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Lino Lakes City Council Minutes <br />development, but they believe it should be managed in a way that aligns with our City's <br />capacity and infrastructure. The third petition is to prevent inexperienced, dishonest and <br />financially questionable developers from building in Lino Lakes. In order to ensure that those <br />investing our community are committed to its wellbeing and have the necessary expertise and <br />financial stability to deliver on their promises. By setting higher standards for developers, we <br />can protect our city from subpar developments that could harm our environment, economy <br />and reputation. <br />Mr. Walters stated that the work and effort by the community to complete and deliver these <br />petitions cannot be ignored. If the Council cannot, for whatever reason, recommend that these <br />petitions move forward to the ballot. The petition committee believes these citizens are rightly <br />do their demands through another avenue. <br />Mr. Walters asked that the Council make a commitment to real citizen engagement during the <br />moratorium process. He requested that one of the council members work closely with their <br />citizen group as a liaison to create a pathway for city drafted ordinances along the lines of what <br />they have proposed with the petition process. <br />Mr. Walters urged the Council to allow the three petitions to proceed. Stating that the <br />motivations behind these petitions are fair and just and rooted in a genuine desire to see Lino <br />Lakes thrive now and in the future. He thanked the Council for their consideration. <br />Aaron Frederickson, 7177 Whippoorwill Lane, Lino Lakes, said in the 1980s Secretary of Labor, <br />Raymond Donovan was charged with larceny and fraud, but later acquitted on all charges. <br />When he was acquitted, a number of the jurors openly applauded as he asked, "Which office do <br />I go to get my reputation back". Like Secretary Donovan, the last several months have been <br />rough on the residents of the City of Lino Lakes. We've been accused of many things including <br />being bigots, being racist, and being Islamophobes. These baseless accusations were <br />unfortunately repeated by the media. Others suggested Lino Lakes is too white. It's not diverse. <br />Even though if you look at the composition of Lino Lakes, we are more diverse than Minnesota <br />is as a whole. Thankfully, KARE 11 brought out the facts. The City of Lino Lakes was wrongly <br />attacked. <br />Mr. Frederickson stated a reputation has been harmed and asked the Mayor and Members of <br />the City Council, "Where do we go to get our reputation back". He stated that he was also <br />personally attacked. A person seeking business before the Council threatened to sue him, why? <br />Because he merely asked him questions after this person said that he would be open, honest <br />and transparent. <br />Sam Bennett, 6841 Lakeview Drive, Lino Lakes, spoke regarding a new park that is being <br />discussed, and stated that he feels the park should be built in the town center. This could be a <br />springboard to bring in more traffic and to focus the design of the town center. He would like to <br />see the city finish the current town center before starting another area. He would like to see <br />businesses such as an ice-cream shop/restaurant developed in coordination with the park and <br />town center development. <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />