities Authority. Debt service will be funded from utility <br />user fees and the trunk water fund. Mayor Rafferty expressed the Council's <br />appreciation to our State and Federal Representatives for their support of the <br />